Home made Timbits

All purpose flour            2 1/2 cup
Yeast                             1 tsp
Luke warm water           2 tbsp water
Sugar                             1/2 tsp
Egg                                1
Banana                           1
Luke warm milk              1/4 cup
Salt                                 pinch
Vanilla                              1/4 tsp
Oil                                    For frying

Mix the yeast in Lukewarm water and 1 tsp sugar.set it aside.
Mix the flour egg and banana using your finger. Add yeast mixture,sugar,salt, vanilla and mix well.
Add Lukewarm milk to make a sticky dough. ( not too loose  not too thick. Let it stand for an hour.
Heat the oil to fry. Make little balls out of dough and deep fry under medium heat. till golden brown. when it cools down sprinkle with powdered sugar and (or) cinnamon powder.

Variations: Chopped apples or raisins in place of banana

Fruit salad

Stir fried broccoli with coconut

Broccoli                  2 bunches
Onion                     1 small
Green or red chili     2
Coconut grated       1/2 cup
Vegetable oil            4 tbs
Shallots                   1
Mustard seeds         1/4 tsp
Curry leaves             2
black lentils              1 tbsp

Chop Broccoli florets and stems. Chop onions and chili peppers. Mix broccoli, onion chili and grated coconut together. Add t tbsp water to the pan. Covet the pan and steam for about 3 minutes. in another pan heat oil and splutter mustard seeds and black lentils. Add chopped shallots and curry leaves when the shallots turns golden brown turn the heat off. Add the mixture to the broccoli and mix well.

Tilapia fish mole

Tilapia fillets         4
Ginger chopped   1 tbsp          
Garlic sliced                  2 cloves
Coconut  milk      250ml
Green chili         4
Ginger chopped   1 tbsp          
Garlic sliced                  2 cloves
Coconut  milk      250ml
Green chili           3
Onion sliced          2
Mustard seeds       1/2 tsp
Curry leaves          2 stems
Tomato                 2 medium size
Oil                         2 tbsp

Clean the Tilapia cut in to big pieces.Let all the water drain out.
In a clay pot heat oil. splatter mustard seeds. add curry leaves   ginger garlic and green green chili saute well. Add onion and saute until it becomes translucent. Add a cup of water let it boil for about 5 minutes.
Add the fish pieces and let it cook until fish becomes firm to touch. Slice tomatoes and add t to the curry. Add coconut milk, turn the heat down to low cook it for another 5 minutes. serve hot.       

Kadai Chicken

Chicken                1kg
Green pepper        2
Onion medium       2
Ginger chopped      2 tbsp
Garlic chopped         3 cloves
Cinnamon stick           1
Cardamom                4
Cloves                  5
Chilli pepper             1 tbsp
Coriander powder     2 tsp
Turmeric powder     1/2 tsp
Oil                           1/4 cup
Tomato                     2
Coconut milk            1 cup

 clean and cut chicken in to small pieces. chop onion garlic and ginger. Heat the oil in a large pan. fry onion garlic and ginger until golden brown.  add cinnamon cloves and cardamom. fry for another minute.Make a paste with chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder. Turn the heat down to medium and saute  paste until oil comes out clear.  add chopped tomato and saute well. Add chicken pieces  and cook without adding any water for about 10 minutes stirring occasionally. Add a cup of water cover with lid and cook until well done. turn the heat down  and add coconut milk heat for about 5 more minutes under low heat.  seerve hot.

Beef ularthiyathu

1.Beef Diced                    3 cup
2.Green chilli                     2
3.Tomato chopped            1
4.Ginger                            1/2 tbsp
5.Garlic                              4 cloves
6.Garam masala                  1tbsp
7.Turmeric                           1/4 tsp
8.Cloves                               7
9.Aniseed                             1/tsp
10.Black pepper                     1/4 tsp

Coconut oil                       4 tbsp
Coconut slices  1/4 cup
 onion sliced        1 small

Was and and squeeze the water out of beef as much as possible.Mix 1-10 ingredients together and cook well.
Be sure to cook until all the water is absorbed, Turn the heat down if it starts to to stick to the bottom. In a large frying pan heat the oil  add coconut pieces , onion curry leaves for 2 minutes. add the cooked beef pieces and fry in medium heat.

BBQ Chicken wings

Chicken wings           28 (14 wings cut in to 2)
Rosemary                 1/2 tsp
Basil                         1/2 tsp
Chilly powder           1tsp
Salt                           1/2 tsp
Dijon BBq sauce       2 tbsp
Oil                             1-2 tsp





Mix all ingredients together.
leave in the fridge to marinade for 3 hrs .
Preheat the oven to 350c.
In a well oiled pan arrange the chicken wings. bake the  wings for about 45 minutes or untill it gives you a light golden colour.
use a spatula to turn the wings be sure to mix the wings with the oil thats comes out, cook it for another 5-10 minutes. Enjoy.