Paruppu usili is a south Indian dish often made with green beans, but here I have tried it with Okra(Vendakkai), which is a rare combination I suppose, but still worth a try. (Okra paruppu usili / Ladies finger paruppu usili)
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Nine main ingredients plays a major part in this dish. Choice of vegetables, nuts and paneer cooked in creamy rich coconut yogurt gravy called Navarathna kurma. Typically a north Indian gravy, with mughalai origin often served as a side for chapati or parathas. Quite a lot of ingredients and a lengthy procedure, just have everything ready and proceed with the preparation. (Navrathna Korma / Navratna Kurma / Navarathna Kurma / Navarathana Korma / Mughlai Kurma / Mughalai Korma)
Dhokla is a steamed dish. Its a Gujarathi dish. We can say it as Gujarathi "idli". Its one of the main breakfast of Gujarat. In most of "Gujju" recipes sugar is added .
Vendakkai Sukka (Okra / Ladies finger) is a dry fry item mostly served with rice. A simple twist to this regular fry is adding Idli milagi podi instead of regular masala powders. This gives this dish a unique flavour and special homely touch.
Vathal kolumbu can be prepared only with onion also. My husband favourite is vathal kolumbu.
Indian Broad Beans ( Avarakkai in Tamil / Chikkudukai in Telugu / Sem in hindi / Avarekayi in Kannada / Avara in Malayalam ) curry made in South Indian style, little baby prawns or salad shrimp adds a classic homely touch to this dish. This type of broad beans is termed as Naatu avarakkai in tamil, looks thin and broad with soft seeds inside, but the one which we get in US is called seema avarakkai and looks different, long and thick and might take little longer to cook. Sometimes the closest substitute which can be found is Scarlet runner beans. Haven't explored much about this veggie, will keep an eye and update the exact name. Here are some links from wikipedia, which I found useful while googling…
Upma with a twist, little unusual combination, but a must try fancy feast. Semolina cooked in coconut milk along with finely minced goat meat.
Restaurant Style Paneer Butter Masala is a creamy rich tomato onion gravy simmered with fresh Indian cottage cheese!
Very simple mutton dish from my home town.
Butter chicken is basically a North Indian dish, popular type of chicken curry sauce, which is seen in almost all Indian restaurant menus. Chicken cooked in creamy rich sauce made with cashews, almonds, tomatoes and butter, also known as Chicken Makhani.