I honey my vegetables. If 1 were to expect at my repast plate yous volition most probable run across a small-scale serving of rice too a large serving of 2-3 vegetables amongst a small-scale serving of protein. I similar to swallow a repast that is filling. I don't similar the feeling of hunger later I accept entirely exactly eaten my meal. Hence, I charge my plate amongst veggies which are essentially almost visible lamp but mass upwards my repast too proceed me satisfied.
I honey all vegetables.. I gauge almost all.. Well, at this 2nd I cannot shout out back of a unmarried 1 that I produce non like! Luckily for me Konkani cuisine ( I am a konkani) has amazing, slow vegetarian recipes. We brand something called "upkari" which way "stir-fry" for almost all our meals. If yous don't accept some form of upkari, it is every bit if the repast is incomplete. Upkari tin forcefulness out hold upwards made amongst several dissimilar vegetables too is super-easy too super-quick to brand amongst really lilliputian prep , ingredients too cooking fourth dimension required. However, at that topographic point is a traditional algorithm whether the principal seasoning has to come upwards from mustard or garlic . This is vegetable theme too I don't enquiry it. Lets beak well-nigh tendle/tendora or ivy gourd: it happens to hold upwards 1 of my favorite vegetables too tendle upkari is only delicious! During the cashewnut season, it is made mixed amongst tender cashewnuts. It could too hold upwards made past times mixing amongst potatoes. I similar it plain. Tendle upkari served amongst Dali Thoy too rice is a classic konkani meal.I am bringing this easy, salubrious dish to Angie's Fiesta Friday. The always bubbly Jhuls @The Not so Creative Cook too first-timer Laurie@Ten Times Tea are co-hosting this week.
Servings: 3-4
Ingredients:
Tendle ( Gerkin): 250 gms or 10 oz
Coconut oil: 1 tsp
Mustard seeds: 1 tsp
Dried scarlet chillies: 1-2 medium sized, broken into 2 pieces.
Salt: every bit per taste
Water: 1/4 cup
Freshly grated coconut: 1 tbsp ( for garnishing)( optional).
Method:
Wash gerkins thoroughly. Chop the tips off at both ends of the gerkin. If it is scarlet inside, discard it.
Slice the gerkin thinly along the length of the gerkin every bit shown inward the picture. Each gerkin tin forcefulness out hold upwards sliced into 6-8 slices. Thinner the slice, faster it cooks too tastier the dish. Slice all the gerkins inward this way too proceed aside.
Heat kokosnoot crude oil too mustard seeds inward a sauté pan.
Heat kokosnoot crude oil too mustard seeds inward a sauté pan.
Once the mustard seeds crackle, add together dried scarlet chillies.
Now add together the sliced gerkins. Add salt, H2O too mix well.
Cover too create on depression flaming until tender( exactly about xv mins).
Turn off the flame. Garnish amongst freshly grated coconut.
Serve hot amongst rice or flatbread/ roti.
Enjoy.
The inward a higher house dish tin forcefulness out hold upwards made quicker if cooked inward a line per unit of measurement area pan. After adding the sliced gerkins, tabular array salt too water, convey it to a boil, unopen the line per unit of measurement area pan lid. Place the weight/whistle of the line per unit of measurement area cooker too create on medium flaming until yous withdraw heed the commencement whistle. Turn off the flame. Wait for the line per unit of measurement area to hold upwards completely released earlier opening the lid. Garnish amongst freshly grated kokosnoot if yous wish.
Tendle/tendora is known every bit ivy gourd inward English linguistic communication too is an extremely salubrious vegetable that is fat-free too fiber rich.It is oft confused amongst gherkins, which they are not!. Ivy gourd fruits accept been used to treat conditions like fever, asthma, bronchitis too asthma. The fruits is purported to possess mast-cell-stabilizing antianaphylactic, too anti-histaminic potential. Ivy gourd extracts are supposed to aid regulate blood saccharide levels past times controlling the gucose metabolism inward the liver. It is so oft recommended for diabetics!
References:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coccinia_grandis
http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-1104-ivy%20gourd.aspx?activeingredientid=1104&activeingredientname=ivy%20gourd
http://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/health-benefits-of-ivy-gourd/
Only the wisest too stupidest of men never change. Confucius
Turn off the flame. Garnish amongst freshly grated coconut.
Serve hot amongst rice or flatbread/ roti.
Enjoy.
Cooking made easy:
The inward a higher house dish tin forcefulness out hold upwards made quicker if cooked inward a line per unit of measurement area pan. After adding the sliced gerkins, tabular array salt too water, convey it to a boil, unopen the line per unit of measurement area pan lid. Place the weight/whistle of the line per unit of measurement area cooker too create on medium flaming until yous withdraw heed the commencement whistle. Turn off the flame. Wait for the line per unit of measurement area to hold upwards completely released earlier opening the lid. Garnish amongst freshly grated kokosnoot if yous wish.
Tip for salubrious living:
Tendle/tendora is known every bit ivy gourd inward English linguistic communication too is an extremely salubrious vegetable that is fat-free too fiber rich.It is oft confused amongst gherkins, which they are not!. Ivy gourd fruits accept been used to treat conditions like fever, asthma, bronchitis too asthma. The fruits is purported to possess mast-cell-stabilizing antianaphylactic, too anti-histaminic potential. Ivy gourd extracts are supposed to aid regulate blood saccharide levels past times controlling the gucose metabolism inward the liver. It is so oft recommended for diabetics!
References:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coccinia_grandis
http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-1104-ivy%20gourd.aspx?activeingredientid=1104&activeingredientname=ivy%20gourd
http://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/health-benefits-of-ivy-gourd/
Food for thought:
Only the wisest too stupidest of men never change. Confucius