Cucumber-Mint Raita

Ingredients:

Cucumber- grated(10 cm length to server 3)

Dried mint- 1 tbspn or Mint leaves 5 or 6

Curd Or Yogurt.

Salt to taste

Black Pepper powder- 1/2 tspn

Cooking Method:

1. Put curd or yogurt in a big bowl and beat well.
2. Add  all the ingredients and mix well.Can add water or milk if its very thick.
3. You can always garnish with Coriander(i usually dont do because i dont like coriander much especially in Salads and Raithas).

Serving Suggestions:

Dont server it too cold. Its tastes better in normal temp. Serve with Chapatis or Currys. For diffrent types of Curries click here

Cabbage Curry

Ingredients:

Cabbage(Green or white) - 1 whole cut into long thin peices

Urad dal -1tbspn

Geera or Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tbspn
Oil -3 tbspn
Ginger- 1/4 tspn cut into small peices
Green Chillies - 1or 2 accoring to your taste

Onion(optional)-1 med sized

Curry leaves- 5 or 6

Termeric- 1/2 tspn
Garam masala(optional)- 1/2 tbspn
Coriander for garnishing
Salt to taste

Cooking Method:

1.  Heat 1 tbspn of oil in a kadai or a vessel. put cabbage and fry till golden brown as shown in the fig 1.
2. Cover it and keep aside.
3. Heat 2 tbspn of oil in another vessel. Add Cumin seeds, Urad dal, ginger peices, onion, chillies ,Curry leaves. Fry till the onion is golden brown.
4. Add garam masala, termeric and salt.
5. Now add cabbage in and stir it well. Just sprinkle some water and cover it and cook till the cabbage is soft and ready to eat.
6. Garnish with  Coriander.

Serving Suggestions:
Serve it hot with plain parathas or chapatis with some Raitha. For Raitha recipes Click here.

Masala Rice

Ingredients:

Rice -200 grms
Garam masala- 1tbspn
Ginger-Garlic paste-1tbspn
Mustard seeds- 1/2 tspn
Cumin seeds- 1/2 tspn
Oil - 3 tbspn(can put more if u wish)
Curry leaves- 5-6 leaves
Coriender- 3-4 strands chopped
Onion- 1 med sized(Chopped)
Tomato-1 Sliced
Green chillies- 2(Cut into big peices)
Red Chilli Powder(if necessary)
Lemon- 1/2 slice
Sugar-1/2 tbspn
Turmeric powder- 1/4 tspn
Vegetables(Carrot,Potato,Beans,Cauliflower,Peas)
Salt to taste
Water

Cooking Method:

1. Wash the rice and soak it for half an hour.
2. Heat oil in a big vessel.Add musterd and cumin seeds ,let them splutter.
3. Add ginger-garlic paste,Onion,green chillies and curry leaves.
4. Put all the vegetables,tomato and fry for 2 mins.meanwhile drain the rice.
5. Now add drained rice to the vessel and fry for 3 min more.
6. Then add Garam masala, salt, red chilli powder, termeric and fry for 2 mins.
7. Now add 2 1/2 measures of water.stir well and can taste it now so that the salt is correct.
8. Add lemon juice and sugar.(if u feel its too soar u can add more sugar)
9. Cook it for 15-20 min.(that is till the rice is soft and water is gone)
10. then sprinkle Coriender and grated coconut(optional)

Serving Suggestions:
Serve hot with Raita(For Raita recipe Click Here) and Pappad.Also tastes good if eaten with lemon juice.

Raita with Masala rice

Ingredients:

Curd or Yogurt- 3 tbspn

Cucumber(Grated)- 2 tbspn

Carrot(grated)- 2 tbspn

Tomato-1/2 sliced

Onion-1/2 sliced into thin long slice

Coriender- 1or 2 strands chopped

Mustard and Cumin Seeds-1/4 tspn each

Curry leaves 3 or 4

Green chillies- 1 cut in peices(optional)

Oil-1 tbspn

Cooking Method:

1. Heat oil in a pan. Add Mustard and Cumin Seeds and let them splutter.
2. Add curry leaves and green chillies fry for sometime.
3. take it off the heat and let it cool.
4. Now in a mixing bowl, put the curd and beat it well.
5. Now add cucumber, carrot, tomato, onion and coriender.
6. Add the cooled content from the pan and mix well.
7. Add some water according to the consistency you want.

Serving Suggestion:
Server with hot Masala rice Or can also have as a side dish with Indian breads.

Vegi Spaghetti

Ingredients:

Spaghetti- 200 grms

Tomato Sauce- According to taste

Chilli Sauce- According to taste

Soya sauce- 2 tbspn

Dried basil or basil leaves.

Cheese(any)-Grated(as much you like)

Vegetables(Potato, Carrot, Beans, Cauliflower, Capsicum(pepper), Broccoli and any other vegetable u wish)
Oil - 2 tbspn
Onion(opional but adds to taste)- 1 small sized

Salt to taste.

Cooking Method:

1. Boil Spaghetti according to packet instructions and drain.Before draining take out some water from it.
2. Boil all the vegetables.
3. Heat oil in a vessel. Add onion and fry till its slightly golden brown.
4. Add all the vegetables and fry for 1 min.
5. Add salt according to your taste, tomato sauce,chilli sauce and soya sauce,basil
6. Fry for 2 mins more.
7. Then add boiled Spaghetti and Cheese and mix well.
8. If you think the Spaghetti is very dry you can add the water which you saved before draining.

Serving Suggestion:

Dont let the Spaghetti very dry,it will not taste good.Serve hot.you can always sprinkle some more dried basil for more taste.

Vegi Pasta

Ingredients:
Pasta(any shape)- 200 grms
Tomato Sauce- According to taste
Chilli Sauce- According to taste
Soya sauce- 2 tbspn
Dried basil or basil leaves

Cheese(any)-Grated(as much you like)

Vegetables(Potato, Carrot, Beans, Cauliflower, Capsicum(pepper), Broccoli and any other vegetable u wish)
Oil - 2 tbspn
Onion(opional but adds to taste)- 1 small sized
Salt to taste.

Cooking Method:

1. Boil Pasta according to packet instructions and drain.Before draining take out some water from it.
2. Boil all the vegetables.
3. Heat oil in a vessel. Add onion and fry till its slightly golden brown.
4. Add all the vegetables and fry for 1 min.
5. Add salt according to your taste, tomato sauce,chilli sauce and soya sauce,basil
6. Fry for 2 mins more.
7. Then add boiled pasta and Cheese and mix well.
8. If you think the pasta is very dry you can add the water which you saved before draining.

Serving Suggestion:
Dont let the pasta very dry,it will not taste good.Serve hot.you can always sprinkle some more dried basil for more taste.

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Onion Pakoda (Kaanda bhajji) recipe

Ingredients:
Onion- 1 big size(cut into long and thin peices)
Gram Flour- 4 tbspns
Rice Flour- 1 tbspn
Chat masala(optional)- 1/4 tspn
dhaniya powder- 1/4 tspn
Geera(Cumin seeds)-1/2 tspn
Chilli powder-1/2 tspn(or can use green chillies cut in small peices)
Salt to taste
Curry leaves(optional)-3
Coriander
Oil to fry

Cooking Method:

1. Put all the ingredients togeather in a mixing bowl.
2. Mix them well with little amount of water till you get a very thick batter.
3. Heat oil in a kadai or a vessel. Spoon in the batter into the hot oil to make small balls.
4. Fry them till golden brown as shown above.

Serving Suggestion:
Serve with tomato sauce or coconut chutney .