Onion is the king of the kitchen and tomato is the queen. Do you all agree for this statement. But i think its true. As now the vegetables are very costly in the market except onion. Poor onion.. Till now i used onions just as a part of the recipe but now i thought of making a masala curry with the onions itself.. Even this curry was well received and nobody could recognise that it was onion curry.. 
Ingredients :
Small onions 8 – 10
Big onion – 1
Coconut powder - 3 tbsp
Cumin powder – 1/4 tsp
Fenugreek/methi powder – 1/4 tsp
Til powder – 1 tbsp
Groundnut powder – 2 tbsp
Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp
Tamarind pulp – 1/4 cup
Curry leaves – 2 sprigs
Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
Red chillie powder – 1 tsp
Salt – as required
Oil – 3 tbsp
Peel off the skin of big onion and boil it in water for five minutes. After its cool grind it into fine paste. Take thick tamarind extract in a bowl and add coconut, cumin, methi, til, groundnut powders and mix well to remove the lumps. Now add turmeric, red chillie powders , ginger garlic paste and salt and mix well. Heat oil in a flat pan and add peeled small onions (you can use sambhar onions also) and curry leaves . Let the onions become soft and add the masala paste to it. Mix and cook on medium heat till the oil floats on top. This will be done in not more than ten minutes. This masala curry can be prepared quickly and goes best with Rotis , naan , pulao and biryani ..
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As we know Oats are good for health. Its low in calories and high in iron and fibre too. I tried to make indian style upma with oats.
Ingredients :
Oats – 1 cup
Vegetables – 1/2 cup (beans, carrot, potato, capsicum)
Onion – 1
Green chillies – 2
Curry leaves – 2 sprigs
Coriander leaves -2 tsp
Ginger – 1 ” piece
Cumin seeds – 1/4 tsp
Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp
Urad dal- 1 tsp
Chana dal – 1 tsp
Groundnut seeds – 1 tsp
Oil – 2 tsp
Water – 1 1/2 cup
Chop the vegetables into small cubes. Heat a pan and fry the oats without oil till they change their color and keep aside. Heat oil in the same pan and add cumin, mustard seeds. When they splutter add urad dal, chana dal, groundnut seeds and fry a litte. Now add chopped onion, green chillies and curry leaves . Fry for a min and add chopped vegetables. Fry them on medium heat till they become soft. Add the water and salt as required. When the water boils add oats and mix well. Reduce the heat and cook till the water evaporates completely. Add chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with curd raitha and pickle..
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Chilly evening always makes us think of having hot snacks and tea to beat the cold . I wanted to prepare an easy and quick snack Mysore Bajji or Mysore Bonda today .. I donno why this is called Mysore Bajji. Lets get into kitchen and try out this..
Ingredients :
Maida – 2 cups
Curd – 3/4 cup
Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
Cooking soda – pinch
Salt – as required
Green chillies – 6
Curry leaves – 2 sprigs
Ginger – 1 ” piece
Fresh coconut – 2 ” piece
Oil – to fry
Take maida in a bowl. Add finely chopped green chillies, ginger, curry leaves, coconut, cumin seeds, cooking soda , curd , salt as required and mix well. According to the consistency add little water. The batter should not be too thick or too thin. Leave it to ferment for half an hour. Heat oil in a karahi or wok. Mix the batter again and drop spoonful or with hands . size depends on ur choice. of course it doesn’t make any difference..:) Fry on medium heat till it is golden brown on all sides. Serve hot with coconut or groundnut chutney or mango pickle. Quick and hot snacks are ready to go with tea .. enjoy..
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Bottle gourd is one of the favourite vegetable in the Indian Cuisine. The bottle gourd is low in fat and cholesterol yet high in dietary fibre. It is rich in iron and also has vitamins C and B complex. It is excellent for light, low-cal diets, as well as for small children, people with digestive problems, diabetics and convalescents. Its high water content makes it very cooling. The cooked Bottle Gourd is cooling, calming, diuretic and easy to digest. It is also effective against constipation and other digestive disorders. Bottle gourd is very valuable in treating urinary disorders..A glassful of fresh juice prepared by grating the whole fruit should be mixed with teaspoonful of lime juice and included in daily diet. Ayurveda suggests Bottle gourd juice once daily in the early morning for treating Graying Hair. Bottlegourd juice is good for blood pressure and diabetes patients too.
So today lets make an easy and quick curry with bottle gourd.
Ingredients:
Bottle gourd – 250gms
Onions – 2
Green chillies – 6
Curry leaves – 1 sprig
Coriander leaves – 1/4 cup
Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp
Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
Salt -as required
Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds – 1/4 tsp
Oil - 2 tbsp
Thick milk – 1/2 cup
Peel the bottle gourd and cut into small cubes. Finely chop the onions and green chillies. Heat oil in a pan and add cumin, mustard seeds. When they splutter add chopped onions, green chillies and curry leaves. When the onions become soft and translucent add turmeric powder,finely chopped coriander leaves,ginger garlic paste and fry for two minutes more. Now add bottle gourd pieces along with salt as required and mix well. Cover with a lid and cook on low flame. If necessary add half a cup of water . When the louki pieces become soft add warm milk ,cook for a minute and remove from fire. Serve hot with rice or rotis. green chillies and coriander gives a special flavour ..
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Chaat is all time favourite of young and old alike. Specially on road side stalls. This chat recipes require less cooking and can be prepared in less time. I tried a different variety of chaat item today. mixed up kachoris and sprouts to make kachori chaat. Its really colorful and ofcourse delicious too.
Ingredients :
Kachoris – 2
Fresh curd – 1 cup
Sugar – 1 tsp
Tomato – 1
Onion – 1
Moong sprouts – 1/4 cup
Boiled potato – 1
Grated carrot – 3 tbsp
Coriander leaves
Salt – as required
Red chillie powder – 1/4 tsp
Chat masala powder – 1/4 tsp
Lemon juice – 1/2 tsp
Green chutney – 2 tsp
Sweet chutney – 2 tsp
Beat the curd along with sugar and keep it in refrigerator to chill . Take a bowl and add sprouts, chopped tomato, onions, small cubed potatoes, grated carrot, finely chopped coriander leaves, salt, redchillie powder, chat masala , lemon juice and mix well. Take kachori and cut the top with a sharp knife. remove the inside stuffing. Now fill the kachoris with the prepared mixture till top. Place them in a plate and pour beaten curd on the kachoris . Spread green chutney (coriander, mint leaves and green chillies mixture) , sweet chutney on the top. Decorate it with coriander leaves , fine sev too. sprinkle chat masala and serve ..
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