Brinjal Potato Fry / Vankaya Bangaladumpa Vepudu / Aloo Baingan Ki Sabzi / Eggplant Potato Curry Recipe

Brinjal Potato Fry

Ingredients
Green long brinjal cubed-4
Potato cubed-2
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder-1/4tsp
Chilly powder-1/2tsp
Onion chopped -1/4
Tomato chopped-1/2
Grated coconut -1tbsp
Curry leaves few
Tempering
Oil-4tsp
Mustard-1/2tsp
Jeera-1/4tsp
Urad dal-1tsp
Method
Heat oil in a pan temper it with above ingredients.
Add the potato,onion,tomato & dry powders saute in medium low flame till potatoes are 3/4th cooked.
Now add the brinjals & fry it till soft,sprinkle very little water if needed.
Sprinkle coconut & chopped curry leaves,mix them well.
Switch off the stove & serve it with rice or roti.

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Rava Kesari / Kesari Recipe / Indian Semolina And Saffron Halwa or Pudding Recipe

Rava Kesari

Ingredients
Rava/Sooji/Semolina - 1 cup
Water - 3 cups
Sugar - 1 & 3/4 cup
Ghee - 1/2 cup
Chopped almonds & cashew nuts - 2tsp
Raisins -2tsp
Cardamom powder -1/2 tsp
Yellow food colour-a generous pinch
Method
Fry nuts & raisins in 1tsp of ghee till light brown & keep it aside.
In the same pan add the ghee & rava.Fry it in medium low flame till colour changes & nice aroma comes. Switch off the flame & keep it aside.
Boil water with little food colour,pour this into the rava.Mix well to make sure there are no lumps.
Switch on the flame,cover & in very low flame cook till water has evaporated &rava is cooked.
Now add the sugar and mix it well till everything is well combined.
Switch off the stove add nuts & cardamom powder, mix & serve them warm.
Note:
a) Fry rava well otherwise your kesari will be sticky.
b) If you have a sweet tooth add 1/4 cup more for the above quantity.


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Baingan Bharta / Baingan Bartha / Baingan Bhurta / Baingan Ka Bharta Recipe / Roasted, Mashed & Spiced Eggplant Curry

Baingan Bharta

Ingredients

Eggplant-1 big

Onion chopped -1/2

Tomato chopped-2
Ginger/garlic chopped-1tsp
Green chillies chopped-4
Salt-to taste
Chilly powder-1/4 tsp
Turmeric powder-1/4tsp
Amchur powder/dry mango powder-1/2tsp
Jeera/cumin seeds-1tsp
Coriander leaves-little
Garam masala (optional)-1/4tsp
Oil-3tsp
Method
Apply oil on the eggplant,prick it with a fork.
Roast it in oven or on stove till the skin is black.Cool & remove the skin and chop the pulp,keep it aside.
Heat oil in a kadai temper jeera,add the onion,tomato,green chillies & ginger/garlic paste,fry till every thing is cooked & raw smell has disappeared.
Now add the eggplant & all dry masala powders, fry till everything is combined.
Switch off the flame garnish with coriander leaves.
Mix well & best served with Roti or Chapati.
Note:
a) Use any colour brinjal/eggplant,here i have used the fat green brinjal.

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Boondi Ladoo Recipe / Boondhi Ladoo Recipe -How to make Boondhi Ladoo.

Step by step method /picture to make Boondhi Ladoo

Boondi Ladoo

Ingredients
Besan / Kadalai Maavu / Bengal Gram Flour-1 cup

Sugar -1 &1/4 cup

Water -3/4 cup

Cashew nut- 2tsp

Raisins-2tsp

Cardamom powder-1/2tsp

Ghee-1/2 tbsp
Oil to fry

Edible camphor/Pachai kalpuram- a pinch (optional)

Yellow & green food color -a pinch (optional )

Boondi Ladoo

Method

Add water & make a smooth semi thick batter with besan.
Heat oil in a kadai,pour a ladle of mixture in the sieve which has round holes/boondhi ladle.
Rub it or tap it so that small balls of boondhi falls into the hot oil.
Fry them in medium high flame till its 3/4th done.Remove and keep it aside(do not fry the boondhi's too crisp).Repeat till you finish the batter.
Boil water & sugar till it reaches to a one string consistency.
Switch off the flame,add the cardamom powder &edible camphor.
Fry nuts & raisins in ghee,add it to the sugar syrup.
Now add all the fried boondhis to the warm sugar syrup & mix it well.
Close and keep it for 10 minutes (mix it in between).
Make ladoos while still warm.
Boondhi ladoo are ready to eat!!!.

Tips

a) If your mixture becomes hard,keep in stove for 2 minutes it will loosen up.Then make balls immediately.
b) If the mixture is loose do not worry heat it up for 2 minutes in high flame till the extra water evaporates,then cool & make ladoos.
c) If adding colours  then take out 2 ladles of the batter in two separate bowls.Mix the food colours to each bowl, mix it well & make boondhis. or just use one colour.
d) Do not fry the bhoodi's till crisp,remove when 3/4th done.

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Manathakali Vathal / Manathakkali Vathal Recipe - How to make Manathakkali Vathal At Home.

Manathakali Vathal

Ingredients
Fresh manathakali seeds / Black Nightshades -1 cup
( Only green seeds not the ripe black fruits )
Salt little
Turmeric powder-a pinch
Thick butter milk-1 & 1/2 tbsp
Method
Soak all the ingredients together in a bowl.Leave it overnight.
Next day spread it on a plate & dry them in sun.
Dry them completely till all the curd as absorbed the seeds & are dry.
Store them in a container.
Fry in hot oil when needed & add it while making vatha kuzhambu.