Baingan Bharta/Burnt Brinjal Chutney

Baingan Bharta/Brinjal Chutney

Ingredients :-

• Brinjal(big sized) - 1 nobs
• Onion - 1 big sized (chopped)
• Garlic - 2-3 cloves(chopped)
• Tomato - 1 big sized(chopped)
• Green chili - 2 nobs chopped
• Curry leaves - 1 string
• Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp chopped
• Salt as per taste
• Mustard oil
• coriander  Powder - 1 tbsp
• Red chili powder - 1 tbsp(optional)
• Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp

Method :-

• First wash the Brinjal and apply a layer of oil to them then switch on the stove use a net /roti jari keep the Brinjal and  roast it on all sides.
• Once Brinjal roasted nicely allow it to cool down,peel the burnt skin and discard the skin,Then coarsely mash the pulp using a fork or mince finely using a fork or knife.
• Heat oil in a pan over medium flame,add cumin seeds and allow it to crackle then add curry leaves,chopped garlic and onion saute it nicely with medium flame until the onions became tender.
• Then add the chopped Tomatoes,green chili,salt,chili powder, coriander powder and stair to combine everything nicely.
• Mix all the masala and cook it for 5 minutes until it mix together and tender.
• Now add the mashed brinjal and mix it nicely,then let it cook for 10 minutes with medium flame until it gets well combined with the tomatoes and spices.
• Now switch off the flame and garnish with freshly chopped coriander leaves then serve the Baingan Bharta/Brinjal Chutney along with phulka or serve as a side dishes with white rice and Dal. 

Pumpkin Blossom Fritters/ Pumkin Flower Bara

This Recipe Orissa style Pumpkin Blossom Fritters/Pumpkin Flower Bara i learnt from my Mother. from childhood she used to prepare for us and i love this recipe to eat.In our Orissa we use to eat Pumpkin flower,Pumpkin,leaves and its Stem too.
                  In Orissa every people house you can see the Pumpkin plant to grow because we loves to eat Pumpkin .And this Pumpkin flower recipe is awesome,very tasty to eat so today  i got some Pumpkin Flower in My kitchen garden so excited to prepare and share this recipe with you.

Ingredients :- 

• Pumpkin Flower - 10 nobs
• Raw rice - 1 bowl(soaked in water for 2-3 hours)
• Green chili - 2 nobs
• Red chili powder - 1 tbsp
• Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tbsp
• Salt as per taste
• Garlic clove - 4-5 nobs
• Ginger - 1 Small Piece
• Oil for fry

Method :-

• Wash the rice properly and soaked it with water for 2 hours.
• After 2 hours take the soaked rice put it into the blender and discard the soaked water,add garlic pods,green chili,and ginger,salt and blend all together to make a smooth puree.
• After this add the turmeric powder,chili powder and mix well,know our batter is ready so keep it aside.
• Wash the flower and par dry it,then cut the stem and the discard the sepals and the stigma(The yellow thin Cylindrical Parts).
• Then keep the whole flower aside.
• Take a pan add 2-3 tbsp of oil for hot,once oil is hot dip the flowers/blossoms in the batter and put it in pan/Tawa.
• Flip it is the bottom starts to become crisp and flatten the fritters by pressing gently with your spatula.
• Cook it with medium heat,once it's cooked from both the side and change the color and became golden brown in color and crispy .
• Know remove it to a plate and serve hot.

Janhi Aloo Posto /Ridge Gourd,Potato and Poppy seeds Curry

Janhi Aloo Posto/Ridge Gourd,potato and Poppy seeds curry

This Recipe is a very Popular Odisha dish(Janhi aloo posto) It can made without the potato also but Odisha people love potato .This Dish goes well with white rice as a side dishes,even you can eat it with Rotis too. so lets start....

Ingredients :-

• Janhi/Ridge Gourd - 2 Big Sized
• Potato - 1 medium Sized
• Onion - 1 medium sized
• Ginger - 1 small piece
• Garlic - 2-3 cloves(optional)
• Green chilies - 2 nobs
• Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp
• Poppy seeds - 2-3 tbsp
• Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tbsp (optional)
• Panch Foran - 1 tbsp
• Mustard Oil/vegetable oil - 3 tbsp
• Salt as per taste
• water

Lets do Preparation :-

• Peel the Ridge gourd properly and cut it into medium sized pieces and keep it aside.
• Peel and cut the Potato into very small pieces soak it into water and keep it aside
• Chopped onions finely,soak the poppy seeds in warm water for an hour.
• After an hour we will make  the masala paste for that in a blender and ginger,garlic,cumin seeds,green chilies ,soaked poppy seeds and blend it nicely to make a fine paste and keep it aside.

Lets Start Cooking :-

• In a pan add 2 tbsp of oil,once oil is hot add Panch Phoran into it.
• Once it start flutter,add chopped onions and saute it nicely till it became translucent.
• Now add the potato pieces,since it will take time to cook and fry it till it half done,then add the Janhi/Ridge gourd and stir and cook for 5 mints.
• Now add the Poppy seeds paste into it and mix it nicely,then add little Turmeric Powder and salt into it and cook nicely till the Masala raw smell go out it will take 7-8 mints.
• Once it done you can add around 1 cup of water and cook it on low flame until the curry formed a thick mixture.(Poppy seeds is used to  thicken the curry so if you think your curry became too thick add some more water.)
• Now your Janhi Aloo Posto /Ridge Gourd,Potato and  Poppy seeds Curry is ready to eat,serve hot as a Veg Side dishes and enjoy your food.

Stuffed Snake Gourd

Stuffed Snake Gourd

Ingredient :-

• Snake gourd - 1 or  2 nobs
• Onion - 1 nobs (chopped)
• Garlic Clove - 4-5 nobs
• Green chili - 2-3 nobs
• Ginger - 1 very small piece
• Mustard seeds - 2 tbsp
• Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp
• Turmeric powder - 1 tbsp
• Red chili powder - 1 tbsp
• Panch_phoron- 1/2 tbsp
• Salt as per taste
• Oil

Method :-

• First remove the skin from the snake gourd and cut it into equal pieces like slender shape, then remove the seeds from the middle keep it side the snake gourd middle part we will re use it with masala  and keep it aside.
• Then wash the snake gourd nicely and keep it aside.
• Take the blender add chili,mustard seeds,cumin seeds,ginger,garlic add little water and make a fine paste and keep it aside.
• Now we will start the cooking for that take a pan add little oil for hot ,once oil became hot add the panch foran.
• once it start crackling then add chopped onions and saute it nicely then add the masala paste,chili powder,turmeric powder,salt then mix it nicely with medium flame.
• Now add the Snake gourds middle seeds and mix it nicely with masala and let it cook for some time till the oil is separated from it with low flame.
• Now masala is ready so switch off the flame and keep the masala at side till it cool down completely.
• Now take another pan add 1 glass of water,add 1/2 tbsp of turmeric powder,1/2 tbsp of salt into it then let it boil .
• Once water start boiling add the snake gourd pieces and cook it for 5 minutes with covering the lid.(let it do half cook )
• After 5 minutes remove the snake Gourds let it cool down then squeeze the excess water from it.
• Then Stuffed the Masala paste inside the half cooked Snake gourd and keep it aside.
• Then take the pan add little oil for shallow fry,once oil is hot add all the stuffed snake gourd pieces and fry it with medium flame from both the side till it became golden brown in color.
• once it fried nicely then remove it from pan serve as a vegetarian side dish  with rice and enjoy.