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Preparation Time: 10 mins.
Cooking Time: 50 mins.
Serves 4.
Ingredients
3 cups grated bottle gourd (doodhi / lauki)
3 cups milk
3 cardamoms (elaichi)
1/2 cup sugar
a few drops green food colour (optional)
3 tbsp ghee
For the garnish
2 tbsp almond (badam) slivers
Method
Heat the ghee in a pan, add the grated doodhi and...
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Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 minutes
Serves 4.
Ingredients
For the gravy
4 tsp oil
1 cup sliced onions
1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
1 1/2 tbsp chirongi nuts (charoli)
1 green chilli, roughly chopped
2 whole dry kashmiri red chillies , broken into pieces
1 tsp roughly chopped ginger (adrak)
1 tsp chopped garlic (lehsun)
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Preparation Time: 10 min.
Cooking Time: 15 min.
Makes 10 to 12 parathas.
Ingredients
2 1/4 cups plain flour (maida)
1/4 tsp baking soda
2 tbsp curds (dahi)
3/4 cup milk (approximately)
3 cups any leftover vegetable curry
4 tsp oil
ghee for frying
salt to taste
Method
Sieve the flour with the soda bi-c...
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Preparation time: 15 minutes.
Cooking Time: 10 minutes.
Serves 6.
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups curds (dahi)
2 tsp besan (Bengal gram flour)
2 tbsp milk
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1/2 onion, chopped (optional)
2 green chillies, chopped
1/2 tsp grated ginger (adrak)
2 tbsp chopped tomatoes
a pinch of turmeric powder (haldi)
2 tbsp chopped ...
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Preparation Time: 20 mins.
Cooking Time: 30 mins.
Serves 4.
Ingredients
2 1/2 cups sliced bitter gourd (karela)
1/4 cup grated jaggery (gur)
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing)
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
2 tbsp broken cashewnuts (kaju)
1 1/2 tsp poppy seeds (khus-khus)
1/2 tsp sesame seeds (til)
1 tbsp raisins (kis...
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Preparation Time: 20 mins.
Cooking Time: 30 mins.
Serves 4.
Ingredients
2 1/2 cups sliced bitter gourd (karela)
1/4 cup grated jaggery (gur)
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing)
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
2 tbsp broken cashewnuts (kaju)
1 1/2 tsp poppy seeds (khus-khus)
1/2 tsp sesame seeds (til)
1 tbsp raisins (kis...
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Preparation Time: 10 min.
Cooking Time: 5 min.
Serves 4.
Ingredients
3 cups tender ladies finger (bhindi)
1 tsp chaat masala
1/4 tsp chilli powder
4 tbsp oil
salt to taste
Method
Wash and dry the bhindi. Cut into very thin slices.
Heat the oil on a high flame in a slightly deeper tava. Add the bhindi and co...
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Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 25 minutes
Ingredients
1/2 kg colocassia (arbi)
1 cup beaten rice (poha)
3 whole dry red chillies, dry roasted and broken
1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing)
1 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
2 tbsp oil
salt to taste
Method
Wash the col...
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Makes 12 kebabs.
Ingredients
1/2 cup boiled and mashed potatoes
1/4 cup grated sweet corn (makai ke dane)
2 tbsp finely chopped spring onions whites
2 tsp finely chopped green chillies
1 tbsp cornflour
salt to taste
1/2 tsp garam masala
2 tsp ghee
2 tsp melted butter with 1 teaspoon chilli powder for brushing
phudina chutney and lemon wedges for s...
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Preparation Time: 20 mins.
Cooking Time: 20 mins.
Makes 12 chapatis.
Ingredients
1 cup whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta)
1 cup plain flour (maida)
4 tsp oil
1/2 tsp salt
Other ingredients
whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta) for rolling
Method
Mix the flours, oil and salt and make a dough by adding enough w...
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Preparation Time: 30 mins.
Cooking Time: 10 mins.
Serves 4.
Ingredients
1 cup kabuli chana (white chick peas), soaked overnight
1/2 cup soya chunks (nuggets), soaked, drained and chopped
1/2 cup chopped onions
1 cup chopped tomatoes
1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1 tsp ginger-garlic (adrak-lehsun) paste
1 tsp ch...
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Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 15 mins
Makes 2 servings
Ingredients
5 cups chopped spinach (palak)
1/2 cup boiled kabuli chana (white chick peas)
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1/2 cup chopped onions
1/2 tsp chopped garlic (lehsun)
1 tsp ginger-green chilli paste
1/4 cup chopped tomatoes
1 tsp skimmed milk powder
1 tsp oil
salt to ta...
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Preparation Time: 15 mins.
Cooking Time: 20 mins.
Serves 4.
Ingredients
For the kadhi
2 cups curds (dahi)
1 tbsp besan (Bengal gram flour)
1 green chilli, finely chopped
1 tsp grated ginger (adrak)
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1 stick of cinnamon (dalchini)
1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing)
salt to taste
For the chana koftas
1/3 ...
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Preparation Time: 20 mins.
Cooking Time: 15 mins.
Serves 4.
Ingredients
1 cup kala chana (brown chick peas), boiled
1/2 cup grated fresh coconut
25 mm. (1") cinnamon (dalchini) stick
4 cloves (laung / lavang)
3 peppercorns
3 whole dry kashmiri red chillies
1/4 cup onions, sliced
salt to taste
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Preparation Time: 15 mins.
Cooking Time: 30 mins.
Makes 4 kebabs.
Ingredients
1/2 cup chana dal (split Bengal gram)
1 1/2 cups cubed and boiled raw banana
1/2 cup chopped cabbage
2 tsp finely chopped green chillies
1/2 tsp dried ginger (soonth) powder
1/4 cup chopped mint leaves (phudina)
1 tbsp chaat masala
1/4 tsp garam masala
3 tbsp o...
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Preparation Time: 15 min.
Cooking Time: 15 min.
Makes 12 parathas.
Ingredients
For the dough
1 cup plain flour (maida)
1 cup whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta)
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp melted butter or ghee
a little milk
For the stuffing
3/4 cup chana dal (split Bengal gram)
2 green chillies, chopped
1 tsp chopped coriander (dhania)
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Preparation Time: 30 min.
Cooking Time: 15 min.
Makes 6 parathas.
Ingredients
For the stuffing
1/2 kg cauliflower
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp black pepper (kalimirch) powder
1/2 tsp coriander-cumin seeds (dhania-jeera) powder
2 tsp pomogranate seeds (anardana), powdered
2 tbsp chopped corriander (dhania...
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Preparation Time: 20 min.
Cooking Time: 15 min.
Makes 8 rotis.
Ingredients
For the dough
1 cup whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta)
2 tsp oil
oil for cooking
salt to taste
For the stuffing
1 cup cooked corn (makai)
1 capsicum, finely chopped
1 tomato, finely chopped
1 onion, finely chopped
1/2 tsp finely chopped green chil...
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Preparation Time: 20 minutes.
Cooking Time: 30 minutes.
Makes 8 rotis.
Ingredients
For the dough
1 cup whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta)
4 tsp oil
1/2 tsp salt
To be mixed into a stuffing
3/4 cup chopped coriander (dhania)
2 tsp coriander-cumin seeds (dhania-jeera) powder
1/4 tsp levelled, turmeric powder (haldi)
1 tbsp besan...
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preparation Time: 5 mins
Makes 1 cup
Ingredients
1/2 cup fresh green garlic (hara lehsun) , chopped (including the greens)
1 cup finely chopped corriander (dhania)
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tbsp roasted bengal gram (daria)
1/2 cup water
salt to taste
Method
Grind all the ingredients together in a blender to get a smooth chutney.
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