Happy Birthday Cake

Original Recipe Yield 1 - 9x13 inch cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 eggs
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1 pinch salt

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9x13 inch pan or three 8 or 9 inch round layer cake pans.
2. Cream the butter and sugar together until smooth and fluffy. Mix in the vanilla extract.
3. Separate the eggs and set the egg whites aside. Add the egg yolks one at a time to the creamed mixture, beating after each one.
4. Measure the baking powder into the flour, sift a little of the flour into the creamed mixture. Continue adding the flour and the milk alternately, while continually beating the mixture. Beat the cake batter until a few air bubbles show.
5. Beat the 4 egg whites with a dash of salt until stiff. Gently fold egg whites into the batter. Pour batter into prepared pan(s).
6. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) until cake(s) test done, approximately 25 to 35 minutes.

SABUDANA (SAGO) KHICHIDI RECIPE

INDIAN BREAKFAST RECIPES

Ingredients:

1 cup sabudana(sago)
1/2 tsp Sugar
2 Green Chillieschopped finely
1/2 cup crushed groundnuts(coarse)
1 boiled & peeled potato
2 tsp Oil
1/4 tsp Mustard Seeds
1 Pinch Hing (asafoetida)
2 tbsp grated fresh Coconut
Salt to taste
Few Coriander leaves
Few Curry Leaves

How to make sabudana khichidi :

• Wash and soak sabudana in water just enough to loosen and light for minimum 2 hrs.
• Chop the potatoes into small cubes. Mix crushed groundnuts,sugar and salt and keep aside.
• Heat the oil/ghee in a pan and add mustard seeds. When the mustard seed crackle add cumin seeds, green chillies and curry leaves.
• Add potatoes and stir well. Mix sabudana mixture and mix gently.
• Mix the grated coconut and garnish with coriander leaves.
• Sprinkle some lemon juice over it and serve hot.

UPMA RECIPE

Ingredients:

1 cup Rava / Sooji (Semolina)
25 gms fried Cashew Nuts (optional)
1 inch Ginger chopped
1 chopped Onion
3 Green Chillies slit sideways
1 Potato chopped
1 Capsicum chopped
1 Carrot chopped
1/4 cup Green Peas frozen or fresh
1 tsp Mustard Seeds
1 tsp Urad Daal
1 tsp Channa Daal
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
Chili powder to taste (optional)
2 tblsp Oil
Few curry leaves
Finely chopped corianderleaves
1 tblsp Ghee
Lemon juice to taste

How to make rava uppma:

• Sift rava through a muslin / cheese cloth or very fine sieve.
• Heat 1tbsp. pure ghee / unsalted butter and fry rava ,on a moderate heat, stiring constantly to light brown color and set aside.
• Now heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and allow them to splatter.
• Add the daals : channa & urad & curry leaves to it and fry till they turn red.
• Add onion, ginger and green chilies. Sauté for 2-3 minutes.
• Add all the vegetables, turmeric & chili powder, and salt to taste.
• Now add 3 cups of water and cover the pan and allow it simmer on low heat until the vegetables are done.
• Add the fried rava to it stirring constantly till it becomes little thick.
• Take off from the heat and lemon juice if desired.
• Serve hot garnished with cashews and coriander.

VADA RECIPE

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Urad Daal
1/2 cup Moong Daal
1 Onion finely chopped
1 tsp Ginger
1-2 Green Chilies finely chopped
Salt to taste
1/4 tsp Baking Soda

How to make vada sambhar :

• Pick, wash and soak daals for 3-4 hours.
• Grind them coarsely in a blender.
• Now add onions,ginger, green chilies salt and baking powder and mix well and set aside for 5 minutes.
• Heat oil in a pan or kadhai and deep fry a spoonful of batter till golden
• Serve with chutney as a breakfast or sambhar or rasam as a meal.

VERMICELLI UPMA RECIPE

Ingredients:

2 cups Vermicelli
1 tsp Chana dal
1 tsp Urad dal
1/4 tsp Mustard seeds
2 tsp Cashewnuts
2 tsp Peanuts
1 Onions
2 Green chillies
1/2 inch Ginger
1 Potatoes
1/4 cup Peas
1 Carrots
1 Tomatoes
4 1/2 cups Water
3 tblsp Oil
2 tblsp Ghee
3 sprig Curry Leaves
Salt to taste

How to make vermicelli upma :

• Chop the onions, chillies, ginger, tomatoes , potatoes, carrots into small pieces and keep aside.
• Heat oil and add chana dal, urad dal, mustard seeds and curry leaves. When they start to crackle , add peanuts and cashewnuts. Fry till they turn golden brown.
• Add potatoes, carrots and fry for 4-5 minutes.
• Then add chillies, ginger , onions, peas and tomatoes.
• Cook until they are done.
• After that add salt and 41/2 cups of water, cover with a lid and let it boil .
• When the water comes to boil add vermecelli and simultaneously stir ( so that no lumps will be formed).
• Cover the upma with a lid for 5-6 minutes and then add 2tbsp of ghee and stir well.
• Serve hot with coconut chutney.

Onion Uthappam Recipe

Ingredients:

2 cup rice (chawal)
1 cup split black gram lentil (dhuli urad dal)
3 onion (pyaj)
2 green chilly (hari mirch)
1 piece ginger (adrak)
1 tsp coriander leaves (dhania patti)
1 tsp salt (namak)
1/2 tsp red chilly powder (lal mirch)
oil

How to make onion uttapam:

• Soak rice and dal separately for about 6 hours.
• Then grind them separately.
• Mix them in a container and add salt.
• Cover and leave for fermentation for 12 hours.
• Finely chop adrak, pyaj, hari mirch and dhania.
• Mix lal mirch in chawal batter.
• Heat a non stick pan/tawa and spread 1 tbsp batter on it.
• Spread chopped vegetables on it.
• Cook at low flame and grease it on the corners and turn it to cook the other side.
• Serve it hot.
• If the batter sticks on a tawa, add little salt to the oil and grease the corners so that uttapam will not stick on tawa.
• Cook it at low flame to make it tastier.

Kaju Uttapam Recipe

Ingredients:

2 cup rice (chawal)
1 cup split black gram lentil (urad ki dhuli dal)
2 onion (pyaj)
2 tomato (tamatar)
2 green chilly (hari mirch)
a piece ginger (adrak)
1 tsp coriander leaves (dhania patti)
15-16 cashew nut (kaju)
1 tsp salt (namak)
oil for cooking

How to make kaju uttapam:

• Soak rice and dal separately for about 6 hours.
• Then grind them separately.
• Mix them in a container and add salt.
• Cover and leave for fermentation for 12 hours.
• Finely chop adrak, pyaj, hari mirch, tomato and dhania.
• Cut kaju also into pieces.
• Mix lal mirch in chawal batter.
• Heat a non stick pan/tawa and spread 1 tbsp batter on it.
• Spread chopped vegetables and kaju on it.
• Cook at low flame and grease it on the corners and turn it to cook the other side.
• Serve it hot.
• If the batter sticks on a tawa, add little salt to the oil and grease the corners so that uttapam will not stick on tawa.
• Cook it at low flame to make it tastier.

Stuffed Idli Recipe

Ingredients:

2 cup semolina (suji)
1 cup sour curd (dahi)
1/2 tsp salt (namak)
1 tsp mustard seeds (rai)
10-12 curry leaves (kadi patta)
1 tsp meetha soda
2 tsp oil
For Stuffing :
1 cup pea seeds (matar)
1/2 tsp salt (namak)
1/2 tsp red chilly powder (lal mirch)
a pinch turmeric powder (haldi)
1/2 tsp coriander powder (dhania)
1 tsp oil

How to make stuffed idli:

• Mix salt and dahi in suji and make a thick batter using water.
• Cover it and leave for 1 hour.
• Boil alu, peel and mash properly.
• Boil matar also and mash them.
• Heat oil in a pan and add alu, matar, namak, lal mirch, haldi and dhania powder and fry for a minute.
• Now heat oil again and crackle rai, curry leaves in it.
• Then add meetha soda.
• Add this to the idli mixture.
• Now grease idli mould with oil and put a little of the above mixture in it.
• Then put alu mixture.
• Then again put idli mixture to cover the stuffing.
• Boil 2 glass water in a pressure cooker and place idli mould in it.
• Cover it and let it whistle.
• Cook at high flame for 10 minutes and then remove it from the flame.
• Open it and take out idli mould after 2 minutes.
• Serve hot idlis with coconut chutney and sambhar.

Rawa Idli Recipe

Ingredients:

2 cup semolina (rawa/suji)
1 cup sour curd (khatta dahi)
1 tsp salt (namak)
1 tsp mustard seeds (rai)
10-12 curry leaves (kadi patta)
1 tsp meetha soda
1 tbsp oil

How to make rawa idli:

• Mix salt and dahi in suji and make a thick batter using water.
• Cover it and leave for 1 hour.
• Now heat oil in a pan and crackle rai in it.
• Then add sugar and meetha soda.
• Add this to the idli mixture.
• Now grease idli mould with oil and put the above mixture in it.
• Boil 2 glass water in a pressure cooker and place idli mould in it.
• Cover it and let it whistle.
• Cook at high flame for 10 minutes and then remove it from the flame.
• Open it and take out idli mould after 2 minutes.
• Serve hot idlis with coconut chutney and sambhar.

Plain Dosa Recipe

Ingredients:

3 cup rice (chawal)
1 cup split black gram lentil (urad ki dhuli dal)
1 tsp salt (namak)
1 tsp fenugreek seeds (dana methi)
oil as required

How to make plain dosa:

• Soak rice, dal and dana methi for 6 hours.
• Then grind them to a fine thin batter by adding little water.
• Add salt to it and leave it covered for 12 hours for fermentation.
• Now heat a non stick tawa and spread 1 tbsp of the batter on the whole of the pan.
• Grease all the corners and then cook it on the other side also.
• Put little water on the tawa and wipe it with a clean cloth before making each dosa.
• Serve them hot with hot sambhar and chutney.

Instant Dhokla Recipe

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cup gram flour (besan)
2 tsp semolina (suji)
2 tsp eno powder
1/2 tsp sugar
1 lemon (nimbu)
2 green chilly (hari mirch)
8-10 curry leaves (kadi patta)
1 tsp mustard seeds (raai)
1/4 tsp salt (namak)
1 cup water
1 tbsp oil

How to make instant dhokla:

• Mix gram flour, semolina and 1 cup water.
• Grease a container.
• Heat water in a pressure cooker and place sieve (jaali) on it.
• Now add eno powder.
• Immediately pour this mixture in the greased container.
• Place it on jaali and cover the cooker.
• Remove the whistle of the cooker.
• Let it cook at high flame for 15 minutes.
• Then take out the dhoklas out of the container and cut into pieces once it is cooled.
• Heat oil in a pan and crackle mustard seeds. Then put curry leaves.
• Finely chop green chilies.
• Pour this on dhoklas.
• Put 2 cup water, sugar and lemon juice in a container and put all dhoklas in it.
• After 5 minutes take out extra water.
• Garnish with finely chopped dhania patti.
• Serve with some chutney.

PYAZ KI KACHORI RECIPE

Ingredients:

For the dough:
2 cups Maida (Plain Flour)
1/4 cup melted Ghee
1/2 tsp Salt
For filling:
2 cups finely chopped Onions
1 tsp Kalonji (Nigella Seeds)
2 tsp Saunf (Fennel Seeds)
2 Bay Leaves
1/2 tsp finely chopped Green Chillies
2 tblsp Besan (Bengal Gram Flour)
2 tsp Dhania Powder (Coriander)
2 tsp Chilli Powder
1 tsp Garam Masala
3 tblsp Chopped Coriander
2 tblsp Oil
Salt to taste
Other Ingredients:
Oil for frying

How to make pyaz ki kachori :

• To prepare the dough combine all the ingredients in a bowl and knead into a semi soft dough using water. Keep it for 5 - 7 minutes.
• Divide the dough into 12 equal parts and keep them covered under a wet muslin cloth.
• For the onion filling heat oil in a pan.
• Add the kalonji, saunf, bay leaves, green chillies and onions and saute till the onions turn light brownin color.
• Add the besan, coriander powder, chilli powder, garam masala and salt and saute for 2-3 minutes.
• Add the chopped coriander and mix well.
• Remove the bay leaves.
• Allow the mixture to cool completely.
• Divide into 12 equal parts and keep aside.
• To make kachoris roll out each portion of the dough into a 2 inch diameter circle.
• Place one portion of the filling in the centre of the rolled dough.
• Surround the filling with the dough by slowly streching it over the filling.
• Seal the ends tightly and remove excess dough.
• Roll each filled portion into a 2 1/2 inch diameter circle taking care to ensure that the filling does not spill out.
• Gently press the centre of the kachori with your thumb.
• Repeat with the remaining dough and filling.
• Deep fry the kachoris in hot oil over a slow flame till fgolden brown.
• The kachoris should puff up like puris.
• These kachoris take a long time to be cooked in the inside too.
• Serve hot with tamarind chutney and hari chutney.

PAV USAL RECIPE

Ingredients:

1 cup Green Peas
6-8 Pavs
1/2 tsp Garam Masala
1/4 tsp crushed Cumin Seeds
1 Lemon Juice
2 tblsp Oil
salt to taste

Make Paste:
1 small bunch fresh Coriander
8-10 Green Chillies
1/2 cup fresh grated Coconut

For Garnish:
Chopped onions
Fine Sev
Lemon Quarters

How to make pav usal :

• In a heavy bottom vessel and heat oil in it.
• Make the paste of coriander, green chillies and grated coconut.
• Stir fry this paste in the oil for 2 minutes.
• Add 3 cups water and bring to a boil.
• Add all the other ingredients, stir and boil.
• Simmer for 15-20 minutes with stirring occasionally.
• Cook till oil separates and floats on top and peas get soft.
• Check the seasoning.
• To garnish sprinkle chopped onions, pieces of lemon and sev.
• Serve hot with bread or pav.

PANEER SANDWICH RECIPE

Ingredients:

1 loaf Bread
1/2 cup grated Paneer (Cottage Cheese)
1 Tomatoes
1 Onions
2 Green chillies
1/4 tsp Red chilli powder
Salt to taste
Butter as needed

How to make paneer sandwich :

• Chop onions, chillies and tomatoes.
• Mix the grated paneer with chopped vegetables, salt, red chilli powder and keep aside.
• Take two bread slices and butter them, put some paneer mixture on one slice and cover it with other bread slice.
• Put this in sandwich toaster until the bread turns crispy and brown.
• Serve with ketchup.

MISSI ROTI RECIPE

Ingredients for indian missi roti:

2 cups Whole Wheat Flour (atta)
2 cups Gram Flour (Beasn)
1 tsp Cumin Seeds (jeera)
2 tbsp Dry fenugreek leaves (kasoori methi)
Red chili powder to taste
Salt to taste
A pinch of turmeric powder
2 tbsp oil
Water to knead

How To Make Missi Roti:

• Mix Wheat flours gram flour, salt, chili powder, turmeric powder and mix well.
• Make powder of fenugreek leaves and mix it to the flour.
• Rub oil into the flour, slowly add water and make a soft dough and keep it covered with damp cloth for 30 minutes.
• Knead well again the dough and make balls.
• Roll into a slightly thick chapati than usual. Pre-heat the girdle (tawa) and cook the missi roti with or without oil.
• Note: It can also be cooked in an oven or tandoor.

MOONG DAL VADA RECIPE

Ingredients:

300 gms Moong Dal
25 gms Chopped Coriander
5 gms Cumin Seeds
1 Star anise
8 - 9 Green Chillies chopped
50 gms Onions
Salt to taste
Oil to fry

How to make moong dal vada :

• Soak the moong dal in water for a couple of hours.
• Grind it properly to form a smooth paste.
• Blend it with chopped onions, chillies, corainder and cumin seed.
• Check the salt seasoning and deep fry till golden in color.
• Serve with green chutney.

Paneer Dosa Recipe

Ingredients:

3 cup rice (chawal)
1 cup split black gram lentil (urad ki dhuli dal)
1 tsp fenugreek seeds (dana methi)
400 gm potato(alu)
2 large sized onion (pyaj)
150 gm cottage cheese (paneer)
3 green chilly (hari mirch)
1 tsp mustard seeds (rai)
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
10-12 curry leaves (kadi patta)
oil as required
1 1/2 tsp salt (namak)

How to make paneer dosa:

• Soak rice, dal and dana methi for 6 hours.
• Then grind them to a fine thin batter by adding little water.
• Add salt to it and leave it covered for 12 hours for fermentation.
• Peel potato and cut into small pieces.
• Chop onion also into long pieces.
• Grate paneer.
• Finely chop hari mirch also.
• Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan and crackle rai and curry leaves.
• Then fry onion in it until it turns light brown.
• Now put alu, hari mirch and paneer and mix well.
• Now put 1/2 tsp salt, lal mirch and haldi in it.
• Fry for 2 minutes and remove it from the flame. Keep it aside for stuffing.
• Now heat a non stick tawa and spread 1 tbsp of the batter on the whole of the pan.
• When cooked spread paneer mixture on it.
• Grease all the corners with oil.
• Roll and remove it from the gas.
• Put little water on the tawa and wipe it with a clean cloth before making each dosa.
• Serve them hot with hot sambhar and chutney.

Rawa Dosa Recipe

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cup semolina (sooji/rawa)
1 1/2 cup rice (chawal)
1/2 cup split black gram lentil (urad ki dhuli dal)
1 cup sour curd (khatta dahi)
4 potato(alu)
2 large sized onion (pyaj)
1 tsp mustard seeds (rai)
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1/2 tsp red chilly powder (lal mirch)
10-12 curry leaves (kadi patta)
oil as required
1 1/2 tsp salt (namak)

How to make rawa dosa:

• Soak rice, dal for 2 hours.
• Then grind them to a fine thin batter by adding little water.
• Soak sooji in dahi and keep it for half an hour.
• Then mix it well with chawal batter and keep for 2 hours.
• Add salt to it and leave it covered for 12 hours for fermentation.
• Peel potato and cut into small pieces.
• Chop onion also into long pieces.
• Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan and crackle rai and curry leaves.
• Then fry onion in it until it turns light brown.
• Now put alu, 1/2 tsp salt, lal mirch, haldi in it.
• Fry for 2 minutes and remove it from the flame. Keep it aside for stuffing.
• Now heat a non stick tawa and spread 1 tbsp of the batter on the whole of the pan.
• When cooked spread alu mixture on it.
• Grease all the corners with oil.
• Put little water on the tawa and wipe it with a clean cloth before making each dosa.
• Serve them hot with hot sambhar and chutney.

Rava Uttapam Recipe

Here's a delicious, simple uttapam recipe easy to make. Learn how to make rava uttapam.

Ingredients:

2 cup semolina (sooji)
1 cup sour curd (khatta dahi)
1 tsp salt (namak)
1/2 tsp red chilly powder (lal mirch)
3 onion (pyaj)
2 tomato (tamatar)
1 piece ginger (adrak)
2 green chilly (hari mirch)
oil for cooking
1 tsp coriander leaves (dhania patti)

How to make suji uttapam:

• Mix dahi, namak and sooji with 1/2 cup water.
• Cover it and leave for 2 hours.
• Finely chop adrak, pyaj, hari mirch, tomato and dhania.
• Mix lal mirch in batter. If you do not want to add lal mirch leave it.
• Heat a non stick pan/tawa and spread 1 tbsp batter on it.
• Cook at low flame and grease it on the corners and turn it to cook the other side.
• Serve it hot.
• If the batter sticks on a tawa, add little salt to the oil and grease the corners so that uttapam will not stick on tawa.
• Cook it at low flame to make it tastier.

IDLI RECIPE

Ingredients:

2 cups Rice
1 cup Urad Daal (white)
1 1/2 tblsp Salt
A pinch of Baking Soda
Oil for greasing

How to make idli sambhar:

• Pick, wash and soak the daal overnight or for 8 hours.
• Pick, wash and drain the rice. Grind it coarsely in a blender.
• Grind the daal into a smooth and forthy paste.
• Now mix the grinded rice and daal together into a batter.
• Mix salt and set aside in a warm place for 8-9 hours or overnight for fermenting.
• Idlis are ready to be cooked when the batter is well fermented.
• Grease the idle holder or pan well and fill each of thm with 3/4th full of batter.
• Steam cook idlis on medium flame for about 10 minutes or until done.
• Use a butter knife to remove the idlis.
• Serve them with sambhar or chutney.

HARI MIRCH PAKORA RECIPE

Ingredients:

8 - 10 Bharawan Mirch (Pickle Green Chillies)
Oil for frying
For the filling:
1 Boiled Potatoes
1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder
1/2 tsp Ajwain
1 tsp finely chopped Mint Leaves
1/4 tsp Ginger paste
Salt to taste
For the covering
1 cup Besan (Bengal Gram Flour)
3 tblsp Rice Flour
1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder
1 Pinch Turmeric Powder
1 Pinch Soda Bicarb
1/4 tsp Ajwain

How to make stuffed mirch pakora :

• Wash, wipe and slit the chillies along the length.
• Remove the seeds from the chillies.
• Mix all the ingredients for the stuffing and fill it inside the chillies.
• Mix all the ingredients for the covering and add enough water to prepare a thick batter.
• Dip the stuffed chillies in this batter and fry in hot oil till it is golden in color.
• Serve hot with tamarind chutney and hari chutney.

GOBHI PARANTHA RECIPE

Ingredients for gobi parantha recipe:

4 cups Whole Wheat Flour (Atta)
2 cups Grated Cauliflower (Gobi)
Coriander leaves (finely chopped)
1-2 Chopped Green chilies
1" Ginger Chopped
Salt, Red chili powder & Garam Masala as per taste
1/2 tsp Ajwain (optional)
Butter /Oil for frying

Preparation for Gobhi Paratha:

• Make dough out of whole-wheat flour (atta), as you would do for any paratha/roti.
• Mix grated cauliflower, green chilies, ginger, coriander leaves, ajwain, chili powder, salt, and garam masala as a filling in paratha.
• Make two medium size chapati, add the filling to the one chapati and cover it with the second one. Now roll it slightly.
• Cook on a pre-heated Tawa (flat griddle plate). Turn it and pour half tablespoon oil or butter.
• Spread it on the paratha and shallow fry over low heat.
• Turn it and again pour oil or butter on the other side.
• Cook on a low heat till golden brown.
• Serve gobhi ka parantha hot with yogurt (curd) and your favorite chutney.
• Note: It makes 18 parathas.

CURD RICE RECIPE

Ingredients:

1 cup boiled Rice
2 cups Yogurt (Curd)
2 tblsp Oil
1/4 cup Milk
Finely chopped Coriander Leaves
1-2 Green Chilies
1 tsp Chana Daal
1 tsp Urad Daal
1 tsp Mustard Seeds
1 1/2 tsp finely chopped Ginger
2 tblsp desiccated Coconut
1/2 tsp Salt

How to make curd rice :

• In a saucepan heat 2 tablespoonful of oil.
• Add mustard seeds to the oil.
• When the mustard seeds start popping add chana and urad daal.
• After a minute, add in the ginger, coriander and green chilies.
• Saute them for a minute. Take the pan off the gas.
• Add in the rice.
• Mix the salt and desiccated coconut.
• Just before serving, mix all the ingredients with yogurt (curd) and milk.

BESAN ROTI RECIPE

Ingredients:

2 cups Whole Wheat Flour (Atta)
2 cups Gram Flour (Besan)
Butter / ghee for serving

How to make besan roti:

• Mix the flours together and gradually add enough water to make pliable dough.
• Divide it into ten portions and flatten them out using rolling pin.
• Pre-heat the griddle and cook the rotis on each side.
• Butter the besan roti generously and serve hot with lentils, vegetables or curries

ALOO POHA RECIPE

Ingredients:

2 cups Poha (Beaten Rice)
1 Potatoes
1 Onions
2 Green Chillies
1 tsp Chana dal
1 tsp Urad dal
1/4 tsp Mustard Seeds
1 sprig Curry leaves
2 tsp Peanuts
4 tblsp Oil
1 pinch Turmeric powder
1 Lemon
Few Corainder leaves
Salt to taste

How to make aloo poha :

• Soak the poha in water. Wash and drain all the water.
• Add some salt , turmeric powder , keep aside.
• Peel and cut the potatoes into small cubes, chop the onions, chillies, corainder leaves.
• Heat oil and put chana dal, urad dal, mustard seeds, peanuts, curry leaves and fry until they crackle.
• Add potatoes , saute for few minutes, then add chopped onions, chillies.
• Cook till they are done. Add the poha, corainder leaves and stir.
• Keep it on slow flame for 5- 7 minutes.
• Let it cool for sometime and add then lemon juice.

INDO CHINESE RECIPE

CHINESE CHICKEN WINGS RECIPE

Ingredients for garlic chicken wings recipe:

6 Chicken Wings
1 tbsp Ginger-Garlic paste
2 tbsp Flour (maida)
2 tbsp Con flour
2 Eggs (beaten)
1/4 tsp Pepper / Chili Powder
A pinch of sugar
Salt to taste
1 tbsp Soya Sauce
Oil for frying

Preparation of chinese chicken wings:

• In a bowl add Soya sauce, ginger-garlic paste, sugar.
• Add chicken wings coat well and set aside for 1/2 hour.
• Make a smooth batter by adding corn flour, all purpose flour, salt, pepper and beat in the eggs .
• Heat oil in a wok / kadhai.
• Dip each wing in the batter and coat evenly and deep fry the drumsticks till golden brown.
• Serve fried chicken wings hot with thin slices of onions and lemon.

CHINESE FRIED RICE RECIPE

Ingredients for easy fried rice:

2 cups Rice
3 tbsp Oil
100 gms Beans Finely Chopped
2 Carrot Finely Chopped
1 Onion Sliced
100 gms Cabbage Finely Chopped
2 Spring Onions Finely Chopped
2-3 Green Chilies cut lenghtwise
1 tsp Ginger Chopped Finely
1 tsp Garlic Finely Chopped
2 tbsp Soya Sauce
Salt & pepper to taste

How to make chinese fried rice:

• Pick, wash and soak the rice in enough water for 10-15 minutes and drain.
• Boil water, add rice and little salt.
• Cook uncovered on low heat till rice is tender.
• Take care not to overcook the rice. Each grain of rice should be separate.
• When rice is done, drain and add soom cold water and drain again using a large seive and set aside.
• Heat oil in a kadhai / large pan and stir fry all the chopped vegetables.
• Cook for 3-4 minutes.
• Take care that vegetables are not overdone, they should be crisp.
• Mix salt and pepper to taste.
• Add the cooked rice and mix well. Now mix the soya sauce to it.
• Cook the chinese fried rice for 2-3 minutes and serve hot.

CHINESE CHILI CHICKEN RECIPE

Ingredients for chinese chilli chicken:

500 -600 gms Boneless Chicken
2 tbsp Soya Sauce
1 Egg
2 tbsp Corn Flour/Corn Starch
5-6 Chopped Green Chilies
2 Green Onion Chopped
1 tsp Garlic Paste
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp White Pepper Powder
1 tsp Sugar
A pinch of ajinomoto
2 cups chicken Broth/ Water
1 tbsp Oil
Oil to fry

Preparation:

• Cut the boneless chicken pieces into1 " cubes.
• Take 1tbsp. Soya sauce, 1tbsp. corn flour, salt, egg in a bowl and marinate chicken pieces in the the mixture for about 10-15 minutes.
• Heat oil and deep fry the marinated chicken pieces till golden brown.
• Now in a separate wok / kadhai heat 1 tbsp. oil and add garlic paste and green chilies and sauté for few seconds.
• Add 2 cups of chicken broth or water. Bring to boil and add sugar, pepper powder, salt , ajinomoto and remaining Soya sauce.
• Add fried chicken pieces to it and cook for few minutes.
• Dissolve the remaining corn flour in 1/2 cup water and add to the curry stirring constantly to avoid lumps.
• Cook for 2-3 minutes.
• Serve chinese chili chicken hot garnished with chopped green onion tops.
• Chinese chili chicken goes well with steamed / boiled rice.

HOT AND SOUR SOUP RECIPE

Ingredients:

2 tbsp Chili Sauce
11/2 tbsp Corn Flour / Corn Starch
1 tbsp Soya Sauce
2 tbsp Vinegar
2 tbsp Capsicum Chopped
2 tbsp Spring Onions Chopped 2 tbsp Tomato Sauce
2 tbsp Carrots Chopped
1/4 cup Chopped Cabbage
1 tsp Black Pepper Powder
1/2 tsp Sugar
A pinch ajinomoto
Salt to taste
4 cups Water

Preparation for hot and sour soup:

• Mix 4 cups of water, chili sauce, soya sauce, vinegar, sugar, salt, pepper powder and ajinomoto and bring to boil.
• Now add all the chopped vegetables except paneer .
• Cook for a minute on a medium heat. Dissolve corn starch in 1/2 cup water and add to the soup stirring constantly till it becomes thick.
• Cook for a minute, add paneer slices. Serve hot .
• Note: Soup should be prepared just before consuming and should be served fresh, else it will lose the taste.

VEGETABLE MANCHURIAN RECIPE

Ingredients:

2 cups Grated Cabbage
2 cups Grated Carrots
1 Chopped Spring Onion
2 Chopped Green Chilies
3-4 Crushed Garlic Flakes
2 tbsp Corn Starch or Flour
Oil for deep frying
1 tbsp Soya Sauce
Salt to taste
1 tsp Pepper Powder
1 tsp Sugar
A pinch of ajinomoto
2 tbsp oil

Preparation of vegetarian manchurian :

• Mix grated cabbage and carrots and squeeze the water out from them.
• Now in a bowl take the squeezed cabbage and carrots and mix 1 tbsp. corn starch and add few chopped chilies and little salt to it.
• Make small balls (like koftas) of the mixture .
• Heat the oil in a kadhai / wok and deep fry the balls till golden brown, drain and keep aside.
• Now in a separate pan heat 2 tbsp oil.
• Sauté garlic, green chilies and spring onions.
• Add water, salt, pepper powder, ajinomoto, sugar and soya sauce. Bring it to a boil.
• Mix 1 tbsp corn four with half of a cup of cold water and stir into it. Gently add the fried balls to the gravy.
• Cook the vegetable manchurian for 3-4 minutes and serve hot garnished with chopped coriander.

GOBI MANCHURIAN RECIPE

Ingredients of cauliflower manchurian :

1 medium Gobhi (Cauliflower)
3/4 cup Flour (Maida)
1 tbsp Corn Flour
Salt to taste
1 Chopped green chili
11/2 tbsp Garlic Paste
11/2 tbsp Ginger Paste
1 cup finely Chopped Onions
Finely Chopped Coriander Leaves
1/4th tsp Ajinomoto
2 tbsp Soya Sauce
2-3 tbsp Tomato Ketchup
2 tbsp Oil

Preparation of gobhi manchurian :

• Make a paste of maida, corn flour and salt using water.
• Take a tsp. of ginger and garlic paste, add it to the paste.
• Dip the gobi florets in the paste and deep fry till golden brown. Keep aside.
• Heat oil in another pan and add the left ginger & garlic paste, chopped onions and green chili to it.
• Now, mix aginomoto, soya sauce and tomato sauce to it.
• Add fried Gobi kept aside and mix well. Garnish it with coriander leaves. Serve the gobi manchurian hot.

SPRING ROLL RECIPE

Ingredients:

Cover :
250 gms. All purpose flour (Maida)
1 Egg
Little Salt
Water to make batter
Filling :
2- 3 Carrots Grated)
1 cup leeks shredded and well washed (white section only)(optional)
1/2 tsp Ginger Minced)
1/2 tsp Garlic Minced)
100 gms Cabbage Shredded)
50gms Mushrooms Chopped)
75 gms Sprouted Beans
3 Green Chilies Chopped)
Salt to taste
2 tbsp Soya Sauce
1/2 tbsp White Pepper Powder

How to make spring roll:

• Sift the flour and add salt, egg and water and make a smooth batter.
• Heat little oil in a flat non-stick pan and add enough batter so that it covers the base of the pan.
• Cook both sides of the pancake till golden. Repeat the same till whole batter is utilized.
• To make the filling heat 2-3 tbsp oil in a wok, add ginger ,garlic and mushrooms, stir fry for 10-15 seconds.
• Add leeks (if available) and stir fry for about 1 minute, then add carrots, cabbage and cook tossing the vegetables until they are crisp-tender.
• Add the bean sprouts, salt, pepper and soya sauce, cook stirring for 2 minutes. Set aside the filling to cool.
• To make the spring rolls place 2-3 tbsp. of the filling in the center of each pancake.
• Fold in the sides and form a tight roll, sealing the edge with a little flour and water paste.
• Deep fry in hot oil until golden.
• Serve the vegetarian spring roll hot.

SWEET AND SOUR FISH RECIPE

Ingredients:

15 pieces boneless Fish
21/2 tbsp Corn Flour / Corn Starch
11/2 tbsp Soya Sauce
11/2 tbsp Vinegar
3/4 cup Chicken Stock
3tbsp Spring Onions (chopped)
2 tbsp Tomato Sauce
1 tsp Ginger Paste
Salt to taste
Pepper Powder to taste
11/2 tbsp Sugar
A pinch ajinomoto
Oil to fry
2 tbsp oil

Preparation of sweet sour fish :

• Take 1tbsp soya sauce, 1 tbsp corn flour, salt & pepper in a bowl and form a mixture.
• Cover fish pieces with the above mixture evenly.
• Heat oil in a wok / kadhai and deep fry the fish pieces till golden brown.
• Now heat 2 tbsp oil in a separate pan and add ginger paste, onions, pepper, salt and ajinomoto. Sauté for a minute.
• Add chicken broth, remaining soya sauce and corn flour, sugar and vinegar and bring to boil.
• Dissolve corn flour in a 1/2 cup water and add to the curry stirring constantly to avoid lumps.
• Add fried fish pieces. Simmer for a minute or two.
• Serve the sweet and sour fish hot with steamed / boiled rice.

VEGETABLE CHOWMEIN RECIPE

Ingredients:

1 Packet Noodles
1 Onion Sliced
1 Capsicum Sliced
1 Cabbage Shredded
1 Carrot Sliced
1/2 cup Beans Chopped
2 tbsp Soya Sauce
1 tbsp Vinegar
1 tbsp Chili Sauce
Salt to taste
1/4 tsp Pepper Powder
2 tbsp Oil

Preparation of Vegetable Chowmein :

• Boil Noodles in enough water.
• Take care do not overcook.
• Strain Noodles through cold water 2-3 times and drain water and set aside, add few drops of oil to the noodles to avoid sticking.
• Heat oil in a wok and add sliced onions and stir fry for 20-30 seconds, add all other vegetables and stir fry for 2 minutes.
• Add salt and pepper and mix well. Now add boiled noodles and mix well (take care that noodles don't break) .
• Add vinegar, chili sauce and soya sauce and stir fry for a minute.
• Serve the vegetable chowmein hot.
• Note : According to taste vinegar, soya sauce and chili sauce can be increased or decreased.

INDIAN VEGETABLE RECIPES

BHINDI BHAJI RECIPE

Ingredients:

1 pound okra
2 medium onions, chopped
1/4 tsp garlic paste or powder
1/4 tsp coriander paste or powder
1/8 tsp cumin
3 large tomatoes
2 tsp oil
1/2 cup chopped cilantro

How to make bhindi dopiaza :

• Cut the tip and the very bottom from the okra just to clean it, but do not slice.
• Heat oil in a pan over medium heat. Add onion and cook for 3 minutes.
• Add all ingredients except okra, tomato and cilantro. Cook for 3 minutes. Add okra, then cook for 6 to 8 minutes. Garnish with tomato and cilantro.
• Serve the bhindi bhaji with rice, naan or pita bread.

LAUKI KE KOFTE RECIPE

Ingredients:

For the kofte:
4 cups (500 gms) Ghiya or Lauki (bottlegourd), peeled and grated
1/2 tsp Ginger paste
1/2 tsp Sendha namak (rock salt)
1/2 tsp Kali mirch, pissi (black pepper powder)
2 tbsp Singhare ka atta (waterchestnut flour)
Oil for deep-frying
For the gravy:
2 tbsp Ghee (clarified butter)
1 tsp Jeera (cumin seeds)
1 tsp Ginger, finely chopped
1/4cup (50 gms) Dahi (yogurt), beaten smooth
1/4 cup Khus-khus (poppy seeds) soaked in milk for 1/2 hour
1 1/2 tsp Dhania (coriander) powder
1 1/2 tsp Sendha namak (rock salt)
1/4 tsp Chilli powder
Hara dhania (green coriander), chopped for garnishing

How to make lauki ke kofte:

• Squeeze water out of the ghiya; mix in salt, ginger and black pepper. Sauté over high flame, to dry up excess liquid and leave to cool.
• Add singhare ka atta, mix well and shape into walnut sized balls.
• Deep-fry koftas to a golden brown over high flame and keep aside.
• Heat ghee; add jeera followed by ginger and sauté to a light brown.
• Grind the khus-khus into a paste. Add dhania powder, salt and chilli powder and sauté till oil separates.
• Add 2-3 cups water and bring to a boil, then simmer for about 10 minutes. Add koftas and dahi, simmer for another 2 minutes, and serve hot. Garnish the lauki ke kofte with hara dhania.

HARA CHANA MASALA RECIPE

Ingredients:

1.4 kg Hara Chana
50ml oil
4gm ginger and green chilly, chopped
1gm asafoetida
10gm cloves
10gm bay leaf
10gm salt
3gm sugar
Lemon juice
5gm garam masala powder
Garnishes:
5 gm chopped coriander

Preparation:

• Heat oil, add cumin, cloves, bay leaf, chopped ginger, green chilli, and saute for 2 minutes.
• Add hara channa and cook until done.
• Add lemon juice, chopped coriander and garam masala powder.
• Garnish the hara chana masala with chopped corriander and serve hot.

MALAI KOFTA RECIPE

Ingredients:

For the Kofta:
1 1/2 lb. potatoes
2 heaped tbsp each of crumbled paneer,
khoya and thick malai(You can substitute this with baked ricotta cheese and heavy cream)
4-5 cashewnuts chopped
1 tbsp raisins
2-3 finely chopped green chillies
1/4 tsp sugar
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp red-chilli powder
1/2 tsp cardammom powder
Salt To Taste
3 tbsp cooking oil/ghee(clarified butter)
Oil for frying the koftas
For the gravy:
2 medium onions,chopped
3 flakes garlic,crushed
1 inch ginger,crushed
3 large tomatoes,pureed
1 tsp red-chilli powder
1/2 tsp garam masala powder
1/2 tsp dhania(corainder) powder
1/2 tsp cumin powder
2 tsp powdered poppy seeds
1/2 tsp sugar
1 tbsp ground peanuts/cashewnuts

How to make malai koftha :

• Boil the potatoes till tender.
• Peel, mash and add salt to taste.
• Keep aside.
• Mix all the other ingredients for the kofta into a paste.
• Make rounds of the potato dough and place a little of the prepared mixture in the center of each round.
• Seal the edges and shape into stuffed rounds. Deep fry each kofta till golden brown. Drain and keep aside.
• Blend together the onions, ginger, garlic and the poppy seeds and fry in 3 tbsp of oil till brown and the oil begins to seperate.
• Add the pureed tomatoes and the masala powders.
• Add the sugar and the ground peanuts.
• The gravy will begin to thicken.
• You can also add some malai to thicken it some more.
• Mix in some water if necessary.
• When the gravy comes to a boil, add the koftas.
• Heat through and serve the malai kofta.
• Note: In this malai kofta receipe , the koftas should be put in just before eating the dish or else they will turn soggy.

SINDHI KADHI RECIPE

Ingredients:

oil- 5 tblsp
asafoetida (hing) a pinch
green chillies - to taste
cumin seeds - 1 tsp
fenugreek seeds (methi) - 1 tsp
gram flour (besan / chane ka atta) - 6 tblsp
coriander/cumin powder- 1 tsp
turmeric powder (hadli)- a pinch
mixed vegetables (carrots, ladyfinger, brinjal, drumsticks, bottle gourd)- 2 cups/200 gms
tamarind (imli) pulp - 2 tblsp
salt (namak) - to taste
coriander leaves (dhania patta) - 2-3 sprigs

How to make sindhi kadhi :

• Heat oil in a pan.
• Add asafoetida and after a few seconds, add the chopped chillies, cumin and fenugreek seeds.
• Allow them to stop spluttering, then add the gram flour, stirring continuously.
• Fry it, till the flour becomes brown in colour and aromatic.
• Add around 5-6 cups (1 lt.) of water, stirring continuously to avoid forming lumps.
• Cook on a simmering flame for at least 15- 20 minutes and then, bring it to a boil.
• Stir in the vegetables and the spices.
• Add the tamarind pulp and cook further, till the vegetables become tender.
• Add the salt and garnish with chopped coriander.

NAVRATAN KORMA RECIPE

Ingredients for navrattan korma :

3 cups - Boiled vegetables (9 varieties-potatoes, carrots, green peas, french beans, cauliflower, capsicum, cabbage, bottle gourd, cluster beans)
150gms - Grated paneer
3 - Tomatoes
2 - Grated onions
1 1/2 tsp -Ginger paste
1 1/2 tsp - Garlic paste
Salt To Taste
1 tsp - Turmeric Powder
1 1/2 tsp - Red chilli powder
1 tsp - Coriander powder
2 tsp - Garam Masala Powder
2 tbsp - Cream
6 tbsp - Vegetable oil
1 tbsp - Ghee
1 cup - Milk / water
1/4 cup - Dry fruits (cashew nuts, raisins)
Coriander leaves for decoration

How to make navrattan korma :

• Boil tomatoes till tender. Allow them to cool. Then peel off the tomato skin to make puree. Readymade tomato puree can also be used.
• Take 1 tbsp ghee and slightly fry the dry fruits for about 1 min on medium heat.
• Heat oil in a pan. Fry onions and ginger-garlic paste till golden brown.
• Add salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala and fry for 2-3 minutes.
• Next add tomato puree and dry fruits. Stir well and cook the mixture for 4 minutes. Ensure that the mixture doesn't stick to bottom of pan.
• Add milk (use water alternatively). Bring it to boil. Reduce the heat and cook until the gravy becomes thick.
• Add paneer to the gravy and stir well.
• Finally add all the vegetables to the above gravy and cook for 5-7 minutes.
• Serve the navratan korma hot. Put cream and chopped coriander leaves on the navaratna korma decorate .

STUFFED TOMATO RECIPE

Ingredients:

5-6 medium size Tomatoes / Tamatar
100-150gms Paneer grated or mashed
1 Onion finely chopped
Finely chopped Coriander leaves
2 Green chili (finely chopped)
Salt, Red chili powder to taste.
Gram Masala to taste
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp grated cheese
1 tbsp oil

How to make bharwan tamatar:

• Wash the tomatoes and set dry.
• Cut the top of tomato (tamatar ) like a cap. Gently scoop out the centers . Keep aside the scooped portion and chop the cut tops .
• Heat oil in a kadhai add chopped onions and green chilies till tender.
• Now add the pulp and chopped tomato and fry for a minute and all dry masalas and fry for a minute more.
• Add paneer ,mix well and cock for a minute.
• Fill tomatoes with the mixture.
• Top with grated cheese and chopped coriander.
• Place tomatoes in a cooker container . put little butter and pressure cook for one whistle. (or you can also bake it in a hot oven at 200 degree c for 20 minutes.
• Serve the stuffed paneer tomato hot.

INDIAN VEGETABLE CURRY RECIPE

Ingredients:

1/2 medium-sized (100g/4oz) aubergine (eggplant) cut into 2cm x 1cm/¾in x 1/2 in sticks
2 small carrots (100g/4oz), peeled and cut into 2cm x 1cm/¾in x 1/2 in sticks
100g/4oz/1 cup peas
100g/4oz/1 cup French beans, cut into 2.5cm/1in pieces
1 medium-sized potato (100g/4oz), peeled and cut into 2cm x 1cm/¾in x 1/2 in sticks
50g/2oz/ 1/2 cup freshly grated coconut
4 fresh hot green chillies
2 tbsp white poppy seeds
1 1/4 tsp salt
3 medium-sized tomatoes, roughly chopped
1 tbsp natural plain yogurt
1 tsp garam masala
2 tbsp chopped, fresh green coriander

How to make vegetarian curry:

• Place the aubergine (eggplant), carrots, peas, French beans and potato in a medium-sized saucepan. Add 250ml/8fl oz/1 cup water. Bring to the boil. Cover, turn the heat to medium and cook for 4 minutes or until the vegeatbles are just tender.
• Meanwhile put the coconut, chillies, poppy seeds and salt in the container of an electric blender. Add 150ml/5fl oz water and grind to a fine paste. Set aside.
• When the vegetables are cooked, add the spice paste and another 150ml/5fl oz water. Stir and simmer gently for 5 minutes. Now add the tomatoes, the yogurt and the garam masala. Stir gently to mix well. Bring to the boil and simmer gently for 2-3 minutes. Turn into a serving dish and garnish the vegetable curry with the fresh coriander.

MAKHANI ARBI MASALA RECIPE

Ingredients:

Arbi (medium size) - 250 gms
Besan (gram flour) - 2 tblsp
Oil (tel) (tel) - 3 tblsp
Ajwain - 1/2 tsp
Onion (pyaj) (chopped)- one
Green chilli (slit) (deseeded and chopped)- one
Red chilli (lal mirch) powder - 1/2 tblsp
Chopped coriander - 1 tblsp
Salt (namak) - 1/2 tsp or to taste
Lemon juice - 1/2 tblsp
Garam masala - 1/4 tsp

Makhani Gray :
Tomatoes (tamatar) (chopped roughly) - 250 gms
Ginger (adrak) paste - 1/2 tsp
Garlic (lasan) paste - 1/2 tsp
Green chilli - one
Red chilli (lal mirch) powder - 1/2 tsp
Laung (cloves)- 2
Choti elaichi (green cardamom)- one
Salt to taste
Butter - 2 tblsp
Honey- 1 tsp
Kasoori methi - 1 tblsp

How to make makhani arvi masala :

• Pressure cook the whole arbi with three cups of water to give one whistle.
• Keep on low flame for 2-3 minutes.
• Remove from fire. Cool and drain.
• To prepare makhani gray, put tomatoes in a bandi, add one cup of water, ginger and garlic paste, green chilli, red chilli powder, laung and chot elaichi.
• Boil. Cover and cook on low heat till it is reduced to a saucy consistency.
• Remove from fire.
• Blend in a mixer.
• Strain into a clean pan.
• Add butter. Stir in honey.
• Add salt to taste.
• Keep on fire.
• Boil. Simmer on low flame for 1-2 minutes.
• Add kasoori methi and remove from fire.
• Keep the makhani gray aside.
• Peel and flatten each piece or arbi.
• Sprinkle some salt and red chilli powder on it.
• Sprinkle dry besan.
• Overturn the pieces and sprinkle salt, red chilli and besan on the other side too.
• mix, so as to coat lightly.
• Heat oil on a large tawa, add half the arbi and sauté over medium heat till golden.
• Shift the fried arbi from the center to the sides (periphery) of the tawa.
• Add the rest of the arbi, fry and shift to the sides.
• In the same oil, add ajwain, when it turns golden, add chopped onions, grated ginger and green chilli and sauté for three minutes.
• Add 1/2 tsp salt.
• Return the arbi to the center, add red chillies and half of the coriander.
• Fry for a minute.
• Add the prepared makhani gray and fry until the arbi is coated with the gravy.
• Adjust seasoning.
• Sprinkle lemon juice, garam masala and the remaining coriander.
• Stir and serve immediately.

PINDI CHANA RECIPE

Ingredients:

1 cup chickpeas ( kabuli chana)
1 tea bag or 1 tbsp black tea leaves tied in a cheesecloth
21/2-inch ginger, 3/4th of it shredded finely for garnish
2-3 tbsp oil
2 onions chopped
2 tsp garlic, finely crushed
2 green chilies, sliced
3 medium sized tomatoes, chopped
2 tsp ground coriander
1 1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 - 1tsp red chili powder or as per taste
Salt To Taste
1/2 tsp garam masala
finely chopped coriander leaves

How to make pindi chole:

• Soak Chole in water overnight or for about 6 hr.
• Cook the chole with salt and enough water in the cooker for about 20 minutes or till fully done.
• Drain, reserving 1 cup of cooking liquid.
• Finely chop the remaining ginger. Heat oil and sauté onions till golden, then add garlic and chopped ginger and green chilies. Sauté for 5 minutes.
• Add tomatoes, coriander, cumin, turmeric and chili powder and sauté over low heat until the oil separates.
• Add chole, the reserved cooking liquid, salt and half of the coriander leaves. Simmer, uncovered until the liquid has been absorbed.
• Add a pinch of garam masala and serve pindi chana sprinkled with the remaining garam masala, coriander leaves and shredded ginger.

STUFFED BHINDI RECIPE

Ingredients for stuffed bhindi:

1 pound Okra (Bhindi), washed and dried
3 tbsp - oil
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1 medium sized onion, chopped
2 green chilies, seeded and chopped
3/4-inch ginger, finely chopped
A pinch of Asafetida powder
1 tomato chopped
Stuffing :
3 tsp coriander powder
2 tsp turmeric powder
2 tsp ground fennel (saunf)
2 tsp dried mango powder (amchur)
1/2tsp chili powder or to taste
Salt To Taste

Preparation of stuffed okra:

• Cut the stalk of each okra and make lengthwise slit.
• Combine stuffing ingredients and mix well. Stuff each okra with the mixture.
• Sauté cumin with the little oil until it starts to crackle.
• Add onions, green chilies and ginger. Sauté till onion turns transparent, then put in asafetida and cook for a few seconds.
• Add tomato and cook until it turns pulpy.
• Add the okra and cook for 5 minutes until tender and well coated with the sauce (masala).
• Serve stuffed bhindi hot with chapati, paratha or rice.

STUFFED CAPSICUM RECIPE

Ingredients:

5-6 Capsicum (simlamirch)
2 boiled potatoes
2 tbsp boiled green peas
1 Onion finely chopped
1/4th tsp turmeric powder
Red chili powder to taste
1/4th tsp Garam masala
1/4th tsp Dry mango powder (amchur)
Salt To Taste
Oil/ghee for frying

Preparation:

• Wash the capsicum and boil them whole till they are tender (not too much), drain water and keep aside to cool.
• Mash the boiled potatoes.
• Now in a pan heat 2-tbsp oil/ghee and add chopped onion and fry till it turns golden brown.
• Now add all spices, mashed potatoes and peas and fry for few moments.
• With a sharp knife cut the stem of the capsicum and take out seeds from the top gently and add the stuffing in it.
• Now take oil/ghee in a kadhai and fry the stuffed capsicums on all sides.
• Garnish the bharawan capsicum with grated paneer, chopped coriander leaves and thinly sliced rings of tomato. Serve hot.

RAJMA RASMISA RECIPE

Ingredients:

rajma (kidney beans)- 200 gms
cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
onions ( pyaj) (medium-sized and chopped ) - 3 nos.
fresh tomato (tamatar) puree - 1 cup
ginger (adrak) paste - 1 tblsp
green chillies (chopped)- 3-4 nos.
cumin seeds powder (jeera powder) - 1 tsp
coriander powder (dhania powder) - 1/2 tsp
red chilli (lal mirch) powder -1 tsp
salt (namak) - to taste
oil (tel) - 2 tblsp
curd (dahi) - 1/4 cup
green coriander leaves (dhania patta) (chopped)- 2 tblsp

How to make rajma rasmisa :

• Pick, wash and soak the rajma overnight.
• Boil the soaked rajma till well cooked.
• Heat oil, add cumin seeds.
• When it crackles, add chopped onions.
• Saute it till light golden brown in colour.
• Add ginger paste and garlic paste and sauté it.
• Add the tomato puree and sauté it.
• Now add the green chillies, cumin seeds powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder, curd and salt.
• Cook the masala for 5-6 minutes.
• Add the rajma, mix it well and add half a cup of water.
• Cook it for another 15- 20 minutes.
• Garnish with green coriander leaves.