GREEN BANANA CURRY

DID YOU KNOW... You can Cook a meal with GREEN BANANAS!  Living on the East coast of South Africa, many like Priya Pillay, will vouch on the abundance of this fruit, due to the tropical climate.  Growing up on the East Coast myself, I remember family and neighbours all having at least One banana tree in their yards.  Even if there was no banana tree in the yards, Bananas are so readily available at many stores in South Africa.  

This is what Priya Reckons about this delicious looking dish she prepared: 

"I love this so much that I could eat it nearly everyday. I've even eaten it on toast and crackers; with rice, bread, roti or on its own with salad. Simply delicious."

Well there you have it, REASON ENOUGH to give this curry a try soon. Perfect for those #Meatfree meal days 😉

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS WITH US PRIYA.

GREEN BANANA CURRY

(Kindly shared by Priya Pillay - WATALOTWEGOT)

10 green bananas
Oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
2 large onions sliced
6 green chillies split in half
4 fat cloves garlic sliced
1 sprig curry leaves
1 tomato diced
Salt
1 tsp tumeric
2 tsp kashmiri masala
Water

Peel and slice banana into 2mm thick rounds Heat oil in pot. Add mustard seeds. When it starts to splutter add onion, garlic, chillies and curry leaves. Fry until onions are light brown. Add salt, masala and tumeric. Fry for 30 seconds then add tomatoes and cook for about 2 minutes. Add banana to pot with about quarter cup water. Mix well. Cook on medium heat until banana is soft but not mushy. May need to add slightly more water as required when cooking.

BUTTERY CALABASH

Bibi Ayesha, an admin on our Watalotwegot group, Shares with us this rather simple dish.  But don't be fooled, as this simple fuss-free dish, makes for a wonderful side dish.  So Why not add it to your dinner table soon, would be perfect with grilled meats, fish or even all on it's own for a "Meat-Free" day. 

What is Calabash...for those that do not know, it is better known as "Bottle Gourd" or "White-Flowered Gourd". Next time you pass this in the Vegetable Aisle of your supermarket, grab one, so you too can give this recipe a try.

Sunnyside Classics
By Bibi Ayesha Kadwa
Buttery Plain Calabash

~ 1 large or 2 small/medium calabash
Peeled and cut into chunks

~ Put into a pot
~ Add salt..not too much 'cos the butter has salt too..rather add less and adjust later
~ Quarter teaspoon pepper
~ 4 to 5 tablespoon butter..or more if you dare..lol
~ Add quarter cup of water
~ Cook on low till calash is soft
~ Do not let all the water burn out
~ Leave some of the buttery juices
Enjoy as a side dish

BHINDA WITH CASHEW NUTS

Glossary
Bhinda - Okra/Ladies Finger

While typing out this post to share, I had done a tiny bit of research to find out more about Okra. The 1st thing that comes to mind about Okra is a slimy vegetable when cut into but Did You Know...
"The Okra Pods are among the very low calorie vegetables. They provide just 30 calories per 100 g besides containing no saturated fats or cholesterol. Nonetheless, they are rich sources of dietary fiber, minerals, and vitamins; often recommended by nutritionists in cholesterol controlling and weight reduction programs."
You can  read more about that on the website http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/okra.html

Now this wonderful dish was Prepared and Shared on By one of our Lovelies, Tahera Sayani, and she has kindly shared the recipe she used as well. Thank You Tahera💕
Looks delicious.

BHINDA WITH CASHEW NUTS

~ Wash and wipe with dry cloth n julienne  the bhinda.
~ Add salt and vinegar and soak for 10 minutes.
~ Heat a little oil in a pot and fry till all the stickiness is gone, approximately 20 mins.
~ Add cashew nuts and cook with the bhinda.
~ Add liquidized tomatoes & 1/4 cup tomato puree
~ Salt to taste
~ Chilli Powder to taste
~ 1/2 teaspoon Crushed jeera
~ 1/4 teaspoon turmeric pwd
~ 1 teaspoon garlic
* Cook till done.
~ Add fried onions from the top and serve.
😊 bon appetite....Tahera Sayani  😊 
Courtesy by Nazrina Jussab.

Crumbed Mushroom

A perfect Appetiser or a Side dish to any meal.  Crumbed Mushrooms is a definite winner.  And look at how delicious these look😍

Thank You Jameela for sharing this recipe and your pic, We Love it💕

Crumbed mushrooms..

1 punnet mushrooms... 
1 egg..
1/2 cup cake flour..
3/4 cup crumbs..
1 teaspoon aromat..
1/2 teaspoon salt..
1/2 teaspoon chicken spice..
1/2 teaspoon fine red chillies
1/2 teaspoon pepper.

 Wash and dry mushrooms..

Roll mushrooms in cake flour

..dip in egg..

mix all spices wth crumbs and dip mushrooms in crumbs.

I used cornflakes as crumbs..
Fry in hot oil for two min, serve with Tartar sauce

Tartar sauce
Half cup yogurt...2 Tablespoon mayo..1Tablespoon fine diced onion....parsly..salt

Yellow Moong Daal

This Easy and Yummy dish was prepared by Razia Kathri, who kindly shared on the recipe she used.
An Indian Vegetarian Dish that teams up well with a Piping Hot Roti.

Shukran for sharing this on with us Razia💕

Peeli Moong Daal (Yellow Moong Daal)
-Moong daal washed and
Soaked
-in a pot put oil...when a bit
hot, add whole jeera, small pieces of garlic, green chili cut and curry leaves
-now add cubed onions. .
sauté for a while..till translucent.
-add a bit of hing powder
-now add your Moong daal sauté with salt to taste.
~now add haldi(tumeric and dhana jeeru powder(coriander/cumin powder) and a bit of garam masala powder..cook a bit
-add cubed tomatoes..cook more..then add enough water for daal to cook through...

* *my husband like it a bit burnt..meaning must touch at the bottom..it has that crunch daal..it's devine. .
Enjoy...Zaynab..😘

Veggie Bake

Sometimes you should Just Go With The Flow!!!
Like Sameera did with this Veggie Bake, with no specific recipe, she simply put these ingredients together, and the outcome was Fantastic.  Her family thoroughly loved this bake, and today she shared with us her way of making this.  Do give it try and look forward to your feedback.

Thank You for sharing this with us Sameera Mahomed💕

Recipe for Veggie Bake 
by Sameera Mahomed

How To:
Cut up potatoes in wedges and fry
Cut Butternut into big chunks and  steamed with salt
Steam Mix veggies with salt then braise with jeera and butter.
Tomato cut in rings 
Cut onion into rings and Fry

Next layer wedges at the bottom of casserole, then mixed veggies, butternut, fried onion rings and tomato on top.
Placed blobs of butter on top and bake in oven for 15min.
Once done sprinkle the top with crushed cheese and onion chips
serve with grilled chicken.

Tamarind Brinjal

A wonderfully easy dish to try for Vegetarians, OR non Vegetarians;-)
*Brinjal = Egg Plant

Thank You Eureka for sharing on this recipe💞

Tamarind Brinjal (Egg Plant)

1 onion sliced
2 tablespoons of tamarind (extracted from pulp dissolved in water)
1 tomato diced
salt to taste
2 green chillies
1 teaspoon chilli powder
2 large brinjals chopped
fry onion in two tablespoons oil and a teaspoon of butter ghee
add brinjal with spices tomatoes tamarind salt nd chillies and 2 potatoes cubed . reduce heat and cook on low until potatoes are cooked.

Exotic Aloo Fry

Another wonderful share by dear Umme Abdullah, adding a bit of a twist to a regular Indian dish.  now for those not in the know, "Aloo" is an Indian term used for Potatoes.

This is a simple, vegetarian dish, and we hope you do give it a try, and  Do remember to give us feedback once you have tried.

Exotic Aloo Fry

Ingredients:
Potatoes
Brinjals
Red peppers
Green peppers
Yoghurt
Green masala
Sliced garlic
Slit green chillies
Sesame seeds,mustard seeds,curry leaves
Dhania

Method:

1.Slice veggies in seperate dishes n spice ea as u would for aloo fry (i add salt,red chillies,tumeric n dhania jeero)
1. Heat sum oil in a fryin pan n add sliced potatoes.Fry as you would aloo fry.
2. Empty into an oven proof dish
3. Now do the same with brinjals and layer over potatoes.
4. Then red n green peppers and this will go over brinjals.
5. Seperately,add some green masala to a small tub of plain yoghurt.
6. Drizzle the yoghurt over the peppers.

7. In a small frying pan,heat some oil and add the following:
Sliced garlic (2-3 cloves)
Slit green chillies (3-4 whole)
Curry leaves 
Mustard seeds,jeera,sesame seeds.(1 tsp each)
Fry until light brown in colour.
Sprinkle over the yoghurt.
Can be made in advance.
When ready to serve,either place in oven on 180 deg for approx 10 minutes.Make sure to cover with foil..Do not leave too long in oven as yoghurt could curdle.To be safe heat in microwave.
Garnish with chopped dhania and serve.