Jul 13
Rajasthani Garlic Chutney

Ingredients:
1 large bunch of garlic cloves; peeled,
10-15 dry red chillies,
1 large tomato; grated,
1 tsp lemon juice,
Salt to taste,
1 tsp jeera (cumin seeds),
3 tbsp oil.

Method:
Heat oil in a kadhai (wok) and add red chillies, let them fry for some time so that the oil gets flavored with chilli. Then drain and grind them along with tomato, garlic and salt. Then in the same hot oil add jeera and this ground mixture and fry for 2 minutes. Then put off the flame, add lemon juice and serve.

Jul 8
Gatte ki Sabji (Rajasthani)
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Ingredients:
1 cup besan (gram or chickpea flour),
2 large onions; very finely chopped,
1 tbsp crushed garlic,
1 tsp garlic paste,
1/2 tsp ginger paste,
1 finely chopped tomato,
1/2 cup yogurt (curd),
1 tsp turmeric powder,
1 1/2 tsp red chilli powder,
1 tsp jeera (roasted cumin) powder,
1 tsp dhania (coriander) powder,
1 tsp garam masala powder,
1 tsp heeng (asafoetida),
Salt to taste,
Chopped coriander leaves to garnish,
Oil for frying.

Method:
In a mixing bowl, combine besan, garlic paste, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp red chilli powder, 1/2 tsp jeera powder, 1/2 tsp coriander powder, salt, asafoetida, 2 tbsp oil and water and knead a firm dough. Divide the dough into small balls, grease your palms with oil and roll each ball into elongated stick. Boil water in a deep container and drop these sticks into it. Cover and cook for around 10-15 minutes on medium flame. Later drain them and let them cool down. Then cut these sticks into small bit size pieces - gatte. You can fry these gatte in oil for some time till they change their color.
Heat oil in a kadhai(wok) add oil. When oil is hot add the crushed garlic, ginger paste and fry for a minute then add chopped onion and let it fry on medium flame till it changes its color to pinkish-brown. Now add the tomatoes and fry well till the gravy starts leaving oil from the sides of the kadhai. Then add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, jeera powder, coriander powder and salt and mix well. Add water to form a thick gravy and let it boil. Then add garam masala and coriander leaves, mix, add gatte and cover and remove from flame. Serve hot with parathas or naan.

May 5
Mewari Kofta (Vegetable Dumplings in gravy - Rajasthani)
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Ingredients:
For the koftas-
200 gms potatoes,
10 gms green peas,
10 gms cauliflower,
10 gms french beans,
1/2 tsp red chilli powder,
1/2 tsp turmeric powder,
1 tbsp cornflour,
Salt to taste,
Oil for frying.

For the gravy-
1 tsp jeera (cumin seeds),
1 tsp garlic paste,
1 onion, ground to paste,
2-3 tomatoes, blanched, peeled and pureed,
2 tbsp malai (fresh cream),
1/2 tsp red chilli powder,
1/2 tsp garam masala,
1/2 tsp sugar,
Salt to taste,
2 tbsp oil,
Chopped coriander leaves to garnish.

Method:
Koftas-
Chop all the vegetable finely and boil them in little water. Drain well and do not throw away the water, we can use this water as vegetable stock in our gravy. Now mix all the ingredients of the kofta and knead a dough. Then prepare small balls, heat oil for deep frying in a kadhai (wok) and fry these balls (koftas) on a low-medium heat until they turn golden brown. Fry all these koftas and keep them aside.

Gravy-
Heat oil ina pan, add jeera (cumin seeds), when they splutter add onion paste and garlic paste. Saute for some time. Then add all the spices and salt, fry for 3-4 minutes. Then add the tomato puree, mix well and cover and cook for 3-4 minutes till the gravy starts leaving oil. Now add the above stock, some water if required, cover and let it boil. Then add the beatedn cream, mix and then transfer into the serving dish.

Drop the koftas into this gravy, garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve with parathas.

Apr 4
Ker Sangri Vegetable
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Ingredients
250 gms Ker,
250 gms Sangri,
250 gms Khumbatiya,
50 gms red chillie(whole),
125 gms dried Mango pieces,
1 tsp jeera (cumin seeds),
1/2 tsp haldi (turmeric powder),
1 tsp red chilli powder,
1 tsp dhania powder (coriander powder),
Aamchur (Dry mango powder) to taste,
Salt to taste,
Water,
Oil.

Method:
Wash and clean sangri, ker and khumbatiya separately. Soak sangri and chillies overnight after washing and cleaning.
Next morning boil sangri and chillies with salt and turmeric powder. Cook ker and khumbatiya in a pressure cooker with
salt and turmeric powder upto 3 whistles. Discard water, drain and keep aside. Wash and soak 4-5 pieces of dried mango
separately and boil. Mix all ingredients.
Heat oil ( little more than normal) in pan, add jeera and hing; allow to splutter, add turmeric , red chilli powder, coriander
powder, dry mango powder and salt according to taste, add water and allow to simmer and then add the other ingredients and cook
for a little while till dry.

Mar 24
Salty Churma
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Ingredients:
8 Leftover rotis or chapatis,
1 tsp rai (mustard),
1/2 tsp jeera (cumin seeds),
1/2 tsp white til (sesame seeds),
2 onions finely chopped,
2 green chillies finely chopped,
1/4 tsp turmeric powder,
2 tsp red chilli powder,
2 tbsp oil,
Salt according to taste.

Method:
Shred the rotis into small pieces. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard, jeera and allow to splutter. Then add sesame and fry. Add onion, green chillies and fry again. Add roti, salt, red chilli powder, turmeric and mix ingredients thoroughly and fry till roti turns out crisp. Serve hot.

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