Zucchini Fry

A very nice side dish, different from normal recipes and very tasty. and simple. Needless to say about its nutrients. It just needs a zucchini and 10 minutes of your time.

Ingredients:

1. Zucchini - 1/2 

2. Salt to taste

3. Oil - 1 tsp

To Temper:

1. Hing - a pinch

2. Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp

3. Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

4. Urad dal - 1/2 tsp

5. Dry red chillies - 2

Preparation:
Slit the zucchini into half and slice thinly

Method:
1. In a kadai, heat oil and add all ingredients under 'To Temper'
2. Once chillies and urad dal are brownish, add zucchini  and fry till its tender and soft. Keep stirring in between.

Enjoy!

Instant Gram Flour Dosa

An instant dosa that does not require any soaking or grinding. All this requires is gram flour. Its easy, do not stick to pan and healthy.

Ingredients:

Gram Flour - 1/2 cup

Rice Flour - 2 tbsp

Onion - 1/2 (finely chopped)

Tomato - 1/2 (finely chopped)

Green Chilly - 1 (finely chopped)

Curry leaves - 3 or 4 finely chopped

Salt to taste

Water

Oil to roast dosa

Method:
1. Mix onion, tomato in a bowl
2. Mix gram flour, rice flour and salt in a separate bowl. Then add 1/4 th of mixture from step 1 except water and mix well. Then add water and prepare batter. It should not be too thick like normal dosa batter nor too thin
3. Heat pan and sprinkle oil, pour the batter, sprinkle oil and add the mixture from step 1 on top of dosa and press lightly. Roast both sides and enjoy!

Rajma Masala

A punjabi recipe that goes well with rotis, parathas, naan and rice with goodness of kidney beans :)

Ingredients:

1. Rajma - 1/2 cup

2. Tomato - 1

3. Salt as per taste

4. oil for frying - 1 1/2 tbsp

5. Butter - 1/2 tbsp

6. Water - 1 to 1 1/2 cup

Spices:

1. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

2. Chilli powder - 1 1/2 tsp

3. Coriander powder - 1 tsp

4. Jeera powder - 1tsp

5. Garam Masala powder - 1/2 tsp

Seasoning:

1. Onion - 1

2. Ginger - garlic paste - 1tsp

Preparation:

1. Soak rajma/kidney beans overnight and pressure cook for 5 whistles with little salt and water. Water should be enough to soak the beans. Rajma should be soft and not mushy

2. Finely chop onions 

Method:

1. Heat oil and butter and fry onion till golden brown and then add ginger garlic paste and fry for few seconds

2. Now add tomatoes and all spices and salt and cook till tomatoes becomes mushy and oil leaves the masala mixture 

3. Add the strained rajma beans to the masala mixture and mix well and cook for couple of minutes

4. Now add the stock of rajma and remaining water as required to get proper consistency and cook for 10 mins

5. Mash few rajma with spatula, add salt and again mix well and cook for 5 mins

6. Simmer till the gravy is thickens. The proper consistency is neither too thick and thin

Enjoy with rotis/rice :)

Note:

1. Can garnish with coriander leaves

2. After 5th step, can add kasoori methi and cook