Goan Egg curry

  This hot fiery egg curry can be made in a jiffy... and promises great taste too!!

Ingredients required

To made into masala paste

• 1/2 cup grated coconut
• 5-6 red chillies
• 1 tsp whole dhanya
• 1 tsp whole peppercorn
• 7-8 garlic pods
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp whole cumin seeds
• 2 tsp thick tamarind paste

Malvani khumb curry

      Malvani cuisine is followed by Konkan region of Maharashtra and Goa.  Name comes from Malvan, town in Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.  Since this town being coastal, this cuisine dominates non-vegetarian food and especially sea food.  Using coconut liberally throughout their cuisine, malvani cuisine is known for its fiery curries.  Here I replaced khumb/mushroom with normally cooked chicken, mutton, prawn etc.  As mentioned earlier, my hubby is mushroom-freak and we have it atleast once a week, so went on for an new try.. and mushroom malvani curry did passs... :)

Ingredients required

For the marination masala

• 3-4 whole red chilly
• 1 tsp whole dhanya
• 1 Bay leaf
• 5-6 clove
• 2 green cardamon
• 1 black cardamon
• 1 tsp shahjeera
• 1/2 tsp dagad phool/stoneflower
• 1/2 tsp crushed nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp whole peppercorn

Kadaai lasuni gosht

    Garlic is known for its antioxidant properties,  it also has capacity to stabilize blood pressure, cholestrol and cancer.  So, using lots of garlic does help to build your immune system, especially in your sunday brunch!!  Here I used garlic with mutton, I really liked the flavour of both resulting in tasty hybrid.

Ingredients required

To temper

• 1 tsp shahjeera
• 10-12 garlic pods thinly sliced
• 3-4 whole red chillies
• Handful of curry leaves

To be pressure cooked

• 350  gm mutton
• 1 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 cup finely chopped tomato
• 2 slit green chillies
• 1/2 tsp haldi/turmeric powder
• 1 cup water

Piri piri chicken with coleslaw

    Still remember the introduced flavour for frech fries in McDonalds, called as 'Spicy African seasoning, Piri Piri'  Yes, this chicken is flavoured with the same piri piri sauce.  Piri piri, the name derives from African Birds Eye chilli.

Piri piri sauce, which was Portugese in origin, and got prevalent in Mozambique, Angola, South Africa is made from these chillies, Bayleaf, peppercorns, oregano, onion, garlic, lime juice, basil, cilantro, citrus peel etc.  Now, lets make this piri piri sauce, marinate it with chicken and cook till done.  This spicy, red hot starter is accompanies by South American Coleslaw... It was super-duo combination.

Coleslaw

    Coleslaw is an salad of shredded raw cabbage, carrot and other optional fruits. This Southern US based dish is dressed with mayonnaise, vinegar and includes an pinch of mustard sauce too.  Preparations is soo simple and can be made in jiffy...This dish is usually had in barbeque chicken, chicken tikka etc.

Ingredients required

For the main salad

• 1 cup cabbage, cut into thin strips
• 1/2 cup carrot, cut into thin strips