Recipe 01: Mangalorean Fish Fry
(Veg substitutes would be aloo fry, suran fry, paneer fry)
Prep time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 10 minutes Serves: 3-4
Walk into any South Indian restaurant and the whiff of freshly fried fish makes you hungry instantly. Even if frying fish sounds simple, getting the flavours and balance right is always a challenge. With Lily Aunty’s All Fry Masala and this recipe prepare an unforgettable Fish Fry with a fish of your choice. Guaranteed to get an extra hug from your loved ones
Use this masala for an excellent Surmai, Ravas, Halwa, Pomfret or Bangda Fry
Ingredients:
6-8 large fillets of fish; 3 tsp ginger garlic paste; ½ to 1 tbsp Lily Aunty’s All Fry Masala; 1 tsp turmeric powder Or Lily Aunty’s Mangalorean Bafat Masala; 3 tbsp gms fine rava; 3 tbsp gms rice flour; Oil for shallow fry, Salt to taste
Method:
Thoroughly wash the fish and drain all water. Marinate the fish with turmeric powder or Lily Aunty’s Mangalorean Bafat Masala, ginger garlic paste, Lily Aunty’s All Fry Masala and salt and coat it generously on all sides of the fish and keep it aside for 20 minutes. In a flat plate, add rava, rice flour, ½ tsp Lily Aunty’s Mangalorean Bafat Masala or red chilli powder, salt and mix well. In a frying pan, pour oil enough for a shallow fry and heat it. Once hot, put the gas on medium flame and take a piece of fish, coat it with the rava, rice flour mixture well on all sides and put it to fry. Fry till each side is a nice golden brown. Fish takes approximately 3-4 minutes per side to cook.
Serve it piping hot with some steamed rice and fish curry.
Recipe 02: Indian Style Chicken Lollipops
(veg substitute with same recipe would be Gobi Manchurian)
Prep time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 20 minutes Serves: 3-4
Now satisfy your hankering for spicy Chicken Lollipops at home with this simple recipe using Lily Aunty’s All Fry Masala
Ingredients:
10-12 chicken lollipops; 2 tbsp Lily Aunty’s All Fry Masala; 3-4 tsp ginger-garlic paste; 1 tsp red chilli powder OR Lily Aunty’s Mangalorean Bafat Masala; 1/2 tsp pepper powder; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 3 tbsp cornflour; 3tbsp maida; salt to taste; Oil
Method:
Thoroughly wash the lollipops and drain all water; marinate the lollipops with Lily Aunty’s All Fry Masala ; ginger-garlic paste; red chilli powder or Lily Aunty’s Mangalorean Bafat Masala; soy sauce and pepper powder and refrigerate it for 20 minutes. Take the marination out and add cornflour and maida and mix them well into a batter. Ensure the batter is thin and not thick. Add oil for deep fry in a saucepan and heat oil. Add the chicken lollipops and lower the flame and fry it for 10 minutes till the chicken is cooked. Turn the flame on high and fry the chicken for 5 more minutes; this makes the chicken cooked on the inside and crispy on the outside.
Serve hot with a garnish of chopped spring onions and store bought schezwan sauce.
Recipe 03: Vegetable Stir Fry Gravy
Prep time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 20 minutes Serves: 3-4
Ingredients:
200 gm button mushrooms, sliced; 200 gms baby corn, sliced; 200gms carrots, diced; 200gms capsicum, thinly sliced; 1 large onion thinly sliced, 5-6 cloves of ginger finely chopped; 1 tbsp sesame or sunflower oil, 2-3 tsp Lily Aunty's All Fry Masala, 2 tsp ginger garlic paste, 2 tsp soy sauce, 1 tsp cooking vinegar, 1 tsp honey, 200ml coconut milk, salt to taste
Method:
Heat the oil in a wok or deep saucepan and saute sliced onions and garlic till onions are translucent and garlic is slightly brown. Add ginger garlic paste and mix well for 1 minute. Add Lily Aunty's All Fry Masala paste and stir the mixture till oil starts to separate. Add mushrooms, babycorn, carrots, capsicum and mix well and cook down for 5 minutes on medium heat. Add soy sauce and cooking vinegar and cook it down for another minute. Add coconut milk, salt and a little water and cook down this mixture for 10-15 more minutes or till all the veggies are cooked.
Serve piping hot with plain or hakka noodles or fried rice.
For your benefit, this leaflet has some recipes to get you started on your journey of preparing a wholesome family meal, and enjoying your weekdays and weekends without the hassle of elaborate prep.
PS: Please note, the instructions on amount of spice to be used is basis what we use in our kitchen, if you don’t eat spicy food please reduce the spice instructions by half or less than to make it palatable for you and your family.