Thursday, February 22, 2018

Shrimp Pepper Stir Fry

Shrimp pepper stir fry is a spicy and flavorful dish that goes well with rice and chapati. It is simple to make in just a few mins.

shrimp pepper stir fry

Indian Shrimp Recipe:

Indian shrimp recipes are spicy, delicious, and flavorful. There are varieties of recipes using shrimp. Gongura shrimp, Shrimp Masala, Shrimp Malai Curry and Shrimp Biryani are the popular Indian recipes. Shrimp pepper stir fry is a delicious South Indian dish with spices and freshly crushed black peppers. It goes well with all the rice varieties.

shrimp pepper fry

Smart Cooking Tips:

  1. You can add thinly sliced bell peppers in this recipe.
  2. Marinating the shrimp is optional but it gives an excellent taste to the shrimp.

shrimp fry

  1. Avoid cooking the shrimp for a longer time. Overcooking the shrimp tend to become rubbery.

shrimp pepper stir fry

Easy Side Dish:

Shrimp pepper stir fry is easy to make in just a few mins. Shrimp gets cooked faster so this dish takes less than 30 minutes. It is a must try dish for all the seafood lovers. Those who are not much fond of seafood also would love this dish.

Shrimp Pepper Stir Fry

Shrimp pepper stir fry is a spicy and flavorful dish that goes well with rice and chapati. It is simple to make in just a few mins.

  • 1 lb Shrimp (Prawns) Raw
  • 1 no Onion Medium Size
  • 10 no Curry Leaves
  • 4 tbsp Oil
  • 0.50 tsp Fennel Seeds
  • 0.50 tsp Turmeric Powder
  • 1 tsp Red Chili Powder
  • 1 tbsp Coriander Powder
  • 1 tsp Salt (to taste)
  • 1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
  • 1 tsp Garam Masala
  • 2 tsp Freshly Crushed Black Peppers
  1. Marinate the shrimp with turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder, and salt for 10 – 15 mins.
  2. In a pan, heat 2 tbsp of oil, add the marinated shrimp and cook until the shrimp color changes to light orange. Remove the shrimp using a slotted spoon and set aside until needed.

  3. In the same pan, heat 2 tbsp of oil, add fennel seeds, chopped onion, curry leaves and cook until the onion becomes soft.

  4. Add ginger garlic paste and cook until the ginger garlic paste loses its raw smell.

  5. Add cooked shrimp, garam masala, freshly crushed pepper powder and mix well. Cook for a couple of minutes and serve.

shrim pepper fry

How to serve shrimp pepper stir fry?

Serve shrimp pepper stir fry as a side dish with rice varieties. Sambar rice and shrimp pepper stir fry is my favorite combo.

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Thursday, February 15, 2018

9 Delicious Indian Sweets using Condensed Milk

Milk sweets are very popular in India. Preparing the milk sweets at home is time-consuming. It is prepared by boiling and condensing the full-fat milk for a longer time. Store bought condensed milk helps to reduce the work and time. Also, the taste of the sweets is also similar just like traditional ones. Here are the few delicious Indian sweets recipes using condensed milk.

condensed milk sweets

Kalakand

kalakand

Kalakand is a delicious sweet with paneer (Indian cottage cheese) and condensed milk. It is easy to prepare in just 20 to 30 minutes.

Check out the recipe for Kalakand.

Coconut Ladoo

coconut ladoo with condensed milk

Coconut ladoo (nariyal ladoo) is prepared with shredded or grated coconut and condensed milk. It tastes soft and chewy with a delicious coconut flavor.

Check out the recipe for Coconut Ladoo.

Chocolate Fudge

chocolate fudge

Chocolate chips, condensed milk, and dry fruits together make a delicious and chocolatey sweet.

Check out the recipe for Chocolate Fudge.

Walnut Burfi

walnut fudge

Crushed walnuts cooked with condensed milk. It tastes soft, slightly chewy a nutty taste from walnuts.

Check out the recipe for walnut Burfi.

Kulfi

mango kulfi

Kulfi is a flavorful Indian ice cream with heavy cream and condensed milk. You can make different flavors of kulfi likemango kulfi, malai kulfi and kesar pista kulfi.

Check out the recipe for Kulfi.

Shahi Tukda

shahi tukda

Bread slices fried in the ghee, soaked in the sugar syrup and served with rabdi. Making rabdi is the time-consuming task of this sweet. If you have condensed milk handy, you could make it in a few minutes easily.

Check out the recipe for Shahi Tukda.

Carrot Kalakand

Carrot Kalakand

Carrot kalakand is similar to the plain kalakand recipe but with a hint of carrot flavor. Carrot gives a mild flavor and chewy texture to the sweet.

Check out the recipe for Carrot Kalakand.

Doodh Peda

milk peda

Doodh peda is an easy and simple sweet with milk powder (mawa) and condensed milk.

Check out the recipe for Doodh Peda.

Carrot Halwa

carrot halwa with condensed milk

Carrot halwa is a traditional Indian sweet with grated carrot, condensed milk, ghee, dry fruits and flavored with ghee.

Check out the recipe for Carrot Halwa.

 

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Friday, February 9, 2018

Gongura Shrimp (Gongura Royyalu)

Gongura shrimp (gongura royyalu) is an easy, flavorful and delicious side dish that goes well with rice and roti. Shrimp cooked with spices and gongura (sorrel) leaves.

Gongura Shrimp

Health Benefits of Gongura:

Gongura is a healthy green leafy vegetable. It is also known as sorrel. It is widely used in Indian Andhra cuisine. Because of its unique sour taste, it is used in many dishes like Gonuga Pappu, Gongura Pachadi, Gongura Pickle, Gongura Mutton, and Gongura chicken are the popular recipes using gongura leaves. You can find gongura leaves in the Indian grocery store.

It is an excellent source of Vitamins, Folic acid, Calcium, Minerals, and Iron.

gongura royyalu

Smart Cooking Tips:

  1. Avoid cooking the gongura leaves for a longer time. Overcooking tends to lose its nutrients.
  2. Add spices and green chilies according to your taste.

gongura shrimp

A flavorful seafood dish:

Gongura shrimp is also known as gongura royyalu. Shrimp cooked with the gonngura leaves gravy. This dish tastes spicy and mildly tangy taste from the gongura leaves. The gongura leaves give a beautiful color to the dish. It is a delicious side dish that goes well with the rice varieties, chapati, and dosa. Sambar rice and gongura royyalu is my favorite combo.

Gongura Shrimp (Gongura Royyalu)

Gongura shrimp (gongura royyalu) is an easy, flavorful and delicious side dish that goes well with rice and roti. Shrimp cooked with spices and gongura (sorrel) leaves.

  • 1 lb Shrimp
  • 1 bunch Gongura Medium Size
  • 2 no Green Chilies
  • 4 tbsp Oil
  • 1 tsp Red Chili Powder
  • 1 tbsp Coriander Powder
  • 0.50 tsp Turmeric Powder
  • 1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
  • 1 tsp Garam Masala
  • 1 tsp Salt (to taste)
  1. Rinse and clean the gongura leaves thoroughly in water. In a pan, heat oil, add gongura leaves, green chilies, and cook until the gongura leaves shrinks. Let it cool and grind to a smooth paste in a blender/mixer.
  2. In a pan, heat oil, add chopped onion and cook until the turns soft.

  3. Add turmeric powder, ginger garlic paste and cook until the ginger garlic paste loses its raw smell.

  4. Add shrimp, red chili powder, coriander powder and cook until the shrimp gets cooked thoroughly. It takes 5 to 6 minutes depending on the size of the shrimp.

  5. Add the grounded gongura paste, garam masala and mix well. Gongura shrimp (Gongura Royyalu) is ready to serve.

gongura shrimp

How to serve gongura shrimp?

Serve gongura shrimp as a side dish with rice or roti.

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Friday, February 2, 2018

Carrot Halwa Recipe with Condensed Milk

Carrot halwa with condensed milk is an easy, quick, and delicious Indian sweet. Grated carrot cooked with ghee, condensed milk, and dry fruits.

carrot halwa

Traditional Carrot Halwa:

Traditionally, carrot halwa is prepared by cooking the grated carrot and milk together for a longer time until the milk becomes thick. It is a delicious Indian sweet, soft cooked carrot with ghee and milk, flavored with cardamom and topped with dry fruits. Carrot halwa with condensed milk is an instant version that tastes equally delicious to the traditional one. It takes only just a few minutes less than half an hour.

grated carrots

Smart Cooking Tips:

  1. Keep stirring the halwa to avoid the getting burned and sticking to the bottom of a pan.
  2. Adding dry fruits are optional but it gives an excellent taste to the halwa.

carrot halwa with condensed milk

Easy and Quick dessert:

Carrot halwa with condensed milk is an easy and quick dessert. Grating carrots are a time-consuming task in this recipe. I grated carrots using a food processor it takes only a minute or two. It is an excellent sweet for the parties and potlucks. From kids to everyone loves this sweet. Naturally, carrots are sweeter in taste, so this sweet does not require a larger quantity of sugar. The sweetness of condensed milk is enough.

Carrot Halwa with Condensed Milk

Carrot halwa with condensed milk is an easy, quick, and delicious Indian sweet. Grated carrot cooked with ghee, condensed milk, and dry fruits.

  • 2 Cups Carrot Grated
  • 0.50 no Condensed Milk
  • 2 tbsp Ghee
  • 2 no Cardamom Roughly Crushed
  • 1 tbsp Dry Fruits (I used raisins and dried cranberries, you could any of your favorite)
  1. In a pan, heat ghee, add dry fruits and cook until it becomes soft and plump. Remove the dry fruits from ghee and keep aside for later use. 
  2. Add grated carrots and cook until the carrot becomes soft.

  3. Add condensed milk and cook until the carrot mixture becomes thick (keep stirring to avoid the condensed milk getting burned and sticking to the bottom of a pan).

  4. Add crushed cardamoms, dry fruits and mix well. Carrot halwa is ready to serve.

How to serve Carrot Halwa?

Serve carrot halwa as a dessert or snack.

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