Chicken Liver with Squash

Ingredients:

300 grams of Chicken liver
1 big red Onion, thinly sliced
1 spoon of freshly grated Ginger

2 spoon of Garam Masala not powdered, 3 cloves, 1 green Cordomon, 1 black Cordomon, 1 Bay leaf, 1 spoon Corriander seeds, 1 small Cinnamon stick, 1 spoon of Fennel and 1 spoon of Cummin seeds (powdered garam masala is over powering)
1 spoon of Turmeric powder 3 spoons of freshly ground black pepper
5 Serrano green Chillies
1 green and 1 yellow Squash
1 large Tomato, cut into small cubes


Add 2 spoons of oil into a pan, add the onions and the garam masala mix and stir well on a low flame
This whole garam masala will enhance the aroma as well as the taste
Add the liver and tomato and stir it well for 5 minutes, add the freshly made ginger and garlic, mix it well, add the tomato and turmeric powder mix it well, now put the lid on it and cook in a low flame for 10 minutes. At this point the liver will be well cooked and the tomato will be peeled of the skin and meshed well with the other ingredients. Add the yellow and green squash and stir it well. Raise the flame to medium heat, stir it well add the chillies and cook for another 2 minutes, now add the black pepper powder and salt and stir well and cook for another minute. If more heat is needed we can add a spoon of chillie powder. Serve it with rice or chappathi. Cheap but great tasting, the vegetables and chilly cooked right, delicious food.

Kovaikaai Poriyal - Ivy Gourd

Ingredients

500 gms of Ivy Gourd (cut into half)
3 petals of crushed Garlic
1 large Red Onion, thinly sliced
1 spoon of Coriander Seeds, give nice aroma and crispnesss
2 spoons of dried chillie flakes 1/2 a tablespoon of turmeric powder 1 spoon Oil

Add the oil to a pan, once is hot add the onions and coriander seeds
sautee it for a few minutes, then add the cut the Ivy Gourd, stir for 5 minutes, now add salt to taste, add the chillie flakes and garlic stir it well. Put a lid and cook for another 5 minutes, don't over cook it otherwise it will be mushy, excellent dish, great food for people with diabetes.

Steamed Thilapia (Thai Cusine)

Ingredients:

1 fresh Tilapia or Red Snapper Fish
Ginger, a few Garlic petals, 3 Green Chillies, 1 spoon dried Chillie flakes, 3 Green Limes, 7 spoons of light Soy sauce
Cut the ginger into small cubes
Slice the ginger into fine thin slices
Rinse the fish well and dry it up with a tissue paper
Place it in a plate, fill the cavity of the fish with the ginger cubes, quarterd lime, and few pieces of garlic
Thinly slice the lime ( half a lime should be enough)
Place the thinly sliced lime on the bottom and top of the fish
Take wide mouthed skillet and half a cup of water and place the plate which has the fish into the skillet
Bring the water to a boil, now put the lid on and cook the fish in medium flame for 15 minutes

Make the Sauce now
Take a bowl add 7 spoons of light soy sauce
Add 1 crushed garlic petal into it
Add 3 crushed green chillies
Add 1/2 spoon of dried chillie flakes
Add 2 freshly squeezed limes

Mix it well and taste it, you should have some saltiness, sweet and sour and the heat from the chillies, adjust the lemon juice according to the taste
Bring the plate with the fish out of the skillet and pour the sauce and serve it with sticky white rice

For more aroma, heat 3 spoons of Sesame oil, add thinly sliced green onion and leek, stir it well for 2 minutes and pour the hot oil over the fish