Dried Anchovies sambal (Malaysian style)

Ingredients

Dried Anchovies 250 gms

Onion 1

Tomato 1

Dry red chilli paste 2 tbsp (soak 15-20 dry red chilli in hot water for 10 minutes. Drain water and remove the seeds. Grind to smooth paste)

Tamarind paste 1 tbsp

Salt and oil as required

Preparation

1.      Grind onion and tomato coarsely

2.      In a pan add oil, ground paste and salt. Saute well

3.      Add chilli paste and saute well

4.      Cook till oil oozes out

5.      Add anchovies and ¼ cup of water

6.      Allow it to cook

7.      Once the water dries up add tamarind paste and allow it to boil once

Serve with rice and boiled egg

Village style quail curry( gramathu kaadai kulambu)

Ingredients

Quail cleaned and cut 4

Pepper powder 1 ½ tbsp

Turmeric powder 1 tsp

Small onion 25 chopped

Ginger garlic paste 2 tsp

Curry leaves 2 sprigs

Mustard seeds ½ tsp

Cinnamon 1 inch

Tomato chopped 2

Salt and oil as required

Preparation

1.      Clean quail and rub it with turmeric powder and wash

2.      In a pan add oil, mustard seeds, curry leaf, cinnamon and onion. Saute well

3.      Add ginger garlic paste and quail.saute well

4.      Add turmeric powder, pepper powder and toss well

5.      Add tomatoes and cook till mushy

6.      Add salt and water

7.      Allow to cook till done

8.      Adjust the gravy to be thicker for desired taste

Serve with rice

Egg shallots omelette

Ingredients

Egg 1

Shallots (sambar onion) 10 chopped finely

Green chilli 1 chopped finely

Pepper corns 1 tsp crush it coarsely

Salt and oil as required

Preparation

1.      In a pan add little oil, green chilli, shallots and a pinch of salt. Saute well, till it turns glossy

2.      Turn off the flame and allow it to cool

3.      In a bowl add egg and a little salt. Beat well

4.      Once the onion is cooled add to egg and mix well

5.      In a pan add a little oil and pour the egg mixture

6.      Sprinkle pepper

Allow it to cook

Goes well with rasam rice on a rainy day