Lauki Curry from my moms kitchen

Its been ages since i have blogged  ,sorry guys for exagerating i know its just  been few days since i last blogged ,..:-) my younger sis is here for few days so i am really busy showing her around ,..and  ya theres one good news too which i want to share with you all  ,..huh finally i can have some time off,..Advays school has started from today, while dropping him to school bus i felt as if its my first day of school, i expected him to cry but he happily climbed the stairs of the bus and setteled himself,while waiting for him noon time i expected him to look  tired  but he was all smile and gladly told me what all he did in his school,which included activities like eating his tiffin,and saying bye to airplane,unlike us where we had to carry our books to school everyday ,his stationary will be in school and he has to just carry his bag with tiffin isnt that cool,..thats all :-) cooking wise no much cooking ,sharing with you all simple recipe of Lauki/Bottlegourd Curry which i keep asking from my mom whenever i have to prepare so this time when i asked i had to blog it for my own refrence:-)
Recipe Name Bottlegourd/Lauki Curry
Recipe source my mom
Preparation time 10 mins
Cooking time 20 to 30 mins
Ingredient
Bottlegourd/Lauki one peeled and chopped in cube shape
potato peeled and chopped
onion two sliced
tomato one cubed
grated ginger and garlic one tsp
green chili sliced two
salt as per taste
oil to cook
black pepper two
clove two
dried red chili one
bay leave one
cumin seeds half tsp
turmeric powder pinch

garam masala powder one tsp
Procedure
In a pressure cooker heat one tbsp of oil
once hot lower the flame and add cumin seeds,clove ,black pepper,dried red chili and bay leave
once it starts spluttering add onion followed by garlic,ginger and green chili
once the onions turn half mushy add chopped tomatoes ,salt and turmeric powder
fry further for a minute or two and add potatoes followed by bottlegourd
fry till everything mixes together
add requiered amount of water and let it simmer for a minute
sprinkle garam masala powder and pressure cook for one to two whistles.
Serve hot with rice and pickle.
Thats all frens,cee u all soon,..;-)

Ramnavmi ki shubhkamnaye navratri thali ke sath

Today being Chaitra Ashtami i gonna share Vrat Thali which we had for brunch and dinner today,

The first thali has buckwheat flour poori,potato bhaji ,curd and banana milkshake

The second platter has samak rice,buckwheat flour poori,bottlegourd pudding,curd and potato tomato curry.

Link for the recipes

kuttu flour pooribuckwheat flour (omitted addition of singhara flour)

fried potato/phalhar aloo

bottle gourd pudding /lauki kheer

for samak rice prepare it the same way normal rice is prepared

banana milkshake just blend chopped banana with sugar and milk

potato tomato curry

ingredient

boiled potato one

tomato two

green chili one

rock salt/sendha namak as per taste 

ghee one tsp

procdeure

heat one tsp of ghee in non stick wok

fry chopped green chili

add tomatoes  and salt and keep frying till they turn soft

once done boiled potato fry for a minute or two

add required amount of water and let it simmer

serve hot with poori or rice.

Vrat recipes from blogosphere

samak rice with groundnut curry

masaledar aloo with kuttu poori

buckwheat pancakes

samak idli

allo vade 

from navratri recipes few more

and ya guys i am back from Singapore sharing with you all few pics

wish you all happy Chaitra Navratri enjoy the feast cee u all soon,..;-)till thn happy blogging,.

KHATTI MEETHI DAL TEEKHI SABJI KE SAATH OR MEETHE MAI LAUKI KHEER HAI SAATH

My mother prepares chana dal with coconut and tamarind,..bengali version of the chana dal which we usually prepare at home,..thought of trying for the first time here in singapore,..liked lotz specially with marathi alloo sabji and plain rice,..since the day i have started cooking..ya its two yrs now to be exact i have noticed,..that food tastes really great when mixed with different cuisines,..i prepared bengali dal and marathi sabji,,,both complimented each other with plain rice,.. SWEET AND SOUR CHANA DAL TASTED GREAT WITH SPICY ALLOO BHAJI



ingredients for dal

chana dal one cup washed and kep aside
salt to taste
turmeric half tsp

for tempering

garlic cloves two finely chopped
green chilli two chopped
bay leaf crushed two
tamarind pulp two tbsp
grated coconut half cu[
salt to taste
sugar one tbsp
cumin seeds one tsp
half tsp each of red chilli and turmeric powder
one tsp garam masala
oil to cook

procedure

pressure cook the dal till its done,keep aside
heat one tsp oil in wok
add cumin seeds followed by garlic,green chilli and bay leaves
once garlic starts changing colour add grated coconut and keep frying
now add sugar,tamarind pulp.red chilli ,salt and turmeric powder
keep stirring
add cooked dal to this mixture
simmer for a minute or two,add garam masala,,
remove from flame,

serve hot with plain rice and veggie of ur choice
VARIATION INSTEAD OF GARLIC FOR TARKA CAN USE ONION TOO



i prepared potato bhaji marathi style from here.. FOLLOWED THE SAME RECIPE ADDED CRUSHED GARLIC TOO

since the day my mother had prepared lauki kheer for my sis ,..she was after me ,..she kept telling me to try it out,,,so finally i got lauki,..i bought it for the first time in sinapore...cause hubby doesnt like lauki,..asked my mother for recipe...and was really amazed by the taste,,even advay liked it

INGREDIENTS

BOTTLEGOURD GRATED ONE CUP
MILK TWO CUP
SUGAR THREE TBSP
GHEE ONE TBSP
CHOPPED DRYFRUITS TO GARNISH
CARDAMOM POD TWO CRUSHED

PROCEDURE

HEAT GHEE IN WOK, ADD CRUSHED CARDAMOM AND GRATED BOTTLEGOURD
KEEP STIRRING FOR THREE TO FOUR MINUTES
ADD MILK AND SUGAR,,,
ONCE MILK BOILS LOWER THE FLAME AND KEEP STIRRING
I PREFER THICK KHEER,..SO I ALWAYS STIR TILL MILK DISSOLVES FULLY
ONCE DONE REMOVE FORM FLAME
ADD CHOPPED DRYFRUITS BEFORE SERVING












LAUKI KHEER GOES TO VOW BOTTLEGOURD HOSTED BY POOJA



POTATO BHAJI GOES TO SWC MAHARASHTRA HOSTED BY NEHA



DO CHK OUT SOWMYAS VERSION OF KHEER TOO
SHEETAL TOO HAS DOODHI HALWA
HAPPY WEEKEND FRENS
CEEYA TOMORROW