Pavakkai (bittergourd)/capsicum/potatoe curry

Ingredients:

Pavakkai (bittergourd) 2 medium size

Capsicum - 1 small

Potato - 1

Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves powder - 1/2 tsp ( I have published the recipe in a previous post)

Pudina powder 1/2 tsp ( either home made or pudina powder packet from super market)

Salt as required

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Urad dal - 1/2 tsp

Hing - a pinch

Method:

Cut the pavakkai /karela/bittergourd into thin rounds.

Cut the capsicum into thin rings.

Cut the potatoes into wedges

Now put the veggies together and wash nicely.

Take a kadai and season in little oil mustard seeds, urad dal and hing.

Now put the veggies on the seasoning and cook covered and stirring once in a while.

You can just sprinkle little water or even add some little more oil and cook the veggies.

Add all the masala powders and salt and let it cook nicely.

After the veggies are cooked nicely remove from fire and transfer to a bowl.

The Karela/capsicum/potatoe curry is cooked and ready to be had either with chappathis

or even rasam rice or sambar rice or even curd rice.

Carrots,Peas,Capsicum,poriyal /Curry

Ingredients:
Big Carrots - 2-3
Fresh green peas - 1/4 kg
Capsicum - 1
Big Onion - 1
Mustard seeds - 1 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - few
Red chilly powder - 1 tsp
Fresh coconut - 1 1/2 Tblsp
Salt as required
Oil

Method:
Cut carrots into small pieces, cut the capsicum into small pieces and remove the fresh peas inside its cover.
Wash the vegetables nicely.
Cut the Onion into small pieces.
Now take a kadai pour oil into it and add mustard seeds.
When the seeds splutter add onion pieces and curry leaves and stir fry for 2-3 minutes.
Now add the washed vegetables and put salt and chilly powder and mix nicely.
You can add some water and put a lid on the kadai and cook the vegetables.
Alternatively you can transfer the vegetables on to a glass dish and cover it with a lid and keep in the microwave oven and cook for 8 minutes.
After the vegetables are ready, remove from fire and put fresh coconut and mix nicely.
You can have these veggies with Sambar rice or Rasam rice or even Curd rice or as a side dish for chappathis also.