Thursday, September 30, 2021

Chana Brown Stir Fry | ಕಡಲೆಕಾಳು ಉಸ್ಲಿ


This recipe is about chana brown stir fry (ಕಡಲೆಕಾಳು ಉಸ್ಲಿ). This is a simple black chana brown (chickpeas) stir fry that takes only a few minutes to prepare and it provides numerous health benefits.

It's full-filling and offers you the energy you need to get your day started. Because black chickpeas are low in fat and high in dietary fiber, they aid in weight loss and cholesterol reduction.

For an evening snack, this is an easy and nutritious option. It's high in fiber and protein and goes well with tea. It's also a great lunchbox snack for kids.

If the chana has already been boiled and refrigerated, it takes very little time to prepare. The addition of a squeeze of lime works wonders.

Ingredients

  1. Chana brown - 2 cups, soaked 5 hours
  2. Water - as needed
  3. Cooking oil - 2 tbsp
  4. Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
  5. Onion - 1, finely chopped
  6. Green chilies - 4, finely chopped
  7. Garlic - 8 pods, minced
  8. Curry leaves - few
  9. Salt - to taste
  10. Coconut - 1/4 cup, grated
  11. Coriander leaves - few, chopped

Direction

  1. Take a pressure cooker, add some water to boil the chana brown.
  2. Add 2 cups chana brown which has been soaked for 5 hours and add 1/2 tsp of salt.
  3. Mix them well.
  4. Close the cooker lid and cook till for 2 whistles on a medium flame.
  5. After 2 whistles, turn off the flame and let the cooker cool down completely.
  6. Open the cooker lid.
  7. Give it a mix and check if the chana brown has been cooked.
  8. Strain the boiled chana brown using a strainer.
  9. Keep it aside. You can use the chana brown stock later for other recipes.
  10. Take a pan, add 2 tbsp of cooking oil, allow the cooking to heat on a low flame for some time.
  11. Add 1/4 tsp of mustard and allow them to crackle.
  12. Add a finely chopped onion and sauté them for a minute.
  13. Add 4 chopped green chilies, 8 minced garlic pods, few curry leaves, and a little salt as we already added a little bit of salt to boil the chana.
  14. Mix & sauté them for 30 seconds.
  15. Add the cooked chana brown and mix them well.
  16. Add 1/4 cup of grated coconut, and a few chopped coriander leaves.
  17. Mix them well and turn off the flame.
  18. That's it! Chana Brown Stir Fry is ready to be served.

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Monday, September 27, 2021

Thin Poha Panchakajjaya | ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ ಪಂಚಕಜ್ಜಾಯ



Let's make this thin poha panchakajjaya which is a sweet recipe made during sri krishna janashtami and served as prasad or prasadam.

Ingredients

  1. Rice flakes - 1 cup
  2. Coconut - 1/2 cup, grated
  3. Jaggery - 1/2 cup, crushed
  4. Cardamom powder - 1/8 tsp
  5. Ghee - 1 tsp

Preparation

  1. Take a bowl, add 1/2 cup of crushed jaggery 1/2 cup of grated coconut, 1 tsp of ghee.
  2. Mix these ingredients well.
  3. Add 1 cup of rice flakes & 1/8 tsp of cardamom powder.
  4. Mix them well evenly.
  5. That's it! Panchakajjaya is ready

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Saturday, September 25, 2021

Pizza Sauce (homemade)


Forget about Domino's and Pizza Hut; you can now create a superior pizza at home, and without using an oven! This method will show you how to make pizza on your stove in the simplest way possible. The crust comes out crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. The pizza sauce demonstrated in this video is another element that elevates this pizza to new heights. Enjoy this vegetarian pizza with your favorite toppings and plenty of cheese.

Ingredients

  1. Cooking oil - 1 tbsp + 1 tbsp
  2. Onion - 1, sliced
  3. Tomatoes - 2, sliced
  4. Garlic pods - few
  5. Kashmir dry red chilies - 5
  6. Water - as needed
  7. Red chili powder - 1 tsp
  8. Oregano - 1/2 tsp
  9. Salt - to taste
  10. Tomato ketchup - 1 tbsp

Directions

  1. Take a pan, add a tbsp of cooking oil, a sliced onion, a few garlic, and 5 Kashmir dry red chilies.
  2. Sauté them for 2 minutes on a low flame.
  3. Add 2 sliced tomatoes and fry them for a minute.
  4. Turn off the flame and let it cool for some time.
  5. Transfer them into a blending jar and add some water.
  6. Blend these ingredients into a nice and smooth puree.
  7. Take a pan, add a tbsp of cooking oil and allow the oil to heat on a low flame.
  8. Add blended puree and mix it well.
  9. Add a little water to get the sauce consistency.
  10. Add a tsp of red chili powder, 1/2 tsp of oregano, salt to taste, and a tbsp of tomato ketchup.
  11. Mix them well and cook until the sauce becomes a little thick.
  12. That's it! Pizza Sauce is ready.

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Friday, September 24, 2021

Veg Pizza (tawa-made)


Forget Dominos and Pizza Hut when you can now make a better pizza at home that too without an oven! In this recipe, you will find the easiest way to make Pizza on your stove. The crust turns out a little crispy on the outside and soft inside.

Pizza Dough Ingredients

  1. All-purpose flour - 2 cups
  2. Baking powder - 1/2 tsp
  3. Baking soda - 1/4 tsp
  4. Sugar - 1 tsp
  5. Salt - 1/4 tsp
  6. Curd - 1/4 cup
  7. Water - as needed
  8. Cooking oil - 1 tbsp 

Pizza Making Ingredients

  1. Onion - few slices
  2. Capsicum - few slices
  3. Tomato - few slices
  4. Fresh corns - few
  5. Mozzarella cheese - 1 cup, grated
  6. Chili flakes - 1/4 tsp
  7. Mixed herbs - 1/4 tsp
  8. Cooking oil - a tbsp

How to prepare Pizza dough?

  1. Take a bowl, add 2 cups of all-purpose flour, 1/2 tsp of baking powder, 1/4 tsp of baking soda, 1 tsp of sugar and salt to taste.
  2. Mix these ingredients well.
  3. Add 1/4 cup of curd and mix it well.
  4. Add little by little water to make a soft and smooth dough.
  5. Add a tbsp of cooking oil on top of the dough.
  6. Knead the dough well.
  7. Cover the bowl and rest it for about 30 minutes.

How to make Pizza?

  1. After 30 minutes, knead the dough again.
  2. Take half of the dough and make a round dough ball.
  3. Take a chapati roller and dust it a little.
  4. Place the dough ball on the chapati roller.
  5. Roll it thick and make round edges.
  6. Place the rolled pizza base on a tawa.
  7. Set the pizza round shape again.
  8. Press the dough using fingers and create the rim at the edges of the dough.
  9. Take a fork and poke some holes on the pizza base.
  10. Apply the pizza sauce uniformly.
  11. Add a cup of grated mozzarella cheese, a few sliced tomatoes, few capsicum slices, some onion slices, few fresh corns, 1/4 tsp of mixed herbs, 1/4 tsp of chili flakes and add a tsp of cooking oil around the edges of the pizza.
  12. Pizza is ready to be baked and place the tawa on the stove.
  13. Close the pan & cook it for 8 to 10 mins on a low flame.
  14. Ensure that the pizza is cooked properly.
  15. That's it! Veg Pizza is ready, let's slice it. 
Enjoy this tawa-made and homemade Veg Pizza with your choice of toppings and loads of cheese.

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Friday, September 17, 2021

Thick Flattened Lemon Rice | Poha Rice | ಗಟ್ಟಿ ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ ಚಿತ್ರಾನ್ನ


Let's make thick flattened lemon rice which is also called as ಗಟ್ಟಿ ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ ಚಿತ್ರಾನ್ನ (Gatti Avalakki chitranna).

Ingredients

  1. Poha (flattened rice) - 1 cup
  2. Cooking oil - 2 tbsp
  3. Mustard seeds- 1/4 tsp
  4. Cumin seeds- 1/4 tsp
  5. Groundnuts - 2 tbsp
  6. Channa dal - 1 tsp
  7. Urad dal - 1 tsp
  8. Green chilies - 2 chopped
  9. Curry leaves - few
  10. Salt - 1/4 tsp
  11. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
  12. Coconut - 2 tbsp, grated
  13. Lemon juice - 1/2 of the lemon
  14. Coriander leaves - few, chopped
  15. Water - as needed

Preparation

  1. Take a bowl, add 1 cup of poha (flattened rice), and some water to wash the flattened rice.
  2. Wash the poha nicely and drain out the water.
  3. Add some water to soak the flattened rice and soak it for a minute.
  4. After a minute, take a strainer and a bowl, strain the water completely.
  5. Keep the poha aside.
  6. Take a pan, add 2 tbsp of cooking oil and allow the cooking oil to heat on a low flame.
  7. Add 1/4 tsp of mustard seeds and allow them to crackle.
  8. Add 1/4 tsp of cumin seeds and 1/4 cup of groundnuts.
  9. Fry them for a minute.
  10. Add a tsp of channa dal & a tsp of urad dal.
  11. Fry them for few seconds.
  12. Add 2 chopped green chilies and few curry leaves.
  13. Fry them a little.
  14. Add 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder and salt as per taste.
  15. Mix them well.
  16. Add soaked and drained flattened rice.
  17. Mix them well.
  18. Add 2 tbsp of grated coconut, few chopped coriander leaves, and a tsp of lemon juice.
  19. Give them a good mix.
  20. Close the pan and cook for a minute on a low flame.
  21. Open the lid and mix it again.
  22. Add half of the lemon juice and give them a good mix.
  23. Turn off the flame.
  24. That's it! Thick Flattened Lemon Rice (ಗಟ್ಟಿ ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ ಚಿತ್ರಾನ್ನ) is ready to be served.
Serve it with coconut chutney and it goes well.

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Beans Stir Fry | ಹುರುಳಿಕಾಯಿ ಪಲ್ಯ | बीन्स की सब्जी


Beans fry is a traditional South Indian dish made with green beans (French beans), spices, curry leaves and coconut. Beans fry is a sautéed dish usually made of vegetables or leafy greens. It can be made with many different kinds of vegetables like carrots, cabbage, okra, bitter gourd and a lot more. This beans fry is delicious, healthy and makes for a great side in your everyday meal. Palya or stir fry of any vegetable is very healthy food.

Ingredient

  1. Beans - 250 grams, finely chopped
  2. Coconut - 1/4 cup, sliced
  3. Green chilies - 4, chopped
  4. Ginger - 1/2 inch
  5. Cooking oil - 1.5 tbsp
  6. Mustard - 1/4 tsp
  7. Cumin - 1/4 tsp
  8. Channa dal - 1 tbsp
  9. Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
  10. Hing - a pinch
  11. Onion - 1, finely chopped
  12. Curry leaves - few
  13. Water - 1/2 of the glass
  14. Salt - to taste
  15. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
  16. Coriander leaves - few, chopped 

Direction / Method

  1. Take a blending jar.
  2. Add 1/4 cup of sliced coconut, 4 chopped green chiles and 1/2 inch of chopped ginger.
  3. Blend them into a coarse mixture.
  4. Keep the coarse powder aside.
  5. Take a pan and add 1.5 tbsp of cooking.
  6. Heat the cooking oil on a low flame.
  7. Add 1/4 tsp of mustard and allow them to crackle.
  8. Add 1/4 tsp of cumin seeds, 1 tbsp of channa dal, 1/2 tsp of urad dal and a pinch of asafetida.
  9. Sauté them for few seconds.
  10. Add a finely chopped onion and few curry leaves.
  11. Sauté them for a minute.
  12. Add coarse mixture and sauté them for a minute.
  13. Add 250 grams of finely chopped beans and mix them well.
  14. Add 1/2 glass of the water, salt to taste and 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder.
  15. Mix them well.
  16. Close the pan and cook for 5 minutes on a low flame.
  17. Mix them occasionally.
  18. Add few chopped coriander leaves and mix it well.
  19. Turn off the flame.
  20. That's it! Beans Stir Fry is ready.
Serve with any meals for side dish or roti.

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Saturday, September 11, 2021

Sweet Modak | ಸಿಹಿ ಮೋದಕ


Sweet Modak is traditional Indian dessert dumplings made with rice flour and coconut jaggery stuffing. It is specifically made during the Indian festival of ganapathi chaturthi. Modak is believed to be one of the favorite sweets of Lord Ganesha. Modak is also known as Kudumu, Kadubu, Modakam or Kozhukattai in regional languages, and offered to Lord Ganesha as prasad or naivedyam during Ganesh Chaturthi Puja. Some people also make these for the Sankasti chaturthi puja every month.

Ingredients

  1. Jaggery - 1/2 cup, crushed
  2. Grated coconut - 1 cup
  3. Ghee - 1 tsp
  4. Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp
  5. Water - 1 cup
  6. Ghee - 1/2 tsp
  7. Salt - 1/4 tsp
  8. Rice flour - 1 cup

Direction

  1. Take a pan, add a tsp of poppy seeds and dry roast them for a minute on a low flame.
  2. Transfer them into a small cup and keep it aside.
  3. Using the same pan, add a tsp of ghee, a cup of grated coconut, and 1/2 cup of crushed jaggery.
  4. Mix and sauté them well until jaggery melts.
  5. Add roasted poppy seeds, 1/4 cup of cardamom powder and mix it well.
  6. Modak stuffing is ready. Keep it aside.
  7. Take a pan, add a cup of water, 1/2 tsp of ghee and 1/4 tsp of salt.
  8. Give them a mix and allow the water to boil.
  9. Add a cup of rice flour and mix it well.
  10. Turn off the flame, close the pan and rest it for 5 minutes.
  11. After 5 minutes, transfer the rice mixture into a bowl.
  12. Knead the mixture well and make a dough. If required sprinkle little water.
  13. Make a smooth and soft dough.
  14. Take a small ball sized potion of the dough.
  15. Roll the dough like a ball and gently press with your palms.
  16. Press the edges of the circle to make it look like a cup.
  17. Make few edges to make it look like a diya.
  18. Fill it with a tbsp of stuffing.
  19. Wrap and close it. Twist and roll the center.
  20. Pinch the extras at the center.
  21. Make it look like a modak. I'll use a knife and make little marks.
  22. Modak is ready to steam and prepare the remaining modaks as well.
  23. Keep them aside.
  24. Take a steamer or bottom pan and add some water
  25. Place the steam plate or strainer and place all the modak's on the plate.
  26. Close the pan or steamer and cook for 10 minutes on a low flame.
  27. Open the pan & transfer the modaks for serving.
  28. That's it! Sweet Modak is ready.

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Monday, September 6, 2021

Spicy Lemon Rice | ಮಸಾಲ ಚಿತ್ರಾನ್ನ | Masala Chitranna


The origin of Lemon Rice is from Karnataka. But Spicy Lemon Rice is a spiced up version of regular lemon rice. Masala Chitranna is a very popular breakfast and lunch box recipe in Karnataka. Generally, lemon rice is an easy and quick tempered rice with lemon. But this recipe is slightly different as lemon masala paste is used here .This is very similar to MTR lemon rice paste but tastes better as its fresh without any preservatives. The name masala is used here as spices are blended together to prepare lemon masala paste. Later cooked rice is mixed with lemon masala paste to get tangy and spicy lemon rice.

Ingredients

  1. Rice - 1 bowl
  2. Ginger - 1/2 inch, chopped
  3. Garlic - 10 pods
  4. Cinnamon stick - 1 inch
  5. Cloves - 4
  6. Green chilies - 6
  7. Cooking oil - 3 tbsp
  8. Groundnuts - 3 tbsp
  9. Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
  10. Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
  11. Bay leaf - 1
  12. Chana dal - 1 tbsp
  13. Urad dal - 1 tsp
  14. Onion - 1, chopped
  15. Curry leaves - few
  16. Salt - to taste
  17. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
  18. Coriander leaves - few, chopped
  19. Lemon juice - half a lemon
  20. Cooked rice - as needed 

Direction

  1. Take a blending jar, add 1/2 inch chopped ginger, 10 pods of garlic, 1 inch of cinnamon stick, 4 cloves, and 6 green chilies.
  2. Grind these ingredients into a coarse paste.
  3. Keep the coarse paste aside.
  4. Take a pan, add 3 tbsp of cooking oil and allow the cooking oil to heat for some time a low flame.
  5. When the cooking oil is hot enough, add 3 tbsp of groundnuts and roast them until there is a change in color.
  6. Transfer the roasted groundnuts into a small bowl and keep it aside.
  7. Using the same oil and pan, add 1/2 tsp of mustard and allow them to crackle.
  8. Add 1/2 tsp of cumin seeds, a bay leaf and 1 tbsp of channa dal, and a tsp of urad dal.
  9. Fry them for few seconds.
  10. Add a chopped onion and sauté them for a minute.
  11. Add few curry leaves and spicy coarse paste.
  12. Mix and sauté them for few seconds.
  13. Add salt to taste and 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder.
  14. Mix them well.
  15. Add few chopped coriander leaves and squeeze half a lemon.
  16. Mix them well.
  17. Add a bowl of cooked rice or as needed and mix them well.
  18. Add roasted groundnuts and mix it well.
  19. That’s it! Spicy Lemon rice is ready to be served.
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Sunday, September 5, 2021

Groundnut Laddu | ಕಡಲೆಬೀಜ ಉಂಡೆ


Peanut ladoo recipe is a two ingredients easy recipe of delicious ladoos made with roasted peanuts and jaggery.

Ingredients

  1. Groundnuts (peanuts ) - 1 cup
  2. Sesame Seeds - 1 tbsp
  3. Jaggery - 1/2 cup, crushed
  4. Water - a little
  5. Dry coconut - 2 tbsp, grated
  6. Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp
  7. Ghee - 1 tbsp

Preparation

  1. Take a pan, add a tbsp of sesame seeds & dry roast them for few seconds.
  2. Transfer them into a plate.
  3. In the same pan, add a cup of groundnuts and dry roast them until color change for 2 minutes on a low flame.
  4. Peel the skin off from them.
  5. Transfer them into a blending jar and powder them coarsely.
  6. Keep the groundnuts coarse powder aside.
  7. Take a pan, add 1/2 cup of crushed jaggery and a little water.
  8. Allow the jaggery to melt.
  9. Keep stirring while boiling until one string comes.
  10. Add groundnuts coarse powder, roasted sesame seeds, a tbsp of grated dry coconut, 1/4 tsp of cardamom powder.
  11. Mix and combine well, keep mixing until the mixture separates the pan.
  12. Transfer the mixture into a bowl and allow the mixture to cool for a minute.
  13. Add a tbsp of ghee and mix them well when it is still warm.
  14. Take a hand full of the mixture and prepare laddu-sized balls.
  15. That's it! Groundnuts Laddus are ready.

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Saturday, September 4, 2021

Chakli | ಚಕ್ಲಿ

Chakli Kannada: ಚಕ್ಕುಲಿ chakkuli, Karnataka origin is a savoury snack. It is a spiral shaped snack with a spiked surface. Chakri is typically made from flours of rice, bengal gram and black gram. It has several variations, depending on the types and proportion of flours used.

Ingredients

  1. Rice flour - 1 cup
  2. Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp
  3. Sesame seeds - 1 tbsp
  4. Water - as needed
  5. Salt - 1/4 tsp

Preparation

  1. Take a pan, add a cup of water and allow the water to boil.
  2. Add a tbsp of sesame seeds, 1/2 tsp of red chili powder, 1/4 tsp of cumin & 1/4 tsp of salt.
  3. Give them a mix.
  4. Add a cup of rice flour, mix it until well combined.
  5. Add little water if needed, mix and make a soft dough.
  6. Keep mixing and cook for a minute on a low flame.
  7. Turn off the flame, close the pan and rest it for 2 minutes.
  8. After 2 mins, open the lid and knead the dough well until it becomes soft and has no cracks.
  9. Take a half of the dough portion.
  10. Make it more soft and make a lengthy dough roll using your hands.
  11. Take a chakli maker and grease it including the plate.
  12. Fill the chakli maker with a rolled dough.
  13. Close the roller.
  14. Take a butter or any oil paper, roll the chaklis slowly.
  15. Take a pan, add cooking oil for deep frying and allow the oil to heat for some time.
  16. Carefully drop the chakli dough into the hot oil.
  17. Deep fry the until chaklis comes golden in color on a medium flame.
  18. When done, transfer the fried chaklis into a serving plate.
  19. That's it! Chakli is ready to be served.

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Thursday, September 2, 2021

Poori Saagu | ಪೂರಿ ಸಾಗು

Poori is a deep-fried bread made from unleavened whole-wheat flour that originated in the Indian subcontinent. It is eaten for breakfast or as a snack or light meal. It is usually served with a savory curry or bhaji, as in puri bhaji, but may also be eaten with sweet dishes.

Veg kurma or saagu are typical traditional and authentic south Indian, karnataka curry. It is prepared with the mixed combination of spices, coconut and vegetables. In short, saagu is a coconut rich veg curry with combination of variety of vegetables and spices. Saagu recipe goes well with set dosa or poori.

For Poori

Ingredients

  1. Wheat flour -2 cups
  2. Chiroti rava - 1 tbsp
  3. Sugar - 1 tsp, optional
  4. Milk - 1 tbsp
  5. Cooking oil - a little + for deep frying
  6. Water - as needed

Preparation

  1. Take a bowl, add 250g of wheat flour, a tbsp of chiroti rava, a tsp of sugar, and a little cooking oil.
  2. Mix these ingredients well.
  3. Add water little by little and mix it well to make a soft dough.
  4. Cover the dough and rest it for 30 minutes.
  5. After 30 minutes, knead the dough again a little.
  6. Take a half portion of the dough and make a ball.
  7. Grease the dough ball and plate it on a chapati roller
  8. Roll it with a your palm and cut it into half.
  9. Take the half of the rolled dough & roll it again a little.
  10. Cut them into 4 small potions.
  11. Take a small portion and make a ball.
  12. Gently press it between your palm and transfer it into a plate.
  13. Prepare the remaining dough and keep them aside.
  14. Take a chapati roller and grease the dough.
  15. Place it on a chapati roller and roll the dough ball uniformly.
  16. Roll it slightly thick, like a poori.
  17. Transfer the rolled poori onto a plate.
  18. Roll the remaining dough balls as well & keep them aside.
  19. Take a pan and add cooking oil for deep frying.
  20. Allow to cooking oil to heat for some time.
  21. Drop the rolled poori carefully into the hot oil.
  22. Press the poori lightly with a frying ladle and poori will puff up.
  23. Flip the poori and roast till it becomes golden in color.
  24. Transfer the fried poori onto a plate.
  25. That's it! Poori is ready to be served.
Serve the pooris with veg kurma (sagu) or chutney.

For Saagu

For Masala paste

  1. Coconut - 1/4 cup, sliced
  2. Cashew nuts - few
  3. Ginger - 1/2 inch, chopped
  4. Garlic - 6, pods
  5. Cinnamon stick - 1/2 inch, crushed
  6. Cloves -2
  7. Green cardamom pod - 1
  8. Green chilies - 3
  9. Fennel seeds - 1/4 tsp
  10. Coriander powder - 1 tsp
  11. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
  12. Poppy seeds - 1 tbsp
  13. Coriander leaves - few
  14. Water - as needed

For Veg Kurma (Saagu) ingredients

  1. Cooking oil - 2 tbsp
  2. Bay leaf - 2, small
  3. Onion - 1, finely chopped
  4. Fresh green peas - 1/4 cup
  5. Potato - 1, chopped
  6. Tomato - 1, chopped
  7. Carrot - 1/4 cup
  8. Beans - 1/4 cup, chopped
  9. Water - as needed
  10. Salt - as per taste
  11. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Preparation

  1. Take a blending jar, add 1/4 cup of sliced coconut, few cashew nuts, 1/2 inch of chopped ginger, 6 pods of garlic, 1/2 inch of crushed cinnamon stick, 2 cloves, a green cardamom, 3 green chilies, 1/4 tsp of fennel seeds, 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder, a tbsp of poppy seeds, few coriander leaves and little water.
  2. Blend these ingredients into a smooth paste.
  3. Keep this masala paste aside.
  4. Take a pan and add 2 tbsp of cooking oil.
  5. Allow to cooking oil to heat for some time.
  6. Add 2 bay leaves and a finely chopped onion.
  7. Sauté the onions well for 2 minutes on low flame.
  8. Add 1/4 cup of fresh green peas, a chopped potato, 1/4 cup of chopped carrot, and 1/4 cup of chopped beans.
  9. Sauté them well for 2 minutes.
  10. Add a chopped tomato & sauté it for a minute.
  11. Add blended masala paste.
  12. Add little water into the jar and add the remaining masala into the pan
  13. Add a tsp of coriander powder and little salt to taste.
  14. Mix it well.
  15. Check the consistency of gravy. If required, add some water .
  16. Close the pan and cook for 10 mins on a low flame.
  17. Give it a mix occasionally.
  18. Open the lid and give a nice mix.
  19. That's it! Veg Kurma or Sagu is ready.
Serve this with poori, chapati, roti, ghee rice or plain rice.

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