Fish Pickle/Meen Achar

Ingredients

Fish - 1kg
Garlic
Ginger
green chillies
Turmeric
Chilli powder
Fenugreek powder
White vinegar
Salt
vegetable oil- 2 cups 

Method:

*Cut the fish into half inch cubes.You can use any fish with no bones or Prawns. I used Salmon
*Marinate the fish in turmeric, a little chilli powder and salt. Keep aside for half an hour.Fry the fish pieces.
*Pour oil into a pan and fry the thinly sliced ginger, garlic and green chillies till no water.Add the chilli powder, and fry it.
*Add vinegar to the mixture and bring to a boil on a slow flame.
*Add the fish pieces and stir carefully so that the pieces do not break.
*Add the fenugreek powder and keep covered on the hot stove. Check the spices and salt and add if required.
*When it is cooled down, transfer to dry glass jars with an airtight lid.

Dry Coconut Chutney (Chammanthi Podi)

This used to be my hostel food, and every time I pack my bags it contained a bottle of pickle and a bottle of Chammanthi podi. My whole family love this and it is a back up when u run out of time to make curries for rice/dosa.  I should admit it takes a lot of time and energy.  I used three coconuts and i ended u with a small jar of coconut powder.I had to roast them for more than an hour or so.
The advantage is it stays good for a long time and lasts long and even better, everyone loves it.

Ingredients:

Grated coconut,  - 1 Coconuts
Sliced ginger - 1/2 cup  
Tamarind  - a small ball
Red dry chillies  -10 no (cut into half's) 
Curry leaves - the more the better
Salt - to taste 

Method:

*Grate the fresh Coconut.
*Roast coconut with red chillies, ginger, curry leaves, Salt in a pan until golden brown with continuous stirring.
*Towards the end add a little bit of tamarind.
*Grind all the above ingredients to a powder.



Grape Wine

This is an easy recipe for homemade wine.

Ingredients:
Grapes (black, purple, or red)-0.5 kg
The skin decides the color of the wine
sugar-1 kg
Yeast- 1 tsp
wheat kernels/Godhambu
water (boiled and cooled)- 2 liters

Method: 
*In a  ceramic jar mix thoroughly crushed grapes with sugar, yeast and wheat kernels.
*Add the water and close the container airtight.
*Stir the contents every other day with a wooden spoon. you will notice the floating graped getting settled by third week.
*On 21st day, strain them into another container and close it airtight.
*After 3 days strain them again into a clean glass bottle from which you can serve.

*If the wine is light, add little caramel to get the dark red shade