Vegetable and Dry Fruits Pulao

Ingrediants:

• 1 1/2 cup rice
• 3 Cups water
• 2 onion (chopped)
• 6-8 cloves
• 1 large stick cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. while peppercorns
• 4 cardamons
• 1 large tomato (chopped)
• 1 large capsicum
• 1/2 tsp. turmeric 
• Carrots ,shredded-1/4 cup
• green peas-1/4 cup
• salt to taste or 1 maggie cube
• ghee-3tbsp
• handful corainder leaves-chopped,for garnishing

Method:

• Soak the rice for 1/2 hour atleast. 
•  Heat ghee in a pan and when hot add cloves,cinnamon, peppercorns, cardamon
• Add onions, and fry till brown
• Add the tomato and cook till it mashes well
• Now add the capsicum and fry for sometime
• add the rice and fry on slow fire for 4 minutes
  
• Next add peas,carrots,and mix.
• Then add the turmeric, salt and 3 cups of water.
• Bring this to a boil, reduce the head and cover.
• Cook till tender and serve hot  
• Garnish with coriander leaves

Vegetable Noodles

A noodle is a type of food with a thin and elongated shape made from unleavened dough that is cooked in a boiling liquid. These are cooked in water or broth, then drained. Other foods can be added (for example a pasta sauce) or the noodles are added to other foods  or the noodles can be served plain with a dipping sauce or oil to be added at the table. In general, noodles are soft and absorb flavors.

Ingrediants: 

 2 packets vegetable noodles

2 carrots, cut into thin slits

3 eggs,scrambled

2capsicums

corn-4tbsp

2 potaotes,cut in slits and apply salt(a pinch)

green beans-cut in slits

2Tbsp soya sauce

2tbsp tomato ketchup

1 taste maker

Method: 

• Take about 2 cups of water and when it comes to boil at the noodles ,add maggie or tastemaker and cook covered for 4 mins.keep aside
• In a frying pan,on a high flame,add oil and add the green beans and cook for 5-6 mins,tossing frequently .Keep aside
• In the same pan,add carrots and capsicums and toss for 2 minutes and remove from heat.Keep aside.
• Add a little more oil to the pan,add the eggs ,add a pinch of salt and after2-3 minutes just scramble it.Keep aside
• Fry potatoes till done.keep aside
• Now to the noodle mixture add all the fried ingrediants,add the soya sauce and tomato ketchup .Mix well and cover for 2 minutes.
•   Serve hot.Enjoy
  

Aloo Bhaji

This easy potato recipe Potato Masala is also called Aloo Subji or Potato Bhaji.
Alu or Aloo means Potato in hindi. This is a very quick and easy to make dish. This Potato fry dish, is a good accompaniment with any Indian Bread, such as chapati, Poori or with Dosa, the Indian Vegan Pancake.

Potato masala is served in restaurants as well as in indian homes with Indian Breads such as Chapati , Poori, Dosa.
In many homes, this potato subji is the favorite accompaniment for chapati and poori. If you like potatoes, you are going to like this potato bhaji.

Ingrediants:

• 3 large potatoes, peeled and boiled
•     1 teaspoon mustard seeds
•     5 to 6 curry leaves
•     4 green chillies, chopped
•     5 small onions, chopped
•     a pinch turmeric powder (haldi)
•     1 teaspoon jeera seeds
•     juice of 1 lemon
•     1/4 cup chopped coriander
•    1/4 cup green peas,boiled
•    2 tablespoons oil 

Method: 

• Boil the potatoes, mash and keep aside
• Heat oil in a pan and when hot add the mustard and jeera seeds.
• When they crackle,add curry leaves,onions,chillies and fry till onions turn golden brown
• Add the mashed potatoes, green peas ,turmeric,salt,coriander leaves,lemon juice and mix well
• Cook for about 3 mins and remove from heat
• Serve hot with puris or chappatis

Palak Paneer

Palak paneer  is a famous  Indian dish consisting of spinach and paneer cheese in a curry sauce.
Since i am a goan catholic,we do not prepare a lot of vegetarian dishes at home.In Goa its only fish and fish.
After my marriage when i moved to the UK,i could'nt get fish every day,so i started experimenting with other dishes .My husband is a hard core non vegetarian, he can never eat his food without a non vegetarain item,but this is one dish he eats without asking for other non-veg dishes :) ,so all you ladies  who are stuck in my kind of situation should definately give this delicious dish a try.

   Ingrediants:

• one bunch of spinach( fresh ones)
• paneer 10-15 cubes
• one medium sized ripe tomato
• green chillies -5
• 1 onion chopped finely
• ginger-garlic paste-1/2 tsp
• coriander paste-1/2 tsp
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 1/4 tsp cumin powder
• 1/2 tsp salt 
• quarter cup cashew nuts

Method:

• Add 1 tsp oil in a pan.Add the green chillies to the hot oil and than add the palak leaves and saute until leaves are wilted.Turn off the heat and cool
• add a pinch of salt,blend them and keep aside.
• Boil tomato in hot water till the skin breaks down,remove the skin,mash the tomato to a pulp
• Roast cashews lightly and make a powder
• lightly saute paneer in 1 tsp of ghee till golden brown
• Now in another pan,add 1 tsp of ghee or oil.when hot ,add onions and fry till translucent
• Add ginger-garlic -cilantro paste and coriander-jeera pwdr,mix them and saute for 2-3 minutes
• Now add the pureed spinach, tomato,cashewpowder,along with a pinch of turmeric and salt to taste.
• Mix thorougly and cook for another 2 minutes.
• Add the paneer cubes  and serve hot with rice,chapatis or parathas.