Spicy meat with spinach

Ingredients:
1/2 kg goat meat (boneless preferred)
1 big onion chopped
1/2 big onion sliced
1 big tomato chopped
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
1/2 tsp chilly powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1/2 tsp pepper powder
1 cup spinach (fresh/frozen)
3/4 cup water
Oil

Method:
In a pressure cooker, add the mutton, chopped onion, tomato, ginger-garlic paste, turmeric powder, chilly powder and salt
Add water
Pressure cook on medium heat for 15 minutes
Keep the cooked meat aside draining the gravy in a separate bowl.

In a pan add oil, sliced onion and sauté
Add pepper powder and cumin powder and sauté for 1/2 minute
Add the gravy and chopped spinach and cook till the gravy becomes thick
Add the cooked meat and mix well

Potato Salad with a kick :)

Ingredients
3-4 tbsp low fat mayonnaise
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 large ripe tomato, seeded and diced
1 tbsp chopped cilantro leaves
1/2 cup spring onions, chopped, white and green parts
1 medium red onion, thinly slice and chopped
3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper or chilli powder
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 medium size potatoes, cooked, drained and sliced 1/2-inch thick

Method:
Mix all the ingredients except the potato
Pour over the cooked potatoes and mix well
Season with salt and potato if needed.

Home Style Mutta Kurma (Egg Gravy)

This is one of my mothers recipe which i love:) It tastes awesome with parottas.

Ingredients
5-6 eggs
Oil
1/2 tsp sombu (aniseed)
1/2 tsp whole pepper
1/4 tsp vendayam (fenugreek seeds)
1/2 tsp jeeragam (cumin seeds)
8 dry red chillies
10-12 curry leaves
20 small onions or 1 big red onion chopped
7-8 garlic cloves
2 small or 1 big tomato
1/4 inch ginger chopped
1 tablespoon coriander powder
1 cup grated coconut
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
less than 1/4 tsp garam masala
1 tsp salt
The above ingredients is used to make a ground paste.


You will additionally need 1 big onion chopped, 1 tomato diced, 1/4 tsp sombu and curry leaves


Method:
In a pan, pour oil.
Add sombu, whole pepper, fenugreek seeds, dry red chillies, curry leaves, cumin seeds.
After 1 minute, add onion and garlic and ginger
Then add tomatoes
Sautee it well and add all the spices
Add coconut and sautee

Now let it cool and grind the mixture.

In a large pot, boil water and add the whole eggs
Cook for 10 minutes
Peel the shell and keep them aside
Cut them in halves

In a pot add oil, sombu and curry leaves.
Add onions and sautee
Add the ground mixture
When it boils, add tomatoes
The tomatoes do not have to be cooked, immediately add the eggs
Reduce the heat and cover the pot and cook for 3 minutes.
Garnish with some curry leaves

Spicy Baked Salmon

Ingredients
Salmon fillet
Oil for initial frying
Marinade:
2-3 garlic cloves grated
Juice from 1 big lemon
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp chilli powder
1/4 tsp cumin powder
less than 1/4 tsp pepper
1 table spoon olive oil


Mix the above into a paste and rub on the salmon fillet



Method
Marinade the salmon for atleast 30 minutes
Preheat the oven to 350 deg. F
Por oil in a pan and fry the salmon for 1 minute each side
Remove the salmon and place it on a broiler pan
Bake the salmon for about 7-9 minutes depending on the thickness

Sweet Corn - Side Dish

Sweet corn is a great side dish for baked salmon or turkey!

Ingredients
2 cups frozen sweet corn
1/2 cup diced onions
1/4 cup low fat cream or whole milk
2 tablespoon butter
salt and pepper

Method
Heat the butter in a sauce pan
Add onions and sautee till its translucent
Add corn and cream
Add salt and pepper to taste
Cook for 2-3 minutes until the corn is cooked

Roasted Baby Potatoes

Ingredients
10-15 baby potatoes (Red / Yellow)
1 teaspoon herbs de provence
1 tablespoon olive oil
3-4 garlic cloves grated
Salt and pepper

Method
Preheat oven to 350 deg. F
Clean the potatoes by scrubbing to take excess dirt off the skin
In a bowl mix olive oil, herbs, garlic and salt and pepper
Toss the potatoes in this mixture
Roast in the oven for 30-45 minutes
Turn the potatoes every 15 minutes

Creamed Spinach

Creamed spinach is a very good side dish for grilled food. Especially steaks and salmon.

Ingredients:
3 tablespoon butter
2 1/2 tablespoon flour
1 cup whole milk or low fat cooking cream
1/2 cup onions diced
1/4 cup water
20 oz. chopped frozen spinach
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon salt

Method:
Melt butter in a pan on medium-low heat.
Sautee the onions
Add flour and stir
Stir in the milk a little at a time
whisk the mixture until its smooth and thick

Soak the spinach in water and when its thawed sqeeze the excess water from spinach and set it aside
Now add the spinach to the boiling mixture.
Add water and stir till the spinach is cooked completely

When the spinach is done, add parmesan cheese and simmer until its completely blended.

Chinese style garlic stir-fry chicken

Ingredients:
For the marinade:
1/2 kg boneless chicken breast
1 tablespon soy sauce
3-4 garlic cloves grated
1 teaspoon pepper 
1/2 teaspoon corn flour
salt to taste

You will need extra corn-flour to dab the chicken again before you fry.
You will also need regular oil to fry the chicken.

For the stir-fry:
1 tablespoon sesame oil
2 big red onions chopped
1 green/red capsicum chopped
1/2 cup cabbage chopped
3-4 garlic cloves chopped
2 tablespoon chopped spring onions
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon chinese hot sauce or Sriracha sauce
Salt to taste

Method:
Marinade the chicken with the above marinade ingredients for atleast 30 minutes.
pour some oil in a pan and dip the chicken in corn flour (dab the extra off) and fry.
Set the fried chicken aside.

In a pan, pour sesame oil and add chopped garlic.
Add chopped onions and sautee for few minutes, the onion does not have to be over cooked and translucent.
Add chopped cabbage, spring onions and capsicum.
Add soy sauce, hot sauce and salt
Add the fired chicken and cook for 1 minute

Mix everything well!

Indo-Chinese Fried RIce

Ingredients:
2 cups Basmati rice
4 cups water (1 cup rice -> 2 cups water)
2 tablespoon oil
1 cup chopped carrot
1 cup chopped beans
1 cup chopped cabbage
1/2 cup chopped capsicum
1/2 cup chopped baby corn
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon white pepper
4 eggs
salt to taste


Method:
Cook the rice in the rice cooker. Add a drop of oil and salt to taste.
In a pan, add oil.
Add carrots, beans, cabbage and baby corn and cook for 2 minutes.
Add capsicum and cook for a minute.
Do not over cook, the vegetable should be a little crispy.
Add salt and pepper.
Add Soy sauce.
Stir fry for a minute and turn it off.
Do not cover the vegetables because the steam will cook the vegetables more.
Scramble eggs seperately and add the eggs to the vegetables.
Now mix the cooked rice and vegetables.