Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Preparation :-
Preparing menthi podi / fenugreek seeds powder :-
- Heat a pan add 2 tspns oil and fry 2 tbspns menthulu / fenugreek seeds , 4tbspns chana dal / bengal gram , 4tbspns urad dal , 2 tspns each cumin seeds , mustard seeds and coriander seeds , approxi 14 dry red chillies .
- Grind them to a powder when they get cool .
- Store this in a airthight container . U can use this for 2 -3 months . Better to store in fridge.
- U can use this powder for preparing brinjal curry , capsicum curry , ridgegourd , tindora , etc,.
Preparing vankaya menthi podi kura :-
- For this preparation u can use either round brinjals or long brinjals . wash them and chop them into big pieces ( not too big / too small). this time i used 2 long brinjals .
- Soak small lemon size tamarind in water or microwave them for 1 min and extract the juice .
- Take a wide mouth pan add tamarind extract , sufficient salt , turmeric , chopped brinjal pieces. boil this nicely . Put ur flame in medium high so that water in tamarind extract evaporates and brinjal cooks in that tamarind juice . So finally u should make it dry .
- Take them into a bowl . Wipe off the pan with paper towel .
- Heat the same pan add 2 tbspns oil , do seasoning by adding 1tspn urad dal , 1 tspn chana dal , 1/2 tspn cumin seeds, 1/2 tspn mustard seeds , 2 dry red chillies , sprinkle asafoetida , curry leaves .
- Now add boiled brinjal pieces . stir them nicely and carefully so that they dont mash .
- Add sufficient salt ( dont forget we already added while boiling brinjals ,so adjust salt). Add 2 tbspns menthi podi . Fry for 5 mins and switchoff the stove .
- Serve hot with rice and ghee . I saw heaven in front of me while eating this curry in hot rice . This dish will make u know the essence of Andhra .
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i have tried this recipe,it is very tasty .
thanku for ur step by step explanation.
cheers
swatiraja
with cheers,
Preethi.
I have tried using your receipe curry is very tastey we all loved these curry
Thanks,
Sandhya
With cheers,
preethi.
Thank you very much for sharing great andhra receipes with pictures. its awesome.
Thanks,
Shan
this a me dhivya again.... to be frank i don like brinjal.. but aftr seein ur recipe vankaya-menthi podi kura i feel like cookin it n tasting it! looks yummy n mouthwatering... wowiee :) keep posting!!! n do post some recipes dat we can cook wid left over items... thanks preethi:)