Aaloo Beans:
Take 3 medium sized potatoes and cut into small pieces, finely chop around 250 gms of beans and wash it well. Put some oil in the non stick frying pan, add jeera, wait for it to splutter, and then add the potatoes. Mix nicely, then add the beans, mix and add salt, ½ tsp red chilli powder, and a pinch of turmeric powder for the yellow colour. Shut the pan and let it cook on low flame for 15 – 20 mts.
- Level of difficulty: Easy
- Serves 3
- Self Appraisal – 8/10
Dahi kadi:
Take 2 table spoons of besan and mix it in half a litre of curd. Add 1 cup of water to this mixture and mix nicely. Take 1 tsp oil in a pan and add some mustard seeds after the oil is hot. Once the mustard splutters, add two dried red chillies, some curry leaves, 2 medium sized onions which have been diced, salt to taste, 1 tsp turmeric powder, pepper, aamchur id the curd is not that tangy, and saut̩ this mixture till the onions turn brown. Add the besan/curd mix and the mixture should be brought to a boil. Add water if the mixture turns too thick. The mixture should be left boiling on a low flame for about 10 Р15 mts. Check the taste, once it is done, the dahi kadi should not retain astrong taste of the curd.
- Level of difficulty: Medium
- Serves 3
- Self Appraisal – 5/10
- Might be a little more of curd, maybe we should have stuck to ¼ - ½ ltr., or have added a little more water.
Jeera rice:
Take some ghee in a pan, add a lot of jeera and let it splutter, add this mixture to the vessel in which the rice is going to be prepared, add some salt, 3 cups of water & 1.5 cups of rice which has been washed well. Let it cook on medium flame and check regularly if it is done.
- Level of difficulty: Easy
- Serves 2
- Self Appraisal – 8/10
- Of course more ghee, or basmati rice would make it much nicer
Take 3 medium sized potatoes and cut into small pieces, finely chop around 250 gms of beans and wash it well. Put some oil in the non stick frying pan, add jeera, wait for it to splutter, and then add the potatoes. Mix nicely, then add the beans, mix and add salt, ½ tsp red chilli powder, and a pinch of turmeric powder for the yellow colour. Shut the pan and let it cook on low flame for 15 – 20 mts.
- Level of difficulty: Easy
- Serves 3
- Self Appraisal – 8/10
Dahi kadi:
Take 2 table spoons of besan and mix it in half a litre of curd. Add 1 cup of water to this mixture and mix nicely. Take 1 tsp oil in a pan and add some mustard seeds after the oil is hot. Once the mustard splutters, add two dried red chillies, some curry leaves, 2 medium sized onions which have been diced, salt to taste, 1 tsp turmeric powder, pepper, aamchur id the curd is not that tangy, and saut̩ this mixture till the onions turn brown. Add the besan/curd mix and the mixture should be brought to a boil. Add water if the mixture turns too thick. The mixture should be left boiling on a low flame for about 10 Р15 mts. Check the taste, once it is done, the dahi kadi should not retain astrong taste of the curd.
- Level of difficulty: Medium
- Serves 3
- Self Appraisal – 5/10
- Might be a little more of curd, maybe we should have stuck to ¼ - ½ ltr., or have added a little more water.
Jeera rice:
Take some ghee in a pan, add a lot of jeera and let it splutter, add this mixture to the vessel in which the rice is going to be prepared, add some salt, 3 cups of water & 1.5 cups of rice which has been washed well. Let it cook on medium flame and check regularly if it is done.
- Level of difficulty: Easy
- Serves 2
- Self Appraisal – 8/10
- Of course more ghee, or basmati rice would make it much nicer
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