Sabundana khichdi (Vrat recipe)

Ingredient

• Sabundana  (soaked in water)
• Potato cut and sliced
• Roasted peanut and crushed
• Green chillies
• Cumin seeds
• Black pepper
• Sendha Salt
• Ghee
• Green corriander leaves
• Lemon juice 

 Method of Preparation

• Heat ghee in pan and add cumin seeds.
• Add potato and let it cook for 2-3 min than add green chilli chopped.
• Add Sabundana, salt, black pepper and crushed peanut.
• Cook for 2 -3 minutes when sabundana is cooked add lemon juice and garnish with coriander leaves.

Chole and Bhature

Ingredients

For chole

• Kabuli chana (chickpea)  soaked overnight
• 2-3 Dry red chilli
• 1-2 Black cardamom
• 1 Bay-leaf
• Coriander seeds
• Cumin seeds
• 1-2 Cinnamon sticks
• 2-3 Cloves
• 4-5 Black pepper
• Chole masala
• Onion chopped
• Ginger Garlic paste
• 2 Tomatoes
• Anardana powder or Tamarind paste
• 2-3 Green chillies
• Green coriander leaves
• Oil
• Salt 
• Asafoetida

Method of preparation

•   Take small pan and dry roast all spices mention above and grind in fine powder.

• Boil the chana with tea bag in it.
• Heat oil in pan, add asafoetida than chopped onions and saute.
• Add Ginger garlic paste and simmer than add  tomatoes.

• Add the roasted masala and chole masala and  cook till the oil seprates.

•  Add Boiled chana ,salt, tamarind paste and water.
• Cook for 4-5 minutes and serve with green corriander leaves and onion

For Bhature

• Maida (All Purpose flour)
• Oil
• Salt
• Curd
• Water

Method of preparation

• Take 2-3 cups maida in bowl ,add little salt,1-2 spoon oil and make dough with help of water and curd.
• Now cover the dough with wet clothe for 3 hours.
• Take small ball size of dough and make medium size puris.
• Fry Bhature in hot oil.
• And serve hot with Chole.

Chocolate Cake

Ingredient

• All purpose unbleached flour
• Cocoa powder
• Butter cubes
• Granulated sugar
• 3-4 Eggs
• Milk
• Baking Powder
• Vanilla essence
• Strawberry

For Frosting

• Dark chocolates
• Cream

Method of preparation

• Take soft cubes of butter and sugar in a bowl and mix it properly with electric beater.
• Now add 3 to 4 egg and mix it again with egg beater.
• Add All purpose flour,cocoa powder and mix it again.
• Add baking powder and vanilla essence and mix it thoroughly.
• Now take two baking pan and pour mixture equally in both pan.
• Preheat oven  to 200-250 and kept it for 40-50 minutes.
• For frosting melt chocolate in microwave and add cream in it mix it with spoon.
• Now When base is ready than take lower half base, spread chocolate frosting over it.
• Cut strawberry into small piece sprinkle on the frosting and now cover with second pair.
• Now shape cake and pour the frosting over it and decorate with strawberry.

Methi Matar Malai

Ingredients

• Methi (Fenugreek) leaves (Boiled and Drained)
• Frozen Peas
• Finely chopped onions
• Ginger Garlic paste 
• Red chilli powder
• Mango powder
• Cream
• Salt 
• Cashew and Raisins

Method of  Preparation 

• Chopped boiled methi leaves.

• Heat oil in pan add chopped onions and saute than add ginger garlic paste.

• Add red chilli powder, methi leaves, matar and mango powder and cook for 2-3 minutes.

• Add 3-4  roasted cashews and raisins.

• Add cream and water to the gravy and salt according to the taste.

Poha (chura matar)

Ingredient

• Chura/poha(rice flat flakes)
• Peas
• Onion
• Ghee
• Roasted Peanut
• Cumin seeds
• Red chilli powder
• Turmeric powder
• Garam masala powder
• Green curry leaves
• Green chillies
• Green Coriander leaves
• Sugar
• Salt 
• lemon juice(optional) 

  
Method of preparation

• Heat oil  in a pan ,add cumin seed ,green curry leaves and add peanut.
• Add chopped onions and saute till golden brown
• Add green chilli, green pea,turmeric,red chilli powder and cook it for 2-3 minutes.
• Mean while wash poha with water and drain.
• Now add poha,salt and little sugar and mix it.
• At last add corriander leaves and little lemon juice.
• Before serving put little ghee on it.

Sarsoon da saag and makki di roti

Ingredients:

For Saag
Mustard leaves
Palak (spinach )
Butter or Ghee
Aestofetida
Tomatoes
Onion
Ginger
Green chillies
Besan or corn flour
Salt

For Roti
Cornflour (makki ka atta)
Water
Salt
Ghee

Method for Saag preparation:

• Chopped spinach and mustard leaves,put in a pressure cooker with 2-3 green chillies cut in half, ginger and salt.
• After 1-2 whistle cool and blend half mixture in blender and half mashed.
• Heat Ghee in pan, add aestofetida and chopped onions till golden brown,add besan or cornflour than add grated ginger and chopped tomatoes.
• When tomatoes get soften add boiled mustard mixture and let it cook for for 6-7 minutes.
• Saag is ready to serve with makki ki roti.

Method for Roti:

• Mix warm water and cornflour with little salt and  make dough.
• Keep it for 20-30 minutes.
• To prepare chapaties/roti  wet your hand and take small portion of dough.
• Start giving it a shape by flipping between hands in a circular motion.
• You may have to practice a little before making good ones.
• Put it on tawa pan and cook it on low heat.
• Before serving apply some ghee or butter and serve it hot.

Banana chips

Ingredients:
 Green banana
 Salt
 Oil
 Chaat masala
 Grated ginger
 Red chilli powder

 Method :

1.Peel off the bananas.
2.Microwave for 2 min or steam it for 5 min.
3.Cut into thin slices.
4.Let it dry and refrigerate for one hour.
5.Heat oil in a pan, add some turmeric powder and grated
   ginger.
6.Add banana and fry at medium heat to make crispy.
7.Sprinkle chilli powder,chaat masala and salt on it.