Lamb/Chicken/Soya Curry

Well this is a primarily a non- vegetarian recipe..but since i do not prefer cooking non-vegetarian food at home, i use soya chunks which readily substitutes to all meaty recipes and definitely tastes goood if not better. BTW i do relish white meat and have fair amount of it when I am out.So all those who dislike or have a major aversion to either or all of these may subsitute with veggies. Alright, lets get down to business then...

What you need?

Soya Chunks- 1-2 cups
Green Bell Pepper - 1
Canned Tomato Sauce - 1 or Tomatoes -2
Onions- 2
Potatoes- 1
Chilli powder/Cayenne pepper -1 tsp
Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder- 2 tbsp
Cumin/Jeera powder- 1tsp
Garlic paste- 1tbsp
Ginger paste- 1tbsp
Olive oil- 3 tbsp
Salt to taste

What next?

Boil 5 cups of water , add salt and soya chunks.cook for 5-7 min or until the chunks are soft and edible. strain the waster and keep aside.

1. In a pressure cooker , add oil and saute onions till light brown. Add the salt for faster cooking.
2. Thrown in the Garlic, ginger paste, chilli powder, turmeric, coriander and cumin powder and 1 cup of water and fry till oil separates.
3. Pour in the tomato puree and a cup of water and fry till u see water evaporated.
4. Add in the boiled soya chunks, diced potatoes, bell pepper and saute for 2 min and then add 1-2 cups of water depending on how thick you want the gravy and then pressure cook.
5. Open the cooker and cook for another 5 min till the gravy thickens.Add 1-2 tbsp of butter (optional)

Serve hot with rice or roti

Tamatar Wangun/ Tomtoes and Eggplant mash

Well i was glancing through one of the non- cooking forums and chanced upon this awesome looking and simple Kashmiri dish. It is pretty simple to make and yet tasty. i have not followed 100% of the recipe and have modified slighly to adhere to my requirements.

What you need?

Eggplant - 1/2 or 5-6 small ones
Tomatoes- 2 big
Fennel powder- 1 tbsp
Deggi Mirch/Kashmiri Mirch/ Cayenne pepper powder- 1/2 tbsp
Olive oil- 2 tbsp
Salt to taste

What next?

1. Spray some pam olive oil onto a baking tray and spread the eggplant. Bake it for 10-13 min on 325 degree in the oven. Alternatively you can even deep fry it..well like i said have made some changes to suit a healthy life.
2. In a pan , pour 2 tbsp of olive oil, add the chopped tomatoes,Chilli/cayenne powder, salt and 1/2 cup of water and cook till they become mushy.
3. Add the fennel powder..cook for 2 min and then the egg plants.
4. Close the lid and cook for another 6-7 min
5. Squish the eggplants if you like it..well it certainly tends to mix well that way.
6. open and cook for another 2 min.

Serve with hot rice or or rotis..

Mixed Daal Palak (Mixed Lentils and Spinach Soup )

This is my most favourite recipe for two reasons...easy and quick to cook and healthy and nutritious...

(Apologies for a bad picture..took it from my cellphone)

Ingredients:

Olive oil - 2 tbsp

Onion - 1

Tomatoes-1

Spinach-1 bunch/1 packet

Ginger- 1 tbsp chopped

Red Chilli powder- 1/2 tbsp

Coriander powder- 2 tbsp

Cumin/Jeera powder- 1 tbsp

Garam Masala- 1/2 tbsp

Tumeric/haldi powder- 1/2 tbsp

Kasuri Methi- 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Lentils/daal:

Black eyed peas- 1/4 cup

Chana dal/ Bengal gram dal- 1/4 cup

Green gram /Moong dal - 1/4 cup

Masoor dal/Split red lentil- 1/4 cup

Toor dal/Yellow Split lentil - 1/2 cup

Seasoning:

Olive Oil- 1 tsp

Cumin seeds/Jeera - 1 tbsp

Mustard seeds- 1 Tbsp

Asafoetida/Hing powder- 1/4 tsp

1.In a pressure cooker, fry the onions in olive oil add the salt for faster cooking.

2. Once golden brown add chilli powder,tumeric ,garam masala, kasuri methi, cumin and coriander powder.

3. Once fried add tomatoes and ginger..pour a 1/2 cup water and cook till mushy.

4. Add washed mixed lentils and fry for 1 min.

5. Add Spinach and blanch it.

6. Add 6-7 cups of water (approx 1.5 times the water to soak the lentils and spinach as every cooker may vary ..pls check )

7. Pressure cook for 3 whistles.

8. open it and squish it with a masher.

Seasoning:

1. add cumin seeds, mustard, asafoetida to olive oil ..

2. once fried add to the hot lentil mixture an d bring it to a boil...

Add 2 spoons of lemon/lime juice and serve hot ..

Heylo all!

o my fishy...what the heck is that...is that a name for a food blog? is something fishy here?..... ..well ..well! yeah that's exactly what i was thinking when i was looking out and thinking real hard to pick a name for my blog...after a long raking of my mind..i saw my two Lil gold fishes in front of me and decided ...OK this is it ..it will be "o my fishys" ...BTW i call them fishy ..o fishy ....sometimes ..otherwise they have their names...least to say...nothing really fishy bout this blog

OK..now having known the reason and all and the whole idea behind the naming of this food blog..,,wondering whats in store for me here?..Honestly i ain't writing this blog for anyone of you...i am writing this for me...ME? yeah me...

i am a person who is not a foodie, neither do i go ga ga over food the minute i see it... nor live to eat... i eat to live ..yeah ..i eat to keep myself going. Having said that..do not think that i could survive on anything and everything...well i like eating good food...good as in tasty and healthy..though sometimes i binge on some unhealthy food but.. yeah mostly i try not to...

Now this blog is a journey of mine into the world of cooking....my way of cooking ...the way i like it...well most of the times i try my own versions of certain recipes and 9.5 out of 10 times (.5 is trying to be modest) i end up cooking tasty and healthy food... well! in order to remember those recipes i am trying to document it....what better way to document it than blogging it...now you ladies/men can also have a peek into my kitchen and try if you like it...

Enjoy browsing, reading, experimenting , cooking and relishing the food....

Love ya all
O' Fishy