Egg is rich in protein. Doctor suggests to eat a egg per day. If any one is dieting, a boiled egg an be taken for breakfast. since egg is rich in protein it takes lot of time to digest and makes us not to starve till lunch. A simple egg thokku prepared in tomato.
Gravies/ Dry
Chettinad Muttai Kuzhambu / Egg Curry
Chettinadu dishes are very famous for it’s spiciness and aroma. I like the egg to be cooked along with the gray rather than boiling and adding it separately to the gravy.
Andhra Fish Curry Spicy / Meen Kulambu
Many of us like fish gravy, I love fish cooked in the tamarind juice. I have been trying out many recipes and this one turned to be one among those i liked. I normally add the fish in Kuzhambu before adding tamarind juice coz i like the fish to be cooked well in tamarind. But the fish will break into small pieces, so if you are so concerned add the fish at the end as suggested in the recipes. Fish curry tastes better the next day, try it out. Have Fun !!
- For Marination :
- Cat Fish/ Tilapia – 1/2 kg
- Turmeric – 1/2 tsp
- Salt – 1/2 tsp
- For Gravy :
- Tamarind – 1 big lemon size
- Sesame Oil – 3 tsp
- Mustard – 1 tsp
- Cumin – 1 tsp
- Fenugreek – 1/4 tsp
- Red Chili – 5 nos
- Green Chili – 5 nos
- Curry Leaves – 1 strand
- Onion – 3 nos
- Fresh Ginger Garlic Paste – 3 tsp
- Tomato – 3 nos
- Red Chili Powder – 2tsp
- Coriander Powder – 2 tsp
- Turmeric – 1/2 tsp
- Salt – to taste
- Coriander Leaves – 2 stks
- Aachi Masala Fish Kulambu Powder – 2 tsp ( Optional )
- Wash the fish in water with 1tsp of vinegar. Mix turmeric, salt and marinate it for 30 min.
- Soak tamarind in water for 30 min and extract them to a thick juice to 1 cup.
- Chop the onions and tomatoes.
- In a pan heat oil and mustard,cumin. when mustard crackles add fenugreek, red chili, green chili, curry leaves. Fry for 1 min. Add the chopped onion and fry till translucent. Add ginger garlic paste and fry till the raw smell leaves.
- Add the tomato and cook till mushy. Add red chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric, salt. Fry for a min. Add tamarind juice and allow it to boil for 3 min. Add fish at the end and leave for 3 min. Add coriander leaves and switch off.
- Add raw mango to get added taste.
- Instead of fenugreek seed add fenugreek powder at the end.
Pepper Chicken Fry / Kozhi Milagu Varuval
Pepper is used to treat common cold India. It’s very hard to consume raw pepper, hot pepper rasam or pepper chicken helps in consuming lot of pepper.
If you want more gravy in this recipe dont fry until water is evaporated, fry only till chicken is cooked.
Prawns Tomato Fry / Thakkali Shrimp Masala
When I was working, my friend cooked this one day. Those days I never have cooked shrimp at home and even eat out. But I liked this at the first attempt itself, fell in Love with this. I love to have them with white rice.
Gongura Chicken Gravy / Pulichakeerai Chicken Gravy
Gongura is a very rich source of Iron, vitamins, folic acid and anti-oxidants essential for human nutrition. This is an authentic spicy Andhra Gongura Chicken Recipe.
Dry Gongura Chicken Fry / Dry Pulicha Keerai Chicken Fry
Sorrel leaves has high levels of vitamins A and C. It’s used in the treatment of Jaundice and also helps for the problems like Indigestion and Cold. We used to grow sorrel leaves at our back yards and pluck them freshly for preparing chutnies. At many of my relative places, they grow up these plants during the season.
Sorrel leaves are famous in Andhra too named as gongura. Any Andhra restaurant will have gongura pachadi as a must for lunch meal.