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

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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.

Cluster beans curry.

[caption id="attachment_187" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Cluster Beans Curry[/caption]

Ingredients:

• Cluster beans:250 gms.


• Onion:1 medium sized.


• Tomato :1 small sized.


• Fresh grated coconut:2 tbsp.


• Green chillies:4


• Ground nut seeds:1 tbsp.


• Garlic pods:3.


• Oil:2 tbsp.


• Mustard seeds:1 tsp.


• Jeera:half tsp.


• Curry leaves:3 -4.


• Coriander leaves(chopped):1 tbsp.

To Grind:

• First grind the coconut,garlic pods into fine powder.if required add some water to grind.


• Then add green chillies and grind.


• Add groundnuts to it and grind for it for only one or two rounds.

Procedure:

• Cut the cluster beans,onions,tomatoes into pieces.


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


• Then add onions  and fry until it turns into light brown colour.


• Add turmeric powder,Ground powder and fry for for one minute.


• Add cluster beans pieces and fry for another one -two min.


• Add salt and required water and allow it to half boil by closing the lid.


• After half boiling add tomato pieces and give a stir and again let it boil  by closing the lid.


• Now add coriander pieces on top.


• Now the tasty cluster beans curry is ready.


• This is a good combination of rice,chapatis.