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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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