NAVARATNA PULAO

Serves -4

Ingredients:
Rice -2cups
Carrot -1
Beans -10-12
Cauliflower -1/2
Beet -1/2
Paneer -200gms
Onion -2 to 3(optional)
Green chili -3-4(As per taste)
Tomato ketchup -3 tbsp
Bay leaf-1
Cardamom -2(crushed)
Cinnamon -1"(crushed)
Laung -2-3
Sahi jeera -1/2sp
Black pepper -2 sp(Powdered)
Turmeric -As per taste
Ghee -2tbsp
 Ajinomoto (optional)
Cashew nut and raisins -As needed

Procedure:

1. First,cook the rice with salt(to taste).Keep it little hard.
2. Cut all the vegetables to small pieces.
3. Heat oil or ghee in a biryani pot.Add bay leaf,laung,Sahi jeera and fry for a minute.
4. Then, add the paneer and cashew nut and raisins and fry for another second.
5. Next, put the onions(cut to slices) and green chili to it.
6. When it turns golden brown, add the vegetables, curry powder ,salt ,Turmeric powder and mix it properly.Cover the lid.
7. When the vegetables are half cooked,add the steamed rice,black pepper,tomato ketchup,and all other spices(powdered).Mix properly.
8. Add the ajinomoto  and some mint leaves.
9. Serve hot.

Tips: If the rice is soaked for half hour with salt before boiling it ,You get a great texture of rice.

LOTUS STEM FRY

Serves -5

Ingredients:
Lotus stem -500gms
Baking soda -1tsp
Ginger -1"
Garlic -10-12cloves
Onion -Half
Besan -3 tbsp
Rice flour -2tbsp
Salt -To taste
Red chili powder -2tsp
Turmeric -2tsp
Oil -As per needed

Procedure:

1. Make a crush(half paste) of ginger,garlic and onion.
2. Take the cut  stems (in round shape)  in pressure cooker and add some water,salt to taste and baking soda to it.Give 5-6siti in sim.
3. Take the boiled stems in a pot and add all other ingredients to it.Mix properly.
4. Heat oil in a frying pan and fry till it turns golden brown.
5. Serve hot.

Tips: Peel the roots before cutting.

BANANA FLOWER MASHALA

Serves - 5

Ingredients:
Ginger -1" one
Garlic -14 cloves
Mustard -2tsp
Cumin -1tsp
Tomato - 1 big(or if you desire can use 1more)
Onion -3-4(cut to slices)
Banana flower -1 big(peel like you cut a pencil and cut to small pieces)
Turmeric -As per needed
Salt -to taste
Green chili -As per taste(half cut)

Procedure:

1. Make a paste of ginger,garlic,mustard,cumin.
2. Take oil in a kadhai.When it heat,add the green chili and onions and fry till its golden.
3. Then add the tomato(cut to small size) and fry till oil comes up.
4. To that add turmeric and salt to taste and fry.
5. Next add the above paste and fry for another 2-3 mins.
6. Add the Flowers and cook till its done properly.
7. Serve hot with garnishing coriander at top.

Tips: You can also make this recipe with mushroom also.

CURD PUDDING

Serves -4

Ingredients:
Milk -4 cups
Curd - 1 cup
Vanilla essence -1 and half tsp
Cornflour -1tbsp
Sugar -half cup(or as per your taste)
Cashew nut - 1/4th cup
Raisins - 1/4th cup

Procedure:

1. At first,mix the milk and sugar and keep it aside for few minutes.See the sugar melts in it.
2. Next,add the curd and mix properly.
3. Then add the cornflour and other ingredients and mix it properly.
4. In a pressure cooker pot,take a tsp of sugar and make caramel of it.
5. Then put the above mixture and put it in pressure with some water at bottom of it.(See that you don't use the whistle of pressure  )
6. After 15-20mins your pudding is ready to it.

Tips: While making caramel,you can use a spoon of water also.

GOBI MATAR

Serves -4

Ingredients:

     For Paste:

         Cumin -1tsp

         Red chili -2

         Bay leaf -1

         Onion -1/2

         Tomato -3

Cauliflower -1small(deep fried)

Potato -2(Boiled)

Onion -1(cut to small)

Tomato -(as per taste)

Turmeric -As per taste

Red chili powder -As per taste

Coriander powder -1tsp

Salt -to taste

Procedure:

1. Heat oil in a kadhai,add cumin and onions.
2. When the onions turn golden ,add tomato(If needed).
3. After that,add the paste, turmeric,chili powder(as per taste).
4. Add the coriander powder and salt to taste.
5. And,add the cauliflower and potato and fry for 2 to 3 mins.
6. Then,add some water and cook for 5mins in sim.
7. At last,garnish the dish with coriander.

Tips:If needed you can add green peas.

MARICHA PANI

Serves -6

Ingredients:
Red chili -5 to 6
Garlic - 15cloves
Cumin(jeera) -2tbsp
Fish/Paneer/cauliflower -500gms
Green peas -1cup
Tomato puree -1and half cup
Dried mango -1 small
Onion -2big
Turmeric(haldi) -1tsp
Salt -to taste
Mustard -1/2sp
Fenugreek(methi) -1/2tsp
Fennel(Saunf) -1 and half tsp
Curry leaf -1tbsp

Procedure:

1. At first,make a paste of red chili,cumin,and garlic.
2. Then,fry the cauliflower/paneer/fish.
3. Heat oil in a kadhai .Add mustard,Fennel,fenugreek.
4. Add the onions(cut to slices),curry leaves and fry it till the onions are golden brown.
5. Then, add the puree,turmeric,salt and fry the oil comes up.
6. After that add the paste and required amount of water to it.
7. When water starts boiling add dried mango and fish/paneer/cauliflower to it.
8. After 5mins,remove it from heat and serve hot.

Tips:Fry the fish with turmeric,mustard oil before putting in the gravy.

LAUKI KE CHILKE KI CHUTNEY

Serves -5

Ingredients:
Bottle gourd skin -2 cups
Sesame seeds -A small amount(1tsp)
Red chili -2
Tamarind -10grms(soaked for 10 mins)
Sugar -3-4tbsp
Peanut powder -half cup
Salt -a pinch
Procedure:

1. At first,cut the bottle gourd skin to small pieces and fry in oil till its brown.
2. Then,dry fry the sesame seeds,red chili.
3. Next,Grind all the ingredients to make a paste.
4. Serve with any dish.

Tips:

You can also use fresh cilantro(hara dhania)to make chutney tasty.

GROUNDNUT CHUTNEY

Serve -6

Ingredients:
Groundnut -200gms
Green chili -3-4
Tomato -1(medium size)
Ginger -1" one
Fried chana dal -50gms(if needed)
Coconut powder -half cup(if needed)
Salt -to taste
Cloves -2-3
Procedure:

1. Fry the groundnut to brown color without oil.Keep it for cooling.
2. Fry the coconut and chana dal for a second and let it for cooling.
3. Then,take all the ingredients in mixer and grind to a paste.
4. Add required amount of salt to your taste.
5. If needed you can temper it with red chili,mustard and curry leaves.
6. Serve it with any South India dishes.

Tips:

The main part of this recipe to make it tasty is  the frying of the groundnut.

CUCUMBER CHUTNEY

Serves-6

Ingredients:
Cucumber -2(medium sized)
Oil -3Tbsp
Coconut powder -1cup(200gms)
Cumin -1tsp
Hing -A pinch
Green chili -2-3(medium sized or as per your taste)
Ginger -1"sized one
Tamarind -10gms
Salt -to taste

For Tempering:
Red chilli -1
Mustard -1tsp
Curry leaves -4-5

Procedure:

1. At first,cut the cucumber to small size.Fry this with two tsp of oil till it gets golden brown.
2. Next,take 1tsp oil in a pan.Saute cumin and a pinch of hing to it.
3. Finally,add the fried cucumber,coconut powder,green chilies,ginger,to the cumin and fry for a second.And grind to a paste to make chutney.
4. Lastly,garnish with the tempering as shown above to bring a nice texture.
5. Serve with any item.