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Pumpkin leaves roll/fritters.

Duddhi panna podi/Patrado.

Pumpkin is a creeper plant and is very rich in calcium, iron, protein,Vitamin A and C.

We have so many reasons to include it in our diet on a daily basis as it is available through out the year.

It’s also low in calories and not only healthy but delicious too.

We can have it as a snack or as sides with rice and dal.

Since it’s not easily available I grew them from a pumpkin seed in a pot and made these fritters which in konkani is called Duddhi panna podi or Patrado.

Ingredients:

Pumpkin leaves – 20

Red chillies – 6+8 ( Guntur and bedgi chillies)

Pumpkin leaves rolls/fritters.

Pumpkin is a creeper plant and is very rich in calcium, iron, protein,Vitamin A and C.

We have so many reasons to include it in our diet on a daily basis as it is available through out the year.

It’s also low in calories and not only healthy but delicious too.

We can have it as a snack or as sides with rice and dal.

Since it’s not easily available I grew them from a pumpkin seed in a pot and made these fritters which in konkani is called Duddhi panna podi or Patrado.

Ingredients:

Pumpkin leaves – 20

Red chillies – 6+8 ( Guntur and bedgi chillies)

Tuvar dal – 1/2 cup

Rice – 1 cup

Asafoetida- 1/2 spoon

Methi/fenugreek seeds – 10-12

Coriander seeds – 1 table spoon.

Tamarind – 1 small piece( size of two peas)

Semolina – 1/2 cup.

Salt as per taste

Method:

Wash and clean the Tuvar dal and rice.

Soak the Tuvar dal and rice for two hours.

Grind the above with tamarind, chillies, Methi, Hing and coriander seeds to a fine paste.

Now transfer the mixture to a bowl and add salt as per ones taste and mix well. Add a little water if needed.

The mixture should be thick.

Now take a washed and cleaned Pumpkin leaf ( the vein side facing up)

With your fingers spread the ground mixture and then keep another leaf over it and apply the masala as earlier.

Follow the same procedure for the rest of the leaves.

You may add the leaves as per the size you wish to make.

Slowly fold the two sides of the edges of the leaf.

Now slowly start rolling the leaves.

Slice them into a centimetre thick slice and lightly flatten them with the help of your palms and fingers.

Roll them on the plate which has the Suji/semolina by covering the slice fully.

Now heat about 1/2 to 3/4 cup of oil and on medium flame fry these pumpkin slices to golden colour and until crisp.

Enjoy them as a snack or with rice and dal as an accompaniment.

Truly delicious and nutritious it is.

namithaskitchen

Taro Chilli Roast

A no onion garlic recipe which was tasty and full of flavour.

Ingredients:

Taro – 1 cup sliced into 1 cm roundels.

Oil or ghee – 1.5 table spoons

Tamarind paste – 1 t spoon

Water – 2 cups

Tomato – 1 diced

Mustard-1/4 spoon

Curry leaves – 1 sprig.

Chilli powder – 1 t spoon

Asafoetida – 2-3 pinches

Turmeric – less than 1/4 spoon

Cumin Powder – 1 t spoon.

Coriander leaves – 1 table spoon fine chopped.

Salt as per taste.

Method:

In a small vessel heat some water and add in the peeled and sliced taro slices and simmer for 4 minutes.

Put off the flame and in a colander strain it and hold it under a open tap for 30 seconds.

This step is done to remove the slimy texture.

Now heat another cup of water and boil the taro for two more minutes.

Add salt and the tamarind paste and keep aside.

In a pan heat the ghee and add in mustard and curry leaves and as it sputters toss in the diced tomatoes and sauté for a minute.

Now add salt, turmeric, asafoetida, cumin powder and chilli powder and sauté for about two minutes.

Finally add the cooked taro slices and lightly mix them.

Sauté on low flame for another two minutes and garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves.

namithaskitchen

Brined Baby Beets Raita

Bought some baby beets which looked tender and could be pickled or brined.

So prepared them for brining and stored the jar in the refrigerator for a month.

Today made some raita from the grated brined beet.Loved the raita and enjoyed it with hot steaming rice and rasam.

Simple and appetising meal….

Ingredients:

Brined Beet Raita

Brined Beet- 2 small grated.

Hung curds-1 bowl

Salt if needed as the beet is brined.

Oil-1 t spoon

Asafoetida-2-3 pinches.

Mustard -1/4 spoon

Green chillies- 2 finely chopped.

Method:

In a bowl add the hung curds and the grated beet. Check if salt is needed.

Heat a small pan and add the mustard, Hing and chopped green chillies and pour it over the beet and curd mixture.

Mix well and enjoy as it or refrigerated.

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Suran Kootu

This is a no heat or cook dish.

Ingredients

Yam – 1 piece

Bedgi chillies-4 to 5

Guntur chilli – 2

Mustard-1/4 spoon

Methi – 6 to 8 seeds

Coriander seeds -1 t spoon

Hing -2-3 pinches

Tamarind – size of a chana.

Coconut -3 table spoons.

Coconut oil -1 small Vati (for frying the suran pieces)

Salt as per taste.

For tempering

Mustard -1/2 spoon

Coconut oil 1 table spoon

Curry leaves – 1 sprig

Method:

Clean the yam and remove the peels.

Now slice it into very thin and small bits

Apply a little salt and keep aside for about 10-15 minutes.

Squeeze out the excess water from the yam and keep aside.

In a small pan heat the oil and fry the suran pieces till golden and crisp.

Drain them on a paper towel.

Now in a spoon of oil roast the mustard, coriander, chillies, methi and Hing until you get a nice aroma.

Now grind all the above roasted ingredients with the grated coconut and tamarind adding about 1/4 glass of water.

Add the ground mixture to the suran and mix well.

You may add salt if needed as the suran has salt.

Mix well and give the tempering of mustard and curry leaves in coconut oil.

namithaskitchen

Raw Mango(Kairi)Chutney

Raw mangoes are super food rich in vitamin A and C. They help aid digestion and issues such as acidity and constipation.

Today I am sharing a recipe of an appetising raw mango chutney relished by every member of our family. This chutney goes well as an accompaniment with roti and rice.

I enjoy it with curd rice or par boiled kanji(Porridge)

Since I am fasting I have used Asafoetida (Hing) as a substitute to raw garlic. If you are using raw garlic please use it with the skin.

Ingredients:

Raw mango bits(peeled) – 6-8 bits

Asafoetida (Hing)- 2-3 pinches

Green chillies -3

Coconut grated – 1 small bowl.

Water – 1/2 cup

Rock salt – as per taste.

Method:

In a mixer jar add in all the above ingredients and going to a smooth paste and transfer to a bowl.

namithaskitchen

Stuffed Bitter Gourd

Bitter gourds are a family favourite.Tangy sweet sour dry bitter gourds are enjoyed by my family.Today tried this recipe and loved its mild flavour and the crunchiness of the bitter gourds

It’s not only nutritious and healthy but very yummy too…

Ingredients:

BItter gourd -2

Fenugreek seeds – 1/4 spoon

Coriander seeds – 1.5 spoons

Cumin seeds – 1/2 spoon

Red Bedgi chillies – 5

Red Spicy Guntur chillies -2

Turmeric – 1/2 spoon

Peanuts roasted – 2 table spoons

Roasted besan – 1 table spoon

Jaggery – 1 table spoon.

Oil – 3 + 1 table spoons

Tomatoes – 2

Mustard – 1/4 spoon

Curry leaves – 1 sprig

Salt as per taste.

Method:

In a pan roast the red chillies,coriander seeds, cumin and methi separately until you get an aroma.

Cool it and then dry grind the masala with the roasted peanuts and roasted besan and jaggery powder.

Add some salt to it.

Wash and deseed the bitter gourds by removing the pith and slice them into roundels which should be two centimetres thick

Immerse them in cold water to which salt has been added for about 30 minutes.

Remove the bitter gourds from the water and stuff the dry masala into the roundels and keep aside.

In a saucepan add the remaining oil and then the mustard and curry leaves.

Now add the turmeric and the sliced tomatoes and sauté them for 4 to 5 minutes.

Now drop the stuffed bitter gourd into the pan and a little salt and cook them on a covered lid until they are cooked.

Enjoy with roti or rice as sides.

Please Note:

You may add a chopped onion while sautéing if you prefer them .

namithaskitchen