Shrimp Gravy

Tit bits
This is a chettinad style kozhambu made with Shrimp.



Ingredients

Shrimp - 1-2 cups

Ginger Garlic Paste
Onion
Tomato
Curry leaves
Coconut milk powder - 2-3 spoons


Masala
Dry Roast these and grind to a nice paste

Dhaniya 2 spoons

Pepper - 1/2 spoon

Pattai - 1

Lavangam - 2

Elakkai - 2

Vara molagai - 2

Jeeragam - 1/2 spoon

Garlic - 8 pods

Preparation
Add oil in a pan and add curry leaves, onion, ginger garlic paste and saute. 
After about 2-3 mins add the tomato and saute.
Add the prawns and saute together.
Add salt ground masala and add water as needed and allow it all to boil together.
Can add some coconut milk (coconut milk powder) at the end.

Enjoy yummy Shrimp gravy with Jeera rice, chapathi or any other dish.

Soya Vaeppudu

This is recipe seen on tv that my husband customized with soya and added Verkadalai for additional taste.

Ingredients

Soya - 1 cup
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Chilli powder -1 + 1 spoon
Dhaniya powder - 1 spoon
Garam masala - 1/4 spoon
Salt - as needed
Peanut/Groundnut (Verkadalai) - powder coarsely

Onion 1 - cut into small pieces
Ginger garlic paste - 1 spoon
Tomato - 1 - cut into small pieces

Seasoning
Pattai
Elakkai
Lavang

Step1 - cooking the soya
 Boil water in a big vessel  with about 3/4th water..  Add a little salt and about a spoon of oil. Once the water starts boiling add the soya and bring it to a boil, let it get cooked soft. Let it cool, or if in a hurry :), run some cold water and drain and squeeze out all the water.  If they are big nuggets now cut into half or as 3 parts.

Step 2 - Marination
Add Turmeric powder, Chilli powder 1 spoon, a little salt (watch out and may be a little pinch is good), curd.
Mix it well, and can keep it it in the fridge for about half hour so it gets set well.

Step 3 -
Take Oil about 5 spoon, in a pan, and add Pattai, cloves(lavang), cardamom(elakkai) and saute for a minute.
Add Onion and saute till brown.
Add ginger garlic paste and saute
Add tomato and saute.
Add turmeric, garam masala, chilli powder 1 spoon, dhaniya powder 1 spoon and saute.
Add marinated to the this, and saute.  Sprinkle just a few drops of water as needed and saute well.
Once this all comes together and all the water is evaporated, add the peanut powder and saute for a few minutes.


Note : this can also be made with Chicken