Comments on: Chayote Curry (Bengaluru Vankaya Kura)

by: Sreelu

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 05:10:40 +0000

Indira,

Tried your bangaloru vankaya recipe , I must say it was one tasty dish , thanks for introducing this vegetable to my palette

http://sreelus.blogspot.com/2007/03/bangaloru-vankaya-kura.html

Regards,
Sreelu

Indira replies:
Hi Sreelu, glad to hear that you tried and liked this recipe. Thanks for letting me know.
Happy cooking

by: archana

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 03:04:19 +0000

tried this too a couple of times and loved it.. whenever i get tired of my own cooking i pop over here and try some. thanks again.

by: Amanda

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:55:07 +0000

Hi Indira,
Tried out this curry today and it was excellent. I had never had chayote before, but had seen it in the store and was curious to try. Had it wrap-style and w/yogurt and loved it. (I added a little tamarind paste to the coconut/chilli mixture and it worked well).

Kudos to you and all the work you do on this site. I am a frequent reader and have had success with every recipe of yours I’ve tried (the methi chole recipe was delicious!).

Best,
Amanda

by: Mini

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 22:52:43 +0000

Hi Indira,
I made the chayote curry today.. forgot to add garbanzo beans!Still turned out really well. This one’s a keeper for sure.

by: Krithika

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 13:24:12 +0000

Your besan baingan looks delicious ! question .. dont we have to roast the besan first ? Is it enough just to sprinkle besan mixture at the end ?

by: Suma Gandlur

Wed, 10 Jan 2007 23:59:24 +0000

oops!!I typed my blog Veggie Platter’s URL wrong by mistake. The correct one is here. It is http://www.veggieplatter.blogspot.com
Sorry about that.
thanks
Suma

by: Suma Gandlur

Wed, 10 Jan 2007 23:54:37 +0000

Hi Indira,
My name is Suma.A couple of months ago, I saw your website for the first time and ever since visiting it.Chayote is one of my favorite vegetables. My mom used to prepare sometimes in the way you posted (including french beans)when she had to finish the small quantity of each vegetable left.
Also, I would very much appreciate if you could add my blog to your bloglist.
The URl of my blog Veggie Platter is http://www.veggieplatter.blogspot.com.
Tagline is “Vegetarian recipes from India and around”
My blog contains vegetarian recipes, mainly from Andhra and Karnataka.
Thanks
Suma

by: Jayashree

Wed, 10 Jan 2007 21:55:29 +0000

Indira,

(Belated) Happy New Year to you and your family.

Thanks for all your wonderful recipes which make it to our dinner/lunch menus every week.

Jayashree

by: Usha Niranjan

Wed, 10 Jan 2007 12:42:34 +0000

Hi Indira,
I am a regular visitor to your site. I love reading the recipes posted & the descriptions about the preparation etc. It is fabulous.
As I am from Bangalore itself, I want to share another recipe using the Begaluru vankaya. My mom used to make it while I was at home. Now that i am in London i make it occasionally.

The ingredients are:
1 Seeme badanekayi (as it is called in Bangalore or the Bengaluru vankaya)
3 cloves garlic.
2 spoons tamarind pulp.
3-4 green chilies.
3 Tb sp curds/yogurt.
Pinch of turmeric.
Salt to taste.

Method of preparation:

Chop the vankaya into 1Ã¢â‚¬â„¢ cubes. Heat 1 spoon of oil in a pan; add the chillies, garlic cloves & the vankaya pieces with a pinch of turmeric & salt. Fry until they are cooked. Allow them to cool. Grind these along with: tamarind pulp, curds into a fine paste. Then make a tempering of jeera, mustard, urad dal, curry leaves & red chilies.
Serve with hot rice.

Hope you like it. Happy cooking!!

Luv-Usha

by: Deepu

Wed, 10 Jan 2007 01:41:19 +0000

Wow!Looks so yummy! I never knew of this combination. I gotta try this soon.