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Spinach Tikki

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Spinach Tikki is one of the most yummiest snack that can be made for breakfast, tea time or as evening snack. You can also serve these tikkis as appetizer to your guests when you host a party. These tikkis can be made 100% oil free that make it more healthier.  Ladies!!! This is one more dish option to serve when you host a kitty party. These tikkis are also less spicy so even kids will love it and you can also pack these tikkis for your kids lunch box too. Spinach Tikki Ingredients 1 cup chopped spinach 2 boiled potatoes 1 cup bread crumbs 1 tsp red chili powder Half tsp turmeric powder Half tsp chaat masala Salt as per taste Oil for shallow frying (Optional if using non stick skillet or pan) Recipe Blanch chopped spinach. Boil potatoes and peel them off. Take boiled potatoes and mash them. Add blanched spinach to it. Add bread crumbs to it. Now add all the dry spices and season with salt. Mix well. Heat a pan or skillet and grease it...

Potato Curry

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A simple yet yummy Potato Curry recipe made from diced potatoes in tangy tomato onion gravy.  One of the most easiest and yummiest recipes. This Potato Curry can be served with Roti, Paratha or Steamed Rice. My husband loves to have this Potato Curry with simply Steamed Rice. This is very mild and less spicy in taste made up using simple key ingredients that we find in our kitchen, that we use on daily basis. No Mess, No Extra Efforts and No Excess Oil & Spices makes this dish very tasty and very tempting. This dish makes your lunch or dinner yummier. Kids love this dish too. Also this dish has a thicker gravy so you can carry it in your lunch box too. Potato Curry Ingredients 3 potatoes 1 tomato 1 onion 2 garlic cloves 1 tsp red chili powder Half tsp turmeric powder Salt as per taste 1 tsp oil 1 cup water Recipe Wash and peel off potatoes and dice them or cut them into cubes. Soak them in water and keep them aside. Roughly chop tomato, oni...

Gobhi Chana Dal

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Gobhi Chana Dal is the most easiest recipe that I usually make at home and I love to have this dish with Parathas. Here for this dish we need to use Patta Gobhi which is also known as Band Gobhi or Cabbage. This dish is very simple and very less spicy and less oily made from simple ingredients found in our kitchen. This vegetable can be served with Roti, Paratha, Phulka or Naan. As I mentioned earlier that I personally love to eat this dish with Plain Parathas. Serve this vegetable hot and enjoy with your family and friends. Gobhi Chana Dal Ingredients 2 cups chopped cabbage 1 cup chana dal 1 tsp red chili powder Half tsp turmeric powder Salt as per taste 1 tsp oil 1 tsp mustard seeds Recipe Soak chana dal for 2 hours. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds to it and let them crackle. Now lower the heat and add chili powder and turmeric powder to it and sauté for 30 seconds. Now add chana dal and chopped cabbage to it, season with salt as per your t...

Garlic Dal

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Garlic Dal is an easy version of Dal Tadka with an amazing flavor of Garlic. This Garlic Dal is made from Tuvar Dal (Pigeon Peas) and is mildly spiced. Garlic Dal is deliciously made into nice creamy thick texture and Ghee (Clarified Butter) is added to it to give an excellent aroma to it. Serve this dal with Roti, Phulka, Paratha or Rice and enjoy. This dal adds an amazingly different taste to your regular meals. Garlic Dal Ingredients 1 cup tuvar dal (Pigeon Peas) 5-6 garlic cloves Half tsp mustard seeds Half tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp chili powder Half tsp turmeric powder 1 tsp garam masala Salt as per taste 2 tsp ghee (Clarified Butter) Water as needed Recipe Wash dal nicely and pressure cook for 2 whistles. Chop garlic. Heat ghee in a pan and add mustard seeds and cumin seeds to it and let them crackle. Now add chopped garlic and fry fro 30 seconds. Now lower the heat and add all the dry spices to it and sauté them for 30 seconds. Now add ...

Bharda Wange

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Bharda Wange is very yummy and spicy vegetable that goes well with Roti, Paratha, Naan, Bhakri and Steamed Rice. This dish is invented by my dad. My dad is very much fond of cooking. When it comes to spicy curried vegetables or spicy rice preparations my dad is the one who is ahead and always ready to cook these dishes. Well talking about Bharda Wange it is a yummiest preparation made using Wange means Small Eggplants and Bharda means Coarsely crushed Chana Dal. With these two ingredients goes the common spices that we find in our kitchen and you are all set to enjoy this delicious vegetable preparation. Bharda Wange Ingredients 6-7 small eggplants 1 cup chana dal 1 onion  1 tomato 3-4 garlic cloves 1 inch ginger 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp coriander seeds 1 tsp fennel seeds 1 tsp red chili powde Half tsp turmeric powder Half tsp coriander powder Half tsp cumin powder 1 tsp garam masala 1-2 cups water 4-5 tsp oil Salt as per taste Recipe Wash eggp...