Tilwali Mint Rotti's,Cabbage Upkari /Stir Fry
Mixed vegetable in White sauce,Dhal Soup ,Crispy Baby Corn Fries n Carrot Halwa /Gajjar ka halwa .
Tilwali Mint Rotti's
- Whole Wheat Flour .. 1 cup
- Salt to taste
- Water as needed to prepare a soft dough .
- White Sesame Seeds ...2 tsp
- Chopped mint leaves ... 1/4 th cup
- Ghee to roast Rotti's .
Method
In a bowl add wheat flour, salt n mix well ...add water little by little n need to a soft dough ...set aside for 1/2 an hour . .
Knead again n make equal sized balls ...
Dust a platform , place the dough ball n roll into round rottis, sprinkle white sesame seeds n chopped mint leaves on it n press gently ..
Heat a tawa , place this rotti on it n cook on both sides adding little ghee ...
Cabbage Upkari /Stir Fry
- Cabbage ...1 ( Medium one )
- Oil.. 2 tsp
- Mustard Seeds ..1/2 tsp
- Urid dhal..1 tsp
- Green Chilly ... 3
- Red chilly ..2 broken
- Sugar ..1 tsp
- Grated coconut ... 1/4 th cup
- Salt to taste .
Wash n remove the cabbage layers n soak it in salt water for about 20 mts n then wash the leaves in running tap water .
Chop the cabbage layers . Slit green chillies .
In a kadai add oil , splutter mustard seeds, add urid dhal n fry till brown .. add slit green chillies n broken dry red chilly n stir for few seconds , add chopped cabbage , sugar n stir for few seconds n then add very little water , salt , cover n cook till done .. dont over cook but retain the crunchiness of cabbage .
Garnish with grated coconut n mix well ..
Mixed vegetable in White sauce
- Butter- 2 tbsp
- Maida -1 tblsp
- Milk-1/2 cup
- Pepper powder-1/4 th tsp
- Salt
In a bowl add Maida , pepper powder, salt n milk, Mix well n ensure no lumps are formed n it should be watery .
Take a non stick pan n melt butter in it . Carefully add the flour mix n stir continuously ... till the sauce reaches bit thick consistency ... make sure its not too thick !
Pre boil vegetables like peas, carrot, baby corn , beans ,capsicum , Tomato ( Hard ones n remove the seeds ) ,cabbage etc
In a kadai add olive oil , kasuri methi, ground green chillies , the boiled vegetables n sauce ..mix well , garnish with coriander leaves .
Dhal Soup
- Moong Dhal -1/2 cup
- Water-3 cup's
- Tomatoes-2, chopped
- Ghee-2 tsp
- Crushed cloves -2
- Garlic flakes -4 to 6 , finely chopped
- Onion Chopped finely -1/4 th cup
- Red chilly powder -1/2 tsp
- Salt to taste .
- Butter -1/2 tsp
Method
Wash moong dhal n soak it for 1/2 an hour .
Heat ghee in a pan and add crushed cloves N fry for few seconds , Add chopped garlic flakes n fry till reddish n raw smell goes , add chopped onions n fry till reddish brown .Add chilly powder n pour this over cooked dhal . . Add butter just before serving .
Baby Corns -8
Rice flour -3 tsp
Corn flour -2 tsp
Red Chilly powder- 1 tsp
Hing /Asafoetida - 2 pinch
Turmeric powder -1/4 th tsp
Salt to taste
Oil for deep frying
Method
Slit baby corm .
In a bowl add Rice flour, corn flour, red chilly powder, hing, turmeric powder n salt .. Add the slit baby corns n mix well ..Sprinkle little water n marinate for few mts .
Heat oil in a kadai , drop in marinated baby corns n deep fry till crisp few at a time
Carrot Halwa /Gajjar ka halwa .
- Carrots- medium 8 to 10
- Ghee- 3tbsp
- Milk-2 cups
- Grated Khoya-1 cup
- Sugar-1/2 or 3/4 th cup or according to the sweetness
- Roasted Cashew nuts n Raisins ( in little ghee ) -2 tsp each
Method
Wash , peel n grate carrots .
In a kadai add ghee ,melt it n then add grated carrots n cook for about 5 mts n then add milk n cook it till the carrots are well cooked n the milk evaporates .Add in grated khoya n sugar n cook again for about 5 mts stirring continuously !
Once done ...add in cardamom powder n mix well , then garnish with cashew nuts n raisins .