THOTAKURA VEPUDU/AMARANTHUS LEAVES FRY

Healthy and tasty leafy vegetable fry recipe here goes......

Ingredients

thotakura/amaranthus leaves-2bunches

onion-2

green chilli-3

salt-to taste

turmeric-1/4tsp

TO TEMPER

mustard-1tsp

cumin-1tsp

red chilli-1

urad dal/black gram-1tsp

bengal gram/chanaga pappu-1tsp

garlic pods-2

curry leaves-4

oil-3tsps

Preparation

chop onions into slices.slit chillies.......wash and chop the leaves finely........

heat a thick bottomed vessel with oil and add in tempering ingredients one by one and fry light golden in colour..........

now fry the onions and til transparent............add in salt,turmeric, and chopped leaves too.......

fry this for 5-6 minutes in low flame and off the flame.........

serve with rice or rotis.......

BHENDI FRY/OKRA FRY/BENDAKAYA VEPUDU

In vegetables i like bhendi mostly.......i think most of the people and mostly kids love bhendi allot..........this is very easy and very simple......bu tastes really so spicy and hot..........if you like you can add a handful of peanuts into it.......believe me..it tastes really good.

Ingredients

okra/bhendi/bendakayalu-10

salt-to taste

chilli powder-2tsps

oil-5tsps

peanuts-1/2cup

garam masala-1/2tsp(optional)

cumin-1tsp

turmeric-1/4tsp
Preparation

choose the tender okras and chop into small pieces........

heat a kadai with oil and crackle the cumin...........

add in okras and mix once...add turmeric and salt and mix again........

cook this in medium flame for 3 minutes by covering with a lid......

stir after 3minutes......repeat the process like this til the okras are cooked............

when they turns to dry add in chilli powder and garam masla and mix it.......

this add in fried peanuts if you like....this time i skipped to add...but it tastes so good........

now it will become very dry.....fry for some more time til the okras turns crunchy...........

off the flame and serve as a side dish with rice........

NOTE

adding peanut gives a very crunchy and yummy taste the okra fry...try this method too if you

like.........

BEANS CARROT MASALA FRY

This time i tried my favourite carrot with french beans in a combination..........i added spices allot and coconut for a crunchy taste........this goes as a side dish and as well as tastes good with rotis too...so,here goes the recipe........

Ingredients

carrots chopped-2cups

french beans-2cups

fresh coconut pieces-1cup

onions-2small

ginger garlic paste/GGP-1tsp

cloves-4

cardamom-2

cinnamon-small piece

green chilli-5

salt-to taste

oil-1/2cup

curry leaves-1spring

cilantro-few leaves

poppy seeds/kus kus/gasa gasalu-1/2tsp
Preparation

wash and chop the veggies.........

heat a tsp of oil in kadai and fry spices and after cools grind into as fine powder along with GGP....

in the same pan add remaining oil and fry the onions til transparent........

add in chillies,curry leaves,chopped carrots,beans and salt and turmeric.....

cover with lid and cook til the veggies are soft in low flame..stir in between.....

after the veggies are cooked add in above grinded masala powder and mix well together.......

add in 1/2 cup of water an d cook it for 5 more minutes and add cilantro...........

serve with rice........

LONGYARD BEANS FRY/AWARD TIME

Today i would like to share long yard beans fry which is very tasty and spicy too......i added coconut powder for a different taste.....you can skip that if you dont like...........you can do this with normal french beans too.....here is my recipe list..........

Ingredients

long yard beans-1bunch/chopped 2cups(cut into 1inch size)

chilli powder-2tsps

finely chopped onion-1

salt-to taste

garam masala-1tsp

cilantro leaves-few

ginger garlic paste(GGP)-1tsp

coconut powder-3tsps

turmeric powder-1/2tsp

TO TEMPER

oil-2tsps

mustard-1tsp

cumin-1tsp

urad dal/black gram-1tsp

chana dal/bengal gram-1tsp

curry leaves-1spring

Preparation

Heat a pan with oil add in tempering items one by one and saute for 1minute..........

add in GGP and chopped onions and fry til transparent......

now add in beans and add salt and mix well and cover with lid.let it cook in med-low flame for 4-5 minutes..

add in chilli powder,turmeric and garam masala and mix well together........keep it in low flame for 5minutes......stir in between to avoid burning.........

finally add in cilantro and coconut powder and keep it for 2 more minutes.....

yummy and tasty beans curry is ready to serve.......

serve with hot rice as a side with combination of dal and papad.........you surely love this..........

AWARD TIME...............

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