Eggplant phodi
Following picture contains assorted phodis like kadgi/bread fruit(left), cauliflower(top), seeme badane(right), phagla(down).
Ingredients: Rava(sooji) 2 tbl spns Asafoetida A pinch Chilli powder 2 tea spns Turmeric powder A pinch Oil 2 tbl spns Tamarind juice Half tea spn Salt Desired Vegetables 15-20 pieces
Any of the following vegetables can be used * Plantain * Seeme Badane( chayote squash) * Potato * Brinjal * Cauliflower * Phagla (Indian gourd)
Method: Mix vegetables cut into big pieces with asafoetida, turmeric powder, salt, tamarind juice(Add 1/2 tspn garlic paste if using potato). Keep aside for 10-15min. Apply oil to the tava. Mix rava with chilli powder and little salt. Apply it on all sides of vegetables and shallow fry on the tava. (Check if it is cooked from all sides. If not cooked, add little water, close the lid of tava & cook).
Serves : 5 Preparation time : 30min
Ingredients: Cucumber 2 Tamarind paste or lemon juice 1 tea spn Mustard, Cumin seeds and urad daal Half tea spns each Green chillies 4-5 Garlic paste 1 tea spn Curry leaves Coriander leaves Oil Salt
Method: Cut cucumber into small pieces. Add finely chopped chillies, tamarind paste or lemon juice, salt and garlic paste. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard, cumin seeds, curry leaves and urad daal.When they start to splutter add this to cucumber. Mix well. Garnish with coriander leaves.
Serves : 5 Preparation time : 15min
