Poha

Ingredients:-

2 cup - poha

1 onion - chopped

1 potato - chopped

1 tomato - chopped

1 green chilli - chopped

1 cup - mix veg.(any kind of green veggies.)

Half teaspoon - garam masala , coriander masala powder

1 tea spoon - haldi powder

Salt - according to taste

Oil - 2 table spoon

1 tea spoon - cumin seed

Method:-

Soak poha in water for 10 mintues. Wash and drain all the water. Heat oil in pan when it is hot add cumin seed. When cumin seed starts to sputter then add onion and green chilli fry it until they are light brown. Turn you gass in a medium flame then add all the veggies (any kind of green veggies) and potato and cover the lid. After few mintues add all the masala powders and salt and fry it for 10-15 minutes. When your veggies is done then add tomato and poha. Mix it well and fry it for 5 minutes in a medium flame.

Your Poha is ready to eat

Enjoy. with sauce and aachar (pickle).

Bread Pudding

Ingredients for bread pudding:

1/2 cup sugar
2 cups milk
2 well-beaten eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 to 3 cups cubed white bread
1/4 cup golden raisins
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Method:-

In a large bowl, whisk sugar into milk until dissolved. Add beaten eggs and vanilla extract. Soak bread cubes in liquid mixture for several hours or overnight (in the refrigerator) until bread is saturated. Pour into a greased baking dish. Sprinkle with raisins and cinnamon. Use a spoon (or something similar) to press the raisins and cinnamon into the top layer of the bread mixture. Bake at 250 degrees for 1 hour, or until firm to the touch and golden brown.

Aloo Chana Curry

1/2 kg Chana (soaked overnight or leave it for 7-8 hrs in water)

4-5 Aloo cut into cubes

Onions - 4-5 chopped

Tomatoes - 2 chopped

Bay Leave - 1

Cinnamon - 1

Cloves -1

Cardamom -1

Dry Red Chilli -2 small, 1 Big

Cumin Seed - 1 Teaspoon

Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 Table spoon

Garam masala - 1.5 teaspoon

Coriander powder - 1.5 Teaspoon

Cumin powder - 1.5 Teaspoon

Haldi powder - 1.5 Teaspoon

Redchilli powder - 1 Teaspoon

Salt- according to taste

Oil- 2 Tablespoon

Water - 3 cups.

Method-

Heat pressure cooker. When it is hot add oil, bay leave, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, dry red chilli and cumin seed. When it starts to splutter add onions and salt and fry it until onions become brown. After that add aloo chana and fry it for 2-3 minutes then add ginger garlic paste and all the spices powders and tomatoes. Turn your gass to a medium flame and fry the masala until it leaves oil and it turn brown it will take 10 minutes. After your masala is fried add water and cover the pressure cooker and turn your gass to a high flame. After 1 whistle turn your gass to a medium flame and wait for 2 whistle. After 2 whistle turn off your gass and wait till pressure cooker cool down. After that open the cooker and take 1 bowl of curry from the cooker and mash it so that your curry will be thick.

Enjoy it with roti, partha and rice.

Egg Curry

5 boiled eggs

3-4 small onions chopped

1.5 teaspoon - Ginger Garlic paste

1 teaspoon red chilli powder

1teaspoon garam masala powder

1 teaspoon cumin powder

1 teaspoon haldi powder

1 teaspoon coriander powder

1 teaspoon cumin seed

2 dry red chilli

salt according to taste

Oil

2.5 - 3.5 cups of water

Method

Heat oil (1- 2 teaspoon) in a pan . Fry eggs when it become golden brown take out the eggs in a medium flame.

Now again add oil in a pan add cumin seed and dry red chilli. When it starts to splutter add onions and salt. and fry it until it becomes brown. After that add ginger garlic powder, and all the spices (masala) powder and fry the masala until the it leaves oil and become dark brown in a medium flame for about 10 - 15 mintues. After the masala becomes brown add water and cover the lid in a high flame. After 2 minutes when the water starts to boil open the lid and add eggs in the gravy and cover it and turn the gass in a medium to low flame and leave it for 25-30 minutes. After that open the lid and see whether your gravy is ready or not .If not again leave it for 5 minutes. and if yes then enjoy your egg curry with rice, paratha and roti.

Meethi Paratha

1 cup Meethi leaves.

1- 2 Green Chillies

Salt - a pinch

1 teaspoon - Ajwain .

2- 3 cups Wheat flour

1.5 teaspoon - Oil

Required amount of water.

Method-

In a bowl wash the meethi leaves, add green chillies,salt and ajwain . Then add wheat flour on it and oil and required amount of water to make dough. Leave it for 30 mins.Make paratha and fry it and apply ghee or butter on both sides.

Enjoy.

Tindora Fry

Server - 3-4 persons.

Tindora - 20 -25 pieces, cut length wise into thin strips.

2 Dry Red chilli

Turmeric powder - 1.5 tea spoon

Salt according to taste

Oil.

Methos:-

Heta oil in a pan. When it is hot add dry red chilli and then after few second add tindora.Cover the lid and fry for a min or 2 mins. Then open the pan add turmeric powder and salt mix it well. Cover the pan and turn your gass from high to medium to low flame. Fry it for 25 - 30 mins. After 30 mins your tindora fry will be ready. Enjoy with your partha , roti or rice.

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Bhindi masala

Bhindi (Okra) - 400gm

Onions fully chopped - 200 gm

Paanch phoran -- 1.5 tea spoon

2 dry red chillies

Hing - 1 pinch

1 tea spoon ginger garlic paste

1tea spoon garam masala powder

1 tea spoon cumin powder

1 tea spoon coriander spoon

Salt according to taste
Oil -4 tea spoon

1 tea spoon haldi powder

Methods:-

Remove both ends of the bhindi. Cut into 3 pieces and split in half. Heat oil in pan add hing, red dry chilli and paanch phoran. When it is hot then add bhindi, onions and all the masala powdernand ginger galric paste and salt according to your taste and fry it for a minute in a high flame. Then turn your flame in a medium and fry the bhindi for 15 - 20 mins and cover the lid. After 15 - 20 mins. your bhindi masala will be ready.

Enjoy with roti, paratha and rice

Aloo Beans Curry

3 Aloo (cut into pieces)

10 pieces of beans (cut into pieces )

2.5 small onions chopped

1 tomatoes

1tea spoon ginger and garlic paste

1table spoon coriander powder

1tablespoon garam masala powder

1 tablespoon cumin powder

1 tablespoon haldi

1 tea spoon cumin seed

1 dry red chilli

1 tea spoon red chilli powder (according to your taste)

salt (according to your taste)

oil.

Method:-

Heat oil in a pan. When it is hot add cumin seed and dry red chilli ,fry it for a while .Then aad chopped onions and add salt mix it well and fry it until the onions becomes brown/golden brown.

After that add aloo and beans . Close the pan and fry it for a while like for 5 mins in a high flame.

Now open the lid add all the masala powders and ginger garlic paste and tomatoes and turn your high flame to the medium flame cover the pan and fry the masala until the masala leaves some oil and it become brown. Now when your masala is ready add 1.5 cup of water for a gravy cover your pan and turn your flame in high mode. After 2-3 mins you will see that the gravy is boiling now turn your falme into medium to low flame and cover the pan. After 20-25 mins your curry will be ready.

Enjoy with rice , and roti

Mixed Vegetable Fried Rice

ERVES:
4-5 People.
PREPARATIONS TIME:
40-45 MINS.

INGREDIENTS:
Rice - 1 cup
Vegetables - 2 to 3 cups (carrot, beans, potatoes, peas , cauliflower and veggies of your choices)
Eggs - 2
Salt to taste
Cumin Seed - 1 tea spoon
Red chilli powder - 1 tea spoon (according to taste)
Coriander powder - 1 tea spoon
Haldi (turmeric) powder - 1 tea spoon
Garam masala - 1 tea spoon
Cashew and Raisins - 10 each
Oil

Recipe:
Cook rice and keep aside. Each cooked rice should be well separated. Let this cool completely onces it is cooked.
Add oil in a pan. When it is hot then add cumin seed, when it starts to splutter add onions and fry till they are transparent. Then add all the mixed veggies and cook it in a high flames and cover the pan. After 3 mins open the lid and add all the spices in the veggies. Mix it well and cover the pan and turn the flame into the medium flame.
Cook it for 5 - 10 mins.
Add oil in another pan . when it is hot put eggs and cook it like egg burji (scrambled) . Onces it done switch off the gas.
While in another pan see if the veggies are done or not if it is done then add the egg and fry it for 2 mins in a medium flame.Then add cooked rice in the pan and mix it well .After that add the cashew and raisins mix it well and fry it for 4- 5 mins.Then switch off the gass
ENJOY

Sukha Aloo Gobi Sabzi

1 Gobi - Cut into florets
2- 3 Boiled potatoes cut into cubes
1 tomato
1dhaniya patta (cilantro leave)
2- 3 medium onions chopped
1 tables spoon haldi (turmeric powder)
1 table spoon garam masala powder
1 table spoon cumin powder
1 table spoon coriander powder
1 tea spoon red chilli powder (according to taste)
1 tea spoon cumin seed
1 dry red chilli
1 tea spoon ginger
1 tea spoon garlic
salt according to taste

Method -
In a pan add 1 tea spoon of oil and fry the gobi in a medium to high flame. fry until it become golden brown.
After that take out the gobi and put it in a plate. Now add oil in a pan when it is hot add cumin seed and dry red chilli
when it is hot add chopped onions and fry until it becomes golden brown. after that add ginger and garlic fry for a mintue and then add all the masala powder and fry it in a medium to low flame for about 5 mins. After that add tha fried gobi in that pan and fry it .Cover the pan and fry it for about 10 - 15 mins or until the gobi is done..
After the gobi is done add the boiled potatoes and 1 tomato and 1 cilantro leave , cover the pan and fry it for about 5 - 10 mins in a medium flame. After 5 - 10 mins switch off the gas.
Enjoy with paratha , roti aur fried rice
Please tell me how it is.
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