A Tangy ,spicy and flavourful curry where vegetables are cooked in spicy mustard paste .
‘Besara’ is the mixed vegetables cooked with mustard paste.

Today we will learn how to make badi aloo mula besar with this easy recipe with step wise pictures.

Preparation Time : 10min Cooking Time : 30min

Serves: 3-4

Cuisine: Odia

Course: Side dish
Author: Resmarani

INGREDIENTS OF ALOO MULA BADI BESAR

• Potatoes /Aloo -2 (cut into leghth)
• Radish/Mula-2( cut into thick round)
• Sundried lentils /Badi-7-8
• Mustard Oil/sorisa tel-2 tbsp
• Cumin seeds/jeera-1/2 tsp
• Dry chili/sukhila lanka-2-3
• Green chili/kacha lanka-2 cut into slit
• Salt /luna to taste
• Red chili powder/lanka gunda-1 tsp
• Turmeric powder/haladi gunda-1/4 tsp
• Curry leaves-1string(optional)
• Dried mango/Ambula-2

For Pastes

• Mustard seeds-2 tbsp
• Cumin seeds-1 tbsp
• Red Chilli-2
• Garlic pods-10-15

Preparation

Steps of Aloo mula badi besar recipe:

1. At first heat oil in a pan or kadhai and fry badi till golden brown and keep aside .

   

2. Next, prepare the mustard paste. Place all the ingredients listed under “for mustard paste” into a blender and grind to a fine but thick paste. Add as little water as possible in order to ensure that the paste is thick and not runny.

   

3. Heat oil in the same pan and temper with cumin seeds,dry chili,green chili,curry leaves . Saute for a few seconds.

   

4. Then add mustard paste.fry for a minute or till raw smell disappear.

   

   

5. Now add turmeric powder,chili powder,mix properly.

   

6. Add 2 cups of water stir,bring it to nice boil.

   

7. Now add vegetables,salt,stir well again and cook in medium flame.

   

8. When vegetables half cooked add dry mango,badi stir well cover and cook till done.

   

   

9. Turn off the flame and enjoy mouth watering besar with rice.

   

   

A Quick Summary:

INGREDIENTS

• Potatoes /Aloo -2 (cut into leghth)
• Radish/Mula-2( cut into thick round)
• Sundried lentils /Badi-7-8
• Mustard Oil/sorisa tel-2 tbsp
• Cumin seeds/jeera-1/2 tsp
• Dry chili/sukhila lanka-2-3
• Green chili/kacha lanka-2 cut into slit
• Salt /luna to taste
• Red chili powder/lanka gunda-1 tsp
• Turmeric powder/haladi gunda-1/4 tsp
• Curry leaves-1string(optional)
• Dried mango/Ambula-2

For Pastes

• Mustard seeds-2 tbsp
• Cumin seeds-1 tbsp
• Red Chilli-2
• Garlic pods-10-15

Directions:

1. At first heat oil in a pan or kadhai and fry badi till golden brown and keep aside .
2. Next, prepare the mustard paste. Place all the ingredients listed under “for mustard paste” into a blender and grind to a fine but thick paste. Add as little water as possible in order to ensure that the paste is thick and not runny.
3. Heat oil in the same pan and temper with cumin seeds,dry chili,green chili,curry leaves . Saute for a few seconds.
4. Then add mustard paste.fry for a minut or till raw smell disappear.
5. Now add turmeric powder,chili powder,mix properly.
6. Add 2 cups of water stir,bring it to nice boil.
7. Now add vegetables,salt,stir well again and cook in medium flame.
8. When vegetables half cooked add dry mango,badi stir well cover and cook till done.
9. Turn off the flame and enjoy mouth watering besar with rice.
   Enjoy mouth watering besar with rice.

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