Beetroot Subzi

Ingredients
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Beetroot 2 (Peeled and Finely chopped)
Onion 1 small chopped
Tomato 1 big chopped
Green chilli 3
Mustard Seeds 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp
Chana dal 1/4 tsp
Garlic cloves 3 chopped
Curry leaves few
Oil 1 tsp
Salt to taste

Method
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In a pan add oil, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, chana dal, garlic, curry leaves.
Then add onion fry for few mints, add green chilli, tomato let it boil for few mints. Then add beetroot and mix well. Add little water and salt. Let them boil.
Serve it with Rice or Chapathi.

Spinach subzi/ Padpe Upkari

Ingredients

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Spinach 1 bunch(wash and cut into small size)

Onion 1 small choped

Dry red chilli 1

Green chilli 2

Tomato 1 big

Mastard seeds 1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp

Garlic cloves 2 chopped

Curry leaves little

Oil 1 tsp

Salt to Taste

Method

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In a Pan add oil, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, garlic, dry red chilli and curry leaves.

Then add onion fry for few mints add green chilli , Tomato and salt, fry for few more mints like 3 mints. Finally add chopped spinach and mix well. Do not add water for this. let it boil. Spinach cooks very fast.

Serve Hot with Rice or Chapathi.

Manoli Ajadina/ Dry Tindora

Ingredients
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1 lb.Tondekai/manoli (tindora)
1/4 cup grated coconut
1 small onion
4 or 5 redchillies
1 tsp coriander seeds
1/4 tsp fenugreek(methi)seeds
2 garlic pod
1/4 tsp Mango(Amchur)powder
1 Tablespoon oil
1 tablespoon ghee
1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
Little curry leaves
salt to taste.

Method
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Chop the onion & tondekai into fine pieces.
Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, curry leaves and onion. Fry the onion till translucent.
Add the tondekai pieces and cook over slow flame, Add salt. If needed, a small volume of water can be added to avoid the vegetable getting burnt.
Roast the grated coconut in ghee, add the red chillies, coriander and methi seeds. Grind this with garlic to a mixture.
Add the ground mixture to the tindora after it is cooked.
Finally add the mango powder, mix well and take it out.
It goes well with Rice as a side dish.
This recipe is famous in Mangalore. For this dish we can add chana/kadle. It goes well together. This dish is tastey and easy to prepare.



Note:
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1.While frying the onion, add cashew pieces. It can be added to enhance the taste.
2 If you don't have Amchur powder. then you can add Tamarind paste to grind the masala.

Turai Uppukari/Ridge Gourd/Peere uppukari

Ingredients
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Ridge Gourd 2(clean and cut into small pieces)/Chinese Okra/peere
1 Onion chopped
3 green chillis
2 tsp shreded coconut
1 tsp Mustard seeds
3 garlic crushed
Curry leaves little
2 tsp oil
Salt to taste

Method
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In a pan, heat oil add mustard seeds, garlic and curry leaves.
Then add onion fry until color changes. add green chilli, Ridge gourd/turai and salt.
Mix well and add little water, bring it to boil.
Finally add coconut.
Serve with Rice as a side dish.
This is My Fav uppukari. I like to eat with ganji/rice.

Cabbage Subzi/Cabbage Upkari

Ingredients
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Cabbage Shredded
Mustard seeds 1tbsp
Cumin seeds 1/2 tbsp
Garlic chopped
Urad dal 1/4 tbsp
Chana dal 1/4 tbsp
Curry leaves
1/4tbsp Turmeric powder
Oil 2 tbsp
1 Onion Chopped
2 Green chillis
1 Tomato chopped
Salt

Method
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In a hot pan add oil, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, garlic, Urad dal, Chana Dal, curry leaves, turmeric powder.
Then add Onion fry until colors changes. add green chilli fry for few minutes, then add tomato & cabbage. Add very little water. stair it well for 25 mints.

Cauliflower Masala Fry

Ingredients
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Cauliflower cut into florets
1 big Onion thinly sliced
2 Green chilli thinly sliced
1 tbsp cumin seeds
4 Garlic cloves thinly sliced
1/4 tbsp Ginger garlic paste(optional)
1/4 tbsp turmeric powder
1/2 tbsp Red chilli powder
1/2 tbsp Garam masala
1/4 tbsp Coriander powder
Pinch of Pepper powder
1/2 tbsp Soya Sauce
Coriander leaves chopped
Curry leaves
2 tbsp Oil
Salt to taste

Method
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Boil 2 glass of water. soak Cauliflower in hot water 5 minutes with little salt.
In a pan add oil and cumin seeds, garlic, curry leaves and onion fry until color changes.
Then add green chilli and ginger garlic paste and cauliflower stir it. Add turmeric powder, red chilli, garam masala, coriander powder, pepper powder, salt and soya sauce. Mix well without adding water. Cook until the veggies are tender. Garnish with Coriander leaves. Tastes very good.
Serve with Parata or Rice.

Bendi Subzi

Ingredients
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Bendi chopped
Mustard seeds 1tbsp
Cumin seeds 1/2 tbsp
Garlic chopped
Curry leaves
Pinch of Turmeric powder
Oil 3 tbsp
1 Onion
2 Green chillis
2 Tomato chopped
Salt

Method
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In a hot pan add oil, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, garlic, curry leaves, turmeric powder.
Then add Onion fry until colors changes. add green chilli fry for few minutes, then add tomato & bendi. don't add water to it. stair it well for 20 mints.

Potato Subzi

Ingredients
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2 big Potato(cut into small pieces)
1 Onion Chopped
4 green chilli chopped
1 Tomato
1 tbsp Mustard seeds
1/2 tbsp Cumin seeds
1/4 tbsp Turmeric powder
3 Gralic crushed
Curry leaves
Pinch of Asofeotida
Oil
Salt

Method
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In a hot pan add oil, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, turmeric powder, garlic, curry leaves, asofeotida. then add Onion fry until color changes, add green chilli, tomato and salt fry few mints. Then add potato stir for few mints and keep the lid on, stir ocassionally till it is cooked. don't add water, if you want you can add 3 tsp water.

This goes well with Rice, Chapathi or Roti.