Amarnath Leaves(Thotakura) with Dry Prawns

Dry Prawns are a favorite in-house.
They go well when cooked with cabbage, bottle-gourd, ridge gourd or plain tomato.
However my favourite remains the one with Amarnath leaves/thotakura.
I love all greens and amarnath leaves/thotakura are no exception.

Though my mom used to prepare this - i fell in love with it all over again when my pedhamma prepared it.
Since then it has become a regular at our home.

As always every recipe i put down will have one or the other memories.
The prawns i used today were from Kakinada.
My good friend S got them. 
Kakinada is a b'ful sea coast place in Andhra Pradesh.
You get a variety of fish, prawns there.
We've been there couple of years back.
We had great time in the sea shore, spending time with my nieces, not to forget the food.
We've been to Uppada - place known for sarees. I did blow out.

Coming back to the recipe this does need much spices or seasonings.
I use lot of garlic, green chillies n thats it.
Prawns n amarnath diffuse the flavors n tastes yumm.

Easy to cook.
Preparaton Time : 10 Mins
Cooking Time : 10 Mins

Ingredients:

• Green Chillies - Slit : 6
• Garlic Pods - Minced : 7
• Onion - Medium - sliced : 1
• Turmeric - 1/2 Tea Sp
• Ginger Garlic Paste - 1/2 Tea Sp
• Salt - 1/2 Tea Sp
• Oil - 1 Tb Sp
• Coriander - For garnishing
• Amarnath Leaves : 2 Bunches
• Dry Prawns - 20

Method:

• Wash amarnath leaves n prawns(seperately) in salted water.
• Heat a pan and add  oil( I'm very low on oil - you might add more acc to your taste)
• Once the oil is hot - add garlic n green chillies.
• Add sliced onions n salt.
• Stir well.
• Once the onions are translucent add turmeric , ginger-garlic paste.
• Stir well.
• Add washed dry prawns.
• Stir well.
• Add chopped amarnath leaves n stir well.
• Keep covered for around 10 minutes or till done.
• Do check at regular intervals and stir if required.

Garnish with coriander and serve hot with rice or roti.

Spicy Chicken Broth with Rice n Noodles

This one was there on the shelf to be written and posted since long.
Almost a month. Like all my recipes this one has a story too.
I discovered this recipe in a natural process of "flickering mind".

There was a party at home on Sunday. We got boneless chicken.
I took aside for about 10 pieced and freezed them.
With the rest i've prepared Mint n Peppery Pudina chicken curry.
That is one more equisite recipe and would post soon.

Coming back to my chicken broth.
I was back from a super tiring dance session n needless to say was dead hungry.
Gas ran out and i had two tools : Microwave n electric rice cooker.

Resources were plentiful : Raw chicken cubes, spring onion, mushroom, green chillies, capsicum.
They were enough to put my mind racing.
It was raining heavily outside and was chilly.
I started out to prepare Chicken Noodle Soup.

I've boiled noodles in the microwave, made chicken broth in the electric rice cooker.
Sauted vegetables and sauces in the microwave.
Half way through i've decided i have no patience to prepare another dish for dinner.

So i've decided to go for a chicken broth with rice n noodles.
Soup was was halfway done and i just added more water to make it a full broth
Boiled basmati rice with some olive oil and salt in electric rice cooker.

The combination of this simple stuff was awesome.

Chicken Broth:

• Take 10 Cubes of chicken in an electric rice cooker bowl.
• I poured in a litre of water.
• Add a little olive oil and salt.
• Put on the rice cooker to "Cook"
• Wait till the cooker pats to "Keep Warm".
• Strain the broth and keep aside.

Rice:

• 2 cups long grained or basmati rice.
• Wash well.
• Cook in electric rice cooker with three-n-half cups of water(dazzled with lil olive oil and salt)

Noodles:

• Half pack of regular hakka noodles.
• Take a microwave safe bowl n add water till the noodles are completely immersed.
• Add a lil vegetable oil and salt.
• Microwave high for 7-10 mins.
• Strain the noodles.
• Run cold water.
• Ensure the noodles remain separated.

Spicy Chicken Soup:

Ingredients:

• Chicken Broth
• Some quantity of above boiled noodles
• Mushrooms - Sliced - 3
• Carrot - Cut into cubes - 2
• Capsicum - Medium Sized - Few Sliced and few finely chopped - 3
• Green Chillies - Finely Chopped - 5
• Onion - Sliced n Chopped -  2
• Coriander - Finely Chopped
• Pepper Powder - 3 Tsp
• Water - 1/2 Liter
• Soya Sauce - 2 Tb Sp
• Ajinomotto/Chinese salt - 1/2 Tsp
• Garlic Paste : 1 Tb Sp
• Olive Oil - 2 Tb Sp
• Salt - Acc to taste

Method:

• Take a microwave safe bowl.
• Add olive oil and heat on high for a minute.
• Then add all the vegetables , garlic sauce, soya sauces, pepper, chinese salt, salt.
• Cook on high for another minute.
• Add chicken broth, water, noodles n coriander.
• Microwave hight for another 5 minutes.
• Taste the soup and adjust if required.

Serve hot with boiled rice n noodles.

Needless to say i overdid the garlic n pepper.
Next time when i try i would add cabbage to this.

All this was done in less than 30 minutes.
Just have to manage time n multi task.

We have relished n enjoyed it a lot.
Was nothing less than the restaurant quality.
Do give it a try :-)