Black eyed peas and Spinach

Ingredients

Black eyed peas - 1 can

Spinach(chopped) - 1 cup 

Onion(diced) - 1/2

Tomato(diced) - 1/2

Ginger/garlic paste - 1 tsp

Coriander powder - 1 tsp

Chili powder - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp

Mustard seeds- 1/4 tsp

Cooking oil - as needed

Salt - to taste

Curry leaves 

• In a pan add cooking oil and add mustard seeds
• Add in cumin seeds
• Add and saute' diced onions, ginger garlic paste and curry leaves
• Add in diced tomatoes, salt and let it cook 

• Add coriander powder, chili powder and turmeric powder
• Add in the can of black eyed peas with some water
• Mix well and add in spinach

• Let cook in low heat 
• Turn off heat before it gets dry.
• Serve with rice or rotis.

Vanpayar kaya thoran (Red beans and green banana)

Ingredients

Red Beans - 1 cup

Raw(green) Banana - 4

Onion - 1/2

Grated coconut - 1 cup

Chili powder - 1 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Garlic - 1 pod

Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp

Dried red chili - 2

Cooking oil

Salt

Curry leaves

• Cook red beans with water
• Dice bananas and onion 
• In a pan, add cooking oil and put in mustard seeds and cumin seeds
• Add in red chillies, curry leaves
• Add and saute' diced onion and crushed garlic
• Add chili powder and turmeric powder
• Add diced bananas, salt and mix well
• Cover and let cook
• Once the banana is almost cooked, add in red beans
• Mix well and add grated coconut 
• Cover and let cook for 2 more mins
• Enjoy with rice

Methi pakora (fenugreek fritters)

Ingredients

Methi(fenugreek) leaves - 3 cups

Chickpea flour - 4 cups

Green chili - 4 

Coriander powder - 1 tsp

Chili powder - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Garam masala - 1/2 tsp

Baking soda - 1/2 tsp

Salt - 1/2 tsp

Sugar - 1 1/2 tsp

Water

Oil

• Mix roughly cut methi leaves, chickpeas flour, coriander pwder, chili powder,turmeric, garam masala, salt and sugar 
• Add in diced green chili 
• Add water to the mix and make a batter

• Heat oil in a pan and add in small amounts of batter with a small spoon or with hand 

• Fry both sides for 2-3 mins until the inside cooks 

• Serve hot with ketchup, yogurt or chutney of your choice!

Salmon with coconut

Ingredients

Salmon fillets - 2

Grated coconut - 2 cups

Onion - 1/2

Tomato - 1

Ginger grated - 1 tbsp

Green chili - 1

Chili powder - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Salt

Curry leaves

• Dice Salmon fillets into small pieces
• Dice onion, tomato, green chili
• In a pan, add all the ingredients and mix well
• Cook on low heat until fish is cooked and until the mixture is almost dry with some moisture remaining.
• Enjoy with rice. 

Tip : Adjust the amount of chili powder and green chili to your desired taste.

Gobi(cauliflower) manchurian

Hello everyone,

This is a very tasty and mouth-watery cauliflower recipe. It is an Indo-chinese recipe that can be served as an appetizer or with noodles or fried rice. This was my first time trying to make manchurian and it was so simple and easy. My family loved it and I hope you too will enjoy. 

Happy cooking!

Ingredients

Cauliflower - 1

Onion(diced) - 1/2

Ginger and garlic(minced) - 1 tbsp

Green chili - 1

Bell pepper(diced) - 1

Soy sauce - 1 tbsp

Chili sauce - 1 tbsp

Tomato ketchup - 1 tbsp

Vinegar - 1 tsp

Sugar - 1 pinch

Spring onion -  to garnish

Cooking oil

Salt

For batter(to fry cauliflower)

All purpose flour - 1/2 cup

Egg - 1

Salt - to taste

• Cut cauliflower florets into bite size pieces
• Make batter with all purpose flour, egg and salt
• Mix cauliflower in batter and fry

• Fry cauliflower until crispy(may double fry for extra crispiness)

• Set aside the fried cauliflower
• Saute' onion, ginger, garlic, green chili and bell pepper. Do not over cook
• Add in soy sauce, chili sauce, ketchup, vinegar and sugar
• Let this mixture boil and add cauliflower

• Garnish with spring onions,
• Enjoy as an appetizer or serve with noodles or fried rice. 

Tip: Flavors of soy sauce and chili sauce may vary. Enjoy the manchurian right away after mixing or mix cauliflower to the sauce right before serving so it would not lose the crispiness,

Tuna Cutlets

Ingredients

Canned Tuna : two 5 oz cans

Onion(medium) ; 1/2

Potato(medium) : 1

Ginger and garlic(minced): 1 tsp

Turmeric powder : 1/4 tsp

Garam masala: 1/2 tsp

Egg: 1

All purpose flour: 1 tsp

Bread crumbs

Cooking oil

Salt: to taste

• Drain canned tuna
• Cook medium potato and mash it
• Cut onion into small dices
• Add a tsp of oil to a pan and saute' onion, ginger, garlic

• Add in turmeric powder and garam masala 
• Add in tuna 
• Add in mashed potato and salt to taste
• Let the mixture get warm and turn the heat off

• Make small balls out of the mixture after it cools and make them into oval shapes
• Make a batter by mixing the egg and all purpose flour
• In a pan heat enough to cover about one side of the cutlets
• Dip the cutlets in the batter and then dip them in bread crumbs
• Fry each side

• Flip and let cook both sides until the cutlets reach the desired color
• Enjoy!

Spinach potato

Ingredients

Potato - 1(medium)

Spinach - 2 hands full

Onion - 1 tbsp(diced)

Garlic - 1 clove

Mustard seeds

Cumin powder - 1/4 tsp

Cooking oil - 1 tsp

Salt

• In a  pan add oil and add mustard seeds when the oil heats up
• Add in diced onion, garlic and saute'
• Add cumin powder 
• Add potatoes cut in small cubes and some water 
• Turn the heat down and let the potato cubes cook
• Add in cut spinach and add salt
• Cover and let cook 
• Serve with rice or roti