There are various recipes of making cauliflower bhaji,north indian style,simple Maharashtrian style etc…

This one is made using malvani masala,is bit spicy ans very flavour full.Malvani masala is easily available in market.Each malvani family has its own specific recipe for the same.

Here i have added potato,even green peas can be added to this recipe.Goes very well with Bhakri or chappati.

Ingredients:

1 cup Cauliflower  cut into small peices.

1/4 cup Potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced.

1/2 cup Onion finely chopped.

6 flakes Garlic chopped.

1 tsp Malvani masala.

1/2 tsp Haldi powder.

1 tbsp Oil.

1 tsp Mustard seeds.

1/4 tsp Asafoetida.

2 tbsp grated Coconut.

2 tbsp chopped Corriander leaves.

Salt to taste.

Method:

In a pan heat oil,add mustard seeds and Asafoetida. Add chopped garlic and cook till it turns golden brown.

Add chopped onion and cook till translucent.

Add chopped cauliflower and potatoes,makvani masala,haldi powder and salt.Mix well.sprinkle little water,cover and cook for 5 to 7 minutes or till the vegetables are cooked.

Add grated coconut and choppef Corriander leaves.Mix well.

Serve hot with bhakri or phulkas.

Happy Cooking !!!

Sameera.

In continuation to my posts from my mom’s house in Goa,today’s specialty was Neer Phanas Kachrya.

Neer Phanas is also known as bread fruit.Usually we make kaaps as side dish from it.

My mom has a huge tree of Neer Phanas in her back yard and we get a good yeild of Neer Phanas every year.

I am very fond of this vegetable,at times my mom courriers them to me to Mumbai.

Today for the first time I tried this dish, usually kachrya are made from potatoes,which are die for tasty,but this dish was also equally yummy.Neer Phanas has mild sweetness,which gives this dish a distinct flavour.

This dish goes very well with meetha dal and rice,though I can have it on its own also.This dish requires little extra oil.

Here goes the recipe….

Ingredients:   

1Neer Phanas (Bread fruit)washed,peeled and diced thinly.

2 tbsp Oil.

1/2 tsp Mustard seeds.

1/2 tsp Jeera.

1/8 tsp Asfoetida.

1 tsp Red Chilli powder.

1 tsp Dhana Jeera powder.

1/2 tsp Haldi powder.

Salt to taste.

1/2 tsp Chat Masala.

Method:

In a thick bottom pan heat oil.

Add mustard seeds,let it splatter add jeera and asafoetida.

Add diced neer phanas ,red chilli powder,dhana jeera powder,sakt  and haldi powder,mix well.

Dont add water,mix well ,cover the pan and cook on medim heat let the neer phanas cook,stir once or twice in between.it takes not more than 5 minutes to cook.

Add chat masala and mix well.

Remove in a serving bowl and serve with dal rice or roti.

Happy Cooking !!!

Presently I am in Goa,at my mom’s house,she has a well cultivated terrace garden which has variety of fruits and vegetables.Vali or long beans is one of  the vegetable grown abundantly in her garden.

Usually these beans are not cut but broken into 1 inch peices with hand and the tender seeds are also used for making vegetable.

This is a simple vegetable made using green chillies and coconut,which goes very well with chapati,bhakri or simple plain Dal rice.

Potatoes or sweet potatoes are also added to these beans .

Ingredients:

2 cup Vali (long beans) washed,and broken into 1 inch pieces.

1  Onion finely chopped.

2  Green Chillies  (cut into peices)

1 tsp Mustard seeds.

1/4 tsp Asafoetida.

1/2 tsp Turmeric powder.

2 tbsp grated Coconut.

1/4 tsp Sugar.

1 tbsp Oil.

Salt to taste.

Method:

Heat oil in a pan,add mustard seed and asafoetida.Add onion and green chillies and saute well.

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Add vali, salt and turmeric powder.

Add 2 tbsp water.

Mix well,cover and cook for 5 to 7 minutes.

Add grated coconut and sugar.Mix well.

Cover and cook for another minute.

Remove in a serving bowl and serve hot with Chappati or roti of your choice.

Happy Cooking !!!