Odisha Plates

This is my version of curry.  Fish belly in the bath of rich, savory, sweet, sour, and spicy gravy. This Fish Curry is a quick and healthy meal to warm is this cold weather. My food photography do justice to this wonderful recipe. Ingredients: 20 pc Rohu fish belly 1 tablespoon oil 1 teaspoon red curry paste 1 cup fresh coconut milk 2 onion sliced 1 tablespoon butter 2 cinnamon sticks 5 green chili, 1 boiled potato Few curry leaves Salt to taste Preparations: Apply red curry paste and salt on fish belly. Keep aside. Heat the oil in the a pan. Fry the marinated fish ,remove on kitchen towel. Heat the same pan ,add onion ,green chilli , and potato saute for 2 to 3 min. Remove and grind into fine paste. Heat the pan again add butter , cook on midium flame , add the paste , add coconut milk with salt and bring to a boil.  Now swith off the flame. Add split green chilli and curry leaves. Pour the gravy over a serving pl...

"Mirch" is green chilies but here is long capsicums. And "Saalan" means thick gravy . Mirch Saalan is a typical Andhra Pradesh dish made with pan fried mild chillis now with long capsicums and simmered in a spicy sesame & peanut curry. And is typically prepared in traditional events and wedding parties. A good saalan is when the oil leaves the sides of the gravy but also the balance of flavours; tangy, spicy, tad sweet and rich with the slightly charred mild chillies. Particularly this type of curry you can't prepare in a hurry burry so give yourself enough time to roast, grind, fry, spice and simmer for the best results and tastefull curry. Ingredients: 100 gms long green Capsicum ½ tsp turmeric powder 2 tsp ginger garlic paste 1 lemon sized tamarind extracted pulp 1 tomato cut into two halves 1 tsp mustard seeds 1 tsp kalonji seeds 1 tsp fenugreek seeds(methi seeds) 4 tbsp oil For the masala: 1 tbsp dry coconut 1 tbs...

My husband loves okra , So in my home okra is very important vegetable and cooked 3 equally days with varieties but it must be tastier than before okra recipe. Today I have an idea of old style cooking which he eat without any objections. And this is simple okra fry. The Flavours are so simple and the spices are not overdone and looks elegant. Once fried to golden you need to remove and enjoy them immediately with roti. This dry okra potato fry and roti combination is really excited. Ingredients: 3 cups chopped okra 1 cup cubed potatoes 1 onion medium size 1/4 tsp turmeric powder 1/2 tsp red chilli powder 1/2 tsp garam masala 2 tbsp oil Salt to taste Preparations: Wash the okras and dry them using a towel. Chop okras, potato and onion into equal sizes. Heat oil in a pan. Add chopped onions fry till the onions turn translucent and soft. Now add the chopped okra and potatoes along with all above spices. Fry in medium flame till the vegetables are cooked, wit...

King fish with mustard paste Ingredients: 1 kg fish cut into pieces 1 onion sliced 2 tomatoes sliced 1 Pinch hing 1 tsp red chilli powder 1 tsp turmeric powder 1tsp Mustard seeds 1tsp cumin seeds 1tsp Fennel seeds 2 Dry red chillis Few Curry leaves 4 dry mango soaked in water Spices for masala paste: 2 tbsp mustard 1tsp cumin seeds 2dry red chillis 6 garlic cloves Preparations : Soak the spice with little water then grind the mixture to a fine thick paste by adding water little at a time. On fish add turmeric powder and salt to it & toss well and keep aside for 30 min. Heat a Kadhai along with oil . Add hing , fennel, cumin ,mustard seeds. When they starts cracking ,add the sliced onions saute it until they are translucent. Add mustard paste to it and stir it gently. Add turmeric powder and chilly powder to it. Add little water time to time and fry it for about 5-10 minutes. Let the curry boil for 5 min. Add the dried mango piece. Then add the fish piece...

Ingredients: 1 Small pack noodles pack Full fat milk 1litre Khoya 1/2 Cup 1 tbs Clarified Ghee 2 Cups Sugar 1 tbs freshly ground cardamom seeds 1 bay leaf Few raisins Few Cashews Few Sliced almonds Salt for boil noodles Preparations: Boil 3 cups water in a pan and bring it to boil , add dried noodles, 1/2 tablespoon ghee and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Boil until noodles are soft, it will take around 5 minutes. Remove add cold water stain add ghee and toss properly and keep aside. In another saucepan, add milk and bring it to a boil. Reduce the heat slightly, add sugar, ground cardamom and stir well. Boil milk for 15 minutes ; once the milk has thickened , add the ghee-coated noodles and khoya . Stir for a few more minutes, remove from heat . Heat another pan along with ghee add Cashews, raisins and almonds fry little bit and garnish over the kheer. Instead of milk you may also use coconut milk for the different flavors.

Ingredients: Chapati Mix veg fry Chilly sauce Mayo Preparations: Take a chapati, apply mayo and chilly sauce all over the chapati then keep 2 tbsp of veg. fries stuffing vertically, fold and seal a little at the bottom and roll it from the side tightly. Cut this roll into half and serve or you may also pack for lunch box.

No masala,no oil,no onion, no ginger/garlic and no whole spices too. Ingredients : Red capsicum 1 Green capsicum 1 Yellow capsicum 1 Carrot 2" Few corn kernels Tomato 1 Few Green peas Potatoes 4 Unsalted butter Mixed Herbs Salt Preparations: Wash all veggies and cut into cubes. Boil potatoes along with salt , cool cut into cubes. Heat a pan along with butter add veggies fry for a while don't fry more it's lost their crunchiness ,now add potatoes stir add salt and herbs fry on low flame for 5 minutes. Remove serve hot with roti, Chapattis or rice.