Bottle gourd (लौकी) Masala Gravy | సొరకాయ మసాల గ్రేవీ

Bottle Gourd is cultivated in Indian regions and other regions of the world. It is loaded with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, dietary fibers. It helps to lose weight, keeps digestive system healthy, Provides cooling effect to your body, also good for skin and hair. 

Bottle gourd Masala Gravy is very yummy in taste and well goes with Rice and Roti. 😋 

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INGREDIENTS:

Bottle gourd: 1 full cup ( cut into inch pieces)

Onion: 1 finely chopped

Tomatoes: 2

Green Chilis: 2-3

Curd: 2tbsp

Red Chili Powder: 1/2tsp

Turmeric Powder: 1/4tsp

Curry Leaves

Coriander Leaves

Salt to taste

Oil: 2tbsp

To make Masala Paste:

Sesame (Gingelly) Seeds: 1tbsp

Coriander (Dhaniya) Seeds: 1tbsp

Cloves: 4

Cardamom: 3

Cinnamon: 2 (inch piece)

Shajeera: 1/2 tsp

Coconut: 1/4 cup

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METHOD:

1. Heat a pan and saute all the masala ingredients except coconut on low flame until a nice aroma comes and keep aside to cool. If you are using Dry coconut, then you can saute along with all the masala ingredients and you can skip the second step.

2. In the same pan, heat 1tsp of oil and add fresh coconut pieces. Saute them for a minute and keep aside. 

3. Grind all these fried masala ingredients together and make a fine paste by adding little water.

4. In the same pan, heat Oil. Add Green chilis, curry leaves and Onions. Saute them on medium flame until onions become translucent.

5. Now, add chopped tomatoes and mix well. 

6. Add ginger garlic paste. Mix and cook on medium flame until tomatoes become soft.

7. Add bottle gourd pieces and mix well.

8. Add turmeric powder, red chili powder and salt. Mix well.

9. Put the lid and cook it on medium flame until bottle gourd pieces mixes well with spices.

10. Add grounded masala paste and mix well for a minute on low flame.

11. Put the lid and cook it on low-medium flame for 3-5 minutes. Mix occasionally.

12. Add a glass of water and mix well.

13. Put the lid and cook it on medium flame until the pieces becomes soft and the gravy comes to the desired consistency.

14. Put the flame low and add curd. Mix well.

15. Cook the gravy on low flame for 2 more minutes.

16. Lastly add coriander leaves and mix. Take it to a bowl and serve hot with rice or roti.

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Mushroom Kaaju Curry (కాజు పుట్టగొడుగుల గ్రేవీ )

Mushrooms provide a wide range of antioxidants and other nutrients that may contribute heart health and protect the body from cancer, among other benefits. 😍👏

Mushroom Kaaju Curry can be served along with Rice or Roti. Try this delicious curry 😋 and post your experience. 💜

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INGREDIENTS:

Button Mushrooms: 200gm (Cleaned, chopped & boiled in water along with a pinch of turmeric)

Onions: 1/2cup chopped

Tomatoes: 1/4cup chopped

Coriander Leaves: 1/4cup chopped

Turmeric Powder: 1/4tsp

Red Chili Powder: 1/4tsp

Cumin Seeds: 1/4tsp

Coconut Paste: 1tbsp

Fresh Cream: 2tbsp

Oil: 1/4cup

Salt to taste

To make PASTE:

Onion: 1 roughly chopped

Tomato: 1 roughly chopped

Green Chilis: 2

Ginger: 1inch piece

Cloves: 5-6

Cinnamon: 1inch piece

Bay Leaf:1

Cumin Seeds: 1/2tsp

Black cardamom: 1

Caraway (Shajeera) Seeds: 1/4tsp

Cashew Nuts: 1/4cup

Turmeric Powder: 1/4tsp

Red Chili Powder: 1/2tsp

Salt: 1/4tsp

For Tadka:

Butter: 1tbsp

Red Chili Powder: 1/4tsp

Cashew Nuts: 2tbsp

METHOD:

1. Clean button mushrooms and cut into pieces.

2. Boil them in water with a pinch of turmeric powder for a minute or two on high flame.

3. Take pan and heat oil.

4. Shallow fry Mushrooms for a minute on high flame and keep aside.

5. In the same pan and oil, add roughly chopped onions, tomatoes, green chilis, ginger, bay leaf, shajeera, jeera, cloves, black cardamom, cinnamom and saute them on high flame for 2-3 minutes.

6. Add turmeric powder, red chili powder and salt and mix well.

7. Add a glass of water and put the lid. Cook the onion mixture on high flame until they become translucent.

8. Take them into a plate and let them to cool. Once cooled, grind them and make a fine paste.

9. Now, take a same pan and heat oil.

10. Add, finely chopped onions and saute them well until they cooked well.

11. Add, finely chopped tomatoes and mix well. Cook them on medium-high flame until the raw smell of tomatoes goes away.

12. Once, tomatoes are well cooked, add prepared onion paste and mix well. Cook the gravy on medium flame. Stir and mix continuously.

13. After 3minutes, add mushrooms and mix well.

14. Add, Coconut paste and mix well.

15. Add. finely chopped coriander leaves and mix well. Cook the gravy until oil separates.

16. Add a half glass of water and mix well. Cook the gravy on medium flame until get the desired consistency.

17. Put the flame low and add cream. Mix well.

18. Take a tadka pan and heat butter. Add, red chili powder and cahew nuts and fry well.

19. Pour this tadka on gravy and mix well.

20. Take the gravy to a serving bowl and garnish with coriander leaves. serve hot with rice or roti.

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Brinjal Kurma (Guthi vankaya kurma)

Brinjal Kurma (Guthi vankaya Kurma) is a South Indian recipe 😍and can be served with Rice or roti. Try this delicious😋 Andhra Guthi Vankaya Kurma and post your experience. For more updates, please follow my page. 💜💜💜

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INGREDIENTS:

For Masla:

Ground Nuts: 2tbsp

Coconut: 1tbsp

Ginger: 1inch

Coriander Seeds: 1tsp

Seasame Seeds: 2tsp

Coriander Leaves: 6-10 Leaves

Garlic: 3-5Flakes

Cinnamon: Small Piece

Cumin Seeds: 1/4tsp

Cloves: 5

For Curry:

Brinjal: 250gms

Onions: 2 roughly chopped

Tomatoes: 2 roughly chopped

Tamarind: a small piece

Curd: 3tsp   

Green Chili Paste: 3tsp

Red Chili Powder: 1/2tsp

Turmeric Powder: 1/4tsp

Coriander Leaves: 1/4 cup chopped

Oil: 1/4 cup

Salt to taste

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METHOD:

• Cut Brinjals into + shape and do not cut till the edge. Keep the stalk as it is.

• Take a pan and saute Ground nuts, coriander seeds until they start to change color. After that add, all the remaining masala ingredients and saute them well.
• Saute all these ingredients on low flame. Make sure Seasame seeds shouldn't burn. Once all the ingredients saute well, flame off and let them to cool.

• Now, grind them and make a fine powder.
• Heat oil in the same pan. Add, Onions and saute them well until they become translucent.
• Now add, Tomatoes & Tamarind to Onions. Stir and saute them well on medium flame for 2-3mins.

• Once, onions & tomatoes are well fried, transfer them into a plate and let them to cool.
• Now, grind them and make a fine paste.
• In the same oil, saute Brinjals on low - medium flame for 5-10mins or until they become soft. You can put the lid and cook the Brinjals.

• Once, Brinjals are well cooked, take them out and keep aside.

• In the same pan and oil, add green chili paste and saute it well.
• Add, Onion, tomato paste and saute it well on low flame for 5mins.

• Now, add Turmeric powder, salt & red chili powder and mix well. 

• Now, add grounded masala powder and mix well. Cook this on low flame as the gravy will get stick to pan very quickly.

• When, oil separates from gravy mix, add already fried brinjals and mix well.

• Now, add curd and mix well on low flame for 5mins.
  

• Add a glass of water and mix well. Put the lid and cook the gravy on medium flame until the gravy gets thick or until the brinjals are absorbed with the gravy flavor.

• While the gravy cooks, keep stirring in between so that the gravy won't stick to pan.

• Once, oil separated from gravy, check brinjal is well cooked or not and and the gravy consistency.
• Finally, add chopped coriander leaves and mix well.

• Take it to a serving bowl and serve hot with Rice or Roti.

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