Lady Finger Curry With Tomato
Lady finger is rich in fiber and vitamin A and C. This curry tastes good with rotis also
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Bottle Gourd Curry with Milk
Very creamy and tasty curry. Highly nutritious and cooling to the body. Goes with all types of rotis and breads and best with rice as main dish. Very easy to cook so beginners please give it a try you will definitely enjoy cooking and eating …
Brinjal Curry Mani’s
Brinjal Curry Mani's
This is another type of brinjal curry made by one of my aunties. Tasty and goes well with roti, paratha, rice, millets etc.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 3
Ingredients
- 6 Brinjals
- 2 Onions big
- 3 tbsp Desiccated Coconut
- 2 tsp Corriander Powder
- 1 tsp Chilli Powder
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 cup Tamarind Juice
- 7 tbsp Oil
Instructions
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Grind onions,coconut,corriander powder, chili, salt and turmeric and keep aside
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Wash and cut the brinjals into four parts to form a cup to stuff the masala always put the brinjals in salt water after cutting or they will turn black when exposed to air.
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Now stuff the brinjals with the masala. Take a pan add oil add tempering(mustard and cumin 1/4 tsp each, urad and channa 1 tsp each and 7 curry leaves) when they start sputtering add the stuffed brinjals and any left over masala after stuffing should also be added.
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Now fry for 7 minutes till the masala is properly fried now add the tamarind juice and extra water if needed close with lid and cook till the brinjals are done and the masala should turn a light brown with the oil filming on the top. The gravy should get thick.
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Switch off and garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.
Dondakaya Talimpu ( simple Tindora Fry)
Simple and tasty dish high in nutrients. good with rice and sambar or papu(dal). A must try for all beginners you will feel confident of your cooking skills.
Gorchikudu Pulagura (cluster beans)
Gorchikudu Pulagura
Similar to brinjal pulagura very easy to make but has lot of nutrients and fibre.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 3
Ingredients
- 300 gms Cluster Beans
- 7 Green Chilies
- 1 Tomato small
- 6 Garlic Cloves
- 1 Onion big
- 11/2 tsp Corriander powder
- 1 Tamarind (marble sized ball)
- 11/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric
- 5 tsp Oil
Instructions
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Cut cluster beans green chillies and onion, tomato and keep aside.
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Take a cooker and 2 tsp oil put the cluster beans, green chilies, tomatoes, tamarind, salt, turmeric, coriander powder and garlic cloves fry for 5 minutes add 1/2 cup water and close the lid and let cook for 5 minutes and switch off.
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After the pressure in the cooker decreases remove the lid and smash lightly the ingredients with the ladle.
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Then take pan put 3 tsp oil add the tempering( mustard and cummin 1/4 tsp each, channa dal and urad dal 1 tsp each and 6 curry leaves) when they splutter add the onions and when they get translucent add the ingredients from cooker and fry
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If there is any water it should get evaporated completely then switch off and serve hot with rice. If you like garnish it with corriander leaves.
Vankaya Pulagura (Brinjal Dal Type)
This curry is made similar like dal but without dal, vegetables are used in place of dal. Very easy to make and very nutritious too. As vegetables are used you get all the vitamins you need and fiber too. Single vegetable can be used or …
Chikudu Kaya Karam (Broad Beans Fry)
You will love this dish. It is one of my favourites. it tastes yummy with rice and ghee. It is a very nutritious vegetable providing A,C and iron and also high in fiber and proteins.
Menthi Pulusu (Speciality of Nellore)
Menthi Pulusu
A unique dish not known by many but once you get the taste of it you cannot but like it, Speciality of the Nellore region. A dish cooked with tamarind juice. They eat it as a main dish. Finger licking.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 3
Ingredients
- 11/2 tbsp Sesame seeds
- 2 Oinions big
- 11/2 tsp Coriander Seeds
- 2 tsp Desiccated Coconut
- 1 ball Tamarind Orange sized
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 11/2 tsp Salt
- 2 tsp Chili powder
- 4 tbsp Oil
Instructions
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Grind sesame seeds, 1 onion, coriander seeds and coconut and keep aside.
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Cut the other onion into small pieces. Soak the tamarind ball in water for half an hour.
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Make tamarind juice from soaked tamarind(pulp the tamarind with your hand and then seperate the water from the pulp, the pulp is discarded.
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Take a pan put oil put tampering add onion pieces fry till light brown add the masala, turmeric, chili powder and salt and fry for some time when the nice smell starts to emit pour the tamarind water.
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If needed pour plain water to get watery consistency and cook till the curry thickens and oil starts to seperate. You start getting an good smel, then switch off and serve with rice.
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This dish can be stored for a week like chutneys. Its good with doshas also. This dish tastes good when you are sick and dont feel like eating anything. Tamarind is good for reviving your taste buds.
Punjabi Chole
Nutritious with good amounts of protein, iron and B vitamins. Good for growing children. They will love eating it with batura or chapathis or parottas. Those who dont like vegetables will also love this.
