SUPER MOON!!!!!

It may not have the expected clarity since I took this from my iphone.

This is a beautiful view i got..

Very few pictures i got like this...But no idea why it looks like double :)

Kovakkai Mezhukkupuratti.

Ingredients:

Kovakkai - 250 gms

Green chilli - 2 nos.

Curry leaves - 2 sprigs

Urad Dal (optional - 1 tsp

Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp

Oil - 1 tbs

Salt to taste

Preparation:

1. Pour oil into the frying pan and add urad dal and after few seconds add mustard seeds.
2. Once urad dal turns into light brown color and the mustard seeds splutter, add the sliced kovakkai, chillies and curry leaves into it. Add salt to taste.
3. Sprinkle few drops of water (nearly 1 tbs) into it and close the lid, and keep the pan on high flames.
4. Once it starts steaming, sauté it and close the lid and keep the pan under low flames.
5. Repeat it until it gets cooked.

Note:

• Do not cook the kovakki or any veggies for a long time. Overcooking vegetables will loose its green colour and the nutrients contains in it.
• Do not add more water for cooking veggies. It will loose its texture. Vegetables need to be cooked with its moisture contained in it.

Chemmeen ularthu (Prawns Ularthu)

Ingredients:

1. Prawns - 500 gms
   
2. cocunut cuts (thengakothu) - 2 tbs
   
3. ginger - 2 tbs
   
4. garlic - 2 1/2 tbs
   
5. kukum star(kudampuli) - 2 nos
   
6. curry leaves - 1 sprig
   
7. kashmiri chilli - 1 1/2 tsp
   
8. turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
   
9. garam masala - a pinch
   
10. salt to taste
    
11. oil - 3 tbs
    
12. shallots (kunjulli thinly sliced) - 3 tbs
    
13. curry leaves - 3 sprigs
    
14. mustard seeds - 1 tsp
    
15. pepper powder - 1 1/2 tsp
    
16. dried chilli - 3 nos
    
17. water

Preparation:

** Its better to use kerala manchatti (meenchatti) to prepare prawns and any kind of fish varities.
Add the ingredients according to your taste. Its just an

1. Add the ingredients from 1 to 10 to the meenchatti and add enough water to cook the prawns. Cook on a low flame. Remember to remain little gravy in the pot to retain the moisture. (ie. Donot evaporate the water completely).
2. Pour oil in a pan and splutter the mustard seeds. Add the shallots, curry leaves and dried chilli until the shallots are brown. Sprinkle the pepper powder and saute for a second and add the cooked prawns. Cook on a low flame untill everything mix up well with the prawns.

Lemon rice

Ingredients:

1. Oil - 2 ts
2. Pea Nuts- 1/2 cups
3. Mustard - 1/2 tsp
4. Split black gram - 1 tbsp
5. Ginger - 1 tbs chopped
6. Dried red chilly - 3 Nos.
7. Asafoetida - 1 pinch
   
8. Curry Leaves
9. Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon
10. Coriander Leaves
11. Salt - To taste
12. Lemon Juice - 3 Tbs
13. Basmati rice - 1 cup
14. Water - 2 cups

Preparation:

1. Cook rice and allow it to cool.
2. Heat oil in pan. Add Peanuts and stir for few seconds. Then add ingredients from 3 to 8 and stir it.
3. Then off the heat and put turmeric and coriander leaves. Leave it to cool.
4. Then add lemon juice (add according to your taste), salt and the boiled rice.

** Serve this rice with chips or pappads of your choice.

Capsiccum Prawns

Ingredients:-

Onion - 3
Capsiccum (big) - 1
Prawns - 150gm

Chilli sauce -1/2 table spoon
Light soy sauce - 1/4 table spoon

Chilli flakes - 1/2 a tablespoon
Pepper
Olive oil - 1 Table spoon


Preparation:-

• Heat oil in pan.
• Put onion (cubed big size) and fry for 3- 4 minutes.
• Put capsicum in that and fry for 3-4 min.
• Add 4 - 6 ingredients and stir it for few more min and garnish it with pepper nd chilli flakes.

Green Chilly Chutney

This chutney is tasty and very easy to prepare. Its a very demanding and common side dish in Kerala with boiled tappiocca.

Ingredients:


1. Green chilly - 3

2. Small Onion - 2

3. Coconut oil - 1/2 tea spoon

4. Salt - as needed

5. Water - 1/2 tea spoon



Preparation:

• Crush Green Chilli and small onion.
• Mix well the remaining ingredients with the above mix and its ready to use.