Thattukada style plain salna or simple veg gravy

Thattukada style plain salna or simple veg gravy

Recipe Cuisine: Indian | Recipe Category: side Dish

Prep Time: 10 mins | Cook time: 20 mins| Author: Rasmi Menon

It’s an easy gravy recipe goes well with Kerala porotta, chapathy, naan and with rice...

Plain Salna

Ingredients

for masala paste,

Oil-2tsp

Fennel seeds-2tsp

Bay leaves-2

Cloves-5

Cardamom-2

Curry leaves

Cinnamon-1

Ginger garlic paste-1tsp

Green chilies-2

Onion-1/2 or shallots-5

Tomato-1/2

Mint leaves-2

Coconut-1/2cup

Salt

Water

for gravy,

Oil-2tsp

Fennel seeds-1/2tsp

Clove-1

Cinnamon-1/2

Onion-1/2

Tomato-1/2

Turmeric powder-1/4tsp

Coriander powder-1/2tsp

Chilly powder-1/2tsp

Ground masala paste-1 cup

Hot water-1/2cup

Salt

Coriander leaves for garnishing

 
Preparation

·         Heat oil in a pan and add fennel seeds, cloves, bay leaves, cardamom, curry leaves and cinnamon.

·         Saute it for some time and then add ginger garlic paste.

·         Once the raw smell leaves add onion and salt.

·         Saute till it become translucent.

·         Then add tomatoes and mint leaves.

·         Cook until tomatoes become mushy.

·         Then add grated coconut and saute it for 2 minutes on a medium flame.

·         Let it cool down and the grind it to smooth paste by adding little water.

·         Our masala paste is ready.

·         Now heat oil in a pan and add fennel seeds, clove and cinnamon.

·         Saute it for a couple of seconds.

·         Then add onion.

·         Once it become soft add tomato.

·         Then add turmeric powder, chilly powder, coriander powder.

·         Mix well till the raw smell leaves.

·         Now add ground masala paste, hot water and boil it for 3 minutes.

·         Add salt if required.

·         Close the lid and boil it again for 5 minutes.

·         Garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve with hot parottas, chapathy, naan and with rice too…

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