KAKHARUDANKA RAI(RED PUMPKIN STEMS IN MUSTARD GARLIC PASTE)

Kakharu Danka Rai(red- pumpkin stem curry in mustard paste)

Ingredients required 

5 to 6 red pumpkin stems / 2 potato / 4/to5 large leaves of red pumpkin / 1 brinjal / 1 ridge- gourd / 2 arums / 4 to 5 badi / 1 tea-spoon mustard seeds / 5 cloves of garlic / 3 green chilly / 1\2tea-spoon turmeric powder /  salt to taste / 1 table spoon mustard oil / 1\2tea-spoon panch phutan /

Method

first cut vegetables into cube sizes…cut stems into small pieces…cut leaves too…wash and keep aside…make a paste of red chilli, garlic and mustard seeds…

put a kadhai on your gas stove…add oil…when it is hot add panch phutan…fry badi for a while…add masala paste ,salt, turmeric powder, little water and cover it…boil in low flame…

.remove the cover…add all the already cut vegetable…stir for sometimes…cover it and cook it in medium flame…when it is completely cooked serve hot, preferably with rice…

KAKHARU PHULA BHAJA(THE RED PUMPKIN'S FLOWER FRITTERS)

take 10 \12 flowers...separate the lower parts and wash them in running water.....
keep each flower separately in a plate or tray.......

take 1 cup rice and soak it in water fr hr........

in a blender grind this soaked rice along with whole cumin ,red chilly

make a smooth batter

heat a non stick tawa with refined oil and shallow fry them and serve with any chutney  or sauce 

CHHATU BATIBASA( MUSHROOM IN MUSTARD AND GARLIC PASTE)

ingredients required
250gms of mushroom (we use here in odisha the local product mushrom called pala chhatu that is very good in smell and taste)
5\6 flakes of garlic
2 tblspoon of mustard seeds
2 teaspoon of whole jeera
2 red or green chilly
2 green chilly slitted
1 medium size onion
1 medium size tomato
1\4 th teaspoon turmeric powder
salt to taste
1 medium size potato (which is optional if you wish you can omit potato)
3 tbl spoon mustard oil which will enhance the taste and flavour of this curry

how to do this simple curry
first make a fine paste of mustard seeds garlic flakes jeera and red chilly
clean mushroom and cut and wash them properly
heat a kadhai with 1 tbl spoon of mustard oil and add washed mushroom
keep sautéing them till the water evaporates
bring your gas flame to low
add chopped onion
add chopped tomato
add masala paste
add salt and turmeric
add slitted green chilly
mix  all the above remaining ingredients together
and cover it and cook them till the mushroom becomes dries up.....

its our very authentic recipe of odisha......
this is basically originated from rural odisha.....