Asparagus Thoran

Ingredients

One bunch of asparagus

To grind coarsely

3- whole red chilli
1/2 tsp - Turmeric powder
1/2 tsp - jeera
1- shallots/small onion
4 tbsp - of grated coconut

Seasoning

1 tsp - mustard seeds
curry leaves
salt

Method:
1 ) Cut asparagus into small pieces.
2 ) In a blender grind coarsely grated coconut,jeera,shallots, red chilli and turmeric powder.
3 ) Heat a nonstick pan, add oil and season with mustard and curry leaves. Add cut asparagus and stir and cook for 2 minutes covered tightly on low heat.
4 ) Then add the Coarsely ground coconut mixture and salt. Sprinkle some water. Cover and cook till asparagus is tender.

This is a delicious recipe which i love to make often.

Prawns fry

Ingredients

1 lb -Prawns
1.5 tsp - chili powder
1/2 tsp - Turmeric powder
1 big - Kodumpuli, soaked in water
2 to 3 sprig - Curry leaves
1/4 cup - Coconut, chopped to small pieces
Coconut oil
Salt to taste

To chop finely

2 - Green chili
5 - Shallots

To crush

1 '' piece - Ginger
6 big flakes - Garlic

Method

1 ) Marinate prawns with red chili powder, turmeric and salt to taste for 5 to 10 minutes.

2 ) Heat oil in a pan, add coconut pieces, curry leaves and fry lightly. Then add chopped ingredients and fry till shallot is light brown in color. Add crushed garlic and ginger and fry lightly.

3 ) Add marinated prawns and kudampuli , stir and cook prawns covered with a lid till the prawns is cooked on a low heat for 5 minutes. Prawns will get cooked in its juices. Now open the lid and dry off the excess water. Add little more coconut oil and fry the prawns till dry.

Serve this hot and spicy prawns with chapati / roti.

Warm Welcome

The art and magic of a perfect mouth-watering recipe, lies in it's blend of different spices used in correct proportion and combination. I have a passion for spicy food and here in this blog you will see some of my favourite recipes. Some of them are traditional kerala recipes on which i grew up.