Mix Veg sandwich

Makes - 8 sandwiches

Ingredients:

1. White/Brown bread - 1 loaf.
2. Carrot - 1 grated
3. Capsicum - 1 finely chopped
4. Green peas - 1 cup
5. Potato - Boiled and mashed - 1 medium sized
6. Onion - 1 finely chopped
7. Green chillies - 2-3
8. Ginger - grated 1 tsp
9. Garlic - Minced  - 1 tsp
10. Soya sauce - 1 tsp
11. Pepper powder - a pinch

  Method:

1) Heat oil. Fry the ginger, garlic and green chilles for 2 minutes

2) Add onion. Fry for 5 minutes

3) Add the carrot, capsicum and green peas. Fry for 7-8 minutes.

4) Add potato. fry for 2 more minutes

5) Add soya sauce, pepper powder and salt. Fry for 2 more minutes and turn off heat

6) Coat 2 slices of bread with butter on one side. Fill the stuffing. Heat in a sandwich maker. Serve with ketchup (Sorry, forgot to take a picture here)

White pulao

Perfect accompaniment for any gravy dish. I normally prepare it with chicken

Serves - 2-3 people

Ingredients

1. Rice - 1.5 cup 
2. Water - 3 cups
3. Cloves
4. Cinnamon
5. Bay leaves
6. Cardomom
7. Green chillies - 3 (Slit vertically)
8. Ginger
9. Garlic
10. Onion
11. Mint leaves
12. Butter - 1 tsp

Method

1) Wash the rice. Drain the water. Add 1/2 tea spoon of oil. Squeeze a little lime. Leave for about an hour

2) Heat oil. Add the cloves,cinnamon sticks, cardamom  and bay leaves. 

3) Add the green chilles, ginger and garlic.

3) Add the onion.

4) Add the rice and stir for 2 minutes.

5) Add 4 cups water.Add mint leaves. Add butter and salt

6) Pressure cook for 3 whistles.

Chicken Masala

One of my mother in law's chicken recipe, we all love it!!

Serves: 3-4 people

Ingredients:

1. Chicken - 600 gms
2. Potato - 1 large (Optional)
3. Onion - 3 chopped coarsely
4. Onion - 1 small finely chopped
5. Tomatoes - 2 medium sized chopped
6. Garlic - 15-20 cloves
7. Ginger - 4-5 small pieces
8. Pepper - 10-12
9. Cloves - 8- 10
10. Aniseed (Badishep) - 1 tsp
11. Coriander seeds (Dhane) - 1 tbsp
12. Small cumin seeds(Shahi jeera) -    1tsp
13. Grated coconut - 2 cups
14. Mint leaves - A handful
15. Coriander leaves - A handful
16. Turmeric powder 
17. Chile powder
18. Everest Chicken masala
19. Curd - 1 tbsp

Method

1) Grind ginger, garlic, coriander leaves into a paste. 

2) Apply ground chicken. Also apply salt, turmeric powder, chili powder and chicken masala.  Apply curd. Let this marinate for about an hour

3) Add the potatoes to the chicken. Add little water and pressure cook. (One cooker whistle).

4) Heat oil. Add all the dry spices (Ingredients no 8-12). Fry for 2 minutes

5) Add the chopped onion. fry till brown

6) Add the grated coconut. Fry till brown.

7) Add the mint leaves. Fry for 2 minutes with constant stirring. Turn off heat. Spread on a plate and let cool.

8) Once cool, add tomatoes. Grind in mixer

9) Heat oil. Add the finely chopped onion.

10) Add chili powder, turmeric powder and chicken masala.

11) Add the ground paste.

12) Add the chicken.

Let cook. Server hot with rice/bread/roti.

Dal palak

Serves:  3-4 people

Ingredients:

1. Tool dal  - 3 tbsp
2. Palak - 3 cups
3. Garlic - 1 tsp minced
4. Onion - 1 medium (chopped)

For grinding:

1. Grated coconut  - 1 cup
2. Tamarind - 1 tsp 
3. Green chillies - 2-3

Method

1) Pressure cook the palak and onion

2) Grind the coconut, tamarind and chilles

3) Heat oil. Add the garlic

4) Add the cooked palak and onion. Add haldi powder and salt as per taste

5) And the ground paste. Bring to a boil.  Serve with rice/roti.

Cabbage wadi

Serves - 2-3 people

Ingredients

1. Cabbage - 3 cups
2. Besan - 1 cup
3. Ginger - grated - 1 tbsp
4. Green chillies - 2-3 finely chopped
5. Coriander cumin powder - 1 tbsp
6. Sesame seeds (White til) - 1.5 tsp

Method

1) Mix all ingredients. Add salt as per taste

2) Coat a flat vessel with oil. Spread the mixture

3) Sprinkle the sesame seeds

4) Steam for 20-25 minutes. Pierce a knife to check if its cooked (The knife should come out clean). Cut into pieces ans serve hot.

5) Optionally, you can shallow fry the cut pieces with little oil before serving. I prefer the non fried version for health reasons.

Veg fried rice

Serves - 2 people

Ingredients

1. Rice - 1 cup
2. Onion - 1 small
3. Spring onion greens - 1 cup
4. Spring onion whites - 1/2 cup
5. Carrot - 1/2 cup
6. Cabbage - 1 cup
7. Soya sauce - 1 tsp
8. Pepper powder - 1 tsp
9. Garlic - 1 tsp minced

Method

1) Pressure cook rice separately. Once cooked, spread on a plate and let cool.

2) Heat oil. fry the onion for 2 minutes.

3) Add the garlic and again fry for a minute.

4) Add spring onion (both green and whites) and fry for 2 minutes

5) Add the carrot and cabbage and fry for 5 more minutes

6) Add soya sauce and pepper powder. Mix well. Keep stirring for another 2-3 minutes. (Sorry, forgot to take a picture here)

7) Add the rice and mix well. Add salt as per taste.

8) Keep covered. Let cook for 10-15 minutes. Serve hot.

Alu tikki

Ingredients

1. Potatoes - 4  (Boiled and mashed)
2. Onion - 1 medium sized
3. Green chillies - 2-3 finely chopped
4. Ginger - 1 tsp grated
5. Garlic - 1 tsp minced
6. Lime juice - 1 tsp
7. Chaat masala - 1/2 tsp
8. Chili powder - 1 tsp
9. Semolina (Rawa) - 2-3 tbsp 

Method

1) Mix all the other ingredients except rawa. Add salt as per taste

2) Shape them by making a round ball between your palm  and pressing them (I used  a ready made tikki shape)

3) Coat with rawa. Shallow fry. Server hot.