Alasanda Kura/ Indian Long Beans Curry

One of my friend got these long beans for me, there are grown in her back yard...........Even I got this recipe from her............it really tasted good.

Ingredients: 1lb.longbeans/alasandalu, 1/4tsp.dania powder, 1tsp.shredded coconut, 1/4onion, 1/4tsp.turmeric powder, 1/2tsp.red chilli powder(adjust as per spice levels), salt to taste. 2tsp.oil, 1/4tsp. jeera and mustard each, 2spring curry leaves.

Method: coarsely grind the onion, coconut, salt, dania powder, turmeric with little water and keep it aside. Then wash, cut the long beans into 2''pieces and add little salt and cook until they are totally cooked, it them cool for a while and then squeeze out the water from the vegetable and keep it aside. Now in a pan heat oil, once it is hot, add jeera and mustard , once they start to splutter then add curry leaves and add the squeezed long bean pieces and fry for a min., then add the ground paste and fry for 7min. on medium heat or until the raw smell of onion is gone....Serve it with roti or steamed rice.

Vankaya Kottimeera Karam/Eggplant with Coriander Leaves

It's the one of the best combinations mostly cooked in the extreme Andhra Kitchens.....Even this combination has a movie song about it's taste.......

Ingredients: 1lb.vankayalu/eggplants(cubed

paste: grind 1/2 cup kottimeera/cilantro , 4green chillies,(adjust as per spice levels), 1/2"ginger root, 3tsp.shredded coconut with little water to a fine paste and keep it aside.

Seasoning: 1tsp.chana dal, 1tsp.urad dal, 1/2tsp.mustard and cumin each, 2 springs of curry leaves.

Method:
Heat 2tsp. oil in a pan, once it it hot, add the seasoning ingredients, once they start to splutter, add curry leaves, eggplant pieces, salt and cover with lid and cook on medium heat for about 10min. or until the eggplants are half done. Now add the cilantro paste, again cover and cook until eggplants are totally cooked and the raw smell of the greens is gone. Serve it with steamed rice.

Fried Chicken

Fried chicken..........it's the most favorite dish for kids...and it's simple for us to make it's 3 step recipe..........

Procedure:

4 chicken drumsticks, remove the skin, wash, and make deep cuts and marinate them with 1/2tsp. ginger garlic paste, slat, 1/4red chilli powder(adjust as per the taste), 1/4tsp.lemon juice for about an hour.

Then crack one egg, add it to the bowl and wisk it well with little salt to taste(careful as we have already added salt to chicken for marinating), chopped curry leaves and coriander leaves and keep it aside.

Mix 1/4cup of bread crumbs in 1/4 cup of maida/All purpose flour and keep it aside.

In a pan add oil for deep frying, once it is hot enough, dip the marinated chicken in the egg mixture and then roll it in the bread crumbs and fry them on medium high heat until it's light brown in color on both the sides and drain them on the tissue to remove the excess oil and serve it with ketchup for kids and with hot sauce for grown ups..............