Goru Chikkudu Kaya Koora / Cluster Bean Curry / Guvar Bean Curry / Goru Chikkudu Bellam Koora

INGREDIENTS:

1. Goru Chikkudu kaya / Guvar beans - 2 cups (Chopped)
2. Jaggery - 1/4 th cup
3. Dalia Split - 1/2 cup
4. Red Chillies - 3
5. Mustard Seeds - 1/4 th tbsp
6. Cumin Seeds - 1/4 th tbsp
7. Urad dal - 1/2 tbsp
8. Salt to taste
9. Oil - 1 tbsp

PROCEDURE:

1. Trim the edges and chop the beans into small pieces. Take a mixer jar and add dalia split, red chillies and little salt and make a fine powder of it. Now keep the powder a side.

2. Rinse beans with water and add enough amount of water. Ensure all the beans are totally immersed. Boil them on above medium heat for 12-15 mins till they become soft.

3. Then turn off the heat and drain all the water. Keep them a side and let the beans cool. Take a pan add 1 tbsp oil and heat it. When the oil is hot enough add mustard seed, cumin seeds and urad dal and saute them for 1 min. 

4. Then add the boiled beans and cook them for 1-2 mins till all the water in beans evaporates. Then add the mashed jaggery to it and cook till the jaggery melts. Then add the prepared dalia split, red chillies powder and mix it nicely. Taste the curry to and add salt if required.

5. Turn off the heat and serve the goru chikkudu kaya koora with hot rice.

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Chikkudukaya Koora / Valor Beans Curry / Indian Broad beans curry

INGREDIENTS:

1. Valor beans / Chikkudukaya - 1 LB
2. Green chillies - 6 to 7
3. Coconut - 1/4 cup (Shredded)
4. Mustard seeds - 1/4 tbsp
5. Cumin seeds - 1/4 tbsp
6. Urad dal - 1/4 tbsp
7. Cilantro or coriander leaves 
8. Salt to taste
9. Oil - 1 tbsp

PROCEDURE:

1. Wash chikkudikayalu (beans), string them and break the pods into pieces. In a pressure cooker add 1 tbsp oil, mustard seeds, cumin seeds and urad dal and fry till mustard seeds starts spluttering. Then add bean pieces and 1 tbsp water and little salt and pressure cook till 1 whistle. Rest the cooker so that all the pressure is released.

2.  Meanwhile in a mixer take green chillies and coconut and make a paste of it. Then remove the cooker lid(If there is any water remaining in cooker heat on above medium heat till all the water evaporates) then and add the coconut-chilli paste and cook for 2 -3 mins. Then add the chopped coriander, adjust the salt and mix the curry nicely. 

3. Now transfer the curry to a serving bowl and serve this curry with hot rice. 

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Broccoli Curry

INGREDIENTS:

1. Broccoli florets - 2 cups
2. Coriander powder - 1 tbsp
3. Red chilli powder - 1/2 tbsp
4. Mustard seeds - 1/4 tbsp
5. Cumin seeds - 1/4 tbsp
6. Urad dal - 1/4 tbsp
7. Salt to taste

PROCEDURE:

Wash broccoli and cut them into small florets. Take a pan and add 2 tbsp oil, mustard seeds, cumin seeds and urad dal and fry them till urad dal turns golden brown color.

Then add the broccoli florets, little bit salt and cover and cook on medium heat for 8-10 mins until it cooks fully and becomes soft.

Then add coriander powder, red chilli powder, salt and mix them nicely and cook on low heat for another 3-4 mins. 

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Cauliflower and Potato Curry

INGREDIENTS:

1. Cauliflower - 5 cups
2. Potato - 2 cups
3. Green peas - 1/2 cup
4. Red chillies - 6 or 7 nos
5. Mustard seeds - 1/2 tbsp
6. Cumin seeds - 1/2 tbsp
7. Urad dal - 1/2 tbsp
8. Cilantro
9. Salt to taste
10. Oil - 3 tbsp
11. Water - 1 cup

PROCEDURE:

1. Wash the cauliflower and cut it into small florets. Wash, Peel and chop potatoes into small pieces. Take a wide frying pan add oil, when the oil is hot enough add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, urad dal, red chillies(cut them into 2 or 3 pieces) and fry till the red chillies turn to dark red color. Then add the cauliflower florets, potatoes, little salt and 1 cup water and mix them all nicely.

2. Then cover and cook on medium heat till all the vegetables are well cooked and all the water evaporates. Then add frozen peas and cook for another 1 min. Then remove the lid add chopped cilantro and required amount of salt and cook for 1-2 mins.

3. Serve hot with roti or chapati or white rice.

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Brinjal and Potato Curry

INGREDIENTS:

1. Brinjal - 2 cups
2. Potato - 1 cup
3. Tomatoes - 1 cup
4. Onion - 1/2 cup
5. Coriander powder - 1 tbsp
6. Cumin powder - 1/2 tbsp
7. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tbsp
8. Red chilli powder - 1/2 tbsp
9. Seasoning - (Mustard seeds, cumin seeds, urad dal)
10. Salt to taste
11. Oil - 5 tbsp

PROCEDURE:

Wash all the vegetables and chop the brinjal and potatoes into cubes. 

Take a pan add some oil, when the oil is hot enough add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and urad dal and fry them till urad dal turns golden brown color. 
Then add onions, turmeric powder and little bit salt and saute them till the onions are transparent.

Then add the chopped tomatoes, coriander powder, cumin powder, red chilli powder and cover and cook them on medium heat for 5-6 mins till the tomatoes are soft. Then add chopped brinjal, potato and some salt and cover and cook them on low heat for 7-8 mins by stirring in between till all the vegetables are well cooked.

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Dondakai Fry With Peanut Powder

INGREDIENTS:

1. Dondakai / Tindora - 250 gms
2. Onions - 1 (small)
3. Peanuts - 3 tbsp
4. Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp
5. Dry red chillies - 4 nos
6. Mustard seeds - 1/2 tbsp
7. Cumin seeds - 1/2 tbsp
8. Urad dal - 1/2 tbsp
9. Channa dal - 1 tbsp
10. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tbsp
11. Salt to taste
12. Hing - a pinch
13. Oil - 3 tbsp

PROCEDURE:

Take a pan and dry roast peanuts on medium heat and keep aside. Then dry roast coriander seeds, red chillies and keep all the roasted ingredients aside and let them cool. 
Then take all the dry roasted ingredients in a mixer and make a fine powder.

Take oil in a frying pan, when the oil is hot enough add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, urad dal, channa dal and fry them till they turn into golden brown color. Then add hing and curry leaves to it and fry for a second.

Then to it add the chopped onions and little bit salt and fry them till the onions turn are transparent. Now add the chopped tindora, turmeric powder and little salt and cover and cook on medium heat for about 7-8 min by stirring in between.

Take off the lid add the peanut powder and fry them for another 3-4 mins.

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