Brinjal Potato mash curry (Vankaya Bangaladumpa mudda Koora)

Anyone from south india can relate what i am talking about. This curry is served in almost all the marriages in south. The easiest and tastiest curry. Whenever I am tired and want something quick this is the recipe which I do. Here is the recipe for the same.




Ingredients:

2 medium sized brinjals
2 medium sized potatoes
1 big tomato
1/2 tbsp of tamarind juice (Optional if tomatoes are sour enough then you can skip adding tamarind juice)
salt
pinch of turmeric powder
2tbsp of oil

Spice powder: ( this one I make it and store it for 2 months)

1 tbsp of chana dal
1/2 tbsp urad dal
1 tsp of fenugreek seeds
4 red chilies (as per your spice level)
1tbsp of coriander seeds
1/2 tbsp of cumin seeds
pinch of asafoetida


Dry roast all the above ingredients and store it in airtight container. Shelf time 4 to 5 months.

Procedure:

Cut all the vegetables in cube sized. In a pan add oil. Once oil is hot add potatoes cook/shallow fry for 5 mts before you add Brinjal cubes (Since potatoes take longer time to cook than brinjal I always cook potatoes first). Now add brinjal and cook for 5 more mts covering with lid.
Add tomatoes, pinch of turmeric, salt and tamarind juice and cook for few more minutes till all the vegetables are cooked. Once all the vegetables are cooked mash them with ladle add 1tbsp of spice powder(u can increase as per your spice level) . Cook for 5 mts and remove it from the flame.

Serve it with hot rice or roti.

Poha(Pressed rice upma)

It has been more than 2 months since I blogged. Last 2 months were most stressful 2 months for me. Hopefully it will come to an end soon. Finally decided to post at least one. Y'day wanted to make some thing quick and tasty so ended up making poha.




Ingredients:

1 cup of Pressed rice
small onion cut into thin slices
1 potato boiled and cut into small cubes (Optional. I didn't use it y'day since I didn't find it in my pantry)
1tsp of mustard seeds
1 tsp of chana dal
1 tsp urad dal
1 tbsp of peanuts (Optional)
1 tsp of cashews (optional)
2 slit red chilies
3 green chilies ( as per your spice)
salt
1 tbsp of oil
pinch of asafoetida
1tbsp of lemon juice( optional)
curry leaves
coriander for garnishing
1/2 tsp of turmeric powder


Procedure:

Wash pressed rice and drain the water using strainer and keep it aside. You can add salt to pressed rice at this time . This way salt will be mixed properly to the pressed rice.
In a pan add oil. Once the oil is hot add tampering ingredients(Mustard, urad dal. chana dal, peanuts, cashews, red chili, asafoetia). Once mustard seeds starts spluttering add curry leaves, green chilies and onion. Once onions are cooked for 2 mts add potatoes.



let it cook for 1 more mt now add turmeric and pressed rice and mix it well. After a minute of cooking remove it from stove and add lemon juice.

This is very simple and tasty.

Garnish with Coriander leaves and serve.