Mixed Vegetable Curry for Chapathy

      Mixed Vegetable Curry For Chapathy :

          This curry also goes well with Idly and Dosa.

Ingredients :

·        Aubergine /  brinjal – 2 medium (cut lengthwise)

·        Potato – 1 big (boil, peel and mash)

·        Beans – ½ cup chopped

·        Cabbage – ½ cup (cut lengthwise)

·        Peas – ½ cup

·        Onion – 2 medium (cut lengthwise)

·        Coconut milk – 4  to 5 spn

·        Salt as needed

·        Coriander leaves for garnish

To  make a paste:

·        Green chilli – 6 to 8

·        Onion shallots – 12 to 15 nos

·        Pepper – ¼ spn

·        Fennel seeds – ¼ spn

·        Cumin seeds – ½ spn

·        Ginger – ½ inch

·        Garlic – 7

·        Khus khus powder – 1 spn

For seasoning:

·        Oil – 1 spn

·        Mustard seeds – ½ spn

·        Curry leaves

Preparation :

·        Cook Peas ,beans,cabbage with little salt till becomes soft.

·        Grind green chilli along with other ingredients in a blender with little water and make a fine paste.

·        Boil, peel and mash the potato.

Method :

·        Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds when it splutters, then add curry leaves and saute till it crisp.

·        Then add the onions sauté till turn golden brown.

·        Next add brinjal pieces and fry it for few mins.

·        Then add the grounded paste and  saute till raw smell goes off.

·        Then add the cooked vegetables, mashed potato ,salt and enough water. check the salt.

·        Cover and cook it for till the curry thickens  and garnish with coriander leaves. Done!

    

Vegetable Curry  is ready .serve hot with chapathy or Idly or Dosa.. J

Kundapuri chicken - Karnataka Style Spicy Chicken

  Kundapuri Chicken – Karnataka style spicy Chicken:

Ingredients :

·        Chicken – 250 gms (washed and cut into pieces)

·        Onion – 1 big chopped

·        Tomato – 2 finely chopped

·        Green chilli – 5 chopped

·        Ginger garlic paste – 2 spn

·        Turmeric powder – ¼ spn

·        Chilli powder – ½ spn

·        Garam masala – ½ spn

·        Salt as needed

·        Coriander leaves for garnish

Kundapuri masala : (roast and grind)

·        Cinnamon – 2 bits

·        Green chilli – 6

·        Pepper – 1 spn

·        Cumin seeds – ½ spn

·        Onion – ½ piece

·        Grated coconut – ½ spn

For seasoning :

·        Oil – 2 spn

·        Mustard seeds – ½ spn

Preparation :

·        Wash and cut chicken into pieces.

Method :

·        Heat oil in a pan, add the mustard seeds.

·        Then add the chopped onions and sauté till turn brown.

·        Then add green chilli , ginger garlic paste and sauté for few mins.

·        Then add the chicken pieces and sauté till its colour change to white.

·        Next add turmeric powder and salt, cook for 5 mins.

·        Then add the kundapuri masala ,chilli powder, garam masala along with enough water. Check the salt.

·        Cover it and cook for 15  mins.

·        Atlast add the finely chopped tomato and cook it for 7 to 10 mins. Done!

·        Garnish with coriander leaves.
                    

Kundapuri chicken is ready.. serve with steamed rice   J

                                  

Tomato Pasta

  Tomato Pasta:

Ingredients :

·        Pasta – 2 cups (water – 4 to 5 cups)

·        Onion – 1 finely chopped

·        Tomato –  2 (chop, grind and make paste)

·        Ginger garlic paste – 1 spn

·        Green chilli – 2 chopped

·        Garam masala – ½ spn

·        Red chilli powder/ sambar  powder – 1 spn

·        Turmeric powder – ¼ spn

·        Salt as needed

·        Tomato sauce – 1 spn

·         Oil  - 3 spn

·        Coriander leaves for garnishing

Preparation :

·        Wash and chopped the veggies.

·        Boil 4 to 5 cups of water in a pan , add salt and 1 spn of oil , add the pasta and cook for 8 to 10  mins.

·        Each pasta takes different amount of  time to cook. check the package instructions.

·        After the pasta cooks, drain all the water.

·        Add some cold water, rinse and drain the cold water also. keep it aside.

Method :

·        Heat oil in a pan, add onions and green chilli and sauté for few mins.

·        Then add ginger garlic paste and sauté well.

·        Next add tomato paste and fry till it raw smell goes off.

·        Then add all the spicy powders, turmeric powder and salt (if required sprinkle little water) and stir for 3 min till the raw smell goes off.

·        Add the tomato sauce and cooked pasta and mix well to coat the masala all over the pasta.

·        Atlast add the coriander leaves and toss well.

                                     

Tomato  pasta is ready.. serve hot J

Channa Baingan / Aubergine - Chick Peas Kurma For Chapathy and Rice

      Channa Baingan / Aubergine – chick peas kurma For Chapathy and Rice:

Ingredients :

·        White Chick peas –  ½  cup

·        Aubergine / violet colour brinjal – 3 (cut lengthwise)

·        Onion – 2 medium (cut lengthwise)

·        Tomato paste – ½ cup

·        Green chilli – 3 chopped

·        Garlic – 6 sliced

·        Turmeric powder – ¼ spn

·        Garam masala – ½ spn

·        Sambar powder – 1½  spn

·        Salt as needed

·        Coriander leaves for garnish

To  make a paste:

·        Grated coconut – ½ cup

·        Onion – ½ piece

·        Cashew – 2

For seasoning:

·        Oil – 3 spn

·        Curry leaves

Preparation :

·        Soak the chick peas in water for 12 hours and pressure cook with little salt till becomes soft.

·        Grind coconut, onion, cashew  in a blender with little water and make a fine paste.

Method :

·        Heat oil in a pan, ad curry leaves till it crisp.

·        Then add the cut onions , garlic and sauté till turn golden brown.

·        Then add the green chilli ,coconut paste ,tomato paste and  saue till raw smell goes off.

·        Then add brinjal, salt, turmeric powder,  cook till brinjals becomes soft( 5 - 7 mins.

·        Then add the cooked chick peas,sambar powder and enough water. check the salt.

·    Cover and cook it for till the kurma thickens  and garnish with coriander leaves. Done!
                        

Channa Baingan is ready .serve hot with chapathy.. J