My Cooking Wonders

My version of shrimp/Prawn curry from my native place popularly known as royyala vepudu. This recipe brings back so many wonderful memories. This being one of my favorite foods and me being a very picky eater growing up, my mom used to give me more of this curry than my brother. Once I grew up, I was told if you leave your favorite food item in the name of god, your wish will come true. My wish came true and I gave up shrimp because this is hands down, the one food I love the most. Been 13 years I gave up Shrimp but still make the curry for hubby dear because this happens to be his favorite too.  Ingredients 3 cups finely chopped Onion Salt per taste(around 3 tsp) 1 tsp Turmeric  2 tsp Coriander powder 6 Green Chillies slit length wise 1 tsp Cumin seeds  3 tsp Ginger garlic 3 to 4 tsp Red chilli powder depending on your spice level 1 tsp Garam masala 3 tbsp Oil 3 tbsp ghee 10 to 15 pieces cashews Handful of Curry leaves, coriander leav...

Somehow I do not like eating out very often but I crave for some dishes served at the restaurant. So I try to replicate them in my kitchen modifying the recipe my way to exactly match my taste buds. The recipe I am posting today is one such dish. This was the first restaurant dish I fell in love with eight years back..The name itself will make my mouth water..ummmmm.. I made Apollo fish for the weekend and here is the recipe for you guys....Have a great weekend!! Ingredients 2 Fish Filets (Boned and skinned)(around 9oz or 250 grams) 1 tbsp Red chilli powder 2 tbsp corn starch or corn flour 1 tbsp all purpose flour 1 egg 3/4 tbsp ginger garlic paste 1 tsp coriander powder 1 tsp cumin powder 1 tsp garam masala couple of pinches of food color(I used orange color) salt for taste juice of 1/2 lemon (around 2 tsp) oil for deep frying For Sauce 8 to 10 green chillies slit length wise 1 medium onion thinly sliced 4 cloves of garlic 3/4 tbsp soy sauce 1/2 tbsp oil...

Quick, simple, light and healthy dinner on a Friday night.  I could not ask for more. I made simple baked salmon for dinner tonight and thought of sharing this recipe with you guys. Not that many of you guys do not know this recipe.. I thought this might be helpful for newbies :) ..   Enjoy Folks..Happy Friday!! Ingredients 2 Salmon fillets with skin on(4 oz each) 1/2 tbsp ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp lemon juice 1/2 medium onion thinly sliced 1/2 tsp ground black pepper 6 to 8 sprigs of coriander leaves 1 tsp olive oil Cooking spray or butter Salt for taste Method Preheat the oven to 200F. Take a piece of aluminum foil which if 5 to 6 times bigger and wider than the fish fillet. Spray the skin side of the fish with cooking spray and place in the middle of the foil skin side down. Apply half of the ginger garlic paste. Sprinkle with salt and half of the pepper. Sprinkle 1/4th of the lemon juice. Top with 1/2 of the onions and 1/2 of the cilantro cilantr...

Today I made a traditional Andhra recipe - Chepala Pulusu. This recipe calls for fresh fish as fresh always add more flavor to the dish. Chepala pulusu is fish cooked in tangy tamarind gravy and fragrant ground spices. I have to say, this fish curry makes me lick my fingers every single time I eat it… This dish taste the very best, the day after it is cooked :). The secret behind that is the fish sits/soaks in the tamarind-spices broth and absorb all the good flavors. So if you are patient enough, cook it and let it sit over night. If you are like me let it sit for 2 or 3 hours and enjoy… The recipe below is from my mom with one or two of my additions. Give it a try :) Ingredients 8 to 10 medium size fish pieces (2 to 3 fillets depending on the size or about 3 pounds) (I used Tilapia) 3 tbsp oil 2 large onions chopped real fine 2 tbsp ginger - garlic paste 1 tsp cumin powder 1 tsp coriander powder 2 tbsp red chill powder (adjust per spice level) 1 big lemon sized tamarin...