Healthy Cooking | Carrot Fenugreek leaves stir-fry | Gajar Methi Sabzi | Carrot Methi Poriyal | Carrot Vendayakeerai poriyal | Carrot recipes | #simpleandyummyrecipes

Are you looking for a healthy side dish for rice and roti? Then this recipe is a unique side dish that has a perfect blend of sweet, spice, and bitter. Carrot Fenugreek leaves stir-fry is a simple Indian side dish/sabzi recipe made using carrots and fresh fenugreek leaves. It is a winter recipe where red carrots and fenugreek leaves are in season. But I made it using regular orange carrots.

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Preparation time: 10 mins Cooking time: 20 mins Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 300 gms - Carrot, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 1 bunch Fenugreek leaves, cleaned, stem removed, chopped
• 1 - Onion, chopped
• 1 tsp - Red chili powder
• 1 tsp - Coriander powder
• ¼ cup of Water
• Salt as required
• 1 tbsp - Oil

Method:

• Separate the fenugreek leaves ( methi ) from its stem and wash them. Drain well, chop, and keep aside. Peel wash and cut the carrots into bite-sized pieces and keep aside.

• Heat oil in a kadai/wok, when hot add cumin seeds and allow it to turn brown. Then add asafoetida and give a stir.

• Next, add the chopped onions and saute till the onions turn soft and translucent on medium heat.

• Then add the spice powders and salt. Stir well until fragrant, say about 2 mins on low heat.

• Add the chopped carrots and mix well to combine.

• Add ¼ cup of water and mix well. Cover and cook the carrots for 10 mins on medium heat.

• After 10 minutes open the lid and give it a stir. Now the carrots are ¾th cooked.

• Next, add the fenugreek leaves and mix well to combine.

• Cook on medium heat for about 10 mins by constantly stirring and sauteing.

• Serve it with rice or roti.

stepwise pictures of how to make carrot fenugreek stirfry

Heat oil in a kadai/wok, when hot add cumin seeds and allow it to turn brown. Then add asafoetida and give a stir.

Next, add the chopped onions and saute till the onions turn soft and translucent on medium heat.

Then add the spice powders and salt. Stir well until fragrant, say about 2 mins on low heat.

Add the chopped carrots and mix well to combine.

Add 1/4 cup of water to the carrots and mix well. Cover and cook the carrots for 10 mins on medium heat.

After 10 minutes open the lid and give it a stir. Now the carrots are ¾th cooked.

Next, add the fenugreek leaves. Mix well to combine. Cook on medium heat for about 10 mins by constantly stirring and sauteing. Serve it with rice or roti.

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Tomato Rice recipe | One pot Tomato Rice Recipe using pressure cooker | Variety Rice reipes | Thakkali Sadham | Tomato Rice in cooker | Simple and Yummy Recipes | #simpleandyummyrecipes

Learn how to make one pot pressure cooker tomato rice for quick lunch or dinner. If you are looking for a quick recipe then try this simple tomato rice recipe. This pressure-cooker tomato rice comes in handy for busy mornings. Serve it with raita or papad. I love to make one-pot rice recipes often. It requires only one pot leaving very little cleanup. 

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I usually make this tomato rice early in the morning and pack it in the hot box and let it stay warm until lunch so that the flavors seep in when the rice is rested and also when kept in the hot box. I usually follow this method for all one-pot rice recipes, especially biryani.

In Tamil, we call this thakkali sadham. It is a very popular recipe from Tamilnadu cuisine. Thakkali means tomato and sadham means rice. This tomato rice can be made in a pressure cooker, instant pot, electric cooker, or even in a regular pot.

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Preparation time: 5 mins

Cooking time: 15 mins

Serves: 2

Ingredients:

• Onion -1, chopped
• Tomato - 3 nos., chopped                   
• Ginger Garlic paste - 1tbsp 
• Red Chili powder - 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder - ¼  tsp
• Garam masala - 1 tsp
• Cinnamon stick -1
• Cloves - 4 to5 nos
• Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
• Green Chilli -1, slit
• few Coriander leaves
• Rice - 1 Cup
• Oil - 2 tbsp
• Salt as required

Method:

• Wash and soak the rice in water for 15 mins. Keep aside.

• Meanwhile heat oil in a pressure cooker, when hot add cinnamon sticks, cloves, and fennel seeds. Next, add green chili and chopped onion and saute for 2 mins on medium heat.

• Add ginger garlic paste and saute till onion becomes light golden brown.

• Then add the chopped tomatoes, spice powders, and little salt. Mix well and saute till the tomatoes become soft and mushy.

• Drain the water from the rice and add it to the pressure cooker. Mix well and stir fry the mixture for 3 - 4 mins on medium flame.

• Next, add 2 cups of water and the required salt. Mix well and bring it to a boil.

• Finally, add some coriander leaves and close the pressure cooker with the lid and place the whistle.

• Pressure cook for 3 whistles and switch off the flame. Allow the pressure to settle down and then open the lid. Mix gently and serve hot.

stepwise pictures of how to make tomato rice in the cooker

Wash and soak the rice in water for 15 mins. Keep aside.

Heat oil in a pressure cooker, when hot add cinnamon sticks, cloves, and fennel seeds. Next, add green chili and chopped onion.

saute for 2 mins until it turns translucent.

Add ginger garlic paste and saute till onion becomes light golden brown.

Then add the chopped tomatoes, spice powders, and little salt. Mix well and saute till the tomatoes become soft and mushy.

Drain the water from the rice and add it to the pressure cooker. Mix well and stir fry the mixture for 3 - 4 mins on medium flame.

Next, add 2 cups of water and the required salt. Mix well and bring it to a boil.

Finally, add some coriander leaves and close the pressure cooker with the lid and place the whistle.

Pressure cook for 3 whistles and switch off the flame. Allow the pressure to settle down and then open the lid. Mix gently and serve hot.

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Fresh Pigeon peas gravy | Thuvarai Kuzhambhu | Onepot Cooking | Pigeon peas gravy| Simple and Yummy Recipes | Fresh Pigeon peas curry

Fresh pigeon peas are a winter vegetable available only during the cooler months. Many varieties of beans and legumes are harvested and flood the markets during winter. These fresh pigeon peas are one such winter produce along with field beans, green peas, etc., These are the same legume that is dried, and split and this legume (dal) is used in the everyday kitchen to make sambar. This vegetable is very famous in the Karnataka region. You can most likely find these pigeon peas at the local markets during the winter season.

Fresh green pigeon peas gravy is a healthy high protein gravy recipe and it will be a great side dish for rice or any Indian flatbread. It's a one-pot meal prepared during winter. I made this recipe using the pressure cooker.

No fresh pigeon peas need to be soaked. However, if you are using dried ones then they need to be soaked for 5 to 6 hours before cooking them. But for this recipe, fresh pigeon peas taste very good when compared to dried ones.

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how to make fresh pigeon peas curry / gravy

Ingredients:

To grind :

• ¼ cup grated Coconut
• 5 Shallots
• 1 Green Chili
• 1 tsp Fennel seeds
• ½ tsp Poppy seeds ( optional )
• few Curry leaves

Ingredients:

• 250gms Fresh Pigeon Peas, deshelled
• 1 Onion, chopped
• 2 Tomatoes, chopped
• ½ tbsp Ginger garlic paste
• ½ tbsp Coriander powder
• 1 tsp Red Chili powder
• ¼ tsp Turmeric powder
• 1 tsp Mustard seeds
• 1 Dry Red Chili
• Salt as required
• Coriander leaves  few           
• 1 tbsp Oil

Method:

• Deshell the fresh pigeon peas. Wash and keep aside.

• Grind all the ingredients to a very fine paste with little water mentioned under " to grind ". keep aside.
  

• Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pressure cooker, when hot add mustard seeds and allow it to splutter.

• Next, add the chopped onions, dry red chili, and a few curry leaves. Saute till the onion become golden brown on medium heat.

• Then add the tomatoes, little salt, and ginger garlic paste. Saute till the tomatoes become soft and mushy on medium heat.

• Next add the spice powders, and ¼ cup of water and mix well. Cook on medium heat till the oil separates.
  

• Then add the fresh pigeon peas, ground paste ¼ cup of water, and, salt as required. Mix well and bring it to a boil.
  

• Cover the pressure cooker with the lid and place the whistle. Cook for 2 whistles on medium heat and switch off the flame.

• When the pressure goes down open the lid and add some chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with rice. If the gravy is too thin simmer for a few mins and then serve.

step by step pics of how to make fresh pigeon peas curry / gravy

Deshell the fresh pigeon peas. Wash and keep aside.

Grind all the ingredients to a very fine paste with little water mentioned under " to grind ". keep aside.

Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pressure cooker, when hot add mustard seeds and allow it to splutter.

Next, add the chopped onions, dry red chili, and a few curry leaves. Saute till the onion become golden brown on medium heat.

Then add the tomatoes, little salt, and ginger garlic paste. Saute till the tomatoes become soft and mushy on medium heat.

Next add the spice powders, and ¼ cup of water and mix well. Cook on medium heat till the oil separates.

Then add the fresh pigeon peas, ground paste ¼ cup of water, and, salt as required. Mix well and bring it to a boil.

Cover the pressure cooker with the lid and place the whistle. Cook for 2 whistles on medium heat and switch off the flame. When the pressure goes down open the lid and add some chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with rice.

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Andhra style Brinjal Fry | Vankaya Fry | Simple and quick brinjal fry recipe | brinjal fry recipe | Venkaya vepudu recipe | Simple and Yummy Recipes

Venkaya Fry is a side dish recipe from Andhra cuisine made with brinjal and has the nutty flavor from peanuts. This brinjal fry recipe is very delicious and made in minutes and it makes a great side dish for any south Indian meal like variety rice or with rice and sambar, rasam, or curd.

This venkaya fry with peanuts recipe is very popular in Andhra cuisine for its spicy and nutty flavor. This brinjal fry or eggplant fry recipe is called vankaya fry or vankaya vepudu in Telugu. This recipe is made in numerous ways and each family has their own recipe.

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how to make andhra brinjal fry recipe

how to make vankaya vepudu recipe

Ingredients

• 6 - Brinjals
• 1 tsp - Cumin seeds
• 1 tsp - Ginger Garlic paste
• 1 tsp - Red Chili powder
• ¼ - Turmeric powder
• 2 tbsp - crushed Peanuts
• Salt as required
• 1 tbsp - Oil
• few Curry leaves

Method

• Cut the brinjal into small pieces and put them in the salted water. This prevents the brinjals from discoloring. If you leave them in the water for too long they will soak up the salt.

• Heat oil in a pan or kadai or wok, when hot add cumin seeds and allow it to splutter.

• Next, add the ginger garlic paste and fry for a minute. Be careful after dropping ginger garlic paste in the oil as it splutters a lot.

• Add the chopped brinjals followed by salt, chili powder, and turmeric powder. Combine well and cook for 2 mins on high heat by sauteeing.

• Then cover and cook the brinjals on medium heat for 6 to 8 mins or till ¾th cooked. Sautee in between. After 5 mins, open the lid and give a good mix.

• Next, add the curry leaves and stir-fry the brinjals for another 2 to 4 mins on medium heat.

• Finally, add the crushed peanuts and cook for 2 mins on high heat and switch off the flame. Serve with any variety rice or rice with sambar, rasam, and curd.

how to make andhra style brinjal fry recipe with stepwise pictures

vankaya vepudu with stepwise pictures

Cut the brinjal into small pieces and put them in the salted water. This prevents the brinjals from discoloring. If you leave them in the water for too long they will soak up the salt.

Heat oil in a pan or kadai or wok, when hot add cumin seeds and allow it to splutter.

Next, add the ginger garlic paste and fry for a minute. Be careful after dropping ginger garlic paste in the oil as it splutters a lot.

Add the chopped brinjals followed by salt, chili powder, and turmeric powder. Combine well and cook for 2 mins on high heat by sauteeing.

Then cover and cook the brinjals on medium heat for 6 to 8 mins or till ¾th cooked. Sautee in between. After 5 mins, open the lid and give a good mix.

Next, add the curry leaves and stir-fry the brinjals for another 2 to 4 mins on medium heat.

Finally, add the crushed peanuts and cook for 2 mins on high heat and switch off the flame. Serve with any variety rice or rice with sambar, rasam, curd.

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Peanut Tomato Chutney | Tomato Peanut Chutney for Idli Dosa | Chutney Recipes| Simple and Yummyrecipes | #simpleandyummyrecipes

Peanut Coconut chutney is a nutty delicious South Indian Chutney that requires minimal effort. This chutney is made with very few ingredients like roasted peanut, tomato, garlic, onion, and chilies ground together and tempered with mustard seeds, and Bengal gram.

If you are bored of coconut chutney then try this peanut tomato chutney. It is very easy and quick to make. If you have roasted peanuts in hand then this chutney can be made in no time and it is a perfect side dish for idli and dosa.

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how to make tomato peanut chutney recipe

Ingredients

• ½ cup - Roasted Groundnut / Peanut
• 2 nos Dry Red Chilli
• 5 - nos. - Shallots
• 2 - Garlic cloves
• 1, chopped Tomato
• 1 tbsp - Oil
• Salt as required

For Tempering

• Bengal gram - 1 tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Split Black gram - 1 tsp
• few curry leaves
• Oil- 1 tbsp

Method

• Dry roast peanuts for 3 - 4 mins and then add dry red chili and dry roast again for 2 -3 mins. Keep them aside and allow them to cool.

• Heat 1 tbsp oil in a kadai/ wok/ pan, when hot add shallots and garlic. Saute for 2 -3 mins.

• Then add the chopped tomatoes and little salt. Saute till tomatoes become soft and mushy. Switch off the flame and allow it to cool.

• Transfer all the ingredients to a mixie jar or blender. Grind to a fine paste by adding little water and the required salt. Transfer to a bowl.

• Heat 1 tbsp oil in a tempering pa or tadka pan, when hot add Bengal gram and mustard seeds. Allow them to splutter and then add split black gram, and curry leaves. Add the tempering to the chutney and mix well. Serve it with idli and dosa.

how to make peanut tomato chutney with stepwise pictures

Dry roast peanuts for 3 - 4 mins and then add dry red chili and dry roast again for 2 -3 mins. Keep them aside and allow them to cool.

Heat 1 tbsp oil in a kadai/ wok/ pan, when hot add shallots and garlic. Saute for 2 -3 mins.

Then add the chopped tomatoes and little salt. Saute till tomatoes become soft and mushy. Switch off the flame and allow it to cool.

Transfer all the ingredients to a mixie jar or blender. Grind to a fine paste by adding little water and the required salt. Transfer to a bowl.

Heat 1 tbsp oil in a tempering pa or tadka pan, when hot add Bengal gram and mustard seeds. Allow them to splutter and then add split black gram, and curry leaves. Add the tempering to the chutney and mix well. Serve it with idli and dosa.

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