Gud karela (Sweet Bitter Melon)

Ingredients..................................

1. Bitter melon sliced (Karela)- 250gm
2. Salt to taste
3. Gud (jaggery)-20gm
4. Oil- 8tsp
5. Minced Garlic- 2tsp
6. Cumin seeds- 1 
7. Sliced onion- 175gm

Method...............................

• Heat the oil, add cumin seeds and minced garlic and fry for 1/2min., now add sliced onion and fry till tender or brown.

• Now add sliced bitter melon (karela) +salt, and fry for 1/2min and cover from the lid and cook for tender or 15min low medium heat. 

• Now add gud (jaggery) and fry for 10 min, fry properly.

• Gud karela (Sweet Bitter Melon) is ready to serve.

Italian Minestrone Soup

Ingredients..................................

1. Diced Mix veg- 1canned veg
2. Tomato puree- 1/2cup
3. Salt to taste
4. Black pepper pwd- 1/4tsp
5. Boiled diced pasta- 1/2cup
6. Vegetable stock- 2cup
7. Oregano- 1/2tsp
8. Chopped garlic- 1tsp
9. Chopped onion- 1/2cup
10. oil- 5tsp

Method............................

• Heat the wok, add oil after 1/2 min add garlic and onion fry for tender or 1min, now add tomato puree+ slat, black pepper + oregano+pasta  and mix vegetables cook for 1/2min, now add vegetable stock.

• here, I used ready made  vegetable stock cubes.

• Italian Minestrone Soup is ready to serve.

Home-made Black olive Bread

Ingredients.........................

1. Plain Flour- 200gm
2. Yeast- 1/2tsp
3. Sugar- 1tsp
4. Oil- 5tsp
5. Water- 1/2cup
6. black Olives- 1/2cup 

Method...................................

• Take a big bowl add flour+ salt+ sugar+ olives+oil and mix properly.

• Now take Luke warm water, dissolve yeast and pour in lour and made smooth dough.

• Keep a side or 1/2 hour, now roll the dough according to you

• Again keep a side for 1/2 hour, pre heat oven 200oc..

• Place the olive bread in oven and less the tempreture 150, bake for 40min.

• Home-made Black olive Bread is ready to eat.

Macher Jhol (Sardines in watery Indian sauce)

Ingredients.................

1. Sardines/ Sprats/ Indian rohu/ small fishes-  5-6
2. Cumin pwd- 3tsp
3. Turmeric pwd- 1tsp
4. Red chilli pwd- 1/4tsp
5. Salt to taste
6. Onion seeds/ Kalongi- 2tsp
7. Red whole chili- 1-2
8. Corriander chopped- 4tsp
9. Ginger garlic paste- 2tsp
10. Chopped tomato- 1cup
11. Oil-1/4cup

Method...................................

• Wash sardines properly and marinate with salt and turmeric pwd and keep aside for 1/2 hour.

• Take a bowl add cumin pwd+turmeric pwd+salt+red chili pwd+ginger garlic paste+ 5tsp water and mix them well and leave for 1min.

• Heat the wok, add oil after 1 min, add marinated fish and fry both sides for 3 min. take out fishes and keep a side.

• Now add onion seeds and red whole chilli in rest oil, fry for 1/2min, add cumin pwd paste and fry for 5 min, low medium heat, now add chopped tomato, salt again fry till tender or 2min. 

• Now add water 1 cup, it depends on you, you can add or less water, cover from lid and cook for 4min, now add fried fish and cover the lid again and cook for 2 min. switch off the heat. sprinkle chopped coriander fresh.

• Macher Jhol (Sardines in watery Indian sauce) is ready to serve.