Chettinad Recipes

Ingredients
Meat – 1/2 Kilo
Red Chilli Powder – 2 Tablespoon
Dhaniya Powder – 3 Tablespoon
Somph – 2 Tablespoon
Jheera – 2 Tablespoon
Khus Khus – 1 Tablespoon
Grated Coconut – 5 Tablespoon
Cashewnuts – 8
Cinnamon – 1 Inch Piece
Cloves – 3
Garlic – 1 Full pod peeled
Onions – 2 Cut into bits
Tomatoes – 2 Chopped
Salt – To taste

Method
Grind or mix chilly powder and dhania powder together with a little water.
Grind somph, jheera, khus khus and ginger together.
Grind coconut and cashewnuts together.
Heat oil in a vessel, fry cinnamon, curry leaves, cloves, cut garlic and cut onions, fry well.
Then add dhania and chilly masala, then samph, jheera masala fry well.
Add the cleaned meat pieces and fry for 15 to 20 minutes
Then add the coconut mixture and the cut tomatoes.
Pour adequate amount of water.
Add salt to taste and pressure cook.
When meat is well cooked remove and serve, garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

Ingredients
Minced meat – 1/2 Kilo
Onions – 2 Big cut fine
Garlic – 1 Full pod peeled and cut fine
Salt – To Taste
Oil – 4 Tablespoon

Grind together
Chilli Powder – 2 Tablespoon full
Somph – 1 Teaspoon
Khus Khus – 1 Tablespoon
Cinnamon – 1/2 Inch
Cloves – piece 2
Grated Coconut – 4 Tablespoon

Method
Heat a vessel with 2 glasses of water, add minced meat and ground masala and boil well or pressure cook till meat is cooked.
Heat a deep frying pan with oil, add cut onions and garlic and fry till onions are golden brown.
Then add the cooked meat with the remaining water. Cook till all the water is absorbed, add salt to taste.

Ingredients:
Brain – 2
Onions – 3 (Cut into piece)
Chilli powder – 3 teaspoon
Turmeric powder -1/2teaspoon
Salt -To taste
Oil – 2 Tablespoon

Crush to a paste using a little water:
Ginger – 1/2 Inch
Somph – 1/2 Teaspoon
Garlic – 6 Small Pods

Method:
Wash the brain well and cut into fairly large pieces.
Heat a vessel with 1 glass of water, add chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and half the cut onions and the brain and cook for 10 minutes, remove from fire.
Heat a frying pan with a little oil, put the remaining cut onions, fry well, add the crushed spices.
When onions have browned, add the cooked brain with the water, mix carefully, so as not to break the brain pieces. Cook till all the water is evaporated, and the brain is well cooked, garnish with cut coriander leaves.