Tasty and Easy Recipes

Ingredients:
3 cups mixed vegetables, chopped & boiled
(peas, carrots, potatoes, beans, capsicum etc)
1/2 cup water (or water from the boiled veggies)
1 tbsp lime juice
salt to taste
cilantro for garnish

To Grind:
1/2 tsp jeera
2-3 cloves
2″ piece of cinnamon
5-6 peppercorns
1/2 cup coconut
1 medium onion
3-4 green chilies (or to taste)
1/5 tsp turmeric
2 tsp poppy seeds
2 tsp dalia or raw rice
2 tbsp oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
Asafoetida

Method:
Pressure cook vegetables in a little water for 1-2 whistles. Alternately, you could microwave them for 4-5 minutes on high or boil them on stovetop with water. Strain & keep aside.
Heat oil in a pan. Add the tadka ingredients. Once the seeds start to pop, add the ground masala and fry for 5-6 minutes, until the smell of raw onion is gone. Stir in the boiled veggies and water. Add salt and lime juice. Bring to a boil.
Transfer to a serving bowl. Garnish with cilantro.

Ingredients:
1 sliced Onion (Pyaj)
1 tsp Turmeric (Haldi)
1 tblsp Oil
1 tsp Fenugreek Seeds (Methi)
1 tsp Cumin Seed (Jeera)
1 tsp Aniseed (Saunf)
1/2 tsp Onion Seeds (Kalonji)
200 gms Brinjals (Biangan)
10 gms chopped Green Chilly (Hari Mirch)
100 gms Red and Yellow Capsicum cut into strips
500 gms chopped Cabbage (Pata gobi)
1 tblsp Vinegar
150 gms French Beans (Flas Beans)
Sugar To Taste

Method:
Heat oil in a pan and fry the onions till they turn transparent.
Add fenugreek, cumin, aniseed and onion seeds and fry for a minute.
Add turmeric and chillies.
Stir in cauliflower, cabbage and sugar.
Cover and cook on a low flame for 5 to 7 minutes.
Add pepper strips and sprinkle vinegar on top.
Cook for a further 5 minutes till the vegetables are tender.

Ingredients:
500 gms Spinach (Palak)
25 gms Cottage Cheese (Paneer) (made from skimmed milk)
1 tblsp Fine Wheat Flour (Maida)
1 small sized Onion (Pyaj)
1 tsp Cinnamon (Tuj/Dalchini) Powder
1 tblsp Oil
a pinch of Nutmeg Powder(Jaiphal)
Salt to taste
150 ml skimmed Milk
2 small sized Eggs

Method:

Chop spinach and puree it.
Blend maida with a little milk and make a smooth paste.
Add the rest of the milk, mix well and bring to a boil.
Separate egg whites from the yolks.
Heat oil in a pan, saute the chopped onion for two minutes, add spinach puree. Leave it to cool, add two well beaten egg yolks, cinnamon powder and nutmeg.
Beat egg whites till stiff and fold in carefully into the mixture.
Season with salt and pour this mixture into a greased baking tray.
Sprinkle grated paneer over it and bake on medium temperature (160 to 175 degree c) for 30 minutes.

Ingredients:
1 packet Noodles
2 Onion (Pyaj)
3 – 4 chopped Tomato (Tamatar)
4 tsp chopped Coriander Leaves (Dhania Patta)
1 ” chopped Ginger (Adrak)
3 – 4 flakes chopped Garlic (Lasun)
4 5 chopped Green chilli (Hari mirch)
1/2 tsp Red chili pepper (Lal Mirchi)
1/2 tsp Garam Masala Powder
1 tblsp Oil

Method:
Boil the noodles as directed on the pack.
Drain them in a strainer and wash with cold water. Keep aside.
Heat oil in a nonstick pan and fry garlic, ginger, green chillies and onions until they are golden.
Add tomatoes along with salt and masala.
Cook till tomatoes are tender.
Add the noodles and stir well.
Cook for a while and remove the fire and serve immediately.