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Showing posts with label vegetable recipes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vegetable recipes. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Baby Potato Curry with Coconut Milk

Baby potatoes are rich in proteins and carbohydrates which are essential for a healthy diet. This curry with coconut milk adds an extra flavor and taste to the dish.















Ingredients
1/2 kg Baby potatoes
1Cinnamon stick
2 Cardamom
3 Cloves
1/2tsp Fennel seeds
1 tsp Ginger finely chopped
1 tsp Garlic finely chopped
2-3 green chillies
1-2 Onions
1 Tomato
1 Cup Coconut milk
1/2 tsp chilly powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder


Method
Heat oil in a cooking vessel, add fennel seeds, cardamom, cinnamon and cloves. Then add ginger and garlic, green chillies, finely chopped onions. Let the onions fry till they turn light brown in color. Now add boiled baby potatoes, add turmeric powder, chilly powder, salt to taste. Now add the tomatoes finely chopped. Let it cook for 5 minutes with lid closed. Then add coconut milk and let it simmer for 5 minutes. Finely add curry leaves and coriander leaves for garnish.


Wednesday, September 21, 2011

PUMPKIN SWEET CURRY

Pumpkin is a wonder fruit rich in nutrients, vitamins, minerals. It has many disease fighting nutrients like beta carotene, potassium, zinc, vitamin C and E and fiber rich. Pumpkin sweet curry is a welcome dish for pumpkin lovers with its unique taste.










Ingredients
1 small pumpkin
2 onions
2-3 green chillies
1 lemon sized tamarind soaked in 1 cup water
50gms jaggery
1teaspoon chilly powder
1/2teaspoon turmeric powder
2teaspoons coriander powder
salt to taste

Seasoning Ingredients
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1teaspoon fenugreek seeds
2-3 cloves
1 inch sized cinnamon
1 tbsp ginger garlic paste

Method
Heat oil in a pan, put all seasoning ingredients, let them fry then add green chillies slit into two halves, chopped onions, fry till the onions turn light brown, now add the pumpkin pieces fry for 5 minutes, now add turmeric powder, chilly powder, coriander powder and salt, fry for 2 minutes.










Now add 1 cup of plain water and close the pan with lid and let it simmer till the water evaporates, finally add the tamarind water and jaggery and mix well. Turn off the heat.