Potato Thokku

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Haii ...., Everybody likes potato so today i have come up with nice potato curry from Chennai , It is yummy curry which my mom makes as a side for the variety rice like tamarind, lemon or tomato rice during my school and college days. Whenever i take this in my lunch box i never get even one piece all will be eaten by my friends :) It's a yummy curry which has the taste of onion,tomato and spice mixed well with the potato try it , Enjoy Cooking :) :)

Preparation Time : 10 - 15 mins
Cooking Time : 15 - 20 mins
Serves : 2 nos

Ingredients :

Potato medium size - 4 nos
Cut onions - 1 cup
Cut tomatoes - 1
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Chili powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 2 tsp
Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - 1 handful
Oil
Salt

Method :

Step 1 : Boil the potato with salt and peel the skin cut them into small cube shapes, In pan add 2 tsp oil, fennel seeds, curry leaves allow it to splutter, Then add the onion saute well till the raw smell goes then add the tomatoes saute till raw smell goes.

 


Step 2: Add the turmeric powder,chilli powder,coriander powder, needed salt for the ingredients. Saute well till it becomes in a gravy form, Now add the potatoes, 2tsp oil mix them well close the pan allow them to mix well for 10 - 15 minutes in a medium flame.

 


This goes well with all variety rice , chapatti.
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Shrimp/Prawn Jambalaya (Indian Style)

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Hello !!! hope everybody doing well, posting an interesting recipe. It's an Mexican dish   , where i have did little changes to suit our Indian taste buds :) it is a really colorful rice u can stuff this rice into a tortilla roll it up for lunch. I fried the Indian papads kept the rice on top of it and enjoyed it. Tasted amazingly, its a juicy and yummy rice which blends the sweetness of corn, spices and prawn, happy cooking .

Preparation Time : 20 mins
Cooking Time : 15 - 20 mins
Serves : 2 nos

Ingredients :

Basmati Rice - 1 cup
Shrimp / Prawn - 12 no
corn - 1/2 cup
Cut green capsicum - 1/2 cup
Cut red capsicum - 1/2 cup
Cut spring Onions - 1/2 cup
Butter - 1 tsp
Minced garlic and ginger - 1 tsp
Dry chilli - 2 nos
Cut onion into rings - 1 handful
Black pepper powder - 1 tsp
Tomato Ketchup - 2 tsp
Cut Tomato - 1 cup
Cut green chilli - 1 tsp
Chili paste - 1 tsp [prepare at home by boiling the red dry chilli grind them and saute the grind paste in oil ]
Cut coriander leaves / cilantro - 1 handful
oil - 1 tsp
Salt

Method:

Step 1: Cook the basmati rice with 1 tsp of oil and salt, keep it aside, wash the prawn cut all the veggies keep it aside.

Step 2: In pan add butter , dry red chilli, cut garlic,cut onion rings, green chili, chilli paste, corn and Shrimp, saute till the shrimp cooks well.

 

Step 3: Add the green capsicum,red capsicum ,tomato,tomato ketchup and cilantro allow it to cook , now add the cooked rice ,spring onion,black pepper powder and needed salt. Toss well for 5 minutes .

 

Your Shrimp Jambalaya is ready now. Enjoy.!!!
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