Sorakaya pacchadi (bottle gourd/lauki chutney)

Ingredients:
Sorakaya pieces-1 cup
Channa dal- 2 tsp
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Coriander seeds-2 tsp
Cumin seeds-1/2 tsp
Red chillies -4 or 5
Tamarind paste-1 tsp
Salt

Procedure:
1. Heat oil and fry the dals,seeds and red chillies till dals turn red. Keep them aside.
2. In the same oil cook sorakaya pieces with the lid covered.
3. Grind everything after they are cooled along with tamarind,salt.
4. Do the tadka and add to chutney. If you like garlic and jaggery can also be added while grinding.

Eggs in a nest

Ingredients:

Egg -1
Bread slice-1
Butter-1tbsp

Procedure:
1. Using a cookie cutter cut out a shape in the middle of the bread.
2. Heat a skillet and melt butter. Fry bread on both sides lightly.
3. Now Pour egg into the hole. Close and cook For 2 to 3 minutes till egg sets in the nest.

Sorakaya pappu( lauki dal)

Ingredients:
Toor dal- 1 cup
Sorakaya- 1 small
Onion-1
Tamarind- lemon size
Salt
Red chilli powder-1 tsp
Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp

Procedure:
1. Pressure cook dal, sorakaya,onion,tamarind paste,turmeric pwd,red chillinpwd and salt and mash after done.
2. Add tadka to the dal and serve with rice and pickle.

Diwan Handi

I got this recipe from Sanjeev Kapoor's recipe book. I tried yesterday as a combination for Pulao. It came out pretty good. It is also good with Chapathi.

Mixed vegetables (Potatoes, Carrot, Green beans, Peas, Brinjal) - 1 Cup
Chopped fenugreek leaves and coriander leaves-1/2 cup
Onion-1 chopped fine
Ginger-garlic paste-1 tsp
Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp
Red chilli powder-1/2 tsp
Coriander powder-1 tsp
Yoghurt/Curd-1/2 cup
Salt
Garam masala powder-1/4 tsp
oil

Procedure:
1.Boil the vegetables.
2. Heat oil in a pan and fry onions along with ginger garlic paste and turmeric powder.
3. After the onions are fried well enough, add red chilli powder,coriander powder and fry.
4. Then add vegetables and fry. Once the vegetables are well cooked, add yoghurt,salt,coriander and fenugreek leaves
and cook till oil seperates.
5.Add garam masala powder and fry for a minute.

Instant Wheat flour Dosa (Godumapindi dosa)

Ingredients:
Wheat flour-2 cups
Rice flour-1/2 cup
Cumin seeds-1 tsp
Salt

Procedure:
Mix all the ingredients into a batter that is not too thin like rava dosa or too thick like regular dosa.
Heat the pan and drop the batter like you do for rava dosa and sprinkle oil and cook.

Tomato Dosa

I got this recipe from my friend Satya and tried it immediately. I loved it and also shared the recipe with my mom and my sis and they too loved it.


Ingredients:
Rice-2 cups
Tomatoes-2
Red chillies-2
Onion-1 chopped fine
Curry leaves
Coriander leaves
Seasoning: Mustard seeds,cumin seeds and oil

Procedure:
1. Soak rice for 2 to 3 hours. Grind rice with tomatoes and red chillies. No need to fermet.You can use the batter right away.
2. Heat oil in a pan and add seasoning stuff, curry leaves, onions and coriander leaves and fry.Later add all this stuff to the batter.
3. Heat dosa pan and spread the batter like regular dosa. Sprinkle oil.
4. Serve with coconut chutney or peanut chutney.

Veggie Sandwich

Ingredients:

Bread slices-2
Butter
Cucumber-1/2 ,grated
Onion- 1/2 ,chopped fine
Tomato-1/2 chopped fine
Salt
Pepper powder-1/2 tsp
Amchur powder-1/2 tsp
Garam masala powder-1/2 tsp
Cheese slice-1

Procedure:

1. Remove edges of the bread and apply butter to them only on one side.
2. Mix all veggies with salt, pepper,amchur powder and garam masala powder.
3. Put one slice of bread in the toaster/sandwich maker with buttered side up.
4. Spread the veggie mixture on it and put cheese slice on it. Now cover it with the other slice of bread with buttered side down.


My daughter helped me make it by putting all veggies after I cut them in a cup so that I can mix them with masala and then she put cheese slice on the sandwich. So she wanted me to take a picture of her with it. Here is my little chef.