Dondakaya fry / Tindora fry

Dondakaya / Tindora - 2 lbs - cut them into small squares or rounds as you are comfortable.

List 1:

Chana dal - 1/2 tbsp.

Black gram - 1/2 tbsp.

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tbsp.

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tbsp.

Garlic - 10 pods lightly crushed

Dry red chili - 2 broken into half's

List 2 :

Red chili powder - 3/4 tsp

Turmeric - 1/2 tsp

Salt - to taste

Preparation :

Microwave tindora in a MW safe bowl. Sprinkle water on it and MW for 5 mins. 

After 5 mins toss them once and MW for another 5 mins and keep them aside

Method :

1. Heat oil in a pan, add ingredients under list1 and fry for a min or two.

2. Now add tindora and stir fry for 1 min and close the lid and cook on a medium flame for 10 mins and keep stirring them in between.

3. Now add red chili powder, turmeric and salt and mix well and cook 2 more mins on medium flame with no lid.

5. If you want you can garnish with coriander leaves.

Simple Aloo fry / SImple Potato fry

Potato - 6 -8 big one ( chopped into dice size bites)
Oil - 6 tbsp.

List 1:
Chana dal - 1/2 tbsp.
Black gram - 1/2 tbsp.
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tbsp.
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tbsp.
Garlic - 10 pods lightly crushed
Dry red chili - 2 broken into half's

List 2 :
Red chili powder - 3/4 tsp
Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
Salt - to taste

Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp

Cumin powder - 1/4 tsp

Aam Chur powder - 1/4-1/2 tsp

Method :
1. Heat oil in a pan, add ingredients under list1 and fry for a min or two.
2. Now add potato's and stir fry for 1 min and close the lid and cook on a medium flame for 10 mins and keep stirring them in between.
3. Check with ur spatula if potatoes are cooked well and little brown coated at one side of potato.
4. Now add list 2 ingredients and mix well and cook 2 more mins on medium flame with no lid.
5. If you want you can garnish with coriander leaves.

Egg curry

eggs - 9
Onion - 3/4
tomato - 1/2
tamarind paste - 1/2 tsp
rcp
coriander powder - 1 tsp
cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
garam masala - 1/2 tsp
green chili - 2
ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
coriander leaves - 1/4 cup


heat oil in a pan add oil, turmeric and mix ...then add boiled eggs and roast them
heat oil in a pan, add onion, green chili, curry leaves n fry them till they are light brown.
now add ginger garlic paste, turmeric and salt and mix well
now add tomato and tamarind mix well for a 2 mins
now add rcp, coriander powder, cumin powder, salt and mix well..
now add 2 cups of water and close the lid and let it boil and leave oil at the edges..( 20 mins)
now add eggs, garam masala, coriander leaves and add 1 more cup water and let it cook on low flame for more 20 mins.

Spinach Pappu

Spinach Pappu

Spinach - 1 cup chopped
Tomatoes – 2 m chopped

Toor Dhal – 1 small cup - boiled and keep aside

Onion – 1/4 chopped 

Ginger – 1/2 Inch – 1 piece - chopped fine

Green Chillies – 2 -chopped

Turmeric Powder – 1/4 Tsp

Oil – 3 tbsp

Urad dal - 1/2 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Garlic – 4 cloves

Dry Red Chillies – 2 No’s 

Cumin seeds – 1/4 Tsp

Curry leaves – 2 Sprigs 

Coriander leaves – 2 Sprigs 

hing - 1/4 tsp

Ghee – 30 ml

Method :

1. In a big pan, add Spinach tomato, onion, ginger, green chili, turmeric, salt and oil and keep on medium flame.
2. Let tomato’s cook nicely until they can be mashed properly like a pulp paste.
3. Now add dal into above mixture and add coriander leaves and  1 cup water and let it boil until the forth is gone.
4. Now in another small pan, Take ghee and add urad dal, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, fry nicely.
5. Now add garlic, dry red chili, curry leaves and fry till garlic turns light brown.
6. Now add hing and add this seasoning to above dal.
7. Now adjust water according ur need and let it boil for few more mins 

Simple mutton Keema kidney curry

Minced mutton - 2 lb
Kidneys - 6 whole ( cut them in half's) Onions - 1 big chopped
Tomato - 1 big chopped 
Lemon juice - 1/2
Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
Green chili - 1 sliced
Coriander leaves - 1/2 cup chopped
Red chili powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
Salt - to taste

Dry masala :
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Pepper seeds - 10
Cinnamon - 2 inch 2 pieces
Dry red chili - 1 broken
Cloves - 4
Cardamom - 4
Method :

1. Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add all dry masala's n fry for a min.
2. Now add onion and green chili and fry till onions are golden brown.
3. Now add ginger garlic paste n mix well
4. Now add minced meat n cook till all water is disappeared and oil starts oozing from meat.
5. Now add kidneys n mix well and fry for a min.
6. Now add red chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric and salt and cook for a min.
7. Now add tomato and cook till they are mashed well.
8. Add lemon juice and mix well and add water and give 2 whistles and wait till pressure is gone.
9. Open the lid and add garam masala and coriander leaves n cook on slow flame for 20 mins.

Drumstick curry

Drumstick - 20 pieces
Onion - 1 small - chopped
Tomato - 1/4 chopped
Ginger garlic paste
Curry leaves - 1 spring
Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Salt
water - 1 cup
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp



Method :

1. Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, urad dal and fry well.
2. Add onion and curry leaves and fry till onion is light brown.
3. Now add drumsticks and fry for 5 mins till oil is coated well to drumsticks.
4. Now add ginger garlic paste and mix well.
5. Now add tomato, red chili powder, turmeric, salt and mix well
6. Now add water and give 3 whistles and wait until pressure is released.
7. Now take the lid off and cook on slow flame for 10 mins.

Wheat rava upma / Godhuma rava upma

Wheat rava upma / Godhuma rava upma

Wheat rava - 1 cup
Onion - 1 small - chopped fine
Green chili - 2 - chopped fine
Curry leaves - 1 spring
Coriander leaves - 1/4 cup
Peanuts - 1/4 cup
Chana dal - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Ginger - 1/2 inch chopped fine
Hing - 1/4 tsp
Lemon juice - as per your taste
salt


Preparation :
Roast rava in little ghee and keep aside

Method :
1. Heat oil in a wok, add Peanuts, Chana dal, Urad dal and fry them till golden brown.
2. Now add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and ginger and fry nicely.
3. Now add Onion, green chili, curry leaves and fry well until onion is translucent
4. Now add water and salt and mix well and give a boil.
5. Now add rava and mix well and close the lid and cook on low flame for 10-15 mins.
6. Garnish with lemon juice and coriander leaves.