Chettinad Recipes

Ingredients
4 Eggs
1 Onion
1 Tomato (small)
6 Garlic flakes
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
2 tsp Coriander powder
1 tsp Red chilli powder
1/4 Cup coconut paste
1/4 tsp Fennel seeds
1/2 tsp Fenugreek seeds
2 tbsp Tamarind paste
 Cup water
Oil for cooking
Salt to taste

method:
Chop the onion, , tomato and garlic. 
Heat the oil. Add fennel seeds and fenugreek seeds. 
Add the , onion  garlic.and tomato 
Saute till they turn brown
Cook till it turns tender. 
Mix turmeric powder, red chilli, coriander powder and salt. 
Fry the mixture for few minutes. 
Add coconut, tamarind paste and water. Bring it to boil. 
boil the eggs in the water and peel the shell and drop it in the above kuzhambu. . 
Cook it covered over medium flame for 10 minutes. 
Once the eggs are cooked properly, adorn the gravy with coriander leaves. 
Serve it with steamed rice.

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
Dried Meat pieces – 6
Small Onions – 20 (Peeled and cut into half)
Garlic – 1 Full pod peeled and cut
Tomatoes – 2 Cut
Tuvar dhal – 1 cup cooked
Somph – 1/2 A Teaspoon
Cinnamon – 1/2 Inch piece
Chilli Powder – 2 Teaspoon
Dhaniya Powder – 2 Tablespoon
Turmeric Powder – 1/2 Teaspoon
Tamarind – 1 Small lime size
Drumsticks – 3
Brinjal – 4

Method
Pour a little oil in a vessel. Add somph, then cut small onions and cut garlic, fry well.
Wash the dried meat pieces, pound a little into pieces and add to the fried onions and garlic.
Pour 2 glasses of hot water and let the meat cook.
When 3/4 cooked add cooked tuvar dhal,add cut drumsticks ,add cut brinjals cook and cover.
Mix tamarind, chilly powder, dhaniya powder and turmeric in half a glass of water, pour into the meat curry cook till the gravy is fairly thick remove from fire.
Heat a vessel with a little oil. First put cinnamon and the tomatoes, cook for a while and pour the curry into this, boil for a few minutes and remove from fire.