Sunday, January 18, 2009

BENDI FRY



INGREDIENTS

. 1 1/2 lbs Okra
. 1 Medium sized onion cut lengthwise
. 3 green chillies slit
. 1 tsp of amchur powder or 2 tsp of lemon juice
. 1/2 tsp chilli powder
. 1 tsp turmeric powder
. seasonigs, cumin,mustard,urad dal, curry leaves
. 1 tbsp oil

METHOD:-


1) Wash the okra and let them dry or pat dry then slit them in half and cut into lenghtwise strips.
2) In a saute pan heat half tbsp oil, add the urad dal when they start to brown add the cumin and mustard seeds, when they start to pop add the onion and saute till they turn brown. Add the green chillies.
3) Now add the turmeric powder, salt and amchur powder and mix welll.
4) Add the cut okra and mix them well.
5) Lower the flame and let the okra cook, the okra start to turn a dark green when they are cooked. Do not over toss the okra they get more slimy.
6) Now add the remaining oil, check for salt add the chilli powder and let them cook for a few more minutes.

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

HAPPY SANKRANTHI





LEMON RICE




Ingredients:-

left out rice           -   2 cups
Lemon juice          -   5 tbsp.
Mustard Seeds     -   2 tsp.
Urad Daal             -    2 tsp.
Chana Daal           -     2 tsp.
Dried Red chillies  -   2-3
A pinch of asafoetida
Roasted Peanuts 1/2 cup
Curry leaves 10-12
Grated coconut 1 tbsp.
Salt to taste
Vegetable oil 2 tbsp.

Method:

1.Heat oil in a deep frying pan or a kadai.
2.Add asafoetida, dried red chillies cut into two, urad dal and chana dal.
3.Cook until dals change colour to light brown.
4.Add peanuts and mustard seeds. When the mustard seeds start to crackle, then add curry leaves. Fry for 10 seconds more.
7.Add cooked rice, salt and lemon juice. Mix well very gently so that the rice grains does not break.

Monday, January 12, 2009

Bendi tomato curry



INGREDIENTS :-

2 pounds okra( cleaned and dried )
1 big red onion
1 big tomato( seeded )
1 tsp turmeric( optional )
1 tsp jeera powder( cumin powder )
2 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp curry powder
4 chopped green chillies
1 tsp ginger chopped
1 tsp garlic chopped
4 tbsp vegetable oil

PROCEDURE :-

Cut okra in 1/2 inch pieces.
Chop onions into 1/2 inch pieces
Heat oil in kadai and add onions and okra
When okra starts to turn into golden brown add the powders and let them coat all the pieces in the curry
Add choped tomatoes and cook the curry for a little while till the all the moisture gone
Add salt at the end and decorate curry with chopped coriander and mint leaves
Serve this indian okra curry hot with chapathi, rice or naan.

Iam Back After Wedding






Hei..iam back after a 2 months break from blogging . now iam back with recieps after my lavish wedding......now i was settled in singapore..enjoying the great place and the great food.uptill now i was not a regular cook.just done as a hobby, but now the actual cooking started and iam even trying the new experiments. hope i post the more and more new good receips here