Chatpata Potatoes

Ingredients:

• 2 cups medium butter potatoes (peeled, and boiled)
• 1 cup tomato paste
• 1/3 cup water
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1 tbsp kashmiri mirch
• 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
• 2 tbsp coriander powder
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 3 cloves
• 3 cardamom
• 1 tbsp rai
• 3 tbsp oil
• 1/3 cup plain yogurt
• 2 tbsp chopped green chilli

Procedure: In a pan, on high heat, add the oil and the ginger garlic paste. Then gradually add all of the spices and toast them. Then add the tomato ketchup and water. Boil for 5 minutes. After that, add the potatoes. Cook for 5 minutes. Then add the yogurt off to the side when you serve it. Eat with khasta kachori. Enjoy!

Garlic Pasta

Ingredients:

• 1 cup pasta (boiled)
• 1 onion, sliced into circles
• 1 cup tomato paste
• Any cheese of your choice
• 1 tomato, chopped into circular peices
• 1 tbsp minced garlic
• 2 tbsp basil
• garlic seasoning
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 sliced potato (Boiled)

Procedure: First, split the salt and add it to both the tomato paste and the pasta. Mix. Then, add the tomato paste, potatoes and then the pasta in the cupcake. Add cheese into the middle of the pasta. Then add more tomato sauce on top. Add more cheese, tomatoes, and onion rings on top. Then season on top. Then bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

Kastoori Meti Lacha Paratha

Ingredients:

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tsp salt (according to taste)
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 cup warm water

Mix these together and make a dough. Add water if need be. Set aside for 30 min.

Paratha Masala:

• 1/3 cup kasoori methi (crushed)
• 3 tbsp butter
• 1/3 cup flour

Procedure: Make balls out of the dough. Make rotis out of the dough. Apply a little flour and butter to each roti. Slice each roti into thin slices, and twist them. Then flatten it, and toast it in a pan.

Masala Paneer

Ingredients/Materials:

• 1 cup paneer
• 1 cup chopped onions
• 1 cup tomatoes (chopped)
• 1/3 cup cream
• 1 teaspoon Methi (Available at most Indian groceries suppliers)
• 1 teaspoon salt (according to taste)
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper (according to taste)
• 1 tablespoon Kashmiri Red Chili Powder
• 2 teaspoon coriander powder
• 1 teaspoon crushed coriander seeds
• 1 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup water
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1 cup tomato paste
• 1 tsp honey
• 3 tbsp poppy seed paste
• 1/3 cup peas
• 2 tbsp cashews
• 2 tbsp chopped green chili

Procedure:

In a pan on high heat, add the olive oil. When the oil gets hot, add the onions. When the onions are lightly browned, add all other ingredients one by one, mixing each in, besides paneer, water, and cream. Cook for 5-10 min. What you are making right now is the Masala. When the masala turns into a paste, add the paneer, and water.  Boil for 10 min. Add cream, mix, and cover for 10 min. Garnish with coriander leaves and enjoy!

Baked Sugar Snap Peas (Vegan)

Ingredients:

• 3 cups sugar snap peas
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1 tbsp coriander powder
• 1 tbsp chat masala
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp breadcrumbs

Procedure:

Mix all the ingredients together, besides the lemon and breadcrumbs. Bake at 350 degrees, for 10-15 min, or until golden brown. Then add the breadcrumbs and lemon juice. Bake for a few more minutes and enjoy!

Happy Halloween!!!

Besan Khasta Kachori

Ingredients/Materials:

• 1/2 tsp salt (According to taste)
• 1/2 tsp Ajwian
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 cup water
• 3 tbsp sesame seeds
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 2 tbsp coriander powder
• 6 tbsp oil

Stuffing:

• 1/2 cup besan
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp coriander powder
• 1 tsp jeera powder
• 1 tsp ajvean
• 1 tsp red chili powder
• 1 tbsp chat masala
• 1 tbsp fennel seeds
• 1 tsp salt

2 cups oil (frying)

Procedure:

Dough: Mix and make a dough.

Stuffing: In a pan, add the oil and toast all the ingredients together for 5 minutes.

Make small balls of the dough, stuff them with the stuffing, roll them out into small pancakes, and fry at medium heat.

 

Coconut Wraps

Ingredients/Materials:

• 1/2 cup peas
• 1 cup salad
• 1/2 cup olives
• ranch
• 2 chopped tomatoes
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/3 cup chopped pickles
• coconut wraps

Procedure: Stuff all the ingredients in the coconut wraps, grill in a panini press and enjoy!

Dosa Packets

Ingredients/Materials:

• Dosa Batter
• panini press

Procedure: Instead of making a roll of the dosa, add the filling while it is cooking in a panini press

Pecan Kheer

Ingredients/Materials:

• 1/8 teaspoon Saffron (Don’t have 1/8 teaspoon? Just add 1/2 of a 1/4)
• 2 1/2 cups heavy milk
• 1/3 cup
• 1/3 cup chopped cashews (And some extra for garnish)
• 1/3 cup chopped almonds
• 1/3 cup cleaned raisins
• 1/3 cup sugar (according to taste)

Procedure:

Soak rice 1/2 hour before. Boil milk for 5-10 min. Add drained rice. Add saffron. When rice is boiled and soft, add all the nuts and the raisins. Boil fro 5 more min, add sugar, garnish with more cashews, and enjoy!