Ripe Mango curry /Pazham manga curry

Ingredients:

• 2 ripe mangoes
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp chilli powder
• 1/4  of coconut scrape
• 1/2 tsp cumin 
• 3 tbsp curd
• 1/2 tsp fenugreek powder
• 1 tbsp coconut oil
• 1tsp mustard
• 1 dry red chilli cut into 2
• curry leaves
• salt to taste.

Method:

• In a pan cook the ripe mangoes, chilli powder ,turmeric powder and salt with 2 cups of water.
• Grind the coconut and cumin to fine paste.
• Add the coconut paste once the water has reduced to half of the quantity.
• Then add the curd.
• Do not over cook , just seamer.
• Allow it cool and then sprinkle fenugreek powder over it.
• Remove from the heat.
• In a pan heat the oil.
• Add curry leaves, mustard and red chillies.
• Pour the oil mix over the mango curry.

Enjoy Cooking

S

Recipe source :http://www.cheenachatti.com

Green Beans and Sprouted lentils Thoran

Ingredients:

• 250grams Green beans (Green beans is also know as french beans.)
• 250 grams sprouted lentils
• 1/2 onion chopped
• 1 tbsp tomtoe chopped
• 1 tbsp sambar powder
• salt to taste
• curry leaves
• mustard seeds
• oil

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1. Clean the beans and cut them to 1 inch long.
2. Wash spouted lentils well in water and drain it.
3. Heat oil in wok and add mustard seeds.
4. When they pop add onion and tomatoe and fry for 2 minutes.
5. Add samabar powder and fry for few minutes.
6. Add green beans,sprouted lentils, salt and mix well.
7. Add 1/2 cup water.
8. Cook it covered until it is dry and beans are cooked.
9. Serve warm with rice.

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Enjoy cooking

S

My lunch .... on one of 365 days.!!

I am just being lazy.... and the fact my dishwasher having a problem and after buying a new one .... my bad luck.. what would I say...the end result of toooooo much of research .... Bosch ...:(  now since its back in place..  Wish I have a chance to give a feedback of Bosch workshop of this place ..........

As for the lunch I cooked rice , yam curry  and Bitter Gourd thoran...and to end it with a scoop of London diary ice-cream...:)

Yam Curry

• 200 grams yam
• 1/2 coconut
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tbsp coriander powder
• 1 tbsp chopped onion
• 1 tsp aniseed
• 1/4 tsp  mustard seed
• 1 spring curry leaves
• 1 tbsp oil ( used coconut oil)
• salt to taste

Method:

Peel and cut the yam into pieces and wash.

Cook the yam with coriander powder, chilli powder and turmeric powder.

Heat 1 tsp oil in a kadai and roast the coconut with aniseed to a golden brown.

Remove from the fire and grind to a smooth paste.

Mix with a little water and add to a cooked yam.

Add salt to taste.

Heat the remaining oil.

Add mustard.

When it crackles add the chopped onion.

Fry the onion to a golden brown.

Pour it onto the curry.

Add curry leaves.

Simmer and remove from the fire.

Bitter Gourd Sir Fry (or Thoran)

• 1 medium sized bitter gourd
• 1/2 onion
• 1/2 tomato chopped
• 1 tsp  chilly powder
• 1 tbsp coconut
• salt to taste
• Oil as needed

Method:

Slice the onions and bitter gourd as fine as you.

In a pan heat oil , add onion and tomato and fry for a minute.

Then add bitter gourd , coconut , chilly powder and salt.

And fry for a minute. 

And 1/2 cup of water cook until it is well done. 

As dry as you want.