Spicy Brinjal Curry

This is called Guthi vankaya curry in southern part of India. There are many variations to it. But this version would consume less time and yet is tastier than the other versions.

Ingredients :

For Masala:

1. Onions - 3
2. Dry Red chillies - 4
3. Tamarind - a small lemon sized
4. Cloves - 4
5. Cinnamon - inch sized piece
6. Cardamom - 4
7. Cumin seeds - 2 tsp
8. Coriander powder - 2 tsp
9. Turmeric - 1 tsp
10. Salt - to taste
11. Garlic cloves - 6
12. Ginger - 2 inch sized piece

Others:

1. Brinjal - 1/2 kg
2. Oil - 3tsp
3. Onion -1
4. Green chillies -2
5. Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp

Preparation method :

• Firstly half boil the brinjals which are slit as cross marks.
• While the brinjals are boiling, grind all the ingredients for masala and make a paste, slightly coarse would work good.
• Stuff the paste into the boiled brinjals and keep aside. keep the remaining masala aside.
• Now heat oil, add mustard seeds, finely chopped onion and green chilles and saute for a minute.
• Add the masala paste that remained and stir well, now add the stuffed brinjals, little dash of water and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Garish it with finely chopped fresh coriander and your brinjal curry is ready.
• It can be eaten with rice as well as roti.

Pudina Chutney

This is again something that can be made very fast and with less effort. It can be eaten with rotis, with fried chicken, fried potato etc.,

Ingredients :

1. Onion -1
2. Green Chillies-2
3. Coriander leaves-1 cup
4. mint leaves-1 cup
5. Roasted cumin seeds-1 tsp
6. Lemon-1/2 piece
7. Salt- to taste
8. Curd - 1cup

Preparation method :

• Grid coarsely onion,chillies,coriander,mint leaves, cumin seeds, lemon juice and salt.
• Now add curd and grind till it becomes a smooth paste.
• Thats it.. your tasty pudina chutney is ready.

Simple Chinese Fried Rice

Ingredients :

1. Capsicum
2. Carrot
3. Yard Long Beans (Barbati in telugu)
4. Salt
5. Garlic cloves
6. Pepper Powder
7. Boiled Rice
8. Ajinomoto
9. Soy sauce
10. Oil

Preparation method :

• Firstly chop the vegetables very fine including garlic.
• Boil the rice such that the grains are a bit harder. Or you can use the rice cooled in a fridge so that they become stiff and dont become like paste when stirring on flame.
• Add a tsp of oil to a fry pan, add the chopped garlic first, then capsicum and carrot. Fry for a minute.
• Now add salt to taste, a pinch of ajinomoto, and now add boiled rice.
• Mix well, now add pepper powder and two table spoons of soy sauce.
• I would suggest you keep tasting and adding the required amount of salt, pepper etc., 
• Thats it.. Your fried rice is ready.