Royyala Vepudu | Prawn Fry Andhra Style | Shrimp Fry Recipe

Prawn Fry, Prawn Fry Andhra Style or Royyalu (royalla) Vepudu is easy and quick prawn fry with minimal ingredients and it taste yum. I have already posted Nadan Chemmeen Varuthathu (Kerala Style Prawn Fry) which is almost similar but in that we make paste of everything and then cook it and this recipe is very straight forward just we need some onion, spices and we are done with the yummy prawn fry.

Mooli Saag Chana Dal Bhaji | Mooli Ka Saag | Radish Recipes

Mooli Saag Chana Dal, mooli bhaji chana dal sabzi, Mullangi Keerai Kootu is winter special recipe while we get fresh, tender radish (mooli) with their leaves. This time had very good radish to taste very tender and sweet nothing like what we get in Singapore, really very delicious radish which also served as snack in Delhi streets with some chat masala. Anyways back to the this recipe it's Chhattisgarhi special recipe to use the radish leaves and made this excellent side dish which goes well with rice, dal or roti, paratha.

Sukhi Arbi Fry | Seppankizhangu Varuval Recipe | Arbi Recipes

Sukhi Arbi, arbi fry, seppankizhangu varaval, seppankizhangu roast is easy, delicious side dish which can be also served as snack or starter. Sukhi arbi makes excellet side dish with paratha, rice dal/sambar or rasam. Crispy, spicy sukhi arbi fry is delicious to eat we just need to make sure to fry the arbi well to avoid any itchiness that arbi (colocasia), yam usually has but if we fry it well then we can avoid that also we can apply little oil on hands while handling arbi or yam to avoid itchiness too.

Banana Peel Thoran Recipe | Vazhakkai Thol Poriyal Recipe

Banana Peel Thoran, vazhakkai thol poriyal, kaaya tholi thoran, kele ka chilka sabzi is raw banana or plantain skin thoran (stir fry) with simple spices and coconut in Kerala style. Yes we are using only the skin of banana and not the banana by itself, this recipe is very good best of waste recipe and does makes delicious side with rasam/sambar rice and of course not throwing the peel is added benefit indeed :)

Egg Pepper Fry | Spicy Egg Pepper Masala | Muttai Milagu Varuval

Egg Pepper Fry, Egg Pepper Roast or Muttai Milagu Varuval is easy, spicy egg pepper masala made with simple ingredients and makes best side dish with simple pulao, rice variety or paratha. This recipe can be made very quickly and if we have boiled eggs in hand then it's can be done in jiffy. If you like egg and spicy food then you will love this recipe.

Falahari Khatta Meetha Kaddu | Sweet Sour Pumpkin | Navratri Vrat Recipes

Phalahari Khatta Meetha Kaddu (Kumar), Sweet and Sour Pumpkin, vrat ke kaddu sabzi, petha ki sabzi is easy, slightly sweet, sour and spicy pumpkin dry curry suitable for Navratri fasting or vrat. Made with only minimal ingredients this sabzi iw very quick to make and goes well with singhara poori, rajgira paratha or cheela or even with sama pulao, even if you are not fasting you can make this pumpkin side dish to pair with roti or paratha.

Masala Tofu Bhurji | Soya Paneer Bhurji | Scrambled Tofu Recipe

Masala Tofu Bhurji or tofu scramble also called as soy (soya) paneer bhurji is vegan, gluten-free and spiced scrambled, works perfect side dish for bread, toast, pav, roti, paratha, variety rice or even dosa. Tofu is healthy alternative for paneer which is low in fat and high in protein and this tofu bhurji is vegan version of popular paneer bhurji or egg bhurji. Tofu works as great substitute for vegan people.

Kusum Bhaji Saag Recipe | Safflower Leaves Stir fry

Kusum Bhaji Saag or Safflower leaves as known in english, Karadai in Marathi, also known as Kusumbo, Kusumbar bhaji, I don't know what's tamil name for Kusum bhaji. This leaves are more popualr in Central India and specially in Chhattisgarh from where I learnt about Kusum or Safflower leaves. I have heard lot of times of Kusum bhaji at my in-laws places from the time of my marriage but happen to taste and see kusum bhaji for the first time last year.

Murungai Keerai Poriyal | Drumstick Leaves Poriyal Recipe

Murunagai Keerai Poriyal or drumstick leaves stir fry is healthy, vegan and quick stir fry or poriyal recipe made with minimal ingredients and makes good side dish with rice sambar, kuzhambu or even dal. Or even with hot steaming rice with little ghee and this keerai poriyal is fabulous combo. The only tedious part in this recipe is to clean the leaves/keerai which takes little time but it's all worth it in the end.

Okra (Bhindi) Recipes | Ladies Finger Recipes

 

Okra, Ladies' Finger, Bhindi, Vendakkai, Bendakaya, bamia, and many other names it's known by it's popular vegetable in most of the Indian house hold and we can make various dishes from okra or bhindi as you can see from below list. I have complied recipes of Okra/bhindi that I have blogged so far and will be adding more when I post something few. If you like bhindi and want to try different recipes then this list might be useful for you.

Lauki Sabzi | Dudhi Sabji | Bottlegourd Dry Curry Recipe

Bottle gourd curry, lauki sabzi or dudhi sabji is something I that make more with bottle gourd other than the dal. This lauki sabzi is very easy, simple and made with minimal ingredients and it goes well with roti, paratha or with dal-rice, rasam-rice etc. Normally I make this dudhi sabzi with roti or when I want to make simple lunch then I make it with dal-rice combo. This is typical Uttar Pradesh style of sabzi made like in our home but I did mention few variations in notes which you can try too.

Potato Fry | Sukki Aloo Sabzi | Easy Potato Recipes

Potato fry (stir fry), aloo sabzi, urulai kilangu poriyal whatever we may call it this has to be one of the popular, easy, quick and delicious potato recipe. Potato fry is something that I make very often for a simple reason that it goes well with almost every thing whether it's roti, paratha or rice with dal, rasam, sambar and also that it's so easy and quick to prepare. It's taste good with everything making it great combo and perfect for those lunch boxes.

Sahjan Bhaji Toor Dal Sabzi | Drumstick Leaves Bhaji Recipe

Sahjan Bhaji Toor Dal Sabzi or Drumstick Leaves Split Pigeon Peas Curry or we can also say it's Murungakkai Keerai Kootu though it's drier than normal kootu. This bhaji recipe I learnt from my MIL and normally from drumstick leaves this what is made like I mentioned in my drumstick leaves adai, drumstick leaves rasam posts this is the recipe I was talking about. This recipe is really easy and taste delicious.

Broccoli Beans Stirfry (Thoran, Poriyal) | Broccoli Recipe

Broccoli poriyal/thoran or stir fry is very common in our place and I do most of the time stir fry with broccoli and this time I added beans with broccoli for this broccoli beans stir fry, thoran or poriyal whatever we may call it.  After all the diwali recipes, a much needed break from all the sweets and savory snacks is with this healthy and delicious stir fry.

Parwal Bhujiya | Pointed Gourd Stirfry Recipe

Parwal or pointed gourd is seasonal vegetable popular more in North India than South, it looks similar to Tindora but little large in size, plump but taste different than tindora. The most common curry made with parwal is Aloo Parwal Sabzi which I already posted and another is this stir fry which normally made for breakfast along roti or paratha as it's quick to prepare than aloo parwal sabzi.

Besanwali Bhindi Sabzi | Okra Recipes

Besanwali Bhindi Sabzi is similar to bharwa bhindi in this we just don't stuff okra but rather cook the masala or chickpeas flour mixture along with okra/bhindi.  You can say it's easy version of bharwa bhindi as it's taste something similar and we don't have to do the stuffing part making it easy and quick. When I don't have much time in hand or just want to try something for a change then I make this bhindi sabzi with besan (chickpeas flour).

Sukhe Aloo Badi (Wadi) Sabzi

Aloo Badi is something I do when I ran out of veggies I always have different variety of badi/wadi stock up thanks to my in-laws specially my sister-in-laws whom never forget to make my portion and keep aside.  As I mentioned in my how to make badi (wadi) post these wadiyan it's from one of aunt famous for her beautiful badi.  One can add wadi in any vegetable of choice and the most common and famous combo is classic potato and wadi or potato, eggplant and badi.  

Bharwa Bhindi | Gujarati Bhinda Sambhariya | Okra Recipes

Bharwa Bhindi means mostly is stuffing with chickpeas flour/besan but here in Gujurati Sambhariya Bhindi stuffing is made of coconut, peanuts and spices. It's a great change from usual okra recipes or even from stuffing okra, a very good combination with paratha/roti or even with rice.  It can be done in jiffy other than the okra cutting and stuffing part.  For this sambhariya recipe try to use fresh tender small lady's fingers if not use tender long ones and cut in half for stuffing.  

Patta Gobi Matar Sabzi | Cabbage & Peas Stirfry Recipe

Cabbage and peas stir fry is common side dish one can find in buffets or in any Indian food stall/restaurants mostly those serves office people here in Singapore.  For the reason that it's quick, easy and taste good plus cheaper to have as a side dish it's popular among food joints.  It's a very simple recipe and can be done in jiffy, perfect for weekday lunch box.  It's goes well with paratha or dal rice, sambar-rasam rice combo.  For me I like the bright color combination this dish brings and it's light so makes it perfect with my dal fry, these pictures are not doing justices to the recipe so try it to get the actual idea about this dish.

Shahi Bhindi Recipe | Okra In Creamy Cashew Sauce

This Shahi Bhindi recipe is from my sister and it's one of her hit recipe.  It's a perfect recipe for any get-together or party, fried okra in creamy cashew sauce does wonder and never fails to impress people, it's finger licking good trust me when I say that.  Pair it with any paratha or poori and your simple meal can be a grand affair.

If you are bored of your usual paneer butter masala, Chole, Navratan Korma, Mix Vegetable Kurma etc then try this simple, quick and delicious shahi bhindi and wow your family, friends & guests.  Since Holi is approaching I thought it's right time to post this recipe which you can try for your Holi parties, also after posting my homemade kitchen king masala recipe lot of people asked me to post recipes using kitchen king, so this shahi bhindi is one of those recipes.  But incase you don't have kitchen king with you and you are not making one too then replace it with garam masala.

Ingredients for Shahi Bhindi 

[Serves 3-4]

Okra/Bhindi - 300 gms or 2 Cups
Onion - 2 Large
Tomato - 1 Large
Red Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
Kitchen King Masala - 1 tsp {or garam masala 1 tsp}
Kasoori Methi - 1/2 tbsp
Salt - To Taste
Oil - 3 tbsp
Cumin Seeds/Jeera - 1 tsp
Ginger-Garlic Paste - 1/2 tbsp
Water - 1 Cup
Cilantro - 2 tbsp [chopped]

To Grind
Whole Cashew nuts - 15
White Sesame Seeds - 1 tbsp
Fennel Seeds - 1 tsp

Method:

1. Soak Cashew in little water for 15 minutes and grind together with sesame and fennel seeds into smooth paste, keep aside.

2. Wash bhindi/Okra pat dry well and cut both ends of okra, cut into 2" pieces.
3. Finely chop onion, tomato, cilantro.
4. In a pan heat 1 tbsp oil and fry okra until golden brown, keep aside.

5. In the same pan add remaining oil and add cumin seeds, allow to splutter.
6. Add onion and saute for a minute. Now add ginger-garlic paste, little salt and cook until onion becomes soft.
7. Add chilli, turmeric and kitchen king powder along with crushed kasoori methi, mix well and cook for a minute.

8. Add tomato, salt stir cover and cook until tomato gets mashed.

9. Add fried okra/bhindi and mix well to coat okra with masala. Add cashew paste.

10. Mix well and cook for 2 minutes.  Add 1 cup water, mix gently.

11. Adjust salt if required, keep flame to slow and simmer for 3-4 minutes or until oil will float on top.  Garnish with cilantro and off flame.

Serve warm with paratha/poori or pualo.

Notes ~

• This Shahi Bhindi will get thicken fast so serve it warm or if using it later add little water and warm it again.  
• You can replace kitchen king masala with garam masala.

Have a nice day ~~