Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Stuffed Brinjal in gravy

Ingredients

Brinjal                  250 gms
Onion                       2 (medium size)
Tomato                     2 (medium size)
Ginger                       1 piece(2 inch size)
Oil                        2 tbsp
Daniya powder      2 tsp
Chilli Powder         2 tsp
Cumin Powder        1 tsp
Aamchur                  1 tsp
Garam Masala           1 tsp
Salt to taste

Method:

Wash the bringal,slit it into four.  Mix the masalas. fill the same into brinjal. 
For Gravy grind onion,tomato and ginger to a smooth paste. (First grind onion and ginger
for one minute and then add tomato and grind. 
Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a kadai and place the brinjal and stir occasionally.  Remove
it from the kadai.  Add the remaining oil in kadai and when its hot add the ground masala
and out the balance dry masala.  saute the same till oil separates.  Add water and place the
brinjals and cook it till done.  Garnish it with green coriander.  Serve with rotis or biriyani

Arvi Roast

Ingredients:

Arvi            :      500 gms
Mustard      :      1 tsp (you may add half tsp ajwain for taste)
Chilli Powder:   1 tsp
Haldi          :      1/2 tsp
Hing           :      1/4 tsp
Oil              :      1 tbsp
Salt             :       to taste

Method:

Wash arvi thoroughly. pressure cook it without water. When its cool peel it and cut the same.  Add hali, chilli powder, hing and salt. marinate the same for 15 minutes.  Heat oil. Add mustard and ajwain(optional)-when it crackles add the arvi and keep it in slow fire.  Stir it occasionally till it gets brown and crispy.  It can be a side dish for vathakuzhambu,rasam,or morkoottan.

Louki ki Sabzi (Bottle gourd)

Ingredients:

Louki            :      1 small size
Onion            :      2
Tomato         :        2
Green Chilli   :      2-3
Ginger            :      1 piece (1 inch size)
Curd               :       1 tbsp
Oil                  :        1 tbsp
Haldi               :        1/4 spoon
Chilli Powder   :       1 tsp
Salt to taste
Cummin Seeds :        1 tsp

Method:


Wash Louki. Peel the skin and cut in into small cubes (1 cm). Cut onion and tomato fine. Cut the green chilli and giinger fine.

Heat oil in kadai.  Add cummin seeds and wait it to crackle. Add oinion and saute it till transparent, add chilli powder, add tomato and saute it, then add curd and saute it till the oil separates. add the louki, haldi, salt and saute it for a while. add green chilli and ginger. Add little water and transfer to a pressure cooker and cook. Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve it with rotis.

Beetroot Leaf with Potato Fry

Ingredients:

Beetroot Leaf                  :      1 Bunch
Potato                              :      3-4 Medium Size
Cummin Seeds                :      1 tsp
Oil                                   :      1 tbsp
Haldi   (turmeric)             :      1/2 tsp
Chilli Powder                  :      1 tsp
Salt to taste

Method:

Boil the potatos. Peel it and cut it into big cubes.
Wash the beetroot leaves. drain the water and chop it fine.
Heat oil in kadai. Add the cummin seeds.  When it crackles
add the potato. Add haldi, salt.  When its half cooked add chilli
powder and fry it for 2-3 minutes. Then add the beetroot leaves
and cook till done.