BRINJAL CURRY/PODI THOOVAL

Though this is simple and common curry, everyone knows. I have no option to post new one since my hubby has taken our digi cam with him to Canada. I could not take photos of my latest preparations as well having the typical Indian gal’s mentality, no mood n mind to prepare new dish in absence of hubby dear. Aeh?!...

This is my daughter’s favo curry. She will have this with white rice as curry sadham or side dish for rasam sadham. My mom prepares this curry spicy and crispy which tastes heaven. Here is recipe…
INGREDEIENTS FOR CURRY POWDER

Gram dhal 3 tsp
Urid dhal 2 tsp
Dried red chilli 5 to 6
Hing a pinch
Coriander seeds (dhania) 2 tsp
In a little oil fry all above said ingredients, cool them and then make a coarse powder by grinding them in mixer. (First grind the chilly to nice powder then add all others.)

INGREDIENTS FOR CURRY

Brinjal 6 to 8
Salt to taste
Oil to saute
Turmeric a pinch

METHOD

Wash the brinjal and cut in to thin length wise pieces. Take a pan, add oil pop up mustards and hing. Add brinjal sauté them in medium flame for few mts. Add turmeric, salt and cook them until it become soft. Add the curry powder, fry them for few mts.

This iron rich curry goes very well with all rice (sambar/rasam/curd/ plain rice).

PEA NUTS IN MASALA GRAVY

So long days over, nearly a month!..I have taken and stayed away from my blogging and missing all my sweet buddies cool recipes in this hot summer. Busy in settling the things in our new house even though it’s very next to my old house, had lot more things to do. Atlast I got settled in my new home and got one more interesting hobby made me busy next to blogging. That’s gardening. Yuppie!!!!... I got more space in this house and me n my daughter who is much interested gardening, started planting some seeds n plants of flowers, vegetables etc in our new garden.

Ok ok let’s come to the topic. This gravy I suddenly prepared for my dinner on the second day of my shifting, where there is no veg in my fridge. My hubby dear wanted to have Masala Pea Nuts that eve for snacks. So I soaked them in the noon for eve snacks then changed the plan of preparing snacks to side dish for my Roti. It came out well and we both liked it. U too Give a try and let me know dears….


INGREDIENTS

Boiled pea nuts – 1 cup
Tomato medium -2
Onion big -1
Green chilli 3
Red chilli powder 2 tsp
Salt to taste
Turmeric a pinch
Garam masala 1 tsp
Garlic pods 3
Ginger ½ inch

METHOD

Soak the raw pea nuts for 5 to 6 hrs or even over night. Pressure Cook them with half salt. Keep aside. Grind half onion, one tomato, ginger, garlic, chilli to make a thick paste. Chop remaining half onion, tomato in length wise. Take a pan. Pop up jeera/ani seed/mustard then add onion and tomato, saute them well. Add turmeric, salt, red chilli powder and garam masala. Add the ground masala paste. After couple of mts add cooked pea nuts. Sauté until the oil leaves. Garnish with chopped cilantro.

Goes well with Rottis/stuffed chappati/parathas.

AFTER A BREAK!.......

Hi Friends

Its me!... After a long gap of blogging and browsing. Quite busy in shifting to our New Home and settling all the things one by one. Jus got some breathing time, cant resist and my fingers started dancing on the key board once my system get connected. Hooreh! i came to blog world again. Catch u all soon with my new recipes and pic of new backround.

Missed all your yummy things and summer specials my dears. Thanks for visiting and giving yr comments n feed back thro mail and in comnt box. Coming soon with something spl buddies.....

Until then Bi from

Hema.....

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