Green Beans Curry

Green Beans Curry

Ingredient
Green beans-1/2 cup
Onion-1
Tomatoe-1
Tamarind -1 small ball

Turmeric-1/2 teaspoon

Curry powder-1 teaspoon

Salt-1 teaspoon

Garnish

Mustered seeds-1/2 teaspoon

Fenugreek seeds-1/2 teaspoon

1/2 teaspoon Asofodeia

Oil-1 tablespoon

Few curry leaves

Method

Boil the green beans in the cooker till 4 whistles

Dice the onion & tomato 

Take one cup of water, add turmeric & salt in a bowl.
Soak it for 10 minutes then mix well.

Add curry powder to the turmeric mixture

Then add this mixture into the cooked green beans

Add the cut onion & tomato and boil for 5 minutes

Heat the oil in a frying pan and add all garnishing items.
Fry well and pour this into the curry.
Serve as a curry for main menus.

How to make curry powder

How to make curry powder

Ingredient
Corriander-2kg
Dried red chillies-1kg (if you want medium hot,you can put 750 gram of red chilli)
Dhoor dhal-200 grm
Cumin-200grm
Fennel-200grm
Fenugreek-200grm
Black pepper-100grm
Turmeric 200grm
Rice-1 cup

Method

Roast all the ingredients separately
Then mix all together,If there is a grinding mill in your area , this will be ideal.
Otherwise you need to grind all the ingredients in a grinder
Let it cool after grinding and store in a clean container.
You can use this for all the curries, poriyal and various dishes.

Fenugreek ( Vendya keerai masiyal)

Fenugreek dish (Vendya Keerai Masiyal)

Ingredients

1.Fenugreek bunch

2. Dhoor dhal 1/2 cup

3. Tumeric 1/2 teaspoon

4. Garlic 1 PC, Onion 1pc

Garnishing

5.  Cummin seed 1/2 teaspoon

6. Salt 1 teaspoon

7. Dried red chilli 1pc

8. Oil 2 teaspoon

Method

1. Cut the roots out then wash the leaves

2. Dice the leaves and onion

3. Boil the Dhoor dhal with tumeric

4. Once the dhal becomes tender add the fenugreek

5. Then crush the garlic and add to the boiling dhal.

6. In another pan boil the oil and add the garnishing items

7.Fry well then add this to the dhal

8. Finally add salt to taste.

9. Serves well with chappathis or rice dishes

Vegetable Biriyani

Vegetable Biriyani

Serves                                  Preparation Time
    4                                                  30 min


Ingredients

1. Basmathi rice-2 cups
2. Carrot-1
3. Beans-10 
4. 1/4 Cauliflower
5. Onion-3
6. Peas-1 handful (fresh or frozen)
7. Tomotes-3
8. Ginger-1 piece
9. Garlic-4
10. Cardamom -2
11. Cinnamon-1
12. Cloves-3
13. Bay-leaves-1
14. Mint-1 small bunch
15. Coconut-1/2 fresh or shredded
16. Green Chilli-2
17. Ghee-125 gm
18. Yoghurt-1/2 cup
19. Salt 1 table Spoon
20. Few pieces of Cashew and Raisins

Method

1. Dice all the vegetables
2. Soak shredded coconut in one cup of warm water
3. Once it gets cold, squeeze out the coconut milk and discard the shreds.
4. Grind the ginger and garlic
5. Heat the Ghee in the frying pan
6. Add Onion fry well
7. Add the Cardamom, Cinnamon, Cloves and Bay-leaves
8. Add the ground Ginger and Garlic
9. Add Green Chilli, Tomatoes, Mint
10. Then add Yoghurt and Salt 
11. Wash the Basmathi Rice and add this to the frying pan 
12. Cook all the Ingredients covered with a lid or 
13. Transfer it into a rice cooker and cook it.
14. Once Rice is Cooked
15. Add cocount milk , mix it well 
16. Fry the cashews and Raisins in Ghee and add this to the cooked rice
17. Mix well, keep lid closed and leave it for 5 minutes  
18. Serves well with a side dish of yoghurt salad