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Bottle gourd sweet curry is a simple and easy recipe prepared in just 30 minutes. It is prepared with less oil and with sugar, besan flour it tastes good. A sweet and spicy curry for your lunch or dinner menu. Here goes the procedure Preparation time: 30 minutes Serves 4 people. Ingredients: Bottle gourd: 1/2 piece (finely chopped) Green chillies: 7(sliced) Besan flour: 3tsp Sugar:3tsp Curry leaves: few Mustard seeds: 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds:1/4tsp Red chillies: 2 Oil 3tsp Turmeric powder: small pinch Asafoetida: small pinch Salt to taste Preparation: Take finely chopped bottled gourd pieces in a large bowl and fill it with water. Now boil it until it becomes soft. Take a kadai add 3 tsp oil and add mustard seeds. When it splutters add cumin seeds, split urad dal and split chana dal, asafoetida and red chillies. Saute it until it turns golden brown. Now add green chillies and curry leaves. Saute it for a minute Add cooked bottle g...

Bottle gourd (Sorakaya in Telugu) also called as long melon is a vegetable commonly used in Indian cuisine. Bottle gourd can be prepared with combination of Tur or Moong dal. Moong dal itself tastes good and it enhances the taste of the recipe. A mix of Bottle Gourd and Moong dal tastes delicious. Here goes the procedure: Preparation time: 20 minutes Serves: 3 people Ingredients: Bottle gourd: 1 cup ( diced).  Moong dal : 1/4 cup  Cumin seeds: 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds: 1/2 tsp Red chillies: 2 Green chillies: 2 (sliced) Red chilli powder: 1/2 tsp (optional) Oil:3tsp Asafoetida: small pinch Turmeric powder: small pinch  Salt to taste Procedure: Take the diced bottle gourd and moong dal in a bowl wash it and keep it a side for 10 minutes Take a kadai add 3 tsp oil and add mustard seeds, when it splutters add cumin seeds, red chillies. Sauté it and add green chillies and asafoetida. Drain the water in the bo...

Spinach ( Palakura as called in telugu) is a  leafy vegetable. It is rich in Vitamin A, C, K, Magnesuim and iron. Spinach paratha is prepared with spinash, wheat flour and some spices. It is easy to cook, looks green in colour and tastes good.  Ingredients: Spinach: 1 large bunch. Wheat Flour: 2 cups Cumin powder: 1 tsp Red chilli powder: 1 tsp Salt to taste Oil to cook Parathas. Procedure: Take spinach in a bowl cut into small pieces. Grind it to make a puree. Take a large bowl add spinach puree, wheat flour, cumin powder, salt, red chilli powder and 1 tsp oil. Mix it well to form a soft dough. You don't need to add water to mix the flour as spinach puree itself contains water. Knead the dough by adding 1 tsp oil. Prepare small balls with the dough. Take one ball and roll it with a rolling pin into a small circle. Grease oil on it and fold it twice to form a triangle. Roll it again with the rolling pin to form a large disc. Prehea...

Tomato is a  commonly used vegetable in a variety of dishes. It gives good taste with its tanginess.  Tomato raita is spicy, tangy and is more delicious than any other raita. Here goes the simple procedure to prepare Tomato Raita. Ingredients: Tomatoes: 4 (finely chopped) Green chillies: 3 (finely chopped) Mustard seeds: 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds: 1/2 tsp Red chillies: 1 Curry leaves: Few Yogurt: 1 cup Oil:1tsp Turmeric powder: small pinch Asafoetida: small pinch Coriander to garnish. Procedure: Take yogurt in a bowl and beat it till it becomes smooth. Add salt and turmeric powder to it. Keep it aside. Take a kadai add 1tsp oil and add mustard seeds, when it splutters add cumin seeds red chillies, asafoetida, curry leaves and green chillies. Sauté it for a minute and add tomatoes. Close with a lid and simmer it till tomatoes are cooked. Add these cooked tomato to yogurt and mix it well. Garnish with coriander. Serve with Par...

Aloo Paratha or Potato Paratha is a potato stuffed indian flat bread. It is a tasty delicious recipe.  Here goes the procedure to prepare aloo paratha. Preparation time: 30 minutes Ingredients: Potato: 4 Red chilli powder: 1tsp Cumin powder: 1/2 tsp Wheat flour: 2 cups Salt to taste Oil to fry paratha Procedure: Cut each potato into 4 pieces and boil it in water.Drain the water once they are cooked. ( Insert a knife into potato if it goes into potato without sticking then it is cooked). Let it cool down. Remove the skin from potatoes and mash them with a spoon. Now mix salt, red chilli powder and cumin powder. Keep it aside. Take wheat flour in a large bowl. Add a pinch of salt and 1 tsp oil. Now mix flour adding little water to form a dough. Add 1 tsp oil and knead the dough to become soft. Make small balls from the dough sprinkle some flour on it and roll it with a rolling pin into a sm...

Carrot Raita is prepared with Carrot , Yogurt and green chillies. A healthy, tasty and quick recipe to add to your menu. Preparation time: 15 minutes Serves: 3 people Ingredients: Carrot: 3 (grated) Green chillies: 6 ( finely chopped) Mustard seeds:1/2 tsp Cumin seeds: 1/2 tsp Red chillies: 1 Turmeric powder: small pinch Asafoetida: small pinch Oil: 2tsp Salt to taste. Curry leaves: few Coriander to garnish. Procedure: Take yogurt in a bowl and beat it until it becomes smooth. Take a kadai add 2tsp oil and add mustard seeds when it splutters add cumin seeds, red chillies and asafoetida. Sauté it once  green chillies and curry leaves. When it turns golden brown then add grated carrot stir it for a minute. Take them into a bowl.  Add Yogurt, salt and turmeric powder to the carrot mix. Garnish  with coriander. Goes nice with Roti or Parathas . Feel free to comeback with your comments. Happy Coo...

Pizza is an oven baked flat bread which is originated in Italy. Pizza base is available in the super markets and if you have a microwave then get some vegetables, sauce and Cheese. Now preparing the Pizza at home is quick and easy. Here goes the procedure  Preparation time: 20 minutes Ingredients: Pizza base: 1 Tomatoes: 1 (sliced) Onion: 1 (sliced) Capsicum: 1/2 (sliced) Cheese: small cup(grated) Hot chilli Sauce. Oil: 1/2 tsp Procedure: Place the Pizza base on the baking tray. Spread 1/2 tsp olive oil on it. Pour Sauce evenly on the base. You can use any sauce depending upon your taste. Hot chilli sauce gives pizza a spicy taste. Place the sliced vegetables on the pizza base Here I have used Onions, Tomatoes, Capsicum or Bell Pepper of green red and yellow and still you can add paneer, olives, Jalapenos etc. and spread the grated cheese evenly on it. Place it in the microwave for 10 minutes. Serve hot and enjoy a happy ev...

Carrot parathas can be prepared in two ways. Previously I had a post in my blog Carrot Stuffed Paratha . Here goes another way of  preparing Carrot paratha,  quick and easy method. Preparation time: 30 minutes Serves: 4 persons Ingredients: Carrot : 2cups (grated) Wheat Flour: 2 cups Green chillies: 6( finely chopped) Ginger: small piece (finely chopped) Cumin powder: 1tsp Salt to taste. Oil to knead the flour and cook paratha Procedure: Take a large bowl with wheat flour, add grated carrot, chopped green chillies, chopped ginger, cumin powder and salt. Mix the wheat flour with the above carrot mix, and knead it into a soft dough pouring  water as needed. As carrot already consists of water little water is enough to prepare the dough. Prepare small balls with the dough. Take one ball sprinkle wheat flour on it and roll with a rolling pin into a small circle. Grease oil to it. Fold it two times and it forms a trian...

Carrot halwa or Gajar ka halwa is the most popular sweet prepared with very less time. This is prepared  with Carrot sugar, milk, cashew nuts and raisins. A tasty and delicious recipe.  Preparation time: 15 minutes Serves: 2 persons Ingredients: Carrot : 1 cup Sugar: 1/2 cup Milk: 1 cup Cashew Nuts: 6 Raisins: 4 Procedure: Grate the Carrot and keep it in a bowl. Take a kadai add 1/2 tsp ghee.  Add cashew nuts when it is half roasted add raisins. Take them into a bowl.  Add 1 tsp ghee and add grated carrot. Saute it for a minute and add milk. Let it boil and add sugar. Boil it till all the milk is absorbed and carrot is cooked. Now add cashew nuts and raisins. Take it into a serving bowl and serve hot. Feel free to add your Comments and Feedback. Happy Cooking.

Suji or Semolina is used to prepare breakfast recipes and sweets across India. Recipes prepared with suji are very easy and can be prepared in less time. A quick sweet at festive time and to celebrate happy moments.  Suji Halwa is  prepared with Suji, Sugar, Ghee, cashew nuts and Raisins. It tastes delicious with added ghee. Preparation time: 15 minutes Serves: 3 persons Ingredients: Suji: 1 cup Sugar: 3/4 sugar Cashew nuts: 5 no.s Raisins: 5 no.s Ghee: 5 tsp Cardamom seeds: 2 Procedure: Take a kadai add 1/2 tsp ghee and add cashew nuts when it is half  roasted add raisins. Roast it and keep it in a bowl. Add 1/2 tsp ghee in the kadai and add suji to it. Simmer it  and stir  continuously to avoid over roasting. Roast it till it turns light golden brown colour.  Take a vessel add 2 cups of water and sugar to it  and boil the water till sugar is dissolved completely. Now add this water to the roasted suj...

Mango is a tasty fruit available in summer season. Rather than eating mango as it is give it a different taste by preparing Mango Milk shake. It is prepared with Mangoes, milk, ice-cream and dry fruits.  Preparation time: 20 minutes  Serves: 3 persons Ingredients: Mango: 1 big (1 cup chopped)  Milk: 1 cup Sugar: 1/2 cup Ice-cream: 1/2 cup Cashew Nuts: 10 nos. Procedure: Cut the cashew nuts into small pieces. Take some of them and grind it into fine powder. Keep remaining aside. Finely chop the mango take them into a blender, leaving few pieces aside to decorate. Add sugar and blend it till sugar is mixed with mango. Now add milk, ice-cream and cashew nut powder. Blend it into a fine paste. Add the remaining cashew nut pieces and refrigerate it. Drop ice cubes in the Milk shake and decorate with tiny mango pieces before serving. Enjoy the Mango milk shake in hot afternoons. Feel free to post your Comments and Feed...

Pakodas prepared with the combination of Gram flour and vegetables like Cabbage, Spinach, Onions. Onion Pakoda is the most common Indian snack and it tastes delicious. Here goes the procedure. Preparation time: 40 minutes Serves: 3 persons Ingredients: Onions: 3 nos. or 1 cup (sliced length wise) Green chillies: 3 (finely chopped) Gram Flour or Besan flour:  1cup Red chilli powder: 1tsp Coriander: 1small bunch (finey chopped) Salt to taste Oil to deep fry Procedure: Take a large bowl with onions add green chillies, besan flour, red chilli powder, salt and coriander. Mix it with water into thick paste. It should sticky but not like a batter so take care while adding water.  Take a kadai with enough oil. Let it heat for some time and check whether it  is heated enough to fry pakodas by droping a pinch of this mix into the oil Take onion gram flour paste and drop small portions into the  oil. You can do what ever size ...

Onion raita, easy to prepare recipe within 10 minutes. It is prepared with Onions, Curd and Green chillies. You can add seasoning to this or add cumin powder as per your taste. I prepared quick method. This can be added to any lunch or dinner menu who likes to eat raw onions. Goes nice with parathas, roti or Biryani. Preparation time: 10 minutes Serves: 2 persons Ingredients: Curd : 1cup Onions: 1 cup Green chillies: 6 Salt to taste Coriander to garnish. Procedure: Take Yogurt in a bowl and beat it until it becomes smooth. Mix onions, green chillies and salt. (you can add cumin powder if you like) Garnish with coriander. Serve with any paratha, roti or Biryani. Feel free to add your Comments and Feedback. Happy Cooking. Other Raita recipes from my blog. Cucumber Raita.

Brinjal Stuffed Curry is a tasty and delicious recipe. This can be prepared with different variety of stuffings. To prepare this curry use small sized brinjals and the stuffing I used here is with Gram Flour.  Preparation time: 30 minutes Serves: 4 people Ingredients: Brinjal: 10 nos. Besan flour or Gram flour: 1cup Red chilli powder: 1/4 cup Cumin seeds: 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder: 1 pinch Asafoetida: 1 pinch Oil: small cup Salt to taste. Procedure: Take a bowl with besan flour, add red chilli powder, cumin seeds, turmeric powder, asafoetida and salt. Mix it and add 2 tsp oil to it. Mix it again. Keep it aside. Take a bowl with water add 1/4 tsp salt to it. Remove stems and cut the brinjal from the top to the side and keep it in the water. The brinjal should be as it is cut it only to open so that we keep this mixture into it.  One by one take the brinjal and insert the mixture, arrange it on a plate. Take a kadai add 5 ...

Carrot is a tasty and healthy vegetable. It is used in different ways in Indian cuisine.  Carrot parathas are prepared with Carrot, Wheat Flour and some spices. This is prepared in two methods. Here goes one of the methods---Carrot Stuffed Paratha.  Preparation time: 30 minutes Serves: 3 persons Ingredients: Wheat flour: 2 cups Carrot: 1cup (grated) Green chillies: 4 nos. (finely chopped) Coriander powder: 1tsp Ginger: small piece Salt to taste Oil to cook parathas Procedure: Take a bowl with grated carrot and sprinkle some salt on it. Keep it aside for 10 minutes. Now squeeze water from the grated carrot(keep the water and use it to the prepare the dough), add chopped green chillies, ginger and coriander powder. Keep it aside. Take a large bowl add wheat flour and salt. Now mix the flour into a soft dough adding water. First add the water squeezed from carrot and then use plain water. Prepare small balls with the dough. Take one...