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Curried pumpkin.
To make:
sauté 1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp garlic paste and
5 smashed shallots
in 3 tbsp of oil.
Add 1 tsp fenugreek seeds
and 1 tsp cumin seeds.
Stir.
Add plain chilli powder
and quickly stir.

Add pumpkin,
1/2 tsp turmeric powder and enough water.
Stir and
simmer to soften pumpkin to a preferred texture.
Add 1 chopped tomato,
pour tamarind/asam juice (as needed) and
season with palm sugar and salt.

Stir all in and remove from heat. Combine in fenugreek leaves.

Note: all ingredients are estimates - more or less.
Substitute for fenugreek leaves - coriander leaves or curry leaves.

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Happy Night World♥️♥️♥️. Before I hopped into bed, let me share this #recipe which popped up in #facebook. I might as well.

Indian Yogurt Soup.
To make:
simmer 1 sliced tomato,
1 sliced green chilli,
1 sliced red onion,
5 crushed garlic,
3 sprigs curry leaves and enough water till soft and mushy.

Pulse/blend till smooth.
Pour back in the pot.
Add 1 tsp turmeric powder,
1 tsp chilli powder and
season with salt.
Add more water if you want to dilute the soup.

Simmer to heat through.
Remove from heat. Whisk in 3 tbsp yoghurt and
add crushed black pepper.

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Brinjal chutney.
Ingredients
6 medium size brinjals
1 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tbsp rice flour
handful of shallots (sliced), curry leaves and dried chillies; tamarind juice
sugar or palm sugar
cinnamon (2), cardamom (3), cloves (3), star anise (2),
oil and
salt.

Rub rice flour, turmeric and salt over brinjals, deep fry and remove.

Fry curry leaves, shallots and dried chilies and remove from oil(all 3 separately and till crispy).

Simmer tamarind juice, spices and sugar.
When caramelized, add fried brinjals, curry leaves, shallots and dried chillies.
Off heat and stir all in.

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Soy chunk parathal (dry style)
Soak 1 1/2 cup soy in hot water for 10 mins, squeeze out water, fry in oil, remove and keep aside.

Leave abt 3 tbsp oil in the same wok.
Sauté 1 sliced onion, 3 dried red chillies and 2 cinnamon, 2 star anize and 4 cloves.
Add soy,plain chilli powder (as needed), curry leaves and season with salt.
Stir and fry; sprinkle fenugreek leaves and lime juice (as needed), stir and dish out.
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