Beguni (Fried eggplant)

Ingredients:

Eggplant – 1 (cut into long thin slices)

Gram flour – 3-4 tbs

Red chili powder – 1 tsp

Turmeric powder – ½ tsp

Cumin powder – ½ tsp

Coriander powder – ½ tsp

Cilantro – 1 tsp (chopped)

Oil – for deep frying

Salt to taste

Preparation:

Mix the gram flour with all the spices, cilantro and salt. Add enough water to make a thick batter.

Heat the oil. Coat the pieces of the eggplant into the batter and fry them in hot oil. When they are red and crispy remove them from the stove and put them on a paper napkin to soak the excess oil.

Serve with your favorite sauce.

Spicy Plum

Ingredients:

Plums - 2

Dried red chili (crushed) - 1 tsp

Chopped cilantro - 1 tsp

Sugar and salt to taste

Mustard oil to taste

Preparation:

Slice and chop the plum in to small pieces.

Mix everything together and serve.

Spinach with Tuna

 

Ingredients:

Baby spinach – 1 whole bunch (chopped)

Canned tuna – 2 (drained)

Chopped onion – 2 tbs

Ginger paste – ½ tsp

Garlic paste – ½ tsp

Red chili powder – 1 tsp

Cumin powder – ½ tsp

Coriander powder – ½

Turmeric powder – ½ tsp

Green chili – 2 (chopped)

Oil – 2 tbs

Salt to taste

Preparation:

Heat the oil and fry the onion until they are brown.

Add all the spices and stir them along with little water. Fry the spices for five 5-8 minutes until it becomes thicker.

Add the tuna and stir them well for 5 minutes.

Stir in the spinach and the green chilies. Stir for 2 minutes. Cover the pan with lid and simmer on medium heat for 8-10 minutes or until the spinach is cooked.

Serve with warm rice.