A PINCH OF HING

Ingredients : Yellow dal (tur) - 1/2 cup Rice - 1 1/2 cups Brinjals - 2 small Onion - 1 no. Carrot - 1 no. Drumsticks - 2 nos (optional) Tamarind - size of a small lime Dry red chilies - 6 (you can reduce or increase as per your taste) Green chilies - 4 nos Fenugreek seeds - 1 tsp Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp Mustard - 2 tsp Cashew nuts- 20  gm Fresh grated coconut - 1 tbsp Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp Curry leaves - Few Coriander leaves - Few Poppy seeds - 1 tsp Aniseed's - 1/2 tsp Cloves - 4 nos Cardamoms - 4 nos Cinnamon - Small piece Ghee /  oil - for frying Salt - as per taste preparations: Peel the onions and cut into big pieces. Chop the vegetables into square pieces. Wash rice and dal. Place it in one of the containers and add 2 1/2 cups of water, a pinch of turmeric powder and chopped vegetables and co...

Ingredients: 1 bowl-mixed lentils 1 tomato chopped 1 onion chopped 1 tbsp chopped chilies 1 tbsp chopped coriender leaves 1 tsp chaat masala powder 1/2 lemon juice (take small size of tomato and onion) (No need add oil) Preparations: Rinse lentils and pick out if any  stones.  Put lentils in pressure cooker with salt and 2 cups water,  bring to a 3 to 4 whistle, then simmer gently until  lentils tender smell comes out, about 5 minutes.  Actual cooking time will depend on the lentils. So cook carefully. When lentils are tender, drain well and transfer to a mixing bowl.Leave it for 1/2 an hour. Now add chopped tomatoes, chopped onions, chopped green chilies,chopped coriander leaves, salt for taste, chaat masala and lemon juice. Mix the mixture well and serve .

Ingredients 1/4 kg spine gourd sliced 2 large onions chopped 1/4 teaspoon red chili powder 1/4 teaspoon turmeric 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder Salt to taste 1 tablespoon oil Heat oil. Fry the onions a bit. Add the finely sliced spine gourd.  Sprinkle over all masala powders. Stir. Cover and cook for 15 mins. Add salt to taste. Stir again and cover and cook till soft. Enjoy with rice.

soya chunks burger with tomato slice and omelet Ingredients for patties: 250 gm-Dry Soya Chunks 2 large-Boiled Potato   2 finely chopped Onion 1 tbsp-Ginger Garlic Paste 1-tsp-Chili Powder 1 tsp-Garam masala powder 2 tsp-Chopped green chilies 2 tbsp-Chopped Coriander Leaves 1 tbsp-Chopped mint 2 tbsp-shredded cheese Salt to taste Oil Preparations for Patties: Wash and boil soya chunks, Remove from heat drained add cold water and Squeeze excess water from soya chunks. Use a chopper and chopped boiled soya like crumbs. Add all the above ingredients and  mix everything well to form smooth dough, Divide the dough into 6 big round balls, flatten them  and make the  patties as same as the size of the buns.  Heat a frying pan add some oil and place 2 patties  at a time or depends on your pan size, do not  over crowd them and cook in slow to medium flame  until golden brown, flip patties to anothe...

Ingredients: 1 cup rice 4 bunch of fresh fenugreek leaves 1 onion chopped 2 tbsp mustard oil, 1/2 tsp mustard,cumin seeds  3-4 green chilies chopped 4 garlic cloves chopped 1/2 inch ginger chopped 1 pinch of asafoetida salt to taste Preparation: Cook the rice at least a day ahead of time and refrigerate. This helps to dry  the rice grains out enough to give your  fried rice a good texture. Meanwhile clean the  fenugreek leaves,chop it finely  and also chop the onion,garlic, ginger and green chilies. In a pan, heat oil add the mustard,cumin seeds and when  they begin to splutter, add onion and saute until transparent. Next add the chopped green chilies,garlic and  ginger fry until the raw smell of garlic and ginger is gone. Add the chopped  fenugreek leaves and saute for a  little while. There is no need to fry the  fenugreek leaves for a long time as the raw fl...

Ingredients: for the dough: 2 cups of Semolina 4 cups of Water 1/2 tsp salt Ingredients: for the stuffing's: 1 cup jack-fruit 1 cup cottage cheese 1 onion sliced 1 tomato chopped 1 tsp Ginger - Garlic paste 1/2 tsp chili powder 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp Garam masala butter for frying Preparations for the dough: Bring the water to boil.Add salt,  Add semolina in small batches and  mix continuously so that no lumps are formed.  Stir the continuously on a low flame for about  15 to 20 minutes till it takes to a softer dough  consistency for making patties .  Remove from flame and keep it separate  to cool down.After few minutes knead the  dough if it is tolerable to make patties on your palm. Cover the dough with wet cloth and keep aside. Preparation for stuffing's: Cut raw jack-fruit in small pieces. Add Jack-fruit pieces, turmeric powder, salt and wa...

Ingredients: 2 ripe guava 2 fried red chilly 2 garlic cloves 1 tbsp lemon juice 1 tsp sugar(optional) salt to taste 1 pinch hing 1/2 tsp cumin and mustard seeds Preparations: Remove the seed and cut into cubed. In mixer jar add guava,red chilly, garlic,lemon juice salt and sugar. Grind to a smooth paste. For tempering, heat the oil, add cumin seeds ,mustard,  curry leaves and pinch of hing.  Add this tempering guava chutney.  Chutney is ready to serve with dosa or idli.