Took our cook to the local market and came back with all of these - tried to get the Hindi and Kannada names too so do correct and help me where I am off :)
Also ate some raw mango and coal roasted corn on the cob today.
Also ate some raw mango and coal roasted corn on the cob today.
Arvi can be pressure-cooked with mustard paste.Its yummy.
ReplyDeleteI think,the beans above raddish is sem[in hindi]
ReplyDeleteTo reduce the bitter taste of Karela, try to slice them into thin slices, removed the seeds & then just pan roast it with Oil & turmeric. In the end, it will turn crispy a little charred. Sprinkle salt & chilli powder. This is the only way I like it. Otherwise I know its too bitter. I never ate it before until my grandfather made it this way :)
ReplyDeleteAvarekai is yum. We make many dishes out of it. Personally I like the Sambar (can give you the recipe). My relatives here put it in almost any dish during its season; upma, pongal, lemon rice...anything! LOL
ReplyDeleteFor the Karela-Another way to reduce the bitterness-scrape it a lil with a potato peeler,slit it,scoop out the seeds,add grated onion,salt,turmeric,mango powder,red chilli powder and shallow fry.Add a dash of lemon juice and serve hot with with Rice n Dal:)
ReplyDeleteI think I got the name for the picture before raddish . In Kannada it is called "Chapparada avarekai", You could google image it and check if it was the same vegetable :). My grandma made a Dal curry out of it the other day.
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