Mushroom potato pachai masal (green gravy)

This is a very tasty recipe which is commonly prepared in our home mostly as a non veg side.  I happened to try this with mushrooms and it turned out to be very delicious . Sharing my tasty and easy recepie to entertain you're taste buds.

For the masala (grind)

10 small onions
Patta (cinnamon stick) small
Krambu (cloves) 2
Chillies 6
Garlic pod 7
Pepper 10
Green chilli 1
Tomato 1
Coriander leaf 1 bunch

Pour a little oil fry and grind this mixture into a paste.

Heat a pan pour oil and once its hot splutter curry leaves and mustard.
Now add the ground masala paste and sauté

Now add the cut mushrooms and potatoes.

Add a little salt to taste and sauté.

Add water and keep it until the oil lutes out.

Tasty curry is ready to be served with roti pr rice.

Nandu (Crab) Thokku Masala - Moms Special!!

Crab a very tasty dish by itself!! Make the most of it by preparing this simple yet Delicious dish. This is a very common dish made by my mom , I start drooling when this gets cooked bcoz the aroma it lets out is so mesmerizing.

Few tips:
Buy Nandu (Crabs) during Amavasai , No moon day; Crabs gets into full flesh for reproduction during this phase and clean crabs otherwise they don't come out well.
Clean and cook immeditely ; Fresh crabs are always the best; eat soon as cooked ; freezing them and reheating not much advisable
Crabs gets cooked easily ; over cooking should be avoided


Cooking time : 15 -20 min ; Serves : 3 people
Grind it to paste:
Sina vengayam / Small onions - 10-15
Patta -1 to 2
Lavangam -1 to 2
Kadal Pasi - small piece
Seeragam - 1 spoon
Sombu - 1 spoon
Melagu / Pepper - 1 spoon
K.Molakai / Red Chilli - 5-6
Ginger - small piece
Garlic - 6-7 pods
Thengai/ Coconut - a small piece
Pour oil and fry all these , allow to cool and grind them to a paste

Crab - 5-6 (Big) Clean and cook immediately
Onion - 1
Tomato - 2
Chilly Dhaniya powder (check and add if needed) - 1/ 2 spoon
Salt - to taste
Turmeric powder - one pinch

To season:
Oil (Gingily oil) - 1 cup
Mustard seeds
Sombu
Curry leaf


Process :

Keep Kadai ; add oil ; Once hot; add Kaduku (mustard seeds), Sombu , Curry leaves and allow it to splutter

Now add Onion,allow it to fry, once color changes; add Tomato and a pinch of turmeric

Now add the ground masala
Once fried add the crab , this will ooze out water now sprinkle water and allow it to cook for 5 min

Serve hot with Rice!!
Enjoy your meal...