Friday, February 5, 2010

Aava pettina aratikaaya kura/ఆవ పెట్టిన అరటి కాయ కూర

Preparation time : 30 mins
(Serves 3)


Ingredients

2 raw plantains (arati kaayalu)
1 1/2 tsp mustard seeds (aavalu)
2-3 green chillies
big marble sized tamarind
1/2 tsp jaggery
1/4 tsp turmeric
salt to taste
For Popu
1 tsp oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp urad dal
1 tsp chana dal
4 curry leaves
pinch of hing


Method
1 Peel the plantains and slice them into small cubes
2 Add salt and turmeric, boil the sliced plantain cubes
3 Grind aavalu and green chillies
3 Heat oil in a pan and add the popu ingredients
4 Now add aavalu-green chillies paste, tamarind, 1/2 tsp jaggery and the boiled plantain cubes to the popu
5 stir well and cook for 2 more mins
6 Serve it with rice and Sambhar or dal.


Varaiation : Instead of mustard seeds(aavalu) you can add ginger.

2 comments:

  1. This blog has taken up a total traditional Andhra colour with Manju pinni's recipes! :-)
    Wow pinni, it will seriously be worth publishing as a book finally!
    And so so so useful for confused girls like me (also the husband of such confused girls)

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  2. @venee thank you. nenu nekosam idly pindi with out any doubt ela cheyalo rastanu. don't worry.

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