HAPPY COOKING-Mixed Veg Delite

Dear Single Friend,

I have been listing these recipes with the intention to help save you from eating street food which is often cooked under unhygienic conditions, and, its not economical too. Preparing your own,will not only be healthy but the creativeness will afford you much needed relaxation after work. Also, you will make more friends who will soon accept your mastery in the kitchen.

I am listing below a main meal dish which is made up of more than one vegetable. You will find as you progress that you have left in your little larder small quantity of veg which by itself will not be sufficient to make a dish, nor a quantum which can be thrown away in these trying days.

MIXED VEGETABLE DELITE

To prepare this we need:

1.01 small potato, 02 Tps shelled green peas, 4-5 french beans(optional), 01 small carrot, 25gms
cottage cheese(optional), 3-4 florets of cauliflower/broccoli etc.[ OR besides the potato, any veg you have at hand]. The quantity should be 200gms(approx). If you are short of veg, the you may increase by adding 01 potato or brinjal(s).

2. 01 small onion, 01 medium tomato, 1'' ginger, 04 pods of garlic, 02 green chillies.

3. 01tps coriander powder, 01 tps red chilly powder, 01 tps curry powder.01 jeera/cumin.

4. 1'' dalchini/Cinnamon stick, 02 cloves/laung, 02 choti elaichi/green cardamom.

5. Salt to taste. 02 Tps normal dahi/yogurt.

6. 04Tps cooking oil OR 03Tps cooking oil and 01tps butter.


METHOD


1. Dice potato to 1/2'' cubes. Dice florets, French beans 1'' long, cottage cheese 1/4'' cubes. Any other veg to ensure even cooking.

2. Dice fine the onion and tomato.Cut green chilly length wise and discard the seeds.Dice fine garlic and ginger. Beat smooth the curd/yogurt and keep aside.

3.Take a kadai/wok and heat the oil,add ginger,garlic jeera/cumin green chilly,cinnamon, cloves and cardamom and fry on high flame. As the jeera/ginger browns add the potatoes and fry to almost cook the potatoes.

4.Add the onions along with the salt to taste and fry till onions are pink, put in rest of the vegetables and fry till cooked.


5. Sprinkle in all the podwer masala and saute the mixed veg.for a minute. Add butter, as it melts put in the tomatoes, mix and cover the wok for a minute. Pour the beaten curd, mix and remove to flat dish.

6. Garnish with fresh leafy coriander.


Enjoy the mixed veg delite with chapati/soft fresh bread.