Okra Masala Fry

Also known as ladies finger or Bhindi, okra has it's own fan following - (include me!:)) It easily tops my list of favorite vegetables. Here is the recipe of this delicious Bhindi Masala that goes great with steamed rice or chapathis.

Ingredients | Serves 3/4

1/2 Kg | Okra
2 | Onions
1 | Tomato
1/2 tsp | Cumin
1/2 tsp | Sounf (Aniseed)
1 tsp | ginger garlic paste
1/2 tsp | Chilli Powder
1/2 tsp | Coriander Powder
1/2 tsp | Garam Masala Powder
1 Pinch | Turmeric Powder
1/4 | Coconut
Oil
Salt

Wash and pat dry the okras with a towel. Remove the front and back part of the okras. Cut the okras into 2 inch long pieces and deep fry (a handful at a time) till they turn crisp. Keep them aside. 

With about 1 tsp oil, fry chopped coconut, cumin and sounf and grind this mixture into a fine paste. Heat 4 tsp oil in a saute pan and add finely chopped onions. Fry the onions till they turn golden brown. Add ginger garlic paste and fry for about 5mins on medium flame. Now add turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala & salt. Stir this thoroughly and add chopped tomatoes. Once the tomato is well cooked, let the mixture to cool down and grind this into a paste as-well. Fry this paste along with the coconut, cumin & sounf paste for about a minute or two. Now add the fried okras and mix it well such that the paste is spread evenly on the okras. Let it cook on low flame for about 10 minutes. Keep stirring often. Add more salt if needed.

Serve hot with dal as side for rice or roti!

Mutton with Drumstick & Mango

To all meat lovers, this simple yet flavorful mutton preparation will give your taste buds a good tingle. Juices from the drumstick and mango makes it evBen more relish-able.


Ingredients | Serves 4/5

1Kg | Mutton
1 | Drumstick
1 | Unripe Totapuri Mango
4 | Onions
2 | Tomato
2 tsp | Red Chilli Powder
2 tsp | Coriander Powder
1/4 tsp | Turmeric
Oil
Curry Leaves
Salt to taste.

Mutton with Drumstick and Mango

Fry finely chopped onions in a cooker along with the curry leaves till the onions turn brown. Put the meat and stir. Add salt and turmeric and cook for 3 minutes. Now add chilli and coriander and let this cook for another 2 minutes. Add finely chopped tomatoes and stir well. Leave this on medium flame - stir occasionally till the tomatoes melt completely. Once this is done, add about 750ml water and bring it to a boil. Check for the salt in the gravy. Pressure cook for 3 whistles. Now the mutton is well cooked. To this, add the drum sticks and cut mango slices (mango cut into 4/5 pieces). Pressure cook for 1 whistle. This mutton curry will taste good with rice.

Zesty Noodle Delight

When the Idly-dosa-upma-roti gets boring, when the taste buds crave for something tangy & spicy - It's time to stir out the 2 minute delight!  
This simple yet scrumptious noodle preparation will leave you fork-licking for more! 

Ingredients | Serves 4/5

4 packets | Maggie Noodles
4 glasses| Water
2 | Onions
2 |  Green Chillies Chopped
100 gms | Chopped Vegetables - Carrot, Beans, Capsicum
1/2 Tsp | Chilli Powder
1 Tsp | Soya Sauce
3 Tsp | Tomato Sauce
2 Tsp | Cooking Oil
3 Tsp | Ghee

Heat oil & ghee in a wok. Stir fry the onions along with the green chillies for about a minute. Add the chopped vegetable, 1/2 tsp salt and saute on high flame till the vegetables become crisp. Add chilli powder and 1/2 tsp of soya sauce and saute.Add water and bring it to boil. To this, add the taste maker and stir well. Break the noodles into smaller chunks and put it into the boiling mixture and mix. As the water thickens, add 1/2 tsp soya sauce and tomato sauce. Stir the noodles to evenly spread the sauces. Cook till you get the desired consistency.