Carrot Poriyal / Carrot stir fry

Carrot poriyal is nothing but,sauting shredded carrot with onion and green chillies.My mom used to prepare carrot rice ,by mixing this with white rice.Its very easy ,can also be prepared by a beginner.
Sambar rice goes very well with this.My son's fav too.

Ingredients:
1.carrots                 -      4rots.
2.Onion                  -       1/2
3.Green chillies     -        3
4.curry leaves       -        few

For seasoning:
1.Oil                   -        1 tbsp
2.Mustard seeds -         1 tsp
3.Urad dal          -         1 tsp

Method:
* Peel and shred the carrots.
* Take a pan, add all the seasonings.
* Chop onion,green chillies and throw them into the pan.
* Saute it well and add the shredded carrot.
* Cover and cook till it is done.
* Adjust salt to taste and garnish with ciantro....

Sending this to Tastes of Pearl City's Any One Can Cook event in the category "for beginners"

Cabbage Stir fry with chana dal and shredded coconut

Cabbae is full of amino acids,riboflavin and a very good source of vitamin C.It is used to cure diseases like,ulcer,cancer and inflammation.Having cabbage will regularly , increase the energy levels in the body.We can prepare dishes with cabbage in n number of ways.This is a simple stir fry ,which my mom used to do,with cooked chana dal and shredded coconut.Today our lunch had cabbage stir fry and mochai kuzhambu.

Ingredients:
1.Cabbage                           -           1/2
2.Chana dal                         -            1/4 cup
3.Green chillies                   -            3
4.Shredded coconut             -            2 tbsp
5.Cilantro                            -            1 tbsp(chopped)

For seasoning:
1.Oil                                    -           2 tsp
2.Mustard seeds                   -          1/2 tsp
3.Cumin seeds                      -          1/2 tsp
4.red chilli                            -          1
5.Curry leaves                       -          1 spring

Method:
* Finely chop the cabbage,onion,green chillies.
* Cook the chana dal till its ,90% done.
* Take a kadai,add oil,splutter with seasoning ingredients.
* Add onion and green chillies.
* Sprinkle salt and saute it till it is translucent.
* Now add ,cabbage and saute it for 3 mins or untill it becomes cooked.
* Cover and cook it.
* When the cabbage is done,add cooked chana dal and shredded coconut.
* Mix it well and garnish with cilantro.

Potato - Brinjal stir fry

Potatoes can go with any veggie.I did a combo with brinjal.Its a simple stir fry and goes very well with sambar,rasam and curd rice.

Potato - Brinjal Stir Fry

Ingredients:
1.Potatoes                   -      2
2.Brinjal                     -      2
3.Onion                       -      1/2
4.Garlic                      -      4 pods
5.Red chillies             -      1/2 tbsp
6.Turmeric pwdr        -      1 tsp
8.Cilantro

For Tempering:
1.Oil                       -        1 bsp
2.Mustard seeds     -         1 tsp
3.Urad dal              -         1 tsp
4.curry leaves        -         1 spring

Method:
* Chop onion and crush garlic pods.
* Cut brinjals and potato length wise.
* Boil potatoes in a microwave safe bowl for 4 mins.
* In a pan, add oil splutter with mustard.
* Saute onion and crushed garlic till it looses its texture.
* Now strain potatoes and add it to the onion.
* Now add turmeric pwdr,chilli pwdr and mix well.
* When potatoes boil to 90% , add brinjals and saute well.
* Cover and cook for 8 mins or till it is cooked well.
* Garnish with cilantro and serve hot with rice or rasam.

Green plantain fry ( Vazhaikkai varuval)

Green plantain fry ,goes well with any kind of meal.Its a masala dipped plantain,with coating of corn flour , shallow fried in a tava..My spinach dal went very well with this.tooTo add crispness, I have added corn flour.Since,it can produce gas,I have added hing.Here goes the recipe.

Green Plantain fry!!!

Ingredients:
1.Green plantain                   -     2
2.Chilli pwdr                        -     1 tsp
3.Turmeric pwdr                  -     1/4 tsp
4.Hing                                  -     a pinch
5.Corn flour                          -    1 tbsp

Method:
* Wash , peel plantain and cut them into circles.
* Take a mixing bowl ,add all ingredients except corn flour.
* Make it into a paste and marinate for half-an-hour.
* Take a skillet,add oil and heat it for a minute.
* Now add corn flour to the  marination  and mix well.
* Fry them ,till they r olden brown.

Garnish with cilantro and can be had with sambar,rasam or curd rice.

Cabbage Carrot Fry ( Poriyal)

Thought of cooking cabbage today.I wanted to add color to the dish. When I was checking my fridge,saw carrots sitting there.Added that to the cabbage and  here comes the dish.Its full of nutrients.



Cabbage Carrot Fry!!!



Ingredients:
1.Cabbage                -    1/2
2.Carrots                  -     2
3.Onion                     -    1/2
4.Green chillies         -     4
5.Coconut (shredded) -    1 tbsp(optional)
6.Mustard seeds          -     1 tsp
7.Urad dal                   -     1 tsp
8.Curry leaves
9.Cilantro

Method:
* Chop  onion,green chillies,carrots and cabbage finely.
* Take a pan ,pour oil and splutter with mustard seeds,urad dal and curry leaves.
* Saute the onions,green chillies well and dump in the chopped cabbage and carrot.
* Sprinkle some salt to the cabbage.
* When the cabbage and carrot are cooked,sprinkle the shredded coconut to the mixture.
* Garnish with cilantro and serve with rice .



Yellow and Orange mix...







 

Cauliflower Stir Fry

Cauliflower is low in fat and high in dietary fibre,vitamin c and high nutritional density.A high intake of cauliflower will reduce cancer.I basically love cauliflower a lot.I still remember the days in my grandma's house , where during cauliflower season, a vendor wud bring that in a moving stall.And that night in our house, we ll have cauliflower fry seasoned with fennel seeds.Wow i still remember those beautiful days....

Ingredients:
1.Cauliflower                   -    1/2 floret head
2.Onion                            -     1/2
3.Green chillies               -    1
3 (a),G&G paste              -    1 tbsp
4.Chilli pwdr                   -    1 tbsp
5.Turmeric pwdr              -   1 tsp
6.Curry leaves
7.Cilantro
Method:
* Cook the cauliflower florets in microwave for 5 mins with a tsp of salt.

* In a pan, pour 1 tbsp of oil and splutter with mustard seeds and curry leaves.
* Saute onion and green chillies with some salt.
* When the onion oozes out oil, add the cauliflower and toss it.
* Now add the ginger garlic paste and mix it well.

* Add chilli pwdr and saute till,it looses its raw smell.
* Garnish with cilantro and serve with steamed rice.

Ridge gourd fry

Ridge gourd has excellent cooling properties.It helps a lot in losing weight.Ridge gourd is high in dietery fibre,vitamin c.riboflavin,thiamine and low in cholestrol.I tried ridgegourd fry.

Ingredients:
1.Ridge gourd                 -  1 cup
2.Onion                           -  1
3.Tomato                         -   1
4.Green chillies               -   4
5.Chilli pwdr                   -   1 tbsp
6.Curry leaves
7.Cilantro

Tampering :
1.Mustard seeds               -  1 tsp
2.cumin seeds                   -  1 tsp

Method:
* Wash and cut the ridge gourd into cubes.
*  Chop the Onion and tomato.slit the green chillies.
* Take a pan and pour some oil.
* Tamper with mustard seeds and cumin seeds.
* Now add the onion and saute it well with green chillies.
* When the onion becomes translucent , add the tomato with little salt.

* When the tomato gets disintergrated ,add the ridge gourd and let it cook for some time. Leave it for some time until it blends into the gravy.

*  Garnish with cilantro.Serve with hot rice or chapathi.

Ladies fingure pepper fry

Ladies fingure is full of calcium and is often compared with goat brain for the level of calcium. Here i have prepared a pepper fry which has very less oil and goes well with rice and chapathis.

Ingredients:
1.Ladies fingure - 1 pound
2.Chilli pwdr - 1 tbsp
3.Mustard seeds - 1/2 tbsp
4. Lemon - half
5.Pepper pwdr - 1 tsp
6.Hing - a pinch
7.Curry leaves

Method:
Wash and cut the ladies fingures in to small pieces.

Take a pan and pour 3 tbsp of oil and splatter with mustard seeds and curry leaves. Add hing.Now add the cut ladies fingures and saute it well.
When the color changes , add turmeric pwdr and chilli pwdr.Let it loose its raw smell. Now add the pepper pwdr and mix it. At last squeeze the lemon juice and sprinkle salt.It is a very simple dish and goes very well with rice. Weight watchers can take this along with chapathis.


Bhindi Masala

Bottle gourd fry

Bottle gourd or opo squash or long melon is a vine, grown for its fruit, which can either be harvested young and used as a vegetable or harvested mature, dried and used as a utensil ,bottle or pipe. There are 2 varieties long and round .Its a watery vegetable and has a lot of fibre content.Here we r going to see the recipe of bottle gaurd fry. It has all different kinds of spices. It is very gud for kids as it helps for constipation.U can also freeze the bottle gaurd for later use.

Ingredients:

I have taken 1 bottle gourd . Peel the bottle gourd and cut into cut into cubes. I have taken 3/4 of the bottle gourd and froze the remaining for later use. Method:
Here I have taken 1 onion,1 tomato ,4 to 5 green chillies, 4 red chillies , curry leaves and some cilatnro for garnishing. For splattering ,I have taken 1 tsp of mustard , 1 tsp cumin seeds, 1/2 tbsp chilli pwdr ,1 tsp turmeric a pinch of hing and salt to taste.

In a heated pan, add oil and splatter some mustard seeds , cumin seeds,red chillies and curry leaves.Once the mustard is splattered, add hing, onion and green chillies .Once the onions are sauted well, add tomato with little salt .This salt takes out the moisture in the tomato and cooks fast.

Now add the bottle gourd and saute it well.When it is half cooked, add chilli pwdr and turmeric pwdr.Once the raw smell is gone ,sprinkle some water and let it cook until, the bottle gourd is fully cooked.


Once the bottle gourd is cooked, garnish it with cilantro.This goes very well with white rice,chapathi.Bottle gaurd , can aslo be cooked along with prawns .It gives nice texture and taste with prawns.

Yam fry (Seppan kizhangu fry)

Yam frys are all time favorites and it goes well with all kind of food.Here in US there are so many kinds of yams available.But the one which we get in indian stores are just the one , which we get in india.Others dont taste the way we tasted there in india. I hav taken 5 medium sized yams.

Boil the yams in a pot of water with little salt.Cut the boiled pieces into semi circles, as shown in the picture.



In a pan add oil,mustard seeds and curry leaves.Once the mustard seeds get splattered , add hing to the oil.Take a tbsp of chillie pwdr and turmeric pwdr , mix it in the oil. After the chilli pwdr looses its raw smell add the yams and fry. Add salt to taste. Make sure the yams are crispy.




Wow wat a color and texture.This goes very well with curd rice, bisibela bath..........