A PINCH OF HING

(Drumstick fry) Ingredients: Drumsticks : 3-4 Potato : 2 Turmeric powder :1 teaspoon Curry powder : 1 teaspoon Red chili powder : 1 teaspoon Refined Oil : 1 tablespoon Water : 1 small cup salt to taste Preparations: Peel the potatoes and drumstick and cut it into equal sizes. Boil it with 1 small cup water ,with turmeric powder and salt till it get tender. Take a non-stick pan , heat oil, add mustard seeds and boiled potatoes and drumsticks. Add curry powder and chili powder and fry it in high heat until drumsticks and potatoes may change their color. Serve as side dish with rice.

Ingredients:      2 cup Assorted veggies (diced) 2Onion (finely chopped) 2Tomato (finely chopped or crushed) 2 tsp Ginger garlic crushed 2 Green chilli 1 tsp Dry mint leaves 2 tbsp  Coriander leaves (finely chopped) 1 Bay leaf 4 Cloves 2 Cinnamon stick (small) 2 Cardamon ½ tsp Cumin seeds ¼ tsp Turmeric powder ½ tsp Red chilli powder 2 tsp Coriander powder 2 cup Basmati rice 6 tbsp Desi Ghee 3½ cup Water ½ cup Curd 4/5 fresh pudina leaves 1 tsp biryani oil Salt to taste Preparations: Take a biryani handi, heat  ghee , add all dry spices bay leaves, cinnamon, cloves, cardamon and cumin seeds . Toast them for a while, then add slit green chillies, dry mint leaves and finely chopped coriander leaves. Fry them until they turn crisp. Now add chopped onions, fry till golden, followed by crushed ginger garlic. Saute for couple of minutes, then add chopped tomatoes along with turmeric, chilli powder and coriander/dhania powder. Let the tomatoes cook till soft and then add th