Tasty and Easy Recipes

Ingredients:
8 medium Potatoes (peeled)
2 cauliflower florets (chopped)
1 tbsp chopped onion
1 capsicum (cored, seeded and chopped)
1 tbsp peas
2 green chilies (chopped)
4 medium tomatoes (cubed)
2 cloves of garlic (chopped)
Salt To Taste
2/3rd cup water
1/4th cup ghee
1tsp chopped coriander leaves

Method:
Slice off the top from the aloo (potatoes) – a thick slice to be used as a lid later, and carefully scoop the inside.
Place the Cauliflower, capsicum, peas, onion, chilies, garlic and half salt in a saucepan with the water.
Parboil until the water is fully absorbed into the mixture.
Fill the mixture into the potatoes, cover with the potato lids and secure with wooden cocktail sticks (toothpicks).
Heat the ghee in a kadhai or saucepan and cook the tomatoes with the remaining salt over a moderate heat for 2 minutes.
Carefully arrange the stuffed aloo (potatoes) over the tomato mixture, cover tightly and cook potatoes in their own steam for about 10 minutes until tender.
Garnish the stuffed aloo with chopped coriander and serve hot with roti or paratha.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cup fresh methi (fenugreek) leaves (cleaned, washed and finely chopped)
2-3 medium peeled and cut into small pieces aloo (potatoes)
1 medium tomato (chopped)
1-2 flakes of garlic (crushed)
Salt To Taste
1/4th tsp turmeric powder
Red chili powder to taste
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
2-3 whole dry red chilies
2-3 tbsp vegetable oil

Method:
Heat oil and add crushed garlic and fry till brown. Add cumin seeds and dry red chilies.
When cumin seeds are done and chilies turn brown add salt, turmeric, chili powder and chopped tomato. Sauté foe a moment.
Now add potatoes and mix well. Cook till potatoes are half done on a medium flame.
Add methi and cook on a medium flame till done and till water is fully absorbed.
Serve the aloo methi hot with chapati or paratha.

Ingredients:
1/2″ piece of ginger root
2 Minced green chilies
1/4 cup Shredded unsweetened coconut
1/2 tsp Garam masala
4 tbsp Ghee
1 tsp Black mustard seeds
1/2 tbsp Whole cumin seeds
6 md Potatoes, boiled & cubed
1 tsp Turmeric
1 tbsp Coriander
1 sm Eggplant in 1″ cubes
1 tsp Salt
3 tbsp Fresh coriander, chopped
1 tbsp Lemon juice

Method:
Combine ginger, green chilies & coconut in blender with 1/3 cup of water till smooth. Add garam masala & pulse for a few seconds. Set aside.
Heat ghee. Whe hot, add mustard & cumin seeds & fry for a few seconds. Stir in the asafetida & almost immediately put in the potatoes. Stir fry for 5 minutes Then pour in the mixture from the blender. Add the turmeric, coriander, eggplant, salt & half the fresh coriander. Mix very gently so as not to break the vegetables.
Reduce heat & fry very gently until the liquid has evaporated. In the aloo baigan mix lemon juice & remaining coriander greens & serve.