Shrimp Scampi

Ingredients:
1 pound clean, deveined medium to large Shrimp

1/4 finely chopped Onion

1 tablespoon finely chopped or grinded Garlic

1 medium sized finely chopped Tomato

2 tablespoon Butter

1 teaspoon Cumin powder, some Chilli powder, 1 teaspoon Oregano, Salt to taste.


Method:

Heat a shallow pan. Melt the butter and saute the chopped onion to golden pink. Put the garlic paste/finely chopped garlic and saute for another 10 minutes in medium heat.


Put the shrimp and quickly turn both sides. Put the tomatoes, cumin powder, and red chilli powder, salt, oregano, and simmer for 15-20 minutes.


When the tomatoes turns in a puree, take it out of the heat and serve with garlic bread or long grain rice.


Quick way to make garlic bread:

Take some white bread. Lay the bread slices in a baking tray. Brush some butter on it. Sprinkle some salt and garlic powder on it and bake in oven for 10 minutes in 350oF

Prawn Thokku

Ingredients:

Prawn -- Big or Medium size Prawn, Cleaned(1 pack).

Onion -- big 1 no-Chopped.

Tomatoe -- 1 no-chopped.

Ginger & Garlic Paste -- 3 tsp.

Turmeric Powder -- 2 pinch.

Red Chilly Powder -- 2 tsp(3 tsp for hot)

Cloves -- 3 no.

Cinnamon Stick -- A small bit.

Oil -- 3 tsp.

Salt -- As required amount.

Garam masala -- 2 tsp


Method:

Wash the prawn cleanly,add 1 tsp of Red chilly Powder, a pinch of turmeric powder, a little amount of salt and mix it all into the cleaned prawn and keet that a side.

Heat the deep kadhai and pour 3 tsp of oil,after the oil gets heated,add the chopped Onion, cloves, cinnamon stick and fry till turns brown in colour, then add the ginger and garlic paste, fry it for 5 min.

To this now add Turmeric powder, Tomatoes, red chilly powder, Garam masala and fry it in a medium flame, allow the tomatoe juice to be well mixed with the other ingredients.

Now add the prawn which is kept a side, to this and mix it well and now add 3 glass of water. (Remember, shouldn't add too much of water, if you add then the prawn will become very hard).

Let the water dries up and turns to thick.

After this step you can see the prawn is wrapped with the thick gravy,at this stage turn your stove off.

Now your Prawn Thokku is ready to serve, season it witha coriander leaves, and also crush a pinch of lime on it(optional).

Prawn Thokku, goes well with Fried rice, Biryani, Naan, Chapathi, Roti, with any mixed rice and Dosa.

Karahi Chicken

Ingredients:
chicken - 500 gms

tomatoes - 2 large

green pepper - 2/3 nos

ginger & garlic paste - 1 spoon

chiken tikka masala - 2 spoons

red pepper powder - 1 spoon

vinegar - 2 tbsp

salt to taste

Method:

Cut the chicken into small pieces and prick each chicken pieces with a fork (so that all the masala is absorbed).

Then add ginger & garlic paste, red chilly powder, chicken tikaa masala, vinegar & salt.

Mix them well and set aside for about an hour.

Then in a karahi take oil (lots...) then heat the oil really well.

Then add the chicken pieces and let it cook.

Once it is done, take the chicken pieces off and drain the oil.

Then in another pan, add the chicken and put the cut tomatoes and green chillies and cook it for about 10 mins.

Hot and spicy, karahi chicken is ready to eat with Naan and Roti's.

Mouth watering

mouth watering food i ever taken on some happy days.