ALU, GOBI CURRY

Alu, Gobi is a vegetarian recipe consisting of spiced potatoes and cauliflower. This vegetarian alu, Gobi recipe won't disappoint. Any one can prepare 1/2 hour time.

Ingredients:

2tbs oil
1 bowl potatoes
1 bowl cauliflower ( cut into small florets)
1/4 bowl green peace
2 onions
2 tomatoes
2 tbs ginger & garlic paste
1 tbs salt (to taste)
1 tbs garam masala
1/2 tbs chilly powder
1 tbs coriander powder
1/2 tbs turmeric
1 tbs chopped coriander for garnishing.

Preparation:

• Separate the florets from cauliflower. Wash & drain. Cut potatoes into chunks.
• Heat oil in a pan add onions and fry onions till turn into golden brown.
• Add ginger and garlic paste. After 5 min add tomatoes.
• Mix in potatoes, cover to cook.
• When the potatoes are half done add the florets, salt, turmeric.
• Cover to cook. Open after a few minutes add chilly powder, garam masala, coriander powder mix well.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with roti or rice.

ONION PAKORA

Ingredients:

2 cups of besan flour
1/2 cup of rice flour
6 onions
4 green chillies
1 tsp chilly powder
curry leaves
salt to taste
oil for frying.

Preparation:

Thinly slice the onions and then mix all the ingredients with 3tbs oil, mix well.
Add water to get a thick paste. Heat oil in a deep frying pan. Take a small portion
of the mix at a time and drop it in hot oil. Fry till golden brown.
Serve with chutney or ketchup.

MASOOR DAL WITH SPINACH

Vegetarians no need to worry about protein foods. Masoor dal is high protein food.
Serve with roti.

Ingredients:

1/4 cup masoor dal
1 cup spinach
1/4 tbs turmeric
8 black peppers
1 medium onion
2tbs ginger & garlic
Salt (to taste)
Chili powder(to taste) Because we added peppers. So you have to check the
spice if you want to add more add chili powder.
1/2 tbs mustard's
1/2 tbs cumin seeds
1 red chilly
1 pinch asafoetida
4 or 5 curry leaves.
3/4 cup water for dal cooking.


Preparation:



1. Take a bowl add masoor dal and chopped spinach, black peppers.
2. Add 3/4 cup water put it into pressure cooker.
3. Heat oil in pan. When oil is very hot add mustard seeds, cumin seeds,
red chilly, asafoetida,curry leaves fry these ingredients till brown colour.
4. Add onions and cook until tender and translucent, but not browned.
5. Add ginger & garlic. Continue to fry until onions are deep yellow.
6. Add salt, turmeric. Pour cooked masoor dal and spinach into pan, mix well.
7. Wait 5 to 10 min. Now add red chilly powder. Mix well. Leave it 10 min.
8. Masoor dal is ready. Enjoy masoor dal with roti/parata.

LEMON RICE

Serves:3, Preparation Time: 30 min



Ingredients:

1Cup rice
4 tbs Oil
1tbs Channa dal
1tbs urad dal
1 tbs mustard seeds
A pinch of asafoetida
1/4 tbs turmeric
2 dried red chillies
2 green chillies
10 - 12 curry leaves
15 Peanuts/15 cashew nut peaces
1 lemon
2 cups water for rice cooking.



Preparation:

• Cook rice with 2 cups of water. keep it aside.
• Heat oil in a pan. Add red chillies broken into 2 peaces.
• Add Channa Dal, urad dal, peanuts and mustard's, green chillies.
  
• Fry until dals change colour into light brown.
• Now add asafoetida.
• Let mustard seed crackle, then add curry leaves.
• Mix turmeric powder in this. Stir fry for half a minute.
• Now add rice, salt, lemon juice mix well.