कुंदरू को धोकर पानी सूखने तक सुखा लीजिये. कुंदरू के दोंनो ओर से डंठल काट कर हटा दीजिये और लम्बाई में 2-4 टुकड़े करते हुये काट लिजिये, सारे कुंदरू काट कर तैयार कर लीजिये.
कढ़ाई में तेल डालकर गरम कीजिये. गरम तेल में जीरा डालिये, जीरा भुनने पर हींग डाल दीजिये, अदरक पेस्ट, हरी मिर्च, हल्दी पाउडर और धनियां पाउडर डालकर मसाले को थोड़ा सा भूनिये और अब कटे हुये कुंदरू डाल दीजिये, सोंफ पाउडर, लाल मिर्च पाउडर और नमक भी डाल दीजिये, और कुंदरूं के टुकड़े को चलाते हुये 2 मिनिट भून लीजिये, सारे मसाले की कोटिंग कुंदरू के टुकड़ों पर आ जाय. सब्जी को ढककर 5 मिनिट पकने दीजिये, और चैक कीजिये.
5 मिनिट बाद सब्जी को चमचे से अच्छी तरह चला दीजिये, और देख लीजिये कि सब्जी जले नहीं गैस धींमी रखिये. सब्जी को फिर से 5 मिनिट ढककर धीमी आग पर पकने दीजिये, और चैक कीजिये, सब्जी को चला दीजिये और अगर आप महसूस करें कि सब्जी अभी पकी नहीं है और इस में पानी डालने की आवश्यकता है तब 1-2 टेबल स्पून पानी डाल दीजिये, और सब्जी को फिर से ढककर 4-5 मिनिट पकने दीजिये.
अब कुंदरू के टुकड़े हल्के नरम हो जायेंगे और कुंदरू का कलर भी बदल जायेगा. सब्जी बनकर तैयार है, सब्जी में अमचूर पाउडर, गरम मसाला और थोड़ा सा हरा धनियां डालकर मिला दीजिये, और सब्जी को प्याले में निकाल लीजिये, ऊपर से हरा धनियां डालकर गार्निस कर दीजिये.
कुंदरू की बहुत ही स्वादिष्ट सब्जी बनकर तैयार है, कुंदरू की सब्जी को चपाती, परांठे या चावल किसी के भी साथ परोसिये और खाइये.
Easy Pasta Recipes- It’s impossible to think of Italian food without a warm plate of pasta and some great wine. Made with flour, pasta can be formed into sheets, strips or any other shape. In fact, you’ll find over 600 pasta shapes across the globe. The famous Italian dish – pasta is one of the best comfort meals. It is a no-fuss dish that can be ready in minutes and does not require genius cooking skills. This simple dish offers a lot of room for creativity. You can experiment with pasta recipes using different kinds of pastas like fusilli, penne or spaghetti, different sauces such as tomato sauce, creamy white sauce or the meaty bolognese and a huge variety of ingredients ranging from herbs to veggies and cheese.
Behind every perfect plate of pasta is a great sauce.There’s nothing better than a homemade pasta sauce. The sauce is the most important aspect of the recipe and it differs from region to region. Recipes from North Italy use white sauce while sauces like tomato, arrabbiata and carbonara are popular down south. Also, you must know that tomato based sauces stick better to round pastas while flat pasta is better with a cream based sauce. You must use a bit of olive oil in tomato-based sauces to add a rich texture. If your sauce becomes too sour, adding a pinch of baking soda may help. Stir the sauce often to avoid sticking.
One thing that you must always keep in mind is to add pasta to the sauce and not the other way round. You can also add some leftover pasta water to the sauce to enhance the flavour. The starchiness will also help in binding the sauce. Make the sauce first and let it simmer. You pasta should be added to the sauce as soon as it is cooked. The sauce should be just enough to coat the pasta. A traditional Italian pasta is never too saucy. You can even hide pureed vegetables in the sauce for those picky eaters. Learn how to make the basic tomato sauce with this recipe – Tomato & Basil Sauce.
Tired of eating Red Tomato Pasta? Try this White Sauce Pasta! With its silky smooth and aromatic sauce made from butter, milk and all purpose flour (maida), it’s a guaranteed way to delight your taste buds. Similar to Tomato Pasta, White Pasta is also extremely simple to make and takes only 15-17 minutes; prepare lightly spiced aromatic fresh white sauce, stir-fry the veggies, boil the pasta, and mix them all. Easy, isn’t it? This White Sauce Pasta Recipe explains the entire cooking process with step by step photos to make cooking it even simpler for new as well as expert cooks.
Sajana saga muga is an authentic Odia dish that is not only delicious but also easy to cook. Moringa leaves, popularly known as Sajana Saga in Odisha are rich in protein, vitamin B-6, Vitamin C, Riboflavin, Magnesium, and Iron. Moringa has many benefits and its uses range from health to beauty. It has antibacterial, antifungal, and antimicrobial properties. It is not only useful for anaemic patients but also lowers cholesterol, high blood pressure, and blood sugar. Moringa leaves, flowers, and fruits (drum sticks) are used in preparing different dishes. Mouthwatering snacks are also made from moringa leaves and flowers.
The other main ingredient that is Moong dal (processed green gram) is packed with protein and low on carbs. It is also easy to digest and is very popularly used in Odisha and West Bengal.
Sajana Saga Muga is familiar with both the rich and the poor due to the availability and affordable price of its main ingredients. The combo of sajana saga with moong dal elevates the curry’s taste and at the same time makes it more nutritious. It is healthy because a very little amount of oil and almost no spices (only panch phoron, red chilli,