Aloo Mosaru Gojju / Aloo Raitha

Ingredients:
2 large Potatoes / Aloo
1 - 2 Green Chillies
1/4 inch sized Ginger
4 - 5 strands of Coriander leaves
2 - 3 cups Yogurt / Curd / Mosaru
2 - 3 tsp grated Coconut
1/4 Onion (Optional)
Salt to taste
1 tsp Mustard Seeds
1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
3 - 4 Buttermilk Chillies / Majjige Menasu / Balka (Optional)
Big pinch of Asafetida
5 - 6 Curry leaves
1 tsp Oil

Recipe:
Cook potatoes in a pressure cooker(2-3 whistles) by adding sufficient amount of water. Once the pressure goes off, remove the outer cover of potatoes and mash them properly as shown in the picture below. Chop coriander leaves, ginger and onion(optional) into small pieces as shown in the picture below.

Grind the grated coconut in a mixer for about 3-4 mins by adding little amount of water as shown in the picture below.

Put mashed potatoes, chopped onion, coriander leaves, ginger, salt in a vessel and mix them well. Add curd, ground coconut and mix well.(If curd is too sour, little amount of milk can be added.) Mash the green chillies and add it to gojju.
Put buttermilk chillies and 1 tsp oil in a pan. Fry them in medium flame for about 2 mins until they turn light golden in color. Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds to the same pan. Once it starts spluttering, add asafetida powder and keep it for few seconds. Add curry leaves and then add it to gojju. Mix well before serving. It goes well with rice.

Bhindi Fry

Ingredients:

20-25 Small Ladies Fingers/Okra/Bhindi/Bendekai

1 medium sized Onion

2-3 Green Chillies

1 tsp Sambar powder

Pinch of Turmeric powder

Pinch of Tamarind powder

2-3 tsp Putani Pudi

Salt to taste

1/4 tsp Mustard seeds

Pinch of Asafotida

2-3 Curry leaves

4-5 tsp Oil

Recipe: Chop onion into small pieces. Cut green chillies into 2 pieces. Chop ladies fingers into long thin pieces. (1 inch sized). Add mustard seeds and 2 tsp oil in a thick bottommed vessel. Once it starts spluttering, add asafotida powder, curry leaves, chopped onion, chopped green chillies and turmeric powder. Fry them for about 4-5 mins in medium flame.(Till onion becomes golden in color.) Add chopped ladies fingers, salt, 2-3 tsp oil and fry them for about 5-10 mins in medium flame. Add 1 tsp sambar powder, tamarind powder and fry them in medium flame untill ladies fingers cook well. Add 2-3 tsp Putani Pudi and mix them well.

Sorekai Boluhuli

Ingredients:

1 small Sorekai/Bottle Gourd

2-3 Green Chillies

Pinch of Turmeric powder

Pinch of Tamarind powder

Small grape sized Jaggary

Salt to taste

1/4 tsp Mustard seeds

3-4 flakes of Garlic

2-3 Curry leaves

2 tsp Oil

Recipe:

Peel bottle gourd, wash it and chop it into medium sized pieces. (Remove the seeds if it is ripen) Cut green chillies into 2 pieces. Add chopped bottle gourd, tamarind powder, green chillies, turmeric powder, salt, jaggary, water and cook them well.

Add mustard seeds and oil in a pan. Once it starts spluttering, add curry leaves and add it to boluhuli. Remove outer cover of garlic flakes. Smash it and add it to a pan. Add 1-2 tsp oil to this pan and fry it for few minutes untill it turns golden in color. Add this fried garlic to boluhuli. Mix well before serving. It goes well with rice.