Cumin with Mustard

Chichinge aloor dalna( snake gourd potato curry)

Main Dish Very Easy 15 min 24 min

Ingredients: 500 g Snake Gourd 2 Large Potatoes 10 gms ginger piece. 3 green chili's 1 tomato (chopped) 1 tsp. turmeric powder 1 teaspoon roasted cumin powder. 1 ...

Potato bonda ( kukka ambado in konkani / saraswat cuisine )

Appetizer Very Easy 25 min 30 min

Ingredients: 4 medium sized potatoes 3 green chillies , slit lengthwise 1 - inch piece ginger, chopped fine 1 spring curry leaves Salt to taste 1/4 teaspoon hing ...

Gujarati toor dal (split pigeon peas soup)

Main Dish Very Easy 15 min 15 min

Ingredients: 1 Cup Tuver/Toor Dal (Yellow Split pigeon Peas) 1 Tomato, Chopped 1 Small Carrot, Peeled & Chopped 2 Green Chillies, Slit 1 Red Chillie, Slit 1" Ging...

Tinda/kovakkai dry curry

Main Dish Very Easy 15 min 25 min

Ingredients: 1/2 Kg Round Tindas I used 2 medium sized onions 2 Tomatoes 2 pod Garlic 2 tablespoons oil 1 tablespoon mustard seeds 1 tablespoon chenna dal 1 table...

Instant rawa dhokla , amiri khaman & dahi curry... gujarati cuisine

Main Dish Easy 35 min 40 min

Ingredients: 1)Instant Rawa Dhokla: 500g semolina ( sooji ) 1 cup curd 1/2 cup water 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder Salt to taste 1 tablespoon lemon juice 2 tablespo...

Kerala puttu and kadala curry

Main Dish Very Easy 20 min 40 min

Ingredients: 1)Puttu: Store bought Puttu powder/Rice flour 2 cups Salt a pinch Fresh shredded Coconut 1 cup 2)Kadala Curry: Black Chana/Konda Kadala/Black or Br...

Rava pongal with thakkali kuzhambu/sooji pongal with tomato gravy

Main Dish Very Easy 20 min 45 min

Ingredients: 1)Ingredients for Rava Pongal: Rava/Sooji - 1 cup Split Moong Dhal/Payatham Paruppu-1/2 cup Jeera/Cumin Seeds - 1 teaspoons Pepper corns - 1 teaspoon...

Radish and tomato rasam....my style

Main Dish Very Easy 15 min 20 min

Ingredients: 1 bunch of red radish, sliced, without greens 3 medium tomatoes finely chopped 1 lemon size taramind soaked in water 2 tea spoons oil 1 tea spoon cum...

Broccoli ? zucchini chutney

Main Dish Very Easy 10 min 15 min

Ingredients: 2 cups Broccoli Florets 1 cup Zucchini Pieces 2 teaspoon Red Chili Powder ½ teaspoon Mustard Seeds ¼ teaspoon Cumin Seeds 1 teaspoon Bengal Gram 1 te...

Zucchini kootu

Main Dish Very Easy 10 min 25 min

Ingredients: Zucchini - 2 medium sized ones Toor dal or Split Moong dal - 1 cup Turmeric powder - 1 teaspoon Green chillies - 3 Grated coconut - 2 tablespoons Mus...

Palakura pesarapappu/ moong dal with spinach

Main Dish Very Easy 10 min 20 min

Ingredients: Moong dal 1 cup Spinach 1 cup, chopped fine Green chilies 3 Onion 1 small, chopped For Popu/ tadka: Urad dal ½ teaspoon Mustard seeds ½ teaspo...

Okra fry with peanuts

Main Dish Very Easy 10 min 20 min

Ingredients: 2 libras okra cut, Oil for frying, 1 teaspoon urad dhal, 1 teaspoon mustard seeds, 1 teaspoon cumin seeds, few curry leaves, 1 cup peanuts, 1 teaspoo...

Potato cauliflower curry

Main Dish Very Easy 20 min 15 min

Ingredients: Potato - ¾ large diced Cauliflower Florets - 3-4 cups Onion - 1 large Curry Leaves - a few Mustard Seeds - ¼ teaspoon Bay Leaf - few Turmeric Powder ...

Cabbage poriyal

Main Dish Easy 15 min 30 min

Ingredients: 1 cabbage shredded 1 onion 1 tomato 3 green chilies 1" ginger juliennes 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder salt to taste 1 teaspoon cumin seed and mustard ...

Pressure cooked cow pea ( thattapayiru) gravy

Other Very Easy 15 min 35 min

Ingredients: cowpea - 250gm soaked for atleast 6hrs tomato - 2 big size small onions - pealed and chopped garlic - 2 piece ginger - equivalent to garlic cumin see...

Roasted eggplant pickle (vankaya bajji)

Main Dish Very Easy 10 min 25 min

Ingredients: 1 big, plump Eggplant, washed well 4 or 5 dry Red Chilies or Green Chilies 1 Tomato, chopped Handful of Cilantro Leaves, chopped Some Curry Leaves ½ ...

Lima beans gravy and instant mango pickle

Main Dish Very Easy 20 min 20 min

Ingredients: 1)LIMA BEANS GRAVY: Tuvar Dal - 1/2 cup Lima Beans(Mochai Paruppu) - 1 1/2 cups Coriander seeds - 1 tablespoon Cumin Seeds - 1/2 teaspoon Grated coc...

Cabbage in yogurt (cabbage perugu pachadi)

Starter Very Easy 15 min 20 min

Ingredients: 2 or 3 cups of grated/chopped Cabbage 1 cup of Yogurt/Curd 1 small Onion, chopped fine ¼ cup of Green Peas, frozen or fresh (If using fresh peas, mak...

Sandwich dhokla, sandwich pakodas, bhel masala & chilli pakoda

Main Dish Very Easy 15 min 25 min

Ingredients: 1) Sandwich Dhokla: 1 cup gram flour 1 teaspoon green chillies, chopped 1 cup sour curd A pinch of asafoetida 1 tablespoon oil 4 green chillies 1/2 t...

Cauliflower dry curry

Starter Very Easy 15 min 20 min

Ingredients: 1 head of Cauliflower ½ teaspoon red Chili Powder 1 or 2 teaspoon dry Coconut Powder -A pinch of Turmeric Powder Salt For Tempering/Seasoning: 1 or ...

Spicy vegetable kurma

Main Dish Very Easy 10 min 20 min

Ingredients: To Boil: Potatoes - 3 medium peeled and cubed Peas - 1/2 cup Carrot - 1 large peeled and cubed Cauliflower Florets - 3/4 cup chopped Salt to taste Wat...

Mixed dal, tandoori roti & punjabi chicken masala

Main Dish Easy 40 min 55 min

Ingredients: 1)Mixed Dal: ½ cup masoor dal ( red lentils ) ½ cup tur dal ( yellowsplit lentls ) ½ cup moong dal ( split moong beans ) 2 medium onions, chopped 4 to...

Honeydew melon sambhar

Main Dish Very Easy 10 min 15 min

Ingredients: 3 fistfuls of Toor Dal (Kandi Pappu) 1 cup of honeydew melon peeled and cut into pieces (approx.) 1 or 2 Tomatoes, chopped into pieces A few Curry Le...

Zucchini and eggplant bharit - from the turmeric trail

Main Dish Very Easy 10 min 15 min

Ingredients: 1 medium sized eggplant 1 zuchini 2-3 tablespoons oil 3/4 teaspoon mustard seeds 1/2 teaspoon cumin 1 medium onion diced 1/2 teaspoon turmeric 1 toma...

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