Achu's Recipes

Ingredients Basmati Rice - 2 cups Egg - 4 nos: Onion - 1 medium (thinly sliced) Carrot - 2 nos: (cut into thin slices) Beans - 10-12 nos: (cut into thin slices) Garlic - 1 tbsp (finely chopped) Pepper Powder - 2 tsp Soya Sauce - 2-3 tsp Butter - 3 tbsp Salt - as required Preparation Method Wash and clean the rice; soak the rice in cold water for 20 mins:. Drain the water and keep the rice in strainer for 10 mins: to remove excess water. Boil water in a large pan and add salt (the water should taste salty, then only the rice will taste good. Cook the rise till its 90% done, strain and keep aside. Crack open the eggs to a bowl, add 1tsp pepper powder and salt; mix well and scramble the eggs and keep aside. In a wok (or a thick bottom large vessel) heat butter and saute garlic. Add onion, carrot, beans; saute and cook for 5mins: in high flame. Keep the flame low, add soya sauce, and 1 tsp pepper powder; mix well. Add rice; keep the flame high and mix well. Add scrambled egg and combine. C...

Ingredients Boneless Chicken - 500 gms:(cut into cubes) Red Chilli Powder - 1 tsp Pepper Powder - 2 tsp Ginger-Garlic Paste - 1 tsp Salt - as required Corn Flour - 3 tbsp Garlic - 1 pod (cleaned and sliced) Onion - 1 large (cut into cubes) Tomato - 1 large (cut into cubes) Capsicum - 1 large (cut into cubes) Red Chilli Sauce - 2 tbsp Soy Sauce - 1 tsp Celery - 3 tbsp (sliced) Oil - as required for deep frying the chicken Preparation Method Clean the chicken and pat dry with kitchen towel to remove excess water. Add chilli powder, 1 tsp pepper powder, salt, and ginger-garlic paste to the chicken; mix well and refrigerate for 1 hour. Add 2 tbsp corn flour to the marinated chicken and mix well. Heat oil in a deep bottom pan and fry the chicken pieces in 2-3 batches. Transfer the fried chicken to a bowl. Keep 4-5 tbsp oil in the pan and remove the excess oil. Heat oil and add garlic; saute till a pleasant aroma comes. Add onion and saute till in become translucent. Add capsicum and tomato ...

Ingredients Prawns - 500 gms: (cleaned and deveined) Ginger-Garlic Paste - 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder - 2 tsp Pepper Powder - 1 tsp Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp Garlic - 20-25 petals Onion - 2 medium (cut into cubes) Tomato - 3 medium (cut into cubes) Capsicum / Bell Pepper - 1 (cut into cubes) Oil - 3-4 tbsp Salt - as required Vinegar - 1 tsp Sugar - 1 tsp (optional) Coriander Leaves -1 tbsp (finely chopped) Preparation Method Marinate prawns with ginger-garlic paste, red chilli powder, pepper powder, turmeric powder, salt; keep aside for 1 hour (refrigerate overnight, if possible). Heat oil in a thick bottom pan. Add garlic; saute in low flame till nice aroma comes out. Add onion and saute till onion become translucent. Add tomatoes and cook till tomatoes become mushy. Add capsicum and saute for 2 mins: Add marinated prawns, mix well and cook for 4-5 mins:, keeping the lid closed (if you overcook prawns, its meat becomes chewy). Open the lid, adjust the salt...

Ingredients For Dough All Purpose Flour - 1 cup Oil - 1 tbsp Luke Warm Water - as required Salt - as required For Filling Chicken - 250 gms: (boneless) Onion - 1 no: (finely chopped) Green Chilli - 1 no: (finely chopped) Spring Onion - 2tbsp (finely chopped)  Ginger-Garlic Paste - 2tsp Carrot - 1 no: (finely chopped, optional)  Beans - 3-4 nos: (finely chopped, optional)  Cabbage - 1/5 portion (finely chopped, optional)  Soya Sauce - 1 tsp Tomato Sauce - 1tsp Chilli Sauce - 1 tsp Pepper Powder - 1 tsp Salt - as required Preparation Method Mix together the ingredients for dough and make a soft dough; cover the dough with a damp cloth and keep aside for 20-30 mins:. Cook the chicken with pinch of salt, 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste and 1 tsp pepper powder. Strain the excess water from the chicken and allow it to cool down. Mince the chicken with the help of food processor or in the small jar of the mixer; transfer the minced chicke...

Ingredients Chicken (Breast pieces) - 2 nos: Ginger - Garlic Paste - 1 tsp Pepper Powder - 1 tbsp Orange Zest - 1/2 tsp Corn Flour - 2 tbsp Ginger - 1 pod (cut into thin pieces) Garlic - 1 tbsp (thinly sliced) Onion - 2 nos:( finely chopped) Capsicum - 1 no: (cut into cubes) Orange Juice - 1 cup Soy Sauce - 1 tsp Red Chilli Sauce - 1 tbsp Sugar - 1 tbsp Corriander Leaves - 2 tbsp (finely chopped) Oil - as required Salt - as required Preparation Method Cut chicken breast into thin slices, wash clean and keep aside to drain the excess water. Marinate chicken with ginger-garlic paste, pepper powder, orange zest and 1tbsp of orange juice and keep refrigate for about 1-2 hours. Bring oil to heat in a wok; dust the chicken pieces with cornflour and deep fry till chicken turns into golden brown. Remove chicken pieces from oil and keep in kitchen towel to remove the excess oil. Boil orange juice, soy sauce and sugar in a pan till orange juice reduce to half. In a wok...

Recipe courtesy: Dr.Lakshmi Nair Ingredients Snake-gourd - 1 no: (medium) Corn Flour - 3 tbsp Maida - 3 tbsp Garlic - 10-12 petals (thinly sliced) Ginger - 1 medium piece (thinly sliced) Green Chilli - 5-6 nos: (thinly sliced) Onion - 4-5 nos: (thinly sliced) Soy Sauce - 3 tbsp Pepper Powder - 1 tbsp Sugar - 1 tbsp Spring Onion or Coriander leaves - 3-4 tbsp (finely chopped) Salt - as required Oil - as required to fry Preparation Method Remove the seeds of snake gourd and cut into thin circles. Make a thick batter of corn flour, maida and salt by adding sufficient water. Heat oil in deep bottom pan. Dip snake gourd in the batter and deep fry in oil and keep aside. Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a frying pan (its better to use the oil we used to fry the snake gourd). Add ginger, garlic and green chilli to the oil and saute till the raw smell goes off. Add onion and saute till onion become light golden brown in color. educe the flame and add soy sauce, pepper powder, ...

Ingredients Raw Noodles - 250gms Boneless Chicken (cut into strips) - 1 cup Pepper Powder - 1 tsp Chicken Masala -1 tsp Ginger-Garlic Paste - 1/2 tsp Onion - 2 nos: Carrot - 2 nos: Capsicum - 1 no: Soya Sauce - 3 tsp Oil - 4-5 tbsp Salt - as required Preparation Method Marinate the chicken with chicken masala, pepper powder, ginger-garlic paste and salt and keep aside for 20-30 mins:. In a deep vessel bring 1.5ltrs of water to boil and add noodles. Add salt and 1tbsp of oil and cook for 5mins: (stir in between). Remove from flame and transfer the noodles to a strainer and keep it aside for 10mins:. Cut onion, carrot and capsicum to thin slices. In a non-stick pan or in a deep bottom wok bring 3 tbsp of oil to heat. Add onion, carrot and capsicum and saute. Once onion turns transparent, take the vegetables out add keep aside. In the same pan fry the chicken pieces flipping in between for about 4-5 mins: (add more oil if required) Once the chicken is co...

Ingredients Raw Noodles - 250gms Onion - 2 nos: Carrot - 2 nos: Chicken Masala -1 tsp Soya Sauce - 3 tsp Oil - 3-4 tbsp Egg - 2 nos: Pepper Powder - 1/2 tsp Salt - as required Preparation Method In a deep vessel bring 1.5ltrs of water to boil and add noodles. Add salt and 1tbsp of oil and cook for 5mins: (stir in between). Remove from flame and transfer the noodles to a strainer and keep it aside for 10mins:. Cut onion and carrot to thin slices. Add a pinch of salt and pepper powder to the egg and beat well. In pan sprinkle some oil and pour the egg mixture. Scramble the egg and keep that aside. (you can make egg omelet and then cut that into small pieces also). In a non-stick pan/kadai bring 3tbsp of oil to heat. Add onion, carrot and ginger-garlic paste and mix well. Once onion turns transparent and chicken masala and  fry for 1min: in low flame. Add soya sauce and mix well. Add cooked noodles and scrambled egg and mix all the in...

Ingredients Raw Noodles - 200gms Onion - 2 nos: Carrot - 2 nos: Ginger-garlic paste - 1/2 tsp Vegetable Masala -1 tsp Soya Sauce - 3 tsp Oil - 3-4 tbsp Salt - as required Preparation Method In a pan bring 1ltr of water to boil and add noodles. Add salt and 1tbsp of oil and cook for 5mins: (stir in between). Remove from flame and transfer the noodles to a strainer and keep it aside for 10mins:. Cut onion and carrot to thin slices. In a non-stick pan/kadai bring 3tbsp of oil to heat. Add onion, carrot and ginger-garlic paste and mix well. Once onion turns transparent and vegetable masala and  fry for 1min: in low flame. Add soya sauce and mix well. Add cooked noodles and mix well using fork. Cook for 5mins: in low flame, stirring in between. Serve hot veg: noodles with tomato sauce.