BHINDI TAREKO ( 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 pcs 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.