Mixed vegetable curry

This is a tasty vegetarian curry made out of a mix of many vegetables; it is very healthy and delicious .

Ingredients

1. Potato-2
2. Carrot-2
3. Beans-1 handful [cut beans in lengthy pieces]
4. cauliflower- 1/2 cup
5. Green piece- 1/2 cup [Soak it in water for 6 hrs. After that cook it in a pressure cooker and keep it aside]
6. Onion-2
7. Tomato-2
8. Ginger Garlic paste- 1 tsp
9. Grinded coconut- 1 cup
10. Cumin seeds- 1 tsp
11. Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
12. Salt
13. Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
14. Chilly powder-1 tsp
15. Coriander powder-2 tsp
16. Garam masala-1/2 tsp
17. Curry leaves
18. oil

Method of preparation

Heat oil in a pan . Add mustard seeds. When it pops up add cumin seeds in it. Add curry leaves and fry. Add chopped onion and fry it till it turns golden color. Add ginger garlic paste and stir it well. Add all masalas... salt, Turmeric powder, Chilly powder, Coriander powder and Garam masala. Saute it for 3 minutes. Add chopped tomato in that. Stir it for 3 minutes. Add chopped potato cubes and fry for 10 minutes. Stir it.. then add all other chopped vegetables... carrot, beans and cauliflower. fry it well for 5 minutes. Add cooked green piece and mix it well . Add 1/2 cup of grinded coconut with little bit water. Cover the pan with a lid and boil till vegetables get cooked. Uncover the pan and add remaining coconut milk boil it well.

Remember....The very important ingredient which make your curry tasty is 'Your affection'. So prepare your food with a smiling heart. :)

All the best

Winnie Manjunath

Egg Scrambled ---- Mutta chikkiyathu

This is a simple dish with egg which can be used with chappathi and pathiri. We can even use this dish with rice. It is very tasty and needs only 15 minutes to cook this.

Ingerdients

1. Egg - 2
2. Onion- 1
3. curry leaves
4. Tomato-1
5. oil
6. Salt
7. Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp
8. Chilly powder-1/2 tsp
9. Coriander powder-1 tsp

Method of preparation

Heat oil in a pan . Add chopped onion in it and fry well. When it turns golden color add salt to taste, Turmeric powder, chilly powder and coriander powder. Stir and mix it well. Add chopped tomato in it. Stir it well for 3 minutes . Beat egg and pour it into the pan . Stir it till it becomes dry and cooked.

Remember....The very important ingredient which make your curry tasty is 'Your affection'. So prepare your food with a smiling heart. :)

All the best

Winnie Manjunath

Carrot-Beans Thoran

Ingredients

1. Carrot
2. Beans
3. Grated coconut-1/4 cup
4. Green Chilly- 3
5. Curry leaves
6. Mustard seeds
7. Oil
8. Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
9. Salt

Method of Preparation

Take a bowl , add chopped carrot, Beans, Green chilly and curry leaves. Add salt to taste , Turmeric powder and mix it well .

Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds in it . When it pops up add contents in the bowl to the pan. Mix it well and fry for 3 minutes. Add little bit water (1/4 cup is more than enough). Cover the pan with a lid and cook. When it becomes dry and cooked add grated coconut in it and mix it well. fry till the dish becomes dry.

Remember....The very important ingredient which make your curry tasty is 'Your affection'. So prepare your food with a smiling heart. :)

All the best

Winnie Manjunath

Pepper Carrot fry

Pepper carrot fry is a very simple dish with carrot. It is really tasty and spicy too. Let us see how to prepare this.

Ingredients

1. Carrot [chop carrot into thin but lengthy pieces as you see in the picture]
2. Onion - 1 medium
3. Ginger Garlic paste - 1 teaspoon
4. Pepper powder-1/2 teaspoon
5. Salt to taste
6. Oil

Method of preparation

heat oil in a pan. Add chopped onion in it and fry it for 3 minutes. Add crushed ginger garlic paste in that and stir it well. Add chopped carrot. Stir.... Add salt to taste and pepper powder. Stir it till carrot gets cooked.

Remember....The very important ingredient which make your curry tasty is 'Your affection'. So prepare your food with a smiling heart. :)

All the best

Winnie Manjunath

Oatu moru curry (curd/Yogurt curry)

Oatu moru curry is a very simple recipe which can be prepared within 10 minutes. :). It is a very good combination with rice,pickle and pappad.

Ingredients

Curd - 1 cup

Onion- 2 medium

Garlic-4 cloves

Ginger-1 piece

Green chilly-4

Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp

Chilly powder-1/2 tsp

Salt

Mustard seeds-1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds-1/2 tsp

Methi(Fenugreek) seeds-1/2 tsp [optional]

Oil

Method of preperation

Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds, when it pops up add Cumin seeds, Fenugreek seeds. Add Curry leaves,chopped garlic, ginger and Green chilly. Fry it well. Add chopped onion stir it well till it becomes golden color. Add salt, turmeric powder, chilly powder and stir it well. Add 1/4 cup of water and mix it well. Then reduce the heat and add curd in that. We have to be very carefull while adding curd. Check the curry in the pan doesnt have high temperature this may spoil curd. So reduce heat first then only add curd. Mix it well. Dont boil.. just heat 1-2 minutes and switch of the gas. If the curd is too thick we can add some more water and make it milder.

Remember....The very important ingredient which make your curry tasty is 'Your affection'. So prepare your food with a smiling heart. :)

All the best

Winnie Manjunath

Koottu curry

Koottu curry is a very special dish in kerala. It is a unavoidable part of sadhya. Main ingredients are Kadala (Chickpeas), Chena (yam) , pachakay(Raw plantain ).

Ingredients

1. Kadala(Chickpeas) - 1 cup [Soak kadala in water for 6 hrs]
2. Chena (yam) sliced - 1 cup
3. pachakay (raw plantain) sliced - 1 cup
4. sliced coconut - 1/2 cup
5. small ulli (Shallots) - 5 nos
6. cumin seeds- 1 tsp
7. grated coconut- 1 cup
8. curry leaves
9. Red chilly- 3
10. Coriander powder- 2 tsp
11. chilly powder- 1 tsp
12. turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
13. salt
14. oil

Method of preperation

Heat oil in a pan add grated coconut, shallots (ulli), curry leaves, 1 red chilly and fry it. Once it turns slight brownish add 2 tsp coriander powder. Fry it well till it becomes brown. Keep it aside. When it becomes cold grind it . Dont add more water while grinding. Sprinkle just enough water to make it wet.

In a pressure cooker cook kadala(chickpeas) . It may need 4 whistles to cook it. Open the pressure cooker add chena (yam) , Pachakay (raw plantain), chilly powder, Turmeric powder and water. Cook it. Switch off after 1 whistle. Open the pressure cooker once it becomes cold. Add salt to taste. Add grinded coconut. Boil the dish till it dry.

Take a pan and heat oil in it. Add mustard seeds. When it pop ups add sliced coconut, curry leaves and red chilly. fry it and pour it into the Koottu curry.

Remember....The very important ingredient which make your curry tasty is 'Your affection'. So prepare your food with a smiling heart. :)

All the best

Winnie Manjunath

Mulakitta meen curry / Spicy Fish curry

Fish curry! one of the favorite dish of kerala. I have made this at home and here is the recipe for spicy fish curry.

Ingredients

1. Any Fish
2. Methi seeds(Fenugreek--Uluva)
3. Curry leaves
4. Shallots/ small onion
5. Salt to taste
6. Chilly powder-1 tsp
7. Turmeric powder-1 tsp
8. Tomato- 1 medium
9. Tamarind-one marble size.
10. oil

Method of preparation

Step 1:
Clean fish properly. Cut into pieces. 

Step 2:
 Add Salt, Chilly powder, Turmeric powder and marinate. Keep it aside for 5 minutes.
Soak tamarind in 1/4 cup of water.

Step 3:
Add Shallots/small onion, curry leaves, fenugreek seeds, ginger, tomato everything into marinated fish. Mix well. Add tamarind water.  Mix well . Switch on the gas and keep the dish . Close the vessel with a lid. Wait until fish gets cooked. this may take 10-15 minutes. When gravy is semi dry switch off the gas. Add oil mix well.

Note: This can be use as a side dish with rice, kappa or kanchi. 

Remember....The very important ingredient which make your curry tasty is 'Your affection'. So prepare your food with a smiling heart. :)

All the best

Winnie Manjunath