48- Palak- Paneer (Spinach- Cheese)
Palak- Paneer ( Spinach - Cheese)
Yesterday my brother Roofi brought fresh cheese n spinach from his farm house so I cooked my favourite dish Palak-Paneer. I like spinach as it is rich in Iron and increase hemoglobin and makes our health pink.
Here is the recipe of Palak -Paneer
Category - vegetarian
Time -20 minutes
People-4
Ingredients-
- Palak (spinach)-1/2 k.g washed and boiled
- Onion Paste -2 table spoon
- Red chili powder-1/4 tea spoon
- Coriander Powder-1 tea spoon
- Turmeric powder- 1/2 tea spoon
- Green Chili-4 (chopped)
- Garam Masala Powder-2 pinch
- Tomatoes- 2 medium size (pulp or puree)
- Salt- 1/4 tea spoon
How to do-
Make puree of boiled spinach in the mixer grinder and keep it aside.In between heat the cooking oil in the pan, add onion paste, red chili powder, coriander powder,turmeric powder, green chopped chili, tomato pulp or puree and salt . Mix 1/2 cup water and cook it on the low flame for few minutes .When oil stared coming on the edges, mix spinach puree, stir a little and let it boil.
After few minutes of boiling, add pieces of cheese and cook it for a while . Adjust salt and chili according to your taste then turn off the heat .It's done
Palak- Paneer ( Spinach -Cheese)
Happy Cooking !!!
Arshia zaidi!!!
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47- Methi Malai Matar
Methi Malai Matar |
Today's recipe is Methi Malai Matar, a tasty veg recipe for vegetarians cooked by my Bhabhi Shiza Ali Zaidi. Its flavour and taste can make your meal rich and special. This dish could be a great dish for special guests..
Hari Methi |
Milk Cream |
People 2-3
Time -15 minutes.
Here are the ingredients of Methi Malai Matar.
- Cooking oil - 1 table Spoon
- Green fenugreek leaves -200 gram (Chopped or Paste 1 big bowl )
- Peas (matar ) - 2 cup
- Full cream Milk - 1 bowl
- Ginger (Adrak ) paste - 1/2 tea spoon,
- RipeTomato( Tamater) - 1 big (paste or chopped)
- Cashew (kaaju) -15 pieces(paste )
- Milk Cream -
- Green chili - 4
- Salt - 1/4 tea spoon .
- Turmeric powder( haldi)-1/4 tea spoon
- Red chili powder (lal Mirch )-1/4 tea spoon
Clean green methi leaves , wash it well , and boil it with peas with a small quantity of water.Heat the cooking oil in the pan Add turmeric powder, red chili powder ,salt, paste of ginger, tomato and cashew and cook it for a while. Mix boile peas and green methi leaves and cook it well , When it is done add Milk cream and cook it again for a while When oil started coming on the gravy ,turn off the heat. Serve it hot.with paav, chapati , rice etc.
Methi Malai Matar |
Happy Cooking !!!
Arshia Zaidi
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46- Mushroom with Ginger- Garlic Flavour
Mushroom with Ginger- Garlic Flavour |
Category - vegetarian
People -2
Ingredients-
- Mushroom - 1 pack
- Ginger paste - 1/4 paste
- Garlic paste- 1/4 paste.
- Salt - 1/4 tea spoon/ 2 pinch
- Black pepper(kali Mirch) powder - 2 pinch
How to cook
Wash mushroom and cut them into pieces Heat the cooking oil in the pan . Mix Ginger - Garlic Paste and parch it well as there should no smell of ginger - garlic .Add pieces of mushroom and stir it well ,sprinkle Black Pepper Powder - Salt - on the mushroom . Close the lid and cook it well on the low flame for few minutes . Adjust salt according to your taste. When it turn soft and well cooked ,turn off the heat . Serve it hot
Arshia Zaidi
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45- Cabbage with Soyabean Chunks
Cabbage with Soya bean Chunks |
Few days ago I met a old family friend Dolly in a family function at Bareilly. We have always shared a cordial relation ship and often used to visit each other home .She cooks tasty food , I would like to share her recipe of cabbage with soya beans chunks which is healthy and tasty as well.
Category - Vegetarian
Time - 15 min.
People - 4
Ingredients -
How to cook-
Heat the cooking oil in the pan add turmeric powder, salt Ajinomoto, and red powder . keep the flame low and mix it well , then mix cabbage and soyabean chunks. and stir it well . Close the lid and cook it for five minutes then turn off the heat.
serve it with tea as a snack or enjoy it with chapati or bread.
Happy Cooking !!!
Arshia Zaidi
People - 4
Ingredients -
- Cabbage ( patta gobhi)- 1/2 k,g
- Cooking oil - 3 tea spoon
- Ajinomoto- 1 tea spoon (full)
- Soyabean chunks- 1 cup (soaked in warm water)
- Turmeric- 1/4 tea spoon
- Chili powder. 1/4 tea spoon
- Salt - 1/2 tea spoon
Cabbage with Soya bean Chunks |
How to cook-
Heat the cooking oil in the pan add turmeric powder, salt Ajinomoto, and red powder . keep the flame low and mix it well , then mix cabbage and soyabean chunks. and stir it well . Close the lid and cook it for five minutes then turn off the heat.
serve it with tea as a snack or enjoy it with chapati or bread.
Happy Cooking !!!
Arshia Zaidi
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44- Lauki ke Kofte ( Bottle guard Dumplings with gravy)
Lauki ke kofte |
Yesterday I tried hard to recreate the same aroma of delicious Lauki ke kofte , which Mummy used to cook for all of us. My brother Ali who always say no no to lauki ki sabzi , he ate it happily.
I got compliments for the dish which gave me a high.Here is the recipe of Lauki ke kofte for my Esteemed Blog Readers.
Time - 30 min.
People -4
Ingredients - (for Lauki ke kofte)
Method -
Peel and grate Lauki (Bottle Gourd) , add Salt , Besan choppedGreen Chili and a pinch of Soda. Mix it well and fry dumplings (Kofte) in the cooking oil on the low flame till it turn golden brown.
Ingredients for Gravy
Ingredients for Gravy
Method
Heat cooking oil in the big pan add Onion Paste ,Turmeric, Red Chili Powder and chopped Red Tomatoes, mix 1/2 cup of water and cook it for a while on the low flame ,when tomato pieces turn soft and oil started coming on the gravy, mix dumplings(kofta) gently with gravy and add 3 cup of water. Bring it to boil on the low flame . Adjust salt according to your taste. When oil started coming on the gravy turn off the heat. Delicious Lauki ke kofte is ready to serve .
Arshia Zaidi
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43- Aaloo ki sabzi ( potato recipe)
Aloo ki sabzi |
Is this pic of Aloo ki sabzi making you mouthwatering ... if it is so ... be ready to enjoy it within 10 mins.When ever I cook this Aloo ki sabzi , It reminds me of my cousin sister Arshi Imam , as it used to be her favourite dish. She often asked me to cook this sabzi for her.
Category - vegetarian
Time - 15 min.
People - 3- 4
Ingredients -
- Mustard oil/ Cooking oil - 2 table spoon
- Potatoes ( Aloo) -5 medium size
- Tomatoes (Tamatar)- 2(ripe)medium size
- Green chili (Hari Mirch)-2-3(chopped)
- Turmeric powder -(Haldi) - 1/2 tea spoon
- Red chili powder ( laal mirch powder)- 1/4 tea spoon
- Salt (Namak)- 1/4 tea spoon
- Cumin seeds (zeera)-1/4 tea spoon
How to cook -
Heat the cooking oil in the pan , add cumin seeds , when it sprinkles, mix turmeric powder, red chili powder, salt, chopped ripe potatoes and green chili . mix half cup of water and let it cook for few minutes on the low flame .When tomatoes turns soft and oil started coming on the gravy ... add potato pieces with 1 cup of water , mix it well with gravy and close the lid . Stir it time to time and adjust the salt according to your taste .Cook it on the low flame till it turn soft and well cooked .
You can cook it in the pressure cooker till 2 whistle on the low flame .
Happy Cooking!!!
Arshia Zaidi
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42- Safed sookhi urad daal
Safed sookhi urad daal |
Mummy was vegetarian and loved to eat White urad daal with plain roti and salad .I like the combination of chicken qorma and sukhi urad daal .... just want to share this delicious recipe with you of all .
Category - vegetarian
Time - 15- 20 min.
People - 4-6
Ingredients -
Black gram (skin less)-safed urad daal -1 glass (250 gm)
(water soak for 1/2 an hour )
Ginger (chopped) -1/4 tea spoon
Lemon Drops- 4-6
Salt-1/4 tea spoon
Green Chili (chopped)-2
Baking powder (soda) -1 pinch
for seasoning -
Pure Ghee/ cooking oil - 2 table spoon
Onion slices- 4-6
Cumin seeds -1/4 tea spoon
How to cook
Take a thick bottom shallow pan, Cook water soaked safed urad daal with one cup of water, salt, chopped green chili ,lemon drops and a pinch of soda .Bring it to boil then cook it on the low heat .Add more water(1/2 cup approx) if it is required and adjust salt according to your taste .
When lentil ( daal) turn soft and well cooked ,turn off the heat .
Serve it with plain roti and salad.
Happy Cooking!!!
Arshia zaidi
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41- Dahi -Phulki
Dahi -Phulki |
People who are fond of curd recipes, they would surely love it as it is very light and digestive dish . Soft Besan ki Phulki and its garlic flavour adds on a wonder full flavour to this dish .
Category - vegetarian
Time - 15 min.
People 3- 4
Ingredients -
For Curd Mixture
- Dahi / Curd/ Yogurt - 250 g.m
- Milk - 2 cup
- Garlic paste - 1/4 tea spoon
- Red chili powder- 1/4 tea spoon
- Black salt- 1/2 tea spoon
- White salt- 1/4 tea spoon
For Besan ki phulki ( Gram flour fried balls)
For bhaghar/ Seasoning
- Oil/ pure ghee - 1 tea spoon
- Zeera / cumin seeds- 1 full pinch
- Broken red chili- 2
- Heeng (asafoetida )- 1 pinch
- Mustard seeds ( optional)- 1 pinch
How to do -
Besan ki phulki sucks lots of water , that's why we should mix enough quantity of water or milk in dahi .)
To make Besan ki Phulki , Mix small quantity of water in besan to make pourable batter. add baking soda and salt and mix it well for few minutes. Heat the oil in thick bottom vessel , drop 4-5 spoon full batter of Beasn /Gram flour in oil , fry it on the low flame till it turn golden brown from both sides. Put fried Besan ki phulki on paper nepkins to remove extra oil. After few minutes drop these Besan ki phulki in prepared curd mixture .
Prepare bhaghar / seasoning of broken red chili, cumin seeds , heeng and mustard seeds(optional) with one tea spoon of oil. Spread it on Dahi -Phulki and close the lid. Give it at least 1/2 an hour to soak well then serve .
Dahi -Phulki (( Gram flour fried balls with curd) |
Happy Cooking!!!
Arshia
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40- Methi -Aloo(Green fenu greek leaves with potatoes)
Methi -Aloo |
Earlier I used to dislike Methi just because of its bitterness, but one day our domestic help Lallu cooked this green vegetable with potatoes for us, which was not bitter at all.
I am so greatfull to him as he taught me several recipes. Methi Aaloo is one of them.
Here is the recipe..............
Category- Vegetarian
People-3-4
Time- 30 minutes
Ingredients -
- Hari Methi (Green fenu greek leaves- 250.g.m)
- Pyaaz (Onion) - 250 .g.m( 3 big, chopped)
- Aloo (potatoes)- 3 medium size (chopped)
- Mustard oil- 2 table spoon
- Dry red chili- 4
- Lehsun (Garlic clove)- 10(chopped)-
- Salt- 1/4 tea spoon
How to do-
Fry onion slices in hot mustard oil, when it turn little pink , add broken red chili, chopped garlic and salt..... and stir well.
Now mix chopped green methi leaves and potatoes and stir again , add some water- (1/2 cup) , and cook it till potatoes turn soft. Adjust salt and parch it well, When oil started coming on the edges of the vessel ,turn off the heat. Methi -Aaloo is done.
Happy Cooking !!!
Methi -Aloo |
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39- Mushroom ki sabzi
Mushroom ki sabzi |
Cooking is one of my favourite pass time.I have learnt several new recipes. One of them is mushroom recipe .Usually I cook mushroom with ginger - garlic paste but yesterday my sister Hina cooked very delicious mushroom in different style ,Without delay I asked her the recipe and publishing it for my esteemed readers .
Here is the recipe .....
Category - vegetarian
Time - 15 min.
People- 2-3
Ingredients -
- Mushroom- 250 g.m( chopped)
- Ginger- garlic Paste -1/4 tea spoon
- Cooking oil- 1 table spoon
- Onion Paste - 1 table spoon
- Turmeric (Haldi) powder- 1/4 tea spoon
- Red chili (Lal Mirch)Powder- 1/4 tea spoon
- Coriander(Dhania) powder 1/4 tea spoon
- Kasoori Methi (dry)- 1 tea spoon
- Salt- 1/4 tea spoon
How to do
Fry few slices of onion in cooking oil, add chopped mushroom and stir a little, mix ginger- garlic-onion paste parch it well, mix turmeric, red chili, dhania powder, salt and dry leaves of kasoori methi, pour in 1/2 cup of water, cook it again on the low flame till it well cooked .
Mushroom ki sabzi ( mushroom recipe) |
Happy Cooking!!!
Arshia Zaidi
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38- Tamatar- Pyaz ki Sabzi (Tomatoes with onions)
Tamatar - Pyaz ki Sabzi (Tomatoes with onions) |
When ever I cook Palak ka saag with kali urad daal , I always cook this Tamatar - pyaz ki sabzi. It's a great combination which goes very well with steamed rice .
If you want to try ,here is the recipe....
Category- vegetarian
People- 4
Time -15 minutes
Ingredients
- Ripe Tomatoes(Tamatar) - 250 g.m
- Onion(Pyaz)- 250 g.m (3 big) (chopped)
- Cooking oil- 2 table spoon
- Red chili powder- 1/4 tea spoon
- Salt-1/4 tea spoon
- Green chili- 4 (chopped)
- Roasted cumin seeds powder (bhuna zeera )- 1/2 tea spoon
Fry onion slices in cooking oil till it turn little brown , add chopped ripe tomatoes, green chili, red chili powder, cumin seeds powder and salt. mix it all together. Mix half cup of water, and cook it on the low flame till it well cooked. Adjust salt according to your taste and garnish it with coriander leaves before serving .
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37-Annanaas Anaar ka Raita
Annanaas Anaar ka Raita |
My darling daddy loves good food and I love to pamper him with delicious dishes Last month when I visited Bareilly I made Pine apple -Pomegranate raita for him , which he enjoyed a lot .
The rich creamy texture of curd with pomegranate and chopped pine apple looks so beautiful and the taste of dish is unbeatable.Here is the recipe......
Category - side dish
People- 4
Time - 15 min.
Ingredients
- Fresh curd - 250 g.m
- Black salt- 1/4 tea spoo
- Plain salt- 2 pinch
- Sugar-1- tea spoon
- Pomegranate seeds - 1 bowl
- Chopped pine apple- 1 bowl
- Raita masala (optional)- 1/4 tea spoon
Take curd in the bowl , beat it up until it get smooth ,( mix 1/2 cup of milk if curd is too thick) add black salt and mix it well. Add pomegranate seeds,chopped pine apple and mix it all again. Adjust salt according to your taste. Delicious Curd - pine apple pomegranate recipe is done .Give additional flavour to your dinner with this delicious recipe of yogurt.
Annanaas Anaar ka Raita |
Happy cooking!!!
Arshia Zaidi
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Palak -Aloo( Green spinach with potatoes) |
I prefer to buy vegetable from Mother dairy because of their best quality. Yesterday when I saw fresh green leaves of spinach on this vegetable outlet .I did not buy any other vegetable accept fresh spinach.
Al though It's true that green spinach consume a lots of time in preparation but I do not mind it. There are plenty of vegetarian and non vegetarian dishes which we cook with green spinach. Earlier I have shared non veg. recipes like Palak - Soya- Methi ka saag and minced meat kofta, Saljam -Palak- Gosht.
Now I will share simple veg. recipe of Palak - Aloo with all of you . Hope you will relish the simple taste of Palak -Aloo from my mother's kitchen .
Category - vegetarian
People -3-4
Cooking Time - 20 min.
Ingredients -
- Hari Palak (spinach) - 1/2 k.g (washed and chopped)
- Aloo( potatoes)- 4 medium size (cut into small pieces)
- Mustard Oil- 2 table spoon
- Heeng ( asafoetida) - 1 pinch
- Zeera ( cumin seeds)- 2 pinch
- Turmeric powder- 1/4 tea spoon
- Salt - 1/2 tea spoon
How to do -
Heat mustard oil in khadhai or big vessel, (keep the heat low ), add heing, zeera , salt, turmeric powder, dry broken red chili and stir a little.Mix chopped green spinach and potato pieces in the oil and mix it well all together.(do not add water as spinach releases it's own water) close the lid , and cook it on the medium flame. When potato pieces turn soft and spinach cooked well , parch it well and adjust the salt , Turn off the heat Palak- Aloo is done.
Palak -Aloo( Green spinach with potatoes) |
Happy Cooking!!!
Arshia Zaidi
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35- Laal Masoor Daal
Lal Masoor Daal (Plain) |
Here is the simple recipe of Pink Masoor Daal which I cook with green chili and salt . It's taste so good. Hope you would like it .
Category - vegetarian
People-4
Time- 10 min.
Ingredients-
- Lal masoor daal (pink lentil)- 6 table spoon
- Green chili -4( chopped)
- Salt- 1/4 tea spoon
For Baghaar/ tadka
- Pure ghee- 1 table spoon
- Garlic clove-4 ( chopped)
- Dry red chili- 2 (broken)
How to do-
Wash Lal masoor daal, put it in the pressure cooker with 4 cup of water and salt and bring it to 3 whistle on the medium flame. Turn off the heat. When the lid open, adjust salt and add water if it is required. Mix it well and make it to boil again.
Lal Masoor Daal ( Plain) |
Happy cooking!!!
Arshia Zaidi
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34- Aloo ki barqhi
Sliced potato recipe(- Aloo ki barqhi) |
Category- vegetarian
Time- 15. min.
People -2
Ingredients-
- Potatoes (Aloo)- 250 g.m(4 medium size piece approx - Cut into slices)
- Mustard oil/ cooking oil- 1 table spoon
- Cumin seeds( Zeera)- 2 pinch
- Broken dry red chili- 4
- Salt- 1/4 tea spoon
It you are cooking in the pressure cooker, add 2 table spoon water and bring it to 2 whistle on the medium flame.
Happy Cooking!!!
Happy Cooking!!!
Arshia Zaidi
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Here is the recipe.
Category- vegetarian
People- 4
Time- 20 mins.
Here are the ingredients
- Egg plants ( round) - 1/2 k.g
- Mustard oil/ cooking oil - 2 table spoon
- Onion -2 medium size, ( sliced)
- Garlic clove - 10- roasted and crushed
- Ginger- ( chopped) 1/4 tea spoon
- Red chili powder- 1/4 tea spoon
- Green chili - 4 ( chopped)
- Tomato ( ripe)- 1-big (chopped)
- Salt- 1/2 tea spoon
- Bhuna zeera powder (1 tea spoon,full
Peel off egg plants, and cut into pieces, cook it with some water( 1/2 cup) in the pressure cooker till one whistle, when lid open , take out egg plant pieces in sieve and keep it aside .
Fry sliced onion in cooking oil, add chopped tomato, green chili, salt, roasted and crushed garlic clove, red chili powder and bhuna zeera powder, cook it well till tomato pieces turn soft. now add mashed boiled egg plant and mix it well altogether, cook it on the low flame till its water dries up. Adjust salt and parch it well . Garnish it with coriander leaves.
Happy cooking!!!
Arshia Zaidi
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32- Arvi ki sabzi
After Arvi- Gosht , here is another recipe of arvi for vegetarian people which is simple and tasty.
Category- vegetarian
Time , 15- 20 min.
People- 3 people
Ingredients -
- Arvi (colacasia)- 1/2 k.g(Apply some oil on your fingers before peel arvi
- Mustard oil/cooking oil- 3 table spoon
- Ajwaine( carom seeds) - 2 pinch
- Red chili powder- 1/2 tea spoo
- Mango powder- 2 pinch
- Onion - 2 minimum size ( sliced)
- Salt- 1/2 k.g
How to do -
Heat oil in the shallow pan or khadhai . fry sliced onion in oil till it turn little brown, Add arvi pieces ajwaine, salt, red chili powder and mango powder. mix it well all together, add 1/2 cup of water, and cook it on the low flame till it becomes soft and well cooked .
Heat oil in the shallow pan or khadhai . fry sliced onion in oil till it turn little brown, Add arvi pieces ajwaine, salt, red chili powder and mango powder. mix it well all together, add 1/2 cup of water, and cook it on the low flame till it becomes soft and well cooked .
Arshia Zaidi
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Dhuli moong ki khushk( dry) daal
Category - vegetarian
Time - 10-15 min.
People- 2-3
Ingredients -
Happy Cooking!!!
Arshia Zaidi
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We have orchard of mango at our native Place Saithal which is a small town 35 k.m away from Bareily. I consider my self lucky that our forefather left this beautiful gift of orchard for us. Every summer we enjoy variety of mangoes.
There is a variety of mango in our orchard is called katha -Aam. These juicy, digestive mangoes are small and round in size and has kattha- meetha(sweet n sour) taste. People love to enjoy it after meals.
My Mom Invented a unique recipe with Ripe sweet and sour mangoes , and had given it a name Tapke. This Mango dish is specially for you from my mother's kitchen.
Category- veg.
Time 20 min.
People - 4
Ingredients -
Method -
Heat the cooking oil in the pressure cooker.fry sliced onion till it turn little golden, then add turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder, kalounji, and salt , stir it well with ladle and mix 1/2 cup of water, close the lid and cook it on the low flame till it's water dried. When oil started coming on the gravy then mix these ripe, peeled ,juicy, sweet and sour mangoes in the gravy, and let it cook in it's own mango juice. Cook for 10 minutes or so and adjust salt. When vegetable is well cooked, turn off the heat. It is done.
This special dish of sweet and sour mangoes taste soooo delicious with plain rice and Arhar daal. Last but not the least .... do not forget to suck the juicy Guthli (seed) of mangoes. its awesome......
Happy Cooking!!!
Arshia Zaidi
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Dhuli moong ki khushk( dry) daal
Dhuli moong daal( skinless green gram lentil) |
Generally people do not like Moong ki daal , they consider it as patient food. But this recipe of skin less green gram is going to change your opinion. I still relish that delicious taste of Dhuli moong ki khushk (dry) daal which my mother used to cook for us in daily meals. We loved to enjoy this simple and yummy daal with roti and raw onion.
Here is the recipe of Dhuli Moong Daal for you from my mother's kitchen , hope you would enjoy.
Category - vegetarian
Time - 10-15 min.
People- 2-3
Ingredients -
- Moong daal (dhuli )(skinless split green-gram lentil)- 1/2 glass (soaked in water for 1/2 an hour
- Onion -1 medium size(sliced)
- Cooking oil - 1 table spoon
- Haldi (turmeric powder)- 1/4 tea spoon
- Lal mirch(red chili powder)-1/4 tea spoon
- Badi iyaaachi ( black cardamom) - 3
- kali mirch(black pepper)- 6-8 seeds
- Salt- 1/4 tea spoon
- Pure ghee to garnish- 1 tea spoon
How to do -
Heat the cooking oil in the shallow frying pan or khadhai .fry onion slices till it turn little brown , add badi illayachi, kali mirch, termaric ,red chili powder and salt. stir a little , add water soaked dhuli moong daal and mix it well altogether. Mix some water, (1/2 cup approx.) and close the lid . Stir time to time as It should not be burn on the bottom of the vessel) Cook it on the low flame till it is done . Adjust salt according to your taste .When moong daal is well cooked, take it out in the bowl. Pour some pure ghee, and enjoy it with plain roti and raw onion.Dhuli moong daal( skinless green gram lentil) |
Happy Cooking!!!
Arshia Zaidi
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30- Khatte -Meethe Aam ki sabzi
(Vegetable of sweet and sour Mangoes)We have orchard of mango at our native Place Saithal which is a small town 35 k.m away from Bareily. I consider my self lucky that our forefather left this beautiful gift of orchard for us. Every summer we enjoy variety of mangoes.
khatte- meethe aam ki sabzi (vegetable of sweet n sour mangoes) |
My Mom Invented a unique recipe with Ripe sweet and sour mangoes , and had given it a name Tapke. This Mango dish is specially for you from my mother's kitchen.
Category- veg.
Time 20 min.
People - 4
Ingredients -
- Ripe sweet n sour mangoes (pake hue Khatte- Meethe Aam)- 1/2 k.g
- Onion - 250. g.m ( 4 big size) sliced
- kalounji- 1/2 tea spoon
- Salt- 1/2 tea spoon
- Red chili powder(Lal Mirch)- 1/2 tea spoon
- Turmeric powder (haldi)- 1/2 tea spoon
- Coriander powder (Dhania)- 1/2 tea spoon
- Cooking oil- 3 table spoon
Method -
Heat the cooking oil in the pressure cooker.fry sliced onion till it turn little golden, then add turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder, kalounji, and salt , stir it well with ladle and mix 1/2 cup of water, close the lid and cook it on the low flame till it's water dried. When oil started coming on the gravy then mix these ripe, peeled ,juicy, sweet and sour mangoes in the gravy, and let it cook in it's own mango juice. Cook for 10 minutes or so and adjust salt. When vegetable is well cooked, turn off the heat. It is done.
This special dish of sweet and sour mangoes taste soooo delicious with plain rice and Arhar daal. Last but not the least .... do not forget to suck the juicy Guthli (seed) of mangoes. its awesome......
Happy Cooking!!!
Arshia Zaidi
khatte- meethe aam ki sabzi (vegetable of sweet n sour mangoes) |
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29- Mixed lentils / Mixed daal
Ingredients-
All lentils soaked in water
for at least 1/2 an hour
for at least 1/2 an hour
- Chana daal -1 cup(4 table spoon)
- Lal masoor daal- 1/2 cup(2 table spoon)
- kali urad daal -1/2 cup(2 table spoon)
- Arhar daal-1/2 cup(2 table spoon)
- Cooking oil- 2 table spoon
- Pure ghee-(optional)-2 tea spoon
- Cumin seeds(zeera)-1 pinch
- Turmeric powder-1/2 tea spoon
- Red chili powder-1/4 tea spoon
- Green chili- 4(chopped)
- Red ripe tomato-1 medium size (chopped)
When the lid open, mix lentils well with
ladle. Adjust salt and add 2 cup of water and boil it again ..Turn off the flame.
Keep the consistency of daal as per your liking. I like thick daal so I keep it that way.
ladle. Adjust salt and add 2 cup of water and boil it again ..Turn off the flame.
Garnish it with green coriander chopped leaves and pour out some pure ghee to enhance the flavour of daal . Enjoy it with plain rice mango pickle, and salad.
28-Masala Parwal
Masala Parwal |
What ever I have learnt ... about cooking ,It is from my great mother ,she used to pamper us from her fabulous cooking and now the problem is ......my taste of food has developed to that extent that I can not enjoy less tasty food. Earlier I published one of her favourite recipe parwal ki sabzi which is getting very popular among all of you. Today I will share another recipe of parwal which she loved to cook in a easy and different style.
Category - vegetarian
Time - 15-20 min.
People- 3-4
Ingredients
- Pointed guard (Parwal)- 1/2(small size n fresh)
- Onion- 4 big (sliced)
- Bhuna zeera powder-1tea spoon full.
- Red chili powder-1/2 tea spoon
- Salt-1/2 tea spoon(or as per your taste)
- Garam masala- 1 pinch
- Cooking oil- 2 table spoon
- Turmeric powder- 1 full pinch
How to do
Heat cooking oil in the pressure cooker , fry sliced onion till it turn little brown , add red chili powder, salt , bhuna zeera, mango powder and Garam masala powder. mix some water (2 table spoon approx.) and let the ingredients cook for 5 minutes. Add parwal pieces in gravy and mix it well with gravy . Close the lid of pressure cooker and bring it to 2 whistle on the low flame. Now turn off the flame.When the lid open , adjust salt and parch it well.When oil started coming on the edges of the vessel, turn off the heat. Masale wale parwal is ready to serve.
Happy Cooking!!!
Arshia zaidi
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27- Lauki ki sabzi
Lauki ki sabzi ( simple recipe of bottle gourd) |
I love to enjoy lauki ki sabzi in summer season .This green vegetable gives light and soothing effect to stomach .I often cook it with slices of onion and ripe tomatoes.It's light green colour gives cool effect to eyes. Some people do not like this vegetable as they consider it Mareezo ka khana . but I found this vegetable very tasty.Try it
Category- Vegetarian
People- 4
Time- 15-20 min.
Ingredients-
Method-
Heat the cooking oil in the pressure cooker , fry sliced onion till it turn little brown then mix cumin seeds, chopped ripe tomato, salt, red chili powder and green chili. Stir 2-3 times and mix 1/2 cup of water. now cook it on the low flame till ingredients turn into thick gravy. When oil started coming on the gravy, mix pieces of lauki with gravy, stir it well, you do not need to add water as lauki releases its water. Close the lid of pressure cooker and bring it to 4-5 whistle on the medium flame, then turn off the heat. When the lid open ,stir 2-3 time, adjust salt and parch it well till water dries up.When oil started coming on the edges , turn off the heat.
Enjoy the simple taste of green lauki.
Happy cooking!!!
Happy cooking!!!
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26- French beans with potatoes
Usually onion is the inevitable ingredient of my cooking recipes but there are few vegetables, I love to cook with out onion. French beans and potatoes is one of them.
Time- 15 min.
Ingredients-
- French beans- 1/2 k.g (washed and chopped)
- potatoes-3 (cut into small pieces)
- Tomatoes-1 (chopped)
- Green chili- 2
- Turmeric powder- 1/2 tea spoon
- Red chili powder- 1/4 tea spoon
- Cumin seeds- 2 pinch ( full)
- Mustard oil / refind oil- 2 table spoon
- Salt- 1/2 tea spoon
How to do -
Heat the cooking oil in pressure cooker. add cumin seeds turmeric powder, red chili powder. chopped potatoes and green chili , mix half cup of water, and cook it till tomato pieces turn soft and meshed with other ingredients , now add chopped french beans and potatoes, mix it well altogether , close the lid of pressure cooker, and bring it to 2 whistle on the low flame then turn off the heat, let the pressure cooker cool , When the lid open, adjust salt according to your taste, parch it well . Delicious french beans - potatoes is done .
Happy cooking!!!
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25- Ridge gourd recipe (Torai ki sabzi )
Category- vegetarian
Cooking time -15- 20 min.
People- 2-3
Ingredients
- Ridge gourd(Toria)- 1 k/g ( fresh and small size )
- Mustard oil- 2 table spoon
- Onion-3 big pieces( chopped)
- Tomatoes- 2 riped
- Green chili - 4 ( Chopped)
- Green Coriander leaves- 2 table spoon (chopped)
- Turmeric powder- 1/2 tea spoon
- Red chili powder- 3-4 (chopped)
- Coriander powder- 1/2 tea spoon
- Salt-1/2 tea spoon ,or as per your taste
Peel off Torai (ridge gourd ) and cut into small pieces.Heat the cooking oil in the pressure cooker and fry chopped onion till it turn little brown , add turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder, chopped tomatoes and salt. Stir a little and cook ingredients for few minutes till it turn into soft gravy, when oil start coming on the gravy, mix pieces of torai , and mix it all together,
Close the lid of pressure cooker and bring it to 3 whistle on the medium flame, when the lid open, stir 2-3 times , and adjust the salt. Parch it well till oil started coming on the edges. Turn off the heat and beautify the texture of torai with green chopped coriander leaves.
Happy cooking!!!
Arshia Zaidi
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Today I have cooked kathal ki sabzi with onion and some spices for dinner.I bought khathal which was raw and milky from inside, their seed were very soft.was raw and milky from inside, their seed were very soft but its skin is so hard to peel , so I requested the shopkeeper to peel and cut kathal into pieces with his sharp knife. He cut the kathal with oil coated, knife as its white milky secretes would not wash off easily .
Time - 15. min.
people- 3-4
Ingredients
- Kathal (jack fruit)- 1/2 k.g
- Mustard Oil - 4 table spoon
- Onion paste -2 table spoon (full)
- Turmeric powder- 1/2 tea spoon
- Red chili powder-1/2 tea spoon
- Coriander powder-1 tea spoon
- Garam masala-1 pinch(full)
- Mango powder-1 pinch
- Salt-1/2 tea spoon
How to do -
Fried pieces of jack fruit(Kathal) |
Now mix fried pieces of kathal in the gravy, add some water( 1/2 cup) and cook it on the low flame.
Delicious kathal ki sabzi is prepared.
Happy Cooking !!!
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23- Parwal Ki Sabzi
Parwal Ki Sabzi |
Yesterday my brother Ali was recalling the taste of parwal ki sabzi , which my mother used to cook for us. she often served us parwal ki sabzi with crispy layered paratha in the breakfast.
I cook parwal ki sabzi in my mother's style, I always prefer light green, bright immature parwal which are small and tender, there flesh is white from inside as fully ripe, mature parwals does not taste good.
Category- vegetrain
People-4
Time- 15 minutes
Ingredients -
- Immature Pointed Guard (Kachche parwal)- 1/2 k.g(cut into half pieces)
- Cooking Oil- 2 table spoon
- Onion Paste - 2 table spoon
- Salt- 1/2 tea spoon
- Red chili powder- 1/2 tea spoon
- Garam masala- 1/4 tea spoon
How to do -
Heat oil in pressure cooker , add onion paste, salt, red chili powder, and stir well , then add 1/2 cup of water , and let the gravy cook on the low flame, parch it well for few minutes, when the oil started coming on the edges of pressure cooker ,mix pieces of parwal with the onion gravy , mix it well all together , close the lid , and bring it to 2 whistle on the low flame.Now Turn off the heat, and let the lid open it self, when the lid open , mix some garam masala , and adjust the salt , parch it well, when water dries up, and oil starts coming on the edges, turn off the heat.
Enjoy delicious Parwal ki sabzi with roti or layred paratha.
Hope you would like it.
Parwal (Pointed Guard) Ki Sabzi |
Happy cooking!!!
Arshia Zaidi
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22- Chuqander ka Bharta
Chuqander ka bharta ( mashed beet root with onion and tomatoes |
My mother's cooking was unparalleled, that was the reason we always preferred home made food as she was habitual to cook most delicious food for us .When she was alive,she used to prepare out of the ordinary dish Chuqander ka Bharta
for us which has memorable taste ,that taste I can feel even today on my tounge. I am sharing this recipe of Mashed Beet Root with you. Surely you would love it.
Time - 20 min
Category - vegetarian
People - 3-4
Ingredients -
- Beet root - 1/2 k.g (boiled and mashed)
- Cooking oil- 2 table spoon
- Onion - 2 medium size(sliced / chopped)
- Tomatoes - 2 (riped and chopped)
- Green Chili-- 4-6
- Salt- 1/2 tea spoon
- Green coriander leaves- 2 table spoon (Chopped)
Wash beet root and peel it off, cut into small pieces and bring it to 4-5 whistle on the medium flame . Once it is done turn off the heat. Let the pressure cooker cool . Put pieces in the mixer Grinder and make paste of boiled beet root.
Now heat cooking oil in the pan fry sliced onion till it turn little brown, add chopped tomatoes, red chili powder, salt, and chopped green chili. Add 1/2 cup of water and cook it for a while ,when tomatoes turn soft , mix the paste of boiled beet root in the gravy and cover the lid . Cook it on the low flame till the water dries up, Keep stirring time to time .
Garnish it with green fresh coriander leaves and green chilies.
Relish the taste of Chuqander ka Bharta with roti (bread) and plain rice
Beet root has natural sweetness. So ...to get the best taste of Chuqander ka bharta , balance of salt and chili is very important.
Rajma (kidney beans) |
Rajma is great is taste and very popular among Indians. Its a complete dish itself and does't require any side dish.
Here is lip smacking recipe of Rajma for you from my mother's kitchen.
Category- vegetarian
People- 4-6
Time - 1/2 an hour
Ingredients -
- Rajma- 1 glass (soaked in water overnight)
- Cooking oil- 4 table spoon
- Turmeric powder- 1 tea spoon
- Red chili powder- 1/2 tea spoon
- Coriander powder- 1 tea spoon
- Salt- 1/2 tea spoon
- Baking Soda- 1 pinch
- Tomatoes- 1 medium size
- Green chili- 6 ( chopped)
- Coriander leaves- 2 table spoon ( chopped)
Heat the cooking oil in pressure cooker, add turmeric,
coriander and red chili powder, onion paste , Baking soda , salt, green chili and tomatoes. stir a little, then mix half cup of water and cook it on the low flame till tomatoes turn soft and mix well with gravy. When oil started coming on the gravy , add water soaked rajma and 2 cup of water in the gravy. Bring it to 7-8 whistle on the medium flame then turn off the heat. Let the lid open it self ... please check if rajma has turn soft and well cooked . if it is hard , give some more (3-4) whistle again to cook it well.
Mash Rajma gently while mixing, adjust salt and make consistency of gravy according to your taste.
Rajma (kidney beans) |
Happy Cooking!!!
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20- Matar Pulao
Matar Pulao |
People who are vegetarian , and fond of peas and rice, their taste buds will surely love the taste of Matar- Pulao... from my mother's kitchen.
Mummy always preferred to use good quantity of fresh peas to make matar- pulao ..... that tasted great .... I can feel that taste even now.... which we enjoyed with mix salad and tomato chutney.
Category- vegetarian
Time - 20 minutes
People-2-3
Ingredients-
- Fresh peas- 1 kg
- Baasmati rice-1/2 k.g.(soaked in water for 1/2 hour.)
- Cooking oil-6 table spoon
- Cumin seeds- 1/4 tea spoon
- Onion paste- 5 table spoon
- Garam-masala- 1/4 tea spoon
- Green chili-6
- Salt 1/2 tea spoon
- Bay Leaves- 3
How to cook
Matar- Pulao |
Enjoy it hot with mix salad and chutney.
Happy Cooking!!!
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19- Simla Mirch With Cheese and Tomato Sauce
Simla Mirch With Cheese and Tomato Sauce |
Last week my Maternal Uncle -Aunty Guddu mamu (Fiza Imam) and Asfia Mumani visitied us from Lucknow. Asfiya Mumani cooked Simla mirch with cheese and tomato sauce, which was a new dish for us. she cooked capsicum with lots of tomatoes and onion and the special ingredient was .... tomato sauce which made this dish different and awesome .
When I asked her " May I share your great recipe with my readers on my cooking blog. she smiled and said .... "why not ".
Category - vegetarian
Time - 20-30 minutes
People - 3-4
Ingredients -
- Cooking oil to fry - 4-5 table spoon (approx)
- Fresh Cheese -200 gm (cut in to pieces
- Green Capsicum(simla mirch)200-250 g.m (cut into pieces)
- Tomatoes- 2 large size( chopped)
- Onion -1 ( medium size - slice
- Onion paste - 1 table spoon
- Ginger- garlic paste - 1/2 tea spoo
- Red chili powder ( lal mirch )- 1/2 tea spoon
- Salt - 1/2 tea spoon
- Garam Masala -1/4 tea spoon
How to do -
Fry fresh green capsicum and cheese pieces in cooking oil till half cooked . keep it in the sieve to ooze out extra oil.Heat 2 table spoon cooking oil in the pressure cooker , fry one sliced onion , add ginger- garlic and onion paste, mix some water( 1/2 cup) and parch it well when paste turn little brown add red chili powder, chopped tomatoes, salt and cook it till tomato pieces turn soft . In between keep stir time to time .
Simla Mirch With Cheese and Tomato Sauce |
Now mix fried cheese and simla mirch pieces in the gravy , add garam masala and 2 table spoon tomato sauce . Mix it all together , adjust salt and bring it to one whistle on the low flame. Then turn off the heat . Simla mirch with cheese and tomato sauce is ready .
Pamper your loving once with this yummy dish as my aunty did for us.Thank you.... Asfiya Mumani for this delicious dish .
Happy Cooking !!!
Arshia Zaidi
18- Bharwaan Bhindi
Stuffed okra/ Bharwaan Bhindi |
Earlier I had shared plain okra recipe with you. Today I will cook delicious Stuffed okra recipe in easy way for you .
Category - vegetarian
People- 2-3
Time duration-20 min.
Ingredients-
- Okra /Lady fingers- 250 gm (cut into big pieces)
- Mustard oil/refind oil-2 table spoon
- Onion sliced- 2- medium size
- Turmeric-1/4 tea spoon
- Coriander powder- 2 tea spoon
- Red chili powder-/1/4 tea spoon
- Salt- 1/4 tea spoon
- Dry mango powder-1 pinch /lemon drop-4
- Garam masala- 2 pinch
- Roasted cumin seed powder-1/2 tea spoon
Heat Mustard oil in the pan, fry sliced onion till it turn little pink. add pieces of lady finger in the pan , stir a little, then mix turmeric , chili, coriander powder, salt, dry mango powder with it. While cooking keep the heat low. Add 4 table spoon of water and cover the pan with a lid ... after few minutes open the lid and adjust the salt. Now add roasted cumin seeds powder and garam masala. Cook it till it turn soft and well cooked . When oil started coming on the edges of pan, turn off the heat . Bharwaan Bhidi is ready to serve .
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17-Ghobhi -Aloo ki sabzi
When my mother was alive she often demanded me to cook Ghobhi -Aloo for her. She liked this recipe of mine, and that is my biggest memorable compliment . She used to enjoy Ghobi- Aloo with Arhar ki daal - Chawal .It's a great combination ... you can also try.
Category- vegetarian
People-4
Time- 20 min.
Ingredients-
- Cauliflower- 1/2 k.g (big pieces)
- Mustard oil / Cooking oil- 3 table spoon
- Cumin seeds- 1 pinch
- Potatoes-2 (cut into small pieces)
- Onion - 3 medium size (chopped)
- Tomatoes- 1(medium size) chopped
- Coriander powder-1/2 tea spoon
- Red chili powder- 1/4 tea spoon
- Green chili( chopped)- 3
- Ginger- (chopped) 1/4 tea spoon
- Garlic -chopped- 1 tea spoon
- Salt-1/2 tea spoon
Heat mustard oil in a khadhai or a heavy bottom vessel . Fry cumin seeds and chopped onion , When onion turn little brown , Mix turmeric, coriander and red chili powder, chopped tomatoes, green chili and salt altogether. Stir a little, add 1/2 cup water in the vessel and cook it on the low flame. When it turns into a thick gravy and oil starts coming on the edges, add cauliflower and potato pieces in the gravy and mix it well altogether. Pour 1/2 cup water and close the lid . Cook it on the low flame till it turn soft and well cooked , In between adjust salt according to your taste. Parch it well and turn off the heat. Garnish it with green coriander leaves.
Ghobhi -Aloo ki sabzi |
Happy Cooking!!!
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16- Aaloo ka paratha
Stuffed Potatoes Bread (Aaloo ka Paratha) |
Are these pics of Aaloo ka paratha (Stuffed Potatoes Bread ) making you tempted for it ? do not worry ...I am going to share this recipe with you.This paratha taste best in the season of winter when new crop of potatoes comes in the market .
Although I avoid to have potatoes in my daily meals but when crispy Aloo ka paratha comes is infront of me , I can not stop my self to have it.
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Category- vegetarian
People-4
Time- 1/2 hour
Ingredients for potatoes stuffing
- Potatoes - 1/2 kg
- Green chili (chopped) -2
- Red chili powder-1/4 tea spoon
- Salt - 1/2 tea spoon
- Garam masala
- Coriander leaves- (chopped)- 2 table spoon
For Aloo Paratha |
- Wheat flour -4 cups
- Salt- 1/4 tea spoon
- Cooking Oil to Apply
Mix salt in wheat flour and make a dough, prepare small size of
balls out of dough, take a ball of dough and spread it a little, put 2
Stuffed Potatoes Bread (Aaloo ka Paratha) |
spoon potato filling on the
dough ball, cover it with
another same size dough ball,
close the edges, and roll slowly
in the size of roti.
Put it on the tawa, Apply oil on
both sides and cook it on the
low flame till it becomes crispy
and well cooked .
Enjoy it hot with a cup of tea or with some pickles.
Happy cooking!!!
Arshia Zaidi
15- Peas snack
For 2-3 people
Ingredients -
- Fresh green peas- 1/2 k.g
- Cooking oil- 1 tea spoon
- Salt - 1/4 spoon
- Black pepper- 1/4 tea spoon
Heat the cooking oil in the pan , add cumin seeds, salt black pepper in the pan , stir a little, then mix fresh green peas altogether. Now close the lid & let it cook for few minutes(approx 5- 10 minutes) on the low flame when the water dries up & peas turn soft then adjust the salt according to your taste . Stir a little and turn off the heat. Your peas snack is ready to serve. Enjoy it hot with a cup of tea or coffee.....
Happy Cooking!!!
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14-Singhade ki sabzi
Singhara/sinhada Recipe |
Today I am going to share a very special dish of green raw water chest nut (singhada/ Singhara)
with all of you.
It is rare, unique dish which my mother used to cook in in the month of October-November when milky soft singhada starts coming in the market. This singadha dish you can enjoy as healthy breakfast or add on in your meal as a veg dish.
Just try this simple but unique delicious recipe of green fresh singhada...... surely, you would love it .
Category- vegetarian
fresh green Singhada/singhara fruit |
Cooking Time-10-15 minutes
- Green raw water chest nut ( hara kaccha singhara)-1 k.g
- Oil- 1 table spoon
- Cumin seeds( zeera)-1/4 tea spoon
- Salt- 1/2 tea spoon
- Red chili powder- 1/4 tea spoon
Heat the cooking oil in the pan , add cumin seeds ,salt, red chili powder and mix sliced kaccha singhara in the oil .... stir 2-3 times, and add 2 table spoon of water. Cover it with a lid and cook it on the low flame till it turn soft and well cooked. When it is done , adjust the salt according to your taste, parch it till water dries up.
kacche singhare ki sabzi is done.
Enjoy it with tea or coffee as a snack or as vegetable for meal.
Happy Cooking!!!
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13- Paneer Bujiya (Cheese With Onion-Tomatoes)
- Cheese (Paneer) grated-250
- Onion- 1 large (chopped)
- Refined oil- 2 table spoon
- Green chili-2 chopped
- Red chili powder- 1/4 tea spoon
- Coriander powder- 1/2 tea spoon
- Tomato- (ripe)- chopped
- Coriander leaves-1 table spoon
Method-
Fry chopped onion in hot oil, add turmeric, coriander and chili powder, salt, chopped tomato and green chili in the oil. Stir 2-3 times and mix 2 table spoon water in the gravy and cook it well.
When it turns into thick gravy, add grated paneer and mix it nicely with gravy, adjust salt , cook it well for few minutes.
Paneer Bhujia |
Garnish it with coriander or mint leaves as per your choice .Serve it pipping hot with roti, burger, or paav .
Happy Cooking!!!
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12- chole (White chick pea)
Chat Pate chole / White chick pea recipe |
Today I am going to give a treat to your taste buds of delicious chat pate chole. It goes very well with Poori or Bhatura and people love to have it with rice also.
When ever my mother cooked chole, she cooked it with out chole masala, and we used to enjoy it with meethi chutney).
I often miss that flavoursome taste of my mother's hand .
Here is the recipe of chat pate for you ....
Time- 30 min.
People - 4-6 people
Ingredients
Soak 2 cup of chole in 6 cup of water for 5-6 hours and boil it in the pressure cooker with some water (2 cup approx),1/4 tea spoon salt and a pinch of baking powder. Bring it to 5-6 whistle on the medium flame. Turn off the heat and let the pressure cooker open itself. Chole should turn soft and well cooked, if it is so .....stir a little ... and start to prepare gravy for chole .
Fry sliced onion in cooking oil till it turn little golden, add turmeric powder, red chili powder, Coriander powder,chopped tomatoes and green chili, salt , and chole masala (optinal). Mix it well altogether. Add some water and adjust the salt and boil it well again then turn off the heat,
Garnish it with chopped coriander leaves
and serve it with meethi chutney.
Happy cooking !!!
Arshia Zaidi
People - 4-6 people
Ingredients
- White chick peas (chole)- 2 cup
- Cooking oil- 2 table spoon
- Baking soda - 1 small pinch
- Onion - 2 (big size) chopped
- Green chili- 3
- Turmeric powder- 1/2 tea spoon
- Red chili powder- 1/4 tea spoon
- Coriander powder- 2 tea spoon ( full)
- Chole masala - 2 tea spoon (optional )
- Salt- 1/2 tea spoon
- Coriander leaves-1 table spoon
Soak 2 cup of chole in 6 cup of water for 5-6 hours and boil it in the pressure cooker with some water (2 cup approx),1/4 tea spoon salt and a pinch of baking powder. Bring it to 5-6 whistle on the medium flame. Turn off the heat and let the pressure cooker open itself. Chole should turn soft and well cooked, if it is so .....stir a little ... and start to prepare gravy for chole .
Fry sliced onion in cooking oil till it turn little golden, add turmeric powder, red chili powder, Coriander powder,chopped tomatoes and green chili, salt , and chole masala (optinal). Mix it well altogether. Add some water and adjust the salt and boil it well again then turn off the heat,
Garnish it with chopped coriander leaves
and serve it with meethi chutney.
Chat Pate chole / White chick pea recipe |
Happy cooking !!!
Arshia Zaidi
11-Kali Masoor Daal
kali massor daal |
"The combination of ingredients is the key of cooking delicious food."
I always remember this piece of advice while cooking, whether It is Daal or Mutton or anything special. Here is the recipe of kali masoor daal from My mother's kitchen which you will surely find very tasty.
Ingredients-
- Kali masoor daal - 1 cup (soaked in water for 1/2 hour )
- Salt -1/4 tea spoon
- Red chili powder- 1/4 tea spoon
- Turmeric powder-1/4 teaspoon
- Mango powder-1pinch /Taramind-1 piece
- Onion- 1 small ( chopped)
- Garlic-4 clove ( chopped)
- Garam masala- 1 pinch
- Rosted zeera powder-1 pinch
kali masoor with ingredients |
Method-
Put water soaked kali masoor daal in pressure cooker with 2 cup of water, salt, chopped onion, taramind , chopped garlic clove, turmeric and chili powder and bring it to 3 whistle on the low flame . Turn off the heat, and let the pressure cooker lid open . check.... if daal has turned soft... and well cooked, If it is done , mix it well as there should be no lump. If daal consistency is too thick , mix some water to get the required consistency and adjust the salt . Bring it to boil again . After boiling the daal turn off the heat and prepare the bhaghaar for daal.onion- lemon- salad |
For Seasoning / Bhaghaar Ingrediants-
- Pure ghee- 1 table spoon
- Red chili ( broken)-2
- Garlic Clove-2 (chopped)
Method-
kali massor daal |
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10- Matar-paneer (Peas with Cheese)
Matar-paneer (Peas with Cheese) |
Although taste of matar paneer with frozen matar is ok but as per my experience the real taste of this dish one can enjoyed with fresh sweet matar only. Its tastes best of the best. Today I share matar -paneer recipe from My mother's kitchen.
For 4 people
Ingredients
- Peas-1cup
- Cheese-250 g.m
- Onion paste- 2 table spoon
- Garlic clove-4 (paste )
- Ginger-1/5 tea spoon( paste)
- Coriander powder- 1tea spoon
- Red chili powder- 1/2 tea spoon
- Turmeric powder-1/2 tea spoon
- Bay leaves-2
- Garam Masala-1/4 tea spoon
- Tomatoes ( ripe) -1medium size(chopped )
- Refined oil -4 table spoon
- Butter(optional)- 1/2 tea spoon(optional)
Method
Heat the cooking oil in the pan. Add onion, ginger -garlic paste , bay leaves and stir 2-3 times, add turmeric, chili, coriander powder,chopped ripe tomatoes, salt all together. Add one cup of water , and let the gravy cook on the low flame . When the tomatoes turn soft and mixed well with gravy and oil starts separate from the oil, add peas and garam masala in the gravy. Pour 1/2 cup of water and let it cook , when peas turn soft ,mix pieces of cheese in the gravy. Adjust the salt as per your taste. Mix some water to make it little loose gravy. Bring it to boil on the low flame. Turn off the heat.Matar-paneer (Peas with Cheese) |
Happy Cooking!!!
Arshia zaidi
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9- Okra / Lady finger/ Bhindi ki Sabzi
Okra / Lady finger/ Bhindi ki Sabzi |
Thinking of cooking some thing healthy for meal. What it can be ? lets cook Bhindi / Okra .I cook this vegetable often because it is cholesterol and fat free.
Okra is an antioxidants, and rich in fibre, calcium, vitamin- c and folate content.In India we cook many varieties of Bhindi, like Bhindi ki sabzi, Bharva Bhindi, and Bhindi Gosht. Every variety has its own taste but today I would share a simple veg recipe of lady finger with you.
Okra/ lady Finger/ Bhindi |
People- 3-4
Time- 15-20 min.
Ingredients-
- Lady finger (Bhindi)- 1/2 kg
- Salt-1/2 tea spoon
- Cumin seeds- 1/4 tea spoon
- Lemon drops-4 drops / mango powder-1 pinch
- Onion- 2 large (sliced /chopped)
- Red chili- 4 broken
- Mustard oil / Refined oil- 2 table spoon
Method-
Wash Bhindi and cut into small pieces.Fry sliced onion and cumin seeds in hot mustard oil, add pieces of green okra , stir a little, now mix salt, a pinch of mango powder,or 4 lemon drops, and mix it well all together.Cover it with lid for 10 min., after ten min., open the lid, stir a little, adjust the salt as per your taste.Cook it with out water on the low flame till it turns soft and well cooked.Bhindi ki Sabzi is done .Try this vegetable with crispy layered paratha. Surely, you would love this combination.
Okra / Lady finger/ Bhindi ki Sabzi |
Happy Cooking!!!
Arshia zaidi
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8- Chane ki daal ke paratha / roti
chane ki daal ke parathe |
At last we have got a sigh of relief from scorching heat of summer. Drops of rain, beautiful rainy season,romantic beautiful songs and Chane ki daal ke parathe/ roti with mangoes and kacche aam ki paki chutney .... what's a combination of celebrating well favoured rainy season! Chane ki daal ke paratha / roti can be a good option to cook something special on lovely rainy day. For that you will be needing.
Filling for chane ki daal ka paratha |
Category- vegetarien
People- 2
Time- 1hour
Ingredients
- Split Yellow Peas (Chane ki daal )- 1 cup (soaked in water for one hour)
- Onion -1 medium size
- Garlic- 5-6 clove
- Garam masala-1/4 tea spoon
- Cumin Seeds (Zeera)-1/4 tea spoon
- Red chili- 2 broken
- Green chili- 2-3(chopped)
- Salt- 1/4 or according to your taste
Ingredients for paratha
- Wheat flour (Aata) - 3 cup
- Salt- 1/4 tea spoon
- Refind oil - 1 tea spoon
Mix salt and refined oil in wheat flour and make a dough . Make small size of ball out of the dough. Take a ball of dough... spread it a little, put one tea spoon filling on the dough ball... cover it with another same size ball of the dough... slowly roll the stuffed dough in the size of paratha. Put it on the hot tawa. Apply oil on both sides and cook it on the medium flame till it becomes crispy. If you want to have roti instead of paratha... bake it with out oil.
Happy cooking!!!
Arshia Zaidi
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7- Potato-Tomato Gravy (Aloo-Tamatar)
Aloo- Tamaatar(Potatoes with Tomatoes) |
When ever I want to pamper my husband Alam, I always cook Aloo Tamatar for him as this is one of his favourite dish. he often says ''I would prefer Aloo- tamatar over mutton qourma.''....
Category- vegetarian
people- 3-4
Time - 10-15 min.
Here are the ingredients.
Ingredients ...
- Potato-2 ( medium size)( cut into small pieces)
- Tomato-ripe-1(medium size)
- Refined oil/mustard oil/ -4 table spoon
- Turmeric powder-1/2t.s
- Red chili powder-1/2 t.s
- Onion paste-6 table spoon
- Salt-1/2tea spoon (or per your taste)
- Gram masala -1/4 tea spoon
Method-
Heat the oil in the pressure cooker on the low flame. Add turmeric powder, onion paste, red chili powder, salt,chopped tomato and garam masala , Stir a little,
add half cup of water to soften chopped tomato with gravy.
Parch it well as there should be no smell of turmeric or onion in the gravy,
Now add potato pieces in the gravy and mix it well . Add one cup of water and close the lid of pressure cooker. Cook it on the low flame for one whistle. Now turn off the heat, and wait for lid to open it self. Check if the potatoes have turned soft or required one more whistle. If it is done, parch it well, till the oil started coming on the gravy.
Aloo-Tamaatar (Potatoes with Tomatoes) |
Happy Cooking !!!
Arshia Zaidi
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6-Besan roti - Pyaaz ki chutney Chick pea flour bread and onion- tamarind sauce
Besan ki roti aur Pyaaz ki chutney |
From couple of days I was craving to have my favourite dish Besan ki roti aur Pyaaz ki chutney). yesterday I had it in my dinner.
Generally we cook it on the 10th of Moharram to break
our all day long fast which we keep in the memory of Hazrat Imam Hussain
who martyrdom on this day.
Category- vegetarian
people -2
Time - 1/2 hour
I want you to taste this delicious dish, for that you will be needing...
Category- vegetarian
people -2
Time - 1/2 hour
I want you to taste this delicious dish, for that you will be needing...
Ingredients
- Gram flour(Besan)-6 table spoon
- Wheat flour (Atta)-2 table spoon
- Salt-1/4 tea spoon or as per your taste
- Refined oil- 1- tea spoon (optional)
- Pure ghee to apply on roti.
Method
Besan ki roti aur Pyaaz ki chutney |
Serve hot roti with pyaaz ki chutney.
Last but not the least, do not forget to apply pure ghee on roti, other wise you will miss its real taste
Last but not the least, do not forget to apply pure ghee on roti, other wise you will miss its real taste
Happy Cooking!!! Arshia Zaidi |
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Ingredients for Imli Chutney
Imli chutney( tamarind sauce) |
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5- Baigan-Aaloo (Egg Plant-Potatoes)
Baigan -Aaloo(eggplant with potatoes) |
Egg Plant -Potatoes(Baigan-Aaloo) is a dish which is one of my favourite. I love to have it with plain rice & mango pickle which tastes awesome.
It's only my brother Ali ,who never liked this dish and made faces when ever asked to eat Baigan- Aaloo, but the day he tasted this recipe he started liking it . Now he eats baigan -Aaloo happily.....
here are the ingredients of delicious egg plant-potatoes (Baigan -Aaloo).
Category- vegetarian
People-4
Time-20 min.
Ingredients
Category- vegetarian
People-4
Time-20 min.
Ingredients
- Egg plant(Baigan)-1/2 k.g
- Potatoes(Aaloo) 2 medium size
- Green chili(chopped)-4
- Riped tomato(chopped)-2 medium size
- Onion(chopped)-3 medium size
- Garlic (chopped) -5 cloves
- Fenugreek seeds (Methi daana) 10-12
- Red chili powder-1/4 tea spoon
- Turmeric powder-1/2 tea spoon
- Coriander powder-1/2 tea spoon
- Salt.-1/2 tea spoon (as per your taste)
- Ginger-1/4 tea spoon (Chopped)
- Coriander leaves (Chopped)
Heat the mustard oil/ refined oil in the pan or pressure cooker. Fry chopped onion until it turns light pink, add methi dana , stir a little. now turn the flame low and mix other spices like turmeric, red
chili, and coriander powder and stir quickly, add chopped tomatoes, green chili, garlic, ginger....mix it well and add 1/2 cup of water .let the gravy cook till the water dry.when the oil started coming on the gravy... add potatoes-egg plant in gravy... mix it well ,add 2 table spoon of water... close the lid of pressure cooker and bring it to one whistle on the low flame.( if you are cooking in a vessel then you need to add 1-cup of water, cook it till vegetables turn well cooked) .Let the lid open... settle the salt, parch it well until dish is done.... garnish it with chopped coriander leaves.
Tasty Baigan -Aaloo is ready. Serve it with Roti and Plain Rice.
Baigan- Aaloo(eggplant with potatoes) |
Have you ever tried the combination of Baigan -Aaloo, Plain Rice with pickle ?..... just try it once... its awesome !
Happy Cooking !!!
Happy Cooking !!!
Arshia Zaidi
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4- Meethi roti/ (Sweet bread)
Meethi Roti/sweet Bread |
when ever ,we all wanted to had some special breakfast ,Mummy served us meethi roti with salty butter.& egg fry.That was the breakfast we always wanted to have ... happily.Even now my family jumps with joy when i say that 'I am going to cook meethi roti for breakfast.
so guys...try this recipe of Meethi Roti... you are going to fall in love with it.
Ingredients
- Sugar-1cup
- Whole wheat flour-4 cup(full)
- Refined oil-2 table spoon
- Water-1/2 cup
- Salt-1/2 t.s
- Ajwain(trachyspermum ammi)-1/4 tea spoon
- Butter(salty)to apply on Roti
How to do
Make a solution of sugar & salt in the above mentioned 1/2 cup of water.
Mix well.... wheat flour with refined oil and ajwainin .knead the flour in prepared lukewarm solution of salt & sugar.Plz remember dough should be soft enough to roll a roti,.....you can add some milk to knead soft dough....with sweet hard dough ... you would not even able to roll roti. Make the medium size balls out of the dough. Dough will be little sticky due to sugar so apply little more dry flour on the balls, then roll a roti.
In between hot the pan(tawa) on the medium flame. Put the meethi roti on -tawa.Cooked it well on the low flame till the roti gets light pink .
Meethi Roti/sweet Bread |
Apply
salty butter on the cooked roti.Your special break fast is ready
.Enjoy it with egg fry & hot tea. aha ... ha ...maza aaya na !
Looking forward for your feed back.
Happy Cooking!!!
Arshia Zaidi--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3- Tahire (Yellow Veg.pulao)
Tahire(Yellow Veg.Pulao) |
Tahire (Yellow Veg Pulaao) is a very famous and common dish of north India.Every body loves it for its yellow colour and mouth watering taste.My adorable Mummy used to cook this dish for all of us specially on sunday's.When we all were at home . When family eats together , it enhances the taste of that dish it self.
Tomato chutney and white Radish was her combination with tahiree.
This dish reminds me lots of childhood memories. I remember my favourite History teacher and our family friend Mrs.Vasumati Agnihotri used to demand Mummy to cook this tahire for her.
You can also try it.I am sure once you would taste it... you are going to cook it again and again.
Ingredients-(For 3-4 People)
- Refined Oil 3-4 table Spoon
- Rice- 3 Cups
- Cumin seeds-1/4t.s
- Potatoes-2 in small pieces
- Onion-(chopped ,3 medium size)
- Green Chili (chopped) 4-5
- Green Peas-1 cup
- Carrot -1 cup
- Cauliflower-1cup
- Turmeric powder-1 full tea spoon
- Red Chili Powder 1/2t.s
- Salt-1/2 t.s or according to your taste Black Pepper (Kali mirch-5)
- Badi Illayechi (Amomum Subulatum) ( 2-4
- Clove -2-3
Method-
Heat the oil in pressure cooker.Add chopped onion and fry it on a medium flame till it turns light brown, Add turmeric powder in oil first ,stir quickly for 2-3 times then add laal mirch powder, zeera , kali mirch, badi ilayachi, loung, chopped hari mirch and salt. Add 1/4 cup water in it. let the spices and onion cook well . When oil started coming on the gravy , add vegetables along with 1/2 cup of water, cook it for another 5 min.on a low flame till vegetables to be little cooked. Add rice and 3 cup of water. mix it well and close the lid of pressure cooker. let 2 whistle come on low flame.Turn off the heat and wait for lid to open it self.
(if you are cooking Tahire in the vessel then you need to add 6 cup of water. During cooking, you need to mix rice gently on the regular intervals.Cook it on low flame till the rice is done.)
Delicious Yellow veg pulao is ready to eat. Serve it piping hot with tomato chutney & white Radish.
Happy Cooking!!!
Arshia Zaidi
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Tamatar - Hare dhaniye ki Chutney
- Tomato-2( medium size)
- Green Chili 3-4
- Garlic-2-3 clove
- Coriander leaf-1 table spoon
- Salt-1/4 or according to your taste(grind it all together in mixer grinder to make chutney).
2- Arhar Daal-Chawal (Split pigeon lentil and Cumin Rice)
Arhar/Tuar daal |
Arhar daal is most popular daal among Indians. This is my favourite too. My mother used to cook this daal in a simplest and tastiest manner.Guest & Relatives used to demand her to cook this daal with zeera rice.
Here is the recipe ....
Boiled Arhar/ Tuar Daal |
Ingredients-
- Arhar Daal/Tuar Daal -1 cup for two people.
- Water- 4 Cup
- Red chilli Powder-1/2 t.s
- Salt- 1/2 t.s or as per your taste
For condiment (bhagaar/chaunk/Tadka)
- Desi ghee/oil-2t.s or per your taste
- Garlic (chopped)-2-4 clove
- Red Chili Dry (broken)-2
Wash arhar daal well and soak it in water for 1/2 an hour.
Place it in pressure cooker with 2 cup of water and salt on the medium heat. When the pressure cooker starts steaming, turn the heat down and bring it to 2-3 whistle then turn off the gas stove When the lid open,check if daal is well cooked , if it is done ,Add red chilli powder and adjust the salt . If arhar daal looks too thick, mix enough water . stir it well as there should be no lumps and Bring it to boil again
For condiment (baghaar/chhaunk/tadka)
Heat 1-2 table spoon Pure ghee/oil in a small pan,add broken Red chili, chopped garlic cloves,stir quickly with a small spoon till it turn little brown. Mix this baghaar to cooked Arhar daal and cover it with a lid immediately.It will infuse the flavour to the daal.
Zeera -rice |
Zeera - Rice
Ingredients-
- Rice -3 cups(for two)
- Cumin seeds -1/4tea.spoon(zeera)
- Re find oil- 1tea.spoon
- Clove-3-4
- Salt to taste-1/2t.s,or per your taste
Put the pressure cooker on the low flame. Add cumin seed and clove in hot oil. After spluttering, add well washed rice,water (3 cups approx) and salt in the pressure cooker.Bring it to 3 whistle on the low flame.Turn off the heat and let the lid open itse Happy Cooking!!! Arshia Zaidi |
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1-Mooli ka Paratha (White Radish stuffed bread)Craving to have delicious paratha in the breakfast ! if some extra calories are nagging you then Stop worrying!! Mooli Paratha can be a best option for you to satisfy your crave. Radish can fills your tummy without giving you extra calories. White Radish (Mooli/Daikens) offers many healthy and nutritional benefits.It is rich in Folic Acid,Vitamin C,Zinc,B-complex vitamins & phosphorus.It is also very effective in Cancer fighting, Jaundice,Weight loss,Skin disorders, Kidney disorder, Fever,Bronchitis,Asthama and many more. Today, I am going to share a very simple and quick method to cook Mooli Paratha. Many people make stuffed mooli paratha but my mother developed her own style... to make it more tastier & healthier. She used to knead dough with grated Radish(mooli) & Its own water extract (Lots of people generally squeeze out water from the grated radish so they loose all the vitamins & minerals of radish). Ingredients -
Peel and Grate Radish.Add Salt, Ajwaine, Chopped coriander leaves and Green Chilli. Mix it well & keep it aside in a airtight jar for one hour as water will ooze out from the grated Radish.Sieve the wheat flour,mix it with grated Radish with its exuded water and make a dough. Heat the tawa, Roll dough in the size of Roti. place roti on the tawa .Apply oil/ghee on both sides, bake it well from till its gets crispy.
Happy Cooking!!! Arshia Zaidi |
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