Capsicum Besan Fry

Ingredients:

• Capsicum : 3 big
• Cumin : 1 Tsp
• Hing : ¼ Tsp
• Turmeric  pdr : ¼ Tsp
• Chilly pdr : 1½ Tsp
• Besan flour : 4 Tbsp
• Vegetable oil : 2 Tbsp
• Curry leaves : few
• Salt : as rqd

Clean and cut the capsicum into small cubes. Heat oil in a kadai and put cumin seeds. Then add hing, capsicum pieces, curry leaves and salt into the pan and saute it in low flame for 5 minutes. Put turmeric pdr and chilly powder and stir. Slowly add besan flour into it and mix it properly. Cover and cook it for a few more minutes. Serve it hot with chapathi.

Thengakothu Pattichathu

Ingredients

• Coconut : 1 
• Onion : 2 medium
• Ginger : 1 Tbsp
• Garlic : 1 Tbsp
• Curry leaves : handful
• Kashmiri chilly : 1 Tbsp
• Coriander pdr : 2 Tsp
• Turmeric pdr : ½ Tsp
• Garam masala : 1 Tsp
• Pepper pdr : ½ Tsp
• Mustard seeds : 1 Tsp
• Water : ¼ cup
• Coconut oil : 2 Tbsp
• Salt : as rqd

Slice the coconut into thin pieces (thengakothu). Add 1 sliced onion, ginger, garlic, curry leaves, chilly powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, pepper pdr and required amount of salt into the coconut pieces and mix well. Pressure cook it till 3 whistles. Heat the coconut oil in a kadai and add mustard seeds. When it splutters, add 1 sliced onion and few curry leaves into it. Saute till it turns light brown. Then, add the cooked coconut pieces into it and saute till it turns brown and dry. 

This is the same preparation as beef pattichathu and mostly tastes like it, except that it contains no beef. So, this a good recipe for vegetarians also.