Motte Masala Saaru/Egg Curry and Cumin Rice/Palav.

Hey all today let us see how to make  "MOTTE SAARU" and a Simple "CUMIN PALAV".

Motte means Egg in english and is a good source of proteins,you can make variety of dishes with egg and today let us see how to make Egg Curry/Motte Curry.....

Egg Curry/Motte Curry tastes awesome with cumin rice,plain rice and also with chapati or any kind of roti's.

Come on let us first look into how to make delicious and spicy Egg Curry.

Ingredients:

8 Eggs.
1-Small sized Onion.
1-Medium sized Tomato.
2 Tsp-Ginger Garlic Paste.
11/2 Tsp-Red Chili Powder.
2 Tbsp-Oil.
1/2 inch-Cinnamon (powder).
2-Cloves (powder).
1 Tsp-Coriander powder.
2 Tbsp-Coconut.
5-6 Strands-Coriander/Cilantro Leaves.
Salt to taste.

Method:

1.Take the eggs in a pressure cooker with some water and cook it up to 3 whistles once after the eggs are cooled break the shell and cut them into 2 halves as shown in the picture.

2.Make a paste of coconut,coriander leaves,coriander powder,ginger and garlic,cinnamon,cloves,red chili powder and keep aside.

3.Take a pan add oil,once after the oil is hot add small sliced onion and fry it until it becomes light brown now add the above paste,salt,tomatoes and cook for about 10-15 mins,now add the boiled eggs and cook for another 5 mins and turn off the stove.

Cumin Rice/Palav.

Cumin rice/Plain palav always goes well with chicken,mutton and motte curry...you can also eat this rice with raita....whenever my mom makes chicken,mutton curry i always want my mom to make this rice.

Ingredients:

2 Cups Rice.
1-Medium sized onion.
1 Tbsp-Cumin Seeds.
1 Tsp-Mustard seeds.
Whole Garam Masala-2 Bay Leaf,1 inch Cinnamon,2 inch Cloves.
4-Pods of Garlic.
1/2 inch-Ginger.
10 Strands-Cilantro Leaves/Coriander Leaves.
1 Strand of Curry leaf.
2-3 Tbsp-Oil.
Salt to taste.

Method:

1.Make a paste of ginger,garlic and cilantro/coriander leaves and keep aside.

2.Wash the rice and  let it soak in water for about 15min.

3.Take a pressure cooker add some oil,once after the oil is heat add mustard seeds followed by cumin seeds,whole garam masala,curry leaves and onion(thin and long sliced) .Once the onions are light brown add the paste made before(ginger,garlic and cilantro paste) mix well and fry it for about 2-3 mins on low flame without burning it,now add 31/2 cups-4 cups of water,salt to taste,rice(drain the water in which the rice was soaked) and close the lid wait for one whistle and turn off the flame.

4.Once the pressure is gone open the lid mix it well and serve with your favorite curry(chicken,mutton or egg).

Enjoy the delicious Egg Curry and Cumin rice/palav.

Heerekayi Palya/Chinese Okra Palya.

Hi everyone today lets see how to make Heerekayi/ridge gourd palya/gojju.

I was shocked to know when i was speaking to couple of my friends that they don't know that we can make palya/gojju with heerekayi.....i think their may be many people who do not know that we can make palya with heerekayi so i decided to share my recipe...

This is a simple dish which i learnt from my Mom,which goes well with chapati,akki roti,jolada roti, I personally like to eat this with rice...i hope you all like my Mom's recipe and try it...

Come on lets see what all ingredients do we need to make heerekayi palya,

Ingredients:

2-Medium Size Heerekayi/Ridge Gourd/Chinese Okra.
1-Medium Size Onion.
1-Medium Size Tomato.
1-2 Tsp-Red Chili Powder.
1Tsp-Coriander/Cilantro/Daniya Powder.
2-3 Tbsp-Oil.
1-Pinch Turmeric(Generous Pinch).
Salt to taste.
Cilantro/Coriander Leaves(Optional).

Method:

1.Take a pan add some oil once after the oil is heat add  chopped onions and fry it for couple of mins now add chopped heerekayi mix well and let it cook for about 5 mins.

2.Now add turmeric followed by red chili powder,daniya powder,salt and mix well and let it cook for another 2 mins,now add chopped tomatoes and let it cook on low flame for about 10-15 mins.

3.You can also add about one teaspoon of  ginger and garlic paste if you like.

4.Finally sprinkle some Cilantro/Coriander leaves mix well and turn off the flame.

Things to Note:

1.When you are cooking heerekayi do not close the lid initially since it oozes out too much of water close the lid once after adding all spices into it.

Enjoy the delicious Heerakayi Palya.

Onion Curry/Palya/Vanna Kujju.

Onion Palya/Vanna Kujju is a simple North Karnataka Dish and it takes 10-15 mins to make and always goes well with Chapati,Roti and Dosas.

Come on lets see what all ingredients we need and how to make it.

Ingredients:

2-Big Finely Chopped Onions.
2 Tbsp-Gram dal flour/Kadale ittu/Besan Flour.
1 Tsp-Cumin/Jerra Powder.
3-Cloves of Finely Crushed Garlic.
1-1/2 Tsp-Red Chili Powder.
1/4 Tsp-Turmeric.
1/4-1/2 Cup-Water.
1-2 Tbsp-Oil.
Salt-according to your taste.

Method:

1.Take a small bowl and make a paste of gram dal flour,cumin powder,garlic and water and keep set aside.

2.Take a pan add oil once after the oil is heat add onions and fry it for about 3-4 mins until it slightly becomes brown.

3.Now add turmeric,red chili powder,salt and mix well and let it cook for about 3-5 mins on low flame.

4.Once after the onions are cooked now add the paste of gram dal flour which we made initially mix well and let it cook for about 2-3 mins on low flame and turn off the flame.

Enjoy the delicious Onion Curry/palya with chapati/roti/Dosas.