Broken Wheat Khichdi

Ingredients:

Broken wheat/lapsi.......... 1 cup, stone picked, wash it thoroughly, drain the water, set it aside

Cabbage........................... 100 gms, roughly chopped

Yellow pumpkin............... 1 cup, chopped into bite size

Potato............................. 1, chopped into bite sized pieces

Carrot............................. 2, chopped into bite sized pieces

Onion.............................. 1, chopped roughly

Turmeric powder............ 1/2 tsp

Cumin powder................ 1 tsp

Coriander powder.......... 1 tsp

Ginger.............................1/2”  piece, finely chopped

Ghee............................... 1-2 table spoons

Salt ................................ to taste

Method: 

      Heat ghee in a pressure cooker, add ginger and fry for a few seconds. 
       
   Add all the vegetables and spice powders, salt, broken wheat and mix  
                
   Add 3 cups of water and mix well again. 
     
   Pressure cook it for 3 whistles. 
      
   Once the pressure cooker cools,empty the khichdi into another vessel.

   Serve it hot with a drizzle of ghee, pickle and raita.

Lauki (Bottle Gourd) Kofta Curry

Lauki Kofta Curry

Ingredients:

Recipe Source: Googled

For  the Koftas: 

Bottle gourd/Lauki  - 1. Number

Besan/ gram flour – 1 cup

Onion – 1

Potato  - 1

Green chilli – 2

Ginger – ½ “ piece

Turmeric – ¼ tsp

Curry leaves – 1 tbsp

Coriander leaves – 1 tbsp

Red chilli powder – 1/2 tsp

Cooking soda – a pinch

Salt  - to taste

Oil – for frying

Ingredients :

For the Gravy: 

Onion – 3

Tomato – 2

Garlic cloves – 5

Ginger – ½ “ piece

Turmeric  - ¼ tsp

Red chilli powder  -  ½ tsp

Coriander powder – 2 tbsp

Cumin powder , roasted – ¼ tsp

Garam masala – ½ tsp

Coriander leaves – 1 tsp

Cumin seeds – ½ tsp

Salt – to taste

Oil – 1 tbsp

Method:

 

 For the Koftas:

·         Boil potato, peel, mash
·         Chop  onion, green chilli, ginger, curry leaves, coriander leaves
·         Peel, grate the bottle gourd, squeeze excess juice and keep it aside for the curry.
·         Take the gram flour in a wide mouthed vessel, to it add onion, ginger, curry leaves, coriander  leaves,  turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt, mashed potato mix  all these and make it into a dough.
·         Make it into small balls and deep fry in oil and set it aside.

For the  Gravy:

 

·        Chop 1 onion, 2 green chillies

·        Grind  ginger, garlic, 2 onions, 1 green chilli coarsely, set it aside.

·         Grind tomato, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, garam masala powder and set it aside.

·        Heat oil in a sauce pan, add the chopped onion and green chillies and fry till onion is soft

·        Next, add the ground ginger-garlic-onion-green chilli paste and fry for a few seconds

·        Now, add the tomato and spice powder ground paste and mix well.

·        Cook for 4 – 5 minutes till the rawness of the masala goes off and oil starts seperating at the edges.

·        Add a little milk/ beaten curd /water to get the desired consistency.

·        Add a little sugar to enhance the taste.

·        Drop the koftas into the gravy and gently mix well to coat it with the gravy. Simmer for a couple of seconds and turn off the flame.

·        Garnish with chopped coriander and serve hot.