Mar 20, 2007

Mutton Ball Curry - மட்டன் கோலா உருண்டை குழம்பு



Ingredients For Mutton balls:


  • Minced Mutton 1/2 kg
  • Ginger 1 inch piece
  • Garlic 8 cloves
  • Green chillies 5
  • Onion 1[Big]
  • Salt
  • Turmeric 1tsp
  • Red Chilli powder 1tsp
  • Egg 1
  • Corn Starch 1tbl
  • Oil for deep fry

Method:

  • Clean the minced mutton.
  • Pressure cook the mutton with salt,turmeric and red chilli powder.
  • Finely chop the onion ,green chillies,Ginger and Garlic.
  • Heat the kadai with 1tbl of oil and add the chopped ginger and garlic.
  • Fry till raw smell leaves and add the onion and green chilles.
  • Fry till the onion turns golden brown and remove from flame.
  • Mix the cooked mutton to the above fried ingredients.
  • Add the egg to it and mix well.
  • Add the corn starch to make it tight enough to make the balls.
  • Make small balls and deep fry in oil.
  • Remove when it turns golden brown.



Ingredients For Curry:
  • Onion 2
  • Tomato 1
  • Green chillies 2
  • Ginger 1 inch
  • Garlic 5 cloves
  • Coconut shreded 3/4 cup
  • Anni seeds 1 tsp
  • Cumin 1 tsp
  • Cinnamon 1/4 inch piece
  • Cloves 2
  • Cardamom 2
  • Turmeric 1 tsp
  • Red chilli powder 1tbl
  • Salt

Seasonings:

  • Mustard 1tsp
  • Cumin 1tsp

Method for Curry:

  • Finely chop the onion and tomato.
  • Slit the green chillies in to two.
  • Fry the cinnamon and cloves.
  • Grind the shreded coconut with anni seeds,cumin,cinnamin,cloves,cardamom,Ginger and Garlic.
  • Heat the Kadai with 2 tbl of oil and add the seasonings.
  • Wait till it splutters and add the onion.
  • Fry till golden brown and add the tomato.
  • Add the salt,turmeric and green chillies and fry till the tomato becomes soft.
  • Add the ground coconut paste and fry for a while till the raw smell leaves.
  • Add 2 cup of water and red chilli powder and let the curry to boil.
  • Boil till the oil gets collected on top of the curry.
  • Add the meat balls and boil for another 3 mins and remove from flame.

Calamari [Squid]Gravy - கடம்பான் தொக்கு



Ingredients:

  • Calamari 1kg
  • Onion 2[Medium]
  • Tomato 2
  • Ginger 1 1/2 inch piece
  • Garlic 10cloves
  • Coriander powder 1tbl
  • Red Chilli powder 2 tsp
  • Turmeric 1 tsp
  • Cinnamon 1/2 inch stick
  • Cloves 3
  • Pepper Powder 1/2 tsp
  • Corriander Leaves [chopped] 1 tbl
  • Salt
  • Oil

Seasoning:

  • Mutard 1 tsp
  • Cumin 1/2 tsp
  • Anni Seeds 1/2 tsp
  • Curry leaves 3

Method:

  • Clean the calamari and cut into small even pieces.
  • Finely chop the onion and tomato
  • Fry the cinnamon and cloves and grind
  • Make a fine paste of ginger and garlic.
  • Heat the kadai with 1tbl of oil and add the seasonings.
  • Add the Ginger Garlic paste and fry till the raw smell leaves.
  • Add the chopped onion and fry till golden brown.
  • Add the corriander powder and then add the chopped tomato.
  • Fry till tomato becomes soft.
  • Add the salt,turmeric and the powdered cinnamon & clove and pepper powder.
  • Fry for a while and sprinkle some water.
  • Add the calamari and fry for 3 mins and remove from flame, because overcooking or under cooking makes it into rubber.
  • Garnish with chopped corriander leaves.

Note:
Squid must be cooked either a very short time or a very long time. Anything in between turns it into rubber. Two minutes over high heat is plenty. Beyond that will require at least 30 minutes to an hour to retenderize it.