Empty salna recipe with step by step pictures
Salna is a famous sidedish for parotta in most of the street shops. It is a very good combination for parotta. It is little watery compared to kurmas. Most of us, mix this salna with parotta and enjoy it. It is named as empty salna still it has no other vegetables except onion and tomato. You can add vegetables or chicken to this salna but empty salna is the commonly served sidedish for parotta. Today my husband make Parotta and i cooked this salna. Both tastes too good. Do try this recipe.
Hope you like it. Check out the empty salna recipe below with step by step pictures.
Enjoy the food !
Ingredients :
. Onion - 2 medium sized (finely chopped)
. Tomato - 2 small sized (finely chopped)
. Curry leaves - 1 sprig
. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
. Cumin powder - 1 tsp
. Chilli powder - 1 tsp
. Coriander powder - 2 tsp
. Garam masala - 1 tsp
. Oil - 1 tblsp
. Cinnamon - 3
. Cloves - 4
. Salt to taste
To grind :
. Grated coconut - 3 tblsp
. Fried gram - 1 tblsp
. Cashew nuts - 5
. Ginger - 1 inch piece
. Garlic - 6 nos.
. Green chilli - 1
. Coriander leaves - 3 sprig
. Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
Method :
1. Grind the ingredients given under to grind in a mixer jar to a smooth paste by adding little water. Keep it aside.
2. Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Add cinnamon and cloves. After it sizzle, add onion and curry leaves.
3. Saute until onion becomes translucent. Add spice powders. Saute for a min. Add tomato and salt.
4. Saute until mushy. Add ground paste. Mix well and add 2 cups of water. Cover with lid.
5. Pressure cook for 2 whistles. After pressure releases, add coriander leaves. Empty salna is ready.
Pictorial :
Take the ingredients given under to grind in a mixer jar
Grind it to a smooth paste by adding little water. Keep it aside
Heat oil in a pressure cooker
Add cinnamon and cloves
After it crackle, add finely chopped onion and curry leaves
Saute until onion becomes translucent
Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and garam masala
Saute for a min
Add finely chopped tomato
Add salt to it
Saute until tomato becomes mushy and oil separates
Add ground paste. Give it a mix
Add 2 - 3 cups of water to it
Cover with lid and pressure cook for 2 whistles
After pressure releases, add chopped coriander leaves
Parotta emty salna is ready to be served
I like to have it by mixing it with parotta. It tastes yummmy
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