Gujrati Recipes

Roti's

Hello Deepa,
Here in the Uk we also get different kinds of wheat flour namely asli atta, elephant, pilsbury etc. i try to stick to medium broun as the roti's donot look too brown and also they donot become heavy in texture.
When i was in West Africa where Indian groceries are not very easily available i used to buy a whole sack (60kgs)of American wheat from the port. My house servant used to clean them for me before i sent them to the mill to be made into flour. In that wheat flour i used to mix a little maida,say for evry 1 bowl 1/4 bowl of maida.
Hope this helps
warm regards
Pravina

 

Hello Deepa,
Did u manage to make tthe roti's? I hope it worked out fine.

recipe for Tindora and Sweet corn curry.
For 4-5 people

450grms Tindora
250gms tinned or frozen corn(boiled and drained)
2 fresh tomatoes choped or half can peeled chopped tomatoes
for tampering,
!/2 tsp Mustard seeds
1/4 tsp Asafoetida (Hing)
!/2 tsp Turmeric
2tsp Coriander and jeera powder
1tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp sugar.
2Tbls fresh chopped coriander

1 Wash and slice the tindora either round or longand deep fry.
2 Heat the oil in a saucepan. Add the mustard seedsand the hing.
3Add the tomatoes, corn and all the spices and let it simmer for a couple of minutes . Finally add the tindora. Let it simmer for a little while.
4 Garnish with chopped coriander and serve hot.

PS if u donot want to fry the tindora. u can omit. Instead heat the oil in a pan ,add mustard seeds and hing. Add salt and sugar and a pinch of soda-bi carb. stir and cook on slow heat, covered with a lid. Stir once or twice to stop it sticking to the bottom. Then follow from step 3.

For Tuvar vegetable.

For 4 people,
Soak half bowl tuvar.
1 Tbls oil
1/2tsp mustard seeds
a pinch of hing
salt
1tsp green chilli and ginger paste.
1/2 tsp Chilli powder
1tsp dhana-jeera powder
1/4tsp turmeric,
1/2 tsp sugar
2chopped tomatoes,
lemon juice
Chopped coriander.
Cook the tuvar till soft
Heat the oil. Add mustard seeds and hing. Add tomatoes.Cook for couple of mins till soft. add the tuvar and the spices and lemon juice. u can add 1/4 cup water if it istoo dry. let it simmer for couple of mins. add chopped coriander and serve.

PS instead of water u can add coconut milk.

Hope u like it

 

Okra curry

Okra Curry

For 4 Persons
cooking time 15min
Prep. Time 10min.
Ingredients

1/2 kg okra wiped with a damp cloth.top, tailed and sliced and cut into 1" pieces.

1 potato peeled and cut into thin strips

2 fresh tomatoes chopped or 3Tbls peeled chopped can tomatoes

1Tbl spoon of Dhana -jeera powder(Coriander and cumin powder)
1tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tsp turmeric.
1/4 tsp jaggery or 1tsp sugar
1tsp besan flour.
1tsp oil
salt to taste.
paste of two cloves garlic and one clove chopped finely.1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/4 tsp hing
juice of half lemon or 2 Tbls bottled lemon juice
2Tbls chopped frsh coriander.

1 Fry the okra and the potato in hot oil and leave them on a kitchen paper towel.
2 heat the oil in the pan. add chopped garlic and mustard seeds and hing
3 Add the tomatoes and all the spices,jaggery and besan flour. let it cook for a couple of mins on a slow flame.
4 Add the Okra potatoes and very gently mix with the spices. add lemon juice and chopped coriander.
Serve with Chappatis and enjoy

PS. If you donot want to fry the Okra and potaoes then:
start from step 2 but add 2 tbls extra oil. Add potatoes and cook for a little while.Add okra and the spices. cook on a slow flame stirring once or twice. Please donot stir too much as the okra will become mussy. last add lemon juice and chopped coriander.









OkrQUOTE=Pravina]Hi All,

I have been going through the recipes submitted by various members. one of my hobbies is also cooking . I have resided in the uk for the last 34yrs. I and my husband and 2 boys are all vegetarians. With innovation I have learnt to make international dishes using veggies. I am a gujarati lady so if anyone of you out there would like any gujju recipes i will be more than happy to post them. It was a pleasure to teach my foreign friends whilst in West Africa and introducing them to our mouth watering dishes
Hope to hear from you all[/QUOTE]