ANDHRA SPECIAL SPICY DONDAKAYA FRY

INGREDIENTS:


Dondakaya /  Tindora - 1/4kg

Mustard Seeds – 1/2 tsp
Cumin Seeds – 1/2 tsp
Oil - 2tsp
Haldhi  – pinch
Green Chilies – 1finely chopped
Coriander Powder – 1 tsp
Cumin Powder – 1/2 tsp
Red Chili Powder – 2tsp
Salt – to taste
Hing - pinch

METHOD:

1. Slice dondakaya / tindora into thin slices or like round rings..(depending on your taste)

2 . Heat 2tsp  Oil in a pan on medium heat.

3. Add Mustard Seeds and allow them to crackle.

4. Add Cumin Seeds and let them saute for few seconds.

5. Add  pincgh of hing (optional).

6. Now add chopped greenchillies and saute for 30sec.

7. Then add sliced dondakaya.

8. Mix well nicely.

9. Add Salt and mix well.(do not add too much salt after cooking the dondakaya will shrink)

10. Cover and cook till dondakaya is cooked.( it takes about 10mins)

11. Keep stirring in middle so that the vegetable does'nt burn.

12. Add 1/2 tsp  jeera powder(cumin)

13. Add 1tsp coriander powder.

14. Add 2tsp  Red Chili .

15. Mix well evenly.

16. When dondakaya is cooked , uncover and cook in high flame  for few minutes to lightly brown them.

17. Goes good with plain rice and as a side dish for sambhar...........................

SPICY ANDHRA CHICKEN FRY

INGREDIENTS: Chicken - 1kg
                            Onions - 1big size sliced
                            Green chillies - 1
                            Ginger garlic paste - 2tbsp
                             Daneya powder - 1tsp
                             Jeera powder - 1tsp
                             Garam masala - 1/2tsp
                             Salt - to taste
                             Chilli powder - 1tbsp
                             Curry leaves
                             Coriander leaves - 1tbsp chopped finely
                             Haldi - pinch
                             Lemon juice
                             Oil - 2tbsp

METHOD:

1. Wash and clean chicken adding salt and haldi.

2. Heat a frying pan.

3.Add 2tbsp oil  and add sliced onions.

4. Then add ginger garlic paste and green chillies.

5. Saute nicely until the raw smell disappears.

6. Add pinch haldi , daneya powder, and jeera powder.

7. Add chilli powder .

8. Now add chicken pieces and fry in high flame for 5mins.

9.Cover with the lid and pour little water on top of the plate so that the gravy does not stick to the bottom.

10. Let it cook for 15 mins.

11. Add garam masala and freshly ground pepper powder.

12. Garnish with coriander leaves.............

serve hot with plain rice.

POTATO MASALA FRY

INGREDIENTS: Potato - 1/2kg
                           Onions- 1 big size
                            Red chilli powder - 1tbsp
                            Garlic - 10 cloves
                            Salt - to taste
                            Jeera powder - 1tsp
                            Daneya powder - 1tsp
                            Garam  masala - 1/2tsp
                             Amchur powder - 1/4tsp
                              Jeera - 1/4tsp
                              Curry leaves
                              Coriander leaves - 1tbsp chopped finely
                               Oil - for deep frying aloo.

METHOD:

1. Boil aloo in pressure cooker for 2whistles along with the skin.

2. Remove the skin and chop them into cubes.

3. Peal the onion and cut into big pieces and keep in mixy jar.

4. Add garlic, daneya , jeera powder and grind into a fine paste.

5. Heat oil for deep fry in a kadai.

6. Add the boiled potato cubes in oil.

7. Deep fry till golden brown in colour, keep them on a tissue paper so that excess oil is absorbed by the tissue.

8. Keep another pan add 1tbsp oil and heat it.

9. Add 1tsp jeera seeds and let it crackle.

10. Add curry leaves and saute well till crisp ( the curry leaves should be crispy) it tastes really very good.

11. Now add the grinder masala paste in step no: 4

12. Fry nicely until the raw smell disappears.

13. Add a pinch of haldi  and salt to taste.

13. Add chilli powder.

14. Mix well nicely until the oil comes out.

15. Now add the deep fried potatoes in the masala.

16. Mix well nicely in cut and fold method.

17. Saute well till nice aroma releases out, and add garam masala powder and amchur powder.

18. Sprinkle coriander leaves..........

serve hot goes good with sambhar rice , plain hot  rice ............

TODAYS LUNCH BOX MENU

HI FRIENDS,
                    Today's lunch box menu consists of: French beans fry
                                                    Moong dhal rasam(pesara pappu rasam)
                                                                               Curd rice.

My little one loves french beans a lot......................... Every time when i ask him wat curry do you wann?
he replies me always beansssssssssss
So now am going to share the recipes here:


                               FRENCH BEANS FRY

INGREDIENTS: french beans - 200gms
                           green chillies - 3(slit half)
                           salt - according to taste
                           mustard seeds(awalu) - 1/4tsp
                           urad dhal (mena pappu) - 1/4tsp
                           curry leaves(karivapaku)
                           coriander leaves(kothimeru)
                           oil - 2tbsp
MASALA POWDERS:
                           jeera powder - 1/4tsp
                           daneya powder- 1/4tsp
                           amchur(dry mango powder - 1/4tsp
                           garam masala powder - 1/4tsp


METHOD:
1. Wash and clean french beans and cut them into 1/4' inch long  pieces.

                       

2. Take a sauce pan add water and parboil(half boiled)  these beans maximum it takes 5mins.

3. Strain the beans in the strainer.

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4. Take a kadai  add 2tbsp oil heat it.

5. Add mustard seeds,urad dhal,curry leaves,and green chillies and fry.

6. Add half boiled beans and stir well.

7. Add salt and let it fry in medium flame  for 5-10 mins beans should become little crispy.

8. Add all the powdered masalas jeera,daneya,amchur(dry mango powder),and garam masala powder.

9. Mix well and adjust the salt according to your taste and cook for 5 mins.

10.Garnish it with chopped coriander leaves................................................

Tasty tasty beans fry is ready to serve................