Nifty Hands
Lakshmi’s Domain

INGREDIENTS

Brinjals - violet long - 1/2 lb
Onion - 1 no
Redchillies - handful
Chanadal - 1/2 cup
Urad dal - 1/2 cup
Coriander seeds  - 1/2 cup
Salt -  2tsp
Oil - 2 tbsp

PREPARATION
     

Wash and cut brinjals in a way that you can stuff it across in the center.
Heat   a tbsp of oil and fry chanadal , […]

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INGREDIENTS
 

Rajma / Kidney Beans - 1/2 lb
Onions - 3 - 4 nos
Oil - 2 tbsp
Coriander - 1/2 bunch
Salt - 11/2 tsp
Tomato puree - 1 can or tomatoes - 1/2 lb made into puree
Green chillies - 4 -8 nos
Rajma Masala - 2 tbsp
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Gingergarlic paste - 1/2 tsp

 
 
PREPARATION
 
 

Soak the kidney […]

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INGREDIENTS

Thota kura or redcurry leaves - 1 bunch
Onions - 2 nos
Redchillies - 2 nos
Fenugreek seeds  - 1 tsp
Cumin - 1 tsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - 4 -5 nos
Turmeric - a pinch of it
Tamarind  puree - 1 tsp
Jaggery - 1 cube
Oil - 1 tsp
Salt - 1 1/2 tsp

PREPARATION
    

Wash and chop the curry […]

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INGREDIENTS

Karela / kakarakaya - 3 nos
Onions - 2 nos
Redchillies - hand full
Chana dal - 1/2 cup
Urad dal - 1/2 cup
Coriander seeds - 1/2 cup
Salt - 11/2 ntsp
Tomato puree -1/2 cup
Oil - 2 tbsp
Ginger - 1/4 finger length piece

PREPARATION

Wash and cut the karela as shown.
Heat a tsp of oil […]

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INGREDIENTS

Bhendi/Lady fingers - 1kg
Oil - 1 cup
Salt - 11/2 tsp
Redchillipowder - 1 tsp

PREPARATION

Wash and leave the bhendi in a strainer to strain away excess water.
Heat oil in a wide pan .
Parallely microwave cook the chopped bhendi for 6min.
Fry these bhendi in the hot oil to golden red.
Remove […]

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INGREDIENTS

Thota kura/ RedCurry leaves - 1 bunch
Tuar dal - 2 cups
Oil - 1 tbsp
Redchillies - 4 nos
Garlic - 3 pods
Mustard -1 tsp
Cumin - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Chana dal - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - 5 nos
Salt - 11/2 tsp
Turmeric - a pinch of it

PREPARATION
           

 Wash and chop the redcurry […]

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INGREDIENTS

Curd - 3 cups
Water - 2 cups
Coriander - 1/4 cup
Vamu Ajwain seeds - 1 tbsp
Fenugreek - 1 tsp
Mustard -1 tsp
Cumin - 1 tsp
Green chillies - 2 nos
Red chillies - 3 nos
Oil - 1 tbsp
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp

PREPARATION

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INGREDIENTS

Potlakaya chopped - 1pc
Telaga pindi - 1/2cup
Oil - 1 tbsp
Cumin - 1 tsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Chanadal - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1tsp
Curry leaves - 6 nos
Garlic - 2 pods

PREPARATION
     

Micro wave cook snake gourd and keep aside.
Heat oil in a pan and put tadka .
Now add the snake gourd pieces and curry leaves […]

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INGREDIENTS

Pumpkin / gummadikaya  -  2 pieces
Oil -  1 tbsp
Mustard- 1 tsp
Cumin - 1 tsp
Chanadal - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Coriander - 2 tbsp chopped
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Salt - 11/2tsp
Jaggery - 2 cubes / 2tbsp
Redchillies - 3 nos

PREPARATION
    

Wash and peel off its shell. Make small pieces as shown.
Put tadka and add the […]

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INGREDIENTS

Rice - 2 cups
Mango - 1 no
Lemon juice - 2 spoons
Turmeric powder -a pinch of it
Green chillies - 3 nos
Redchillies - handful of them
Asfoetida - 1/4 tsp
Uraddal - 1/2 tsp
Chana dal - 1/2 tsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Cumin  - 1 tsp
Oil - 2 tsp
Salt - 2 tbsp
Curry leaves - 6 - 8 nos

PREPARATION
    

Peel off […]

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