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Gobi Ka Bhartha

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This is a punjabi dish mostly prepared with Brinjal or Eggplant.The word Bharta refers to dishes in which the vegetables are mostly roasted and mashed either before or after the dish is prepared. Bharta is a north indian dish  and made from all sorts of vegetables.My version of Gobi ka bharta is easy to make.All you need is 20 minutes to cook up a delicious Bharta.Serve it with hot chapatis or rotis or as a side dish.

 Ingredients:

  1. 1 Medium sized Cauliflower,cut into florets 
  2. 1/2 cup Fresh Green peas
  3. 3 Tomatoes, finely chopped
  4. 3 Onions,finely chopped
  5. 10 Garlic cloves,minced
  6. 1 tsp,Ginger,chopped
  7. 1/2 tsp Turmeric/haldi
  8. 1 tsp Garam masala powder
  9. 1 tsp Daniya /coriander Powder
  10. 1/2 tsp Cumin/jeera powder
  11. 2 tsp Red chilly powder
  12. 1 or 2 Green chillies ,finely chopped
  13. 2 tbsp Cooking oil or Clarified butter/ghee

For garnishing :

  • 1 tbsp Fresh coriander leaves/cilantro 
  • 1/2tsp Grated Ginger

Preparation:

  1. Wash and blanch the peas and cauliflower in water and drain the water.Mash it slightly with a back of a spoon.
  2. Heat a pan on medium and the cooking oil/ghee.When hot ,add the cumin seeds and cook till the spluttering stops.
  3. Add the onions and fry soft and translucent .
  4. Add the minced garlic and ginger and fry for 1 minutes.
  5. Add the tomatoes, green chillies and all the powdered spices,including Garam masala powder.Stir well and cook for 3-5 minutes.Stirring ofter to prevent  the spices from sticking to the pan. Sprinkle a little water if needed.
  6. Now add the cooked peas and cauliflower  and mix well.Cover and cook till the dish is almost dry ,turn off the heat and serve Garnished with chopped coriander and grated ginger.


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Easy Vanilla - Protein Burfi

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What is Diwali without burfis...
Burfis are always a favorite in our households and i just love trying different varities along with some traditional sweets every diwali.This time I've tried some simple and easy to make yet healthy burfies with milk protein powder for my kiddos and belive me it was a big hit in my "Diwali pharsan /pharal"


Ingredients
  • 1 cup Maida/all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup Khova/mava
  • 1/2 cup Vanilla flavored  milk Protein powder( you can also use complan vanilla or horlicks)
  • 11/2 cups Sugar
  • 1/2 cup Water
  • 2 tbsp tutti fruitti
Cooking Directions
  1. Heat ghee in a pan, add maida and roast on very low flame for 8-10 minutes till you get nice aroma of the flour,but make sure it won't change the colour and take it out on a plate.
  2. Next in the same pan add khova and fry for 5-6 minutes
  3. Now add the vanilla milk protein powder and mix it well and switch off the gas.
  4. Meanwhile Grease one big steel plate or wooden board and keep aside
  5. Take a heavy bottomed pan and add water and sugar, start boiling to get the stringy sugar syrup. To check the strings,take a little syrup with and hold between thumb and fore finger a long string should form ,that means its ready .
  6. Immediately add the flour and protein powder-khova mixture and mix vigorously. when the mixture comes together and starts leaving the pan,switch off the gas.
  7. Now transfer the mixture into the greased plate and sprinkle some tutti fruitti and cashew nut pieces and level it with a flat spatula greased with ghee,cut into desired shaped pieces,should be 3/4 to 1 cm thick and leave it to set for at least 2 hours before taking it out.

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Sulthanpur style suji ka halwa

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Happy Dussehra and Navratri to all my visitors and friends!


 Today i have a delicious Suji Halwa from a place called Sulthanpur. Sooji Halwa is a very popular sweet dish all over India and is made on religious occasions, as offering to god as Bhogh or prasad . After the offering prasad is served to devotees as a blessing.Now this is very much like the Rava halwa we make, yet with a twist that surely make all the difference.

suji ka halwa

This is Caramelized Semolina halwa/pudding made with dry coconut, raisins, almonds and cashew nuts. I got this beautiful recipe from one of the famous cookery shows Chak le India kachcha Rasta,where chef Aditya Bal discovers the delicious halwa in Sulthanpur...on NDTV Good Times.

suji ka halwa


Ingredients
  1. 1 cup suji (Semolina/Bombay Rava)
  2. 3/4 cup Ghee/ clarified butter
  3. 1 cup sugar
  4. 1 tbsp dry coconut
  5. 1/2 cup mixed dry fruits(cashew nut,raisins and almonds)
  6. 1/2 tsp Cardamom powder
  7. 21/2 cups Water
Sulthanpur style suji ka halwa
Cooking Directions
  • Heat up the clarified butter in a kadai/wok and add the suji (Semolina).Keep stirring until the suji becomes brown.It will take about 12-15 minutes. It is essential for the suji/semolina to get brown.
  • Add the sugar, dry coconut, raisins, almonds, cashew nuts and keep stirring till the dry fruits turns to golden brown in colour.
  • Add  21/2 cups of water slowly,as you add the water to suji water will splatter.Turn down the heat while frying and adding the water and let it cook.
  • You will notice the starch in the suji will glutenize and will swell and absorb the water.This will create a nice thick halwa. Keep stirring while boiling.Once the halwa becomes nice and thick, this means its ready.
  • Serve hot for better taste.

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