Canned Mackerel Stir Fry

''This is an easy and favorite dish of mine frequently made at home with little variations. We, Sri Lankans calls it as 'Saman Thel Dala' even though the its not really Salmon. Canned Mackerels are quick to cook and goes very well with rice, bread or roti.''

Ingredients: Serve 4-6

1 can Mackerel in brine

1 large onion sliced finely

1 tomato cut in to cubes

2 green chilies slit

1 garlic clove minced

1cm ginger grated fine

1 spring of curry leaves

1tsp red chili flakes

1tsp soya sauce

1/4 tsp pepper

salt to taste

1/2 a lime juice

sunflower oil 2tbsp

Method:

Drain mackerel off brine and break in to pieces. Heat oil in a non stick pan, add the onions and fry till translucent. Then add in the minced garlic, ginger, curry leaves and green chillies. Fry for a minute. Add in chili flakes stir. Add tomato and fry for a minute. add the Mackerel and season with soya sauce, salt and pepper. Fry for about 5 minutes till done and squeeze some lime juice to taste.

Mixed veggie scrambled eggs

Recipe: serve 4

Ingredients: 

Carrot medium grated

Potato cut in to thin slices and made in to rectangles

capcicum sliced

Olive oil 2tbsp

Chille flakes 1/2 tsp

Tomato cubed

Eggs 4

1tsp soya sauce

1 tbsp tomato sauce

salt and pepper

Method: 

Beat the eggs with little salt and pepper. Add in the tomato sauce and beat. Keep aside.

In a frying pan heat oilve oil add potato with little salt and chillie flakes and fry.

When they r half done add int he carrots, capsicum, onion and stir fry for few minutes.

add tomato cubes and stir fry till soft. Adjust seasoning. 

Pour the eggs beaten on top, turn the heat up slightly and stir, so that the uncooked egg  mixture coat the vegi mixture well and get cooked at the same time. Keep stiring till the eggs gets scrambled and cooked well.

Put on to a serving dish and serve along with bread.

Sprats (Dried) Tempered

'' A Sri Lankan side dish served along with plain rice''

Recipe:

Ingredients:

Sprats 100g

Bombay Onions 2 medium: sliced finely

Dried red chillie fine pieces 2 tsp (keli miris)

2 pieces Goraka 

Small potato cut like match sticks

Capsicum small sliced

Small tomato sliced

Little salt (optional)

Soya sauce 1tsp (optional)

Method:

Remove Sprats heads and wash well several times with the two pieces of goraka.

Remove excess water by pat dry them with kitchen towel.

Heat 2tbsp oil in a Frying pan

Add sprats and little red chille and fry till the sprats become brown and crisp.

Remove the sprats and keep aside.

In the same pan used heat little oil and fry potato with remaining red chille till it becomes crispy then add in onions, capsicum and fry till onions become golden.

Add in the tomatoes and sauté for minute.

Finally add the fried Sprats and mix well. Add soya sauce and salt if necessary.

Tip:

Quantity of red chille maybe increased according to taste.

KangKung Stir Fry

'' I love kangkung :) and this is very easy to make and can serve with plain rice. kangkung with prawns or shrimps is so delicious''

Recipe:

Ingredients

Kangkung 250g
Dried prawns 2 tbsp ( savory mix soya meat if you want to go vegetarian)
Onion big 1
Cloves garlic 2
Green chillis 2 cut in pieces or use Chinese chille paste
Dried red chille small pieces (not powder) 1-2 tsps
Oil 2tbsp
Soya sauce 1 tbsp
Egg beaten with little salt and pepper (optional)
Small tomato chopped 1
Salt to taste

Method :
1. Peel the onions and garlic. Cut the onion in to slices. Chop the garlic finely.
2. Wash the kangkung, drain excess water and cut into 5 cm lengths or pick by hand.
3. Soak the dried prawns and pound coarsely.
4. Heat oil in a pan and fry the ingredients until fragrant, Starting with garlic, onion, green chille, dried prawns or savory mix Soya, Red chille pieces or Chinese chille paste.
5. Add the egg beaten and fry. Then add in the tomatoes and Soya sauce.
6. When the tomatoes goes soft, add in the kangkung and mix well.
7. Add in salt and stir for 1 minute.
8. Serve hot with rice.