Fruit Custard

               Custards are one of the most easiest and tastiest Indian desserts. You can add fruits to it and make it a fruit custard.So simple as it sounds. Make sure the fruits you add does not ooze out water and make the custard more watery.When you choose to add bananas , remember .. add them at the last when you are ready to serve.

Ingredients:

1. Milk - 500 ml
2. Custard Powder - 3 spoons
3. Whipped cream
4. Sugar - 2 cups
5. Saffron 
6. Bananas,Strawberries,grapes,kiwi and Apple
7. Any fruit of you choice.

How to make it :

1. Boil milk in a crock pot and sugar and stir it occasionally.
2. Add the custard powder and and the saffron and let it boil.
3. Let it thicken until it becomes half of it. Make sure the milk doesn't get burnt.
4. Allow it to cool and mix the cream and leave refrigerate it so that i settles well.
5. Add the fruits little before you are ready to serve it. Make a wonderful dessert.

Tilapia Fish Curry

          My mom used to make meen kozambhu and  I have always been a big fan of this fish curry and my blog will be incomplete without this as it has lot of memories of the old times :). She usually saves it for the next day, yes it is tastier when it settles for sometime.I tried it out with Tilapia bcos we get those fresh here :).Soo easy to make and very tasty.

Ingredients:

1. Tilapia Fillets 3 (Cubed) 
2. Onion - 1 big
3. Garlic pods - 5-6 (chopped)
4. Ginger - 2 inch (chopped)
5. Green Chillies - 3
6. Tomatoes - 1 big
7. Tamarind 
8. Chilli powder
9. Salt

How to make it :

1. Cube the fishes and mix it with chilli powder, turmeric and some salt and let it marinate for sometime.
2. Take a pan add some oil and saute the fillets gently on medium flame until it turns colors. This is just to make the fish firm so that it does not dissolve in the gravy.
3. Take a kadai and add oil and green chillies and onions and let it saute well.
4. Then add the chopped garlic and ginger. Saute them until you get the aroma.
5. Add the sliced tomatoes and chilli powder and turmeric powder and let it cook until an aroma comes. Add some water and tamarind paste and let it cook.
6. Once the curry is cooked, add the tilapia fish into the curry and literally  do not stir. Let it cook for like 5 mins on medium flame and switch it off.
7. Let it settle for sometime for it to be more tastier. Serve it with hot rice. Enjoy!!

Potato- GreenPeas Curry

Ingredients:

1. Potatoes - 2 (Sliced into cubes)
2. Green Peas
3. Onions - 1 big
4. Tomatoes - 1 big
5. Ginger Garlic paste - 1 spoon
6. Coriander powder  - 2 spoons
7. Red Pepper/Chilli powder - 1 spoon
8. Turmeric powder
9. Grated Coconut - 3 spoons 

How to make it :

1. Take a pressure cooker or a kadai and add oil and add the usual stuff like cloves and some mustrad.
2. Add onions and fry until its transparent and then add the ginger garlic paste.
3. Then add the minced totmatoes and let it cook.
4. Grind the coconut and coriander powder to a paste.
5. Add the paste to the cooker and add the turmeric powder and chilli powder and let it cook, until raw smell goes off and oil seperates.
6. Now add the potatoes and the green peas and add salt and let it cook for 2 whistles.
7. Serve it with roti or white rice. Enjoy!!