Tomato,Spring Onion Curry

This is my fav. curry with simple flavors. I have learnt this from my mom...she used to make this curry with spring onions that are grown in our backyard....she even uses spring onions in gongura pachadi also.......

Ingredients:

• 2Onions(finely chopped), 4Medium Tomatoes(diced), 4Green chillies(finely chopped), 1cup Spring Onions(roughly chopped, green and white), 2cloves Garlic(crushed), 2springs Curry leaves, 1/4tsp.Turmeric powder, 2tsp.Oil,1/2tsp.jeera, 1/2tsp.mustard, 1/2tsp.Cumin powder, 1/2 tsp.Coriander powder, 1/2tsp.Garam masala, Salt to taste, 2tsp.Red chilli powder, 1tsp.Tamarind extract or paste.

Preparation:

• Chop onions, tomatoes, green chillies and spring onions and keep aside. Heat oil in a pan, once it hot add mustard and jeera, once they start to splutter add onions, green chillies and curry leaves and fry till the onions are translucent, then add the tomatoes, chopped spring onions, salt, turmeric powder, tamarind extract, mix well, cover and cook till the tomatoes are soft(need not add any water, as tomatoes gives required water for the gravy), if the curry is too thick add 1/4cup of water, the consistency of the curry should be little saucy, now add cumin powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder, crushed garlic, mix well and cook for 2min. Serve it with rice or roti.
  

Aloo Bonda/ Batata Vada

This is one simple snack and even can be used as Vada to make Vada Pav.........

• For making these Bondas/Vadas we need to make Potato Curry and Besan Batter. For Potato Curry click Here. Make lemon sized balls with potato curry and keep them aside.

Besan Batter:

• In a bowl add 1 cup besan, 1/4cup rice flour, 1/2tsp.red chilli powder, salt to taste, water and mix well and soft (the consistency should be little thick that of a dosa batter). In a pan heat oil, once it is hot dip the potato balls in the besan batter and drop them in the hot oil and fry them until they are light gold brown in color, drain them on paper towel .....Serve them with chutney of your choice. These can also be used as Vadas for Vada Pav.

Chow Chow Kootu

This is one simple and delicious curry that I have tried from Priya Tasty Recipes, it turned out soo good. I have simply cut and copied the recipe below......

Ingredients:

• 1no Chayote (chopped), 1no Onion(chopped), 1no Tomato(chopped), 1cup Cooked moongdal, 1/2tsp. Turmeric powder, 2nos Green chillies( slit opened), Salt ro taste, 2tsp.Oil, 1/2tsp. Mustard seeds, 1tsp.Urad dal, 1no Dry red chillies, 1tbsp. Chopped coriander leaves.

To roast & grind:

• 2tbsp. Coriander seeds, 1tsp. Fenugreek seeds, 3tbsp. Grated coconut, 1/4tsp. Asafoetida, 4nos Dry red chillies, 1tbsp. Urad dal, Dry roast all these ingredients one by one in simmer flame, grind all these dry roasted spices into a coarse powder, keep aside..

Method:

• Heat enough oil in a kadai, let splutters the mustard seeds, dry red chillies and urad dal, add the chopped onions, chopped tomatoes and slit opened green chillies and sauté until the onions turns transculent and tomatoes turns mushy..now add the chopped chayote pieces, sauté for few minutes, add the cooked moongdal, turmeric powder, salt to the half cooked veggies..bring everything to boil, now add the coarse spice powder and chopped coriander leaves to the kootu, cook for a while and put off the stove...