Green Chick Peas Curry

Fresh green Chick Peas / kabuli chana - 1 cup, shelled
Onion - 1/2, finely chopped
Green Chillies - 4 finely chopped
Cilantro - 1 bunch, finely chopped
Ginger - grated
Garlic - grated
Tomato - 1/2, chopped
Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Hing / Asafoetida - a pinch
Turmeric - a pinch
Roasted Cumin Coriander powder - 2 tsp
Olive Oil - 1 tbsp

Heat oil in a pan. Temper with cumin seeds, hing and green chillies.

Add the chopped onion and cook till soft.

Add ginger, garlic, cumin coriander powder, tomato and turmeric.

Sprinkle water in between and cook the masala till oil leaves the sides.

Then add the chick peas and some water and cook for 10 minutes more. Serve hot.

Mung Beans Sprout Stir Fry

Sprouted Mung Dal - 1 cup
Onion - 1/2, finely chopped
Green Chillies - 4 finely chopped
Cilantro - 1 bunch, finely chopped
Ginger - 1/2 inch, grated
Garlic - 2, grated
Tomato - 1/2, chopped
Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Chat Masala - 1/2 tsp
Hing / Asafoetida - a pinch
Turmeric - a pinch
Lemon Juice - 1 tbsp
Olive Oil - 1 tbsp

Heat oil in a pan. Temper with cumin seeds, hing and green chillies.

Add the chopped onion and cook till soft.

Add ginger, garlic, chat masala, tomato and turmeric.

Then add the sprouts and cook for a few minutes. Sprinkle lemon juice and chopped cilantro and serve hot.

Tangy Okra with Onions

Tender Okra / Bhindi - 30, washed, dried and ends cut
Yellow Onion - 1 big, sliced
Ginger - 1 inch, grated
Garlic - 4 pods, grated
Mustard Seeds
Cumin Seeds
Hing
Green Chillies - 4
Cumin, Coriander powder - 2 tsp
Turmeric
Dried Mango Powder (Aamchur) - 1 tbsp
Oil

Heat about 2 tsp oil in a cast iron skillet and add the whole bhindis. Cook for about 10 minutes on medium flame, tossing a few times (be gentle while tossing so as not to break the bhindis) till the bhindis are soft and cooked. Remove from the skillet.

Add some more oil to the skillet. Temper with mustard seeds, cumin seeds, green chillies and hing. Add the sliced onion and cook for about 10 minutes. Add grated ginger, garlic, turmeric, cumin coriander powder. Now add the bhindis and sprinkle aamchur powder. Mix well and cook for a couple of minutes more.

Gobi Paratha

Whole Wheat Flour - 3 cups
Water to knead
Salt
A little oil

Oil - 2 tsp
Grated Cauliflower - 2 cups (1 small cauliflower)
Grated Ginger - 1 tbsp
Green Chillies - 4 finely chopped
Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Dry roasted and coarsely ground cumin and coriander seeds - 1 tbsp
Aamchhor Powder - 2 tsp
Turmeric Powder - a pinch
Red Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
Cilantro - 1/2 bunch, finely chopped
Salt

Ghee for cooking parathas

Make a dough from the wheat flour after adding a little salt and some warm water. The dough should be very soft and pliable. Add a tsp of oil to the dough and keep it covered with wet cloth for 30 minutes.

Heat 2 tsp oil in a skillet, add cumin seeds, green chillies and ginger and cook for a minute. Then add rest of the ingredients to make the filling. Cook for about 10 minutes till the cauliflower is soft and cooked. Cool it completely. Make 10 balls out of the filling.

Then make 10 balls out of the dough. Now take a ball of dough and stuff it with one mixture ball. Roll out  parathas using maida for rolling. Heat a cast iron griddle and cook the parathas with a little ghee. Serve with sliced raw onion and hot mango pickle.

Bhel Puri

Puffed Brown Rice - 4 cups
Mustard Oil / Olive Oil - 2 tsp
turmeric - a pinch
red chilli powder - a pinch

Red Onion - 1/2, finely chopped
Boiled Potato - 1, chopped
Boiled Green Mung Dal - 1 cup
Tomato - 1, finely chopped
Cilantro - 1/4th bunch, chopped
cucumber - optional - 1/2, finely chopped
green chillies - 4, finely chopped
lemon juice - 1 tbsp
Chaat Masala - 2 tsp
Ginger - very little, very very finely chopped
Roasted Peanuts - 1/2 cup
Fine Shev - 1/2 cup
Tamarind, date and jaggery chutney - 4 tbsp

Heat oil in a wok, add turmeric and red chilli powder and roast the puffed rice till it is crisp. Cool and mix with the rest of the ingredients. Serve immediately.

Banana Berry Smoothie

Banana - 1, cut into small pieces
Frozen mixed berries - 1 cup
Fat free yoghurt - 1 cup
Honey - 1 tbsp
Crushed ice - 1 cup

Blend all the above together in a blender until thick and smooth. Serve immediately.