Sabudana Khichdi

Having lived in Mumbai, I grew up eating this great dish. It is usually eaten during fast(upvas) but I can simply eat it any time of the day, any time of the year. It took me a long time to actually cook this the right way, but after 3 yrs of relentless trying and practicing, have finally managed to get it right :)

Ingredients -

• Sabudana (Tapioca) - 1 cups
• Boiled Potatoes - 1 (medium sized)
• Chopped Coriander
• Jeera
• Roasted Peanut powder
• Ginger - Chili paste
• Sugar
• Lemon juice

Method - 

• The first thing I learnt after trying this recipe multiple times is, ensure you buy good quality Sabudana (look for bigger anf fuller grains - If you live in US, I like to buy the Laxmi brand sabudana)
• Soak the sabudana for 20-30 mins in water. Then drain the water completely. Now take some water and sprinkle over the grains just so that all the grains are wet. Cover with a lid and keep it for 4 hrs. 
• Roast some peanuts and grind it with 1/2 tbsp red chili powder to make a coarse powder.
• Take a wok. Add oil + little ghee and heat it. Make sure it is on medium-low flame.
• Add 1 tbsp Jeera seeds, once the seeds crackle add a tbsp of ginger - green chili paste
• Cut the boiled potatoes into small pieces and add it in the wok. Mix it for 1-2 mins.
• Add the sabudana and peanut powder
• Add salt to taste, 1 tbsp sugar, lemon juice
• Keep mixing it. Add 1 tbsp of ghee, then some chopped coriander. If you feel the grains seem a little dry, feel free to sprinkle some water.
• Mix it 7-8 mins and its ready. Serve hot! Enjoy!!!!

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Khandvi

Ingredients -

• Besan - 1 cup
• Curd - 1 cup
• Water - 2 cups
• Green Chilies - 2-3
• Ginger - 1 inch
• Hing - 1/4 tsp
• Turmeric
• Salt to taste
• Sesame seeds
• Mustard seeds
• Curry leaves
• Chopped Coriander 
• Grated Coconut

Method - 

• Mix the Besan, Curd, Water well, keep mixing them until there are no lumps.
• Add the Hing, Ginger-Chilli paste, turmeric, salt to taste and mix well
• Heat a non stick pan, add 1 tbsp of oil. Add the mixture to it and keep stirring it for 10 mins on medium flame. Make sure you keep stirring the whole time.
• If the besan mixture feels a little raw, consider stirring it for 1-2 more minutes.
• Spread this mixture on a flat surface such as cookie pan sheets or flat steel plate.
• Allow it to cool for 15-20 mins. 
• Start rolling from one end like a swiss roll. Cut out pieces from the roll.
• Now in a small pan, add oil, heat it , add mustard, sesame seeds, curry leaves, pinch of hing.
• Spread it over the pieces.
• Sprinkle chopped coriander and grated coconut and serve.
• Enjoy!!!! Serves as a great side item or appetizer.

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Veg Puffs

Ingredients -

• Frozen pastry sheets(You can find them in any grocery store like Fry's)
• Frozen Peas
• Potato
• Red Onion
• Jeera
• Chat Masala/Amchur Powder
• Pam cooking spray/Light Oil brush is good too

Steps - 

• First lets make the stuffing
• Boil the potatoes
• Put the frozen peas in a bowl filled with water and microwave for 1 minute
• In a chopper, add some jeera and add the peas, make a coarse mix (don't make a paste)
• Now heat a pan, add some chopped red onions and saute till light brown
• Add the boiled potatoes and the peas mixture(Optional - Add little garlic powder)
• Add salt to taste, pinch of chat masala or amchur powder(dry mango powder)
• Cook for 2-3 minutes and set to cool
• Now lets stuff the pastry sheets
• Usually you get them as 3 fold sheet, open them up
• Add the veggie mix in the middle fold, cover one fold, spread a thin layer of the mix again and cover it with the 3rd fold
• Spray some Pam and bake the puffs in pre-heated over of 375 deg for 15-20 mins, until the top turns golden brown
• Enjoy hot!!

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Deetzas

Ingredients -

• Bread slices - 5
• Cherry tomatoes (if you don't find it, that' ok. Chopped tomatoes is equally good) - about 10-15
• Chopped Green Bell pepper - 1
• Sweet Corn kernels - 1/2 cup
• Chopped Red onions - 1 small
• Tomato ketchup - 1/2 cup
• Garlic powder - 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Oregano - for taste
• Shredded Mozzarella cheese (feel free to use any other cheese of your choice)

Directions - 

• Mix all the ingredients (except bread and cheese)
• Spread some butter on the bread slice
• Then spread the mixture on each of them
• Top it off with the cheese
• Optional - You can sprinkle some sesame seeds on top too
• Bake it in the oven for 12-15 mins - 375 degrees till the cheese is nice and melted
• Serve hot!

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Veg Fried Rice

Ingredients -

• Cabbage - 1/2 cup
• Bell peppers - Green, Red(You can add Orange and Yellow too if available) - 1/2 cup
• Carrots - 1/2 cup
• Red onion - 1/2 cup
• Green Chilies - 2/3
• Spring Onion - 2
• Garlic - 4/5 
• Ajinomoto - A small pinch
• Soy sauce - 3/4 tablespoon
• Red Chili Sauce - 1 small teaspoon
• Salt to taste
• Rice - 1 cup

Directions -

• This recipe is extremely simple. Cooking time is 10 mins. Preparation time - 20 mins.
• Cut the vegetables lengthwise finely chopped.
• While you are doing that, cook the rice in parallel. I usually use long grained rice(Basmati).
• Now you need a large wok. Heat some oil in it. 
• Add green chilies and garlic. Saute it for a minute.
• Now add cabbage, onion, carrot, peppers. Saute it for 3-4 mins
• Now add the chopped spring onions, Saute it for a minute.
• Add red chili sauce and ajinomoto(This is for the flavor, so just add a pinch - its optional, avoid it if you don't want)
• Add the cooked rice and soy sauce, some salt to taste. Saute it for  2mins and its ready! Serve hot!
• Non Veg version - Add some scrambled eggs and sauteed grilled chicken and/or shrimps.  
• You can enjoy this with a Manchurian dish. Recipe to come soon ;-)

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Dates Ladoo

Ingredients -

• Chopped almonds
• Seedless Dates(Khajoor)
• Ghee
• Big Elaichi - coarse powder

Method -

• Add 2-3 spoons of ghee in a pan.
• Heat it on medium heat.
• Add the chopped almonds. Fry it till golden brown and remove it in a plate.
• Now add the seedless dates in the remaining ghee and stir it till it becomes soft(takes about 5-7 mins).
•  Add the 1/2 tbsp of big elaichi powder.
• Finally add the almonds.
• Remove it from heat and let the mixture cool down for 10-15 mins.
• Make little ladoos (Optional - You can lay the mixture in a plate when hot and cut it out in rectangular shape).
• Enjoy !!! Simple and easy recipe :)

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Veg Jaipuri

Veg Jaipuri - This is one of my mother-in-laws famous recipes. Enjoy!

Ingredients - 

• 1 cups each - carrot, beans, peas(Boil them)
• 1/2 cup - paneer
• 1 capsicum 
• 1 onion
• 1 sp adrak paste
• 1 sp lasun paste
• 3 mirchi paste
• 1/2 cup tomato pulp
• 2 apricot paste
• 1/2 cup kaju paste
• 1/2 cup cream / malai

Dry masala - 

• 3 kashmiri mirchi
• 2 pepper
• 2 lavang
• 2 cardamom
• 2 elaichi
• 1 big elaichi
• jaifhal(optional)
• 1/2 sp jeera
• 1 tejpata(bay leaf)

Method -

• Heat oil and ghee - 50:50
• Add jeera, cardamom
• Add onion, adrak, mirchi. Saute till golden brown.
• Add kaju paste. Make sure the gas flame is low else it will burn
• Add capsicum and saute for 2-3 mins
• Now add the dry masala
• Then add the tomato pulp and salt to taste
• Cook on low flame till oil starts separating 
• Add cream
• Add the boiled veggies, paneer, apricot paste
• Finally add water to adjust consistency, the curry should not be too watery.
• Cook on slow flame for 8-10 minutes
• Serve it hot with paratha

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