Broccoli salad

Ingredients:
1.)Broccoli - 10 pieces
2.)curd/yogurt- 1 cup(thick)
3.)pepper powder - 1tsp
4.)salt - pinch
5.)cumin powder - 1 tsp
6.)amchur powder - 1/2 - 1tsp(depends on the curd taste)

Procedure:
Take some hot boiling water, to it add some salt and mix well. Into this hot water add the broccoli pieces. Let then stay in for 1/2 min and remove them.
In another bowl take yogurt and add pepper, salt, amchur powder and cumin powder. Mix well. The way to eat this salad is, dip the broccoli into the dip(yogurt mixture) and eat.


Serving Instructions:
To serve, dip the broccoli, with its head down into the curd mixture(as shown in the picture. Make sure while cutting the broccoli, u have long enough stems to hold them.).
The salad is ready to be served.This can be had even as an appetizer.

Shrimp/Prawn Masala

Ingredients:

1.)Shrimp - 450gm

2.)onion - 1 big(chopped finely)

3.)tomato - 1(chopped)

4.)ginger garlic paste - 1 and 1/2 tsp

5.)green chillies - 4(slit length wise)

6.)cloves - 2

7.)cinnamon - 1/2 inch piece

8.)red chili powder - 1/4 tsp(optional,varies on the level of spicy food u can take)

9.)coconut powder - 1tbsp

10.)curry leaves - 6

11.)turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

12.)salt - to taste

13.)oil - 1 tbsp

14.)sugar - pinch

Procedure:

Take oil in a pan, when it is hot add cloves and cinnamon. When they start giving out an aroma, add onions, curry leaves and green chillies and fry till onions get translucent. At this point add turmeric powder and ginger garlic paste and cook till the ginger garlic paste get cooked. Next add tomatoes and cook till they get soft. Now add salt and red chili powder and mix well. Next add the shrimp and saute it in the mixture without adding water. Make sure that shrimp doesn't burn,because we saute without adding water. Saute the shrimp dry for 5 mins and them add water and coconut powder and let the shrimp cook. Shrimp masala is ready to be served. This goes very well with rice or chapathi.