Gongura curry or gongura talimpu

We can prepare many varieties with gongura(red sorrel leaves).This is the third variety I am posting on gongura.Gongura is the most basic in Andhra.

[caption id="attachment_186" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Tasty gongura curry/talimpu[/caption]

Ingredients:

• Gongura leaves:5 cups(Red sorrel leaves).


• Onion:2 (big sized).


• Red chillies:5-6.


• Red chilli powder:1 -2 tsp(adjust to your spice level).


• chana dal:1 tbsp.


• Urad dal:2 tsp.


• Salt:adjust to your taste.


• Garlic:12-3 pods.


• Mustard seeds:1/2 tsp.


• Oil:4 tbsp.

Procedure:

• Remove the gongura leaves from stems and wash for 3 times and drain them until all the water drains.Spread it on a cloth and dry it in a shade for one day.


• Dry them until all the water becomes dry and take care that they should not become crisp.In summer it will take only 1/2 day.


• Cut the onion into thin slices.


• Heat oil in a kadai and crackle mustard seeds and add chana dal,urad dal and fry until it turn brown in color.


• Now add broken red chillies , garlic and fry well.


• Now add onions and fry well until it turns pink in color.


• Add the gongura leaves and fry well until it reduces the volume.It will take 15-18 min to fry.


• Now add salt and red chilli powder and fry for another 3 min.

Note:

• Alternatively you can fry gongura leaves in another kadai and mix it with seasoning so that we cannot get hard gongura.


• While drying it in shade make sure that to dry in single layer.

 

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How to prepare Uggani(Puffed rice Upma).

[caption id="attachment_266" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Uggani[/caption]

This is the most popular break fast in Andhra.Very easy  to prepare.It can be prepared with in 15 min.This is the perfect break fast for lazy mornings.As it is known as puffed rice its very light to have it in the morning or as the evening snack.If we are preparing it as evening snack Mirchi bajji is the best combination with this. Now here comes  the making process  of uggani.

Ingredients:

• Puffed rice:10 cups.


• Onion:1 medium sized.


• Tomato:1 medium sized.


• Green chillies:5-6(adjust to your spice level).


• Turmeric powder:1/4 tsp.


• Dry coconut(grated):1tbsp.


• Roasted gram(Putnala pappu):2 tbsp.


• Mustard seeds:1/2 tsp.


• Jeera seeds:1/4 tsp.


• Chana dal:1 tbsp.


• Urad dal:1tsp.


• Curry leaves:6-7.


• Salt:adjust to taste.


• Lemon juice:2 tbsp.


• Coriander leaves(chopped):1 tbsp.


• Oil:2 tbsp.

Procedure:

• Grind  the grated coconut,fried gram into a fine powder and keep it aside.


• Now grind the green chillies ,little amount of salt to a fine paste.


• Cut the onion  into thin slices and tomato into small pieces.


• Heat the oil in a big kadai and cracle mustard seeds.


• Now add jeera,curry leaves,chana dal,urad dal.


• Now add onion and fry it until it turns brown color.


• Add turmeric powder,tomato pieces and fry until tomato becomes soft.


• Now add green chilli paste and salt and fry it well.


• Soak the puffed rice in a plenty of water for 2-3 min.


• Take a fistful of soaked puffed rice and squeeze the water completely.


• Repeat the same process to all puffed rice.


• Now take the fried mixture to the squeezed puffed rice and mix it well.


• Add Fried gram,coconut powder,lemon juice and mix it well.

Now serve with chips or mirchi bajji.

Your opinion matters to me..So please put in your take on this post..Thank you 

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Fritters with idly batter left overs(Punugulu)

Very easy and tasty fritters.With in less time and less effort we can prepare.Most of the time i will prepare as evening snacks.

[caption id="attachment_267" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Tasty fritters[/caption]

Ingredients:

• Idly batter:1 cup.


• All purpose flour(maida):1/2 cup.


• Curd:3 tbsp.


• Coriander leaves(chopped):2 tbsp.


• Green chillies:3-4.


• water:required quantity.


• Salt:adjust to taste.


• Oil:To deep fry.


• Cooking soda:1 pinch

Procedure:

• Cut the green chillies into small pieces or grind into a fine paste.


• Mix the Idly batter,maida,salt,coriander leaves,Chilly paste,curd,cooking soda in a bowl.


• If required add little water to it.


• Heat the oil in a kadai.


• Now take the gooseberry sized batter and fry it in the oil until it turns golden brown.


•  Now the yummy fritters are ready.

Note:

• Don't add too much of water to this batter.


• It is just like idly batter.

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How to prepare Coconut Rice

This is very simple to prepare.Its very tasty.This is my lunch box favorite.

[caption id="attachment_190" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Coconut rice[/caption]

Ingredients:

• Rice:1 cup.


• Fresh Grated coconut:1/2 cup.


• Urad dal:1/4 cup.


• Ghee:1 tbsp.


• Mustard seeds:1/2 tsp.


• Jeera:1/2 tsp.


• Curry leaves:5-6.


• Coriander(chopped):1 tbsp.


• Cashew:5-6(optional).


• oil:1tbsp.


• Green chillies:5-6(adjust to your spice level).


• Salt:adjut to your taste.


• Water:13/4 cup.


• Chana dal:1 1/2 tbsp.

Procedure:

• Cook the rice for upto 3-4  whistles and add ghee ,required salt and fluff the rice.


• Soak the urad dal just before one hour


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  Dry roast the urad dal just it turns light brown color or until good aroma comes.Roast in a medium to low flame.


• Heat oil in a wok and cracle mustard seeds.


• Add jeera,Curry leave,Chana dal,Green chillies and fry until it turns brown in color.


• Add cashew and fry for less than one minute.


• Now add grated coconut,urad and stir for 1 min.


• Now add it to the rice and stir it well.


• Now add chopped coriander on top of it.

Note:

• Don't over roast the urad dal.


• Fry the cashew with low flame because the cashew will turn black so fastly.

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Gongura Pappu(Dal)(Basic Andhra Style)

[caption id="attachment_182" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Gongura pappu[/caption]

Ingredients:

• ToorDal:1 cup.


• Onion:1(medium sized).


• Garlic Pods:5-6.


• Gongura(Mesta) leaves:1/2 cup.


• Turmeric :2 pinch.


• Tomato:1 (small sized).


• Tamarind pulp:1 tsp.


• Red chillies:2-3.


• Green chillies:7-8(adjust to your spice level).


• Salt:adjust to your taste.


• Mustard and cumin seeds:1tsp.


• oil:1 -2 tbsp.


• Bay leaves:3-4.

Procedure:

• Wash the dal and keep aside.


• Cut the tomato,onion into  pieces.


• Keep onion,3-4 garlic pods,tomato,Green chillies,Gongura leaves,turmeric and add required quantity of water to boil.


• At last add tamarind pulp and salt and pressure cook upto 2-3 whistles.


• Now remove the lid add coriander leaves and in low flame  let it boil for another 2-3 min.


• Now remove the cooker from flame and remove excess water and mash it with the help of ladle.


• Now add the excess water and give a nice stir.


• Now lightly mash the remaing garlic pods.


• Now heat the kadai and cracle mustard seeds and add jeera.


• Now add Red chillies,lightly crashed garlic pods ,bay leaves  and fry until  the garlic pods lightly change the color.


• Now add this to the mashed dal  and immediately close the lid so that the flavour remains like that.


• At last give a nice stir.

Note:

• Add less amount of tamarind because we are adding red sorrel leaves.

 

Please leave the comments below to improvise my blog.

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Vermicelli Upma(Uppittu)

It is very easy to prepare and it is one of the fastest making breakfasts.It looks soo yummy and very tasty to have this breakfasts

[caption id="attachment_183" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Semiya Upma[/caption]

Ingredients:

• Vermicelli :1 cup.


• Oil :3 tbsp.


• Curry leaves:3-4.


• Red chillies:4-5(adjust according to your spice level).


• Tomato:1(medium sized).


• Mustard seeds:1/2 tsp.


• Jeera:1/2 tsp.


• Salt:Adjust to taste.


• Water:1 and half cup.

Procedure:

• Roast the vermicelli by adding 1 or 2 tsp of oil for 3-4 min in a medium flame.(until they lightly change the colour).


• Remove and keep aside.


• Now heat oil in a kadai and cracle mustard seeds.


• Now add jeera,curry leaves,Red chillies  and fry for one minute.


• Now add onion and fry until they turn light brown in color.


• Now add tomato pieces and fry until it becomes soft.


• Now add water and close the lid.


• After it starts boiling add salt and vermicelli.


• Now close the lid and allow it to cook on a medium flame.


• Now give a stir once and turn off the flame.

Note:

• Dont over roast the vermicelli.


• Instead of using red chillies, we can use green chillies.

 

 

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Simple Potato Fry

Ingredients:

• Potatoes:4 medium sized.


• Oil:2 tbsp.


• Onion: 1medium sized.


• Mustard seeds:1/2 tsp.


• jeera:1/2 tsp.


• Bay leaves:4-5.


• Coriander leaves(chopped):1 tbsp.


• Red chilli powder:1 tbsp.


• Green chillies(slit):2.


• Garam masala powder:1/2 tsp.


• Turmeric powder:1 or 2 pinches.

procedure:

• Wash the potatoes  cleanly and peel off the outer skin.


• Cut the potato into pieces of required size.


• Cut the onion into pieces.


• Heat the oil in a kadai and crackle the mustard seeds.


• Add jeera,onion pieces and fry until they turn into golden brown colour.


• Add bay leaves,turmeric powder,green chilllies and fry for another one minute.


• Now add potato pieces and close the lid and let it half boil  with low  flame.\


• Now remove the lid and add red chilli powder and stir once.


• Now allow it to boil completely on occasional stirring.


• Now add garam masala powder on top of it and stir to mix it.


• Now switch off the flame and add chopped coriander leaves.

 

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Kadai Dal

[caption id="attachment_192" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Kadai dal with chapati[/caption]

Ingredients:

• Toor dal: 1 cup.


• Tomatoes:2 medium sized.


• Onion:1 medium sized.


• Ginger garlic paste:1 tbsp.


• Mustard :1tsp.


• Cumin seeds:1 tsp.


• Turmeric powder:1 pinch.


• Curry leaves:4 -5.


• Coriander leaves(chopped):1 tbsp.


• Green chillies:3-4.


• salt:Adjust to taste.

Procedure:

• Clean the dal neatly and pressure cook it for 2-3 whistles.


• In the mean time cut the onion into small slices and tomatoes into small pieces.


• Slit the green chillies.


• Heat the oil in a kadai and cracle mustard seeds.


• Add jeera,green chillies and fry for few seconds.


• Add ginger garlic paste and fry for one minute.


• Add curry leaves,onion and fry until it turns golden brown.


• Add tomato pieces and saute well and add turmeric powder,salt and fry for one minute.


• Now add  cooked dal and fry give a nice stir.


• Now add coriander leaves for garnishing.


• Now the kadai dal is ready.


• This is the super combination for chapathi or roti.

Okra(Ladies finger) curry

[caption id="attachment_123" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Okra curry-1[/caption]

Okras are very good for health.These are one of the favorite food for Indians.These have high fiber content and so many benefits are there by eating this okra.

From these okra we can prepare so many kinds of varieties like fry,curries,Now i am giving one of the variety of preparing curry.

Ingredients:

• Okra:1/4 kg.


• Onion:1 Medium sized.


• Tomatoes:2 Medium sized.


• Green chilies : 6-7.


• Curry leaves:3-4.


• Haldi(turmeric) :2 pinches.


• Salt:adjust to taste.


• Cumin seeds:1/2 tsp.


• Mustard seeds:1/2 tsp.


• Coriander leaves(chopped):2 tbsp.


• Methi leaves:3tbsp.


• Curd:4 tbsp.


• Oil:3 tbsp.


• Garlic pods:5-6.

Procedure:

• Wash the Okra(bendi) cleanly and wipe it off .


• Cut the Okra into pieces.


• Cut the onion,tomatoes,green chillies intp pieces.


• Heat the oil in a kadai.


• Now crackle the mustard and add cumin seeds.


• Now add onion pieces and fry for half a minute.


• Add turmeric powder,tomatoes,green chillies and fry until they are golden brown in color.


• Now add Okra pieces and salt and fry for few minutes.


• Now add little water and Methi leaves and close the lid.


• Allow them to cook.


• Hardly it will take 7-10 min to cook.


• Now open the lid and add curd,coriander leaves and give a stir.


• Now mash them into fine paste.

Note:

• For extra taste add seasoning with little amount of oil,mustard,cumin seeds.

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Idly Upma(From idly leftovers)

[caption id="attachment_139" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Idly upma[/caption]

Ingredients:

• Idli  :      5-6(large).


• oil   :     2 tbsp.


• mustard : 1/2 tsp.


• cumin seeds:1/2 tsp.


• Turmeric/haldi: 2 pinches.


• urad and chana dal:1 tsp.


• Green chillies:3


• Curry leaves:4-5.


• Coriander(chopped):1 tbsp.


• salt:adjust to taste.


• Lemon juice:1 tsp.

Procedure:

• Mash the idlis  into fine powder(or if u want into small pieces).


• Slit the green chillies into half.


• Heat the oil in a kadai.


• Cracle the mustard seeds and add cumin seeds.


• Add Urad and chana dal and fry until it turns light brown.


• Add green chillies,curry leaves,salt,haldi and fry for few seconds.


• Now add  the mashed idli powder and fry until it just heats.


• Add the lemon juice on top of it.


• Now turn off the stove and add chopped coriander.

Note:

• Only take the left over idlis(fresh).


• For evening snacks take the morning break fast idlis.


• While mashing the idlis if you feel it is so dry  add very little amount of water.


• Be careful while adding the salt because remember that we already added the salt while preparing the idlis.

 

 

 

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Gongura(Mesta) Chutney

[caption id="attachment_138" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Gongura chutney[/caption]

Ingredients:

• Gongura: 1cup.


• Green chillies:3 -4.


• Roasted groundnuts:1/4 cup.


• salt:adjust to taste.


• Garlic pods:3-4.


• Coriander(chopped):2 tbsp.


• onion:1 small sized.

Procedure:

• Dry roast the ground nuts and remove the skin.


• Cut the onion into small pieces.


• Remove only leaves of gongura ,clean and keep it aside.


• Boil the gongura and green chillies in a bowl in a sufficient water.


• After boiling drain the excess water and let it cool.


• Grind the ground nut seeds ,garlic pods and salt in a mixer.


• Now add boiled gongura leaves and green chillies and grind.


• Now take into clean bowl and add chopped coriander and onion pieces into it.

Your valuable comments will help me in improving my recipes.

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Radish Chutney

This chutney is easy to prepare and takes less time to prepare.It can be served with hot rice and ghee.

Ingredients:

Radish      : 2 medium sized(prefer tender )

Red chilies: 3

tamarind pulp: 1 tsp

Jaggery powder;1 tbsp

cumin seeds:1 tsp.

coconut powder:1tbsp.

salt:adjust to taste.

oil :   2 tbsp

Procedure:

• Wash the radish and cut into small pieces.


• Heat oil in a pan and add radish pieces and red chilies and fry until it turns light brown or fry it until the raw smell goes.


• Now grind the cumin seeds and redchillies  to a fine powder in a mixer and then add coconut powder and tamarind pulp  , jaggery powder,salt to a fine paste .


• Now add radish pieces and grind(Do not grind more).


• Take it into a clean bowl and garnish with coriander leaves.


• Now the finger licking chutney is ready.