Monday, 30 June 2014

SPICY EGG MASALA

A hot and spicy dish that goes with anything from your everyday bead to well everything. The best combination I believe would be with Idiyappam .

Ingredients

  • Egg 2 nos (hard boiled)
  • Onions 2 nos (finely sliced)
  • Red chilly powder 1 teaspoon
  • Kashmiry chilly powder 1 teaspoon
  • Salt 1/2 teaspoon
  • Pepper powder 1/4 teaspoon
  • Water 400 ml
  • Oil 3 tablespoons

Preparation

  1. Saute sliced onions in oil till its colour changes .
  2. Add salt,the chilly powders , pepper and saute it  in slow fire till the aroma comes .
  3. Then add water .Close it with a lid..
  4. Cook in slow fire for 5 to 10 minutes till onions are soft or till oil starts coming out.

Liby's Tips

  • When you saute onions please ensure that you add the pepper and chilly powder just before the onion turns brown.

Wednesday, 25 June 2014

Spaghetti

A delicious twist to an all time favorite. 
Spaghetti Liby's Delicacy

Ingredients

  • Spaghetti  500 gm 
  • Capsicum 1(julienne cut)
  • Tomato 1(julienne cut)
  • Carrot 1(julienne cut) 
  • Garlic 5 cloves (finely chopped)
  • Ginger 1/2 inch (finely chopped)
  • Tomato ketchup 4 tablespoon
  • Green chilly 1
  • Oil 4 table spoon
  • Butter 1 tablespoon
  • Shredded chicken boneless. 200g (cooked).*
  • Boiled egg - 2 *

 *- Only for Non vegetarians.

  Method

  1. Cook spaghetti and drain it.
  2. Spread 1 tablespoon of oil on it
  3. Heat remaining 3 tablespoon oil in a pan
  4. Add chopped garlic,green chilly and ginger
  5. Saute it
  6. Add tomato
  7. Saute till it is well cooked
  8. Now add capsicum and carrot
  9. Mix spaghetti evenly 
  10. Add tomato ketchup
  11. Put off the fire
  12. Add butter on the top  
  13. Garnish with chicken and boiled egg.*

Liby's Tips

  1. Cook spaghetti in, at least 3 L of water,with 1 tsp of salt in it.
  2. Keep the drained spaghetti under running water and toss it to avoid stickiness.
  3. Add 1 more tablespoon of oil if the spaghetti is still sticky.
  4. Avoid chilly to make it less spicy.
   

Wednesday, 18 June 2014

FLAVORED BUTTERMILK

Flavored buttermilk is the most common refreshing drink during summer in southern India. Popularly known as ' sambaram ' . The easiest way is presented to you.

Ingredients

  • butter milk 250 ml
  • ginger (peeled and cleaned)1/2 inch
  • green chilly- 1 no
  • salt -1/4 tsp
  • curry leaf-1 or 2

Technique

  1. Run the above in a mixer for few seconds.
  2. Strain it
  3. Pour it in a glass and enjoy or add with boiled rice

Liby's Tips :
  •  If it is too spicy for you feel free to avoid green chilly. 
  • If buttermilk is sour add more salt.
  • Add more flavor by adding curry leaves.