LEHSUNI METHI DAL !!!!!

I got today's recipe from my dear friend SHUBHA BHANDARKAR. This recipe goes well with rice/rotis. Flavour of methi leaves & garlic is main attraction of this dish. Both are good for health also. Original recipe demands for jeera powder, hing & lemon juice. But i skipped these 3 & it still tasted good. Next time will definately add these 3 & try.

INGREDIENTS;-                                                          

Toor dal - 1 cup
onion, finely chopped - 1
methi leaves, chopped - 2 bunch
tomato, finely chopped - 1
garlic - 2 pods
long red chilles - 4
green chillies - 3
jeera - 1tsp
red chilly powder - 1tsp
turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
sa;t to taste
coriander leaves, chopped - 2 tblsp
ginger-garlic paste - 2tsp
ghee - 2tsp

METHOD:-

1. Pressure cook toor dal & keep aside.

2. Heat little oil in kadai, add jeera, when it spluters add finely chopped green chillies& let it fry till brown.

3. Add gimger garlic paste & saute it.

4. Now finely chopped onion+chopped methi leaves+finely chopped tomato.

5. Mix it & saute it & cover it till tomato is mushy & methi leaves are cooked.

6. Add red chilli powder+turmeric powder+little jeera powder+hing powder. & saute for a while.

7. Then add cooked toor dal & salt to taste.& mix well.

8. Bring it to boil & switch off the burner.

9. Squeeze 1/2 lemon & cover.

10. For tadka, heat a tsp of ghee & add chopped garlic+2 whole red chillies(guntur) or 4 long red chillies & put it in on the cooked methi dal. Gives very nice lehsuni aroma. 

11. Serve it with rotis/rice.

HAPPY COOKING :)))))))

AMRITHSARI GOBHI PAKODA !!!!!

AMRITSARI GOBHI PAKODA is one of famous starter from Punjab. It tastes awesome when eaten hot. This recipe is given by my friend SAIGEETHA S. PAI who owns a food blog GEETHS DAWATH. 

INGREDIENTS:-

Cauliflower florets - 2 cups

onions, finely chopped - 2 medium

coriander leaves, finely chopped - 2 tblsp

green chillies, minced - 4

caram seeds/ajwain - a generous pinch

ginger, grated - 1 tblsp

cornflour - 2 tblsp

cornmeal - 2 tblsp

rice flour - 2 tblsp

gram flour - 4 tblsp

turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

salt - to taste

oil - to deep fry

METHOD:-

1. Take a broad mixing bowl & add all the ingredients except oil.

2. Marinate it well by adding few tsp of water to coat the gobhi well.

3. Heat oil & deep fry until crisp.

4. Serve it hot.

HAPPY COOKING :))))))