Green Moong Daal Recipe in just 25 minutes - Punjabi Style

GREEN MOONG DAAL RECIPE - HOW TO MAKE HOMELY PUNJABI STYLE

When I don't have time to make any curry then I prefer making 2 in 1 Green Moong Daal. One can make this easily with less effort and requires no extra skills. The taste will take you to Punjab in just 25 minutes! Yes, you heard it right! 

I like the mushy taste along with the pleasant fragrance of ghee which rolls down the happiness altogether. The combination is just made in heaven. You can make it in one pot but I usually give the tadka separately at the end. I always try to modify dishes to make it simple and easy to make but never compromise in the taste, after all the taste is the only reason for which you enter the kitchen all time for your food cravings. 

Usually, green moong dal is soaked for 1-2 hours to reduce the cooking time, it also gives a better texture to your final dish. You can cook it without soaking but then it takes too much time. This is can be served with roti, parathas, jeera rice, steam rice, as a side dish, or just like dal, with every combination it has its own uniqueness. 

Green  Moong Daal Recipe- Contains green moong daal, some spices, and tadka (tempering)

Ingredients

1. 1 Cup Soaked Green Daal (Soaked for 1-2 hours)
2. 1 Onion Medium Size chopped (Pyaz)
3. 1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder (Laal Mirch Powder)
4. 1/2 tsp Tumeric Powder (Haldi Powder)
5. 1 tsp Chopped Garlic (Lasan)
6. 1 Green Chilli
7. Salt to Taste
8. Oil 

For Tempering - Tadka to Daal

1. 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
2. 1 Tomato Finely chopped
3. 1 Onion Medium Size chopped (Pyaz)
4. Some Curry Leaves
5. 2 Dried Red Chilli
6. 1 tsp Finely Chopped Garlic
7. Pinch of Red Chilli Powder- For Colour
8. Ghee or Oil to fry

For Garnishing

1. Some Coriander Leaves

Directions:

1. Soak Green daal for 1 - 2 hours and drain the water.
   


2. Now in a pressure cooker add Soaked Green daal, Red Chilli Powder, Turmeric Powder, Chopped Garlic, Chopped Onion, Green Chilli, Salt to Taste, Chopped Onion and 2.5 to 3 cups of water.
   


3. Cover the lid of pressure cooker for10 to 12 whistles or 15 to 17 minutes on medium-high flame till the daal becomes soft in texture.


4. For Tempering (Tadka): Add 2 tsp Ghee or Oil then add cumin seeds, Curry Leaves, Dried Red Chilli, Chopped Onion, chopped Garlic, Chopped Tomato, Red Chilli Powder. Turn off the heat until onion becomes light brown.
   


5. Add the Tempering or tadka on top of daal and garnish it with coriander leaves.
   


6. Serve it hot with rice or roti. Enjoy!

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Dahi Aloo Chaat Recipe - Simple and Easy to Make

DAHI ALOO CHAAT RECIPE - HOW TO MAKE IT SIMPLE AND IN A EASY WAY

Popular street food from North India? Well, guessing will not take you too far! You will end up with the popular street food DAHI ALOO CHAAT!!! Quick and tempting snack with mashed potatoes, some Indian Spices, and lots of yogurts. I wonder how food love is made of? A mixture of sweetness, soothing calm, and sometimes a spicy kick. As they say: "Simple is too boring".

I remember when I don't have much time to make any Chaat Recipe, the only one savior I have found in the kitchen was Potato. This is one of the ingredients which I suppose most of the people have in their kitchen too. Aloo (Potato) is like a king to my kitchen - used for making curries, different snacks, side dishes and in Chaats

DAHI ALOO CHAAT - Contains boiled potato, yogurt, Indian spices and (Optional- some tangy sauces)

Ingredients

1. 3 Small Size Potatoes boiled(Aloo boiled)
2. 1 Cup Yogurt (Dahi)
3. 1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder (Laal Mirch Powder)
4. 1/2 tsp Roasted Cumin Powder (Jeera Powder)
5. 1/4 tsp Ginger and Garlic Paste (Adrak and Lasan ka Paste)
6. 1 tsp Corn Flour (Makke ka Aata)
7. Salt to Taste
8. 2 tsp Sugar
9. 1 or 2 tsp Onion finely chopped(Pyaz) - Optional
10. Oil to Fry

For Garnishing

1. Pinch of Roasted Cumin
2. Some Corriander
3. Pinch Of Chaat Masala

• Pinch of Red Chilli Flakes - Optional: Depends on your taste
• 1/2 finely Chopped Green Chilli - Optional: Depends on your taste
• Tamarind Sauce / Mint sauce (Chutney) -Optional- Depends on your taste

Directions:

1. Peel and mash the boiled potatoes.
2. Now add Red Chilli Powder, Roasted Cumin Powder, Ginger and Garlic Paste, Salt to Taste, Onion finely chopped(Pyaz) - Optional and Corn Flour to bind well. a
3. Mix it well and make Round shapes of Potato (Aloo Tikki's) make sure that there are no cracks, edges should be smooth.
4. Heat a Shallow Pan and add oil to shallow fry the Potato Tikki's for 2 Mins on each side until it reaches beautiful golden color.
5. Meantime take yogurt in a bowl add sugar and whisk it well until its smooth.
6. Take all Tikki's in a serving plate and pour the whisked yogurt on all the Tikki's.
7. Now add pinch of Roasted Cumin Powder, Coriiamder leaves, (Red Chilli Flakes, Some Green Chilli and tamaraind / mint sauce)- Optional

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Easy Chow Mein Recipe in just 14 Minutes

Hi Foodiez!!

The food which will make you stand for a long time in a queue in food street without regretting and loving to watch the preparation, the mouthwatering dish; Chow Mein. Personally, this dish is a love for everyone, it makes me wonder how vegetables perfectly blend with noodles; just like a perfect marriage!
I wonder how people struggle to make it done easily and with less time in restaurant style. So here is the recipe which will help to prepare in just 14 minutes like a restaurant-style taste.

Let's start with the recipe

Ingredients

1. 200gm Instant Chow Mien Noodle (Veg/ Egg)
2. 1 medium size Carrot, thinly sliced
3. Some French Beans, chopped
4. 1 Cup Shredded Cabbage
5. 1 Capsicum, thinly sliced
6. 1 Onion, sliced
7. 2 Eggs
8. 1 Teaspoon Ginger and Garlic paste
9. 1/2 Teaspoon of Garam Masala to taste
10. 1 Teaspoon of Red Chilli Powder
11. 2 teaspoons light soy sauce
12. Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
13. Oil as required

Now let's get our hand on making Chow Mein Noodle!!

1. Bring 5-6 cups of water to a boil in a pot. Add chow mein noodles along with a teaspoon of salt and a few drops of oil. Boil it for 3-4 minutes until it is almost cooked. Then drain and transfer the noodles to a bowl.
2. In the meantime, thinly slice the onions, carrots, cabbage, and capsicum. The cooking time for making vegetables is very less, so you need to keep everything ready before you start cooking.
3. Heat some oil in a deep pan. When the oil is hot, add sliced onion, stir until it becomes translucent. Add whisked egg with a pinch of salt and stir until it's cooked well- take the scrambled egg into a bowl.
4. Add oil in the same pan. When the oil is hot, add ginger and garlic paste and stir for a couple of seconds. It shouldn't turn brown, otherwise, it may lead to a slightly bitter taste.
5. Add all the veggies( Carrot, Capsicum, Cabbage, and Beans) and salt to taste into the pan; all the veggies should be stirred continuously on high flame such that veggies will get little soften; make sure that the veggies shouldn't burn and neither it should be over cooked
6. Food Mystique Pinch of Salt (Note): The veggies should be half cooked , you will get the little crunch in your chow mein.
7. Add boiled chow mein into the pan. Mix it well, add Scrambled egg,2 Teaspoon of light Soy Sauce, Red Chilli Powder to your spice level, Garam Masala and pepper powder and mix it well again such that everything is coated evenly onto chowmein
8. Stir the Chow mein for 2 minutes on high flames
9. Egg Chow Mein is ready! Serve it hot with tomato sauce.

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Andhra Style Mirapakaya Bajji - Easy recipe with simple ingredients

Hi Foodies 😋,

What time your food craving hits you too hard? I bet you all our answers would be the same. Yes! we got it right 'Evening snack time'!!. 

Andhra Style Mirapakaya Bajji - Easy recipe with simple ingredients

Ingredients

For Gram Flour batter -
3 Bajji Hari Mirch (Large Green Chilli)
Gram Flour (besan)
1 Teaspoon Red Chilli Powder
1 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder
Salt to taste.

For Filling -
One Small Onion - finely chopped
3 Tablespoon Masala Boondi

For Garnish -
Pinch of Red Chilli Powder
Some Lemon Slices

Method to Make Andhra Style Mirapakaya Bajji Recipe - Stuffed Chilli Recipe

1. Wash the chillies and make a slit in middle. Deseed them and keep it aside.
2. Make the batter -  Mix all the ingredients- besan, red chilli powder, salt, turmeric powder in a bowl with 1/2 cup of water to a smooth thick batter. Consistency should be like a non-easy runny batter.
3. Heat a kadai with oil to deep fry the chillies on medium-low flame. 
4. Check if the oil is hot by dropping a little amount of batter into the oil. If the batter easily rises up then it is hot enough for making bajjis.
5. Dip the green chillies into the batter and coat it evenly, carefully drop the chillies into the hot oil. Turn the chillies after 30 seconds so that it has an even brown colour from all the sides.
6. Take out the chillies using a slotted spoon and place it on a kitchen paper towel to drain the excess oil. Do the same for the rest of the chillies.
7. For Stuffing - Mix onion and masala boondi together.
8. Make a slit in the fried bajji such that it looks like a pocket. Fill the stuffing inside bajji.
9. Garnish - Sprinkle some red chilli powder on top of all the bajji.
10. Serve the Andhra Style Mirapakaya bajji along with hot cup of Masala tea for your evening snack.