Bitter gourd with Dry Shark (പാവയ്ക്കയും സ്രാവ് മീനും)

Bitter gourd with Dry Shark (പാവയ്ക്കയും സ്രാവ് മീനും)

Last time I provided the Malayalam version of this recipe. Let me translate it in to English today :-)

Ingredients

1) Bitter gourd          1 cup, chopped well

2) Dry Fish (shark)   1/2 cup,cut in to thin and small pieces.

3) Coconut                1/2 cup,grated well.
   Small onion           10 no,cut in to 4 pieces.
   Ginger                   1 small piece,chopped well.
   Green chilly          6 no,chopped well.
   Curry leaves         1 spring.
   Salt                       Desired quantity (Note: If you haven't removed salt from the dry fish, be very careful while adding the salt. You will need very little salt)

4) Mustard               2 tsp.
5) Coconut Oil         2 tbsp.

Method of preparation
Take all the items listed under 1, 2, 3 (bitter gourd, dry shark fish pieces, coconut, etc.) in a dish and mix it well. If you would like to fry the curry leaves and ginger pieces in oil, you can keep them separate.

Heat some oil in a kadai and sprinkle some mustard seeds. When the mustard seeds start sputtering, add the above mixture. Add a little water. It would be better if you can add very little or no water, but still able to cook without it getting burnt. You will need turn the flame into low once it is half cooked so that the dish will not be burnt.

Papad Bonda (പപ്പട ബോണ്ട)

Papad bonda (പപ്പട ബോണ്ട)

Today let us see how to make Papad Bonda. This is an easy to make snack item. Most people usually have papad in their homes, so they can try this one without any issues. Some people likes to fry the papads in oil, others like to roast it directly which is oil free. In today's recipe, we will make a snacks item out of papad.

Ingredients:
Potatoes                 3 no.s
Green chilly          3 (chopped well)
Onion                    2 (chopped well)
Ginger                   A small piece
Salt                        As needed
Turmeric powder   ''
Coconut oil            ''

Method of preparation:
Keep the soft papad (typically called Kerala papad) socked in water for  2 minutes. This will make the papad very soft. Take it out, and fill it with the masala, fold it properly and deep fry it in oil.

Filling preparation (masala)
We can prepare the masala to be filled within the papd using veg or non-veg items. Here I am going to use potatoes to prepare the veg filling.

1) Boil the potatoes in a pressure cooker.
2) Take a pan, add some coconut oil. Fry the onions in the coconut oil until they turn transparent and soft. Add ginger and turmeric powder to this.
3) Peel the potatoes and smash them well. Add the smashed potatoes into the above mixture.

Fill this mixture into the papad and fold the sides together to make it into a cone shape. Deep fry it. The masala papad is ready !!