Stuffed Kathrikaai

Kathrikaai in Tamil, Baingan in Hindi, Aubergine in English, Badanekaai in Kannada
I tried & it came out very well....It is just like yengai ( a Karnataka dish but prepared in a simple way) ... Suitable for hot phulkas / chapati's





Ingredients
  • Small Eggplants / Katharikaai - 8 to 10
  • Yengai Powder - 10 to 15tsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil - 1/4 cup
  • Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
  • 1 strand curry leaves
  • Asafoetida / Hing - 1/4 tsp
  • Tamarind paste - 1 tsp
  • Jaggery - 1/2 tsp
Method
  • Wash the kathrikaai / baingan and slit the 4 sides
  • Take a bowl mix yengai powder and salt. Fill it in the kathrikaai
  • Place it in the pressure cooker. Cook for one whistle.
  • Heat wok add oil. Add mustard seeds, curry leaves, asafoetida
  • Add kathrikaai. Cooked in the oil well.
  • Add 2 tsp yengai powder, salt to taste, tamarind paste, jaggery & stirfry
  • Ready to serve
Update : Based on all the comments i got for this recipe i would like to share that Yengai powder is nothing like Vangibaath powder. I prepared this at home.
I will be adding all masala powders recipes to my blog shortly.

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Tilwale Aloo Palak

This is recipe is from sanjeev kapoor. Its simple &  best to take for lunch boxes. Suitable with phulkas and roti's...



  • Palak Leaves / Spinach - 3 cups (Finely chopped)
  • Aloo / Potato - 2 Cups (Boiled & Grated or Chopped)
  • Salt to taste
  • Curds / Yogurt / Dahi - 1/2 ladle
  • Dhaniya Powder / Coriander Powder - 2 tsp
  • Jeera Powder / Cumin Powder - 2 tsp
  • Haldhi / Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
  • Green chillies - 4
  • Hing / Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp
  • Jeera Seeds / Cumin Seeds - 2 tsp
  • Roasted Til / Sesame Seeds - 4 tsp
  • Oil - 5 tsp
Method
  1. Heat oil in a pan, Add jeera seeds, green chillies, hing, aloo, and salt & Stir.
  2. Add Palak & Cover the lid to cook them.
  3. Add turmeric, dhaniya powder, jeera powdeer, dahi, stir fry
  4. Add roasted sesame seeds & Mix well
  5. Transfer to serving bowl.
Ready to serve hot

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Vada Pav

Vada Pav. This is very popular roadside snack in bombay (mumbai),Maharastra. It is referred to as Bombay Burger. When i was in mumbai few years back. I was so impressed with this snack (Aloo bonda in a bun). Almost every evening myself and my husband used to eat chaats includes vada pav outside. Later when we moved to UK and then to US i started to do it at home. But one thing is that the taste is different from the road side eateries (junk food stalls) :-). Not sure why... But it is still very tasty to eat as a snack.







Batata Vada (Aloo Bonda) (click here for the recipe).
Pav / Bread rolls ( available in the grocery store )
for Sprinkling
Green chilli chutney & Chutney Powder
Method
  1. Heat griddle / tawa grease the butter & shallow fry the pav on the both sides. Remove & keep aside
  2. grease the green chilli chutney on the other side. Aagain another side grease chutney powder. In between the pav, place the vada.

 
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Tandoori Aloo

Tandoori aloo tossed in a spicy mixture. You can serve this dish with your main course or snack.





  1. Baby potatoes (Red or white) - 1/2 kg
  2. Salt to taste
  3. Oil - 2 tsp
  4. Kasoori methi - 1/2 tsp
  5. Cream - 1 tsp
  6. 4 or 5 Green chillies
  7. Ginger - 1/4 inch
  8. Garlic - 1 clove
  9. Jeera powder - 1 tsp
  10. Dhaniya powder - 1 tsp


Method :


  1. Wash the potatoes, pierce them in the fork, place them in the microwave. Place a glass of water in the centre so that the potatoes doesnt get wrinkled. Cook them for 10 minutes. Cool it and cut the potatoes into 1/2.

  2. Grind the ginger, garlic, jeera powder, dhaniya powder, chillies & make a smooth paste.

  3. Heat oil in a frying pan

  4. Add ground paste & salt fry it.

  5. Add potatoes, kasoori methi, cream. Stri fry

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Thayir Vada | Thayir Vade

Thayir vade in tamil. Kannada mosaru vade. The recipe is same across all regions. Yesterday we had a party at home. So i had made thayir vade. :). I am reposting this recipe and the new pictures.





for Vadas :
  • Urad dal / Uluthuparppu - 1 cup
  • Salt to taste
  • Baking soda - a pinch
  • Curry leaves / Karvappale - few leaves
  • Coconut pieces / Thengachuru - 2 tbsp
  • Crushed roasted black pepper / Molag- 1 tsp
  • Oil - 400ml (to deep fry)
  • Curds / Yogurt / Thayir - 1 kg (beat with hand beater until smooth)
for Sprinkling 
  • Curds / Thayir - 1/2 cup (beat with hand beater until smooth)
  • Grated Carrots - 2 tbsp
  • Chopped Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp
  • Boondi / Karasev 
 Tempering :
  • Oil / Yenne - 1 tsp
  • Mustard seeds / Kadag - 1/2 tsp
  • Moongdal / Payiruthparppu - 1 tsp
  • Asafoetida / Peryangyaum - 1/4 tsp
  • Curry leaves / Karvappale - 4 leaves

Preparation :
  1. Wash & Soak the urad dal for 2 hrs
  2. Grind the thick batter(water as per req)
  3. Add soda, salt, pepper, curry leaves & coconut pieces Mix.
  4. Heat oil in a big pan. Take a small portion of the mixture. Make a hole in the centre and drop into hot oil. 
  5. Deep fry till very light golden. Remove them from the pan and place them into the Paper towel
  6. Put hot vades into hot water. Leave it for 2 minutes. Press out each vada gently between cloth or paper towel.
  7. Then put all the vadas into curds. Soak it for 1 or 2 hrs.
  8. Heat oil in a small pan add oil then add mustard seeds, asafoetida, moond dal, curry leaves fry and remove from the flame pour it into the thayir vada.
To Serve :
  1. Arrange the vadas into medium tray or bowl
  2. Beat the curds & pour the remaining curds into vadas
  3. Sprinkle grated carrots, boondi + sev and coriander leaves. Serve



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