Aloocha

This is an Indian snack made from potatoes and rice

Ingredients

250gm Potatoes or Aloo
2 tablespoon chopped onion
1 teaspoon chopped green chilli
½ teaspoon red chilli powder
½ teaspoon Dhania powder
½ teaspoon Garam masala
½ teaspoon chaat masala
2-3 tablespoon rice powder
Salt to taste
Oil for frying

For creating rice batter

Take the rice powder, add salt and water to create a mixture so that the patty can be dipped in it

Recipe

Boil potatoes and mash them
Add all the ingredients stated above to it except rice powder and mix well
Make a patty of it, dip it in the rice batter and deep fry it
Serve it hot with mint chutney or tomato ketchup

Daal Cheela

This is a light Indian snack which is high in nutritional value

Ingredients

½ cup Moong Dhuli Daal or lentil
2 tablespoon Besan or gram flour
½ teaspoon red chilli powder
½ teaspoon garam masala
3-4 tablspoon cottage cheese
2-3 fresh Dhania leaves
Salt to taste
Oil

For filling

Mash the cottage cheese and add salt, chilli powder, garam masala and dhania to it

Recipe

Soak daal in water for 3-4 hours and then make a paste of it in the mixer
Now add gram flour, salt, red chilli powder and garam masala to create batter
Take a non stick pan and use a big spoon to spread the mixture over it
When it gets golden brown add the filling to it and fold it into half
Serve it hot with mint chutney

Punjabi Masala Bhindi or Okra

This is an Indian food recipe which is popular in most parts of India. Here is the Bhindi recipe which has been created in Punjabi style

Ingredients

250gm Bhindi (Okra)
½ teaspoon red chilly powder
½ teaspoon garam masala
½ teaspoon Dhania powder
¼ teaspoon turmeric or haldi
¼ teaspoon amchur powder
Salt to taste
2 tablespoon mustard or extra virgin olive oil

Recipe

Wash the okra, wipe it and cut it into round pieces
Take oil in pan, heat it and add all the spices stated above
Now put lady finger to it and mix it
Allow it to cook for 5 to 7 minutes
Serve hot with chapatti or parantha

Rajma Masala (Kidney Bean Curry)

Rajma Masala
Serves

This is an Indian food recipe savored particularly in Northern part of India

Ingredients

1 Cup Kidney Beans (Rajma)
2 Onions
1 teaspoon Ginger Garlic Paste
¼ cup tomato puree
½ teaspoon Red Chilly Powder
½ teaspoon Garam Masala
½ teaspoon Dhania Powder
2-3 tablespoon edible oil
Pinch of heeng (Asafoetida)
Salt to taste

Recipe

Boil kidney beans along with heeng and salt
Make onion paste and shallow fry in oil until golden brown
Take ginger garlic paste in a bowl, add turmeric, salt, red chilly powder, Garam Masala, Dhania Powder and add some oil to it
Now add it to the golden brown onion paste
Stir for a while till the curry leaves oil
Now it’s the turn to add tomato puree
After this add boiled kidney beans to it
Mix it well and serve hot with Rice, Chapatti or Naan

Mango Custard

Serves

This is a sweet dessert which can be served after lunch or dinner

Ingredients

One cup Milk
2-3 teaspoon Sugar
2-3 teaspoon Custard Powder
1 Mango peeled and sliced

Recipe

Take a pan and pour milk into it to boil
Mix custard powder in 2-3 tablespoon cold milk
Pour this mixture in boiling milk
Now add sugar to it
Boil till it thickens a bit
Now take it off the flame and add mango slices to it
Refrigerate and serve it cold

Kathal Masala (Jackfruit Curry)

This is an Indian Food Recipe prepared in thick gravy or Masala

Serves

3-4 persons

Ingredients

½ kg Jackfruit
2-3 onions
1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
½ cup tomato puree
½ teaspoon red chilly powder
½ teaspoon Garam Masala
½ teaspoon turmeric powder
½ teaspoon Amchur (Dry mango) powder
Oil for frying

Recipe

Peel jackfruit and cut it into pieces
Now shallow fry it in oil
Take pan, put 2-3 teaspoon oil in it
Now add onion and ginger garlic paste
Fry for 2-3 minute until golden brown and then add tomato puree to it
Add rest of the spices to it
Now it’s the turn to add fried Jackfruit pieces to it
Sprinkle some water to it and cover the pan with a lid
Cook for a 3-4 minutes
Garnish it with coriander leaves and serve hott

Dal Makhani

Dal Makhani
Serves

2-3 persons

Ingredients

1 Cup Urad Sabut Dal (Indian Pulse)
¼ Cup Rajma or Kidney Beans
1 Teaspoon Ginger Garlic Paste
½ Teaspoon red Chilly Powder
½ Teaspoon Garam Masala
3-4 tablespoon tomato and onion paste
Pinch of Heeng or Asafoetida
½ Cup Milk
Salt and red chilly powder as per taste

Recipe

Take a pressure cooker and warm water in it
Take it off the burner and add washed Daal, salt and Heeng (Asafoetida) to it
Keep it aside for two hours
Now boil the Daal and add some milk to it and mix it well
Take 2 tablespoon butter and add tomato and onion paste to it
Also add spices stated above to it
Now add this paste to the Daal
Add dollops of butter and serve it hot with Naan or Parantha or Chapatti