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BEAN CARROT KARAKOZHAMBU Ingredients: beans and carrot cleaned and cut to 1" size-1 cup onion-1 cut finely tomato-2 chop finely curry leaves, coriande leaves-1 tbsp chopped chilli powder-2 tbsp depending on spiceness salt as needed oil-1tbsp chutney dhal(roasted gram) powder-1 tbsp turmeric powder-1/4 tsp tamarind water-4tbsp mustard seeds-1tsp cumin seeds-1tsp dry roasted methi seed powder-1 tsp Method: Heat pan and oil. Let mustard pop in oil. Add onions and fry till light golden colour. Add cumin seeds, tomato and turmeric powder. Saute and add salt and let the tomato cooked juicy and then add vegetables, coriander, curry leaves ,chilli powder and add little water and cook until the vegetables are cooked. I like half cooked vegetables little crunchy. So if you like that way you can stop when it is half done and all other chilli is cooked nicely. Now add tamarind paste or water and cook for 3 to 4 minutes or until a boil and then add the d...

VEGETABLE BIRIYANI: Dont know why biriyani is so favourite and a crazy food for everyone weather Indians or westerns. Biriyani has different style, moghul, madrasi, ambur, and so many names .....and brands...... As a foodie i also has my kind of biriyani style......playinf myself with recipe is my favourite one and ofcourse my loved ones are my test rats ....(As i did Nutrition Food Service Management and Dietetics always i consider my kitchen as laboratory and my loved ones as test rats..... LOL) This time my niece and nephew were asking me to to do fried rice and it ended to biriyani as i didnt have soy sauce in kitchen.  Biriyani making is easy but its the order that we put the ingredients and the quantity of the ingredients we cook..... Ingredients: Biriyani Rice(i took india gate basmati rice)-2 cups water -(1:2 ratio)-4 cups onions-5 medium size onions. tomato-3 medium sized coriander leaves-8 tbsp mint leaves-10 tbsp salt as needed garam masala-...