North Indian Thali (Festival special)

North Indian Thali (Festival special)

(1) Kachori

Ingredients:

1 cup soaked urad dal without skin

1tbsp Aniseed

1inch ginger

2 green chilli

Handful of coriander

2tbsp ghee

Salt for taste

4 cups wheat flour

Ghee for frying

Recipe:

Grind urad dal aniseed ginger chilli & coriander into coarse paste.

Add 1tbsp ghee in a pan, add the dal paste and fry it till the time the stickiness of dal goes away.

Let it cool down.

In a bowl add wheat flour, add the remaining ghee and little salt. Mix it well for 1-2 mins

With the help of water,make a soft dough.

In the meantime put a kadhai over stove and add ghee for deep frying.

Take a scoop size ball from dough make it into a cup shape with the help of wheat flour dust. Add urad dal filling inside & cover it properly.

Dust flat surface with wheat flour, roll the ball into poori shape with mild pressure.

Fry the poori and Tada!! 

Its ready!!

(2) Elephant foot Yam

Ingredients:
250gm yam cut into pieces (Microwaved with water for 3-4 mins)

1tbsp oil of your choice

1tbsp Asafoetida

1tsp Cumin seeds

1 ½ inch ginger grated

1tsp turmeric powder

2tsp dry mango powder

1tsp chilli powder

½ tsp kashmiri chilli powder

Salt as per taste

Recipe:

Put a wok over stove

Add oil, let it heat

Add cumin seeds, asafoetida & turmeric.

Now add yam and on medium flame mix all well for 1-2 mins

As it is already boiled so it will mushy which is good.

Add all the powders masalas along with salt & keep stirring on medium flame for 2-3 mins

Continuous stirring is important because yam may stick to bottom.

In last

Add grated ginger and garnish with coriander.

TaDa!!

Its ready

Trust me it tastes awesome

Ps: Dry mango powder is essential as it will remove the itchiness caused by Yam

       Fresh ginger in the last gives that fresh flavour which goes very well with yam

Personally I am FAN of Ginger.

(3) Radish salad

Ingredients:

2 radish

½ inch ginger

Coriander finely chopped

1tsp lemon juice

Salt

Recipe:

Grate radish and ginger

Now, mix all ingredients together 

&

TaDa!!

Its ready

(4) Dum-aaloo

This dum-aaloo masala is available only at Allahabad/Prayagraj UP.

but you can buy any other dum-aaloo masala from local shop &

can prepare the way it is written in the Direction section of the wrapper.

(5) Lauki ki kheer

kindly check this link for kheer recipe:

https://indianeatinghabits.blogspot.com/2019/10/lauki-ki-kheerbottle-gourd-desert.html

(6) Lady Finger Kallonji

Ingredients:

Masala:

3 tbsp coriander seeds

2 tbsp aniseeds

1 tsp Fenugreek seeds

1/2 tsp black cumin seeds/kalonji seeds

Oil for frying 2 tbsp

Lady finger ( slit & cut in half) ½ kg

1 tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp chili powder

1 tsp dry mango powder

Salt as per taste

Recipe:

Dry roast all seeds one by one

Grind it all except kalonji seeds into coarse powder.

Mix all powder masala into grinded mixture.

Put a wok over stove

Add oil, lady finger & masala

Mix all and cover it on sim for 2-3 mins

After it is half cooked

Add salt and keep stirring on high flame for 30 secs

Put on sim and cover for 2-3 mins

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TaDa!!

Its ready

(7) Roasted cauliflower

Ingredients:

2 cups cauliflower florets

2tbsp mustard oil

Pinch of asafoetida

1tsp cumin seeds

1tbsp sabzi masala

1tsp red chilli powder

1tsp garam masala

1tbsp dry mango powder

Salt as per taste

Recipe:

In a pan add oil, cumin seeds & asafoetida

Add florets and on medium flame fry it well without covering till every side of Florets get roasted into nice brown colour.

After that add salt & all the masala except dry mango powder, mix and cover it to cook on low flame for 2-4 mins.

After that, add salt dry mango powder and mix

TaDa!!

It ready

Garnish with fresh coriander

(8) Paneer in Posto Gravy

Paneer in posto gravy

*No onion No garlic*

Ingredients:

200gms cottage cheese

2 tbsp poppy seeds

2 tbsp melon seeds

7-8 cashews

1 medium tomato

Handful of coriander leaves

2 Green Chilli

½ inch ginger

1 tsp turmeric powder

1 tbsp sabzi masala

Salt as per taste

Water as required

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 tsp cooking oil or butter

Recipe:

Soak the poppy seeds, melon seed & cashew together in water for 1-2 hours & grind them into a fine paste.

Also, grind tomato coriander, ginger & chili into fine paste separately.

In a kadhai

Add oil cumin seeds and tomato paste, fry it on medium flame for 3-4 mins

Add turmeric powder & sabzi masala & mix for 1 min

Add poppy seed paste and cook it on medium flame for 4-5 mins

Add water, cottage cheese & salt & let it boil on high flame for 2-3 mins

Adjust water for required consistency

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Tada!!

Its ready