Banda-Bari (Cabbage-Balls in Gravy)

Ingredients:
1 small cabbage
3 medium potatoes
1Egg
2 tbsp coriander leaves chopped
1 large tomato
4green chillies chopped
½ tsp pepper
Salt to taste
1 large onion chopped
2 tsp Cream
1 cup butter
2 tbsp plain flour
2 tbsp gram flour
For Gravy:
1 large onion
2 large tomatoes chopped
2 tbsp coriander leaves chopped
2 cups water
2 tbsp oil
Method:
1) Grate cabbage into shreds and boil
2) After boiling squeeze the juice and keep aside
3) Boil the potatoes, peel and mash
4) Mix potato, cabbage, cream, coriander leaves, green chillies and onions
5) Blend both the flours in a little water
6) Make the above mixture into small balls, dip them into the flour mixture and fry.
7) For the gravy, make onion into paste, in a saucepan put oil, once the oil is heated pour the onion paste and fry for 5 minutes on medium heat
Then put in the chopped green chillies and tomatoes, fry for 3 minutes then pour the water and let it thicken a little
9) Once the gravy is ready, put the fried cabbage balls into it, garnish with a little coriander leaves and serve hot.

Aalu Ra Tama(Potatoes and Bamboo Shoots)

Aalu and Tama can be cooked in various ways; this is one of the methods I am writing.

Ingredients:

3 Medium sized Potatoes, skinned and sliced round
100 gm Tama or fresh Bamboo shoots
50 gm Mustard seeds, blended to a paste
½ Tsp Cumin seeds
2 Dried red Chillies broken into half
½ Tsp Turmeric powder
½ Tsp red Chilli powder
Salt to taste
6 Tbsp Refined oil
1 Small Onion minced
1 Small Tomato minced
1½ cups water

Method:

1) Heat the wok, add half of the oil, add tama and fry for 5 minutes and keep a side.
2 )Add remaining oil, add cumin seeds and red chillies, and let it crackle for ½ a minute.
3) Add minced onions fry for about 3-to 5 minutes.
4) Add blended Mustard fry for 7 minutes.
5) Add Potatoes; salt, turmeric powder, and red chilli powder, fry for 3 minutes.
6) Add tama and tomatoes, fry for about 2 minutes.
7) Add water, close the lid and let it cook till the potatoes are tender and the gravy turns slightly thicker.
Serve hot with Rice or Chiura (beaten rice).

Bhindi Tareko ( Nepalese Fried Okra)

Ingredients:

Okra 1 kg

Cumin seeds  ½ tea spoon

Red chillies  2 pcs broken in to half

Refined oil half cup

Salt to taste, Ginger paste 1 tea spoon

Garlic paste 1 tea spoon

Turmeric powder  ½  tea spoon

Red chilli powder ½  tea spoon (optional)

Method:

1) Heat  oil in a  Wok ( Karahi)

2) Add cumin seeds and red chillies let it crackle for ½ a minute

3) Add Okra and fry until the water is absorbed  and oil appears

4) Add salt , turmeric powder and chilli powder  fry for 1 minute

5) Add ginger and garlic paste, fry for 5 minutes or till it becomes crisp

6) Serve hot with Roti or Rice .

Aalu Tareko (Fried Potatoes)

Ingredients:

Potatoes 1kg(Peel the potatoes and cut them in to 1 cm thick wedges )

Ghee or refined oil1/2 cup

Ginger paste 1 ½ tea spoon

Garlic Paste  1 ½ tea spoon

Red chilli powder  ½ tea spoon

Red chilly 2 pieces  broken in to half

Asafoetida 1 pinch

Cumin seeds  1 tea spoon

Turmeric powder   ½ tea spoon.

Salt   to taste.

Method:

1) Heat the Ghee on the Wok ( Karahi)

2) Add Cumin seeds asafoetida and red chilli pcs let it crackle for 1 minute

3) Add potatoes and let it cook for about 10 minutes in medium heat, stirring time to time

4) Add red chilly powder ,salt and turmeric powder , let it cook for 2 minutes

5)Add ginger paste and garlic paste , let it cook until it turns red and crisp ,stirring  time to time

6) Serve with Rice ,Roti or Chiura(Beaten Rice).

Aalu ra Kauli Tareko (Fried Cauliflower and Potatoes)

Ingredients:

Potatoes ½ kg(peeled and sliced)

Cauliflower ½ kg(cut in to small pieces)

Cumin seeds ½ tea spoon

Asafoetida 1 pinch

Red chillies 2 pices broken in to half

Oil ½ cup

Ginger paste 1 tea spoon

Garlic paste 1 tea spoon

Cumin powder ½ tea spoon

Red chilli powder ½ tea spoon

Turmeric powder  ½ tea spoon

Salt to taste

Method:

1)Heat the wok (Karahi)

2) Add oil add cumin seeds ,asafoetida and broken red chillies, let it crackle till the cumin and chillies is little dark

3) Add potatoes, fry for 1 minute and add salt turmeric powder and chilli powder

4)Add cauliflower let it cook for 5 minutes over medium heat

5)Add ginger and garlic paste, fry till the potatoes and cauliflowers are cooked and the oil appears and they look on the crispy side

6)Serve with rice.

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