Chicken pepper fry

Ingredients 

Chicken 1 lb

Onion chopped 2 medium

Black Pepper powder 2-3 tsp

Chili powder 1tsp

Green chili 2

Tomato chopped 1 big

Coriander powder 2 tsp

Cumin powder 1 tsp

Crushed ginger garlic 1 tbs

Turmeric 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Oil 1 tbs

Method

- Marinate the chicken pieces with salt, turmeric and 1tsp blk pepper powder and keep it in refrigerator for at least 30 mins.

- Heat some oil and fry the onion till they are translucent then add crushed ginger and garlic. Fry this masala for 2-3 mins.

- Now add the chopped tomato and all other dry spices, then cook for another 5-10 mins 

- Then put marinated chicken to the above masala and cook it till the chicken is done.

Turnip Tawa fry (Oriya style)

Turnip 1 medium

Turmeric 1/4 tsp

Black pepper powder 1/4 tsp

Red chili powder 1/4 tsp

Crushed garlic 2 pods

Rice flour 1tbs

Salt to tast

Oil 1tbs

Method

- In a saucepan boil 1-2cups of water by putting some salt and turmeric powder.

- Slice the turnip around 1 inch diameter, and add this to boiling water and cook it for 10-15 mins

- Now drain all the water, then add all other spices along with rice flour to the turnip and rub it evenly

- Heat the Tawa/skillet add little oil and place turnips and cook in med to high heat till both the sides become light brown.(while cooking make sure all the turnips touching the skillet)

Ridge gourd with mushroom and potato(Oriya style)

Ingredients 

Ridge gourd gut in small cubes 1 cup

Small potato 1

Mushroom 1-2 cup

Mustard paste(mustard seed 1tbs + cumin seed1/4 tsp + garlic pod 3, grind these using little water)

Panch poran 1/4 tsp

Green chili/ dried red chili 1-2 

Turmeric 1/4 tsp

Coriander leaves for garnish 

Salt to taste

Oil 1-2 tsp

Dried mango small piece(optional)

Onion chopped 1tbs

Method

-  Heat oil in the pan put panch poran and chili, let it crackle then fry the onion till light brown

-  Now put mustard paste and turmeric powder and cook for 4-5 mins by adding little water

-  Put all vegetables and mushrooms, sprinkle salt and stir it for 2-3 mins and then add 1cup of water and cover the lid 

-  Cook it for 10-15 min in medium flame or till the vegetables are fully cooked, then garnish coriander leaves 

Achari paneer

Ingredients 

Paneer 200 gm

Achari masala 1tbsp 

Tomato 1 small

Cashew nuts 10-12

Ginger 1 inch

Onion 1/2 small (optional)

Method

- Make a paste out of tomato,ginger and cashew nuts and keep it aside

- Heat oil and fry the sliced onion till they are golden brown

- Put the Achanri masala, then the masala paste

- Let it cook till masala is fully cooked

-The add little water and paneer cubes

-Now sprinkle some chopped coriander leaves

-Cover the lid and let it cook for 5 more mins.

Mahura (mix veg curry)

Ingredients 

Vegetables cut in small cubes (arvi, yam,pumpkin,Kankada/spine gourd, brinjal) 2 cups

Shredded coconut 2 1/4 cup

Clarified butter/ghee  2tsp 

cumin seed 1/4 tsp

Dried red chili 1-2 

Salt to taste

Hing 1pinch 

Mustard paste 2tsp ( 2-3 tsp mustard seeds+1/8 tsp cumin seeds)

Method

- Heat ghee in a pan, then make the tempering by adding hing, cumin seeds, dried red chili 

- Now put all the vegetables and saute it for 2-3 mins

-Add salt and mustard paste, now cover the lid and cook till the vegetables are 1/2 done

-Then put all the shredded coconuts and let it cook for another 10-12 min.