2022

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November

2022-11-06

Amla Chhaunka

• Amlas washed. Chhaunk or tadka prepared with coriander seeds, fennel seeds, fenugreek seeds, cumin seeds, rai seeds, stone crushed masala (nutmeg, cinnamon, black pepper, clove, cardamom), black pepper, 2 dried chillies, few garlic cloves.

• Add Amlas once the tadka is prepared and garlic cloves are not completely fried.

• Add turmeric powder and salt. Mix everything.

• Cover with lid or plate for a few seconds on low/medium flame.

• Check Amlas. Once almost cooked put off the stove. Keep Amlas covered with lid/plate to completely cook in steam for a few minutes.

• Complete Cook Time (from time stamps) - 22 mins.

October

2022-10-03

Sooji halwa

• Roast sooji in coconut oil until it starts giving aroma.
• Add hot water with shakkar mixed in it.
• Sooji swells and cooks completely.
• Add raisins and grated dried coconut and mix in halwa.
• Don’t wait to switch of choolah after halwa totally solidifies. Just put flame off when sooji is completely cooked (semi solid state).

Makki gehu aata poori

• Dough
  • Dried Moringa flowers
  • Dried Moringa leaves
  • Dried Harsingar flowers
  • Carom seeds
  • Cumin seeds
  • Makki flour
  • Wheat flour
• Kneaded first with water then with oil.

2022-10-01

Apple Ginger Jam made in shakkar

• Apples (Golden Delicious apples used here) ginger grated. About 10-12 apples.
• Jam masala crushed with stone.
  • Nutmeg (Jaeyphal)
  • Cinnamon (Dalchini)
  • Black pepper (Kali mirch)
  • Clove (long)
  • Cardamom (elaichi)
• Coconut oil heated in iron saucepan.
• Grated apples and ginger added and cooked.
• Once half cooked add shakkar (10-12 spoons).
• Once almost cooked add jam masala (about a spoon of total mixed masala).

September

2022-09-24

Dates based sugar-ghee-cereal free Laddus

• Heated in pan separately:
  • Raw Groundnuts
  • Sesame seeds
  • Raisins
  • Fox nuts
  • Black pepper, clove, cardamom (very less heated)
• Grinded with stone:
  • Raw Groundnuts
  • Raisins
  • Fox nuts
  • Black pepper, clove, cardamom
  • Dates
• Grated:
  • Dry Coconut
• All above mixed in platter (paraat) with Magaj (here, pumpkin seeds) Seeds and shaped into Laddus.

August

2022-08-21

Moringa Mix daal

• Mix daal made in moringa leaves and three chopped onions. Turmeric, salt put at time of cooking with 6 pressure cooker whistles.
• Chhaunk: Kalaunji, til, ajvain and black pepper

2022-08-20

Moringa Porridge

• Chhaunk: Kalaunji, til, ajvain, crushed black pepper
• Tomatoes, onions chopped. Washed Moringa leaves.
• Roasted broken wheat
• Daliya made in turmeric and salt mixed after putting in pressure cooker.
• 3 whistles

2022-08-18

Banana aloo sabzi

• Two cut ripe bananas without peels.
• Two medium sized potatoes medium sized cut. Not finely chopped or sliced.
• Chhaunk: Kalaunji, til, ajvain
• Gravy: Chopped tomatoes, besan
• After sauting, tomatoes and besan gravy made. Potatoes, bananas, salt, turmeric and crushed black pepper added.
• 5 whistles in pressure cooker.
• Wonderful curry with tomato, besan, banana gravy and amazing taste of potato!

2022-08-16

Aloo Shimla mirch

• Sliced potatoes, capsicum, onions, tomatoes and garlic
• Chhaunk: Mustard oil, kalaunji, heeng, crushed black pepper, dried curry leaves
• Cooked, mixed well and served.

2022-08-09

Tomato Salad

• Finely chopped tomatoes (4-5 medium sized)
• Crushed black pepper, black salt and jaggery powder
• Mixed well
• Kept aside for about ten minutes before serving.

2022-08-01

Beetroot Onion Salad with Malka whole and methi seed sprouts

• Grated beetroot, chopped onions, malka sprouts, methi seed sprouts mixed with black salt, chat masala and mousambi juice.

July

2022-07-29

Beetroot Onion Salad with Moong sprouts

• Grated beetroot, chopped onions, moong sprouts mixed with ajvain leaves (crushed), chat masala, black salt and lemon juice.

February

2022-02-11

Broccoli Leaves, Cauliflower Leaves, Potato curry

• Chhaunk: Mustard oil, Dhaniya seeds, Rai seeds, Heeng
• Add finele chopped leaves and thin slices of potatoes.
• Salt to taste, Turmeric, Sabji masala
• Miz well, add half glass water, cook for 15-20 minutes on low flamed pressure cooker (in my case, this happened without pressure cooker whistles).

2022-02-07

Ripe guava sweet sauce style curry.

• Almost Zero Oil Cooking: One teaspoon of mustard oil for Chhaunk. Dhaniya seeds, Rai seeds, Saunf.
• Medium sized pieces of ripened guavas.
• Salt, Curry masala, Turmeric as per taste. Crushed black pepper.
• Shakkar for sweetness as per taste.
• Ten minutes cooking in pressure cooker on medium sized flame.

2022-02-06

Hot Ripe Guava Salad 🥗

• Put guava pieces, salt, chopped black pepper, chaat masala, lemon pickle syrup two tea spoons, shakkar one tea spoon in kadhai on high flame and keep tossing for 60-120 seconds.

January - February

Insights

1. Adding Carom seeds to namkeen porridge makes it all the more delicious.
2. Make pumpkin with little ginger grated.
3. Gooseberries ginger jam is a big thumbs-up!
4. Carom seeds’ fermented (wheat) dough can be used to make bread/bun after 24 hours of kneading (Oct, Dehradun). Heat until it’s completely cooked on low flame with it covered with glass/steel lid. No foul odor.
5. Tadka for sprouts: Asafoetida, Carom seeds, Rai seeds, dried curry leaves. Additional -> Moringa leaves’ powder, garlic cloves, can even add chopped onions/spring onions. Use only black salt in sprouts’ recipe.
6. Make ram/pahadi karelas (bitter gourds) in pressure cooker.
7. Putting crushed chhoti harad in lemon pickle is better than putting uncrushed ones.
8. About 18 hours soaked black gram can be cooked with potatoes or any other vegetable in iron pan (sookhi sabzi) without pre boiling.