Aloo, Begoon, Sojne Da(n)tha and Bodi Tarkari/ Potato, brinjal, drumstick curry cooked with sundried lentil dumplings

 

Sometimes a simple and healthy curry can make a lot of difference when added to the menu chart of the day. Taste buds at times yearn for a curry that is light and goes well with rotis and parathas served hot from the hot tawa sitting on the flame and burning, to give the best from its top when its bottom is hot and burning. There is not much to talk about the tawa or the roti or paratha but more to tell about a simple dish which is a storehouse of taste.

Mixed Vegetable Curry – Aloo, Begun, Sojne dhantha and bodi/Potatoes, brinjal/egg plant, drumsticks and Vadi (dried lentil balls)

Why so much sweating, why use shampoo ever day to wash the sweat off from the hair, why clothes need to be changed after the sweat wets them, why so much of cold water is consumed, why lassi’s and sherbets served to keep cool…O God, this is the thought of Summer. All the good time of the winter is gone and so terrifying is the summer heat. Believe me, wish there was no summer. But creation has given us the seasons, all for the good of this world.

Bodi Chura – Authentic & Popular Oriya Preparation

Bodi chura is very popular in Orissa. People of this state have a craze for it mostly during the summer months.

Palang Saag Bodi Diye/Palak Saag With Vadi/ Combo of Spinach and Fried Sun-dried Small Savoury Lentil Balls

Talking of Palang Saag/Palak/ Spinach, this is another combination of a Plang Saag dish. Friends are always eager to know about a simple dish that can be cooked in different ways with different combinations. Here it is.