Thursday, July 15, 2010

Pav Bhaji

- In a cooker, put adequate water and for 2 whistles of the cooker, cook cauliflower, cabbage, carrots, potatoes and a small brinjal. Keep the water (stock) for later.
- Cut onions, capsicum and tomatoes
- Mash chopped ginger and garlic to make paste

- Fry onions and capsicum
- Add salt, chilli powder and pav-bhaji masala
- Add the ginger-garlic paste
- Add the tomatoes and fry more
- Add the mix-veg mixture and mix
- Add some of the water (stock) to get right consistency
- Bring to boil
- Done

- Garnish with chopped onion, coriander and lemon juice

Monday, July 12, 2010

Chilli pickle

Take green chillies (medium hot) and cut them into half-inch pieces
Add adequate amount of salt and Hing (asafoetida) powder
Roast methi seeds and mustard dal and grind to powder
Add lemon juice (1-2 lemons based on preferred sour-ness)
Add some hot oil with turmeric powder
Mix everything, store