EGG BIRYANI

 

Prep Time : 15 mins
Cooking Time : 30 mins
Serve : 4

INGREDIENTS
Hard boiled eggs - 6
Curd - 1/2 cup
Gobind bhog rice - 2 cup
Clarified butter - 1 tbsp
Oil - 1/4 cup
Chopped green chilly  - 1
Sliced onion  - 2
Cinnamon  - 1 inch stick
Green cardamom - 2
Black cardamom - 1
Whole black pepper - 3 - 4
Cloves - 2 - 3
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt - to taste
METHOD
Boil and peeled the eggs and fry it
Heat oil and clarified butter in a pan,add cinnamon,cumin seeds,cloves,cardamom.and whole black pepper to crackle.
Add chopped onion and fry until light brown.
Add ginger garlic paste and all dry ingredients and 2 tbsp water and mix well.
Stir fry until oil separate  from the spices
Add curd and mix well.
Add green chilly and salt and mix well.
Now add egg and mix well
Turn off the flame.
Wash and soak rice for 30 mins
Heat clarified butter in a pan and fry the rice
Take a rice cooker and add the rice, four cup of water and fried egg with all the spices
Cover and cook in a rice cooker for fifteen mins.
Serve hot with raita.

SATTU PARATHA

 

Prep Time : 25 mins
Cooking Time : 15 mins
Serve : 2

INGREDIENTS
Wheat flour - 2 cup
Carom seeds - a pinch
Onion seeds - a pinch
Salt - to taste
Oil - 1/2 cup
Water -  as required
For filling
Chana ka sattu - 1 cup
Finely chopped onion - 1
Finely chopped green chillies - 2-3
Finely chopped garlic cloves - 3-4
Finely chopped ginger - 1 inch
Lemon juice - 1tbsp
Salt - to taste
Coriander leaves chopped - 1tbsp
METHOD
   Mix all the ingredients well and adjust salt and lemon juice according to your taste.
        Mix wheat flour, salt, carom seeds and onion seedswith the help of water to make a stiff dough. Cover the dough and keep aside for 15 minutes. Divide the dough into equal size balls.Stuff the filling in the dough and roll into balls.
     Then roll out the parathas. Cook  on hot tawa applying oil till both the sides are cooked and golden brown in colour.

CUCUMBER RAITA

 

Prep Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 5 mins
Serve : 2

INGREDIENTS
Hung curd        -    1 cup
Grated cucumber         -     1/2 bowl
Mint leaves - 1 tsp
Green chilly - 1
Salt            -   to taste
Black salt      -    1 tsp 

 Sugar   -     1 tsp
Roasted cumin seeds powder - 1 tsp

Sugar - 1 tbsp
                               -                                              1
METHOD
Hung the curd in a muslin cloth for 4 - 5 hours then prepared raita.
Beat the curd.
Add sugar,salt and black salt and mix well.
Add grated cucumber ,green chilly and roasted cumin seeds powder in the curd and mix well.
Garnish with mint leaves and grated cucumber.
Serve chilled.

JEERA ALOO

 

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cooking Time : 15 mins

Serve : 2

INGREDIENTS
Boiled potatoes  -     250 gms
Cumin seeds /jeera -   1/2 tsp
Chopped onion   -   1
Ginger garlic paste -    1 tsp
Turmeric powder   -  1/2 tsp
Red chilly powder     - 1 tsp
Coriander powder    -   1 tsp
Garam masala powder    -    1/2 tsp
Salt   -    to taste
Oil      -   2 tbsp
Chopped coriander leaves   -     1 tsp

METHOD
Heat oil in a pan.
Add cumin seeds / jeera to crackle.
Add onion and saute till light brown.
Add ginger garlic paste,red chilly powder,coriander powder,turmeric powder and 2 tbsp water and mix well.
Stir fry for 4 - 5 mins till oil starts separating.
Add boiled potatoes,salt and mix well.
Add garam masala powder and mix well.
Garnish with coriander leaves.

DAL TADKA

 

Prep Time  : 15 mins

Cooking Time : 25 mins
Serve  : 2

INGREDIENTS
Toor dal   -   1 cup
Turmeric powder      - 1/2 tsp
Salt - to taste
For first tadka
Asafoetida      -  1/4 tsp
Finely chopped onion      - 1 medium size
Finely chopped tomato    -   1 medium size
Cumin seeds    -  1/4 tsp
Red chilly powder  -   1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt    -  to taste
Ginger garlic paste -  1/2 tsp
Clarified butter - 1 tbsp
For second tadka
Clarified butter - 1 tbsp
Whole red chilly - 1
Green chilly - 2 cut in slit
Kashmiri red chilly powder - 1 tsp
Chopped coriander leaves    -  1 tsp

METHOD
Pressure cook the toor dal add turmeric powder,salt and two cup of water
After 3 - 4 whistle switch off the gas.
Heat clarified butter in a pan add cumin seeds and asafoetida to crackle..
Add onion and saute for 3 - 4 mins.,add  ginger garlic paste and mix well.
Add chopped tomato, and cook well.
Add red chilly powder,coriander powder,turmeric powder and salt and mix well.
Add boiled  dal and cook for 5 mins. in a low flame.
Now again heat clarified butter  in a pan add cumin seeds to crackle,add whole red chilly,green chilly and turn off the flame and now add kashmiri red chilly powder and pour into the dal

DATES FLAVOUR LASSI

 

Prep Time : 15 mins
Cooking Time : 15 mins
Serve : 2

INGREDIENTS
Dates. - 12 pieces 
Curd - 1 cup
Sugar - 2 tbsp
Water - 1/2 cup
Crushed ice - 8 - 10

METHOD
Take a blender add curd,dates,water  and blend to make a smooth.
Now  add crushed ice and blend to make smooth lassi.
Take a bowl pour the dates lassi and serve.