Category: South Indian Recipe

Stuffed Brinjal Curry (बैगन की सब्जी) – How To Make Dry Baingan – Andhra Style – Gutti Vankaya Fry

Ingredients –

  • Brinjal (Baingan) / Eggplant – 4 medium size
  • Salt to taste
  • Vegetable oil / Mustard oil – 2 tbsp.
  • Sesame seeds – 1 tbsp.
  • Whole roasted coriander seeds – 1 tbsp.
  • Whole cumin seeds – 1 tbsp.
  • A pinch of Turmeric powder
  • Roasted Peanuts (roasted and remove the skin) – 2 tbsp.
  • Lemon juice or tamarind – 1 tbsp.
  • Dry / Fresh coconut – 1 tbsp.
  • Curry leaves – 1 sprig (optional )
  • Chopped tomatoes – 1 cup
  • Chopped finely onions – 1 cup
  • Whole Kashmiri Red chili (as per your taste)
  • Finely chopped Coriander leaves
  • Cinnamon stick – 1 inch
  • Green cardamom – 2
  • A pinch of asafetida

Method –

  1. Heat a pan on low heat.
  2. Roast dry coconut until slightly golden.
  3. Keep stirring time to time.
  4. Add whole cumin seeds, sesame seeds and sauté it.
  5. Cook  for 2 minutes then let it cool down.
  6. Later transfer it into the blender along with roasted cumin seeds and roasted coriander seeds.
  7. Make a fine powder.
  8. Stuffing powder is ready.
  9. Add lemon juice and salt to taste into the stuffing powder.
  10. Keep it aside.
  11. Slit cut the brinjals halfway into four.
  12. Stuff the brinjals with the ground stuffing powder.
  13. Heat  mustard oil into the other pan on medium heat.
  14. Add chopped onions, cook till they turns soft and tender.
  15. Add curry leaves (optional).
  16. Add chopped tomatoes, cinnamon stick, salt to taste, turmeric powder, green cardamom and  garam masala.
  17. Mix well, cover and cook for till tomatoes turn mushy.
  18. Add a  pinch of asafetida and mix.
  19. Now Place the stuffed brinjal into the pan..
  20. Add the remaining ground paste to it and cook covered in low heat .
  21. After few minutes turn the brinjals carefully and cook again on low or medium heat until brinjals are soft.
  22. Once the curry is ready, transfer it to a serving bowl and garnish with coriander leaves.
  23. This delicious main dish recipe goes well with roti and steamed rice.

Coconut Rice-South Indian Coconut Rice-Rice Recipe-Lunch Box Recipe

Ingredients –

  1. Cooked Rice (any kind of Rice) – 1 cup
  2. Curry leaves – 5-6
  3. Vegetable oil or ghee – 1 tbsp.
  4. Chana Dal –1 tbsp.
  5. Urad Dal-1 tbsp.
  6. Whole red chilly – 1 (as per you taste)
  7. Salt to taste
  8. Grated Fresh Coconut – 1/2 cup
  9. Peanuts or Cashews nuts – 1 tbsp.
  10. Mustard seeds – 1 tsp.
  11. A pinch of Asafetida (Hing)

Method –

  • Heat oil in a pan / kadhai.
  • Add mustard seeds, whole red chilly and curry leaves, cook for few minutes.
  • Now add chana dal, urad da, Cashews and Hing, fry until lightly golden.
  • Add cooked rice, grated coconut, salt to taste.
  • Stir everything well.
  • Cover and cook for few minutes on low heat.
  • After few minutes turn off the heat. 
  • Coconut rice is ready, serve with any curry or curd.

Lemon Rice-Quick And Easy South Indian Rice Recipe- Lunch Box Recipe-How To Use Leftover Rice

Ingredients –

  1. Cooked Rice (any kind of Rice) – 1 cup
  2. Curry leaves – 5-6
  3. Vegetable oil or ghee – 1 tbsp.
  4. Chana Dal –1 tbsp.
  5. Urad Dal-1 tbsp.
  6. Whole red chilly – 1 (as per you taste)
  7. Salt to taste
  8. Peanuts or Cashews – 1 tbsp.
  9. Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp.
  10. Mustard Seeds –1 tsp.
  11. Grated Ginger-1 tsp.
  12. A pinch of Asafetida (Hing)
  13. Lemon (as per your taste).

Method –

  • Heat oil in a pan / kadhai.
  • Add peanuts fry until they are lighty roasted.
  • Add ginger, chana dal, urad dal, curry leaves, chilly and mustard seeds, cook for few minutes.
  • Add Hing, turmeric powder, cooked rice, salt to taste and mix well.
  • Cover and cook for few minutes on low heat.
  • After few minutes turn off the heat.
  • Add lemon juice and stir everything well.
  • Lemon rice is ready, serve with any curry or curd.

Capsicum (Red,Green,Yellow) Chutney Recipe–South Indian Style–Easy And Quick Capsicum/Bell Pepper Chutney

Ingredients –

  1. Chopped capsicum (any color) –1 cup
  2. Chopped onions –1 cup
  3. Garlic –1-2 cloves
  4. Coconut powder/pieces – 1 tsp.(optional)
  5. Salt to taste
  6. Oil –2 tbsp.(if needed add little more oil )
  7. Green chilli or red chilli powder (as per you taste)

Seasoning

  1. Curry leaves – 6-7
  2. Mustard seeds –1 tsp.
  3. Whole dry red chilli -1
  4. Asafetida (hing) –1 pinch
  5. Oil –1 tsp

Method-

  • Add oil to a hot  pan add chopped onion, chopped capsicum, garlic and sauté till it becomes slightly soft.
  • Turn off the heat and let it cool down.
  • Add fried ingredients into a jar add 1-2 tsp water, coconut (optional), chilli (as per your taste) and blend till it becomes smooth paste.
  • Transfer the paste into the bowl and add salt to taste.
  • Heat a small pan add oil, mustard seeds and hing.
  • When mustard seeds begin to crackle add curry leaves fry till they turn crisp and pour the over the capsicum chutney.
  • Capsicum chutney is ready to serve….

Note –You can serve this chutney with Dosa, Idli, Puri, Paratha, etc…

Capsicum (Red,Green,Yellow) Chutney Recipe–South Indian Style–Easy And Quick Capsicum/Bell Pepper Chutney

Ingredients –

  1. Chopped capsicum (any color) –1 cup
  2. Chopped onions –1 cup
  3. Garlic –1-2 cloves
  4. Coconut powder/pieces – 1 tsp.(optional)
  5. Salt to taste
  6. Oil –2 tbsp.(if needed add little more oil )
  7. Green chilli or red chilli powder (as per you taste)

Seasoning

  1. Curry leaves – 6-7
  2. Mustard seeds –1 tsp.
  3. Whole dry red chilli -1
  4. Asafetida (hing) –1 pinch
  5. Oil –1 tsp

Method-

  • Add oil to a hot  pan add chopped onion, chopped capsicum, garlic and sauté till it becomes slightly soft.
  • Turn off the heat and let it cool down.
  • Add fried ingredients into a jar add 1-2 tsp water, coconut (optional), chilli (as per your taste) and blend till it becomes smooth paste.
  • Transfer the paste into the bowl and add salt to taste.
  • Heat a small pan add oil, mustard seeds and hing.
  • When mustard seeds begin to crackle add curry leaves fry till they turn crisp and pour the over the capsicum chutney.
  • Capsicum chutney is ready to serve….

Note –You can serve this chutney with Dosa, Idli, Puri, Paratha, etc…