Aloo Gobi

Ingredients:
4 medium sized potato - diced
1 medium sized onion - diced
2 cups cauliflower florets
1 cup peas
2 Tbsp Oil
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp ajwain seeds
2 Tbsp curry leaves
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp garam masala powder
1 tsp grated ginger
2 green chilli
1 tsp red chilli powder
2 bay leaf
1 tsp amchur powder
1 tsp finely diced coriander leaves
Salt

Method:
1) Heat oil in a pan. Add bay leaf, cumin seeds, ajwain seeds, ginger, curry leaves, green chilli. Add onion and fry until it turns translucent
2) Add turmeric powder, garam masala, red chilli powder. Remove bay leaf.
3) Add potato cover and cook until potato is half done. (I microwaved it potatoes for 4 mins to quicken the process)
4) Add cauliflower florets, peas, salt. Cover and cook until potato and cauliflower is done.
5) Mix in coriander leaves and amchur powder
DONE!!!

Palak Paneer with Pistachio

Ingredients:
1 bunch Spinach - coarsely chopped
1/2 onion - finely chopped
2 cloves garlic - finely chopped
1 tsp grated ginger
1 medium sized tomato
Oil - 1 Tbsp
Ghee - 2 Tbsp
Paneer - 10 to 15 cubes
Roasted Pistachio - 1/2 cup
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Green chilli - 3
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
2 tsp lemon juice
Salt

Ingredients:
1) Take about 1 tsp of oil in a frying pan. Add green chilli and spinach and fry until spinach has wilted. Allow it to cool and grind it into fine paste.
2) Boil tomato until the skin can be removed. Squash it once skin is removed
3) Grind pistachios coarsely
4) In a frying pan, heat ghee add chopped garlic and fry until it begins to change colour. Add cumin seeds ginger and onion fry for 2 minutes.
5) Add turmeric powder, pistachio fry for a minute. Add spinach paste. Cook it for 5 minutes on medium heat
6) Add paneer and lemon juice. Cover and cook on low heat for 5 minutes
DONE!

Dahi bread upma

Ingredients:
4 Tbsp thick yoghurt
4 Tbsp water
1 tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp amchur powder
6 slices of bread
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp pepper powder
1/2 tsp asafoetida
1 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 Tbsp oil
1 Tbsp ghee
1 green chilli
1 sprig of curry leaves
2 tsp coriander leaves for garnishing
1/2 onion chopped
1/2 potato boiled and chopped (optional)
Salt

Method:
1) Mix yogurt, water, 1 tsp salt, sugar, chilli powder, pepper powder, turmeric powder and amchur powder.
2) Cut bread slices into cubes and mix it with above.
3) Heat up oil in a frying pan, add mustard seeds and wait for it to splutter. Add cumin seeds, curry leaves, asafoetida, green chilli and onion. Fry until onion changes its colour
4) Add boiled potato and fry for 2-3 minutes. Add bread and ghee, fry for 5-7 minutes. Check for salt.
5) Garnish with coriander and serve hot :)
DONE!!!

Rava dosa

Ingredients:
1 cup semolina - fine
2 Tbsp maida
3 Tbsp rice flour
2 sprigs of curry leaves - minced
4 sprigs of coriander leaves - minced
2 green chilli - minced
1/2 small sized onion - minced
1 tsp grated ginger
2 tsp cumin seeds
Salt to taste
Water
Oil

Method:
1) Mix all the ingredients above except oil - Consistency should be like that of milk. Leave aside for 15-20 mins, add more water if semolina soaks up water
2) Heat a frying pan. Take a ladleful of batter and spread it. It's not possible to spread it like a normal dosa batter - I tilt the pan a bit and work from top to bottom, allowing the batter to flow downwards.
3) Sprinkle few drops of oil, after a minute or two flip to the other side and heat it for a minute.
DONE!!!

Serve with sambar/chutney pudi/chutney :)

Quinoa upma

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups quinoa
3 cups water
2 cups mixed vegetables diced
1/2 onion sliced
3 green chilli finely diced
1/4 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp pepper powder
1 tsp cumin seeds
1-2 tsp mustard seeds
1 sprig of curry leaves
2 Tbsp coconut
2 Tbsp finely chopped coriander
1/2 tsp asofoetida
2-3 Tbsp Oil
Salt

Method:
1) Add 3 cups of water to 1 1/2 cups of quinoa in a pan. Cook until water totally evaporates.
2) In a frying pan, heat oil, add mustard seeds and wait for it to splutter. Add cumin seeds, curry leaves, asofoetida, green chilli, pepper powder, turmeric powder, onion and coconut. Fry until onion starts to change colour.
3) Add mixed vegetables, salt and cook until the veggies are tender.
4) Mix in the quinoa, check for salt.
DONE!!!

Oyster mushrooms in carrot sauce

Ingredients:
10-15 oyster mushroom - oven roast
1 carrot
1/2 onion - finely diced
1 garlic pod
1 tsp garam masala powder
2 red/green chilli - finely diced
1/4 tsp red chilli powder
Salt to taste
Oil 2 Tbsp

Method:
1) Cut carrot into pieces, boil until tender and grind to smooth paste with chilli powder
2) Heat oil in a frying pan. Add garlic and onion, fry until it starts to change its colour. Add green chilli
3) Add carrot sauce, oyster mushrooms, garam masala and salt. Bring to boil

DONE!!!
Serve with hot chapathi :)

Curry with oven roasted vegetables

Ingredients:
1 garlic pod
1/2 inch piece of ginger
2 green chilli
2 tomato - cut into large chunks
1 onion - cut into large chunks
7-8 mushrooms - chopped
1 cup cauliflower florets
1/2 cup broccoli florets
1 tsp cinnamon powder
1 tsp garam masala powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
2 tsp cumin seeds
3 tsp coriander seeds
2 Tbsp yoghurt
Salt
Oil
Water

Method:
1) Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Place mushrooms, cauliflower, broccoli in a baking tray. Roast until it gets crunchy and begins to turn brown. If not using an oven, take about 1 tsp of oil in a pan. Roast these vegetables on high heat until it starts turning brown.
2) Take 1 Tbsp of oil in a frying pan. Add cumin seeds and coriander seeds. Fry for a minute. Add onion and fry for a minute. Add tomato and fry for 4-5 minutes. Allow it to cool
3) Once cool, grind  the above with chilli, cinnamon powder, garam masala powder, turmeric powder, garlic and ginger
4)  Mix the paste with oven roasted vegetables, yoghurt. Add water to get the required consistency. Adjust salt to taste.

DONE!!!