Beetroot Pachady

Beetroot 1 cup
finely chopped Onion ½
chopped Green chilly ½
chopped Curry leaves a few
Mustard 1 teaspoon
Coconut oil 2 teaspoons
Coconut 1 cup
Yogurt 1 cup Salt to taste

Heat a pan adding the cocunut oil, tampered ½ teaspoon mustard and curry leaves. Add the chopped beetroot, onion and green chilli, and saute very well.

Then cover and cook for 5 minutes. Add cocunut, ½ teaspoon mustard paste and salt, and saute for one minute.
Allow to cool.
Add yogurt and salt to taste. Mix well.



Ladies finger fry

 This is one of my favorite dishes, from my childhood. It is such a simple dish and so easy to make. Another reason I like it is because it does not have a lot of masalas in it. Enjoy!!


1 cup chopped into slice tender bhindi/okra/lady's finger
1/2 medium onion chopped
3 green chilles minced
1 garlic clove minced
3 curry leaves
1 tbsp oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
a pinch hing
1/4 tsp turmeric
1/4 tsp pepper pwd
Heat oil, add mustard seeds, once they splutter add hing, turmeric, and pepper pwd.
Add onions, green chillies, garlic, and curry leaves.
Saute till translucent, add bhindi, stir well.
Cook till on low heat till tender, add salt, and remove from heat after another five minutes.
Serve with rotis or rice.