Archive for February, 2008

Bataate Kaatla - Spicy Potato Pieces

February 13, 2008 at 5:04 am · Filed under Uncategorized

One of the quick recipes that my mummy and my Vasanti Mhaav (mummy’s elder sister) had in store was Bataate Kaatla….Kaatla meaning cut pieces of vegetable. (I haven’t heard this recipe from any other GSB person than those two)…….This is also a Ghar Ka Khaana (recipes made at home). The flavour of garlic and ginger with green chilli is vital in this recipe.

This is my entry for the event:
Ode to Potato hosted by Sia at http://www.monsoonspice.com/2008/01/announcing-ode-to-potato.html

Bataate Kaatla

Ingredients:

For four persons:

  • 2 Potatoes peeled, washed and sliced in individual circles.
  • 6-7 cloves of garlic
  • a small piece of ginger
  • 1 green chilli
  • 1 tsp red chilli powder
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds

Method:

  1. Thrush the garlic cloves and the piece of ginger with the green chilli and form a coarse paste.
  2. In a hot sauce pan, add some oil. When the oil is heated add some mustard seeds.
  3. When they sputter add the potato pieces and saute for a while.
  4. Now add the thrushed ginger-garlic paste.
  5. Cook for a minute. Add the chilli, coriander and turmeric powder and some salt. Saute for a while.
  6. You can also add some sabji masala. This one was made without it.
  7. When cooked, pour it in a serving bowl and garnish with chopped coriander leaves. Serve hot with roti. Well I usually have it with curd rice. Yummy !!!!!!!

Note: You can also alter this dish by adding some yogurt when the potatoes are sauted. Cook for a while…and voila Dahi wale aloo is ready…. :)

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Bhindi Ki Sabji - Okra in spicy gravy

February 8, 2008 at 5:47 am · Filed under Ghar ka khaana, bhindi, okra

Hello everyone…..It has been a busy busy time for me and my husband….We have shifted to Mumbai after my 3 years of stay in the beautiful city of Edinburgh, Scotland….I will post some of the photos of this beautiful Gothic city.

Life has been different here in Mumbai. Earlier, going to superstores and buying groceries was one of the important schedules during the weekends. Now, however with the vegetable vendors (and a Reliance Fresh shop) at a walking distance, things are more easier.

Well one of the first vegetable dishes that I made here is Bhindi Ki Sabji. This is more like a Ghar Ka Khaana (recipes that are made once in a week or more at home).

Bhindi Ki Sabji


Ingredients

  • 100 gms bhindi wash and cut lengthwise

  • 1 tomato chopped finely

  • 1 onion chopped finely

  • 4-5 cloves of garlic, crushed

  • 1 small ginger piece, crushed

  • 1 tsp chilli powder

  • 1 tsp coriander powder

  • 1 tsp turmeric powder

  • some cumin seeds

  • fresh coriander leaves chopped for garnishing

Method

  1. In a hot pan, add some oil and put some cumin seeds.

  2. After they crackle, add the chopped onion. When the onion turns pink, add the crushed garlic and ginger pieces. Saute. Add the chilli powder, coriander powder, and turmeric powder.

  3. Put the tomato pieces and saute for a while.

  4. Add some salt. (If you prefer some sweetness in the dish, add some jaggery or sugar)

  5. Cook till the Bhindi is tender and coated with the masala (gravy). You can add some water to make the gravy. I did not add water this time.

  6. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and serve hot with chapatis, rotis, or rice.

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