The Evergreen Good Food Bytes New Year Resolution!

Good Food - Yummy Chole

This is one mouth watering recipe that I love to gobble up any day! : )

• Soak Choley (Chick Peas) overnight
• Once they have become soaked and soft, boil them in a pressure cooker so as to soften them. Take care not to over pressure cook, as that may cause them to mash
• In a frying pan add one tea spoon oil, let it heat. Add cumin seeds, chopped onions, ginger-garlic paste & a pinch of asefotida powder. Let all this fry a little.
• Now add coriander powder, salt, turmeric, a pinch of red chilly powder & choley masala. Let it heat up for one minute.
• Now boil some tea water (half a cup) and add it to the above mixture.
• Add the boiled Chick Peas (Choley) and let it cook for some time, till the tea water dries off
• If you don't want it to be dry, cook the above only for five minutes taking care the tea water does not completely dry up.
• Serve hot with Bhaturey / Naan / Roti / Puri - along with some onion rings, lemon slices and green chillies!

Try and Tell me how you liked it.... : )

Eat good, stay happy and healthy!

Good Food - Sabudana Khichdi

Light & Tasty - This is a dish you can savour anytime of the day!

• Soak Sabudana in hot water for about 20-30 mins
• Meanwhile, take a teaspoon of Oil in a Pan, add some cumin seeds, curry leaves, chopped chillies, asoeftida. Heat all these for a minute.
• Add crushed peanuts, 1/2 teaspoon sugar and very little salt to the above.
• Add two spoons of grated coconut to it.
• Lastly add sabudana (drain all the water)
• You can either choose to fry all the above in a pan or microwave it at 80% power for 5-6 minutes
• Serve hot with Chai (Can be served for Breakfast / Lunch / Snacks)

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Good Food - Gajar Ka Halwa

This is truly Heaven's Delight - Looks difficult to make, but is as easy as gulping a bowl full of it! : )

• Take 5-6 Carrots (Gaajar). Scrap them well, wash and keep aside
• Now grate it finely through a grater
• Take a pan (Kadhai), and put grated carrot into it. Let it dry off the excess water for 5 mins.
• Add milk (3-4 cups) or (2.5 cups milk and 1.5 cup Milkmaid).
• Let the milk boil, while cooking up the carrots.
• Add powdered Cardamom (Elaichi) and dry fruits (cashew, almonds, raisins)
• In last 10 mins (when the mixture almost absorbs milk), add sugar to your taste
• Let the milk be completely absorbed
  
• When fully made (it should become deep orange in colour)
• Serve it hot or after cooling in fridge for sometime!

Ain't this as simple and quick as your desire for a bowl full of Gajar ka Halwa!!!

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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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Eat good, stay happy and healthy!