MINI PEPPER MASALA CURRY

Yummy Masala Gravy Curry with Mini Peppers..!

I just tried this recipe with Mini sweet peppers and it turned out yummy.This masala curry can go with either roti/tortilla or with rice items such as biryani/fried rice/plain rice.You can find mini sweet peppers packed with colored peppers in almost any grocery store in USA.I hope you will give it a try and enjoy it with your family and friends.Here is the recipe..

INGREDIENTS:

Mini red peppers -1package washed (12-14)
Roasted peanuts-1/2cup
Onion -1cup sliced
Sesame seeeds-2spoons( lightly roasted)
Red chilli-2(according to taste)
Tamarind paste- 1tspn
Garam masala powder-1tspn
Red chillie powder-1tspn
Salt to taste
Turmeric-1/2 tspn
Oil-1tbspn

Popu/Tadka Ingredients:
Oil-1tbspn
Mustard seeds-1/2tspn
Cumin seeds-1/2tspn
Curry leaves-6-8


PROCESS:

Take the mini peppers and slit them on two sides and keep them aside.

Take a wide pan add 1tbspn oil and add red chilli and once they change colour add onions

and saute them till they turn golden brown and take them in a plate, allow

 them to cool.Once cool, add them to the grinder/blender along with roasted 

peanuts, sesame seeds, tamarind paste and make masala mixture by adding 

some water just to make thick paste.

Now turn on the gas and take the same wide pan add 1tbspn oil once warm add tadka ingredients

Now add mini peppers,add salt according to taste and saute them for 3-5min till they turn soft.by covering with lid and checking them in between.

Then add the masala paste ,add all the powders(masala ,red chilli,turmeric) and stir well and add some water

1/2 cup and cover the lid and cook for 5-10min till you get the needed consistency that you like to serve.

Turn off and take it into serving bowl and serve with warm rice or roti/naan.

(You can add or delete few ingredients according to your family's taste, can add a spoon of sugar if u like,can add some butter while sauteying  can add cream at the end to get  creamy texture.)

              Enjoy this yummy curry which is  spicy but can taste some sweet bites of pepper.

CABBAGE AND COCONUT FRY!

INGREDIENTS:

Chopped Cabbage(1/2 of a med size)-2cups

Grated carrot-1/2cup

Grated Fresh coconut-1/4cup

Chopped onions-1/2cup

Green chilli-6

Soaked Pesarapappu/Moon daal-1/4cup

For Tadka:

Garlic cloves-2(crushed)

Chopped Ginger-1tspn

Urad daal-1tspn

chana daal-1tspn

Cumin seeds-1/2tspn

Mustard Seeds-1/2tspn

Curry leaves-6

Red chilli-2

Turmeric-pinch

PROCESS:

Take a big cooking bowl and cook cabbage and carrot in 1/2 cup of water for about 10min till they are half done.(Remove any excess water)
Soak moong daal in water for about 15min.
Now take a kadai or pan ,heat 2tspn oil, then add tadka ingredients one by one and once they start spluterring add moongdaal (remove from water) and fry for 2min .
Then add cabbage, add salt to taste and fry for 15min by stirring occasionally.
Then finally add grated coconut and cook for 4min and switch off the gas.

A very tasty cabbage fry is ready to serve with roti or rice.



NOTE:

You can also add cooked peas instead of moongdaal.

Also you can add soaked chana daal according to your taste

You can also add grated green mango to give a yummy taste

Andhra Majjiga Pulusu !

Andhra majjiga pulusu is very simple and tasty recipe.My hubby loves this dish when served with daal.Its a enhancement to majjiga charu.Both are different.Majjiga charu is plain buttermilk with some tadka.Where as Majjia pulusu consists of cooked vegies added to it.Here is the recipe for al frds.

INGREDIENTS:

Buttermilk-2cups

Onion sliced-1/2 cup

Drumstick pieces-6

Brinjal slices-1/2cup

Tomato cubes-1/4cup

Sorakaya/Bottlegourd cubes-1/2cup

Green chilli-5

Curry leaves-1stem

Chopped cilantro-1/4cup

Salt to taste

For Tadka:

Mustard seeds-1/4tspn

Methulu/methi seeds-1/4tspn

Ginger finely chopped-1tspn

Turmeric powder-1/2tspn

Process:

First Cook all the vegetables in a cup pf water for 15min.Once they are soft remove any excess water.

Now take a pan ,add 1tbspn oil,once hot add ingredients of tadka one by one .Once they start to splutter add cooked vegies,and chopped cilantro and after 2min add buttermilk and enough salt to taste and keep stirring with gas on med flame.

Keep stirring for about 10min.

Tasty Majjiga pulusu is ready to serve with hot rice and daal.Enjoy....!