Royala iguru / Prawn curry

Ingredients :

Shrimp / Prawns - 500 gms
Onion - 3 small or 2 big ones
Coriander powder- 1 tsp
Red chili powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Green chili - 4
Corriander leaves - few
Curry leaves - few
Garam masala - 1 tsp
ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
Oil - 2tsp + 4 tbsp
Salt

Preparation :

Heat a big wok and add 2 tsp of oil, now add Shrimp, turmeric and salt n cook for 10 mins. If you have extra water in wok discard it and keep shrimp aside in a plate.

Method:

1. Use the same wok and add oil, add onion and green chili and curry leaves and fry nicely for 10-15 mins till they are light brown color.
2. Now add ginger garlic paste, fry for a min.
3. Now add red chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder n mix well.
4. Now add shrimp n little water n cover n cook for 5 mins
5. Now add coriander leaves n little more water if needed and cook on low flame for 20 mins.


Note :
Another variation: Once I added Cashew paste ( 10 cashews soaked in water and grinned) to the curry at the end and let it cook for 5 mins with close lid. It tasted yum.
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Simple and perfect Coconut rice

Ingredients :

Basmati Rice - 4 cups ( soak in water for 15 mins)
Coconut milk - 1 can with mix of  water ( total 6 cups)
Onion - 1 M long slices
Green chili - 6 slit them
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Black cumin seeds - 1 tsp ( optional)
Green Cardamom - 4 pieces
Cinnamon - 2 inch stick
Cloves - 4
Bay leave - 3 small
Pepper seeds - 1 tsp
Mint - 1/4 cup
Coriander leaves - q/cup
Ghee - 2 tbsp plus 2 tbsp oil
Garam Masala - 1 tsp
Salt

Method :
1. Heat rice cooker bowl on stove
2. Add ghee, Black cumin seeds, bay leaf, cardamom, cinnamon, pepper seeds and cloves and fry for a min.
3. Now add onion, Green chili and fry for 2 mins till they are translucent.
4. Now add ginger garlic paste and fry for a min
5. Now add mint and coriander leaves and fry for a min or two
5. Now add rice and mix well
6. Now add coconut milk, Garam masala and salt ( when you taste coconut milk water in rice, it should taste salty)
7. Move this to rice cooker n cook til done.

Simple Tomato charu

Ingredients
Tomato - 3 big round ones ( Micro wave for 10 - 15 mins with little water)
Tamarind paste - 3/4 tsp
Rasam powder - 2 tsp
Red chili powder - 1/4 tsp


Seasoning :
Oil - 3 tbsp
mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
urad dal - 1/2 tsp
dry red chili - 1 broken
Garlic - 4 big pods
Garlic - 4 big pods
Ginger - 1 inch ( crush big piece)
Curry Leaves - few
Hing - 1/2 tsp


Preparation : After tomatoes are boiled in MW, peel the skin out and squeeze them nicely and with little more water to it.


Method :

1. Heat oil in a pan, add sesoinng list one by one and fry till garlic is light brown.
2. Now add tomato pul with 1 full big glass of water
3. Add rasam powder, red chili powder, salt and let it boil.
4. Now take out the ginger piece out from rasam and throw it away ( we just need flavor of ginger)
4. Now add tamarind paste and coriander leaves and let it boil for 10 mins.

Poha / atukulu upma

Poha (atukulu) - 3 cups ( for 2 people)
Onion - 1 L chopped ( onion should always be equal amount of poha)
Green chillies - 4 slit
Curry leaves - 10
Ginger - 1 inch chopped fine
Chana dal- 1 tbsp
Urad dal - 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Peanuts - handful

Peas - 1/2 cup ( optional)
Hing - few pinches
Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
Oil - 4 tbsp
Salt - to taste

Preparation:
Take poha and wash under running water in a strainer and keep a side for 10 mins.


Method :
1. Heat oil in a pan, add chana dal, urad dal, mustard, cumin and fry for 2 mins
2. Now add peanuts and fry for 2 mins
3. Now add onion, ginger, curry leaves and green chilis and fry till onions are light brown color.
4. Now add Peas (optional) turmeric and salt n mix well
5. Now add Poha and mix well and keep the lid and cook on medium for 2 mins
6, Now add lemon and mix well and keep the lid and cook on low for 5 mins