Banakka's Crab Masala

Ingredients:

Crab 500 gms
Sambar onions 100 gms
Big onion 100 gms
Tomato 1 big
Ginger and Garlic paste 25gms each
Chilli powder
Curry leaves
Cilantro
Garam Masala

  

Dry fry the below spices.

• Saunf - 1 tsp
• Jeera - 1 tsp
• Pepper - 1 tsp
• Star Anise - 1

 

Method:

Grind big onion, ginger garlic, saunf, jeera, pepper, chilli pd and star anise into a paste.

In a deep vessel, heat oil and fry lit of curry leaves. Set it aside.

In the same oil, fry 1-2 bay leaves, small onions, ground paste and turmeric.

Add tomato and salt. Fry more till oil separates and raw masala smell goes.

Add crab to it and coat it well with the masala and close and cook for few mins till crab leaves water.

Add garam masala and cilantro and fried curry leaves and cook on high flame till the gravy thickens.

Ramya's Veg Biryani

Please soak basmati rice for 30 minutes in water


Marinate veggies in curd and salt for 30 minutes
Method:

Heat Vegetable/canola oil......then add clove, cinnamon, cardamon, bay leaves and then immediately chopped mint and cilantro( 1 bunch mint and 1/4 of cilantro) and let it fry till crispy.

Add onions(straight cut) and green chillies fry well until brown

Add tomatoes fry well.

Add ginger garlic paste fry well

Add the veggies and fry well with salt

Then add water ( for 1 cup of rice 1 1/2 cups of water) let it come to boil....

Add rice...let it come to boil then add ghee how many ever spoons you need...

Seal top with aluminium foil tight and place it in oven for 40 minutes at 420 degrees F.

Place the vessel sealed with aluminium foil.....after 30 minutes take it out and open it and stir it....if rice is cooked..you can squeeze lemon and mix well and keep it for another 5 minutes and take it out...
Veggie briyani is ready....
Oven is much easier than cooking on stove stop.....

Seema's Chicken 65

Marinate 800gm chicken in

• 2tbsp ginger garlic paste,
• chilli powder,
• 1/4tsp garam masala,
• salt,
• haldi
• vinegar.

Fry slit garlic (lots), slit green chillies and curry leaves in oil.
Remove them in a bowl.
In the same pan with the infused oil, add marinated chicken and cook till done.
Garnish with the fried garlic green chillies, curry leaves and serve.
Add lime juice at the end of cooking