Gobi Manchurian

 

 Ingredients: 

1. 1 medium gobi(cauliflower)
2. 1 cup Corn Flour
3. Salt to taste
4. Greenchillies chopped - 3
5. 2 tsp ginger garlic paste
6. 1 cup finely chopped onions
7. Finely chopped coriander leaves
8. 2 tsp soya sause
9. 2 - 3 tsp Tomato ketchup
10. 2 tbsp Oil
11. Tandoori color pinch

Method:

• Make a paste of corn flour and salt using water.
• Add a tsp of ginger garlic paste,color to the above paste.
• Dip the gobi florets in the paste and deep fry till golden brown and keep aside.
• Heat oil in a pan and add the left ginger garlic paste, chopped onions, green chillies,soya sauce and tomato ketchup to it.
• Now finally add the fried gobi kept aside and mix well. Garnish it with coriander leaves.
• Gobi Manchurian tastes good served hot.

Bhagara Baingan(Vankaya gravy)

 This  is  a famous Hyderabadi style brinjal curry made with fresh purple    brinjals.
  

Ingredients:

1. Brinjals/egg plants - small ones (whole slit in the center on both sides)
   

For gravy:

1. Til (white) - 1 or 2 tsp

2. Groundnuts - a handful

3. Cloves - 2 or 3

4. Cinnamon - 1″ stick

5. Dry Red Chillies - 4

6. Dry Coconut (copra) - grated 1 tbsp

7. Coriander seeds - 1 tsp

8. Methi seeds - 1/2 tsp

9. Jeera - 1 tsp,Tamarind - 1/2 cup thick pulp

10. Salt - to taste

11. Oil - 5 to 6 tsp

For Seasoning:

1. Jeera - 1/2 tsp

2. Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

3. Chopped coriander leaves - 2tsp

    

Method:

• Fry all ingredients for gravy (except tamarind, salt, oil) individually over low heat, till you get the aroma.

• Grind the above to a fine paste.

• Heat oil in a pan, add the brinjals and fry till it is little soft. Add the ground paste and fry.

• Add tamarind paste, salt and water. Let it boil. You can see the oil coming to the top.

• In another pan, heat a tsp of oil, add jeera, mustard seeds. Add this to above gravy.

• Garnish with chopped coriander leaves at the end.