Saturday, April 28, 2012

ALASANDE PALYA

INGREDIENTS :-


Alasande - 1 bunch
Onion - 1 cup
Green chilli - 4
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Garlic - 1 pod
Jaggery - 1 tbsp
Salt to taste
Water - 1 cup
Oil - 1 tsp
Grated coconut - 3 tbsp

METHOD :-


1. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds when it splutters add garlic and fry.
2. Add onion, green chilli and fry for 2mins.
3. Add alasande, salt, water, jaggery and cook till its done.
4. Garnish with grated coconut and cook for 2 mins.


Serve with rice or roti.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

SPICY EGG CURRY


INGREDIENTS :-


Egg - 5
Onion - 1 cup
Tomato - 1 1/2 cup
Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
Garam Masala - 1/4 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Cilantro - 1 1/2 cup
Coconut - 2 tbsp (optional)


METHOD :-


1. Boil eggs with a pinch of salt.
2. Grind tomatoes, coconut and cilantro into a fine paste.
3. Heat oil in a pan, add onion.
4. Add ginger garlic paste and saute it well with onion.
5. Wait untill oil separates from onion and add tomatoe puree.
6. Add turmeric powder,red chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala and little salt.
7. Cover and cook untill raw smell of the chilli pwdr vanishes.
8. Mean while, peel the egg and make slits into it.
9. Drop the eggs into the gravy and cook for 2 more minutes and turn off the heat.


Serve with rice or roti.

Sunday, April 22, 2012

BHENDI/OKRA SABZI

INGREDIENTS :-


Okra - 2 cup
Onion - 3/4 cup
Tomato - 1/4 cup
Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cumin Seeds - 1/2 cup
Oil - 2 tbsp
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
Garam masala - 1/4 tsp
Chilli Powder - 1/4 or1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Asafoetida - pinch
Garlic - 2 pods


METHOD :-


1. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seed, when it starts to splutter add cumin seeds and garlic(finely chopped).
2. Add onions and fry till its transparent in colour.
3. Add tomato, asafoetida and salt and cook for a minute.
4. Add garam masala, chilli powder, turmeric and cook for 2 mins.
5. Wash and dry the okra completely and cut  them. (if you feel okras are sticky when you cook, you can add tamrind pulp and micro wave the okras for 2 mins and then cook).
5. Now add the okra and cook, saute it occasionally.


Serve it with rice or roti. Remember if you use tamrind pulp the dont use tomato.