Bitterguard porial

Ingredients:

 

Bitterguard            - ½ kg

Big onion              - 2 medium sized

Curry leaves          - On your requirement

Coriander leaves    - On your requirement

Cumin seeds         - 1 tspn

Urad dhal              - 1 tspn

Turmeric powder   - ½ tspn

Chilli powder          – 1 tspn

Grated coconut      - ½ a bowl

Oil                        - 1 tspn

Salt                       - On your requirement

 

Step-wise preparation:

 

·        Cut the bitterguard into small cubes and keep it under the sunlight for about an hour. This is done to make the bitterguard taste a little bitter.

·        Clean the bitterguard in water and keep it aside. Chop the onions lengthwise.

·        Add oil to the pan and once it is heated add the cumin seeds and wait till it bursts out.

·        Add urad dhal and add the onions and curry leaves and sauté it for around 5 mins until the onion turns slight brown in color.

·        After that add the cleaned bitterguard and sauté it.

·        Add the salt, turmeric powder and chilli powder and sauté it for more than 10 mins in medium flame.

·        You can add water for the vegetable to get boiled sooner if you prefer.

·        Add the coriander leaves and the grated coconut to theis and sauté for a minute and switch off the flame, And your bitterguard porial is ready.

 

Note:

Bitterguard will be bitter in taste to eat and it you don’t want it to be bitter you must fry the bitterguards in oil after washing it and continuing the further steps.

Pumpkin & Carrot Porrial

Vegetables are always my favorite stuffs to eat. I love eating any vegetable for my meals for sure as i think vegetables are tastier than Non-vegetarian. And when speaking of pumpkins... I love pumpkins... I love the sweet and spicy combination of food much more than the usual ones... So i am always obsessed with Pumpkins, Beetroots, Carrots and few other sweet vegetables... And here i have come up with the combination of 2 sweet vegetables... Pumpkin + Carrot... It really tasted good guys.. Do try it out and give your comments :)

Pumpkin is one of the vegetables which is very low calories;  provides just 26 cal per 100 g and contains no saturated fats or cholesterol; but is rich a source of dietary fiber, anti-oxidants, minerals, vitamins. Recommended by dietitians in cholesterol controlling and weight reduction programs. 

Ingredients:

• Pumpkin – ¼ kg
• Carrot – ¼ kg
• Big onion – 1 chopped lengthwise
• Green chilli – 2 cut lengthwise
• Curry leaves – To temper
• Coriander Leaves – To garnish
• Turmeric Powder – ½ tspn
• Salt - To your taste.

Method:

• Wash the vegetables cleanly and cut the pumpkin and carrot into smaller cubes so that it would be easier to cook.
• Take a pan and add 2 tspn of oil to it.
• Add the cumin seeds once the oil is heated and wait till it splatters in low flame.
• Add the curry leaves, chilies and chopped onions and sauté for 2 min until the onion turns slightly brown.
• Add the cleaned and cut vegetables and add a cup of water to it.
• Add the turmeric powder and salt and cook it in medium flame for 5 – 10 mins until the vegetable is cooked well according to your convenience. But do not overcook it as it might become mushy.
• Add the coriander leaves once it got cooked and off the flame.
• Serve it with any kind of variety rice and also with meals.