Bhindi Fry!

Ingredients

Bhindi(Ladies Finger)-1/2 kg

Kalonji(Black seed)-1/4 teaspoon

Onions-1-2

Tomotoes-2-3

Tumeric powder-1/4 teaspoon

Green chilly- 1 and if you like can take seeds out of 2 whole chilly and cook them too.

Salt-1/2 teaspoon

Oil-1 cooking spoon.

Recipe:-

1. Wash and cut bhindi into small round pieces.

2. Take oil in a pan and put kalonji in it , followed by onions and cut green chilly and fry them golden brown.

3. Add tomotoes, tumeric powder and salt to it and fry for some time.

4. Add bhindi and whole green chilly to it and cover the pan.

5. Cook for 5 minutes or till bhindi is nicely done.

Variations

1. One can also add jeera(cumin seeds) along with kalonji or use kaloji and jeera alternatively to make bhindi.

Lauki Raita!

Ingredients

Lauki(Bottle guard)-1

Curd-500 ml

Ginger garlic paste-1/2 teaspoon

Jeera powder(Cumin seeds)- 1/2 teaspoon

Red chilly powder-1/4 teaspoon

Black salt-1 teaspoon

Water

Recipe:-

1. Wash lauki and peel off it skin and then grate it.

2. Put the lauki in cooker and add water enough for boiling and then close the lid . It will be done in 2 whistles.

3. Blend the curd nicely with a fork and add ginger garlic paste, jeera powder, red chilly powder and black salt.

4. Add the boiled lauki in it and keep it in fridge for some time.

Amazing lauki raita is ready.

Variation

1. One can also use grated cucumber instead of lauki for raita. We don't need to boil cucumber for the raita.

Aloo Beans!

Ingredients

French beans-1/2 kg

Onions-1-2

Tomotoes-2-3

Potatoes-2-3

Panch Phoren-1/2 teaspoon

Rai(Mustard seeds)-1/4 teaspoon

Tumeric powder-1/4 teaspoon

Salt-1/2 teaspoon

Oil-1 cooking spoon

Green chilly-1 cut and 2 whole with just seeds removed.

Water-1-2 teaspoon

Recipe:-

1. Wash the beans and potatoes and cut them small.

2. Take oil in a pan and heat it.

3. Put panch and rai in the oil. Then add onion and fry them a bit and then add tomotoes, small green chilly and followed by tumeric powder and salt. Also add potatoes during this time and fry a bit.

4. Add french beans during this time and mix it properly. Add whole green chilly during this time.

5. Close the lid and let it cook. See after 2-3 minutes if beans doesn't let out water put little water and close the lid to let it cook.

6. Cook it for 7-10 minutes till beans and potatoes are done. And then open and mix it nicely so all excess water is evaporated.

Aloo beans are ready!

Variations

1. Sem ki phalli(broad beans) are made is same way. Adding rai is not necessary.

2. Long beans (also called lobia beans) are also made similarly without rai.Just give 3-4 whistles in a cooker so it gets cooked.

3. Snake beans (long thin beans) are made similarly and cooked in cooker for 3-4 whistles and added some water.