Cabbage And Onion Grill Sandwich With Coconut Oil.

Cabbage And Onion Grill Sandwich With Coconut Oil. This is yet another simple and yummy recipe which I learnt from our house boat chef from our recent trip to Kerala. I must say he use to make delicious food with simple ingredients and the star of the dish was coconut oil. He use to add coconut oil in everything and he made this sandwich also with the same oil and that simple sandwich took a very big place in my heart and I became a big fan of Kerala and there cuisine..

Ingredient's.

4 slices of sandwich bread

1 cup of finely chopped cabbage

1 large finely chopped onion

2 tbsp coconut oil

1/4 tsp red chilli powder

Salt to taste

Butter as needed (to apply on bread)

Method.

In a wok add coconut oil, when its hot, add cabbage and onion, fry to golden brown. Sprinkle the red chilli powder and salt, fry for another minute or 2. Take it out in bowl and allow it to cool a bit.

Then apply the butter on all the sides of the bread.

Now place the filling on one side of the bread and place another bread on top and grill for 4 to 5 minutes or till golden brown.

Serve hot with Tea, Coffee or any Juice..

Egg Roast (Kerala Style)

Egg Roast (Kerala Style) from our recent trip to Kerala, my hubby developed a new taste of coconut oil. Now all he wants is coconut oil in everything. I should thanks to our houseboat chef because he was cooking everything in coconut oil and that smell use to make us hungry like anything and all we only did was eating and eating. While coming back I bought few bottles of coconut oil and earthen cooking pots and believe me I'm also enjoying cooking in my new pots.. I have many more Kerala style recipes on the way.. I had even cooked this egg roast in a normal cooking oil and in kadai, that also taste good but this was exceptionally tasty. Do try this dish and let me know!!

Ingredient's.

4 hard boiled eggs 

2 medium onion, 1 large tomato (finely chopped)

3 to 4 green chilli's slit

1 tsp red chilli powder, 1/2 tsp turmeric

1/2 tsp coriander powder, 1/2 tsp garam masala

1/2 tsp mustard seeds

2 tsp lemon juice

1 tsp ginger garlic paste

10 curry leaves

2 tbsp fresh grated coconut

1/2 tsp ground black pepper

2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves

Salt to taste

3 tbsp coconut oil.

Cooking Method.

In a deep earthen pot, add coconut oil, when oil is hot, add curry leaves and mustard seeds, when they splutter, add onion, green chilli and fry to lite brown.

Add grated coconut, red chilli powder, turmeric, coriander powder, garam masala and ginger garlic paste and fry for 1 minute. Then add chopped tomato's, lemon juice, salt and cook till the tomatoes are well cooked. Then add black and eggs, add little water if needed. Now cover the lid and cook for 4 to 5 minutes on a low flame. After 5 minutes take the lid of and roast the eggs on to high flame for a minute.

Garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve hot with Roti's, Naan, or Rice.

Baked Tilapia Fish With Tomato Gravy/ Meen Pollichathu.

Baked Tilapia Fish With Tomato Gravy. This is a very famous kerala dish called Meen Pollichathu. Meen Pollichathu is basically fish covered with a spicy masala and wrapped in banana leaves and shallow fried. But since I did not find banana leaves here, so I wrapped it with foil paper and baked it to give a healthier touch. And I have made a little changes in masala too by adding more tomato's to have a little gravy. It is all up to us to add or remove the ingredients according to our taste and it taste as good as the traditional dish. This can be served with rice, roti and even as a side dish.

Ingredient's to marinate the fish.

1 Medium size Tilapia fish

1/2tsp red chilli powder

1/4tsp turmeric

1/2tsp coriander powder

1/2tsp ginger garlic paste

1/4tsp black pepper powder

Salt to taste

1tsp oil.

Ingredient's for the gravy.

1 onion, 2 green chilli, 2 large tomatos (finely chopped)

1/2tsp red chilli powder, 1/2tsp turmeric, 1/2tsp coriander powder

1/2tsp garam masala

1/2tsp mustard seeds

2tsp lemon juice

1tsp ginger garlic paste

10 curry leaves

2tbsp thick coconut milk

2tbsp chopped coriander leaves

Salt to taste

2tbsp oil.

Cooking Method.

Clean the fish. Make gashes on both the sides.

Add all the marinated ingredients into a mixing bowl and make a thick paste by adding little water. Then apply it nicely on the fish and set it aside for atleast 30 minutes.

In a tava add oil and fry the fish both the side for a minute or 2.

In a deep frying pan, add oil, when oil is hot, add curry leaves and mustard seeds, when they splutter, add onion, green chilli and fry to lite brown.

Add red chilli powder, turmeric, coriander powder, garam masala and ginger garlic paste and fry for 1 minute. Then add chopped tomato's, coconut milk, coriander leaves, lemon juice, salt and cook till the tomatoes are well cooked. Allow the masala to cool.

In a mean time pre-heat the oven at 200c for 10minutes.

Take a large foil paper, spread some masala on it. Place the fish over the masala and spread some more masala over the fish.

Fold the edges and secure. Then baked the fish for 10 to 15minutes.

Serve hot with Rice, Roti or as a Side Dish.

Tilapia Fish Curry/Kerala Style.

Tilapia Fish Curry. Fish is an integral part of Kerala Cuisine. There are hundreds of variations for Kerala Fish curry. The main part of this curry is coconut and tamarind sauce this curry can be cooked with any fish and it will taste great. To cook this curry the main reason was I got the Indian tilapia fish, there is a new shop has opened near my house who sells even all the Indian fishes, like rohu, mackerel, tilapia etc. and I'm so so happy now I even get to taste Indian fish without even being in India.. This spicy and tangy curry goes so well with plain rice and this was our last Saturday's lunch and we enjoyed it thoroughly. Do cook this curry and make your family happy..

Ingredient's.

2 tilapia fish (cut into 2 pieces)

8 to 10 curry leaves

2 green chilli

4 garlic garlic cloves

1/4tsp mustard seeds

1/2 cup coconut milk

2 tbsp tamarind paste

1tsp red chilli powder, 1/2tsp turmeric, 1tsp coriander powder

3tbsp oil

Salt to taste.

Ingredient's to make a paste.

2 medium tomato

1 medium onion

2tbsp chopped coriander leaves

1tbsp ginger garlic paste

1/4tsp cumin seeds.

Cooking Method.

Wash the fish thoroughly and set it aside.

Grind the onion, tomato, coriander leaves, ginger garlic and cumin to a smooth paste.

In a deep frying pan/kadai, add oil, when oil is hot, add curry leaves, mustard, green chilli and garlic cloves. when they start turning brown. Add the ground paste, red chilli powder, turmeric and coriander powder, fry till the oil starts separating.

Then add coconut milk, tamarind paste, salt and 2cups of water and allow it boil for a minute or 2. Then add the fish and simmer the curry for 5 to 6 minutes.

Serve hot with Plain Rice.

Kerala Roast Chicken.

Kerala Roast Chicken is the very famous Kerala side dish and you get in all the small or big restaurant in all parts of Kerala and every body has there own way of cooking this dish. I have adopted this recipe from YouTube vah-re-vah chef and made some little changes and this spicy and flavourful dish has become hit in my family. Now I cook this dish in many ways, is not only you have use chicken you can even use prawns, eggs, mutton or even liver and every thing taste will delicious. Make this spicy and flavour roast chicken and serve with Kerala paratha, naan or plain rice.

Ingredient's to Marinate.

1/2kg chicken (cut into medium pieces)

1tsp red chilli powder, 1/2tsp turmeric

1tsp coriander powder, 1tsp garam masala

1tbsp ginger garlic paste

1tbsp lemon juice.

(Mix all the above ingredients in a mixing bowl and marinate the chicken for atleast 1 to 2 hours)

Ingredient's to Roast Chicken.

1 large onion (thinly slice)

2tbsp grated coconut

10 curry leaves

4 whole green chillis

1/4tsp cumin

1/2tbsp ground black pepper

Oil and Salt to taste.

Cooking Method.

In a deep frying pan/kadai, add oil, when oil is hot add cumin, onion and fry till light brown, add curry leaves and coconut fry for 1 to 2minutes.

Then add marinated chicken and salt, mix it well and cook for 10 to 15 minutes on a medium flame with the lid on. After that open the lid and start roasting on a high flame, once all the water is evaporated and masala is coated well to the chicken, add the green chillis and ground black pepper and roast till the chicken has become golden brown and that will take about 3 to 4 minutes. Then sprinkle some more lemon juice and Serve hot with Kerala paratha, Naan, Plain rice.