Andhra Vegetarian Dishes - Curries

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Stuffed Capsicum masala curry:

Ingredients:
Capsicum - 200 gms
Split bengal gram powder - 50 gms
Onions - 2
Garam masala powder - 2 tbsp
Tomato - 2
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander leaves - 1/2 cup
oil - 1/2 cup
Salt to taste

Procedure:

1. Cut onion into small pieces, add bengal gram powder, chilli powder, garam masala powder, corinader leaves, salt, turmeric powder and keep this mixture aside.
2. Cut capsicum in the middle, remove seeds, then put the above mixture.
3. Heat oil in a pan, add above stuffed capsicum, fry them till they turn into brown color. 
4. Stir it in between, add little water, so that capsicum should fry in all sides.
5. It is very tasty with rice or roti.

Navaratna Pulagam:

It is prepared in the eve of Dasara as a naivedyam to goddess Durga. It is prepared with 9 types of vegetables.

Ingredients:

Ridge gourd(beerakaya) pieces - 1/2 cup

Bottle Gourd(Sorakaya) pieces - 1/2 cup

Beans - 1/2 cup

Aloo - 1/2 cup
Tindoora/Gherkins(Dondakayalu) - 1/2 cup
Carrot - 1/2 cup
Tomato - 1/2 cup
Brinjal - 1/2 cup
Sweet Potato - 1/2 cup
Colacasia(Chemadumpa) - 1/2 cup
Rice - 1 cup
Red Grams(Kandipappu) - 1 cup
Tamarind - Lemon size
Cashew nuts - 10
Coriander leaves - 1/2 cup
Salt to taste
Ghee - 2 tbsp
Green chillies - 5

Procedure:

1. Boil rice, red gram in a cooker with 5 cups of water and keep it aside.
2. Boil all vegetables in a cooker along with tamarind, salt, green chillies.
3. Add both the above mixtures, garnish with cashew nuts, coriander leaves.

Colacasia(Chemadumpa) Masala Curry:

Ingredients:

Colacasia(Chemadumpalu) - 1/2 kg

Oil - 3 tbsp

Salt to taste

Onions - 2

Garam masala powder - 1 tbsp

chilli powder - 1 tbsp

Procedure:

1. Boil Colacasia in a cooker, peel it off and keep it aside.
2. Heat oil in a pan, add rai, jeera, dry red chillies, then add onion paste, saute it till done.
3. Now add colacasia, fry it for 10-15 minutes.
4. Add garam masala powder, salt.
5. It is very tasty with hot rice.

Aloo Bharta:

Ingredients:

Potato - 3

Onions - 3

Aloo Bharta

Ginger-garlic paste - 2 tbsp

Green chillies - 7

Coriander leaves

Black pepper powder - 1 tbsp

Haldi powder - 1/2 spoon
Lemon juice - 2 tbsp

Procedure:

1. Boil potato, peel it keep it aside.
2. Heat oil in a pan, add potato fry it till it turn into brown color.
3. Then add ginger-garlic paste, onion, green chillies, salt, haldi powder, pepper powder and cook it for 2-3 minutes.
4. Last, add lemon juice and remove it.