Pumpkin curry / Kumbala curry is a delicious side dish from Coorg. The season was so perfect as markets are filled with different varieties of pumpkins. They tempted me & bought few home to experiment this curry. This curry is sweet, tangy & spicy at the same time with a finger licking taste. Even though the author suggested it is best to pair with akki roti, we enjoyed this curry with rice for lunch & it was just yum. I used two different variety pumpkins & hence you can see the slight color difference in the curry. Finally I can say that you will love this curry & sure will be in your to make recipe list.Adapted from here & here.Prep Time -10minsCook Time-20minsServes-2peoplePairs with rice, akki roti{as mentioned by original author} & chapati.Ingredients2Cups bite size chopped pumpkin pieces1/2Tsp turmeric2Tsp tamarind pulp1Tsp jaggery1Cup waterFor Seasoning 3Tsp oil1Tsp mustard seeds2Red chili'sFew curry leavesSalt to tasteTo Grind 1/2Cup grated coconut1Tsp coriander seeds1Tsp jeera/cumin4Red chili'sDirections- Dry roast coriander, jeera & red chili's to light brown in color. Allow it to cool & grind them along with coconut to smooth powder.- Heat pan with oil. Add mustard seeds, curry leaves & red chili's. Once the mustard starts jumping add in pumpkin pieces & turmeric to pan. Close with a lid & cook for 10mins till the pumpkin pieces are cooked.- Add in tamarind pulp, salt & jaggery. Mix them well.- Add in the coconut mixture along with water to it. Cook on low heat till the water evaporates & mean while adjust the taste if needed.- Pumpkin curry is ready to serve.Note - You can omit adding tamarind & jaggery to the curry. But adding them will definitely enhance the flavor.- Add in 2minced garlic cloves while seasoning the curry. I omitted it to make no onion no garlic dish.Follow me on "Facebook", "Google+", "Pinterest", "Instagram" for daily updates. Leave me a comment on any queries regarding this recipe & I will be able to answer it for you as soon as possible.
Palya is a Karnataka style side dish. This curry is easy to make & taste delicious with the blend of ingredients we use in making them. I'm sharing Udupi brahmin style palya here. It's little different from the other palya's I make, but the taste was tempting & we loved it. I love to mix & match veggies when making palya's, but you can just go with single veggie at a time. Green beans, cabbage, carrots, cluster beans, Ivy gourds are my favorite veggies & love to make comforting palya with them. Enjoy this comforting no onion no garlic dish.Adapted from here.Prep Time-10mins Cook Time-30minsServes-2PeoplePairs with rice & chapati.Ingredients 2Cups chopped cabbage 1Cup chopped carrots 2Tbs oil 1Tsp mustard 1Tsp jeera/cumin 2Red chili's broken in to half 1/2Tsp hing Few curry leaves
Salt to taste To grind 3Tbs grated coconut2Red chili's 1/2Tsp mustard seeds1/2Tsp turmeric
2Tbs tamarind pulp Directions - Heat pan with oil. Add mustard, jeera & red chili's to it. Once the mustard starts jumping add hing & curry leaves. - Next add in cabbage & carrot to pan along with salt. Close pan with lid & cook for 10mins on low heat. Check carrots if it's cooked well. If not cook veggie's with a closed lid for 5mins more. - Mean while grind grind the ingredients under grind coarsely. Once the veggies are cooked well add in the grind mixture to pan. - Mix them & adjust taste if needed. Cook on low heat for 5mins & switch off heat. - Palya is ready to serve. Follow me on "Facebook", "Google+", "Pinterest", "Instagram" for daily updates. Leave me a comment on any queries regarding this recipe & I will be able to answer it for you as soon as possible.
Sukka is a Mangalorean side dish. This dish is a blend of dal, spices & coconut mixture. In my research for a Mangalorean dish I discovered that Sukka is mainly a non-vegetarian dish & has different versions too. The version I tried is very similar to the curry I use to have in Bangalore restaurants. At that time for me any curry that is sprinkled generously with coconut was a palya & nothing else. Eventually when food blogging became part of my life I was enlightened with all the different versions of them. I came across two versions of this recipe & tried to re create the dish with my sweet memories from Bangalore. I like to grate carrots & beetroots as they cook fast rather than when they are chopped. I'm against to boiling vegetables as they loose the nutritional values so went a head with grated beetroots as they cook fast, but you can use chopped pieces to make this curry. This curry is comforting & delicious. You would love to make it many more times for sure. Enjoy!!!Adapted from here & here.Prep Time-8hrs + 10mins {soaking dal+prepping}Cook Time-20minsServes-2PeoplePair this curry with rice & chapati. Ingredients 2Cups grated or chopped beetroot2Tbs black channa dal/kala chana {soaked overnight}1Tsp tamarind pulp1Tsp jaggerySalt to taste For seasoning/Tadka/Popu3Tsp oil1Tsp mustardFew curry leaves2Red chili's broken in to halfTo grind 1/2Cup {fresh or dried}1Tsp coriander seeds3Garlic cloves2Tsp jeera4Red chili'sDirections- As mentioned above soak chana overnight.- Heat pan with oil. To that add mustard, red chili's & curry leaves. Once the mustard starts jumping add in soaked chana to pan. Cook with a close lid for 5mins.- Add in beetroot & enough salt. Cook with a closed lid for 10mins.- Meanwhile dry roast coriander seeds, jeera & red chili's to brown in color. Cool them before grinding.- Grind garlic & roasted ingredients to smooth powder. Next add in coconut & grind coarsely.- By now beetroot would be cooked perfectly. Mix tamarind & jaggery to curry.- Next add in grind mixture to pan & mix them well. Cook on low heat for 5 mins. Switch off heat.- Sukka is ready to serve.Follow me on "Facebook", "Google+", "Pinterest", "Instagram" for daily updates. Leave me a comment on any queries regarding this recipe & I will be able to answer it for you as soon as possible.
Paruppu Usili is a delicious dish consists of few different dals & veggies, which are cooked to perfection while making it irresistibly good. The other version of paruppu usili is Andhra's Patoli dish. It is very similar dish as of usili with a little of variations to it & it is as delicious as usili. When we were enjoying this dish for lunch my husband was saying it is very similar to Nellore's "Sandi Pindi" dish. I was amazed how one dish was named differently in different places & to my surprise all are few miles apart. Enjoy this yummy dish!!!Prep Time-2hrs10mins {2hrs of soaking + 10mins for chopping & arranging}Cook Time-45minsServes-2People Pairs with rice along with rasam, pulusu & sambar.Ingredients 1Cup chopped french beans1Small onion chopped2Red chili cut equallyFew curry leaves1Tsp mustard seeds1Tbs oilSalt to taste {adjust as needed}To grind 1/4Cup chana dal2Tbs toor dal2Tbs moong dal1Tsp cumin5Red chili's1/2Tsp hing1/4Tsp turmericSalt to tasteDirections- Soak chana dal, moond dal & toor dal for 1hr to 2hr.- Strain the water & add them to a blender along with cumin, red chili's, hing, turmeric & salt.- Coarse grind them. Now taste the mixture & adjust salt, spiciness in the mixture.
- Take a idli pan & apply oil to the rounds. - Divide the mixture equally in to four holes & steam cook them for 10mins. - Mean while heat pan with oil. To that add mustard seeds, red chili's & curry leaves. - Once the mustard starts jumping add in onions & fry them for 1min. Then add in cut beans along with pinch of salt. Stir in & close it with a lid.
- Allow the veggies cook, mean while the mixture is cooked well. - Allow it to cool before crumbling it. Crumble the steamed mixture with your hands as shown above. - Add in the crumbled mixture to the cooked veggies. On low heat mix them well & blend them well by stirring them. Adjust salt if needed.- Cook for 5mins & then switch off heat. - Usili/Patoli is ready to serve. Serve warm with rice & dollop of ghee.Note- I never boil veggies in lots of water as the nutrients are drained wastly after the veggies are cooked. - You add salt kind of twice in this dish. As the mixture needed the perfect salting & the veggies will be left alone. Add enough salt/little salt to veggies to balance it perfectly in the dish.- Sprinkle a little lemon juice after the curry is cooled. It adds a nice twist to the dish.Follow me on "Facebook", "Google+", "Pinterest", "Instagram" for daily updates. Leave me a comment on any queries regarding this recipe & I will be able to answer it for you as soon as possible.
