Aloo Posto

Ingredients 5 - 6 medium-sized Potatoes 2 Green Chillies 2 tbsp Mustard Oil 1 tsp Pure Ghee 1/2 tsp Onion Seeds (kalonji) 4 tbsp Poppy Seeds (khuskhus) Salt to taste

Preparation Time

Method

• Cut the potatoes into one-inch pieces and soak them in water.
• Soak poppy seeds in one cup warm water for 15-20 minutes.
• Now drain water and grind poppy seeds to make fine paste.
• Heat up mustard oil in a pot till it reaches smoking point.
• Let the mustard oil cool and then, heat it again on medium heat.
• Mix in kalonji to the heated oil and fry it briefly.
• Mix the chopped potato pieces and stir fry on medium heat for around 5 minutes.
• Mix in the poppy seeds paste, and stir. Put half cup of water and stir fry on low heat till the potatoes are almost cooked. Now, mix in salt and slit green chillies.
• Continue to stir fry for another few minutes.
• Make sure that potatoes are completely cooked.
• In the end, stir in desi ghee and serve hot.

Aloo Bhaja

Ingredients 4 large-sized Potatoes (cut into very thin strips) 3 finely chopped Green Chillies (optional) 1 tsp Black Cumin Seeds 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder 1 Dry Red Chilli 4 tbsp Oil Salt to taste

Preparation Time

Method

• Heat oil in a flat pan and add red chilli after breaking it in two pieces.
• When the chilly turns blackish red; add the cumin seeds and allow it to splutter.
• Now add turmeric powder, green chillies and potato strips.
• Fry till the potatoes on high flame for 20 seconds and then on low flame till tender.
• Add salt to taste and stir properly for 1 minute; put off the flame.
• Serve hot with freshly prepared rice and dal.

Karam Dosa

Ingredients Ingredients for Dosa Batter Rice-2cups Urad dal-1cup Fenugreek seeds-1 tsp Ingrediants for Karam Large onions-2 Dry red chillies-15(deseesde) Coriander seeds-2 tsp Salt to taste

Preparation Time 15min

Method

1.Soak the rice and urad dal for 5-6hrs

2.Then make a fine paste by adding fenugreek seeds,keep it overnight for fermentation.

3.Heat oil and add sliced onions,red chillies and coriander seeds fry it for 2min add salt and grind it.

4.Now heat the dosa tava and meanwhile add salt to the dosa batter and mix it to get a correct consistency.

5.pour ladle full of batter on tava and spread to make dosa,add little oil on edges of dosa

6.Take a spoonfull of karam and spread over dosa evenly and don't flip it and serve hot

Karam Dosa

Ingredients Ingredients for Dosa Batter Rice-2cups Urad dal-1cup Fenugreek seeds-1 tsp Ingrediants for Karam Large onions-2 Dry red chillies-15(deseesde) Coriander seeds-2 tsp Salt to taste

Preparation Time 15min

Method

1.Soak the rice and urad dal for 5-6hrs

2.Then make a fine paste by adding fenugreek seeds,keep it overnight for fermentation.

3.Heat oil and add sliced onions,red chillies and coriander seeds fry it for 2min add salt and grind it.

4.Now heat the dosa tava and meanwhile add salt to the dosa batter and mix it to get a correct consistency.

5.pour ladle full of batter on tava and spread to make dosa,add little oil on edges of dosa

6.Take a spoonfull of karam and spread over dosa evenly and don't flip it and serve hot

Hakka Noodles

Ingredients 2 cups boiled flat noodles (marketed also as hakka noodles) 3 dried red chillies 1 small bunch spring onion 1 small capsicum thinly sliced 1/2 cup shredded cooked ham 2 tsp. garlic finely chopped 1/2 tsp. vinegar salt to taste 1 1/2 tbsp. oil

Preparation Time 25 minutes

Method

• Chop the spring onions into 1/4" pieces cut slanting.
• Grind red chillies and garlic coarsely.
• Heat 1 tbsp. oil, add chilli and garlic and fry for a minute.
• Add the capsicum and fry till tender.
• Add the spring onion and fry again for 2-3 minutes.
• Add noodles and ham and salt and mix well.
• Add vinegar to taste.
• Heat very well in oven or microwave before serving.
• Serve with schezuan sauce or manchurian in gravy.

Cholar Dal

Ingredients 400 gms Yellow split gram (chana dal) 1 tsp Cumin seeds 2 Cloves 4 Green chillies 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp Garam masala 3 tbsp Coconut powder (fried) 1 Cinnamon 2 tsp Sugar 4 tbsp Oil 2 tbsp Ghee Salt to taste

Preparation Time

Method

• Wash the dal properly.
• Add turmeric powder and garam masala.
• Boil the daal till it turns soft.
• Heat the oil.
• Add cumin seeds, and green chilies.
• Mix boiled daal and water.
• Now add salt, sugar and ghee.
• Boil it for few minutes.
• Adorn with fried coconut.

» Appam

Ingredients Boiled rice – 200 gms Coconut milk or tender coconut water - 1 cup Horse bean – 2 tsp Baking soda - ¼ tsp Fenugreek seeds - ¼ tsp Salt - ¼ tsp

Preparation Time 25 minutes

Method

• Soak boiled rice, horse bean and fenugreek seeds for 3-4 hours and grind nicely.
• Leave this flour overnight to get sour.
• Add coconut milk/tender coconut water,salt and baking soda to the flour.
• Heat a thick pan.
• Pour a laddle of flour inside the pan. Shake the pan in a circular motion so that the flour spreads and expands along the edges or spread it with the help of the laddle.
• Cook covered for a few minutes until the appam becomes soft.