Monsoon Special Recipes: 4 Delicious Treats You Must Cook For Your Next Family Dinner

KHATTE MEETHE ALOO

Ingredients:

. Potatoes boiled             

. Desi ghee                  

. Cumin seeds               

. Turmeric                 

. Fresh anardana            

. Sendha salt               

. Green chillies               

. Ginger                    

. Fresh corrionder           

Lemon juice               

Method:

. Heat ghee in a pan

. Crackle cumin seeds, add potatoes and stir fry for two three minutes.

. Add remaining ingredients except anar and lemon

. Stir fry for another 2 minutes

. Finish with fresh anardana and lemon juice

Serve hot

TOMATO AND TOFU SOUP

Ingredients:

. Tomatoes                            

. Tofu                                 

. Basil                                 

. Cinnamon stick                         

. Ginger                               

. Star anise                              

. Vegetable oil                          

. Sugar                                

. Salt   

Method:

. Heat oil in a pan

. Add cinnamon stick and star anise. Add mashed ginger.

. Now add roughly chopped tomatoes. Cover and cook.

. Halfway through add basil. Cover and cook on sim till tomatoes are soft and mushy

. Add seasoning.

. Fine strain Serve hot with tofu

HARE MATTER KI SHAMMI

Ingredients:

. Green Peas   

. Potato Pahari  

. Ginger Chopped

. Green Chilli

. Olive Oil     

. Coriander Leaves 

. Chilli Powder     

. Black Cumin    

. Salt to taste    

Method:

.Blanch the green peas.    

. Put olive oil in a pan, add black cumin to it.

. Then add green peas and sauté it till the green peas are dry

. Take it out of heat and let it cool.

. When it's cool, add boiled and mashed potatoes, chopped coriander, chopped ginger, salt and green chilli

. Mix the above ingredients well and make tikki

. Take oil in a fry pan and stir fry the tikkis

. Serve hot with sauce or mint chutney

KARELA SEEKH KEBAB

Ingredients:   

. Ghee      

. Cumin seed 

. Garlic, chopped

. Ginger, chopped     

. Bittergourd, grated    

. Beans, chopped 

. Spinach, chopped

. Grated potato         

. Black pepper          

. Almonds, crushed      

. Khoya              

. Corn               

. Rroasted gram flour    

. Salt as required

Method:

. Put desi ghee in the cooking pan

. Add cumin seeds, garlic, ginger and sauté till golden brown

. Add karela, beans, potatoes, black pepper and salt

. Let it cook for about a couple of minutes. Then add almonds, khoya, and corn.

. Now add roasted gram flour to make the mixture into dough.

. Settle the dough on the tandoor rod for roasting and put it inside the tandoor.

. Once roasted, serve with or mint and chilli chutney.