Hot n tangy Calamari(squid)

Ingredients:-
Squid-1/2 kg
Onion-2 sliced 
Ginger-Garlic paste-2-3tsp
Turmeric powder-1/2tsp
Green chilly-6-7(roughly chopped)
Red chilly powder-1/2tsp
White vinegar-1tsp
Tamarind juice-1tsp
Lemon juice-1tsp
Green chilly sauce-1/2tsp

How to clean the squid:-
1st step-Remove head from squid body
2nd step-Peel off the skin.
3rd step-pull out the cartilage or thin plasic sort of thing from the inner body.
4th step-cut into rings
5th step-wash and keep aside.


Method:-

• Marinate the rings with vinegar,chilly sauce,turmeric powder,ginger-garlic paste and little salt.
• Heat oil in a pan add chopped onion,green chillies and saute for few mins or till onions turns to light pink color.
• Add the red chilly powder and saute for a second.
• Now add the marinated squids and keep stirring on medium flame.
• Now add the tamarind juice,cover and cook for 5mins or till its cooked.
• Squeeze some lemon juice and serve hot with steamed rice.

Hinga (asafoetida)chutney....

GSB Konkani's want this chutney almost daily.The main flavor comes from asafoetida.This chutney goes well Protein rich (Soya bean and horse gram) dosor any other dosa ,idli or kottey idli..

Asafoetida chutney

Ingredients:-
Coconut-1cup(grated)
Green chilly-2
Red chilly-1
Tamarind-a small marble sized lump
Asafoetida-a small marble sized lump 
         or
Asafoetida powder-1small tsp
Salt to taste
Mustard seeds and curry leaves for tempering.
 Oil-2tsp

 red chilly and green chilly

Method:-

• Fry  chillies and asafoetida  with a tsp of oil as shown in the picture.
• Now grind all the ingredients to smooth paste.
• Now take a small pan add a tsp of oil,heat on medium flame.Now drop some mustard and let it crackle followed by curry leaves and switch off the gas.
• Garnish the chutney with the this seasoning.

French beans kismori......a.konkani dish

french beans kismori

Kismori is typical konkani dish mostly prepared using fried bitter gourd or carrots but just for a change i tried this with  french beans

Ingredietns

French beans-1/4 kg(finely chopped)

Onion-2 finely chopped 

Green chilly-2 chopped 

Coconut-2tbsp(grated)

Ginger-small piece(finely chopped)

Coriander leaves for garnishing 

Lemon juice-1tsp

Salt to taste

chopped french beans

Method:-

• Blanch beans till its soft.
• Now heat a pan add ginger,green chillies followed by blanched beans and salt.Stir for 5mins.Switch off the gas and transfer this to seving bowl .
• Garnish with chopped onion,grated coconut and sprinkle some coriander leaves.
• Add some lemon juice before serving.