Banana/ Aratikaya Fry

Ingredients :

2 Medium Banana/ Aratikaya's Chopped Finely
1 Onion Chopped Finely
4 Green Chilies
1 Red Chilies
1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
4-5 Curry Leaves
1/4 tbsp Mustard Seeds
1/4 tbsp Cumin Seeds
1/4 tbsp Turmeric Powder
1/2 cup water
2 tbsp Oil
Salt

Method :

Heat the oil in a vessel.
Add Red chilies, Mustard Seeds, Cumin Seeds once they pop add the Green Chilies, Onions and Curry Leaves, stir it until onion turns light brown, then add Ginger Garlic Paste and stir for 2 minutes.
Now add the banana/Aratikaya Pieces & salt into it and stir and add 1/2 cup of water and cover it with lid and leave it for 5-10 minutes on low heat.
Remove the lid and stir once again and turn off the heat.

Drumstick/Mulakkaya Curry

Ingrediants :

1. 5-6 Drumsticks/mullakaya peel it & cut into equal size

2. 2 big tomato Chopped Finely

3. 1 Onion Chopped Finely

4. 4 Slit Chilies

5. 2 red Chilies

6. Few Curry Leaves

7. 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste

8. 1/4 tbsp Mustard Seeds

9. 1/4 Tbsp Cumin Seeds

10. 1/4 tbsp Turmeric Powder

11. 1/2 tbsp Chili Powder

12. Oil

13. Salt

Method :

Heat the Oil in a Pan.

Add red Chilies, Mustard Seeds, Cumin Seeds wait for popping and then add the Green chilies,Onions & Curry Leaves.

Once the onions turns light brown add Ginger Garlic Paste, Turmeric Powder and stir it for 2 mins.

Now add the Drumstick/Mulakkaya Pieces in it and stir for 1 minute and then add finely chopped Tomoto pieces, mix it and cover the pan with the lid and leave it for 10 minutes on low heat.

Now add Salt and Chilie Powder and stir for a minute and then turn off the heat.

Mutton Curry

Ingredients : 

1 lb Mutton

1 Big Tomato Finely Chopped

1 Big Onion Finely Chopped

5-6 Green Chilies

Ginger Garlic Paste

1 tbsp Garam Masala Home Made( Cardamom, cloves, cinnamon stick)

1 tbsp Turmeric Powder

2 tbsp Chilie Powder

Spices(3 Cardamom, 3 Cloves, 1 Cinnamon Stick)

Small bowl Of Mint Leaves

Coriander Leaves for Garnishing

1 tbsp Lemon

1/2 Cup Water

4 tbsp Oil

Salt

Marination :

Clean the Mutton and drain the water completely.

Add Turmeric Powder, Chilie Powder, Ginger Garlic Paste, 1 tbsp Lemon Juice, 1/2 tbsp Masala Power & Salt Mix it well and leave it for 30 minutes.

Method :

Heat The Oil in a Pressure Cooker.

Add the Spices (3 Cardamon, 3 Cloves, 1 Cinnamon Stick), Bowl of Mint Leaves, Onions, Green Chilies and stir it until the Onions Turn light brown.

Now Add the marinated mutton in it and mix it for a minute. Then add the Tomato pieces and half cup of water and close the pressure cooker and wait for 4 whistles & then turn off the heat.

Wait Until all the pressure inside the cooker is released, now open the cooker carefully.

Turn on the heat again , add 1/2 tbsp Masala Powder, Chili Powder & Little salt to taste and boil for 5-10 minutes until the mixture becomes thick.

Now garnish the curry with coriander leaves...

Ridge Gourd/Beerakaya Curry

Ingredients: 

1. 2 Long Ridge Gourd/ Beerakaya finely chopped
2. 1 Red Chilie
3. 1/4 tbsp Cumin Seeds
4. 1/4 tbsp Mustard Seeds
5. 1 Onion finely chopped
6. 1/2 tbsp Chana Dal/ split chickpeas
7. 4 Slit Green Chili
8. 3-6 Curry Leaves
9. 1/2 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
10. 1/4 tbsp Turmeric Powder
11. 1/4 tbsp Chili Powder
12. 3 tbsp Oil
13. 1/2 Cup Water
14. Salt

Method :

Heat the oil in a vessel.
Add red chili, Mustard seeds, Cumin Seeds after popping add chana dal stir it until they become light brown then add green chilies, onions and stir until they turn soft and transparent, now add ginger garlic paste, curry leaves and turmeric powder and stir.
Then add ridge gourd/Beerakaya pieces stir for 2 minutes add 1/2 cup water cover the lid and leave it  for 10-15 minutes on low heat. once the pieces become soft and cooked, add the salt and chilie powder and stir for 2 minutes and turn off the heat.

Tomato Dal (tomato papu)

Ingredients :

1. 1 Cup Toor dal (kandi papu)
2. 3 Cups Water
3. 1 Onion finely chopped
4. 4 Slit Green Chilies
5. 1 Big Tomato finely chopped
6. 1 Cup Tamarind juice
7. 1/4 tbsp Turmeric powder
8. 1 tbsp chili powder
9. 2 red chilies
10. 1/4 tbsp Cumin seeds
11.1/4 tbsp Mustard seeds
12. 1 smashed garlic clove
13. 6-8 Curry Leaves
14. 4 tbsp Oil
15. Salt

Method :

Take 1 cup of toor dal in pressure cooker and wash it.
Add 3 cup of water, turmeric powder, chili powder, salt and sliced onions, chilies, tomatos, cover the lid and keep it for 3 pressures whistles and turn off the heat.
Remove the lid and mix everything.
Now take another vessel for seasoning.
Heat the oil, add the red chilies, mustard seeds, cumin seeds once after popping add the smashed garlic and stir until they turn light brown and then add the curry leaves.
Just transfer the cooked dal in it, and boil it for 10 mins on medium heat.stir in between while boiling.

Turn off the heat once its is boiled.

Cucumber / Dosakaya Curry

Ingredients :
1. 2 big Cucumber/ Dosakaya-(peel it and cut into small pieces)
2. 1 Onion finely chopped
3. 4 slit Green Chilies
4. 1 Big Tomato finely chopped
5. 6-8Curry Leaves
7. 1 Red chili
8. 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Past
9. 1/4 tbsp Cumin Seeds
10. 1/4 tbsp Mustard Seeds
11. 2 pinches of Turmeric Powder
12. 1 tbsp Chili Powder
13. Salt

Method :

Heat the Oil in a vessel.
Add red chili, cumin seeds, mustard seeds after popping add green chilies, onions and stir until they turn soft and transparent, now add ginger garlic paste, curry leaves and turmeric powder and stir.
Then add the cucumber(dosakaya) pieces and tomato pieces then stir and cover the lid for 10-15 minutes until they boil and become soft and well cooked.
Remove the lid, add chili powder and salt stir for 1 minute and turn off the heat.

Upma



Ingredients :

1. 1 Cup Upma Rava/ Sooji
2. 1/2 tbsp chana dal/ split chickpeas
3. 1/2 tbsp Mustard seeds
4. 1 Slit Green Chili
5. 1/2 Onion finely chopped
6. Ginger (1/8 th tbsp chopped)
7. 6-8 Curry Leaves
8. 2 Cups Water
9. 2 tbsp Oil
10. Salt

Method

Heat the oil in vessel
Add Mustard seeds once they pop, add chana dal/ split chickpeas. once the chana dal turns light brown then add the sliced green chilies, onions, ginger and curry leaves and stir until the onion become soft and transparent.
Now add 2 cups of water, then add salt and leave it for boiling on medium heat.
Add upma Rava/ sooji into the boiling water slowly while stirring it with cooking stick.
After adding Upma rava/ sooji reduce the heat and cover the lid for 2 mins and then turn off the heat and mix the upma up & down.

*Note : When you add salt in water see to it water should taste little salty.