Beetroot curry
Cut beetroot into cubical pieces. Heat 2-3 tsp of oil add mustard seeds. When it pops, add 1 tsp urud dal, 2 red whole peppers, and then the cut beetroot pieces, 1/2 tsp salt and stir. Sprinkle about 1/4 cup … Continue reading →
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Pumpkin curry
Cut pumpkin into fine pieces. Heat little oil, add mustard seeds, and when it pops, 1 tsp urud dal and 2 whole red peppers. Then add the chopped pumpkins. Add 1/2 tsp salt and fry until they are fully cooked. … Continue reading →
Plantain curry
Peel the plantains(unripe) and cut inti thick slices. Heat 3 tsp of oil in a fry pan, add mustard seeds, when it pops, 1 tsp urud dal. Add the plantain pieces and 1/4 cup of water and allow it to … Continue reading →
Stuffed Brinjal Curry
Split peas dal – 1 1/2 tsp, urud dal – 1 1/2 tsp, coriander seeds – 1 1/2 tsp, whole red peppers – 10, salt to taste Fry the above in one spoon of oil and grind it into a … Continue reading →
Potato curry
Potatoes – 1/2 kg, onions – 100g, green peas – 100g, mustard seeds – 1 tsp, urud dal – 1 tsp, green chillies – 3 small, curry leaves – 1 twig, salt – 1/2 tsp. Boil the potatoes fully, peel … Continue reading →
Ripe mango sambar
sweet/sour ripe mangoes – very small size – 6, tamarind – lime sized, toor dal – 1 cup, sambar powder – 1 tsp, salt – 1 tsp, turmeric powder – a pinch, karimasala powder – 1 tsp, asafoetida powder – … Continue reading →
Steamed Toor dal
In a vessel, take 1 cup of toor dal and add 3 cups water and a pinch of turmeric powder. Place this vessel inside a pressure cooker with little water under the vessel and cover it with a lid. Cover … Continue reading →
Tomato sugar sauce
tomatoes – 2 kg, sugar – 1 kg Boil tomatoes whole, peel and cool. Grind into a liquid. Melt the sugar in a vessel until when a laddle if this syrup is dropped, a thread like formation is obtained.To this … Continue reading →
Tomato Hot sauce
tomatoes – 1 kg, salt – as required, green chillies – 4 Optional:garlic cloves – a few, tamarind – gooseberry sized, jaggery (powdered) – 2 tap Boil tomatoes whole, peel and cool.Grind green chillies, salt and tomatoes.Keep this paste in … Continue reading →
Brinjal Gosthu
Brinjal – 2 medium sized, red chillies – 2, asafoetida – 1/4 tsp, mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp, tamarind – goose berry sized Boil Brinjal whole in a pressure cooker or you may roast on the flame. Cool and peel … Continue reading →