VEGETABLE JALFRASIE

VEGETABLE JALFRASIE

Serves 6 

Ingredients

2 medium onions chopped

1 capsicum cut into medium size pieces,

½ cup peas

½ cup beans cut finely

2 tomatoes chopped

1 cup cauliflower florets

1 teaspoon chillie powder

1 teaspoon chopped ginger

1 teaspoon chopped garlic

2 tablespoons vinegar,

2 tablespoons oil

salt to taste

Heat oil in a suitable pan and sauté the onions, ginger and garlic till light brown. Add all the other ingredients and stir well. Cook covered on medium heat till the vegetables are cooked. Sir in a teaspoon of butter and serve with any Indian Bread or rice and pepper water.

TROTTERS IN GRAVY OR CURRIED TROTTERS

TROTTERS IN GRAVY or CURRIED TROTTERS

This is a very popular Anglo-Indian Dish. It could be made into a lightly flavoured soup or turned into a very tasty curry. 

Serves 6   Preparation time 45 minutes

Ingredients

8 Trotters / hoofs (sheep trotters or pig trotters) preferably the front ones               

2 teaspoons ginger garlic paste

2 pieces cinnamon (about ½ inch each)

3 cloves

2 large tomatoes chopped

1 or 2 teaspoons chillie powder

2 large onions chopped

1 teaspoon coriander powder

1 teaspoon cumin powder

½ teaspoon turmeric powder

3 tablespoons oil

Salt to taste     

2 tablespoons coriander leaves chopped.

Heat oil in a pressure cooker and lightly sauté the onions, cinnamon and cloves. Add the trotters, turmeric powder, chillie powder, tomato, coriander powder and salt and mix well. 

Add sufficient water and pressure cook first on high heat then on low heat for half an hour till the trotters are well cooked.  Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

Serve hot with rice or bread or even dosas or hoppers.