Simple vegetables cooked in a tarka of Paanch phoran

Ingredients
Diced potatoes-4
Small cut cauliflowers-half
Chopped Coriander
Paanch Phoran-1/2teaspoon
Turmeric-1/4 teaspoon
salt and sugar to taste
Red chilli powder-Half teaspoon
Mustard oil/white oil

Method
1)Heat 3 spoons of oil in a kadai and add panch phoron for tempering.
2)Then add potatoes and Cauliflower and salt,pinch of sugar,turmeric,red chilli powder,slit green chillies and fry for few min.
3)Then add enough water to cook those vegetables.Cover and cook till the potatoes and cauliflowers are cooked and the gravy is semi dry.
4)Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
Note...Serve hot with puri,parathas.
You can also cook the same dish with beans,carrots,diced papaya.

Half Mughlai Paratha

Half Mughlai Paratha

This name my mom gave as she and dad made mughlai parathas during weekends.It was a little elaborate cooking.You need a big tawa for that.On weekedays we demanded her to make mughlai parathas and mom came out with other option which was quick and easy.Good evening snack or morning, breakfast on weekends.My kids love it.Serve it hot with salads.

Ingredients

1. Flour-4 cups
2. White oil-2 spoons
3. Salt to taste
4. Water
5. Eggs-2 beaten
6. Sliced onions-1 big
7. Chopped green chillies-3(optional)
8. White oil/Vanaspati for frying
9. Salads and Sauce for garnish

Method

• Make a semi soft dough with oil ,flour,salt. and water
• Take a small portion of the dough and roll like a paratha.
• Now beat an egg with salt and keep aside.
• Slice onion and chop green chillies.
• Take spoonfull of egg mix and spread on the paratha.Then spread chopped green chillies and sliced onions.Now take one side of the paratha and seal on the otherside like semicircle.
• Now put 2 spoons of oil and fry on both sides.

Serve with salads and sauce.Serve hot.

Maa's Recipe made by me

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Borir Jhol(vegetarian dish)

This is called Borir Jhol in Bengali.Bori is wadi and jhol is curry.This is a very simple dish which is cooked with palak/spinach with few vegetables.In summers this type of preparation is the best one.Very light,cooked in less oil and healthy too.This is Indian version of soup.
Ingredients needed
Spinach leaves/Poi leaves  and stems cut into medium size-1 bunch
Pumpkin-Diced(8 pieces)
Potatoes-Diced(8 pieces)
Brinjal-Diced(8 pieces)
Tomatoes-1 chopped
Mustard oil/white oil-2 spoons
salt and sugar to taste
Paanch phoran-half teaspoon
red chilli powder-half teaspoon
Turmeric powder-1/2 teaspoon
Cumin powder-1/2 teaspoon
whole red chilli-2

Method

1Take oil in a pan and add oil and once the oil is hot add the vadis and fry them.Take out from the pan and keep aside.Then add  panch phoran and red chilli to temper in the same oil.
2 Then add all the diced vegetables,salt,sugar,turmeric powder and saute till the vegetables are little fried.Vegetable pieces should be little big so that it doesnot become mushy.
3Then add the chopped leaves and stems,cumin powder,red chilli powder and stir for few min and add lukewarm water.Add enough water to cook the vegetables and there should be little gravy like soup.
Note..Eat with hot steamed rice or even rotis.