SWEET POTATO UPKARI

(SPICY/SWEETY BREAKFAST OR CAN BE EVENING SNACKS)

Ingredients:
1. Sweet Potatoes : 3 Medium Sized
2. Onion : 1 large ( finely chopped )
3. Green Chilli : 3-4 ( sliced )
4. Turmeric powder: ½ tbsp.
5. Coconut Grated : ¼ medium cup
6. Asafoetida : a pinch
7. Oil: 3 tbsp.
8. Urad dal: ½ tbsp.
9. Mustard seeds: ½ tbsp.
10. Curry leave : few
11. Coriander leave : for garnish
12. Salt : According to taste
13. Lemon
Method:
Peel the sweet potatoes and cook them soft and keep aside.( cut them in cubes )
Heats the pan add the oil, urad dal, mustard seeds, curry leave and a pinch of asafoetida. Once after the spatter add the onion stir until it turns pink now add the green chilli, stir for some time and add the turmeric powder ,coconut grated and salt . Now add the cooked sweet potatoes ( stir slowly ) squeeze the lemon and garnish it with coriander leaves.
Delicious Spicy /Sweet Potatoes Upkari is ready to eat.

HAGALKAI GOJJU (KARELA UPKARI)

INGREDIENTS:
1. Karela ( bitter gourd ) : 2 (chopped small cubes )
2. Jaggery : 1 big cup grated
3. Coconut : ¾ in big cup grated
4. Ghee: 1 tbsp.
5. Curry leaves : 7-8
6. Turmeric powder: ½ tbsp.
7. Chilli powder: ½ tbsp.
8. Garlic cloves : 4
9. Mustard seeds; ½ tbsp.
10. Urad dal: 1/4 tbsp.
11. Tamarind Molten: 2 tbsp

12. Salt: according to taste.
Method:
Cut the bitter gourd into small cubes and dip them into salted water ( to extract bitterness)

Heat the pan and start seasoning in ghee by adding garlic cloves, urad dal and mustard seeds, once after its spatters add the curry leave.

Add bitter gourd (drained from water) add required amount of water for karela to cook soft. ( close the lid while cooking and keep checking as the water may dry up)
Now add the rest of the ingredients like – tamarind molten, jaggery, turmeric and chilli powder, salt, grated coconut and stir for 5 minutes.


Hot hagalkai gojju is ready to eat. You can also enjoy this with curd rice / jeera rice / ghee rice.

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Avalakki bhath

(Typical South indian morning breakfast)
Ingredients
1. Beaten rice: 2 - 3 big cups
2. Onion: 1 large ( finely chopped )
3. Tomatoes: 1 large (finely chopped )
4. Green chillies: 2-3 ( sliced into two)
5. Coriander leaves: handfull
6. Turmeric powder: ½ tbsp.
7. Salt: according to taste
8. Oil: 2-3 tbsp
9. Lemon juice: 1tbsp

Seasoning
1. Mustard seeds: ½ tbsp.
2. Urad dal: ½ tbsp..
3. Curry leaves : 7-8

Method:
1. Soak the beaten rice for about 10 minutes and meanwhile cut the onion / tomatoes and green chillies / coriander leaves.
2. Start seasoning in the cooking pan by adding oil followed by urad dal , mustard seeds and curry leaves
3. Now drains the water out of beaten rice at the same time add the onion after seasoning is done.
4. Once the onion turns pink add the tomatoes stir for some time when u feel it has become soft in texture now add turmeric powder , salt and finally add the drained beaten rice.
5. Stir for 5 minutes so that masala and beaten rice complement each other.
6. add the lemon juice and close the lid for 2- 3 minutes.
7. Garnish it with coriander leaves.

you can also serve it with murka , chakuli .. or with curd

Simple and fast Alu Parathas

(When your hurry in the morning and hungry too ...Prepare this parathas which is easy and healthy too)

Ingredients:
1. Wheat flour : 2 cups
2. Potatoes : 1 big
3. Garam Masala powder: ½ tbsp.
4. Chilli Powder: ½ tbsp.
5. Turmeric powder : a pinch
6. Salt : according to taste
7. Lemon juice : 1/2 tbsp
8. Vegetable oil: where ever required.

Method:
1. Kneed the wheat flour into dough by adding little water or oil to it .keep it aside
2. Now in a bowl add the cooked potatoes (peeled), salt, chilli powder, garam masala, and turmeric powder and lemon juice. Mix well & make balls out of it.
3. Roll out the dough into small disc, place a small ball of mixture in the center, seal the edges & make parathas.
4. On Medium heat cook the parathas flipping on both the sides. Add Ghee/Oil/Butter around it. Serve hot with yogurt & pickle/ onion & green chilli.
Simple/ healthy parathas for your morning breakfast which will not make you hungry till lunch .so make your loved one healthy breakfast .

KUNDAPUR CHICKEN SUKKA

Ingredients:
1. Chicken: 800 grams medium sized pieces
2. Onion: 3 sliced
3. Ginger garlic paste: 3 tbsp
4. Coconut grated: 1 medium sized cup
5. Turmeric powder: 1 tbsp
6. Coriander leaves: for final garnish
7. Salt to taste
8. Oil: 4 tbsp

Ingredients for chicken masala powder are:
1. Red long chillies : 6-7
2. Coriander seeds : 3 tbsp
3. Pepper seeds : 2 tbsp
4. Cinnamon sticks : 2 medium size
5. Cloves : 2-3
6. Fennel seeds ( saunf) : 1 pinch
7. White poppy seeds : ½ tbsp

In a pan fry the masala ingredients and after it become cool make a nice powder in grinding jar and keep aside.

Method
Ø Marinate the chicken ½ hour before cooking with salt and turmeric powder.

Ø Keep the pan on heat and start frying the onion until it turn shiny pink now add the ginger garlic paste and stir fry for another couple of minutes now add the chicken , and keep for cook by closing the lid.

Ø Once the chicken is cooked softly, see to it the water should be dried up now add chicken masala powder, salt, turmeric powder, grated coconut and stir for around 5 – 10 minutes.

Ø Now garnish it with coriander leaves and close the lid.

Ø Serve the dis after 10 minutes let the chicken mix well with masala

You can serve it with neerdosa (recipe is available in my blog old post ) or with chapathi .

Sprouts Upkari

(Simple breakfast and good for health)
Ingredients:
1. Flattened rice (also called beaten rice) : 2 medium cup
2. Green gram : 1 medium cup ( soak overnight )
3. Green chili : 2-3 ( sliced )
4. Coconut Grated : ¼ cup
5. Salt : according to taste
6. Coriander leaves : finely chopped for garnishing
Seasoning
1. Ghee: 1 tbsp
2. Mustard seeds : ¼ tbsp
3. Urad dal : ¼ tbsp
4. Curry leaves : a bunch
5. Asafetida powder : a pinch
6. Turmeric powder : ¼ tbsp

Method
1. Soak the beaten rice for 10 minutes prior the preparation ( drain the water)
2. Cook the soaked green gram in the cooker ( drain the water and you can use that healthy water by adding jaggery and little pepper powder it becomes a healthy drink )
3. Heat the pan for seasoning, add the ghee followed by mustard seeds , urad dal when it start spluttering add the curry leave along with turmeric powder and asafetida stir-fry in simmer flame .
4. Now add the green chilies and cooked green gram ,stir for few minutes
5. Add the beaten rice, grated coconut, salt and stir for 5 minutes.
6. Close the lid for few seconds, switch off the stove

Now garnish it with coriander leaves.

Note: If it is too spicy squeeze lemon on the garnish dish and mix well before serve

EGG PEPPER MASALA

(EASY TO MAKE AND GOOD COMBINATION WITH DRY CHAPATHI, ROTI OR EVEN WITH CURD RICE)
Ingredients
a) Egg – 4
b) Fresh tomatoes – 2 ( sliced )
c) Onion – 1 big ( sliced )
d) Pepper powder -1 tsp
e) Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
f) Oil – 2 tsp
g) Salt – according to taste
Method
Boil the eggs, remove the shells, cut the egg into 4 pieces (use the thread to cut in order retain the clear cut shape of the egg.
Heat the pan, put the oil and add the sliced onion and stir it until it turns golden brown. Now add the finely sliced tomatoes, salt, pepper and turmeric powder.
Sprinkle the water to the masala and keep the heat on simmer until tomatoes smashes itself and becomes nice masala together.
Now turn off the heat and place the egg pieces on the same pan and mix the pepper masala on to it without smashing the egg shape.
Serve hot with dry chapathi or curd rice.
( note : garnishing it with coriander leaves is not mandatory)