Banana Chilly Curry / Malu Miris

I bought some banana peppers for making Milagai Bajji and had a few left. One of my  blogger friend, also my lovable Akka suggested this  Sri Lankan recipe. Its so quick and delicious. Give it a try! :)  Ingredients Banana peppers/ Bajji milagai - 6 Onion -1  Garlic - 2 cloves Few curry leaves Chilli Flakes - 21/2 teaspoons (adjust to taste) Turmeric powder - 1/8teaspoon Tamarind paste - 1/2tablespoon (or) Thick tamarind water - 3tablespoons Salt Sugar -1/2teaspoon Oil Method Wash, pat dry the...

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Aaloo Paratha

Ingredients Aatta/Whole wheat flour- 2cups Oil - 2teaspoons Salt  Water  For stuffing Boiled potatoes - 31/2 [Refer the pictorial..sorry about the measurements!! ;)] Onion, finely chopped -1 Green chilly, finely chopped -1 Ginger, finely chopped - 1teaspoon Chopped cilantro - 1tablespoon  Chilly powder - 1/2teaspoon  Coriander powder - 1/2teaspoon Salt  Oil  To crush Coriander seeds - 1teaspoon Cumin seeds - 1teaspoon Method Combine the aatta, salt and water, make a soft dough....

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Cauliflower & Broccoli Stir fry

This curry can be made only with Cauliflower or the combination of broccoli and cauliflower. Either way, it tastes good. Perfect quick fix when you run out of tomatoes in hand and looking for some dish for roti or rice. Ingredients Cauliflower and broccoli florets - 11/2cups Pepper powder- 1/2teaspoon Fennel seed powder - 1/2 teaspoon  Onion (chopped) -3 tablespoons Desiccated coconut - 11/2 tablespoons Green chilly -1 Few curry leaves Mustard seeds - 1/2teaspoon Channa dal & Urad dal - 1/2teaspoon each Sugar...

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Quick Radish Sambar

If you are looking for some quick fix in a hurry or tired to cook an elaborate lunch, here is the solution. This quick sambar will be handy and ready in 15-20 minutes. :) It goes well with rice as well as idli and dosa.  Ingredients Toor dal / Thuvaram paruppu - 1/4cup Radish (peeled,sliced) -1/2cup  Onion (sliced) - 3 tablespoons Tomato (chopped0 -2 (medium size) Small piece of tamarind  Turmeric powder-1/4teaspoon Sambar powder -2 teaspoons  Salt  Sugar -1/2teaspoon (or) a small piece of jaggery...

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