Kairas-Saraswat-Bhojan
Kairas is a delicious recipe from the saraswat bhojan
Ingredients
For the vegetables:
- 150 gm diced green bell pepper
- 2 peeled and diced potatoes
- 1 green chili 75 grams soaked and peeled peanuts
- 20 grams tamarind soaked in 4 tbsp. water
- 50 grams cashew nuts browned in 1 tsp ghee
- Salt to taste
For the paste:
- 60 grams dried coconut
- 2 tbsp sesame seeds 1 tsp. cumin seeds
- 3 tbsp coriander seeds
- 1 tbsp Chana dal
- 1 tbsp Urad dal
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 5 red chilies
- ½ tsp fenugreek seeds
- 1 tbsp oil
Instructions
- Boil the diced potatoes in a saucepan until just cooked and keep it aside.
- To make a paste, heat the oil in a non-stick pan and roast all the ingredients except the dry coconut. Grind this roasted mixture together with the dried coconut.
- For the tempering, heat the ghee in a pan and add all the spices.
- Add the green pepper and cashew nuts and stir fry for a few minutes.
- Add the potatoes, peanuts, and the ground paste and stir.
- Add the tamarind water, green chili and 3 cups of water and cook for a few more minutes until all the ingredients are cooked through.
- Add salt, mix well and serve hot with puri or chapati.
Nutrition
Calories: 2553kcalCarbohydrates: 500gProtein: 95gFat: 60gSaturated Fat: 26gSodium: 388mgPotassium: 17377mgFiber: 173gSugar: 232gVitamin A: 34094IUVitamin C: 7384mgCalcium: 1106mgIron: 40mg
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