Tomato Potato Gojju

Tomato Potato Gojju (Gojju-Kannada word for tamarind based curry) is delicious , spicy gravy cooked with tangy tamarind. Enjoy with Indian breads. It's an easy traditional dish made in South Indian homes.

Tomato Potato Gojju

Ingredients

1. Tomatoes -4 chopped
2. Potatoes-2 (boiled and cut into pieces)
3. Oil
4. Mustard – 1tspn
5. Chana dal-1 tsp
6. Urad Dal-1 tsp
7. Hing-pinch
8. Turmeric pwd-1/2 tsp
9. Tamarind juice-1-2 tsp
10. Curry leaves few
11. Rasam pwd-1-2 tbsp
12. Jaggery-1 tsp
13. Salt to taste

Method-Heat oil in a pan and add mustard, chana dal, urad dal, hing, turmeric pwd, curry leaves once done add onions and fry well next add chopped tomatoes, chopped potatoes.

Fry till tomatoes are completely cooked, add little water if req.

Add Rasam (Saaru) powder, tamarind juice, jaggery, salt and mix well and cook for 2 – 3 minutes.
Garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve Tomato Potato Gojju hot as side dish for chapati or puri.

(you can also add onions)

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Padavala Kayi Palya/Snake Gourd Palya

PadavalaKayi Palya  aka Snake Gourd ಪಡವಲಕಾಯಿ ಪಲ್ಯ is simple and easy sabzi that can be enjoyed with chapati or rice.

Ingredients

Snake gourd/Padavala Kayi- 1 

Padavala Kayi Palya

(finely chopped)

Grated coconut- 3 tbsp

Cumin seeds- 1/2 tbsp

Red chilli - 1

Gree chillies-4-5 

Jaggery - 1 small size

Salt to taste

 Seasoning-

Mustard seeds- 1/2 tbsp

Urad dal- 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves- few

Chana dal-1/2 tap
Hing-pinch
Turmeric powder- A pinch 

Red chilli- 1

Oil- 2 tbsp

Method: Heat oil in a pan or Kadai, add mustard seeds jeera, add urad dal, chana dal,hing, red chilli , green chillies , turmeric pwd and curry leaves. Add the chopped snake gourd(padavalkayi) and stir. Cover with a lid and allow to cook on low heat. Once done,add salt, grated coconut,little sugar and mix well.
Serve hot with rasam rice or chapati.

• (You can also grind coconut, red chilli and cumin seeds and add it to the palya)

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Aloo Sabzi

Aloo Sabzi (Aloo Palya/ Aloo Gadde Palya) is most simplest and easiest of recipes but definitely enjoyed by all. You can made various version with potatoes, this is the quick one. Palya is Kannada word for Sabzi or Bhaji.

Aloo Sabzi

Ingredients

• 3 big Potatoes, boiled
• 1 tsp Mustard
• 1/2 tsp chana dal
• 1/2 tsp urad dal
• Hing-pinch
• ½ tsp Turmeric
• 5-6 Green Chillies, chopped
• Few Corianderleaves
• Few Curry leaves
• Lemon juice
• 2 tbsp Oil
• Salt to taste

Method:  Mash the boiled potatoes. Heat Oil in pan add mustard, chanadal, uraddal,hing, tumeric, curry leaves, chilies and fry for some time. Add potatoes and mix. Add salt and mix well, fry for some time. Garnish with corainder leaves and lemon juice. Add coconut if req. Serve hot with chapati/puris .

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Moong Dal Cabbage Palya

Moong Dal Cabbage Palya  is delicious spicy mix of cabbage with lentils (moong Dal) that can be enjoyed with chapati. 

Ingredients:

Moong Dal Cabbage Palya 

1. Cabbage - Finely Chopped 1 Cup

2. Moong Dal - 1/4 Cup (soaked for 1 hr)

3. Green Chilies - 5-6 finely chopped

4. Grated Coconut - 2 tbsp

5. Salt to taste

6. Jeera - 1/2 tsp

7. Mustard - 1/2 tsp

8. Chana dal-1/4 tsp

9. Urad dal-1/4 tsp

10. Oil - 1 tsp

11.Hing-pinch

12.Chopped coriander leaves

13.Curry leaves

Method- Heat oil in the pressure pan, add mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal , hing ,Jeera, finely chopped green Chilies, curry leaves, once done add chopped Cabbage, washed Moong Dal with little water, Stir fry for 1-2 mins. Close a lid and let it cook for some time. Once done, add salt mix well Garnish with coriander leaves, add freshly grated coconut. Serve hot with chapati or rasam rice.

 

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Majjige Huli / Khadi

Majjige Huli or Khadi is gravy made from Yogurt / buttermilk with grounded masalas. Enjoy it hot. Majjige Huli is kannada word for Khadi. This version is made from Cucumber.

Majjige Huli/Khadi

Ingredients

Cucumber -1

Beaten curds /butter milk 1 cup

Salt

Grinding

Coconut 3 tbsp

Jeera 1 tsp

Green chillies 6-8

Coriander a handful

Ginger-few shreds

Channa Dal 1 tsp 

(soaked for about 3-4 hours)

Seasoning

Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp

Oil 1 tbsp

Hing a pinch

Curry leaves 7-8

Menthya -few seeds

Turmeric a pinch

Method:  Cook  till cucumber is tender  add little salt while cooking. Grind all the ingredients into a fine paste. Add grounded paste , cooked vegetable and water and keep it to boil, stirring on low heat. Beat curds and pour it into the this mixture while stirring.  Add salt and boil.

Season with Oggarane / tempering.  Turn off the heat.

Enjoy Majjige Huli or Khadi hot with rice and uppuhachida Mensinkayi.(dried masala chilies/Curd Chilies/Balakada Mensinkayi)
( You can use Ash Gourd, Seemebadnekayi also to make khadi. You can also add besan i/o of grounded paste)


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Cucumber Kadi

Cucumber Khadi /kadi is a recipe made from humble cucumber with a touch of groundnut and red chili peppers blended in yogurt. This is an exclusive recipe from my Mom in law.

Ingredients:

Cucumber raita/ Khadi

• 1 cucumber finely chopped
• 1/2 cup yogurt
• Salt as per taste
• 3  tbsp -groundnut
• 7-8 red chilies pepper (spicy ones)

For Seasoning

• 1tsp oil
• 1 tspn mustard seeds
• 1 tspn chana dal
• 1 tspn urad dal
• Hing-pinch
• Few-Curry leaves

Method:

1. Mix cucumber, add curds and mix 

2.Roast groundnut and red peppers in little oil,grind it with little water to form a paste.

3.Add it to the cucumber curds mix,add salt and mix well.

4. Heat the oil on a low flame, add mustard seeds-let it splutter, add urad dal, chana dal ,hing ,curry leaves once done add it to the mix and stir well.

Enjoy Cucumber Khadi with Chapati or hot Rice.

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Hithikavare Hulli / Avarekalu sambhar

Avarekai /Surti Papdi or Flat Lilva beans is all time favourite and  normally made during winter seasons in Indian homes. Enjoy this spicy Avarekalu sambhar.

Cooking is a fun filled activity where you celebrate the journey of the ingredients from the farm to the table!

Avarekai Sambhar

Ingredients:

Avarekalu(Lilva beans)- 2 cups
Onions- 1 Cup Chopped 
Tamarind pulp - 2-3 Tsp
Jaggery(optional)
Mustard,Jeera-1/2 tsp
Curry leaves-few
Oil- 2-3 tsp
Water
Rasam pwd-1 tsp

For Masala paste 
Onion -1
Roasted Onion - 2
Red Chillies 6-8
Grated Coconut- 1/2 cup
Coriander Seeds-1/2Tsp

Khus Khus - 1Tsp

Method :

1.Soak avarekayi in water for around 7-8 Hours and remove the outer skin and keep it aside.

2.Grinding-Heat Oil a in a pan and add Red Chillies ,Coriander seeds and fry well, add little grated coconut and fry for some time. Separately roast onions with skin on the tava. Now grind all the above into thin paste. Also grind coconut and khus khus with water into fine paste since khus khus takes time to grind  do it separately.

3.Cooking-Heat Oil/Ghee in a pan add mustard seeds, Cumin, Curry leaves and chopped Onions  and fry. Add the beans and fry for a minute and add the ground paste, add water, 

Once beans is cooked well, add Tamarind pulp, salt and jaggery and salt. Mix well.

Allow it to simmer keep stirring and check the consistency. 

Serve Avarekaalu Sambhar hot with rice/chapati.

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Stir fry Capsicum / Capsicum Palya

Stir fried Capsicum (Capsicum with Besan Palya ) is an easy dry sabzi for chapati or rice.Simla Mirch / Bell Pepper is blended with besan and spices making it tasty and delicious.

Ingredients

Stir Fried Capsicum with besan

• Capsicums (Bell Pepper)-2 big chopped
• Gram flour (besan) 3 Tbsp (roasted )
• Oil 3 Tbsp
• Coriander powder 2 Tsp
• salt to taste

Seasoning

• Oil 2 Tsp
• Mustard seeds 1 Tsp
• Cumin seeds 1 Tsp
• Hing-Pinch
• Urad Dal 1/2 tsp
• Chana Dal 1/2 tsp
• Green Chillies 5-6 finely chopped

Method

Heat oil for in a frying pan over moderate heat. Add items mentioned in seasoning Once done add capsicums and saute for 1 - 2 min.Add roasted gram flour, oil, coriander powder, and salt in a bowl.Add to capsicums and stir-fry over low heat for 5 - 7 minutes till capsicums are tender.Serve hot with chapati or rasam rice.

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Green Beans Palya / Hurlikayi Palya

Green Beans Palya /Hurlikayi Palya (french beans stir fry)  is a favorite in South Indian Homes. An awesome combination with Rice or Chapati. Palya is a Kannada word for Sabzi/Vegetable. GreensBeans Palya Ingredients: 2 cups chopped Green Beans 1 tbsp. oil 1/2 tsp. mustard  1 tsp. chana dal 1 tsp. urad dal 1/2 jeera 4-5 red chillies Hing-pinch  curry leaves-few  grated, coconut-3 tbsp Salt to taste Method: Heat oil in a saucepan. Add mustard, allow to splutter, add chana dal,urad dal,  red chillies,hing.Fry till light brown, then add curry leaves, beans, little water,  cover with a lid and cook till beans are soft.Add  grated coconut, salt and mix well.  Cook for 5 minutes.Serve hot with Chapatis/Rice. (you can add finely chopped green chillies i/o of red chillies for different  flavor.)

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