Mackerel shallow fry

Ingredients:
For marination:
3 Mackerel slit from the center
2 tbspn tamarind paste
5-6 big cloves of garlic crushed /paste
2-3 tbspn of red chilly
1/2 tspn turmeric powder
1/2 tspn hing powder/Asafoedita
1 tbspn salt or to taste 
oil for shallow frying
1 small cup unroasted rava/sooji/semolina for frying


Method:

• Wash the fish nicely under running water for 3-4 times
• Hold the fish firmly and chop off the head part and make a slit from the centre to pull the flesh apart.
• In a small bowl prepare the marination mixture by adding salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, tamarind paste, garlic paste. Mix well by adding 1/4th cup water
• Apply the paste evenly to the fish on both the sides. Keep aside for at least 15 mins
• Now take some rava/sooji in plate, add hing powder, a pinch of salt, mix all
• Coat each fish evenly with rava n fry it on pan . add oil for frying. Fry on both sides till nice golden brown colour appears

Preparation time: 30 mins
cooking time: 30 mins

Cream of Asparagus soup

Asparagus not only tastes delicious, but is also a wonderful source of nutrients for a healthy body and mind. Being low in calorie, it contains many anti inflammatory nutrients, rich source of vitamin A, C and K. A good antioxidant which helps reduce ageing process naturally making you look younger. Besides, it also prevents birth defects by preventing folate deficiency

Ingredients:
Asparagus           : 6 tender shoots trimmed and cut into 1      inch pieces
onion, chopped   : 1 big
garlic, minced     : 2 cloves
chicken stock      : 1 cube

butter                    : 1 tbspn

ground black 

pepper                 : 1/2 tspn or more

salt                       : to taste

milk                      :1 cup

fresh cream        : 1/2 cup or more

Method :

• Dilute the a cube of chicken stock in a bowl of hot water
• Cover and cook the chopped onions and asparagus pieces with half the stock solution till tender (takes about 8 mins on medium heat)simmer until asparagus is tender

• cool n grind to a smooth paste
• in the same pan heat butter. add pepper n minced garlic . Sauté for a minute
• add the remaining stock solution and bring to boil
• Pour the ground paste and boil
• lastly add in milk. turn off heat as soon as it just starts to boil
• stir in a ladleful of hot soup in serving bowl and top some cream over it
• Cream of Asparagus soup served with roasted asparagus

Cooking time : 15 mins

Serves : 4 bowl

Potato finger chips

Ingredients: 
potatoes               : 2

red chilli powder  : 1 tbspn

salt                      : to taste
turmeric powder  :1/2 tbspn
garlic, crushed     : 5-6 

oil                       :4-5 tbspn
mustard seeds      :1 tspn

Method:

• Slice the potatoes in long stripes
• mix salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, crushed garlic  and keep aside for about 15 mins

• Then take some oil in non stick pan, add mustard seeds, wait till it splutters.
• add the potatoes, put the lid on. keep stirring occasionally on medium heat

• after the potatoes are cook completely, take off the lid. keep stirring on medium to high heat till they turn crispy

Cooking time: 20 mins

Note:

• Cook in non stick cookware only 
• Bell pepper can also done in the similar way