Veg Pulao

Ingredients:

1) 2-3 black pepper
2) 2-3 cloves
3) 1 inch dalchini
4) 1-2 bay leaves
5) 1-2 cardamom
6) 1 tsp cumin seeds
7) 1 big chopped onion
8) 1 bowl chopped carrots
9) 1 bowl boiled green peas
10) 1 bowl chopped potatoes
11) 1 bowl pudina leaves
12) 1 bowl chopped coriander
13) 1 tsp garlic ginger paste
14) 3-4 chopped green chilies
15) 2 cups uncooked rice
16) Little kesar mixed in milk
17) Salt & Sugar to taste

18) A bowl of Cauliflower

Method:
1) In a pan, heat ghee/oil. Add all the spices one by one.
2) Add onion. Saute it till it becomes brown in color.
3) Add all the vegetables one by one.
4) Cook the rice with the vegetables. Add salt & sugar to taste.

Cream of Tomato soup

Ingredients:

1) 1/2kg tomatoes
2) 2-3 black pepper
3) small size dalchini
4) small size bay leaf
5) 4-5 peeled & grated gralic
6) 1/2 inch grated ginger
7) 1/2 tsp kasuri methi
8) 1 tbsp mustard & jeera seeds
9) 1 tsp fresh cream or grated cheese
10) 2-3 green chilies
11) Fresh coriander, fresh basil leaves & green onion leaves
12) Salt & sugar to taste
13) 2 tsp pure ghee

Method:

1) Boil the tomatoes, black pepper, dalchini, bay leaf in a hot water for 1/2 hour. (Pierce the holes on tomatoes for proper cooking).
2) Once the tomatoes are cooked, allow it to cool. Then, make tomato juice in a mixer.
3) Put some pure ghee in a container. Add mustard, jeera seeds, green chilies, garlic - ginger paste, kasuri methi.
4) Add tomato juice into it. Add required quantity of water, salt & sugar.
5) Garnish the soup with coriander, basil leaves, green onion leaves & fresh cream/grated cheese.

Kharik Khobra Ladu

Ingredients:

1) 300 gms kharik powder
2) 300 gms grated khobra  + 1 cup / wati more  (keep 1-2 cups extra khobra)
3) 100 - 150 gms dhik
4) 250 gms chopped cashewnuts & badam
5) 100 gms khuskhus
6) 1 kg or slightly more jaggery
7) 500 ml pure ghee
8) 1 wati / cup powdered sugar

Method:
1) In a hot wok, add little ghee. Shallow fry the kharik, khobra powder, khuskhus. Let it cool. Now, chop the khuskhus in a grinder.
2) Deep fry the dhik in a pure ghee. Crush the dhik.
3) In a hot wok, add pure ghee. Now, add jaggery. Let it melt completely on a low - medium flame. Jaggery will burn at high flame. As soon as the jaggery melts, switch off the gas. Add all the ingredients. Mix it properly. If you feel, mixture is too thin, add small amount of extra grated khobra. Also, add 1 wati powdered sugar. It tastes good .
4) Make ladus & enjoy it.


(YOU CAN MAKE THE LADDUS USING POWDERED SUGAR ALSO. ADD THE POWDERED SUGAR INTO THE MIXED INGREDIENTS. IF REQD ADD PURE GHEE TO ROLL INTO LADDUS). 

Sweet corn vegetable soup

Ingredients:

1) 2-3 packs of corn kernels
2) 1-2 finely chopped carrots
3) 1 cup chopped cabbage
4) 1 cup chopped green onion
5) 2-3 pieces chopped garlic
6) 1-2 black pepper
7) 1-2 cloves
8) 1-2 cardamom
9) 1-2 inch chopped ginger
10) 4-5 corriander sprigs
11) 1-2 tsp cornflour mixed in water
12) Salt to taste
13) 1 tsp vinegar
14) 1 tsp soya sauce

Method:
1) Boil the corn kernels in water. Make it into a coarse paste in a mixer grinder.
2) Boil the ingredients in water from 2-10. Once, the mixture boils, add the coarse paste of corn kernels.
3) Add the cornstarch, vinegar, salt & soya sauce (if required)
4) Sweet corn veg soup is ready.

Veg Broth

Ingredients:

1) 5-10 black pepper
2) 2-3 star anise
3) 4-5 cardamom
4) 4-5 cloves
5) 4-5 chopped garlic
6) 1-2 inch chopped ginger
7) 2-3 green chilies
8) 1-2 chopped green capsicum
9) 1/2 chopped cabbage
10) 7-8 chopped cauliflower florets
11) 1/2 cup chopped spring onion
12) 1 chopped onion
13) 1/2 cup chopped carrots
14) 2-3 cups of soaked basmati rice water (if possible)
15) 1 tsp olive oil
16) Salt to taste

Method:
1) Mix all the ingredients in a boiling water.
2) Allow the mixture to boil for 2-3 mins. Then, keep the mixture in simmer position for 1-1/2 hr.
3) Veg stock is ready. Use it for making soups & chinese dishes.

Baingan Bharta

Ingredients:

1) 1 kg green baingan
2) 1/4 kg green chilies
3) 1 bunch green onion
4) 1 cup roasted peanuts
5) 1/2 cup dry coconut
6) 1 tsp mustard seeds
7) 1/2 peeled garlic
8) 1 bunch coriander leaves
9) Salt to taste

Method:

1) Punch the holes in baingan, apply little oil & roast it on gas till it turns black in color.
2) Peel the skin of the baingan. Now, smash it in a mixer grinder for just 4-5 secs. or use pav bhaji wooden spoon to smash it.
3) Heat the oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds, peanuts, dry coconut & green onion.
4) Add the baingan in above mixture & add salt to taste.
5) In another pan, add little oil & roast the green chilies. Grind the chilies, garlic, coriander in a mixer.
6) Add this to baingan. Baingan bharta is ready.