Mr. ASEEM(BCTCA 6th SEM) outshines in the culinary delights. He believes staunchly  that ‘Eating is a necessity but cooking is an art. He is an artist indeed Indian institute of Hotel Management and Culinary arts  has heartily nominated him as the ‘Chef of the Day’.

Ingredients

  • 250 gms Brinjal
  • 150 gms beans
  • 2 bunches Spinach
  • 85 gms  Carrot
  • 50 gms Okra
  • 50 gms Arbi (Colocasia)
  • 2 nos Tomatoes
  • 50 gms Onions 
  • 5 gms Green chilies
  • 25 ml Oil
  • 15 ml Fish sauce
  • 4 nos Bay leaves
  • 15 gms Tamarind
  • 20 gms Chili powder
  • 10 gms Cumin powder
  • 5 gms Brown sugar
  • 1 lit Water

Instructions

  1. Wash and cut the vegetables.
  2. Heat the pot and put-in the cooking oil
  3. Sauté the onion until its layers separate from each other
  4. Add the minced garlic and ginger and sauté.
  5. Add the brinjal, arbi, green chilies and tomatoes.
  6. Add the dry powders and stir well.
  7. Add the tamarind pulp and sauté.
  8. Put-in the fish sauce and mix with the ingredients.
  9. Pour the water and bring to a boil
  10. Then simmer for 20 minutes or until arbi is tender
  11. Add the string beans and okra and simmer for 5 to 8 minutes
  12. Put-in the chopped spinach, turn off the heat, and cover the pot. Let the spinach cook using the remaining heat in the pot.
  13. Check the seasoning and serve.