Dondakaya (Tindora) Fry

Ingredients:
Dondakaya - 1/4 kg
Onion - 1
Green chillies - 2
Curry leaves
Red chilli - 1
Chana Dal - 1 tsp
Urad Dal - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Mustard Seeds - 1/4 tsp
Red chilli powder - 2 tsp
turmeric - 1/4 tsp
salt - to taste
coriander leaves

Preparation:
1. Wash dondakayalu thoroughly and cut into round pieces leaving both the ends.
2. Cut onions, green chillies into small pieces.
3. Heat oil in a pan and add red chilli, chana dal, urad dal, mustard seeds and cumin seeds.
4. When mustard seeds start spluttering add onions, green chillies, curry leaves and turmeric and cook till the onions are tender.
5. Add dondakaya pieces and allow them to cook for a few minutes.
6. Now add salt and red chilli powder and cook it till the dondakayalu looks a little wrinkled.
7. Finally garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with rice.

Chikudukaya Vepudu/ Beans Fry

Ingredients:
Beans - 1/4 kg
Onion - 1
Red chilli - 1
Chana Dal - 1 tsp
Urad Dal - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Mustard Seeds - 1/4 tsp
Green chillies - 2
Curry leaves
Turmeric powder
Chilli powder - 2 tsp
Salt - to taste
Coriander leaves

Preparation:
1. Cut the beans, Onion and green chillies
2. Wash the beans. Take these beans in a vessel, add water along with salt and cook them till they become soft. Drain the water and keep them aside.
3. Take a pan and add oil. Add red chilli, chana dal, urad dal, cumin and mustard seeds and fry till the mustard seeds starts splittering.
4. Now add onions, green chillies curry leaves and turmeric and cook till the onions are done.
5. Now add the drained beans by squeezing the remaining water and cook them for a few minutes.
6. Finally add chilli powder and salt if needed and garnish with coriander leaves.

Potato (Aloo) Fry

Ingredients:
Potato - 4
Onion- 1
Chana Dal - 1 tsp
Urad Dal - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Mustard Seeds - 1/4 tsp
Green chillies - 4
Curry leaves
Turmeric
Chilli powder - 2 tsp
Salt - to taste
Coriander leaves

Preparation:
1. Boil the potatoes in a microwave oven, peel off the skin and cut them into cubes.
2. Heat oil in a pan and add chana dal, urad dal, mustard seeds and cumin seeds.
3. When mustard seeds start to crackle add green chillies, curry leaves and onions.
4. When onions become transparent, add turmeric and mix well.
5. Now add the potato cubes and cook for 5 minutes.
6. Add salt and chilli powder and cook for a few minutes.
7. Finally garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with chapati/poori or rice.

Fish Fry / Chepala Vepudu

Ingredients:
Fish fillets - 5
Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
Red Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Cumin powder - 1/4 tsp
Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
salt
Onion (chopped) - 2 tbsp
oil
Coriander

Preparation:
1. Clean fish.
2. For the marinade make a paste of the following: onions, turmeric, red chilli powder, ginger garlic paste, coriander powder, cumin powder, garam masala and salt.
3. Apply the marinade to all the fish fillets and keep aside for 20 minutes.
4. Heat oil add the marinated fish fillets and cook them on slow fire for 7-8 minutes. 5. Flip over and let them cook on the other side for 4-5 minutes.
6. Garnish with coriander and serve hot with rice.