Simple Bottle Guard sabzi

Prep Time: 10 min
Cook Time: 25 min
Serves: 4

Ingredients:

• Bottle Gourd (Ghia, Doodhi, Lauki, Opo Squash) – 2 lbs (approx 1/2 kg), peeled and cubed
• Onion – ½ small, sliced
• Green Chilies – to taste, chopped
• Tomatoes – 1, medium, cubed
• Ginger – 1 tbsp, minced
• Cilantro – 12-15 sprigs, finely chopped
• Oil – 1 tbsp
• Turmeric Powder – ½ tsp
• Water – ¼ cup
• Salt – to taste
• Coriander Powder – 1 tsp
• Cumin Powder – ½ tsp

Method:

• 1. Peel and cube the Bottle Gourd.
• 2. Prep all the ingredients ahead.
• 3. In a pressure cooker, heat Oil on medium heat.
• 4. Add in the Ginger and stir for 30 sec.
• 5. Add in the Turmeric Powder and mix in.
• 6. Add in the Onions, mix and allow them to turn translucent. Mix frequently.
• 7. Add in the Green Chilies, Bottle Gourd, Water and Salt. Mix.
• 8. Cover and close the Pressure Cooker and allow it to whistle once.
• 9. Turn off the flame and allow the pressure to release by itself.
• 10. Open and stir and turn the stove on medium heat again.
• 11. Add in the Tomatoes, Coriander Powder, Cumin Powder and 1/2 the Cilantro.
• 12. Allow the liquid to reduce and the tomatoes to soften, approx. 5-7 min.
• 13. Depending on your personal preference, mash down the cubes with a potato masher or the back-side of the ladle.
• 14. Cook till it reaches the desired consistency of thickness.
• 15. Check the Salt and spices and adjust if needed.
• 16. Serve hot with Chapatis with balance of the Cilantro as garnish.

Paneer Makhani

Ingredients

• Paneer – 14oz (approx. 1/2 kg)
• Oil – 2 tsp.
• Butter – 4 tbsp (50 gm)
• Garlic Paste & Ginger Paste: 1.5 tsp each
• Crushed Tomatoes – 1 cup
• Paprika or Kashmiri Mirch – 1/2 tsp
• Red Chilli Powder – 1/2 tsp
• Coriander Powder – 1 tsp
• Garam Masala – 1 tsp
• Salt – to taste
• Heavy Whipping Cream – 1/2 cup
• Water – 1 cup or to taste
• Sugar (optional) – 1 tsp or to taste
• Cilantro – to garnish

Method

• 1. Cut panir to desired shape.
• 2. Heat a pan and add Oil and then Butter.
• 3. Once hot, add Ginger and Garlic paste & saute for 2 min.
• 4. Add in the Crushed Tomato.
• 5. Add the dry spices – Coriander Powder, Garam Masala, Paprika, Red Chili Powder and the Salt.
• 6. Mix and cook till oil separates.
• 7. Add Paneer and mix gently.
• 8. Pour 1 cup water and simmer for 5 mins.
• 9. Lower heat and add Cream.
• 10. Allow it to come to another boil.
• 11. Add Sugar and mix well.
• 12. Garnish with Cilantro and serve hot.

Chhole Bhature

                                                                                  

Preparation time : 20 mts
Cooking time : 30 mts
Serves : 4 to 6 people

Ingredients:

For Bhatura

• 2 cup All Purpose flour 
• 1/4 cup Semolina 
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp Sugar
• 1/4 tsp Baking Soda
• 1/4 cup Yogurt
• 1/4 cup water

Chhole Masala

• 1 cup Chana, soaked in water overnight
• 4 tbsp Oil
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds
• 2 Bay Leaves
• 1 Big Onion finely chopped
• 1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste
• 2 Tomatoes Finely chopped
• 1 tbsp Chana Masala
• 1 tsp Red Chilli powder

Method

To Make Bhatura

• Take maida in a deep bowl, add sooji, baking soda, salt to taste. Mix well.
• Add yogurt and mix well.
• Add water and start to knead in to stiff dough.
• Once dough is ready, cover and keep it to rest for 4 hours.
• After 4 hours divide dough in small balls. Roll in big size poori.
• Deep fry until gets golden color from both sides.

To make Chhole

• Heat up oil, add cumin seeds, onion and cook until onion gets golden brown.
• Add ginger garlic paste and cook for 2 mts.
• Add chana masala and cook for 2 mts.
• Add tomatoes, red chilli powder, mix, cover and cook for 5 mts.
• Add soaked chana, mix, add salt, water, cover and pressure cook until 7 to 8 whistles.
• serve with onion rings and pickle. its yumm..

Paneer Pakora

Ingredients:

• Paneer 250 gms
• Besan / Chickpea Flour 2 cups
• Rice Flour 1/2 cup
• 1/4 tsp Baking soda
• Salt to Taste
• 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1/4 tsp Carom Seeds

Method

• Take besan in a deep bowl, add rice flour, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, carom seeds, salt to taste, soda, mix all dry ingredients together.
• Add water slowly and make a batter of pouring consistency not too thick and thin.
• Cut paneer in to thick strips, deep in batter and deep fry till it gets nice golden color from both the sides.
• Serve with sauce or chutney!

Aloo Pakora

Ingredients:

• 1 Potato
• 1 1/2 cup Besan
• 4 tsp Rice Flour
• 1 tsp Red Chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp Carom Seeds
• 1/4 tsp Baking Soda
• Salt to taste

Method

• Take besan in a bowl, add rice flour, red chilli powder, baking soda, turmeric powder, carom seeds, salt to taste, mix all dry ingredients together.
• Add water slowly and make a smooth batter.
• Peel and cut potatoes in to thin rounds.
• Deep potato rounds in besan batter and deep fry till it gets nice golden color from both  the sides.
• Serve with chutney or sauce.

Lauki (ghiya) ka Parantha

Ingredients:

for stuffing:

1. 1 bowl Lauki(ghiya)  shredded finely.

2. coriander powder.

3. cumin seeds,

4.green chilli (finely chopped)

5.pinch of garam masala

6.1/2 tsp chaat masala.

7.salt to taste.

8. 1 tbsp oil.

9. coriander leaves (finely chopped)

for parantha:

1. 2 bowl flour .

2.2 cups of water .

3.salt to taste.

4.1/2 tsp  ajwain .

5.oil

method:

1. take a pan , heat it and add oil.

2.when the oil is heat enough ,add cumin seeds, when cumin seeds starts crackle add coriander        powder,now add lauki, salt, chaat masala, garam masala, green chilli.

3.cook the mixture till the water evaporates ,now  add coriander leaves.

4.leave for few mins to cool.

5.mix all the ingredients except water for parantha , add water as required and make a soft dough keep the dough for rest some time.

6.Now take a ball out from the dough and roll it like a puri 

7. Take a ball(ping pong ball sized) of lauki  stuffing, keep it on the puri and close the puri over   stuffing.

8. press the resulting dough gently and dusting with flour ,roll it like a chapati.

9. Put it on a hot tawa ,when it gets little brown ,apply oil on both side,keep turning and roasted till it gets golden brown.yummy paranthas are ready.

10.serve with curd and pickle.

  

Quick Garlic Bread

Ingredients:

1. 6-8 bread slices(Italian or french bread,if you don't have these breads you can use simple bread).

2. 4 tbsp butter(salted)

3.6 garlic cloves (peeled and shredded).

4. some parsley leaves (finely chopped) 

Method:

1.Take  butter in a pan and on the heat, just heat the butter not so much.

2. Add garlic and cook it just for 1 min on a low flame.

3.Now roast the bread slightly on a griddle or tawa, apply the mixture of butter and garlic on the one    side of bread .

4.sprinkle parsley leaves on the breads.

5. Grill the bread slices in microwave for 2-3 min, if you don't have microwave you can roast it on        tawa. 

6. yummy garlic breads are ready now, serve warm.