Vermicelli upma

Method:
2  medium cups  Bambino vermicelli
Heat 3 tbspn oil and 2 tbspn ghee in a flat bottom kadai
Add 1 tspn Mustard + 1 /2 tspn urad dhal
When it splutters add 4 green chillies slits and a
a few curry leaves
Add few cashew nut bits
Add the  vermicelli to this and stir  fr few minutes
Boil 3 cups water and add to the above fried vermicelli
Add salt to taste and 2 , 3t spns sugar and
mix nicely
Close with a lid on a medium flame .
when it becomes  dry remove from flame and add some coconut gratings and stir well . relish with tea or coffee .

Cauliflower Upkari ( Cauliflower Konkani Stir Fry)

Method:

1 medium size cauliflower
Cut into medium florets
Wash in hot water thoroughly
Heat 3 tbspn oil in a flatbottom kadai
Add 1 tspn mustard seeds + 1/4 tspn jeera
When it splutters add 1/2 tspn red chillipowder+ 1/2 tspn asofoetida powder and 1/2 tspn turmeric powder
Stir little then add the cauliflower florets and mix well Add salt to taste and sprinkle little water and  mix well again .
 Close with a lid and keep on the medium flame stirring frequently .
 Do not over cook
 when the florets  become crunchy to taste remove from fire / relish with rice and dhal

Californean Silver Fish Fry

Method
 8 fish  , clean and wash thoroughly applying turmeric powder
Apply salt to taste all over the fish
 5 tbspn red chillipowder + 1 tbson asofoetida powder
Add water and make a thick paste
Apply this paste evenly to the fish on both sides
Keep for a while
 Mix 3 tbspn rice powder and 3 tbspn sooji
Dip each fish in this on both sides adequetly
 Heat oil in a kadai and deep fry the fish
Serve with rice and dhal with onion rings 

black eyed dry beans(lobia) curry no 1 recipe

  Method
i cup black eyed dry beans
wash and pressure cook with 3 to 4 whistles
adding sufficient water
Heat  4 tbspn oil in a kadai
Add 1 tspn jeera
Add one big chopped  tomatoe +1" ginger grated
Add 3 to 4 chopped green chillies
Fry stirring frequently till it leaves the oil and tomato becomes mushy
Add 1 tbspn coriander powder +1tspn turmeric powder +1tspn asofotida powder + 1tspn jeera powder +few curry leaves +         chopped coriander leaves and fry fr few seconds
Add the cooked dry beans adding sufficient water according to ur consistency
. Add salt to taste .
 simmer for a few minutes and serve with rice .(this is a satvic recipe without onion and garlic )u can add mashed garlic to the onion while frying which is optional)

No 2 RECIPE -

Soak 1 cup lobia in water over night
Drain water next day and keep one full day and one night to sprout them( optional  without sprout also u can prepare this dish , with sprout tastes better )
 Next morning cook it in pressure cooker with 3 to 4 whistles
masala -
 1 /4 cup grated coconut , 1 " ginger
 3 green chillies +1 big tomatoe
gring to paste
Heat oil in a kadai, splutter cumin seeds
Add chopped oinion and stirr till it becomes transulent
 Add the masala
Add 1 tspn turmeric power + ! tspn coriander powder + 1 tspn garam masala + 1/2 tspn asafoetida
 mix stirri till it leaves oil
add the cooked lobea
Add sufficient water according to ur consistency  and salt to taste and simmer fr some time 

Moong dhal palak fry

Method:
i cup moong dhal wash 
pressure cook with 3 whistles adding sufficient water 
1 small bundle palk wash and chop in to big pieces along withe stems 
Heat 3 tbspn oil in a kadai 
Add 1 tspn jeera few curry leaves 1 tbspn ginger garlic paste + i big chopped onion 
1 big tomatoes chopped OR 2 tbspn amchoor powder 
fry onion for a while till it becomes transulent 
add
1/2 tspn turmeric powder 
1 tb spn coriander powder 
1 tspn garam masala powder 
1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves 
stirr for few seconds

add chopped palak 
cook adding sufficient water 
add salt to taste 
simmer for a while 
relish with roties or rice 

Sweet Rice Dosa - konkani surnali

Method
 3 cups rice wash and soak in 3 cups buttermilk  in the morning
 1 cup pova soak in water before grinding the rice
 1 tspn methi seends soak along with rice
2 cups jaggory powder according to ur sweet tolerence
  Next morning grind the rice and pova  in the butter milk
add 1 tspn turmeric powder and a pinch  of salt  while grinding
 keep this paste overnight to fermant
In winter preheat and warm  the oven fr 100degrees  then keep the paste in oven  overnight fr fermenting .
 Next morning spread one big spoon of batter on the heated dosa tava adding little butter on top and around this spread .
 close it with a lid and keep on the medium flame . when then  flip this on the other side keep on the flame till it is done
 relish this with butter .

Aloo Gobi subzi ( Potatoe cauliflower dish)

Method.

one medium size gobi. Cut in to small flowerets

One medium size potato peel and cut in to small cubes

Wash both potatoe cauliflower flowrets

Chop one large onion in to fine pieces

Heat 4tbspn oil in a Kadai

Add 1tspn cumin seeds
1 tspn mustard 

Add chopped onion +4 to 5 slit green chillies ( according to ur spice tolerence )

Fry till it becomes translucent

Add  1 cup finely chopped tomatoes 

Fry till tomatoes become mushy

 1 tbspn coriander powder , 1 tspn cumin powder 

1 tspn garam masala powder +1 tsp red chillipowder  

1 tspn haldi powder
mix the above ingredients in some water in a bowl
add this mixture to the onion tomatoe and stirr well

 add 1tspn crushed Kasuri methi powder

Chopped coriander leaves
add cauliflower florets and chopped potatoes 

, add salt to taste and mix well .

Keep on the flame stirring frequently 

 Close with a Lid til it is done

Serve hot with roties 

Palak thoran

Method-

Wash two bundles of Palak and cut in to big pieces 

Heat two tbspn oil  in a flat Kadai

Splutter 1tspn mustard 

Add 4 to5 slit green chillies

Add 4 to5 cloves of mashed garlic and 1" mashed ginger 

Stir fr a while 

 Drain the palak from the water and add to the above seasoning

Add salt to taste and mx well 

Close with alid on medium flame 

 Keep stirring frequently 

 When fully cooked remove from the flame. Serve with rice and dhal

Baigan bhartha

Method

1 big brinjal 

Apply oil and roast it on the fire ,turning all sides( OR u can cook the brinjal in the pressure cooker with  few whistels , when it is cool remove the skin )

When it is fully roasted ,keep it in the cold water to cool 

Remove the skin and mash it 

Heat oil 

Fry 1/2 cup chopped onion 

Add  1 tbspn garlic ginger paste 

Fry till the onion becomes translucent 

Add 1 big tomato chopped + 3 to 4 slit green chillies ( according to ur spice tolerence)

 Fry till the tomatoe becomes mushy and leave the sides 

Add the mashed brinjal ,1 tspn cumin powder,1tspn turmeric powder ,1tbspn coriander powder 

 and salt to taste  

Stir and mix well for 5 minutes 

Add chopped coriander leaves 

 Serve with roties

Sprouted moong coconut based curry

-Method-

Soak 1 cup whole green moong  in water previous night 

Next day drain water and close it tight with a lid for two days,until it is sprouted

Add water , crush the moong in the water  with ur hands and remove the skin 

Throw away the skin after crushing it several times in the water 

Cook the skinned out moong in water 

 Add a few skinned out potatoe cubes 

Add salt to taste 

 Masala----

1/2 cup grated coconut 

1/2 chillipowder 

1/4tspn tamarind paste 

Grind smoothly in the blender 

Add this masala to the cooked moong 

Simmer it for a few minutes adding sufficient water 

Heat 3 tbspn oil in a small Kadai 

 Add 1/2 cup chopped onion 

 Fry till golden brown 

Add this seasoning to the moong masala and mix well . Serve hot with rice 

 Instead of onion seasoning u can season this with curry leaves and mustard ,