Crab Varattiyathu - Malabar Style

Ingredients:

Crabs - 3 nos.

Chilli powder - 2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Coriander powder - 1 tsp

Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp

Salt - to taste

Coconut oil - 1 tsp

Curry leaves - few

Method:

1)  Wash and cut the crabs.Marinate the crabs with chilli powder,turmeric powder,coriander powder,pepper powder and salt.Keep it for 30-45 mins.

2) Add sufficient water for cooking crabs.Cover and cook.Add curry leaves.Cook till the crabs is done and the gravy is fully dried.Finally add coconut oil and mix well.

3) Simple crab varattiyathu is ready.......

Pacha kurumulaku aracha mathi fry / Sardine-green pepper fry

Ingredients:

Mathi /  Sardine - 12 nos.

Pacha kurumulaku / green pepper - 2 tbsp

Shallots / kochulli - 5 nos.

Ginger - 1 piece

Garlic - 6 nos.

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt - as needed

Lemon juice - 1/2 tsp

Oil

Curry leaves - few

Method:

1) Clean and wash the sardines.Make slits on the sardines.

2) Grind pacha kurumulaku,ginger,garlic,shallots,turmeric powder and salt.Add lemon juice.Mix well.

3) Marinate the fish with the above mixture and keep it aside for 30-45 minutes.

4)  Heat oil in a frying pan and fry marinated fish by turning both sides on a medium flame.Add curry leaves.Serve hot.

step-by-step pictures.....

Mathi Mulakittathu / Sardine in red chilli gravy

Mathi / sardine is a very tasty and healthy fish.Sardines are rich in vitamins and minerals.Sardines are natural source of omega 3 fatty acids.This recipe is very simple.

Ingredients:

Mathi / Sardine / Chaala - 1/2 kg

Shallots / Cheriyulli/ Kochulli - 13 nos.(sliced)

Tomato - 1 big(chopped)

Garlic - 7 cloves(sliced)

Ginger - 1 inch,chopped

Green chilli - 3 nos(slit)

Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

Red chilli powder / Kashmiri chilli powder - 2 tbsp

Salt - as required

Curry leaves 

Tamarind(puli) -  a lemon sized ball(soak in water)

Coconut oil

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Fenugreek seeds / uluva - 1/2 tsp

Method:

1) Heat coconut oil in a pan / manchatti / mud pot(I used manchatti),add shallots,ginger,garlic and green chilli saute till the shallots become transparent.

2) Then add tomato and saute it well.Now add red chilli powder,turmeric powder and salt.Mix well.

3) Then add the tamarind juice,allow to boil.Add sardine / mathi and curry leaves.Adjust salt.Cover and cook in sim for 10 minutes.

4) Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds,when they start to crackle,add fenugreek seeds.Add it to the mulaku curry.

Kerala Mathi Fry / Sardine Fry / Easy Mathi Fry

Mathi / sardine is a very tasty and healthy fish.Sardines are rich in vitamins and minerals.Sardines are natural source of omega 3 fatty acids.This recipe is very simple and few ingredients are used.

Ingredients:

Sardine / Mathi / Chaala - 5 nos.

Red chilli powder - 2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 3/4 tsp

Pepper powder - 1 tsp 

Curry leaves - few

Coconut oil - as needed

Salt - to taste

Method:

1) Clean and wash the sardines/mathi well.Marinate the mathi/sardine with red chilli powder,turmeric powder,pepper powder and salt.Keep it aside for 30 minutes.

2) Heat coconut oil in a frying pan and fry marinated fish by turning both sides on a medium flame.Add curry leaves.Serve hot.

Prawns / Chemmen Roast 

Ingredients:

For Marinate:

Prawns - 500 gm

Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp

Salt - As required

For Roast:

Onion - 2 (sliced)

Tomato - 1(large,chopped)

Green chilli - 3-4(chopped)

Ginger - 1 tsp(chopped)

Garlic - 1 tsp(chopped)

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Red chilli powder - 1/2 tbsp

Pepper powder -  1 tsp

Coriander powder - 1 tsp

Garam masala - 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves  

Salt

Coconut oil 

Method:

1) Wash and clean the prawns.Marinate prawns with red chilli powder,turmeric powder,pepper powder and salt.Keep aside for 20 minutes.Add enough water and cook it.(half cooked).

2) Heat oil in a pan add onion,green chilli,ginger,garlic and chopped tomato.Saute it very well till the onions become brownish.

3) Now add chilli powder,turmeric powder,pepper powder,coriander powder,garam masala and salt.Saute it well.

4) Now add cooked prawns and curry leaves.Mix well,add oil and cook it covered for around 10-15 minutes.Stir in between.Tasty prawns roast is ready to serve.

Simple Fish Fry

This is a very simple and easy to make fish fry.In this recipe I used Sear fish(Ayakoora).

Ingredients

Sear fish(Ayakoora)-3 piece

Chilli powder-1 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp

Ginger & Garlic paste-1 tsp each

Lime juice-1 tsp

Salt-As req.

Oil

Method

1)Wash and clean the fish.

2)Marinate the fish with the above masala for atleast 45 minutes.

3)Heat oil in a pan.

5)Deep fry the marinated fish.

Koonthal Roast / Squid Roast / Kanava Roast

Squid is very healthy seafood item and it is low in calories.Kerala style squid roast is very spicy and tasty.

Ingredients:

For Marinate:

Squid / Koonthal / Kanava - 500gm

Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp

Salt - As required

For Roast:

Onion - 2 nos.(large,sliced)

Tomato - 1 no(large,chopped)

Ginger - small piece(chopped)

Garlic - 5-6 (chopped) 

Green chilli - 2-3(chopped)

Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Coriander powder - 1/2 tbsp

Pepper powder - 1 tsp

Garam masala - 1/4 tsp

Salt - To taste

Oil -  As required

Curry leaves

Method:

1) Clean and cut  the squid into rings.

2) Marinate squid with chilli powder,turmeric powder,pepper powder and salt.Keep aside for 30 minutes.Add enough water and pressure cook the squid in medium flame.

3) Heat oil in a pan / manchatti(mudpot) , add sliced onions,ginger,garlic and green chilli.Saute till onions become light brown in color.

4) Add chopped tomato and curry leaves.Mix well.

5) Next add red chilli powder,turmeric powder,coriander powder and garam masala.Saute well.adjust salt.

4) Add the cooked squid and fry well.Serve with rice,appam, or with chapati.

Kerala style Crab Masala(Njandu Masala)

Ingredients

For marinating crabs

Crabs-500 gm

Chilli powder-1 tsp

Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp

Coriander powder-1 tsp

Salt-to taste

Water

For crab masala

Onions-3 nos.(sliced)

Tomato-1( chopped)

Green chilli-2 nos.

Ginger-1 piece(chopped)

Garlic-4 nos.(chopped)

Chilli powder-1 tsp

Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp

Coriander powder-1 tsp

Pepper powder-1 tsp

Garam masala- 1/2 tsp

Salt-to taste

Water

Oil

Curryleaves

Coriander leaves

Method

1) Wash and cut the crabs.Marinate the crabs with chilli powder,turmeric powder,coriander powder and salt.Keep aside.Heat oil in a pan add onions and cook.

2)Add garlic,ginger and green chillies.Then add chopped tomato, fry well with medium flame.Add chilli powder,turmeric powder,coriander powder,pepper powder,garam masala and marinated crabs.Mix well.Add enough water and salt.Cook well.

3)Add curry leaves and coriander leaves.

Kerala Fish Biriyani(Malabar style)

Malabar style biriyani is very tasty and used in special occasions.In Malabar area khaima rice/jeerakasala rice(short grain) is used to prepare biriyani.In this recipe I used Sear(Ayakoora) fish.

Ingredients

For marinating Fish

Sear fish(Ayakoora)-500 gm

Chilli powder-2 tsp

Turmeric powder-1 tsp

Fish masala-1 tsp

Lemon juice-1/2 tsp

Salt-to taste

For fish masala

Onion-2

Tomato-2 no,chopped

Ginger-1 piece

Garlic-8 no

Green chilli-6 no.

Coriander,Mint leaves-half handful(each)

Yogurt-2 tsp

Chilli powder-1 tsp

Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp

Coriander powder-2 tsp

Garam masala-1 tsp

Ghee/Oil-as needed

For Rice

Khaima rice(Biriyani rice)-2 cups

Cinnamon-3 stick

Clove-6 no.

Cardamom-3

Ghee-2 tbsp

Lemon juice- 1 tbsp

Water-4 cups

Salt-to taste

For garnishing

Raisins-15 no

Cashew nuts-15 no

Onion-1/2 cup (thinly sliced)

Chopped coriander leaves-half handful
Ghee-as needed

Method

1)Marinate fish with above mentioned marinated ingredients.

2)Grind coarsely ginger,garlic,green chilly,mint and coriander leaves.

3)Heat oil in a pan and shallow fry the fish.
4)In same frying pan add sliced onion,once color start to change add ginger-garlic-green chilli mixture.Then add chopped tomatoes,saute for few seconds.
5)Add chilli powder,turmeric powder,coriander powder ,garam masala and mix well.
6)Add fried fish and yogurt and mix well.Cover and cook on low flame for about 4-5 minutes.Fish masala is ready.

7)Take another cooking vessel and add 2 tbsp of ghee,cinnamon,clove,Cardamom and 1 tbsp of lemon juice into water and boil it.Put washed rice and salt(as needed).Cook it covered till the water is absorbed by the rice completely.
8)Heat 2 tbsp of ghee in a cooking vessel,fry cashew nuts,raisins, sliced onion separately till golden brown.

9)Mix the rice with cooked fish masala and garnish with fried onion,cashews,raisins and chopped coriander leaves.