Showing posts with label Indian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Indian. Show all posts

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Mixed Vegetable Curry

This recipe was reproduced on Recipedelights.com website.

Ingredients:


Diced Vegetables 2 cups
Onions(finely cut) 1 cup
Tomatoes 2-3
Cloves 2-3
Cinnamon 1 stick
Bay leaves 1-2
Ginger-garlic paste 1 tsp
Red chilli powder 1 tsp.
Turmeric Powder 1 tsp.
Mustard seeds as required
Cumin powder as required
Extra Virgin Olive oil 2 tbsp.
Salt as required
Coriander leaves chopped


Method:
1. Make a paste of the tomatoes and 1/2 cup of onions in the food processer.
2. Boil all the vegetables in a pressure cooker and set aside.
3. Heat oil in a pan.
4. Fry mustard, jeera, and all the spices.
5. Once mustard splatters, fry the onions till light brown.
6. Add tomato-onion paste and saute until oil separates.
7. Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, garam masala, cumin powder and salt.
8. Add the vegetables and cook on low flame for 7 - 8 minutes.

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot. Can be served with rice or chappathis.

Spicy Dal Curry

This is my first post in this brand new blog - I am reproducing one of my original recipes - tried and tested from the days of experimentation in the kitchen!

Spicy Dal Curry



Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 10-15 mins
Serves / Makes : 4

Ingredients
Moong Dal: 1/3 cup
Channa Dal: 1/3 cup
Toor Dal: 1/3 cup
Dried Red chillies: 10
Coriander leaves (cilantro): a handful
Garlic paste: 1/2 tsp.
onions (chopped): 1 (optional)
Tomatoes( sliced into 4): 2
Oil: 2 tbsp
Salt to taste

Method
1. Cook all the dals with a little amount of salt and turmeric powder.
2. Grind the red chillies and the garlic paste together with very little water.
3. Heat oil in a kadhai and fry the onions.
4. After the onions become translucent, add the ground paste. Fry it for 1 minute.
5. now add the cooked Dals and the tomatoes.
6. Bring to a boil.
7. add the coriander leaves


User Comments & Tips
For lesser spice, decrease the red chillies.