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Curried capsicum ( Green bell peppers) with Tomato

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Some food pairings really go well together like toast and cheese,  peanut butter and jelly,  cucumbers and yoghurt, Capsicum and tomatos. Capsicum and tomato is a combination that cannot really be described. It just has to be tasted.  In this recipe, the mushy tartness of the tomato pairs perfectly with the crunch and pungency of the capsicum, while a sprinkling of curry powder adds that extra oomph.  It's a great side for almost any kind of rice,  Naan or Bread . It also works wonderfully as a filling for any kind of sandwich or wrap. To serve two. You will need, Two medium sized Capsicum (green bell  peppers) diced Four Roma tomatoes diced 2 teaspoons of curry powder of your choice (I use a homemade one-recipe coming up soon) Salt and paprika (red chilli powder) to taste A teaspoon each of cumin and mustard seeds for tempering (optional) A tablespoon of oil Heat oil in a saucepan or wok till you see tiny bubbles on the surface,  add the  cumin and mustard seeds

Bhareli Mirchi

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Made Bhareli Mirchi last week. Seeing the recipe for Bhareli Mirchi on one hot stove, brought back memories of my college days, where we would share our lunch boxes. A Maharashtrian girl in our group would bring this dish sometimes and we would eagerly look forward to it. So seeing the recipe made me want to try it out myself. Went to the grocery store and bought jalapeno peppers and made them the very next day. One small change I made to the original recipe is, I added about 1/2 tsp sesame seeds and 1/4 tsp saunf to the tempering Bhareli Mirchi 6-8 Jalapeno peppers 1 cup chopped cilantro 1 cup besan Salt to taste Red Chilli powder to taste Dhaniya jeera powder a pinch Oil for stuffing 2 tbsp oil for sauteeing wash and slit peppers leaving ends intact. Deseed and keep aside. In a bowl combine cilantro, besan, salt, red chilli powder and dhaniya jeers powder with enough oil to form fists. Stuff this mixture in the peppers.Finally in a pan heat 1 tbsp oil. Add

Paneer with creamed peas

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DS hid my peeler, and to share a guilty secret, I absolutely don't know how to peel with a knife. In the weekend DH bailed me out. Later I borrowed a peeler from the neighbour. But midweek I realized I had to make something that wouldn't need a peeler. Opening the refrigarator I saw a tomato and a big block of paneer, I knew I had onions and, that there was a bag of peas sitting in the freezer. Now, I know (humble, lowly, novice cook as I am) that tomatoes, onions, peas and paneer make a great combination. So I decided to make, what else, Paneer with creamed peas. Psst!! Another secret, there is no absolutely no cream in this recipe. Paneer with creamed peas 1/2 tsp Jeera/cumin seeds 1 cardomom 2 pepper corns 1 Block of paneer (12 oz appx) 2 tomatoes 2 medium sized onions 1/2" piece Ginger grated 3-4 garlic flakes/1-2 garlic cloves minced 2 tbsp cashew almond mix ( recipe below) 2-3 pieces of pineapple diced (optional) 1/2 cup green peas 2 tsp salt or to taste 1/4 tsp chil

Stuffed eggplant (Guttivankaya Koora)

This is one dish that really celebrates the culinary diversity between my moms place and my inlaws place. Both my mom and mother in law have their own patented recipe for this dish and both taste equally yum. My moms recipe calls for stuffing the eggplant with a mix of powdered dals and spices, whereas my MIL's recipe uses a stuffing made of fried and pureed onions. Either way it's a perfect dish for the maincourse when guests arrive, and goes great with both rice and rotis. And what is more it's really quick to prepare with a microwave Guttivankaya koora (a la moms recipe) 10-12 medium sized eggplants take care to choose all of similar size for the stuffing 1 cup channa dal 1 cup urad dal 1 tbsp dhania salt to taste 2 tsp chilli powder Dry roast the dals and dhania. Cool and grind to a fine powder mix salt and chilli powder into dal mixture. Adjust for taste. Next make a deep cross on each eggplant to create a hollow for stuffing the mixture. Stuff the mixture in each eggp