Indian Vegetable Curry

Serves: 4
Cooking time (approx.): 20 minutes Style: Indian Vegetarian Recipes
Category : Indian Recipes

Indian Vegetable Curry Ingredients:
1/2 medium-sized (100g/4oz) aubergine (eggplant) cut into 2cm x 1cm/¾in x 1/2 in sticks2 small carrots (100g/4oz), peeled and cut into 2cm x 1cm/¾in x 1/2 in sticks100g/4oz/1 cup peas100g/4oz/1 cup French beans, cut into 2.5cm/1in pieces1 medium-sized potato (100g/4oz), peeled and cut into 2cm x 1cm/¾in x 1/2 in sticks50g/2oz/ 1/2 cup freshly grated coconut4 fresh hot green chillies2 tbsp white poppy seeds1 1/4 tsp salt3 medium-sized tomatoes, roughly chopped1 tbsp natural plain yogurt1 tsp garam masala2 tbsp chopped, fresh green coriander
Indian Vegetable Curry Directions :
Place the aubergine (eggplant), carrots, peas, French beans and potato in a medium-sized saucepan. Add 250ml/8fl oz/1 cup water. Bring to the boil. Cover, turn the heat to medium and cook for 4 minutes or until the vegeatbles are just tender.
Meanwhile put the coconut, chillies, poppy seeds and salt in the container of an electric blender. Add 150ml/5fl oz water and grind to a fine paste. Set aside.
When the vegetables are cooked, add the spice paste and another 150ml/5fl oz water. Stir and simmer gently for 5 minutes. Now add the tomatoes, the yogurt and the garam masala. Stir gently to mix well. Bring to the boil and simmer gently for 2-3 minutes. Turn into a serving dish and garnish the vegetable curry with the fresh coriander.

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Chilly Chicken

Serves: 4
Cooking time (approx.): 90 Minutes
Style: Indian Non Veg Recipes
Category : Indian Recipes, Indian chicken recipes
Chilly Chicken Ingredients :

chicken boiled and shredded - 500 grams
onion sliced - 2 nos
turmeric powder - a pinch
chilly powder - 1/2 tspn or to taste
coriander powder - a pinch
jeera powder - a pinch
fennel (sauf) powder - 1/4 tspn
garam masala powder - 1/4 tspn
green chillies - chopped as per ur taste
curry leaves - little
coriander leaves chopped a little
salt to taste
oil - 4 tspn
orange food colour - till the dish is orange.


Chilly Chicken -Directions:

Boil and shred chicken, along with little salt, pepper, ginger and garlic paste and whole spices a little keep aside.The heat oil in a heavy pan, and fry the onions till light brown in colour, then add curry leaves, sprinkle water to avoid burning, then add all the powder masala and fry for few minutes till u get a nice colour, add the shredded chicken, with salt to taste and food colour and coriander leaves, keep stirring . No need to add lots of water but just sprinkle water and cook on a low flame. Remove when its dry.U can eat this with parathas, or use it as a stuffing which will be featured soon.