Aloo Paratha

I have few recipes that is ready to be posted but just needs some editing to it. So this one is from my collection. The other day, I was browsing through Manjula's Kitchen for different dishes. She has amazing recipes. That day, this aloo paratha attracted me. Usually, my parathas are not so good. It would tear in between, the stuffing will either be too less or too much. So I always avoided making parathas at home. But when I followed Manjula's Kitchen, It came very well. The stuffing is my own , but the measurement and the idea was really fantastic. We loved the parathas.

Original recipe is here

Ingredients:

Wheat flour - 1 cup
Salt to taste
water - 1/2 cup
Oil - 1 tbsp

Filling:
Cooked potato - 2
Onion - 1/2 chopped finely
Cilantro - 2 tbsp chopped
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Red Chilli powder - 1/2 tbsp
Salt - to taste


Preparation:


I followed exactly the same process as she said just my filling had slightly different ingredients that I have mentioned above. So you can see the same in her space 

Sending this to Aipi's Bookmarked Recipes

Bindi Fry / Lady's Finger Fry

I am kind of stuck with lots of work. My husband and I are having some travel plans which came up all of a sudden. So we are busy with our plan. Though I have lots of time for the travel, we were stuck with some minor paper work. Anyways, I cant give excuses like this. Jumping about this dish, my friend in India, used to bring this type of bindi fry. I never liked bindi so much because of its slimy texture. Though after cooking it the right way it is not so the very thought about the sliminess would make me not try this vegetable. One day she brought it to work and it was really nice. It was not slimy, it was very nice, crunchy and tasty. From then I asked my mom to make it that way.

Ingredients:

Lady's Finger - 1 lb
Oil - 2 tbps
Turmeric -  1 tsps
Salt - to taste
Red Chilli powder - 1/2 tsps
Sambar Powder / Curry powder - 3/4 tbsp
Asafoetida - a pinch

Preparation:

Heat oil in a pan. When hot add cumin seeds and let it fry for few seconds.

Now add turmeric, red chilli powder and sambar powder.

Add cut lady's finger and mix well till it takes all color from the turmeric.

Fry for about 2 mins. Add salt. Fry under medium to low flame till it becomes tender.

You will see that the sticky thing will go gradually when you fry under medium heat for some time.

Cook till it is completely non sticky. If you want it crispy, let it cook for more time in low heat.

Serve it with hot sambar rice, roti.

Thanks to Akhila for her award. It skipped out of my mind. Am sorry for posting it so late. But I thought better late than never :-)

Thanks Akila :-)

Simple Salad comes with an Award!

Yes, I receive this Versatile blogger award from PJ - Seduce your taste buds few days back. Thanks to PJ. She has a wonderful blog and lots of healthy and yummy recipes. Frankly speaking, I was actually waiting for everyone to post the awards so that I can post mine. Now I thought would be right to share this award with my friends. In receiving this award, we need to pass it to 10 fellow blogger friends. :-)

1. Divya Vikram - Dil Se
2. Alessandra - Only Recipes
3. Srimathi - Few Minute Wonders
4. Nitu Bala - Nitu's Kitchen
5. Cool Lassi - Pangravy kadai curry
6. Priya - Elaichii
7.Sangeetha - Healthfood Desivideshi
8. Indian Spice Magic
9. Santhosh Bangar - Santhosh's Kitchen
10. Sadhana - My lovely Kitchen

Congratulations my friends. I just chose them in a random order .Would love to share it with everyone but it limits to 10. Enjoy your day!!!

Now coming to the salad...

I had made this salad for our lunch today. I dint have sufficient ingredients to make a complete salad. So I just made a simple one with veggies I had. My husband prefers one raw vegetable along with regular cooked vegetable dish in his meal everyday. That way, we eat more vegetable and less of rice. Its healthy and at the same time feels light. Usually if I am lazy I just chop carrots and sprinkle some pepper and salt, sometimes its cucumber. Today its a combination of both. 

Ingredients:

Carrot - 1 small chopped into bite size cubes
Radish - 1/2 ( length of our palm) chopped into cubes
Cucumber - 1 small cut into cubes
Cilantro - handful chopped fine
Lime juice - 1 tbsp
Salt - to tate
Greec Chilli - 1 chopped ( optional)

Preparation:

Mix all vegetables in a bowl along with salt and lime juice

Garnish with cilantro.

Serve it cold as a side dish, salad.

See you soon with more. :-)