3)Recipe Junction

Simple Veg Kurma(Serves 2)
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Ingredients
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1)Onion - 1
2)Tomato - 1
3)Green chillies - 4
4) Vegetables of your choice (Carrot , beans, cauli flower, Potato, green peas)
(Can be done with mixed frozen vegetables also)
5)Turmeric powder
Method
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1)Cut onion, tomato and vegetables to small pieces.
2)Pressure boil onion , tomato, green chillies, vegetables for 2 whistles with salt and turmeric powder.
3)Heat oil in a pan and add the boiled mix
4)Add coconut powder and stir for 2 mins
5)Garnish with corriander leaves
5)Tastes good with chapathis or jeera rice.

Simple Non Veg Kurma(Serves 2)
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Ingredients
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1)Onion - 1/2
2)Tomato - 1
3)Chicken - 200 gms
4)Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
5)potato - 1
6)chilli powder - 1 tbsp
Method
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1)Heat oil in a pan
2)Add onion and fry till translucent or brown in color
3)Add ginger garlic paste and fry for 1 min
4)Add tomato, chilli powder, turmeric powder and 1/2 cup water
5)Stir fry for 3 mins
6)Add chicken and potato
7)Pressure boil for 3-4 whistles
8)Garnish with corrainder leaves


Egg/Chicken Kurma(Serves 2)
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Ingredients
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1) Egg -2
2)Chicken - small piece
(Either Chicken or Egg or both can also be used depending upon ur taste)
3)Ginger Gralic paste - 1 tbsp
4)Onion - 1 small
5)Tomato - 1
6)Sugar , salt,oil
7)chilli powder - 1 tbsp
8)Cashewnut - 10
9)Turmeric poweder
Method
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1)Boil eggs and chicken with some salt and water and keep them separate
2)Heat oil in a pan
3)Put 1/2 spoon of sugar and wait till it becomes red
4)Add onions and fry till they turn slightly brown in color
5)Add ginger garlic paste
6)Add tomato and 1 cup of water
7)Add chilli powder , turmeric powder and salt
8)Grind the cashewnuts and add it in the mix
9)Wait till the mix becomes dry
10)Cut Eggs and/chicken into small pieces and put them in the mix
11)Garnish with corrainder leaves
12)Serve it hot..Good combination with chappathis, rice, dosa.



Urad Dhal Rice (Uluntu Satham)

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Ingredients(serves 4)

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1) Urad Dhal - 1 cup(karuppu ulunthu split)

2)Rice -1 cup

3)Garlic cloves - 7-9

4)salt

5)Pepper

6)Jeera

Method

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1)Mix both urad dhal and rice and wash them well.

2)Add 6 cups of water

3)Add Salt and garlic.

4)Fry pepper and jeera in a kadai without oil and add it.

5)Pressure cook for 6 whistles.

6)Best to have with chicken curry/mutton curry/fish curry or even with curd.


Dhal Recipe
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As i surfed through the net i understood that there are many recipes with almost everything turned inside out. So i decided i will write something useful for the first time cooks or bachelors. Here is the simplest Dhal recipe out of my experience
Ingredients(Serves 2)
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Sambhar Dhal - 1/2 cup
Onion - 1
Tomato - 1
Garlic cloves - 3-5
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Red Chilli - 2 or Chilli powder - 1/2 tbsp
Oil - 1 Tbsp
Salt
Method
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1) Add dhal , garlic cloves, turmeric powder and 1 cup of water and pressure boil it to 4 whistles. 2)Heat oil in a pan
3)Add onions and fry till translucent or they become slight brown in color.
4)Add chilli powder or red chillies and fry for a minute or two.
5)Add diced tomatoes and add 1/2 cup of water and let it fry till oil separates.
6)Then add the cooked dhal and stir fry for a min.
7)Add salt to taste.
8)Can garnish with corriander leaves if required.
9)Serve hot with rice or chapathis.




Spicy Veg Bread Sandwich(4 pieces)

Since i am sitting at home with literally nothing to do, i thought i would try out new dishes (My own recipes). Here is what tried this week.

Ingredients

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Sandwich Bread - 4

Onion - 1

Tomato - 1

Medium size Potatoes - 2

Cauliflower florets -some

Carrots - some

Beans - some

Green Peas -some

Vegetables can be of your own choice.This can be actually done with potatoes alone)

Chilli powder - 1 tbsp

Ginger garlic paste - 1tbsp
Oil-2tbsp

Salt



Method

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1) Cut all the vegetables and boil them in cooker for 2-3 whistles



2)Heat oil in a saucepan.



3)Add onions and fry them till they become slightly brown.



4)Add ginger garlic paste and fry for 1 min



5)Add diced tomatoes.



6)Add chilli powder and fry for 1 min



7) Add 1/2 cup of water and stir the mix till the oil separates.



8)Add the boiled vegetables and fry them till they are all mashed and form a thick paste.



9)Now let this mix cool down for some time



10)Apply it on one bread slice and close it with another slice - just like the way you apply jam.Do it for all the bread slices.



11)Preheat the oven to 325 degree.



12)Keep the bread slices in a oven safe dish inside the oven for 10-15 mins.



13)After you take the bread slices out cut them diagonally.



14)Serve it hot.