Mixed Veg Halwa

 

Prep Time:20 m     Cook Time:25 m

Serves:3

Ingredients

Carrot           - 1/2 cup

Potato           - 1/2 cup

Cauliflower   - 1/2 cup

Bottle Gourd  - 1/2 cup

Paneer           - 1/2 cup

Milk               - 2 & 1/2  cup

Sugar             - 1/2 cup

Cardamom     - 2

Ghee             - 2 tsp

Nuts              - as desired

Method

• Peel carrot,potato and bottle gourd.Chop them as finely as possible.Place cauliflower florets in a bowl of warm water and then grate.Grate paneer.Boil milk in a pan.Then add the vegetables one by one.First add bottle gourd.After a few minutes add carrots followed by potato and cauliflower.
                        
                           
     
• Now the milk would have almost reduced and the veggies cooked up.Add sugar,cardamom powder and give it a mix.Then add grated paneer and give a final stir.Transfer to serving bowls and garnish with chopped nuts.
                             
                    
     

Little Words

• Vary the vegetables as desired.
• Add milk if all the milk is absorbed towards the end.
• Adjust the quantity of sugar as needed.

 

Potato Manchurian

 

Prep Time:15 m     Cook Time:25 m

Serves:3

Ingredients

Potato        - 3(medium sized)

Corn Flour - 1/4 cup

Plain Flour - 1/2 cup

Salt             - as required

Oil              - to deep fry

For the manchurian

Onion                      - 2

Spring Onion           - 1

Green Chilli Paste   - 1/2 tsp

Garlic                      - 3(chopped)

Tomato Sauce          - 1tblsp

Soy Sauce                - 1tblsp

Method

• Wash,peel and cut the potatoes into bite sized cubes.Place the potatoes in salted boiling water for three minutes and drain the excess water.
     
• Make a batter with the flours,salt and little water.
     
• Dip the potatoes in the batter and deep fry in batches in hot oil till golden in colour.
                     
     
• Now heat oil in a pan and add the garlic,white portion of spring onion followed by the green.Then add the finely chopped onions and green chilli paste and saute well.
                           
  
• Now add the sauces and give it a mix.Toss in the fried potatoes in this and stir.Transfer to a serving plate and garnish with spring onion greens.
                       
                       
  

Little Words

• An excellent side for fried rice and pulao varieties.
• The fried potatoes as such are a great snack and especially for kids.

 

Asparagus Stir Fry

 

Prep Time:10 m     Cook Time:20 m

Serves:3

Ingredients

Asparagus         - 200 g

Channa Dal       - 1/4 cup(soaked for 20 m)

Onion(shallots) - 10

Green Chilli      - 2

Curry Leaves     - few

Coconut             - 2 tbl sp

Mustard Seeds   - to splutter

Salt                    - as required

Oil                     - 2 tsp

Method

• Wash the asparagus and break the stalk at the end by bending and discard the ends.
     
• Bring a wide pan of salted water to boil and place the asparagus in this.After five minutes remove the asparagus and chop them into small pieces leaving the spears intact.
                       
     
• Meanwhile cook channa dal  in another vessel of salted boiling water.When the channa dal is soft strain the excess water.
                         
     
• Heat oil in a pan,splutter mustard seeds,add curry leaves and green chilli followed by shallots.Saute for a minute or two till onions become soft.Now add the asparagus followed by required salt and boiled channa dal.Now add the spears.Sprinkle grated coconut,give it a toss and transfer to serving bowl.Serve with rice.
                    
                          
     

Little Words

• Nice combo for curd rice,rasam rice,sambhar rice..
• Add little salt because salt is added in every step.
• The more thick the stalk is the more fleshy and juicy the vegetable.