Category: Vegetables

Pickled vegetables

Ingredients

2 large Carrots, cut into big dices
2 limes
6 green chillies
1/4 cup or less sliced ginger
1/8 cup coriander seeds (coarsely broken)
1 T saunf
1 -2 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp tumeric
1 tsp hing
8-10 peppercorns
1/2 cup lemon juice (or as needed based on sourness)
1 T salt or as needed
1/4 cup oil

Pickled vegetables

Method

Mix the cut vegetables with salt and tumeric and keep aside. Heat the oil till it starts to smoke. turn off the flame and allow it to cool for 2mins. Mix all the spices and mix it with the vegetables. Add the hot oil and lemon juice and mix well.

Okra with Green Mango and Lentils

Ingredients

Yellow Lentil - 1/2 cup
Cooking Oil - 3 tbsp
Onion Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Onion - 2 medium (sliced)
Ground Fenugreek - 1/2 tsp
Ginger Paste - 1 tsp
Garlic Paste - 1 tsp
Chili Powder - 1.5 tsp
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
Ground Coriander - 1 tsp
Unripe Mango - 1 (peeled)
Okra - 1 pound (chopped)
Red Chili - 2 (Dried and seeded)
Cilantro - 2 tbsp (chopped)
Tomato - 1 (sliced)

Okra with Green mango and Lentils

Method

Wash lentils, boil and cook until soft but not mushy. Drain and set aside. Heat oil in a pan, add onion seeds and fry until they begin to pop. Add sliced onions and fry until they are golden brown. Lower the heat and add fenugreek, ginger, garlic, chili powder, turmeric, and coriander. Add sliced mango and okra (dherosh). Stir well and add red chilies and cilantro. Stir fry until okra is well cooked. Add cooked lentils, sliced tomatoes, and cook for another 3 minutes.