Achinga payaru Mezhukkupuratti / Long beans Stir-Fry

Ingredients:

    Long beans / Achinga payaru  - 1/2 kg
    Green chilly  - 2-3 nos
    Sliced Shallot - 1/4 cup
    Sliced coconut - 1/4 cup
    Dry red chilly - 2 nos
    Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp
    Oil -2 tbsp
    Mustard - 1/2 tsp
    Salt to taste
    curry leaves.

Clean and cutthe Long beans into small pieces(1 inch).Cook the beans with salt,pinch of tumeric powder,green chilly and sliced coconut.Crush the dry red chilly and keep aside. Heat the oil in a pan and add Mustard,curry leaves,shallot,crushed dry red chilly  and saute well.Pour the cooked beans into it and mix it well.Close the pan with a lid and allow it to cook for 2 mins.Open the lid and dry it untill the water evaporate .

Vazhakka-Parippu erissery/ Banana-Dal curry

Ingredients:

    Row Banana - 1 (medium size)
    Green chilly - 2-3 nos
    Dal    - 1 cup
    Coconut grated - 3/4 cup
    Garlic -2
    Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
    Mustard - 1/2 tsp
    Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp
    Shallots - 4 to 5
    Dry red chilly -2 nos
    Oil - 2 tsp
    Salt to taste
    Curry Leaves.

Cook dal along with curry leaves,gree chitty and salt.Mash it with a spoon and keep it aside. Cut the row banana into small cubes and put it into the mashed dal and cook for sometime.Grind coconut,green chilly, curry leaves,cumin seeds ,garlic and tumeric powder.Mix the ground paste into the cooked dal and banana and cook it for 5 mins.Heat  oil in a pan and put mustard,sliced shallots,dry red chilly and curry leaves.Pour this into the cooked curry and mix it well.

Tip : Ground coconut can be added while seasoning for better taste.

Pavakka Mezhukkupuratti / Bitter gourd Stir-Fry

   

Ingredients:

       Bitter Gourd - 3 nos
    Green chilly - 3-4 nos
    Sliced Onions/Shallot - 1/4 cup
    Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp
    Oil -2 tbsp
    Mustard - 1/2 tsp
    Salt to taste
    curry leaves.

Clean and slice the bitter gourd into small pieces.Heat the oil in a pan and add Mustard,sliced green chilly,curry leaves,onion/shallot and saute well.When it is cooked well add salt and tumeric powder to it.Saute well and then add sliced bitter gourd. Dry till its cooked and turns a golden color.

Tip: Coconut slice will make the dish more tasty.