Celery Onion Tomato masala curry(dry) ~ Celery recipe

Celery Onion Tomato masala curry ~ Celery recipe
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Recently I bought a bunch of celery stalks for my chicken noodle soup. With only two stalks used, I was looking for a recipe to cook celery Indian style. I was amazed at how many hits came up. Well, after going through a few, I decided to do my style and here is the recipe for it.


Ingredients:
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Celery - 5 stalks , cut into chunks
Onion - 1 medium sized, chopped finely
Tomato - 2 small size, chopped finely
Mustard seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
Jeera(cumin) - 1/2 teaspoon
Urad Dal - 1 teaspoon
Curry Powder (Turmeric) - 1 teaspoon
Red Chilly powder - 2 teaspoon


Method:
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1. Let mustard seeds crackle, add cumin, urad dal and fry for about 30 seconds.
2. Add chopped onion, sauté until onion is translucent.
3. Add chopped tomato, curry powder and sauté for about 3~4 minutes, until tomatoes are mushy.
4. Add celery, salt to taste, red chilly powder sauté for few minutes till the celery is mixed well with the onion tomato masala.
5. Closed lid and cook in medium flame for about 5~8 minutes. You don't want your celery overcooked.
6. Garnish with cilantro.

Interesting fact: Celery seeds are related to the ajwain seeds we know. Ajwain seeds are wild celery grown in India. Celery seed tea, or ajwain tea seems to help with joint pain and muscle aches. More information in this article
http://healingwatersclinic.com/blog/celery-seed-vs-ajwain-seed-for-pain-relief-of-arthritis/