Konkan Style Prawns - KOLAMBICHE LIPTE

An amazing traditional recipe from the coastal belt of Konkan, in India by Nishikant Gupte.

Ingredients:
1) Prawns peeled, deveined .....1 kg
2) Large Onions, finely chopped....3
3) Large Tomatoes, chopped......3
4) Coriander leaves, chopped....1 large handful
5) Oil.....4 teaspoons
6) Crush Garlic.....3 teaspoons
7) Turmeric....1 teaspoon
8) Tamarind....1 teaspoon
9) Red chilli powder ...1 teaspoon
10) Cloves....2
11) Cinnamon stick....1/2
12) Salt to taste

Method:
1. Combine Prawns, Garlic, Turmeric, Red chilli powder, Tamarind and one teaspoon of Salt and allow the Prawns to marinade for 15-30 minutes
2. In a large, shallow bottomed non-stick pan, heat the Oil. Once hot, add Cloves and Cinnamon stick, and wait for about a minute, until they become fragrant.
3. Next, add the Onions, and saute for about 5-7 minutes, or until the Onions become translucent. Stir frequently to stop the onions from browning or burning.
4. At this point, add the Prawns, and stir until they all lose their grey color.
5. Add Tomatoes, stir, and allow to simmer for approximately 5 minutes, or until the Prawns start to shrink, and the oil starts to visibly separate from the sauce.
6. Add Coriander leaves, taste and add Salt if necessary, and cook for a further minute.
7. Serve hot, and enjoy over Rice or with a Chapathi.

People from Coastal Region prefer to have with Rice or Bhaakri.

Dry soup, Minho fashion (Sopa seca do Minho)

Ingredients: 
1 kg Chicken
1/2 kg lean Beef
250 gms Ham
250 gms Pepperoni
250 gms Bacon
1 medium white cabbage cut into chunks
10oz stale white bread
2.5 pints water
A couple of chicken or beef stock cubes
Sprig of fresh mint

Method:
Simmer all the meat in the water (Add stock cubes to the water) until almost tender (start with the beef)
Then add the cabbage. Simmer again.
When cooked, remove the meat from the liquid in order to cut it up.
Transfer the soup to an oven proof container.
Add the meat, the chopped mint leaves and finally the bread.
Press a little to get the bread soaked in the liquid.
Bake in a pre-heated oven at 190 degrees (Gas 5) on the top shelf until the bread is golden brown.

You could add other vegetables such as turnips, potatoes carrots or onion. These should be thinly sliced and cooked with the meat beforehand.

Prawn, Ham and Egg in a Smoked Paprika batter!

One of my most innovative and pictorial post in the whole of my blog! One of my post prized recipes ever!

The photos say it all and yet will explain a bit!

                                     9 Amazing prawns 3 for Anula, 3 for Chayton and 3 for me!

                                     Don't they look so yummy like this?

                                  Dice some hard boiled eggs and place them over the prawns

                                     Open a tin of any brand of Ham, I used the one above!

                                       Place long slices over the hard boiled eggs as shown above

        Now toast a slice of bread, cut it into half and place the prawn/egg/ham over the bread

                              Make a batter of Cornflour, salt, pepper and smoked paprika powder.

          Dip the toasted bread,prawn,egg and ham into the thick batter as as shown above

        Shallow fry them in about 1 inch deep oil, while constantly scooping hot oil over the prawns

                                                      Now tell me can you resist that?

CARROT DOUGHNUTS

Carrot - 120 g, mince properly in a food processor and remove the hard solid pieces
Pan cake mix/ doughnut mix - 200g
Egg - 1
Butter - 20 g, softened
Sugar - 3 1/2 tablespoons
A pinch of salt
Oil for deep fry

In a bowl mix the flour, egg, butter, sugar and salt.

Add the minced carrot into the flour mixture and mix properly.
Make small balls or take this mixture in a spoon and drop into oil (160℃）.

Deep fry until light golden brown like making regular doughnuts.

If you do not have readymade mix - follow the procedure to prepare - mix 2 cups of all purpose flour (maida ), 1/2 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon salt and 2 tablespoons softened butter in a bowl and follow the above one (add egg, sugar, butter, and minced carrot)
Note : care must be taken that the inside of the doughnut is cooked well, so make very small balls and take care not to crowd them in the oil for deep fry


Original Recipe