V and I both are big fans of stuffed vegetables. I haven’t been able to make this as often as I used to. I tried this recently and we absolutely loved it. The recipe was for stuffed eggplants(brinjals), but I used okra instead.
Check my aayi’s recipe for stuffed okra .
Ingredients: 20-25 okras/bhindis 1/2 cup onion Oil Salt
Spice paste : 2 tbl spns coconut 2 tbl spn chana dalia(hurigadale/putani) 1 tbl spn sesame seeds 1 tea spn cumin seeds 1 tea spn coriander seeds 1 tea spn poppy seeds/khus khus 4-5 cloves 2-3″ cinnamon 4-5 red chillies 1 tea spn jaggery 1/2 tea spn tamarind
Method: Heat oil and fry cloves, cinnamon, chana dalia, sesame seeds, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, poppy seeds, red chillies. Grind the spices with coconut, tamarind, jaggery, salt to a paste. Do not add too much water. Cut off the tops of the okras. Put a deep cross-sectioned cut in them. Stuff the ground paste into them. Heat oil and fry onion till they soften. Add the stuffed okras. If there is any remaining masala, add it on top. Cover and cook on a low flame till done. Serve hot with rice/chapatis.
Serves : 2-3 Preparation time : 30mins
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During the Christmas holidays last year, we were at a friend’s place in CA. My friend Roopa pampered us with some awesome North Karnataka food (V loves North Karnataka dishes). I noted down some of the recipes, but never got to post them. This is one of those recipes. She served this with wheat flour dosas. It was such a great combination.
Check out another version of coriander chutney here .
Ingredients: 1/2 cup fresh/frozen coconut 1/4 cup chana dalia (hurigadale/putani) 1 tea spn cumin seeds 4-5 green chillies 1/4 cup coriander leaves (use along with stems) 5-6 mint(pudina) leaves (optional) 1 tea spn garlic (optional) 2 tea spn ginger 1 tbl spn lemon juice Salt
Method: Grind all of the above ingredients to a chutney consistency. (I usually don’t have mint in the fridge, so I didn’t use it when I made. I don’t use garlic in the mornings, so did not use that too). Serve.
Serves : 4-5 Preparation time : 15mins
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