salted vermicellli

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

1. Brown vermicelli
2. Frozen peas- 1 cup
3. Peanuts- 1 cup
4. Onion sliced- 1/2
5. Green chopped chili- 2tbsp
6. Grated ginger- 1/2 tbsp
7. Mustard seeds- 1tbsp
8. Turmeric powder- 1/2 tbsp
9. Coriander powder- 1/2 tbsp
10. Chopped tomato- 1/2 cup
11. Diced potato- 1/2 cup
12. Garam masala- 1/4 tbsp
13. Salt to taste
14. Lemon juice- 2 tbsp
15. Oil- 5tbsp

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

• Heat the wok pour oil- 5 tbsp, after 1/2 min add mustard seeds and onion, green chopped chili and fry 1/2 min, now add peanut.


• After 1/2 min add all vegetables and spices, salt mix it well , now add brown vermicelli and fry about 3 sec, then add 1/4 cup water , cover the lid for 3 min.



• Salted vermicelli is ready to serve.  

Paw Bhaji

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

1. Carrot grated- 1 cup
2. Cauliflower grated- 1 cup
3. Boiled potato-2
4. Green bell pepper chopped- 1/2 cup
5. Butter- 10 tbsp
6. Chopped cabbage- 1 cup
7. Green beans- 1/2 cup
8. Onion sliced- 1
9. Red chili powder- 1 tbsp
10. Green chopped chili- 1tbsp
11. Coriander powder- 1 tbsp
12. Paw bhaji masala- 3 tbsp
13. Salt to taste
14. Ready made flat puff bread/ paw

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

• Heat the wok pour 5 tbsp butter and add  onion after 1/2 add all grated , chopped vegetables and spices except paw bhaji masala., cover the lid and cook 1 min.



• Now add boiled potato and paw bhaji masala , mix it well and add 1/2 cup water and cook low medium heat again.



• after 2 min mash all vegetables using masher, add more butter if you want, Bhaji is ready to serve with paw/ flat puff bread. 

Allo halwa

Sattu Parantha

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

Home made cottage cheese with tomato gravy

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

1. Home made cottage cheese/ paneer- 1 cup link is http://noopurnikhil.blogspot.com/2011/04/homemade-cottage-cheese-paneer.html
2. Cumin seed- 1 tbsp
3. Grated ginger- 1 tbsp
4. Cushed black pepper- 1 tbsp
5. Tomato chopped- 1 cup
6. Oil- 5 tbsp
7. Salt/ rock salt to taste
8. Coriander chopped - 3 tbsp for garnishing

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

• Heat the wok pour oil and after 1/2 min add cumin seeds, ginger, crushed black pepper and fry about 1/2 min.

• Then add chopped tomato and cook till soft and off the heat and make a smooth paste using mixer.


• Heat the wok again pour the tomato smooth paste and cook if you want add little water and add salt.

• If you want thick gravy  you can add potato flour -1 tbsp and place home made cottage cheese, cover the lid and cook 2 min.

• Cottage cheese/ paneer with tomato gravy is ready to serve.

Spinach dumpling with gravy

Ingredients......

For Dumplings........

1. Chopped spinach- 1 cup
2. Chopped onion- 1/2 cup
3. Chopped Green chili- 2
4. Garlic clove- chopped- 2
5. Ginger small dices- 1 tbsp
6. salt to taste
7. Coriander powder- 1tbsp
8. Mango powder- 1/4 tbsp
9. Red chili powder- 1/2 tbsp
10. Gram flour- 5 tbsp
11. Oil for deep fry- 1 cup

For Gravy............

1. Chopped onion- 2
2. Green cardamom- 2
3. Black cardamom-2
4. Cinnamon- 1inch
5. Black pepper- 5-6
6. Cloves- 4-5
7. Red dry chili- 2
8. Corriander powder
9. Chopped ginger- 1 tbsp
10. Chopped garlic- 1 tbsp
11. Chopped tomato- 1
12. Oil - 4 tbsp
13. Curd- 1/2 cup
14. Kasoori methi- 2 tbsp

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

For Dumpling............

• Mix all ingredients like spinach, coriander powder, red chili powder, salt, mango powder, gram flour, green chopped chili, ginger, garlic and onion and make a ball using some drop of oil, take a bowl pour 2 tbsp rice or plain flour and code the balls evenly.



• Heat the wok add oil and fry the dumpling till golden brown.

For Gravy............

• heat the wok again, pour 6 tbsp oil, add ginger, garlic and dry whole spices and fry 1/2 min then add chopped onion and fry 1 min .


• After 1 min add choppd tomato and fry again 1/2 min, off the heat and pour all cooked ingredients in mixer and make smooth paste.


• Again heat the wok  pour the paste add curd and dry spices like salt coriander powder, red chili powder, food colour, 2 tbsp sugar and kasoori methi, mix it well cook 1 min, now pour the dumplings and cover the lid about 1 min.



• If you want thick gravy you can add corn starch/ potato flour- 1tbsp, Spinach dumpling with gravy is ready to serve. 

Kidney Beans Curry (Rajma)

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

1. Boiled kidney beans- 1 bowl
2. Onion paste- 1small bowl link is http://noopurnikhil.blogspot.com/2011/02/onion-paste.html
3. Bay leaves-2
4. Cloves- 4
5. Green cardamom- 2
6. Black cardamom-1
7. Oil- 7 tbsp
8. Cinnamon- 1 inch
9. Coriander powder- 1tbsp
10. turmeric powder- 1/2 tbsp
11. Salt to taste
12. Mango powder- 1/2 tbsp
13. Raw peeled potato- 1

Method........

• Heat the wok add oil after 1/2 min add bay leaves, cloves, green cardamom, black cardamom and Cinnamon fry 1 /2 min then add onion paste and fry till thick.


• Now add dry spices like coriander pwd, mango pwd, turmeric pwd, salt and fry till golden brown after 2 min add boiled kidney beans/ rajmah and mix it well, fry 2 min and add (raw peeled potato for makeing thick gravy ).




• Now add water 2 cup according to you, cover the lid and cook about 5 min or 4 whistle.


• Open the lid and mashed using masher, Kidney beans/ rajmah is ready to serve.