Aratikaya Pulusu(plantain tamarind curry)!

Aratikaya Pulusu is an andhra dish, very easy to prepare and very tasty dish.As many ppl dont know this recipe iam posting this recipe, which really takes few mintues to prepare and is usually served with the combination of daal in andhra,usually muddapappu(plain daal), which really tastes yummy.Here are the ingredients and process for cooking this dish.

INGREDIENTS:

Aratikaya(plantain)-1(cut into circular cubes of 1inch width)

Chopped Onions(big size onion)-1cup

Green chilli-4

Sugar or Jaggery-1tspn

Tamarind(dry)-lemon size

(soak tamarind in warm water and after 5min

squeeze it and collect the tamaring water-1cup)

Tadka ingredients : mustard seeds,cumin seeds,red chilli-1,

curry leaves, turmeric.

Red chilli powder-1tspn

Coriander powder-1tspn

PROCESS:

Take a pressure cooker,add a tbspn oil and once its warm add tadka ingredients and once they start crackling add chopped onions and chilli.

Fry till the onions are soft ,now add the plantain pieces (aratikaya pieces) to it and let it cook for 2min .

Now add the red chilli and coriander powder , jaggery, salt to taste and now add the tamarind water, if needed depending on the quantity you can add some water to it as the curry needs be saucy not a gravy curry.

Now close the lid and let it cook till one whistle , switch it off and once its cool take it into a serving bowl and you can add chopped cilantro before serving.

One of the delicious andhra recipe is now ready to serve with rice and daal.

Enjoy ur meal..

SPICY SORAKAYA CURRY!(Bottlegourd gravy curry)

I have tried three recipies for bottlegourd , which usually andhra ppl do know.But what i have obsrved is most of the ppl usually dnt like bottle gourd curry,so i wanted to try some different recipe which is tasty & spicy and can be served with both rice and roti.So today i just tried this recipe and it came out very well and my husband like it so much.So iam posting this recipe for

all of u.

INGREDIENTS:

Bottle gourd(sorakaya) pieces-1bowl (2inch cubes)

sliced Onion(med size)-1

Tomatoes-2

Green chilles-4

Red chillie powder-1-2tspn

Coriander powder-1tspn

Dry tamarind-1inch size ball

(soak in half cup warm water and squeeze it

after 5min)

and common ingredients for tadka

Cooking Procedure:

Take a kadai or pressure cooker.

Add 1tbspn of vegetable oil.

Once the oil gets heated,add tadka or popu ingredients.(mustard & cumin seeds, uraddaal,curry leaves).

Now add thinly sliced onions and also add sliced green chillies and fry them till they become soft .

Now add the bottlegourd pieces and tomatoes and let them cook for 3-4min, by closing the lid.

Now add turmeric ,salt to taste ,red chilli powder ,coriander powder and mix well.

Add the half cup tamarind water and close the lid and allow it to cook for about 7-8min.

By now it will be done,just check if all the pieces are cooked equally and take it into a serving bowl and add chopped cilantro for garnishing.

The spicy and tasty sorakaya or bottlegourd curry is ready to serve with rice or roti.Enjoy!