Mango Thokku

Thokku is a delicious pickle. We get a special mango in our garden for this - very huge in size and tasty . You have to prepare thokku with raw mangoes

Ingredients:
Raw Mango grated
Red chilli powder
oil ( Til oil is the best option)


Method:
Heat 1 cup oil in a pan
Put some mustard in the hot oil and let them split
Add little ( 1 tsp) methi ( funegreek) seeds, hing ( asefotida) powder, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and roast in the hot oil for 1 minute
Add the grated mango and salt to the hot oil above and mix thoroughly
Keep stirring on heat till the mango is cooked and oil comes out of thokku
Thokku is ready Cool and bottle
Add 2 spoons of vinegar as a preservative if u like.
Goes well with roti, dosa, rice etc...

Capsicum Onion sabji

Tasty Capsicum - Onion Combo

I just created a original capsicum - onion combination y'day for dinner. Tasted yummy....

Ingredients
1 or 2 large capsicum ( I really had one giant sized one )
Onion 3 to 4
Green Chilli 2
1 or 2 red chilli whole or powder
Roasted groundnut 2 tbsp
Cashew nuts 3
Paneer 50g

Method
Cut onion and green chilli together and fry with 1 tbsp oil
Grind coarsely together roasted groundnut, cashew, paneer, red chilli , 1 tbsp of roasted onion with some water
Put cut capsicum to the fried onion, add salt, little water, cook for few minutes covered
Add the ground gravy to the capsicum onion mixture, add garam masala ( I add any available masala like sabji masala, chana masala, pav bhaji masala .....) , some pepperpowder , jeera powder ( I put this in all the veg. preparations)

Check the salt. If needed add some more
Simmer for few minutes
Garnish if u like
Serve hot with chapati, roti or whatever etc..

Tasted slightly sweet type gravy. My sister-in-law simply loved this with methi paratas