Gobi Alu Curry

Ingredients: Cauliflower florets- 1cup
Potato-1 cut in big pieces
Bay leave- 1
Onion- 1 1/2 finely chopped
Tomato- 1 1/2 finely chopped
Coriander  leaves- few chopped
Red Chilly powder- 1tsp
coriander powder- 1tsp
Turmeric- 1/2tsp
cumin powder- 1/2tsp
Sambar powder- 1/2tsp
Garlic- 3pods
Red chilly- 2
Ginger- small piece

Oil- 2-3tablespoon
Salt

Method:1.Grind the garlic, Red chilly,Ginger and tomato to fine paste.
2.Heat oil in a pan and fry gobi to light brown and keep aside then fry potato to light brown and keep aside.

3.In the same oil add bay leave, chopped onions and sauté till golden brown.
4.Then add ginger, garlic, tomato,red chili paste and sauté them.  Add  red chili powders, coriander   powder,  turmeric, cumin powder,sambar powder, salt and cook till the paste absorbs the flavor and raw smell evaporate.
5.Now add the fried cauliflower florets and  potato pieces and sauté them well turning all sides to coat the masala and cook them covered for 2 minutes.
6.Finally add 1/2 cup of water. Cook them covered till properly cooked.
7.Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

Lemon Semiya

Ingredients:

Semiya : 1 1/2 Cup
lemon : 1 big
salt : 1 1/2 tsp
turmeric : 1/2 tsp
ground nuts- 2 tbsp
urad dal- 1tbsp
mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
greenchillies- 4(cut it into small pieces)
curry leaves- 5 strings
Coriander leaves- few
asafoetida- a pinch
Onion- 1 chopped
oil :1tbsp

Method:1.Roast the semiya in microwave for 4-5 min.
2.Heat a kadhi and pour oil and add urad dal, groundnuts .After 1 min add mustard seeds,asafoetida, green chillies.
Dont fry dal too much before adding greenchillies since after adding greenchillies it takes 3 mins to get fully fried in
that time dal may get over roasted.
2.Then add chopped onion and curry leaves.After 5 min of fry add turmeric and fry a little.
3.Add warm water,salt and lemon juice.After a min add the roasted semiya and cover it.
4.When Semiya cooked then add chopped coriander leaves

Hilsa fish curry with mustard paste (illishi macha besara)

Ingredients:Hilsa fish- 3 piece
mustard oil
Onion- 1/2(chopped)
Tomatoes- 1small(chopped)
Green chilly- 2
Turmeric powder- 1tsp
Salt
kalonji(Black seeds)- 1/2tsp
Mustard paste- 2-3tablespoon
potato- 1

Method:1.Wash the fish properly. Add haldi and salt to it & keep aside for 10-15 min. for marination.
2.Wash potato and cut into thick long slices.
3.Heat Kadhai. Put oil and fry the fish. Keep the fried fishes aside.Then fry the potato to light brown and keep aside.

4.Add a 1-2 tsp oil in a kadai . Add kalonji seeds, then add the sliced onions.add turmeric powder, green chilly .
5.when Onion slighty brown then add tomato, mustard paste & salt. Stir for 2-3 min.
6.Add 1-2 1/2 cups of water and fried potato.
7.When potato cooked then add the fried fishes and boil it further for about 2-3 minutes.
8.Serve hot with rice.

How to make Mustard paste( for besara)

Ingredients:

 Mustard seed- 3tablespoon

Green chilly-2

Garlic-5 cloves

Method:

1.Soak mustard seeds in water for 1-2hrs

2.Mix all the ingredients with little water in grinder and grind it to fine paste.

3.Ready to use for any besara.

4.If you want you can make in little large quantity and put it in fridge in airtight container.