Thursday, March 3, 2011

Dosakaya tomato koora / yellow cucumber curry in 15 mins

I got up verY late in the morning...Ohh god once i opened MY eyes, iam tryign to recollect what all veggies i have in my fridge
to make our lunch box today...as i need to cook fast and even tasty for lunch box.
So i opted for doskaya,the great yellow cucumber.Humm once its outer layer is peeled off its very tender .
Hence the curry gets finished very fast.
By the time my husband finishes brushing his teeth ,i finished my curry ...cool !!! isnt it ?
Check it out...

Things Required:

Dosakaya - 1 ( if its bitter,pls dont use)
tomato - 2
salt- according to taste
turmeric - one pinch
chilli powder - according to taste
Onion- 1 ( big)
green chillies-4
coriander - few leaves ( optional)

For popu/seasoning:
mustard seeds - spoonful
red mirchi    - 2
curry leaves  - few
garlic pods   - 2
channadal     - spoonful
urad dal      - spoonful
oil           - 1 spoon

1. peel the doskaya/ cucumber and cut into small pieces
2. cut tomato,onion and green chillies into small pieces
3. Now switch on the stove heat oil in a kadai,
   we use only one spoon of oil,hence rotate the kadai to evenly spread the oil
4.After the oil is sufficiently hot,put in all the popu ingredients
  ahh !!! an awsome smell ...i know u feel it
5. NOw add green chilly and onion pieces ,stir and close the lid
6. Once the onions turn transparent,add cucumber pieces
7. Stir them for a minute and close the lid
8. Once the cucumber pieces turn soft now ,move the cucumber pieces towards edges of the kadai,leaving a circle space in between
9. Now place our tomato pieces in the center of kadai,surrounded by cucumber pieces and close the lid.
10.after 5 mins press the tomatoes with the back of your spoon ,u will observe the puree coming out of it slowly
11.so now mix the cucumber and tomato pices and add salt,turmeric,chilli powdwer, stirr nicely and close lid for 2 mins.
12. garnish with coriander to enhance the taste

Awsome !!! you will have to agree.
 

No comments:

Post a Comment

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...