Good Food - Daal Makhani

This is one recipe that I can gorge on any day / anytime !!!

• Take a small bowl of Lentils (Kaali Daal) and half bowl of Kidney Beans ( Rajma) and soak them overnight.
• Chop an Onion, 2 Garlic cloves, 1 Ginger piece, 1 Green Chilly together
• In a cooker, heat some oil and fry the above ingredients, along with a piece of cinnamon, 1 brown cardamom, a bay leaf & a teaspoon of cumin seeds
• Once the contents turn alight brown, add a teaspoon of turmeric powder( haldi), salt, half teaspoon coriander powder (dhaniya powder) & half teaspoon garam masala
• Add Daal , Rajma & close the cooker now and let daal boil
• Once boiled completely (both daal and rajma become very soft), add a small bowl full of whipped cream
• Blend with a laddle and let it cook for another 2 mins.
• Serve hot

Combines best with: Naan, Tandoori Roti, Roomali Roti, Rice

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Good Food - Masala Chai

This is one beverage, that most of us can't live without, yet many don't make a good one...

For two cups of tea:

• Take 1.5 cup of water, add to it tea leaves, Cinnamon (Dal chini), Elaichi (Cardamom), a pinch of pepper & a tea spoon of fresh crushed ginger & sugar to taste
• Boil the mix
• Add 1 cup milk
• Let it brew well

Enjoy a hot cup of "Masala" tea!

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** A soothing home remedy for common cold

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Good Food - Jhatpat Chatpat Chutney

• Take 2 handful of fresh & washed coriander & mint leaves, 1/2 sliced onion, 1 tomato, 2 cloves of garlic, 1 small ginger piece, 2 green chillies, a teaspoon of cumin seeds (Jeera), a teaspoon salt, a pinch of garam masala, one teaspoon lemon juice
• Grind in a mixer
• Chatpati Chutney is ready to eat!

Combines Best with: Virtually everything: snacks, meals, chips etc.

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Good Food - Methi Paratha

You can call it Thepla too (in Gujarati). Or leave the name...just relish it...after all what's in a name! : )

• Take four handfuls of Wheat Flour in a wide bowl.
• Put a handful of fresh washed Methi Leaves (Don't forget to remove those stems!)
• Put a teaspoon of salt, half teaspoon haldi (turmeric), a pinch of Garam Masala, a pinch of Dhaniya powder (coriander powder), a tea spoon of vegetable oil, two teaspoon of sesame seeds (Til seeds)
• Make a dough with milk and little water (Once the dough is ready, just Dab a little oil to make it non-sticky)
• Make small balls out of this dough and flatten it to make good round shaped roti
• While this roti heats up, dab a little oil on it to make parathas.

Combines Best with : Eat it plain, with sabji, vegetables, Ketchup... Can be eaten any time of the day!!!

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