Bhindi Raita / Ladyfinger Raita

Hi der !

Today I am sharing a simple receipe for Bhindi lovers ! I love crispy Bhindi fries .. you too ? then you  will love this receipe. Its not a main dish though , to be accompanied by veg pulaav or masala bhaath or with rice curry also. Try and let me know :)

Ingredients :

• 10 Bhindi / Ladyfingers
• 1 green chilly finely chopped
• 1 tblsp cumin seeds(jeera)
• 1 tblsp mustard seeds
• 1 tsp asafoetida (hing)
• 1 cup curd
• 2 tablespoon ghee/oil
• 6-7 curry leaves
• Salt and sugar to taste 
• Finely chopped coriander leaves  

Procedure :
1. Chop Bhindi into thin slices horizontally and a pinch of salt to this.  In a pan ,1 tablsp oil and add finely sliced bhindi and green chilly. On medium heat fry these till they turn crispy brown. Remove on a plate to cool.
2. In a bowl , slightly beat the curd and add salt and sugar as per taste.
3. To prepare tempering , heat oil/ghee in a small pan, add jeera , mustard seeds, hing and curry leaves. Once mustard seeds stop spluttering turn off heat .
4. Add crispy ladyfingers to it and mix well. Pour the tempering over this and garnish with coriander leaves. Done ! Serve with pulaav or biryani !

Note : You can fry bhindi and keep , but see that you mix it with curd just before serving.

Cheesy Caramelized Onion Egg Sandwich

Hi der !

How are you'll doing ? :) I am at home these days .. not at work :( Got upper back problem and resting at home. Its pretty boring actually , as I am told not to sit for long hours and being IT engineer I cant avoid it . Duno how I got this back problem because I always took care about ma posture and ma laptop/desktop screen or chair alignment .. But as my doc said .. You all IT people have this gifted !! :( And we all are so addicted to PC and mobile its so difficult to not sit for hours :D But because of this back pain I realized actually how much time I have .. and so many other things I can do other then checking discounts on shopping sites , whtsapping .. checking status and DPs, checkin FB .. So I have a lot of time now :D So today for breakfast I made this easy sandwich , which fills you up till lunch ! Just one sandwich is enough . Its full of proteins and carbs.

Serves : 1
Makes : 1 Sandwich
Preparation time :5 min
Cooking Time :10 min
Ingredients :

• 1 Fried egg with salt and pepper sprinkled
• 1 medium onion sliced finely
• 1 Amul cheese slice
• 1 tablespoon tomato ketchup
• 2  Sandwich bread slices
• 1 tablespoon butter

• 1 tablespoon oil

• Salt and pepper to taste 
• Finely chopped coriander leaves (optional) 

Procedure :
1. In a pan , add oil and finely sliced onions. To this add salt and pepper and cover pan with lid and cook till onion is seen translucent or just cooked on medium flame. Then on high flame , with continuous stirring , fry onions till they are brown and caramelized . You can then add coriander leaves.
2. Now take one slice of bread , apply tomato ketchup and place the fried egg on it.
3. Spread the caramelized onion on top of it , place the cheese slice and finally the bread slice and press it.
4. Now apply butter on outer sides of  bread slices and either grill it on sandwich maker or place it on hot tawa till both sides are crisp brown. I prefer tawa ! 

Sandwich is ready !! Enjoy