A PINCH OF HING

Ingredients: 2-Onion chopped 8-Garlic cloves chopped 1/2 tsp-Turmeric pd. 1 tsp - garam masala pd. 1 tsp chilly pdr 1 tsp-Fennel Seeds fried and roughly ground 1 tbsp - Aamchoor 1-boiled and mashed plantain 1 pinch hing Salt to taste Oil for frying Preparations: Wash and dry the Bitter gourds. Cut the edges off from both the sides. Make a slit and scoop out the seed portion. In a pan heat water add bitter gourd slits with 1 teaspoon salt. cook for 5 mins on high flame and cook till the bitter gourd skin becomes soft. Remove the bitter gourd drain and set aside. Take out the excess water using kitchen towel. Apply salt on inside and outside of the Bitter Gourd don't use too much salt.           Now take a pan add 1 tbsp of oil heat and then add hing , chopped onion,chopped garlic fry it for some time.  Add plantain fry 2 mins and then add masala,turmeric, chilly pd.,salt and aamchoor pd mix nicely and fry for 2 to 3 mins. Remove from fl...

Ingredients: potatoes-4 boiled and skinned Tamarind -1 1/2 dissolved in 1 cup warm water Onion_1 sliced Oil-2 tablespoons Asafotida - pinch Sugar-1 tablespoon mustard-1/2 tsp zeera-1/2 tsp red chilly-2 fennel-1/2 tsp fenugreek-1/2tsp curry leaves-few Ginger-garlic paste-1 tablespoon curry masala powder_1 tbsp red chilly powder_1/2tspn Turmeric powder_1/2tsp salt to taste water - 1/2 cup    Preparations: Using knife,pierce each potato in 4 piece. Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add potatoes and saute till golden and crisp. Remove from heat and set aside. Add Asafotida,mustard,zeera,red chilly,fennel,fenugreek and curry leaves saute till fragarance. Add onion fry 1 min,add red chilly powder,turmeric powder, masala powder,ginger-garlic paste with little water Cook for about 1 minute, then add the sugar,tamarind dissolved water ,potatoes and salt Cover and Simmer until the sauce has thickened about 10 minutes.  Garnish with curry leaves an...

  Ingredients: Fresh green leaves  4 cups coarsely chopped gram flour      1/2 cup Onion           1/2 cup chopped green chilly    1 tsp chopped garlic          1tsp chopped Ajinomoto       1/2 tsp mutton masala   1 tsp chilly powder   1/2 tsp Salt to taste oil for frying Preparations: (Before start cooking Soak skewers in water for 30 minutes.) Take the chopped green leaves in a bowl, add all the above ingredients. kneed well. No need to add water.Kneed like dough. Lightly wet your hands. One portion mixture at a time, pack layer on the length of the skewer. Set aside. Now heat oil in a frying pan Line up skewers on the hot pan. Turn the skewer occasionally. Remove when nicely done, it will turn bit black when fried but make sure you don’t burn the kabas to make it black Drain t...