Thursday, December 14, 2006

Potato-cauliflower-lima beans curry

This is my entry for Creative Pooja's vegetable of the week – Potato.

Ingredients
3 potatoes
1 medium sized cauliflower
1/2 cup frozen lima beans
1 medium onion
1 tsp red chilli powder
A pinch of turmeric powder
1 tsp garlic paste
1/2 tsp mustard
1/2 tsp jeera
Salt to taste
2 tsp oil
Few curry leaves
Fresh coriander for garnish

Method1. Separate the cauliflower into florets.
2. Cube the potatoes.
3. Dice the onions.
4. Pour oil in a pan and add the mustard seeds. Once they splutter add the jeera.
5. Add the curry leaves and onions and sauté till onions become transparent.
6. Then add the garlic paste and sauté.
7. Next add all the veggies, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and salt.
8. Sprinkle a little water and cook covered for about 7 to 8 minutes and without the lid for about 5 to 6 minutes.
9. Garnish with coriander leaves.


Potato-Cauliflower-Lima Beans curry

Serve with roti or rice.

Serving size - 1/2 cup
Number of servings - 6 or 7

15 comments:

FH said...

Very creative combo for this dish! I love it.Lot of texture is going on here!Great recipe.

USHA said...

Potato with lima beans!wow wonderful combo....

Receipe looks gr8.

Lakshmik said...

Thanks Asha and Usha. Glad you liked the recipe.

Unknown said...

I would have never thought of this combination.I usually combine cauli and potato..this looks delicious..

jayakarthik said...

wow wonderful n easy to make recipe
nothing much to grind
thanks for sharing

Lakshmi said...

nice recipe lakshmi

Pooja said...

thanks Laxmik for participating andsharingthis nice recipe .
going to post it for today's entry.
stay tuned
-Poona

swapna susarla said...

hi lakshmi

nice recipe...wonderful ..thanks for sharing

Anonymous said...

Hi Lakshmi

I love cauliflower, great dish, thanks for sharing...~smile~

TNL said...

A different combo..! looks lovely,will go nicely with Chapatis, I think.

Trupti

LERA said...

Great combo to go...have a nice weekend !

Lakshmik said...

Glad all of you liked the recipe. Happy weekend!

Seema Bhat said...

Lakshmi:
I used to luv lima beans a lot ...lately i just had forgotton about it. I used to use it a lot with cabbage.NEver tried it with potatoes and cauliflower. Will surely get lima again
Thanks buddy
Seema

Mandira said...

nice and simple recipe. Am going to save it for a week night dinner. Thanks

Priya said...

Simple recipe! Looks great !

Priya S&S