Alu gobi (Restaurant style)

Ingredients

1. Onion - 1 (finely chopped)
2. Green chillies - 2 
3. Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
4. Lime - 1/4th
5. Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
6. Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
7. Kasuri methi - 1 tsp
8. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
9. Chili powder - 1/2 tsp
10. Coriander cumin powder - 1 tsp
11. Cauliflower florets - 2 cups
12. Potato (Cut into pieces) - 1 cup
13. Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp

Method:

1) Heat oil. Let the cumin and mustard seeds splutter. Add the onion. Fry till transluscent

2) Add the ginger garlic paste and stir

3) Add green chilies and kasuri methi. Fry for 2 minutes

4) Add the spices from 8 to 10 and fry. Add salt as per taste

Add potato and cauliflower. Mix well.

Keep covered and let cook. Squeeze lime just before turning off heat. Garnish with corainder leaves and serve hot.

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Methi chicken

This is my aunt's awesome recipe.

Ingredients

1. Chicken - 1 kg (Washed, cleaned and marinated with turmeric powder, chili powder, salt and chicken masala)
2. Cloves - 
3. Peppercorn:
4. Cinnomon sticks
5. Bay leaves
6. Cumin seeds - 1 tsp (optional)
7. Green chilies - 3-4 (finely chopped0
8. Ginger garlic paste - 2-3 tsp
9. Kasuri methi - A handhul
10. Onions -5-6
11. Tomato - 2
12. Turmeric powder - As required
13. Chili powder - As required
14. Chicken masala - As required
15. Oil - As required for frying

Method

1) Grind the onions in a mixer (briefly)

2) Heat oil, Add all the dry spices (2-6). Fry briefly

3) Add green chillies. Fry briefly

4) Add ginger garlic paste. Fry till raw smell dissapears

5) Add the onion. Fry for some time.

6) Add the kasuri methi. Add the Turmeric poweder, chili powder and chicken masala

7) Add chicken

8) Add tomatoes

9) Add little water. Keep covered and let cook.

Sweet Corn and carrot balls

A yummy snack for kids

Makes: 5-6 wadas


Ingredients

1. Chana dal  - 1/2 cup (Soak in water for about 2 hours and grind into a coarse paste)
2. Sweet corn kernels - 1 tbsp
3. Onion - 1 tbsp (Finely chopped)
4. Carrot - 1 tbsp (Grated)
5. Ginger - 1/2 tsp (minced)
6. Green chili - 1/2 tsp (minced)
7. Salt as per taste
8. Oil - For deep frying

Method

1) Mix all the ingredients above except the oil

2) Heat oil. Make small balls of the mixture and drop in oil

3) Fry till golden brown on both sides

4) Serve hot with ketchup

Mixed Veg sandwich

Got this amazing recipe from http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/veg-masala-toast-sandwich/. Modified slightly to suit our taste :)

Ingredients for the stuffing:

1. Grated carrot - 1 cup
2. Boiled and grated potato - 1 cup
3. Onion (finely chopped) - 1
4. Capcicum (finely chopped) - 1 
5. Green chillies (finely chopped) 2-3
6. Curry leaves - 10-15
7. Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
8. Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
9. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Other ingredients

1. Butter (as required for grilling)
2. Chaat masala (optional)
3. Green chutney (optional)
4. Fine shev (for garnishing, again optional)

Method

1) Heat oil. Add the mustard and cumin seeds and let splutter

2) Add onion and fry till translucent

3) Add green chilies and curry leaves and fry for 2-3 minutes

4) Add turmeric powder and salt 

5) And grated carrot and fry for some time

6) Add capsicum and fry till all veggies soften

7) Add the grated potato. Mix well and turn off heat

8) Take 2 slices of bread. Apply butter on one side. On the other side, apply green chutney on one slice and keep the vegetable filling on the other. Sprinkle some chaat masala on the vegetable filling

9) Grill in a sandwich maker. Once done, garnish with the shev and serve with ketchup