Banana Flower Vegetable

Tags: Kelfulachi bhaji, kelphul bhaaji, kele ke ful ki sabji, banana flower sabji, केळीच्या फुलाची भाजी, केळफुलाची भाजी 

Prep Time: 30-45 min

To read in marathi - Kelphulachi bhaji recipe in marathi

Ingredients of banana flower sabzi :

Banana flower - 1 no

Onions - 2 no

White Peas (Safed Vatana / pandhare vataane) - 1/2 bowl

Saraswat masala - 1/2 Tsp (any spices)

Buttermilk - 1 bowl

Water - 1 bowl

Green chilies - 3-4 nos

Jaggery, Salt, Tempering

Coconut, coriander leaves

How to make banana flower vegetable recipe :

• Chop banana flower (kelful) finely, wash and soak in the mixture of buttermilk + water.

• It is advisable to soak overnight, if subzi is to be prepared in morning.

• Soak white peas for 5-6 hrs, or preferably overnight (separately).

• Wash banana flower (kelphul) a few times before cooking. That gives away the strong aroma.

• Pressure cook the chopped flower of banana and soaked white peas SEPARATELY.

• Chop onions coriander leaves and green chilies. Shred coconut.

• Heat oil in a wok for tempering. Add onion, chilies, asafoetida, turmeric.

• Add cooked flower of banana and white peas. Cook for a while.

• Add spices, salt, little jaggery, grated coconut and cook.

To read in marathi - Kelphulachi bhaji recipe in marathi

Tags: Kelfulachi bhaji, kelphul bhaaji, kele ke ful ki sabji, banana flower sabji, केळीच्या फुलाची भाजी, केळफुलाची भाजी 

Quick Kofta Curry

Tags: simple kofta curry, quick kofta, zatpat kofta, instant kofta

Prep Time 25 min
Marathi version - kofta curry

Ingredients of Instant Kofta Curry :

For Kofta : 2 Onions, 2 Potatoes, Red chili powder, Salt, Asafoetida, Turmeric
For Curry : 1 Onion, 2 Tomatoes, Ginger-Garlic Paste, Garam Masala
Cumin-Coriander powder
Finely chopped coriander leaves

Kofta Curry Recipe :

• How to make simple Kofta -
  Shred onions and squeeze out its watery part.
  Boil and mash potatoes. Mix onion and potato.
  Add Red chili powder, Salt, Asafoetida, Turmeric, Cumin-Coriander powder, Coriander leaves.
  Make small sized balls of this mixture and deep fry.
  Kofta is ready.
• How to make Curry for Kofta -
  Make Puree of onion and Tomatoes.
  Heat oil in a wok and add ginger-garlic paste. Fry for a few seconds till the raw aroma goes away.
  Add the onion puree. Add asafoetida, turmeric, garam masala, and red chili powder.
  Fry for a minute and add tomato puree. Cook for 3-4 minutes till oil starts coming out from sides.
  Add a bowl of water. Add salt per taste and also the cumin-coriander powder.
• Always add kofta at the serving time. Add kofta to the curry and boil for a minute and then serve hot.

A tip is to add a pinch of sungar immediately after adding red chili powder into the tempering. This gives excellent red spicy look to the recipe.

Marathi recipe - kofta curry

Tags: simple kofta curry, quick kofta, zatpat kofta, instant kofta

Raw Tomato Subzi, Green Tomato Sabji

Tags: green tomato subji, raw tomato sabzi subji, hirvya tomatochi bhaji in marathi, kachchya tomatochi bhaji, हिरव्या कच्च्या टोमॅटोची भाजी

Prep time 25 min
Click to read in marathi - Green Tomato veg in Marathi

Ingredients of Raw Tomato Sabzi:

Green Tomato - 250gm

Onion - 1 no

Green chilies

Thick milk of coconut - optional but tastier

Coriander powder, Coriander leaves

Tempering

Green tomato vegetable recipe :

• Chop the raw tomatoes, make big pieces.
• Vertically slice onion. Vertically cut green chilies.

Stuffed Lady finger in Coconut Milk Gravy,

Tags: naralachya dudhatil bharli bhendi bhaji, stuffed lady finger in coconut milk recipe in marathi, okra subzi, bhindi ki sabzi, bhendichi bhaji, bhindi with gravy, bharwa bhindi

Prep time - 25 min

To read bharwa bhindi recipe in marathi - नारळाच्या दुधातील भरली भेंडी 

Ingredients of lady finger subji :

Lady finger vegetable - at least 20 nos

Coconut milk - thick and thin (click to know How)

Grated coconut, 

Maharashtrian spices Kala masala (Goda Masala)

Red chili powder, Salt, Tamarind

Sesame, poppy seeds, Coriander seeds - 1tsp each

Bharwa bhindi recipe :

• Chop lady finger to get around 3 inch long pieces. Give a vertical / longitudinal slit. 
• In a little oil, quickly fry grated coconut till pink. Grind it coarsely.

Lady finger vegetable with gravy, Bhindi ki sabzi

Tags: lady finger sabji with gravy, okra recipes, bhindi, bhendichi bhaji, bhindi ki subzi, bhindi with gravy, chinchgulachi bhendi, rasdar bhendi, chinchgulachi bhendi, okra with gravy recipe in marathi, भेंडी भाजी, सब्जी 

This recipe is also available in marathi.

रसदार भेंडी, चिंचगूळाची भेंडीची भाजी 

Ingredients for bhindi sabzi :

• Lady finger (okra / bhindi / bhendi) - 250gm
• Onion (Kanda / Pyaaj) - 1
• Tamarind (Imli / chinch)
• Jaggery (Gud / Gul)
• Mint leaves - optional