Gobhi ke Parathey

Gobi Ke Parathey !! They were quite yummy, a successful attempt :)

Ingredients :

Whole wheat dough made as you would make usually for parathas. 

For the filling:

1 medium sized Gobhi [cauliflower] - into florets and minced finely

Instead of onions, I used shallots - so, 7-8 shallots, minced finely

Garlic cloves - 2 or 3, as per your preference, finely crushed.

Usual spice mix - dhaniya powder, haldi [turmeric], garam masala [a teaspoon each]

Salt to taste

Method:

1. Make the dough for the parathey and let it stay for about 30 minutes, covered with a moist cloth.

2. Mince the cauliflower and shallots together and saute well with the crushed garlic in a little bit of oil with the spices. It should look like this when it is done. This is your filling. Top with coriander.

3. Stuff and roll out. Fry each paratha lightly, drizzling the pan with a bit of oil when required. 

4. Enjoy the delicious treat - I served it with some black gram curry [kaale channey] and a bit of curd by the side. 

Scrumptious Italian Pasta Salad

Yes I know we've been away from this blog for so long - but not without reason :D Here is a super easy recipe for a yummy dish I assembled up today! :)

Veggies chopped up and waiting

Homemade Italian dressing

Veggies you need:

Capsicum - 1 medium, finely chopped

Red onion - 1 medium, finely chopped

Cherry tomatoes [optional]

Olives 

Garlic [finely chopped or crushed] - 2 cloves

Cucumbers - 2 medium, finely chopped

For the dressing:

1/4th cup olive oil

3 tbsp vinegar

Salt

Mixed dried herbs or Oregano

Method:

Cook the penne pasta until tender and run it under cold water mixing with your fingers to make sure the starch is washed off. If any starch remains, then the pasta is sure to get sticky. 

Combine ingredients for the dressing and set aside. 

Toss the veggies with the pasta and pour dressing over it, coating it fully. Add a dollop of cream cheese or reduced-fat mayonnaise to get a creamy consistency.

The yummiest Pasta Salad ever ! :)

Aloo Rassedar

Ingredients:( serves 2-3 people)

2 Potatoes boiled and broken into big chunks

2 large tomato chopped in chunks

1/2 inch ginger minced

3-4 pods of chopped garlic

2 green chillies minced

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

a pinch of hing

1/4 tsp turmeric

1/2 tsp chilli pwd

1/2 tsp coriander pwd

1/4 tsp mango pwd

1/4 tsp garam masala

2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves

salt to taste

1 tbsp oil

Method:

Heat oil add cumin seeds and hing, let it splutter.

Add tomatoes, grated ginger, green chillies,garlic & saute for a minute.

Add turmeric, chilli pwd, coriander pwd, and mango pwd.

Keep stirring the tomatoes, add a little water if it starts sticking to the bottom or gets too dry.

Cover it up and cook on low to medium heat and let it come together.

Once the tomatoes are soft and the mixture looks like it's blended well add potatoes, salt and 1 cup of water, if you want a really watery gravy add more water.

Once done add garam masala and garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve with hot with puris or jeera rice!!

Palak tamatar dal!

Ingredients

Palak/Spinach- 1/2 bunch

Tomato- 1 medium

Onion- 1 small

Green chillies- 3

Toor dal- 1 cup

Salt to taste

Cumin seeds- 1/2 sp

Mustard seeds- 1/2 sp

Red chilli 1

Curry leaves 4

Garlic clove 1

Udad dal 1sp

Oil 2 sps

Method:

Wash palak throughly and chop the leaves.

Cut onion and tomato to medium pieces.

In a presser cooker sauté the onions till golden brown, Add green chillies, sauté another 2 mins, add tomatoes, washed dal and chopped palak.

Allow it to cook in the pressure cooker, for about 5-6 whistles ( if the dal is not cooked, you may have to keep it for a few more whistles, but make sure to add enough water) 

Once the dal is cooked remove and mash the dal.

 For the tempering - Take in small kadai 2 tsps oil , add cumin, mustard seeds, curry leaves, red chilli, urad dal and the chopped garlic.

Now add this to dal and serve with rice or roti

Yummy!

Quick Tomato Rice..

Every morning I have to come up with yummy lunch options for my husband dearest who takes a lunch box to work.. Most of the time its our traditional South Indian food, but sometimes I'd like to serve up something that different and quick. This dish is my favorite for one of those busy mornings.

Ingredients ( serves 4):

- 7 Ripe tomatoes- Finely Chopped

-Chopped green chillies - 2 nos ( or according to taste)

- Cooking oil : 2 tblspn

-Mustard seeds : 1 tsp

-Jeera seeds: 1 Tsp

- Urad dal : 2 tsps

- Dhaniya ( corriander) pwd : 1 tsp*

-Pav bhaji masala pwd : 1 tsp*

- Kitchen king masala : 1 tsp*

- a pinch of sambar pwd *

- Tamarind pulp : 2 tblspn

-Uncooked rice : 1 1/2 glasses

- Chopped Coriander leaves - 4 tblspn

- Salt to taste.

Method :

1. Cook the rice on the stove or pressure cooker and keep aside to cool. 

2.In a kadhai, add oil and then add mustard seeds. When it starts sputtering , add the jeera ,urad dal , green chillies and stir for 3 -4 mins on medium heat, till  the urad dal is slightly golden brown. 

3. Now add the chopped tomatoes, salt, tamarind paste and all the powders *.

4. Stir it all in , add a little water to cook the tomatoes. Close the lid and allow the mixture to cook till the tomatoes are soft ,mushy and pulpy...

5. When the tomatoes are cooked, add in the cooked rice . Check for salt ,spice and garnish with chopped coriander leaves. 

Serve Hot!