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Shrimp stir fry

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Shrimp stir fry Ingredients: Fresh shrimp – 300 gm, deshelled and deveined Green chillie – 2 medium size, vertically slit Onion – 1 small size, thinly sliced Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp Red chilli powder – 1 tsp Black pepper powder – 1 tsp Dry ginger powder – 1/2 tsp Curry leaves – 2 sprigs Onion leaves – 4, finely chopped Salt as per taste Oil for sauté Instructions:        Take a small kadai, add some oil and heat it. When the oil is heated add slit green chillies, curry leaves and saute. Add onions and saute until they are half done. Add salt, shrimps and mix well. Sprinkle some pepper powder, dry ginger powder and mix well. When the shrimps are turning pink add some turmeric powder, red chilli powder and mix well. Allow these shrimps to cook under low to medium flame until they start to curl up. That’s it. Simple and super tasty Shrimp stir fry is ready in 5 minutes. Serve it hot as sides for main course meal or as quick snacks. You ma...

Amla chutney

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Amla chutney/ Nallikai chutney: Ingredients:  Indian goose berries – 8 medium size Fresh green/red chillies – 12 medium size Fresh coconut – 1/5 th cup, thinly sliced Cumin seeds – 1 tbsp Mustard seeds – 1 tsp Split bengal gram – 1.5 tsp Split black gram – 1 tsp Coriander leaves – 1 small bunch  Curry leaves – 1 sprig Red dried chillies – 2 Oil for saute and tempering Instructions:      In a thick pan, add fresh chillies, a teaspoon of oil and saute for a minute. In the same pan add  deseeded indian gooseberries, 2 table spoons of oil and saute until the berries turn to be 75% soft.  Now, add cumin seeds, fresh coconut slices, coriander leaves, 1 tsp oil and saute well for a minute  or 2. When this mixture cools down, add it into a blender along with salt and blend well into fine  paste. You may add little water if required while blending.  ...