Bhindi Dry Curry

Ingredients:

4 cups bindi/okra fresh/frozen
2 green chillies
4-5 curry leaves
1 tbs urad dal
1 tsp mustrad seeds
1 tbs puliyogare powder
4-5 cloves garlic nicely chopped
1 tsp red chiilli powder
2 tbs oil
3 tbs grated coconut

Method:

1)Take a pan put 2tbs of oil and fry the okra for 7-8 minutes.
2)When it is done ,take another pan and put 1tbs of oil and season with urad dal,mustrad seeds,curry leaves,green chillies ,chopped garlic. Fry them for 2-3 minutes, then add 2tbs puliyogare powder and red chilli powder.
3) Mix the orkra to this seasoning with grated coconut,Serve hot with Roti .

Marige bajji(Green)

Ingredients:

2 cups curd
3 green chillies
2 tbs coriander leaves
2 cloves garlic
1tbs oil
salt to taste

Method:


1) Pour little oil in pan, fry the green chillies,coriander leaves,and one clove of garlic .
2) Grind all the ingredients to get something like a paste consistancy.
3) Mix the above paste with curd and salt .
4) Season this with little oil and garlic .
5) Serve this with white rice .

Curry Leaves Chutney

Ingredients:

1cup grated coconut

3-4 red chillies

6-7 curry leaves

1 tsp urad dal

1tsp sesame seeds

1/2 tsp mustsard seeds

little jaggery

tamarind small lemon size .

pinch of hing

1tsp oil

salt to taste

Method:

1) Take a pan and fry the red chillies with urad dal ,when it turns red add sesame seeds,mustard seeds,curry leaves and hing.

2)Grind this mixture with grated coconut ,tamarind,jaggary and salt .

3) That's it, chutney is ready to be served. Enjoy with dosa or idly.

Beetroot Chutney/ Gojju

This so far may not be very popular dish, but it will be once you taste it using the recipe given here. Beetroot with all the seasoning looks so beautiful and believe me it is very tasty side dish for especially white rice.

Ingredient's:

1 cup beetroot slices

2tbs sesame seeds

1tsp musterd seeds

3 green chilles

1 red chilly

1/2 cup coconut grated
1 tbs oil
tamarind -small lemon size
jaggery little
curry leaves
pinch of hing

Method :

1) Take beetroot slices in a bowl, put salt, tamarind and jaggery and microwave this for 6 -7 minutes
2) Heat the oil and fry the green chilles with 1tbs sesame seeds, mustard seeds and pinch of hing.
3) Mix this with grated coconut and grind corsely. Then add the beetroot mixture and grind it .
4) Take the beetroot chutney in bowl and season with oil ,mustard seeds ,curry leaves and a red chilly.
5) Serve with white rice or dosa .

Quick Kadhi

When you return home late and do not have much time to cook or tired from a journey and do not want to eat anything oil rich heavy food then quick kadhi can come to rescue you. Simple, easy to make yet serves the purpose.

Ingredient's

2 tbs gram flour

1/2 cup curd
1 tbs oil
1tbs cumin seeds
1/2 tsp mustsrd seeds
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
2 - 3 greenchillies
pinch of hing
4 -5 curry leaves
coriander leaves finely chopped

Method :

1)Mix the gram flour(also known as basan flour) with little water and make fine paste and keep it aside

2)Beat the curd with water

3) Heat the oil , put cumin seeds ,mustard seeds ...when it starts to splutter ..add hing,greenchillies and curryleaves. Quickly add the gram flour paste to the seasoning ..mix it well and keep stirring gently till the gram flour is well done .Then add the beated curd and turn off the heat immediatly. Garnish the kadhi with coriander leaves . Serve with white rice.

Quick Cauliflower/Gobhi dry curry

Well there are a lot of recipes on this one, but i am writing up one of the quick ones here. Just when you need it one of those busy days when you want something tasty yet easy and fast to prepare. Okay here we go..

Ingredient's:

1 big cauliflower /gobhi
1 onion
1 tomato
2 tbs oil
1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste
1 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp garam masala powder

2tsp red chilly powder
handful of coriander leaves nicely chopped

Method :

1) Cut the Cauliflower in to small little pieces and put them in hot water for few seconds
2) Heat a tawa and put 2 tbs of oil and fry the cauliflower till it turns brown and keep it aside.
3) In the same oil.. fry the chopped onion, chopped tomato, ginger garlic paste, coriander,cumin ,chilly and garam masala powder.
4) Fry it for 5 to 10 minutes then add the cauliflower and coriander leaves .Serve hot with white-rice or roti .