Green Bell Pepper or Capsicum Curry

Ingredients:
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1-Green Bell Pepper
1-small Onion chopped
3-cloves of garlic smashed
1 tsp -cumin seeds
Coriander leaves for garnish
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
1/2 tsp Red chili powder
2 tbsp-Coconut oil or Veg oil

Toast and Grind:
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1 tbsp-Coriander seeds
2 tbsp-grated coconut
2 Dry red chili
1 tsp sesame seeds
1/4 cup Peanuts

Method:
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Dry Toast and Grind all the ingredients listed under toast and grind .Keep aside.

Heat a wok,add Veg or Coconut oil.Add cumin seeds,chopped onion,smashed garlic.Saute until onions turn soft and add 1 chopped green pepper,saute until the pepper turns tender for abt 2 or 3 mins.

Add the ground powder,saute for a min and add about a cup of water and salt.

Cook to a gravy consistency until oil floats on top.Remove and Garnish with coriander leaves.Serve with roti.

TIP:I personally use coconut oil for all my sauteing recipes since it is a good source of fat and tastes absolutely delicious.

Veg Stew

This is a very simple kerala dish often had with Iddiyapam.The cooking time is very less.Just have to combine all the ingredients and let it boil. It is amazingly delicious and a simple dish.Yum!!

Ingredients:

1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp oil
1 cup diced potato
1 cup diced carrot
1 cup cauliflower
1/4 cup peas
salt
1/8 tsp Pepper powder
6 garlic
1 small chopped onion
lemon
1 cup coconut milk
1 tsp ginger garlic(gg)
1 or 2 slit green chilies

Method:

Heat a pan and add a little oil and butter.Add Bay Leaf ,Cardamom ,Cinnamon,Cloves.
Add chopped onion,gg and vegetables.Add salt,pepper powder,coconut milk,green chillies and water.cook until the vegeatbles are tender.and serve with Iddiyapam.

Methi Matar Malai

Methi Matar Malai is a wonderful yummy Mughlai Dish which is rarely found in Restaurants.It tastes so great with rotis and sure is a five star dish.It is amazingly delicious and a big hit especially when you serve it to your guests.This dish is made with very simple ingredients.

Ingredients:

1 cup big chopped onions
2 tbsp chopped cashews or 8 pieces
oil or butter
cumin seeds
bay leaf
1 tbsp Dhania powder
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp Garam masala powder
1/4 cup curd
1 big chopped tomato
1 tbsp malai
coriander leaves
1 tsp Kastoori methi
salt

Method:

Heat a pan in a medium flame.Add a tsp of oil or butter.Fry the onions for 2 mins
cool and grind the onions with few pieces of cashew.Grind coarsely and set aside.

Heat a Pan add a tbsp of butter or oil add cumin seeds,bay leaf and the grinded paste.saute for a min and then add chilli powder,dhania powder ,turmeric and garam masala powder.saute and then add dry methi leaves,curd and chopped tomatoes.saute until tomatoes are barely seen.Add salt coriander leaves and water to required consistency.The mixture should be to a gravy consistency.Finally add malai to garnish.serve with roti.