Vegetarian Indian Recipe Butter Milk Kadi

Butter Milk Kadi

Ingredients :
2 cups butter milk (thick)
1 cup water
½ cup coconut gratings
4 green chillies
1 small piece haldi
1 tsp jeera
3 tsp ghee
½ tsp mustard seeds
1 sprig curry leaves
salt to taste


Method :
Grind coconut gratings with haldi smoothly.
While removing masala put green chillies and cumin.
Grind for another 2 minutes.
Put enough water to bring the kadi to desired consistency.
Put salt. Keep it to boil. Then put thick butter milk.
Again bring to boil. Take out from flame.
Season with mustard and curry leaves in ghee.

Brinjal Subji

Brinjal Subji

Ingredients :
1 big brinjal
4-5 green chillies
tamarind lump (marble size)
1 tbsp coconut gratings
2 tsp oil
asafoetida water
salt to taste

Method :


Roast brinjal preferably over glowing embers, or chop into big pieces
Keep it to boil them in just enough water.
Peel the roasted whole brinjal or boiled pieces and keep aside.
Crush together green chillies, tamarind and salt in a broad wooden bowl.
Combine coconut gratings (optional.
Put desired quantity of water.
Mash brinjal or its pieces in the blend.
Put a little raw oil and a few drops of asafoetida water. Mix and serve.

Brinjal-Capsicum Gravy

Brinjal-Capsicum Gravy

Ingredients :

½ kg brinjal
1 capsicum
1 tsp soya sauce
2 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp garam masala
2 tsp corn flour
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
Salt as per taste
Coriander for decoration
1 onion

Method :

Cut the brinjals into medium size pieces
Put the brinjals in a glass bowl and pour one cup of water in it.
Place the bowl in microwave oven and boil it for 7 minutes.
After boiling take it outside the oven and mix the soya sauce, chillipowder, ginger garlic paste, garammasala, corn flour and salt.
Keep it aside. Now cut the capsicum and onion into small pieces.
In a glass bowl take 1 tsp oil and put the capsicum and onion in it and cook in microwave for 2 minutes.
Mix the cooked capsicum and onion with the cooked brinjals and put these in the microwave and again cook it for minutes.
After taking it outside mix the coriander leaves and serve hot.

Brinjal Bharta

Brinjal Bharta

Ingredients :

1 large-sized brinjal
1 tbsp mustard oil
2 green chillies (finely chopped)
1 medium-sized onion (finely chopped)
salt to taste


Method :
Roast the brinjal over fire till it is nicely cooked.
Cool and remove the skin.
Mash the roasted brinjal.
Mix in the mustard oil, chillies, onion pieces and salt to taste.
Mix well and serve.

Bhindi

Bhindi

Ingredients :
½ kg bhindi
½ cup onions, chopped
1 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped
¼ cup yogurt
2 tsp oil
½ cup water
1 tsp red chilli powder
¼ tsp garam masala
1 tsp ginger paste
¼ tsp turmeric powder
¼ tsp jeera
salt to taste

Method :
Wash bhindies and chop them into small pieces.
Take ½ of onions and grind with ginger and spices.
Add this to the yogurt. Put some water and mix well to make a paste.
Heat a non-sticking skillet and pour oil. When oil becomes hot add the remaining onions.
Fry on medium heat till the onions turn light brown
Put the yogurt paste and fry for 5 to 7 minutes while stirring.
This will result into a mesh texture separating oil.
Add bhindies and mix well. Add remaining water and cover it with a lid.
Allow it to cook for about 5 minute on medium heat.
Take out from flame and sprinkle coriander leaves.

Beetroot Gravy

Beetroot Gravy

Ingredients :

½ cup moong dal
3 beetroots
1 onion
2 tomatoes
2-3 green chillies
4-5 flakes of garlic
½ tsp pepper
½ tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp rice
2 tsp sugar
curry leaves
Corainder leaves for garnishing
1 tsp lime juice
2 tsp ghee
Salt to taste

Method :

Cut the onions, tomato and beetroot into small pieces.
Heat ghee in a tava, allow the curry leaves to splutter.
Add the onions first, when golden brown tomato and then beetroot.
Grind chillies, pepper, rice and cumin seeds in the mixie and add it to the vegetables.
Add sugar. Add salt and allow the ingredients to cook to 10 - 15 minutes, till beetroot is cooked.
Add cooked moong dal to the cooked vegetables for 5 minutes in low flame.
Remove it from the tava and add lime.
Garnish it with corrinder.

Baingan Bhurta

Baingan Bhurta

Ingredients :
1 Eggplant, freshly baked or broiled
2 green chilies, finely chopped
3 green onions (spring onions with greens)
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp ground cumin
½ tsp haldi
1 tsp garam masala
1" piece ginger, minced
2 large cloves garlic, minced
1 cup plain yogurt
2 tbsp ghee
2 tbsp cilantro leaves, finely chopped
salt to taste

Method :
Take out the skin and pulp the brinjal.
Heat the ghee and sauté the onion till it becomes translucent.
Put the ginger, garlic and green chilies and fry for a minute.
Put the chilli, coriander and cumin powders.
Put the garam masala, salt and cilantro.
Cook for a minute. Add the eggplant pulp, mix and cook for about 5 to 10 minutes.
Combine the beaten yogurt.
Ready to serve.