Saturday, April 30, 2011

Tomato Soup

Ingredients:

Tomato - 5 nos
Onion - 1 no
Garlic cloves - 3 nos
Bayleaves - 1 no
Black peppercorns - 4-5 nos
Basil leaves - 3-4 nos
Refind flour - 2 tblsps
Bread - 2 slices
Olive oil - 2 tblsps
Sugar - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Fresh cream for garnish


Recipe:

1. Cut onion in to slices and finely chop the garlic.
2. Heat oil in a pan. Add black pepper and bay leaves. Saute it for a minute.
3. Add sliced onion and chopped garlic to it. After a minute add 2 tblsps of refined flour and mix well.
4. After 2 minutes add roughly chopped tomatos and add 2 cups of hot water.
5. Add basil leaves and salt as per taste. Cover and let it simmer for 10-15 minutes on a low flame.
6. After the tomatoes get cooked, strain the water from it and puree the strained mixture.
7. In a pan add the strained water. Strain the puree made in mixer and add to the water.
8. Add 1 tsp sugar and adjust the seasoning. Let the soup simmer for 5 minutes on low flame
9. Cut the bread slice into crutons. Toss these crutons in another pan on 1 tsp of olive oil.
10. Place these crutons in a serving soup bowl. Pour the tomato soup, garnish it with cream and basil. Serve hot.



Monday, April 25, 2011

Trout Fish Fry


Ingredients:

Trout Fish - 1 no
Rice flour - 1/2 cup
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Asafoetida (Hing) - 1 tsp
Red chilly powder - 2 tsp
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Lemon - 1 no
Oil to fry
Salt to taste
Onion, tomato and carrot for garnish


Recipe:

1. Clean the trout fish thoroughly and make some slits on it.
2. Apply half squizzed lemon, salt and hing to it. Keep aside for 10 minutes. 
3. In a bowl take ginger garlic paste. Add red chilly powder, garam masala, turmeric powder and salt to it. Mix it well.
4. Apply this ginger garlic paste mixture on a fish and keep it in the fridge for 10-15 minutes.
5. In a plate take rice flour. Add 1 tsp red chilly powder and salt as per taste. Mix well.
6. Remove the fish from fridge. Roll the fish in this rice flour.
7. In a pan heat some oil. Place the rolled fish on it and shallow fry it.
8. After 3 minutes flip the fish and again fry it for 3 minutes.
9. Place the fried fish on a serving plate. Garnish it with salad and serve hot.