Salmon Curry (Salmon Fish in Gravy)

Salmon Curry (Salmon Fish in Gravy)

Quantity: Serves 2

Ingredients

• Salmon Fish: 2 Fillets cut in half
• Onions: 1 medium-sized (Chopped)
• Ginger Paste: 1 tea-spoon
• Garlic Paste: 1 tea-spoon
• Green Chillis: 2 (Finely chopped)
• Yogurt (Curd): 3 table-spoons
• Turmeric Powder: 1/2 (Half a tea-spoon)
• Cumin Powder: 1/2 (Half a tea-spoon)
• Garam Masala: 1/2 (Half a tea-spoon)
• Paanch Foran: 1 pinch
• Black Pepper Powder: 1/2 (Half a tea-spoon)
• Potatoes (Optional): 1/2 (Half; Medium-Sized)
• Lemon Juice: 1 tea-spoon
• Salt: As per taste
• Cooking Oil: For frying

Method

• Wash the Salmon fillets with water and add a pinch of turmeric powder, salt, black pepper powder and lemon juice. Marinate for 10 minutes.
• Heat some cooking oil in a frying pan and fry both sides of the marinated Salmon pieces. Keep it aside on a plate.
• Next, fry the potatoes (optional) with a pinch of salt and turmeric. Keep it aside on a plate.
• Heat some cooking oil in a frying pan and add a pinch of Paanch Foran. When the Paanch Foran starts crackling (popping), add the chopped onions. Fry the onions until they turn light brown.
• Add the ginger-garlic paste and saute well for 30 seconds.
• Add turmeric powder, cumin powder, green chillies and salt and stir well for another 30 seconds. Make sure that the spices do not get burnt. If required, add a little water.
• Add the potatoes (optional) followed by yogurt (curd/dahi) and salt. Saute well for 30 seconds.
• Add Garam Masala and saute for another 10 seconds before adding water (as required) for the gravy.
• Cover the frying pan with a lid and let the contents boil for at least 1 minute.
• Next, add the Salmon pieces to the gravy and cook well for 30 seconds.
• Serve hot with rice or roti (chapati).

Chowlette (Noodle Omlette)

Chowlette (Noodle Omlette)

Quantity: Serves 1

Ingredients

• Chowmein (Noodles): Half a nest/cake
• Eggs: 2
• Onions: Half of a medium-sized onion (chopped)
• Green Chilli: 1 (chopped)
• Ginger: Half a tea-spoon (minced)
• Coriander (Cilantro): 1 table-spoon (chopped)
• Tomato: Half of a small sized tomato (chopped)
• Salt: As per taste
• Sunflower Oil: 1 table-spoon for frying

Method

• Boil the chowmein (noodles) in a sauce-pan with half a tea-spoon of table salt.
• Drain the hot water when the chowmein is well cooked and wash it with cold water. Keep it aside in a strainer.
• Take all the ingrediens except oil and mix them well in a medium-sized bowl.
• Take a wok, heat the oil in it and pour the above mix into it.
• Fold it over from one side when it is almost done and wait until it is thoroughly cooked.
• Serve the chowlette hot with tomato sauce (ketchup).

Egg-Chicken Chowmein (Spaghetti)

Egg-Chicken Chowmein (Spaghetti)

Quantity: Serves 2

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 2 nests (cakes) of plain noodles (chowmein)
• 150 gm of minced boneless chicken
• 1 carrot (finely chopped)
• 1 medium-sized red onion (chopped)
• 1/2 (Half) a capsicum (bell pepper) [mix of red, green or yellow - finely chopped; Any 1 colour or all of them can be used]
• 2 green chillies (chopped)
• 1/2 (Half) a tea-spoon of black pepper
• 1 table-spoon of tomato sauce (ketchup)
• 1/2 (Half) a tea-spoon of light soya sauce
• Salt to taste
• Cooking Oil for frying vegetables and noodles

Method

• Take a sauce pan and pour water into it until it is half full. Heat it until the water starts to boil.
• Break two nests of plain noodles (chowmein) and put them into the boiling water. Boil the contents for 5 - 7 minutes with a pinch of salt until the noodles are well cooked.
• Drain the hot water and wash the noodles with cold water. Drain the cold water after washing and spread the noodles on to a strainer for drying. This will prevent the noodles from being sticky.
• Take a wok (Kadai) and pour some cooking oil into it. Heat the wok until the oil is ready for cooking.
• Scramble the eggs with a pinch of salt and keep it aside.
• Fry the minced chicken with a pinch of salt and keep it aside.
• Next, fry all the vegetables (onion, carrot, capsicum) in the same wok with a pinch of salt and green chillies.
• Once the vegetables are well cooked, place the noodles into the wok and mix it well on high heat for about 1 minute.
• Add the sauces (tomato and soya), scrambled eggs, minced chicken, black pepper and salt (as per taste) and mix them well for about 1 minute on high heat.
• Serve the chowmein hot. Enjoy it as it is or with a side dish of chilli chicken.