Beerakaya chutney

 

Ridge gourd chutney can be made with Ridge gourd or even the skin alone when making curry with ridge gourd.

Ingredients:

1. Ridgegourd – 1
2. Onion – 1
3. Green chillies – 2 nos
4. Roasted chana dal - 1tsp
5. Fried Cashews – 1tsp
6. Curry leaves – few
7. Tamarind  pulp – 2tsp
8. Salt  to taste

For Tempering:

1. Urad dal – 1tsp
2. Mustard seeds – 1tsp
3. Cumin seeds – 1tsp
4. Curry leaves – few

Method:

• Cut Ridge gourd,onion  and green chillies into fine pieces.
• Add oil in a hot pan ,fry in low flame all the ingredients one after another.
• Mix all of them together and grind them into a required consistency.
• Temper the chutney with the tempering ingredients and enjoy with hot rice and ghee.

Jeera Aloo

 

Ingredients:

1. Potatoes – 5(medium)
2. Onion – 1(large)
3. Greenchillies – 3
4. Ginger garlic paste – 1tsp
5. Coriander powder – 1tsp
6. Cumin powder – 1tsp
7. Red chillipowder – 1tsp
8. Turmeric powder – 1/4tsp
9. Salt to taste
10. Oil – 3tsp
11. Cumin seeds – 1tsp
12. Mustard seeds – 1tsp
13. Coriander leaves -2tsp

Method:

• Boil ,peel and cut potatoes into small diced cubes.
• Finely chop onion and green chillies.
• Heat oil in pan , add mustard seeds ,cumin seeds .After they crackle,add onions ,salt and saute them till golden brown.Now to this add turmeric powder,ginger garlic paste, green chillies and curry leaves in order.
• Make a mixture of cumin pwd,coriander pwd,chillipowder by adding little water and add this to the above onions and mix well.
• Finally add the boiled potato cubes ,mix well till the masala coats well and cook for about 3min.
• Garnish with corainder leaves.
• This goes with any bread or rice.