Saturday, January 30, 2010

Sweet Potato Gojju


Sweet Potatoes - 5 to 6
Onion -1
Garlic cloves - 4
Ginger cut pieces - 1 teaspoon
Curry leaves - 10
Coriander - 1 bunch
Coconut Milk - 1can
Green chillies - 3
Turmeric - 1/2 teaspoon
Asoefatida - 1/4 teaspoon
Red Chilly powder - 1 teaspoon
MTR Multipurpose curry powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Cumin Powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Coriander powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Sesame seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
Cumin seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
Cashews - 8
Tomato ketchup - 1 teaspoon
Salt - as desired
Cut coriander - handful

  1. Boil sweet potatoes in water or microwave them for 20 minutes. 
  2. Peel the skin and keep them aside.
  3. Take 3 teaspoons of vegetable oil, fry the sesame and cumin seeds.
  4. As they start spluttering, add curry leaves and asoefatida.
  5. Add cut ginger, garlic cloves, onions and green chillies.
  6. Saute them till onions turn golden brown.
  7. Add turmeric powder, cashews and saute again.
  8. Add the boiled and peeled sweet potatoes.
  9. Saute the sweet potatoes till they get mixed evenly with the contents.
  10. Lower the flame and add one can of coconut milk.
  11. Keep stirring the contents to get even spread.
  12. Add cumin powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder and MTR multipurpose curry powder in given proportions while stirring.
  13. Add salt as desired, 1 teaspoon tomato ketchup and handful of coriander.
  14. Stir for a while and close the lid for 2 minutes on low flame.
Yummy Sweet Potato Gojju is ready.
Little patience check but great to taste.

Mango Milk Shake

Tired from work, friends' surprise visit or just a craving to drink something cool but lazy enough to put in efforts ? Take a chill pill. Here's a super cool, ulti-fast milk shake you can prepare in 5 minutes.

Kesar Mango Pulp - 1 cup
Cold Milk - 1 cup
Water - 1/2 cup
MTR Badam Feast - 2 tablespoons

Blend everything together and relish it.