Moth beans

Moth beans...tiny little ones packed full of protein...healthy choice to make...can make various recepies out of it...one can eat it as SALADS, mix it with other sprouts and make some spicy curry out of it...

Ingredients:

1 1/2cups of sprouted Moth beans

1 large onion finely chopped

1 small potato chopped

2 wine tomatoes chopped

5-6 cloves of garlic chopped

1/2" ginger grated

pinch of asefoetideia / hing

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1tsp red chilli powder

1/2 tsp corriender powder

1 1/2 tsp Usal Masala (k-pra brand) or Maharastrian black masala

or any garam masala

1/4 tsp mustard seeds

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

1/4 tsp methi / fenugreek seeds

salt to taste

1 tbsp Oil

Directions:

• cook sprouted moth beans and potato before making gravy / masala
• take oil in a pot and all seeds...when they sizzle and hing and curry leaves
• now add chopped onions, let it turn pink then add tomatoes cook till it leaves some juice
• add all powders now mix well and let it cook for 2 minutes
• now add cooked beans and potatoes mix again properly add s0me water as required
• add salt and garnish with chopped corriender leaves

serve with Indian flat bread or even rice will work.

KADHAI BHINDI

wow! My husband loves bhindi recepies...so made this one yesterday from a book named 'Indian Vegetarian cooking a reginol guide' by Monisha Bharadwaj. well i made slight changes to recepie..this one goes extremery good with chappati or phulkas...so here are the

Ingredients:

3 cups of Okra/Bhindi washed dried and cut length wise

1 onion sliced length wise

1/2 bell pepper sliced length wise

1 wine tomato sliced length wise

pinch of mustard seeds

1/4th tsp cumin seeds

1/4th tsp kaloji/ onion seeds

pinch of methi seeds

pinch of hing/asefotideia

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1/2 tsp chili powder

1/2 tsp paprika powder

1/2 tsp garam masala powder

oil to cook

salt to taste

Cilantro to garnish (chopped)

Directions:

• heat oil in a kadhi, when hot add mustard,cumin,methi,kalonji seeds and hing to it....


• then add onions and fry for few minitues till soft.


• add green bell peppers stir well for few minitues then add sliced okra to it again stir well (do not cover the pot any time)


• add tomotes, and all dry masala and salt to this and stir well so all masala is coated to bhindi.


• cook over low heat, stirring in between...not to cover the kadhi or else bhindi gets sticky...let it cook till all vegetables are tender..sprinkle chopped cilantro.


• nice colourful kadhi bhindi is ready...serve hot along with chappatis or phulkas.

COLOCASIA MASALA

Arbi, Arvi, Colocasia...whatever it is...i never thought will like it until today. my mom use to make it and i use to hate that stickiness of this veggie. the other day saw these in Indian stores...thought lets give it a try...so this was instant hit ...i loved it. it goes well with chappati and dal
serves 2

Ingredients:

7-8 medium size colocasia/arvi (boiled)

1 large onion finely chopped

1 tomato finely chopped

pinch of asofetidia

1/4 tsp onion seeds

1/2 tsp kasuri methi/dry fenugreek leaves

1/4 tsp mustard seeds

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

1/2 tsp dry mango powder

1/4 tsp turmeric powder

3 green chillies

1 tsp ginger garlic paste

1 tsp malvani masala

salt to taste

Directions:

• Peel the boiled colocaisa and cut into 1/2 inch cubes.
• Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, allow to crackle.
• Then add cumin seeds, onion, asefotidia and crushed dry fenugrek leaves.
• Now add finely chopped green chillies..do not burn the mixture, now add chopped onions...saute till transparent.
• Add tomatoes,saute little..and add turmeric and malvani masala...to this add the cubed arvi, salt and dry mango powder..mix thoroughly..
• Arvi should be coated with masala...saute for few mins in oil do not cover..garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves..and its ready to serve...