Gobhi(Cauliflower) is one of popular vegetable and there are various recipes which can be prepared using this. You can make the it either dry or gravy. Achari flavored Gobhi is a dry recipe which is tangy and flavorful. This is my childhood favorite dish which my mom used to prepare for our lunch boxes and would give us either with Poori or Paratha. This is a very easy recipe and you can add other vegetables too like potato or french beans. It tastes awesome and perfect for lunch boxes.
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Green Chana Poori
Poori is a deep fried Indian bread which is famous all over India. There are many kind of pooris like a palak & beetroot poori, plain poori, bhatura, stuffed chana daal poori and so on. Delicious green chana poori is made using wheat flour, fresh green chana and palak(spinach) puree and deep fried in oil. Pooris are all time favorite of my kids and they love to eat as lunch in school so I make them very often. During the season when Green Chana is available I make pooris using it. You can find green chana in Indian store or use frozen green chana if not fresh one is not available. There are many recipes which can be prepared using fresh green chana like paratha, kabab, spiced daal, curry or so on. In this recipe I have added spinach to give a nice green color. You can skip spinach if you don’t like and make it only with chana. Green chana poori goes very well with any Indian curry, pickle or dry sabji.
Dahi Chane Ke Kabab
Kababs are mouthwatering appetizer which everyone loves. There are varieties kababs both veg and non-veg. Dahi (yogurt) chane ke kabab is a delicious appetizer which is so soft that it melts in your mouth. This recipe is made using hung curd, boiled black chana (chickpeas) with flavorful Indian spices. This recipe is very simple & easy to make & slightly different than dahi ke kabab recipe. In the whole process the most time consuming part is preparing hung curd. For this recipe hung curd should be very thick otherwise you will not able to make kabab with good texture. This yummy kabab can be served with date & tamarind or/and coriander-mint chutney. You can pack it as side item for lunch boxes along with some tomato sauce.
Rava Halva (Kesari)
Rava Halva (kesari) is a popular delicious Indian sweet made from semolina (rava or sooji) during the festive season or special occasions. Rava Halwa usually served as ‘prasad’ (offering to the GOD). During Navratri festival Halva along with chana fry (sundal) and poori is offered to Goddess Durga and then distributed to the kanya ( young girls). In Northern part of India, it is called as sooji ka halva and In southern India it is called as Rava Kesari. The method of cooking is same for both the recipes. This recipe uses milk however you can use water instead of milk for the halva. Rava Halva can be served as dessert and tastes awesome with mango or red chili pickle. This is super easy recipe with amazing taste.
Chana Sundal
Chana Sundal or Chana fry is a very simple and easy recipe. There are verity of sandal recipe which you can prepare. This recipe is made during Navratri celebration and also offered as prasad to Goddess Durga. The recipe prepared using black chickpeas (kala chana) & kabuli chana. You can make it only with black chana also. The Chana sundal can be used a tea time snacks. Kids love it too for their lunch boxes.
Chane Ki Kachori
Khasta Chane ki kachori is a mouthwatering snacks item famous in northern part of India. There are variety of Kachories like Moong daal Kachori, Matter ki Kachori, Sattu ki Kachori and so on an it all depends on the stuffing. Chane ki Kachori is made with spicy kala chana fillings in Kachori which is very Khasta & tasty. Kachori’s are nice tea time snacks and are made to the occasions as well. Kachori’s are served with coriander & mint chutney or date & tamarind chutney. One can make Chana kachori chaat by adding sweet yogurt and khatti meethi chutney. To make it easier at last minute, you can prepared the kachori balls in advance and roll and fry when you plan to serve.
Chili Paneer Butter Masala (Without Onion-Garlic)
Paneer butter masala is a very famous delicious creamy dish from Norther part of India which can be prepared for any party or special occasions . This recipe is loved by all and especially kids who love sweet creamy sauce with paneer. This dish is available in every Indian restaurant. I have already shared a recipe of Paneer butter masala which is with onion & garlic however this dish is specially prepared for those who don’t eat onion and garlic either during Navratri period or otherwise. In this recipe I have also added bell peppers along with paneer. Bell peppers gives a nice aroma and wonderful flavor to this dish. To give a natural red color, I have add beetroot which gives a scrumptious red color to curry. Without onion-garlic as well this dish comes out to be so yummy and tasty. Chili Paneer Butter Masala goes very well with jeera rice, naan, roti or parathas.
Mix Veg Korma – Without Onion Garlic
Vegetable korma is a delicious flavorful creamy dish prepared using mix of vegetables, flavored with gram masala and methi leaves.This recipe is easy to prepare and popular all over India. The taste and the flavor varies with the different cooking technique. This recipe can be prepared with or without onion and garlic. People generally prepare the food without onion and garlic in festival season like Navrathri. The gravy prepared using tomato and cashew nuts gives a real rich taste & texture to the Korma.Vegetable korma is a great compliment with jeera rice, naan or parathas.