Tasty and Easy Recipes

Ingredients:
4 1/2 Cups Mashed Potatoes
3 Eggs
1/2 Cup Matzo Meal
1/4 Tsp. Pepper
3 Tsp. Salt
3 Large Onions
4 Tsp. Cooking Fat

Method:
Mix potatoes, beaten eggs, meal, pepper, and 2 tsp. salt. Brown onions in hot fat, and add 1 tsp. salt. Flatten small pancakes of the potato mixture in the hand. Cover with brown onions. Press another pancake on top. Roll in matzo meal. Fry in hot fat or bake in hot oven (400 degrees).

Servers 6 to 8.

Variations: Meat or liver mixture can be used instead of onions.

Ingredients:
1 cup Rice (Chawal)
2 cup Water
200 gms Cauliflower (Phool gobi) Florets
2 small Potato (Aloo)
1/2 cup fresh Peas (Matar)
1 large Onion (Pyaj)
3-4 black Cardamoms (Elaichi)
1/2 tsp Red chilli (Lal Mirchi) Powder
1 x 1 inch Cinnamon (Tuj/Dalchini)
2-4 Cloves (Lavang)
4 tblsp Oil
1 tsp Salt (Namak)

Method:
Wash and soak the rice for 1 hour, drain and keep aside.
Slice the onion finely and chop the potatoes into small pieces.
Heat oil in a pan and fry the onions till golden brown, add all the vegetables, cinnamon, cloves and cardamoms.
Saute for 2-3 minutes, add little water and cook till the potatoes and peas are half cooked.
Then add the drained rice, salt and red chilli powder. Mix well.
Add 2 cups of water and boil.
When the water starts boiling, reduce the flame and cover and cook till the rice is done.

Ingredients:

Stuffing:
2 boiled Potatoes
1 small finely chopped Onion (optional)
Coriander leaves finely chopped
Small piece of Ginger (very finely chopped or grated)
1 or 2 green Chilies (finely chopped)
Salt Red Chili powder and Garam masala as per taste
Butter

Method:
For the cover make dough out of whole-wheat flour (atta), as you would do for any parantha/roti.
Mash the potatoes.
Add all the stuffing items to mashed potatoes and mix it properly.
Make two medium size chapati, add the filling to the one chapati and cover it with the second one.
Now roll it slightly. Put it in a pre-heated oven at 450-degree. Cover top oven grill with aluminum foil & Place Paratha over it for easy baking.
When top side is done change the side and keep a check (till properly baked)
Spread butter over it. Serve aloo paratha hot with yogurt (curd).