Rajma Curry

Rajma is extremely popular party dish,specially in north India. Rajma tastes best when served  with plain boiled rice,Salad and pickle.
Kidney beans(Rajma) are a very good source of Protien,Folate,Zinc,Maganese,Iron,thiamin and riboflavin.

My recipe is not the traditional recipe,but this is how my mom used to prepare it.

Ingrediants:

• 1 cup Rajma,cooked( soak overnight in water and pressure cook next morning with a tsp of salt until soft)
• 2 Potatoes-cut into cubes-boiled
  Onions-2 finely chopped
• 1 Tomato-chopped
• Cooking Oil
• Coriander leaves for garnishing

For the Masala

• 6 Red Chillies ,add or reduce as per taste
• 1/2 Scraped Coconut
• 1/4 Teaspoon of Cloves
• 1 Teaspoon Haldi Powder
• 8 Pepper Corns
• 1 Teaspoon Jeera
• 1/4 Teaspoon Methi Seeds
• 1 Tablespoon Khus Khus
• 1 Teaspoon Badee Saunf (Moti Saunf)
• 4 -5 Flakes Garlic
• 1 Table Spoon Corriander Seeds
• 1/2 Teaspoon Til
• 1 Onion,chopped

Method:
For the masala:

• Heat  a pan,with 1 tbsp of cooking oil
• Add the 1/2 scraped coconut along with the other masala ingredient mentioned above and stir , so everything gets mixed well .
• when the coconut turns golden and you start geting a fragnant aroma of the masala,remove from fire and cool
• Blend all the above ingrediants with 1 cup water,till smooth.Keep aside.

For the Curry:

•  Heat  pan with oil and when hot add the chopped onions and saute until golden
• Now add the chopped tomato and cook till oil leaves the side of the pan
• Now add the above masala and cook till you get a boil
• Add the boiled Rajma and cook for another 8-10 minutes on slow fire.
• Garnish with coriander leaves
• Serve hot with Rice or chapati

Vegetable Corn Soup

Soup is the epitome of comfort, a wonderful soul warming food filled with wholesome ingredients and fantastic flavors,specially on a cold winter or a rainy day.Soups are ideal as appetizers or starters, as a side dish, or as a one-pot meal.

Ingredients:

1 medium Onions, chopped 1 medium tomato,chopped 1large Carrots, peeled and chopped 1 large Potatoes, peeled and cubed  a handful of spinach leaves,chopped finely 1/4 cup corn 1/4 cup macarooni 1tsp garlic paste 3 cups Cold Water 1 teaspoon Coarse Salt  2 tbsp,soup powder Salt and Pepper, to taste 2 tbsp,Butter Method: Add butter to a pan and melt over medium heat. Add  onions and saute  until soft. Add tomatoes and saute for 3 more minutes Now add the garlic paste and cook till the raw smell of garlic dissapears Stir in shredded carrots, corn,macarooni,spinach leaves,cubed potatoes, soup powder,cold water, coarse salt. Reduce heat to low. Simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Season with salt and pepper. Serve hot