Vendaikai thakkali kulambu

  This kulambu is made without tamarind by using tomato. This is easy to prepare.  This kulambu goes well with plain rice.

Requirements :

Lady‘s finger ( chopped ) – 1 cup

Shallots – 6

Sambar powder – 1 tbs

Tomato – 2

Curry leave – a sprig

Oil – 1 tsp

Mustard seeds – ½ tsp

Turmeric powder – ½ tsp

Salt as required

Method :

Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and wait till it splutters.

Add chopped shallots and curry leaves . sauté well.

Add tomatoes and sauté well till it is fully mashed.

Add chopped lady’s finger and fry for few minutes.

Add sambhar powder and a cup of water.

Cook with closed lid.

Add required salt and mix well.

Vendaikkai kulambu is ready to serve.

Vendaikai / Lady’s Finger pepper fry

  This lady’s finger pepper fry is easy and tasty dish. As it is simple to make with less ingredients. There is no onion and garlic in this dish.

Requirements :

Lady’s finger ( chopped ) – 1 cup

Oil – 1 tsp

Pepper powder – 1 tsp

Salt – as required

Method :

Heat oil in a pan, add chopped lady’s finger and sauté well.

Stir well lady’s finger till cooked.

Add required salt and pepper powder and mix well.

Serve with plain rice and sambar, curd rice.

PUNJABI FOOD

Punjabi food

  I made this punjabi meal  which contains naan , beetroot poori, bindhi crispies, aloo mattar stew , channa masala, vermiceli kheer and fruit curd rice.

  Here i shared the method of beetroot poori , other recipes i will add later.

Beetroot poori:

Ingredients: 

Beetroot- ¼ kg

Wheat flour- ½ kg

Salt- to taste

Oil – for fry

Method:

Clean the beetroot and grind it .extract the juice, and sieve it.

Add the beetroot juice and salt with wheat flour.

Make thick dough.

Heat the oil in a pan and fry the poori.

Serve hot with any gravies.

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Ladiesfinger yogurt gravy ( Bhindi dahi gravy )

 This gravy was best combo with roti and naan. Even children will like its taste. As we are adding curd , there won’t be any stickiness  of lady’s finger.

Requirements :

Lady’s finger   - 1  cup

Curd  -- 1 cup

Onion – 1

Ginger garlic paste – 1 tbs

Chilly powder – 1 tsp

Coriander powder – 1 tsp

Garam masala  - 1tsp

Coriander leaves

Method :

 Heat pan , pour oil and sauté lady’s finger well and keep aside.

Heat oil , add chopped onion and sauté. Add fried lady’s finger followed by all the masala and  salt.

Add the curd and mix well.

Allow to boil for two minutes .

Garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve with plain rice , phulkha, naan.

Lady’s finger curry / kulambu

This was a kulambu which was frequent in our home . This was a tamarind based curry goes well with rice.

Requirements:

Lady’s finger (cut) – ½ cup

Pearl onion      -  10 -15 nos

Tomato  - 1

Chilly powder -  2 tbs

Coriander powder – 1 ½ tbs

Garlic   - 3 -4 cloves

Tamarind juice  - ¼ cup

To grind  : 

coconut – 2 tbs

khuskhus – ½ tsp

ginger – 1” piece

Method :

Heat oil in a kadai, add cumin seeds , onion , garlic, curry leaves.

Add lady’s finger and sauté for few minutes.

Then add sliced tomatoes , chilly powder, coriander powder  and turmeric powder.

Fry till the raw smell of masala leaves .

 Then add the tamarind juice and required salt.

When the veggie is cooked , add the grounded masala and allow to boil.

Serve with plain rice or curd rice.