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Thursday, January 8, 2009

Potatoes and Peas Porial


Ingredient:

Peas
Potatoes
Turmeric
Chili/coriander powder
Onions
Tomatoes
Coriander leaves
Salt to taste
Mustered seeds
Channa Dhal

Directions

Use frozen sweat peas or soak regular peas overnight and then cook in pressure cooker for 1 whistle. Pre-cook potatoes in microwave for to 10 minutes. In a pan, add oil and fry mustered seeds. Once the mustered seeds popped add the channa dhal and fry until it becomes golden brown. Add onions to the pan. Once the onions are fried well add the tomatoes. Add chili/coriander powder, salt, turmeric and continue frying for 1minute on medium heat.
Then add the potatoes and continue the fry until the potatos turn golden brown. Add the peas at the last and fry 3 more minutes on medium heat. Add coriander leaves once done with the frying.

Bell Pepper Porial

Ingredients:

2 Bell peppers
Oil, lots of it
Mustard seeds
Tomatoes
½ Big onion
Turmeric
Salt
1 Tbsp. Split chana Dahl
Chili/coriander powder

Directions:

Grind the split chana dahl. In oil, fry mustard seeds, onions and tomatoes. Then add bell pepper, chili powder, turmeric, salt and water to cook. When the bell pepper is tender, add the ground split chana dahl.

Zucchini Porial

Ingredients:


Oil
Cumin
Mustard seeds
Urad dahl
Zucchini (1 frozen bag)
Onion
Tomato (thick slices)
Turmeric
Salt chili powder

Directions:

Heat oil, add cumin, mustard seeds and urad dahl. Add zucchini, onion and tomato. Steam with cover on. Last, add chili powder, turmeric and salt

Beans Porial

Ingredients:

Beans
Mustard seeds
Fenugreek seeds
Shredded coconut

Directions:

Cut beans into small circles. Put into pan along with oil, mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds. Sprinkle water and cook with occasional stirring. Add coconut flakes to it when finished and take is off the heat in 2 to 3 minutes.

Eggplant and Drumstick Porial

Ingredients:

Mustard Seeds
Diced Onions
Tomato paste
Chili/coriander powder
Turmeric powder
Eggplant
Drumstick

Directions:

In oil, sauté mustard seeds, diced onions, tomato paste. Add eggplant and drumstick. Add salt, turmeric, chili/coriander powder and cook until done. Lastly, add coriander leaves and curry leavers

Eggplant (or Cauliflower) and Chana Dahl Porial

Ingredients:

Less than ½ cup chana dahl
Sombu (Fennel)
Bay or Brinji leaves
Onions
Small garlic, diced
Eggplant (1 long/3 small)
Salt
Turmeric powder
Chili/coriander powder
Tomato

Directions

Soak chana dahl. In oil, fry sombu, 2 brinji leaves, onions, garlic, tomato. Then add eggplant, chili/coriander powder, salt, turmeric. Add water. Put chana dahl in water and microwave for 10 minutes. Combine with eggplant.

Green beans and black-eyed peas porial

Ingredients:

1 bag frozen French cut green beans
1 can black-eyed peas (washed)
Oil
Mustard seeds
Urad dahl
Cumin seeds
Crushed red pepper
Onions
Salt
Shredded coconut

Directions:

In oil, heat mustard seeds, urad dahl, cumin and crushed red pepper. Fry onions and then add beans. Let water evaporate. Add canned peas and salt to taste. Last, add coconut.

Peerkanga/Green beans/eggplant/cabbage Porial

Ingredients:

Vegetables
Urad dahl
Chana dahl
Mustard seeds
Turmeric
Salt

Directions:

Cut up vegetables into bite size pieces

Fry mustard seeds, urad dahl, chana dahl and red chilies. Add the vegetables. Add turmeric and salt to taste. Fry until water is absorbed. Add coconut powder

Longbean (Kothavaranga)/Avaraka/Cabbage Porial

Ingredients:

Vegetables
Onions (1/2)
Tomatoes (1)
Salt
Chili/coriander
Turmeric
Water

Cut up vegetables into bite size pieces

Directions:

Microwave for 10 minutes. In a pan, add oil and fry mustard seeds and add to microwaved vegetable mix.

Note: If using cabbage, add chana dahl. Add fennel and bay (brinji) leaves to the mustard seeds thali.