Squid Fry (Sea Food)

Squid - 200 gms
Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
coriander powder - 1 tsp
garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Mustard and urud dhall for seasoning
salt and oil required

Method :

This is a very simple process of frying squid.

1. Make sure to clean squid and cut them into rings and heads keep aside. Drain all water when you clean it.
2. In a Vok, Add oil and season it and Add the squid rings and saute it.
3. Add all the above masalas and salt and saute it. Dont add water as squid automatically leaves water. Close the vok with a lid and leave it for 5 mins.
4. It will boil and get cooked with the water and the water evaporates to give you Fried squid.
6 Serve with sambar rice or Any rice. Its very tasty.

Vangi Bath (Brinjal Rice)

Brinjal - 200 gms
Boiled Rice - 4 cups
ground nuts - 1/2 powdered - 2 to 3 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Salt and oil - as required

For seasoning :
Mustard and Urud dhall- 1 tsp
Red Chilli - 2 to 3
curry leaves - few

To fry and grind into powder

Red Chilli - 4 nos
Corriander seeds- 1 tbsp
Channa Dal - 1 tbsp
Khus Khus - 1/2 tsp
hing 1 pinch
sesame seeds - 1 tsp
garam masala - 1 tsp
coconut - 2 tsp grated

Heat a pan and fry each of them separately in a drop of oil cool it and grind it into a powder.For sesame and khus khus no need oil.

Method :

1. Add oil and do the seasoning with the seasoning items above.
2. Add brinjals and allow it to cook until it becomes soft.
3. Add turmeric powder to this and mix it. Now add the ground powder to this and saute until it mixes well.
4. Add salt and oil if required and allow it to cook until raw smell goes. Switch of the flame.
5. Add this to the Boiled Rice and add ground nuts and Mix well.( You can heat a spoon of ghee and fry cashews and add them this, its optional)
6. Serve Hot

Tamarind Rice

Tamarind - Big Lemon Size
Boiled Rice - 3 cups
Mustard and urud dhal- 1 tsp
Channa Dal - 2 tsp
Red chilli - 5-7 nos
Curry Leaves - few
Hing - 1 pinch
Cashews - 10 nos
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Ground nuts - 1/4 cup ( half powdered)
Gingelly oil and salt as required


Method :

1.Pressure Cook Rice and put it on a plate and cool it, Keep Aside.
2. soak and Squeeze tamarind into thick pulp and keep Aside
3. In a pan, add oil and when heats add mustard and Urud dhal to this when it splutters add the other items channa dhal, cashews,curry leaves, hing, red chilli and fry it..don't leave it to go black.
4. Add tamarind Pulp to this and add salt and turmeric powder and leave it to boil.
5. Wait till oil oozes out and pulp thickens.Switch off the Flame.
6. Add rice to this and check salt and mix them well. Add 2 tsp of gingely oil to this mixture to make the rice soft.
7. Serve with papad or apalam or potato fry