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This is such a simple yet delicious recipe. You can prepare this in less than 15 minutes. Ingredients: Fish - 1 cup Coconut - 1/2 cup Curry leaves - 1 spring Dried chilies - 3-4 Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp Coriander powder - 1 tsp Chili powder - 1/4 tsp Garlic - 2 cloves crushed Ginger - 1 inch crushed Green chili - 1/2 crushed Salt to taste Boil/steam fish. Remove flesh and keep aside. Heat some oil in a pan. Splutter mustard seeds. Add dried chilies and curry leaves. Add crushed green chilies, ginger and garlic together. Saute for a few minutes. Now add the shredded fish. Also add turmeric powder, chili and coriander powder and stir well. Cover with a lid and leave on medium heat for a few minutes before you add the grated coconut. Saute for another 5 minutes and your fish thoran is ready to be served.

Phew! I'm finally able to update this blog after a 3 month hiatus! Hope you enjoy this chicken sambal recipe! Ingredients: Chicken - 15-20 medium sized pieces Dried chillies - 8-10 Red onion - 2 Garlic (crushed) - 1 clove Ginger - 2 inch piece Shallots -3 Tomato - 1 Chili sauce - 3 tbsp Lemongrass - 2 stalks Salt to taste Sugar to taste Blend half of the red onion, shallots, garlic, ginger and deseeded dried chilies with a food processor. You can also use a mortal and pestle. The latter gives a better texture and taste. Slice thinly the remaining red onion into rings. Put in the chicken and continue to stir until half cooked. Heat some oil in a pan and fry the spice paste with lemongrass until fragrant. Remove from heat and add them together with the chicken and cook well. Season with salt, and sugar. Add chili sauce and simmer on low heat until the gravy thickens. Set aside and serve.

Sardine comes very handy when there's nothing left in the fridge to cook. We normally keep a few tins for 'emergencies'. Here's a simple sardine recipe! Ingredients: Sardine - 1 big tin Onions (sliced) - 1 Garlic (chopped) - 3 cloves Dried chilies (cut into 1-inch lengths) - 3 Cumin seeds - 1 tsp Curry leaves - 1 spring Chili powder - 2 tbsp Tamarind juice - 1/4 cup Salt and pepper to taste Pour out the sardines onto a plate and remove the middle bones. Heat some oil and sauté cumin seeds, onions, garlic, dried chilies and curry leaves until fragrant. Add chili powder and tamarind juice. Keep stirring. Add a little water if necessary. Put in the sardines and break them up a little. Season with salt and pepper and cook for about 5-10 minutes. Dish out and serve.

Sorry peeps for the long hiatus! I haven't been cooking for some time... Anyway, I made this dish a long time back and here's the recipe. Hope you try this out! Ingredients: Chicken (cut into pieces) - 1/2 chicken Tomato puree - 2 tbsp Tomato (chopped) - 1 Onion (finely chopped) - 1 Garlic (chopped) - 2 cloves Green chilies (chopped) - 2 Dried red chilies - 5 Bay leaves - 2 Chili powder - 1 1/2 tsp Meat curry paste - 1 tbsp Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp Ground coriander - 1 tsp Ground cumin - 1 tsp Ground turmeric - 1/4 tsp Water - 2/3 cup Sugar - 1/4 tsp Salt to taste Blend tomato puree, chopped garlic, fresh green chilies and dried red chilies. Add salt, sugar, chili powder and curry powder. Process until it forms a smooth paste. Heat oil in a large pan and fry cumin seeds. Add onions and bay leaves and continue stirring. Add chili paste and fry mixture for 2-3 minutes. Add ground coriander, cumin and turmeric and cook for another 2-3 minutes. Add in tomatoes. Pour water and stir. Br...

Tried this dish at a Chinese seafood restaurant once and had since fallen in love with it. Re-created this flavorful dish at home yesterday and got the thumbs-up from all at home. It's rather easy to prepare actually. Ingredients: Prawns - 8 Butter - 1 stick Evaporated milk - 50 ml Garlic (crushed) - 4 cloves Curry leaves - 2 springs Bird's eye chillies (chopped finely) - 3 Salt to taste Pepper to taste Clean the prawns removing vein and legs but leaving the shell intact. Season with salt, pepper and half of the crushed garlic. Set aside for half an hour. Heat a little oil and stir fry the prawns until the turn pink. Remove from heat once partially cooked. In a clean pan, heat butter and add remaining garlic, chillies and curry leaves. Once fragrant add ideal milk. When the sauce simmers, add in the prawns. Stir until prawns are well coated with the sauce. Once the sauce thickens, dish out and serve.

Ingredients: Long beans (cut into 2-inch lengths) - 10 Chicken (minced) - 100 gms Garlic (chopped) - 3 cloves Onions (chopped) - 1/2 Chinese wine - 1/2 tsp Soy sauce - 1 tsp Dark soy sauce - 1/4 tsp Curry leaves - 1 spring Salt to taste Pepper to taste Heat some oil in a pan and stir fry half of the chopped onions and garlic. Add long beans and Chinese wine. Season with salt and pepper. Once the beans are cooked dish them out in a plate. Stir fry the remaining onions and garlic with the curry leaves in the same pan. Add minced chicken, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, salt and pepper. Once chicken is cooked and tender, dish it out on top of the long beans.

Back after a short hiatus with a quick and simple Tuna sandwich! Ingredients: Tuna in water - 1 can Onion (chopped finely) - 1 small Mayonnaise - 1/2 small bottle Chillies (chopped finely) - 1 Tomato (sliced) - 1 Salad leaves Pepper Open the tuna can and drain the water. Mix tuna, onions, mayonnaise and chillies in a bowl. Sprinkle a generous amount of pepper. Spread this on one side of bread and top with salad leaves and sliced tomatoes. Place another slice of bread on the top and cut the sandwich into half. Enjoy!