aloo matar recipe | aloo mutter recipe | alu matar recipe

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Ingredients  :

Potatoes                                       250 gm

Shelled peas                                 250 gm

Big tomato                                   1

Onions                                         2 medium size

Curd                                            ½ cup

Turmeric powder                          ½ teaspoon

Ground cumin seeds                     ½ teaspoon

Garam masala powder                  ½ teaspoon

Ginger piece                                 ½ “

Minced green chillies                     5

Coriander leaves sliced                  – handful

Chilly powder                                1 tablespoon

Salt to taste

Method :

• Peel and cube potatoes
• Grind onion and ginger to a paste. 
• Heat 2 tablespoon ghee and fry the ground paste to a golden colour. 
• Put in spices and fry briefly. 
• Put in diced tomatoes and carrots and cook till the ghee separates. 
• Put in the peas, potatoes and chillies. 
• Fry for 5 minutes. 
• Add 1 cup of water, mix well and pressure cook. 
• Serve hot with rotis and phulka decorated with coriander leaves.

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Ingredients :

Carrots                          100 grams
Potatoes                        100 grams
Cauliflower                    100 grams
Beans                           100 grams
Capsicum                      100 grams
Tomatoes                      2
Onion                            4
Garlic                            3 cloves
Ginger                           1 small piece
Butter                           1 Tablespoon

Cumin Powder               1 teaspoon
Black cardamom            1
Cinnamon                     3/4 inch
Cloves                          4
Poppy seeds                  1 Teaspoon
Sugar                           1/2 Teaspoon
Tomato Sauce               2 Teaspoon
Fresh Cream                 1 Teaspoon
Salt to taste

Preparation : 

This is a hot, spicy and tasty North Indian curry, with rich tasty gravy that goes very well with phulkas and rotis.

• Pare and cut into longish pieces  100 gms carrot, 100 gm potato, 100 grams cauliflower. 
• String and cut in a similar manner 100 gm fresh beans. 
• Cut 1 or 2 capsicum into longish pieces.
• Peel and cut 1 large or 2 medium onions in similar way. 
• Grind to a paste 2 medium onions. 
• Separately grind 3 cloves garlic and a small piece of ginger, peel and chop 2 large tomatoes.
• Heat 1 tablespoon butter in a pan. 
• Fry onions on low heat, till fat separates. 
• Add garlic and ginger and lightly fry, then add tomatoes, 1 teaspoon cumin powder and salt to taste.
• Grind to powder 1 black cardamom, 3/4 inch piece cinnamon, 3-4 cloves and 1 teaspoon poppy seeds. 
• Add to the masala paste.
• Put in all the vegetables except capsicum, stir fry, cover and cook over low heat, adding a sprinkling of water if necessary. Cook for 10 minutes.
• Mix in capsicum. Cover and cook further till vegetables are done. 
• Add 1/2 teaspoon sugar, 1/4 cups water and 2 teaspoon tomato sauce.Stir through till well mixed.
• Before serving add 1 teaspoon cream or butter. If you don't want a sweetish taste omit the sugar and lessen the quantity of sauce. Makes 6 servings.         

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Ingredients :

Mixed vegetables   2 cups

Onion                   1

Red chillies           5

Garlic                   4 cloves

Pepper seeds        1 teaspoon

Jeera                   1 teaspoon

turmeric               1 teaspoon 

coconut                ¼

jaggery juice        ½ tablespoon ( If you like sweetish taste )

tamarind juice      1 tablespoon

ghee                    2 serving spoon

salt to taste

Method :

• Pour boiling water over the diced vegetables and add salt, cover and set aside. Slice the onion. 
• Grind the masala with all the above ingredients excluding onion. 
• Heat ghee and fry the sliced onions till golden brown. 
• Add masala and fry. 
• Add the vegetables and water, cover the pan and pressure cook. 
• On cooling, simmer gently until the vegetables are tender.
• Serve with pooris and rotis.

PANI PURI

                                       

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Preparation Time :     30 minutes

Cooking Time :          20 minutes

This is one of the tasty and healthy North Indian snacks like Masala Puri, Tikki Puri and Dahi Puri.

Video link of the recipe here :

MASALA PURI

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This is King among the North Indian chats like pani puri, dahi puri, tikki puri and corn tikki.                                                       

Ingredients    :

Dry peas                                                    2 cups

Potato                                                        2

Onion                                                        4

Tomato                                                      2

Tamarind                                                   1 lime size

Jaggery                                                      1 lime size

Groundnut oil                                             1 tablespoon

Red chilly powder                                       ½ table spoon

Garam masala powder                                ½ table spoon

Pudina                                                       some leaves

Green chilly                                               2

Coriander leaves                                        finely chopped

Curry leaves                                             10-15 leaves

Jeera                                                        1 teaspoon

Black pepper                                             1 tea spoon

Om pudi                                                   1 packet

Ready made poories of masala puri

Salt to taste.

DAHI PURI

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Ingredients :

Dry peas                         100 gm

Onion finely chopped        4

Carrot                             2 grated

Pudina                             Few leaves

Coriander leaves              1 small bunch

Tamarind                         1 lime size

Jaggery                           1 lime size

Jeera                               1 teaspoon

Black pepper                    1 teaspoon

Green chillies                   2

Red chilly powder             1 teaspoon

Om pudi                          1 packet

Sweet curds                     1 packet  ( If you like sweetish flavour add sugar depending on your taste. )

Salt to taste.

TIKKI PURI

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Prep Time :        30 minutes
Cooking Time : 10 minutes

Ingredients :

Onion                                                        4

Tomato                                                      2

Carrot                                                        4

Red chilly powder                              ½ tablespoon

Pudina                                               some leaves

Green chilly                                               2

Coriander leaves                              finely chopped

Curry leaves                                    10-15 leaves

Jeera                                                        1 teaspoon

Black pepper                                             1 teaspoon

CORN TIKKI

Ingredients :

Onion                                                        4

Tomato                                                      2

Carrot                                                        4

Red chilly powder                                      ½ tablespoon

Pudina                                                       some leaves

Green chilli                                                2

Coriander leaves                                        finely chopped

Curry leaves                                              10-15 leaves

Jeera                                                        1 teaspoon

Black pepper                                             1 teaspoon

Om pudi                                                   1 packet

congress kadlekai                                      1 packet

ginger                                                      2 “

American sweet corn                                 2 big cups

Ready made pooris of masala puri

Salt to taste

pesarattu recipe | moong dal dosa recipe | how to make pesarattu dosa

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Preparation Time : 10 mins

Cooking Time : 10 Mins

Ingredients :

Green gram                          250 gms

Onion                                  100 gms

Ginger                                   25 gms

Green chillies                         4-5

Coriander leaves                    50 gms
Cumin powder                       1 teaspoon

Oil for frying

Salt to taste

Method :

• Soak green gram overnight. Grind to a slightly coarse consistency ( as for idlis).
• Add salt, cumin powder. Keep the batter aside for 10-12 hours till it becomes sour.
• Finely chop onions, ginger, chillies and coriander. Add to the above mixture. 
• Add the desired amount of water to the mixture so that the batter spreads easily on the tawa.
• Heat tawa and grease it. Spread ½ cup of batter on it in a round shape. 
• Cook in a shallow fire.
• Cook like dosa.

Dogs - Man's Best friend

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Dog, the most faithful, devoted and loving animal on this earth gives the tips of a happy living :

•  Atithi Devo Bhava  :  Invite your guests with a smile and enthusiasm
• Never miss an apportunity to go for a walk. It improves your health!
• While walking enjoy the cool breeze on your face and suck in the fresh air.
• Be polite with your well-wishers.
• If somebody occupies your domain you have every right to resist and protest.
• Take a deep sleep, stretch our body afterwards, get refreshed and be active.
• Attract people with your witty intelligence and endear yourself to everybody.
• If a bark is sufficient then there is no need to bite.
• If is it a sunny day, make full use of it by running in a garden in the grass.
• Anger and fight should not lead to termination of friendship. Forgive and forget.
• Eat with pleasure and stop when you are still a little hungry.
• Be loyal and honest, don’t pretend.
• Dig deeply till the truth comes out.
• If your closed one is in distress, just sit by their side and express your empathy.
• Till somebody gains your confidence, don’t entertain them or let them in.