Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Baby Corn n Bell Pepper Gravy

Happy New Year to my fellow blog friends and to all my readers. :)

The last two months have been very hectic with us taking a vacation in November and later friends and family visiting us over. Long drives n dinners, non-stop chit-chatting n cooking, shopping (yeah!) and late night movies have become a part of our lives these days. And I have been enjoying every bit of it.
Thank you Archy n Deepa for enquiring about my non-existence in the last few weeks. That was very sweet of you girls :) I am fine, just that I had been caught in a whirl of activities.

I am hoping to be regular with posts henceforth. And will also read n leave a comment on my fellow blogger’s post. I know I have a lot of reading to catch up with. But I did take a sneak-peak here n there :)

I am beginning my New Year post with Baby Corn n Bell Pepper Gravy. This is also another in the very-simple-to-make dish list. It's adapted from one of Sanjeev Kapoors cook book collection.


Ingredients:

Baby Corn: 1 small can (or 10-15 in number)
Red Bell Pepper: 1 (you can also use green, yellow peppers)
Onion: 1 Medium
Tomato: 1 Medium
Spinach Leaves: few leaves (8-10) This is optional
Oil/Butter: 2 tsp
Jeera: 1/2 spoon
Ginger-Garlic Paste: 1/2 spoon
Dhaniya Powder: 1 spoon
Kitchen King Masala: 1-1.5 spoon
(You can use Garam Masala instead. I like Kitchen King Masala for all baby corn dishes)
Red Chilli Powder: as per taste
Salt: as per taste
Cashew nuts: 8-10
Cilantro: for garnishing

Method:

1. Soak cashews in a little water for about 5-6 mins

2. Finely chop onions, tomatoes and red bell peppers. Cut baby corn into halves or quarters.

3. Heat oil in a cooking pan. Temper it with a little Jeera seeds.

4. Sauté onions till they are translucent. Add in ginger-garlic paste and sauté for a minute again.

5. Add in chopped tomatoes and sauté until the tomatoes start leaving the oil on the sides. This takes about 1-2 min on medium high heat.

6. Add Dhaniya powder and fry for a minute again.

7. Now add in chopped Red Peppers and Baby Corn. To this add about a cup of water and cover and cook.

8. In the meanwhile, using a blender quickly make a paste of cashew nuts with water.

9. Check if the vegetables are cooked. Add in salt, red chilli powder and Kitchen King Masala.

10. Once the vegetables are done, add in cashew paste to this and stir for a minute. Add a little more water if the gravy gets too thick. Turn off the heat.

11. This step is optional: Add finely chopped Spinach leaves to this and cover the pan with a lid. The leaves will get cooked in the heat.

12. Garnish with cilantro before serving.

The above quantity serves for 4 people. Serve it hot with Roti's, Naan or even Rice. It's very yummmm....

Have a wonderful year ahead, my friends. CHEERS!!!!!!!

14 comments:

Kalpana said...

Hey, I too became busy for the past few months with visitors and vacations. But enjoyed every moment. HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008!

FH said...

Happy New year!:)

Ramya's Mane Adige said...

New Year wishes!!! Corn gravy looks yummy!!! adding cashew paste def makes it taste heavenly

Gowri said...

Happy new year once aagin kane,It lloks so colourfull i will surely try, where do u get kicthen king masala...

Grihini said...

Happy New year to you all, my dear friends :)

Gowri: Kitchen King Masala can be found in Indian Grocery stores under the Masala Section.

TBC said...

Thanks for the good wishes. A very happy and prosperous 2008 to you and your family!

Archy said...

hi..
Happy new year..!!
Corn gravy with cashew makes it rich.. hmm..!! shall try this..

Meera said...

Happy New year

amna said...

this looks pretty :)

Sagari said...

thats a new curry recipe grihini thanks for sharing

Anamika:The Sugarcrafter said...

Hi Grihini
Nice blog content.
Loved it, will visit often.

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Lakshmi said...

Happy New Year to you Grihini. That curry looks delicious.

Anamika:The Sugarcrafter said...

Hi Grihini
With summer and rains here in Botswana, i tried the baby corn recipe and its tasted yummy. Thanks.
Also tried my hand on new powewrpuff girl cake.