Pure Veg Recipes from ManeThindi!

When we were Kids,I clearly remember my Grandpa coming to our house every Sunday morning to watch popular TV soap "Mahabharat"and my mom used to prepare his favourite thindi "Poori Saagu".He used to be super excited and would always say "Soft Pooris with Fine Saagu" :).And its really a heavenly combination ! Well this being my Hubby's favourite thindi now ,its time for me to prepare Soft Pooris and Fine Saagu:-) INGREDIENTS: Poori: Wheat flour 2 Cups Warm oil 2 tsp Salt to taste Water to knead For Deep frying: Oil Saagu: Mixed vegetables cut in to 1 inch pieces - 2 cups ½ cup onion chopped 1 medium ripe tomato  Mustard seeds Oil  Curry leaves  Asafoetida/Hing a pinch   Coriander leaves for garnish  To be ground in to a paste: Cinammon 1 inch Cumin seeds 1  tsp Poppy Seeds 2 Tsp Ginger 1 inch Onion -1 small Green Chillies 5-6 Grated coconut - 1 cup Dalia(hurigadale)-1 Tbsp Coriander see...

(Avarekai=Surti papdi lilva/flat beans) This is a yummy curry during the Avarekai season.(Note Avarekai is available frozen as well) Ingredients: Avarekai seeds- about 250 gms(needs to be boiled before,add a pinch of salt while boiling) 1 onion little oil salt For grinding: Dhania - 2 Tsp Red chillies-5-6 khus khus(gasagase) cinnamon-1/2 spoon cloves-2 or 3 Ginger paste - 1 Teaspoon shredded coconut-1  cup onion- 1 small onion garlic paste -(1/2-1)tsp tomato-1 turmeric How to Make: Fry Dhania and red chillies. Add all the ingredients above for grinding and grind it to a smooth paste.keep it aside. Take a kadai.Add  tsp oil to it and add mustard seeds.After it sputters,add nicely chopped onion and let it turn golden brown.  Add boiled avarekai seeds to the above  and add salt.   Pour the grinded mixture to the kadai and mix everything.Let it boil for sometime so that the masala is absorbed by the avarekai seeds. Garnish with tomato and co...