Category: Stir Fries

Okra Fry ~ Okra Stir Fry

Bhendi Fry, Bhendakaya Koora, Bhendakaya kura, bendakaya hoora, Okra stir fry, Ony Curries

Okra ~ Bhendi ~ Bendakaya ~ Ladies Finger is one of our favorite vegetables. I cook this vegetable very often and always buy it whenever I visit my local Indian grocer. When Lisa asked us to share one of the most cherished Indian dish, I was in a fix. As soon as I started reading… more

Ground Turkey Fry (Dry Curry)

ground turkey fry, sauteed ground turkey

Turkey is not our favorite bird to ate. I hardly cook it at home and nor do we order it when we eat out. We find the bird tasteless and smelly. Because the bird is lean, I use to cook it once or twice a year at the most. Lately, it has become a regular… more

Mushrooms Fry

Mushroom fry

Mushrooms are one of my favorite vegetables.  Unfortunately, husband (Mr.U)  is not as enthusiastic about this vegetable as I am.  He would not mind eating it once in a while, once 3-6 months and he prefers dry mushroom curry to gravy mushroom curry.   Just like okra, when cooked, mushrooms shrink in size and yield very… more

Omelet Curry

Omelet Curry

My theme for this marathon is curry in a hurry under 30 minutes. Whenever I am pressed for time, tomato shorva and eggs come to my rescue. In my house, especially for men, a morsel of food would not go down the throat with out meats, poultry, seafood or eggs and the men folk would… more

Butternut Squash Curry

Butternut Squash Curry

Yesterday afternoon, I was going thru my refrigerator to see what I could have for lunch and I had only mango dal. I knew I did not have many veggies in my crisper and was going thru my freezer to see if I had any vegetables I could use up to make a subzi. Then… more

Tandoori Tofu Curry

Tandoori Tofu Curry

Yes, you read it right! Today’s curry is tandoori tofu curry. To make the long story short, one day I marinated some tofu to prepare tandoori tofu. That day, I was alone for dinner and grilled some of the marinated tofu for myself. The next day, I did not know what to do with the… more

Ridge Gourd Pigeon Peas Curry

Beerakaya kandikaya kura, ridge gourd pigeon peas curry

Starting today, I am on a blogging marathon for the next seven days. This time around, I was not sure if I would be able to do the marathon but when I saw Valli’s announcement, I could not resist. Of all the themes she had, I contemplated between curry in a hurry under 30 minutes… more

Fenugreek Green Beans Stir Fry

Fenugreek Green Beans Stir Fry, Methi green beans stir fry

Couple of weeks ago, when Srivalli announced blogging marathon # 5, I was visiting my sister-in-law in California. She has a nice cookbooks collection and once I decided to take part in the marathon, I went through her (SIL) cook book collection for some recipe ideas. Fenugreek green beans stir fry caught my eye. The… more

Chana Dal Fry

Chana Dal Fry

When growing up, one of my cousin’s visited us frequently during holidays. Whenever she visited us, she made it a point to go and meet her paternal cousin V, during her stay with us. Her cousin is lot older than us and her children are our age. She is a bubbly lady, always smiling and… more

Stuffed Okra ~ Masala Bhendi

stuffed okra, masala bhendi

My neighbors back home are from Uttar Pradesh, a northern state of India and migrated to Hyderabad, capital city of a southern state of Andhra Pradesh, 5 decades ago. They are family friends of my paternal family. Their family was big, seven children and the youngest child S was my classmate. We went to same… more