Pav-Bhaji I(Buns with spicy veg mix)

I don't remember when i first made pavbhaji, but I know that the taste has considerably improved when I make it under the guidance of(hehe) my very nice sweet dear friend.
Whenever my mom felt like she was 'can we make pavbhaji today, you make it really nice'. I was more than happy to make it. I was in hurry to post this recipe for my dear friends P, R.
Here it goes the recipe my/her way.
Ingredients:
4 medium size potato(gives 5 cups when cubed)
3 cups cut cauliflower
1 cup peas
1 cup cut cabbage
1 cup cut carrot
11/2 cup cut tomatoes
3/4 cut onion+extra for garnish
1 teaspoon garlic
3 green chilli(not hot at all)
3/4teaspoon chilli powder
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
3 teaspoon Everest pav bhaji masala(recommended but u can use other brand)
1 teaspoon black masala/garam masala
salt to taste
5 tablespoon ghee/butter + more for pav

Method:
Pressure cook all the vegetables(potatoes, cauliflower,peas, cabbage,carrot etc).
Heat a large pan, add 5tbspoon ghee. Add garlic, before it turns brown add onion. Cook till tender, add all the spices mix well. Turn in tomatoes, cook till mush. Add cooked vegetables and salt. Cook for few more minutes, adjust the water acoording to consistency of your desire.
Put butter on both side of pav/buns. Garnish bhaji with onion and cilantro. Seve hot with buns and piece of lemon. Oila!

Substitute/Add:
I wanted to add green bell pepper but had none in hand. So, if you want you can add it 1-2 cups.
Lauki(dudhi/opal squash) goes well in pavbhaji(1-2cups). If you want and if you are making pavbhaji on large scale you can add eggpant or brinjals(cut 1 cup to even 2cups). i like eggplant for it gives nice color not for taste. Adding carrots and peas in more quantity(gives nice red/green color) can make pav bhaji sweeter so addjust the tomatoes and spices accordingly. I like Everest pavbhaji masala, but you can use other brands too.

Enjoy. See you with my next post, till then take care. Have a nice day everybody. Bye bye.

Banana cookies

Well, I never heard from anyone who does not like cookies. When I really need something to go with cup of tea then what is better than homemade cookies. I have been trying banana cookies for a while now, you can simply munch those anytime. Always tasted so great but sometimes becomes too sweet. This recipe turned out great. Simply using bananas with some cashew nuts, they become chewy. You can replace some flour with more cashews; i think, it would taste even better. Anyways here goes the recipe my way.

Ingredients:

2 small bananas
11/2 cup wheat flour
2 tablespoon unsalted butter room temperature
2 tablespoon cashews crushed coarsely
2 tablespoon granulated sugar
1/2teaspoon cardamom
1/2 teaspoon baking powder



















Method:
Preheat the oven to 350* Fahrenheit. Grease the baking sheet with butter/ghee. Mix butter and sugar well. Add cardamom, baking powder and bananas and mash it well together. Add flour little by little, followed by crushed cashews. Make drop in cookies with spoon full dough. Bake 18-20minutes. Makes almost dozen cookies.

Enjoy. See you with my next post, till then take care. Have a nice day everybody. Bye bye.

Zhatpat upama (Quick semolina)

I know, almost in every state of India upama is known as breakfast item. Why to bother to see another recipe? It's real quick. When you really need something tasty and fast, this recipe can do justice. I learned it from my mother-in-law who was here to take care of me and my kid when I needed it most. Whatever may be the outcome but I should mention that she was great help in those days. She is a nice person. Another truth, I don't make it that often, almost every time my husband makes it. Anyways, here goes the recipe her/his way.

Ingredients:
2 cups rawa/sooji(semolina)
1/2 cup curd
11/2 cup hot water.
1/2 medium size onion(cut in squares)
1 teaspoon chili powder(as much you prefer)
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
3-4tablespoon canola oil (any oil /more or less)
seasoning and salt to taste.

Method:

Heat the oil in medium size pan. Add mustard after it splitter add onion followed by chili powder, turmeric, salt and mix well. Now add semolina and let it roast for 5-6 minutes or till it changes color a bit.
















Add Water and curd mix well. Cook for few minutes after water/curd get absorbed .All done.















Serve hot and garnish with cilantro. You can garnish with onion too. Enjoy. See you with my next post, till then take care. Have a nice day everybody. Bye bye.