SIDE DISHES

BRINJAL CAVIAR (GOTSU)

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This South Indian dish is well suited with

rice .The fleshy eggplant or Aubergine is the

best for these type of dishes.

The brinjal is roasted/steamed and mixed with

tamarind and spices in the authentic recipe

My version of this dish was, to add mango for

the tangy taste, and it turned to be much more

tastier than the original recipe .

The best type of rices to match this would be

plain steamed rice ,cummin seed rice ,coconut

rice or any pulaos.

Now to the recipe…

INGREDIENTS

1 big brinjal ( Aubergine,Egg plant,)

1 raw mango ( peeled and chopped)

1-2 tsp cummin seed powder

1 tsp chilli flakes.

1 tsp oil ( olive oil,sesame oil)

Salt to taste

For tempering

1 tblsp ghee / sesame oil

1/2 tsp mustard seeds

1-2 dry chillies

Small piece of ginger chopped

Few curry leaves

A tsp of jaggery powder (add after tempering)

Coriander leaves to garnish.

A pinch of asafoetida

METHOD

Steam/roast the brinjal, and mango together

with salt and a tsp of oil .

Remove after it is cooked and scoop out the

pulp if you don’t like the skin .( I blended with

skin on with the mango ).Blend with the mango

and temper with the ingredients listed for

tempering .Add cummin seed powder and chilli

flakes.Remove from fire .

If you prefer , you could add finely chopped

onions ,green chillies and a little coconut to

garnish.

So do try this recipe and post in your valued

likes and comments!

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PANEER ‘N’ EGG GINGER MASALA

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This dish is good to be served with pulaos ,fried rice,and rotis.No garlic is used in this dish.

Onion and ginger are ground together and sautéed till brown,and then the spices are added to

it.The same mixture can be used to make meat and seafood dishes.Even potatoes can be

made this way….Let’s move onto the protein packed recipe now….

INGREDIENTS

200 gm paneer

2-3 onions quartered

1 capsicum or 2-3 green chillies

5-6 boiled eggs

10 dried red chillies

3-4 tblsp. pieces of ginger

Thick tamarind water or 1/2 cup,or kokum water

1/4 tsp.pepper powder

Salt to taste.

1 tblsp rice flour ( you can use cashew paste or almond paste if you don’t like rice flour)

1 piece cinnamon

1 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder

1 tsp.cummin powder.

2 tblsp vinegar

2-3 tblsp ghee or oil

1 tsp sugar

METHOD

First grind the chillies ,and the onions and ginger to a paste.

Heat oil and add the ground paste with salt,sugar and sauté till brown.

Add paneer and the rest of the ingredients one by one and cook till thick

Tip:If you like to add tomatoes you could add purée of 2 tomatoes

You could first roast the onions brown and then grind too,without directly grinding

Fried paneer can be added to this curry

1-2 tsp oyster sauce/fish sauce.

TANGY ROSEMARY CHICKEN

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The  fragrant herb is a good combination with chicken and lamb.It is a good

antioxidant,memory booster,and also improves in digestion.It is also rich in iron,calcium

and Vitamin B6

Pregnant women and those who take statins,blood pressure medications,and diuretics 

like lasix should not take these more ,as it may cause miscarriages and side effects.

So let’s get into the recipe now

INGREDIENTS

500 gm boneless chicken preferably

1-2 tblsp.flour

Lemon sized tamarind

Few rosemary leaves

3-4 green chillies chopped 

1 tblsp chillie paste

Ginger-garlic chopped fine 

1/2 tsp pepper

Salt to taste

1 tblsp sugar or jaggery

Oil for frying

METHOD

Toss the washed chicken in flour and fry till golden brown and set aside.

Put tamarind in a pan with a cup of water and boil till the tamarind is soft and pulpyPut off the 

flame,add chilli paste,jaggery,salt,pepper powder and cook till it is thick like sauce.

Add a tblsp of oil(from the fried oil) to a wok and heat it.Add garlic,ginger,rosemary,green 

chillies and sauté for a few 2-3 minutes.Add the fried chicken and the thickened sauce 

andblend well.Remove from fire.Pieces of fried omelette may be added while serving.

CASHEW ‘N’ PEAS (SIDE DISH)

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This is served with biriyanis and pulaos.Some make it with pieces of chicken liver ,or

goat liver.I’m going to share with you the basic recipe.The option of adding liver is yours.

So now let’s get into the recipe.

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup cashewnuts

1/4 cup fresh green peas

1-2 green chillies

1 tblsp.white khus khus(poppy seeds)

3-4 cashewnuts

1/4 cup thick coconut milk

1 tblsp.curd (optional)

1/4-1/2 tsp.pepper powder

salt to taste.

1/4 cup liver boiled (cut into small pieces)

1 tsp.butter (optional)

a pinch of grated nutmeg

METHOD.

Cook the cashew and peas in 1/2 cup water.Grind the bold listed.

Once the peas is cooked add butter if using ,or add the rest of the ingredients except the

curd,and cook for few minutes till it is well blended and thick.Remove from fire.Add

curd and serve.(Please do not add color)

Note: It is best if you could use the grinding stone to grind the khus khus mixture

 

Milky mushrooms and cabbage

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This is a very simple dish and tastes good.Good for a filling or a side dish with rice or rotis
1 pkt.mushrooms sliced
200 gm cabbage cut fine
3-4 green chillies
2-3 tblsp.butter
1/2 tsp pepper
1 tblsp.rice flour/cornflour
4-5 pips garlic.
Salt to taste

Heat a shallow pan.Add butter and first add the sliced mushrooms and cook for 5 minutes. Next add all other ingredients except the flour and cook for another 10 minutes.Add flour to remove the moisture. Mix well and serve hot.
Note:You could add eggs instead of flour.

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