Monday, 30 September 2013

GUPCHUP...PANI PURI...PUCHKA

Ingredients:-
For Puris :-
Maida (Refined flour) - 1/2 cup
Suji (Semolina) - 1/2 cup
Atta (Whole wheat) - 1/2 cup
Water to knead the dough
A Cotton muslin cloth
Oil for deep frying

For Masala :-
Boiled & Mashed Potato - 2 nos.
Chopped Onion - 1 no.
Chopped Green Chillies (as per your taste)
Chopped Coriander leaves
Boiled Matar (Yellow Peas) - 1/2 cup
Roasted Cumin n Coriander powder
Roasted Red Chilly Flakes
Black Salt - 1 tsp
Chaat Powder - 1 tsp (optional) 

For Khatta Pani :-
Tamarind - 3 tsp
Ginger-Garlic Paste - 1/2 tsp
Mango Ginger paste - 1/2 tsp
Chopped Green chilies (as per your taste)
Chopped Coriander Leaves
Chopped Pudina Leaves
Black Salt - 1 tsp
Plain Salt - 1/2 tsp (as per taste)
Sugar - 1/2 tsp
Roasted Cumin n Coriander Powder - 1 tsp
Roasted Red Chilly Flakes - 1/2 tsp

Method :-

For Puris:- Take suji, maida n atta in a bowl and mix it well. Prepare a dough (not so soft, not so hard) by adding water. Make small balls from the dough, spread 2 tsp oil over the balls, mix well. Cover with a wet cotton cloth for 30 minutes and Keep aside. Heat oil in a deep pan. Roll out small puris from the dough balls and fry till golden brown in colour in a slow-medium flame. You can store it in an air-tight jar or polythene bag for longer period.  

For Masala:- Take all the above ingredients together in a bowl. Mix it well.

For Khatta Pani:- Soak tamarind in water for 10-15 minutes and squeeze out the pulp. Add all the ingredients to this pani, add more water as your choice. It should be more tangy, slightly sweet n little sour in taste.

Now your tasty home made GUPCHUP is ready to eat...Enjoy it with your family n relatives n friends !!!
KHATE JAO KHATE JAO...JITNA MARJI KHATE JAO...:) :) :) 

Sunday, 29 September 2013

AAMBA SADHA RECIPE (AAM PAPAD)


Ingredients:-
Ripe Mango Pulp (Aamba Rasa) - 2 nos.
Jaggery (Guda) - 1/2 cup
Red Chilli Powder - 1/2 tsp
Roasted Cumin powder - 2 tsp
Roasted Red Chilli Flakes- 1 tsp
Oil - 1 tsp

Method :-
Wash the mangoes, peel them and squeeze the pulp by hand or you can blend it in a blender to make a smooth and fine puree. Put the puree in low flame and stir it continuously till the moisture evaporate from the puree. Add Jaggery and red chilli powder to it and bring it to a boil. Switch off the flame and let it cool. Grease plate by oil and spread evenly the mixture layer by layer and keep it under sunlight to completely dry. Sprinkle roasted cumin n dry red chilly flakes over it for chatpatta taste. After the first layer is dried, another layer is spread over it and allowed to dry. After the mixture is completely dried cut it into desired shape. Preserve it in a jar for longer time. Enjoy the chatpatta Amba Sadha in the off season of mangoes!!! 

   

Saturday, 28 September 2013

PANI KAKHARU RAI (ASH GOURD WITH MUSTARD GRAVY)


Ingredients :-
Pani Kakharu (Ash Gourd) - 2 cup (Peel and cut into small-thin pieces)
Potato - 1 no. (Cut in small cubes) (optional)
Nigella/Black Onion seeds (Kala Jeera) - 1 tsp
Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder(Haldi) - 1/2 tsp (optional)
Curd - 1/4 cup
Sugar - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil - 2-3 tsp

For Mustard Paste:- Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
                                Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
                                Garlic cloves - 5-7 pods
                                Green Chillies - 3-4 nos. (as per your taste)
                                Vinegar - 3-4 tsp

For Poppy seed Paste:- Poppy seeds (Posto) - 1 tsp
                                     Char Magaz (Mixed Melon seeds) - 1/2 tsp
                                     Ginger -1/2 inch
                                     Soak poppy seeds and char magaz in water for 20 minutes.

Grind the above ingredients and make a smooth and fine paste.

Method :-
Heat Oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds and black onion seeds (kala jeera), when it starts crackling add ash gourd (Pani kakharu) and potato to it. Saute and fry for 5 minutes. Add mustard paste and poppy seeds paste to the pan and mix well. Don't fry more than 5 minutes, otherwise the mustard paste will taste a bitter. Add haldi, salt and 1 cup water to it and cover it in a low flame. Let it cook properly for 10-15 minutes till the ash gourd well cooked. Next add 1/4 cup of curd and a little bit of sugar. Mix it well. Add two green chillies to it for better taste and cover for more 2 minutes. Switch off the flame and serve with rice or roti...


Wednesday, 25 September 2013

SAVOURY STEAMED PANEER


Ingredients :-
Paneer Cubes- 100 gms
Capcicum - 1 no. large (cut in cubes)
Yogurt (Curd) - 1/2 cup

Posto(Poppy seeds) (1 tsp), Char magaz(Mixed Melon seeds) (1 tsp), Cashew nuts (6-8 pcs), Ginger(1 inch), Green chillies(3 nos.) - Soak posto, char magaz, cashew nuts in water for 20 minutes and make a fine paste of above.

Roasted Cumin- Mustard seeds powder - 2 tsp
Red Chilly Powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
Kasoori Methi - 1 tsp
Garam masala Powder - 1/4 tsp
Slit Green Chillies - 2 nos.
Sugar - 1 tsp
Crushed Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
Mustard Oil - 2 tsp
Salt to taste

Method :-
Beat the curd in a bowl, add roasted cumin-mustard seeds powder, poppy-char magaz-cashew nuts-ginger-green chillies paste, red chilly powder, turmeric powder, kasoori methi, sugar, pepper powder, garam masala powder and mix well. Add Paneer and capcicum cubes to the mixture and marinate it for 20 minutes in refrigerator. Add mustard oil over it. Add salt as per your taste and mix well. Take an aluminium dish, transfer the mixture to it. Add 1/2 cup water to the mixture if your gravy is very thick (optional). Place the bowl in a steamer or pressure cooker with 1 cup water. Cover the bowl tightly with a lid and place it on gas for 5-10 minutes. 

If you steam it in pressure cooker, then don't use the whistle. Just place the cooker on medium flame without whistle. Switch off the flame and let it on gas for more 5-8 minutes standing time. Serve hot steamed Paneer with pulao, biriyani, roti or naan. Enjoy the healthy n delicious dish with your family, relatives n friends !!!

Note:- You can also prepare it in a pan/kadhai, just transfer the uncooked paneer gravy to the pan, cover with a lid and cook on low flame for about 10-15 mins. 


LAU CHOPA BARA..(CUTLET FROM BOTTLE GOURD PEELS)


Ingredients :-
Lau Chopa (Bottle Gourd Peels) -1 cup
1 big size boiled Potato 
1 medium chopped Onion
Chopped Green Chillies (as per your taste)
Chopped Coriander Leaves
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Garlic Pods - 3-4 nos.
Green Chillies -2 nos.
Besan (Gram Flour) -3-4 tsp
Amchur Powder -1 tsp
Pepper Powder -1/2 tsp
Bread Crumbs -1 cup
Salt to taste
Oil for Shallow frying

Method :-
Wash and clean the peels of bottle gourd and boil it for 5-8 minutes. Cool it and blend with green chillies, garlic pods and cumin seeds to make a smooth paste. Transfer the paste to a bowl. Add boiled potato, besan (gram flour), chopped green chillies, chopped onion, chopped coriander leaves, amchur powder, pepper powder and salt as per your taste. Mix it well and make cutlet shape and roll over the bread crumbs. Heat oil in a pan and shallow fry the cutlets till golden brown in colour. Serve with rice, roti as side dish or can serve as snacks with any chutney. It's a healthy and crunchy cutlet which enhance the taste of your food !!!

Tuesday, 24 September 2013

PARIBA KHECHUDI (VEGETABLE KHICHDI)...ONE OF THE MOST ODISHA'S FAMOUS SATWIK RECIPE



Ingredients :-
Rice - 1 cup
Roasted Moong Dal (Split Yellow lentils) - 1 cup
Water - 3 cups (as per requirement)

Vegetables :-
Aloo, Kancha Kadali, Kakharu, Phula Kobi, Gajar, Beans, Mula, Nadia Kora, Tomator.
(Potato, Raw Banana, Pumpkin, Cauliflower, Carrot, Beans, Radish, Grated coconut, Tomatoes)
All the vegetables should cut in small pieces and take as per your choice.

Spices :-
Cinnamon (Dalchini), Cloves (Labang), Cardamom (Aleicha), Bay leaf (Teja patra), Dry Red Chillies (Sukhila Lanka), Cumin seeds (Jeera), Whole Pepper (Gota Golmaricha), Pepper Powder (Gol maricha gunda), Grated Ginger (Checha Ada), Green Chillies (Kancha Lanka), Turmeric Powder (Haldi), Sugar to taste (Chini), Salt to taste   

Ghee - 2-3 tsp
Roasted Peanuts (Badam) - 1/4 cup
Fried Cashew n Raisins (Kaju-khismis)

Method :-
Clean and wash the rice n moong dal together and soak for 30 minutes. After soaking rice and dal, drain the excess water and keep aside. First heat the water in high flame and let it boil. Heat 2 tsp ghee in another deep pan. Add cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, tej patta, cumin seeds, dry red chillies, whole pepper and grated ginger to the ghee and saute for a while. Then immediately add the boiling water to the deep pan.  Next add the rice, moong dal and all the vegetables, haldi powder and salt as per your tatse. Cover it and let it cook in a medium flame about 10 minutes. When the veggies are cooked, add the grated coconut, 1 tsp sugar, pepper powder, fried cashew nuts, raisins and roasted peanuts to the rice and mix well and let it cook in lower flame till it is done. When the khichdi will ready add rest of the ghee over it and cover it for 5 minutes. Switch off the flame and serve your 'mandira khichdi' with aloo bharta or tomato-khajuri khatta...Specially it's made in Ganesh Chaturthi and Dushera as Prasad in western Odisha.


Tuesday, 17 September 2013

ZAIKEDAR PANEER STUFFED BHINDI (LADIES FINGER) RECIPE


Ingredients :-
Bhindi (Ladies Finger) - 10-12 nos.

For Stuffing :-
Grated Paneer - 5 tsp
Grated Carrot - 4 tsp
Coriander (Dhania) Powder - 1 tsp
Cumin (Jeera) Powder - 1/2 stp
Dry Mango(Amchur) Powder - 1 tsp
Red Chilli Powder - 1/2 tsp
Ginger-Garlic Paste - 1 tsp
Black Pepper Powder - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric (Haldi) Powder - 1/2 tsp
Lemon Juice - 1/2 tsp
Cooking Oil - 1 tsp 
Salt to taste

For Tempering :-
Cooking Oil - 2-3 tsp
Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cumin Seeds - 1/4 tsp
Fenugreek (Methi) Seeds - 3/4 stp
Dry Red Chillies - 2 crushed
Few Curry Leaves
A Pinch Of Hing
1 no.Big Onion Chopped
Chopped Green Chillies (as Per taste)
Few Chopped Coriander Leaves 
Chat Masala - 1 tsp
Salt to taste

Method :-
Clean, wash and pat dry the Bhindi (Ladies Finger) with a cloth. Due to very long in size, I've cut them in two pieces. Make a slit in each bhindi in lengthwise. Take all the above stuffing ingredients in a bowl and mix it well. Then stuff the mixture in each bhindi and keep aside. Heat oil in a kadhai or pan. Add mustard, cumin and fenugreek seeds, dry red chillies, hing to the oil. When it splutters, add chopped onion, green chillies, curry patta and saute for a while. Then add the stuffed bhindi and sprinkle a little bit salt as per your taste. Mix it well and cover for 4-5 minutes on simmer. Add the extra stuffing mixture to the kadhai if u have left, which'll add more flavours to the bhindi and stir in every few minutes. Don't over cook the bhindi. Switch off the flame and garnish with chopped coriander leaves and sprinkle a little chat masala over it. Serve hot as side dish with rice or roti. Enjoy it !!!   

Tuesday, 10 September 2013

MITHI CHOCOLATY DALIA (A SWEET DISH WITH BROKEN WHEAT)


Ingredients :-
Dalia (Broken Wheat) - 1/2 cup
Suji (Semolina) - 1/4 cup (Optional)
Sugar - 1/2 cup
Ghee - 1/2 cup
Coco Powder - 4 tsp
Vanilla Essence - 1 tsp
Cinnamon (2 pieces), Cloves (2-3 nos.)
Cardamom Powder - 1/2 tsp
A pinch of Salt
Milk - 2 cups
Warm Water - 2 cups
A handful of Chopped Cashew, Raisins, Almonds

Method :-
Heat 1 tsp ghee in a deep pan and roast the dry fruits and keep aside. Take the remaining ghee in the same pan and add cinnamon and cloves to it. When it crackles, add the dalia (Broken Wheat) and suji (semolina) in that and fry for 5-7 mins. Add hot water to the dalia, add a pinch of salt and cover it . Cook it for a while on a low flame. When it half cooked, add milk to it and stirring continuously till the dalia is almost cooked and the milk gets absorbed. Then add the sugar powder and cook it for a while. Add the coco powder and vanilla essence to it and mix well by stirring continuously for 5 minutes. Next add the cardamom powder and chopped dry fruits to the mixture and mix well. Switch off the flame. Grease a plate by oil and transfer the halwa to it and spread evenly as your desired shape. Garnish with sliced almonds and cherries. Keep it for 15-20 minutes in refrigerator to set properly (Optional). Cut it in small pieces and serve your yummy sweet dish !!!

Monday, 9 September 2013

DALIA LADDU (BROKEN WHEAT LADDU)



Specially for Ganesh Chaturthi....a quick and easy sweet dish !!

Ingredients :-
Dalia (Broken Wheat) - 1 cup
Suji (Semolina) - 1/4 cup
Sugar - 1/2 cup
Chopped Cashewnuts, Almonds, Raisins (as your choice)
Hot melted Ghee or Butter 1/2 cup (as required)
Elaichi (Cardamom) - 3-4 nos

Method :-
Heat a pan and roast the Broken Wheat or dalia and fry till the colour changes slightly. Also roast the suji (Semolina). Keep a side and cool it. Then grind it to form a fine powder. Grind the sugar separately. Add elaichi powder to it. Then add chopped fried dry fruits as per your choice. Mix it well. Add hot ghee little by little to the mixture and ensure lumps are not remaining and it turns to a stick mixture. Take a small handful of mixture and make laddus of your preferable size. Add more ghee if it required. Now your delicious DALIA LADDUs are ready to eat. Store it in an air tight jar for couple of a week. 


Thursday, 29 August 2013

DALIA UPMA (BROKEN WHEAT UPMA) ... A HEALTHY BREAKFAST



Ingredients :-
Dalia (Broken Wheat) - 1 cup
Carrots Sliced 1/2 cup
Cauliflower 1/2 cup
French Beans 1/4 cup
Onion Sliced - 1 medium
Green Chillies - 2-3 chopped
Ginger - 1 inch (Finely chopped)
A pinch of Hing
Few Curry Leaves 
Chana Dal (Bengal gram) - 2 tsp
Urad Dal (Black gram) - 2 tsp
Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
Dry Red Chilli - 1 no.
Turmeric powder (Haldi) - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Lemon Juice - 1 tsp
Salt as per taste
Refined Oil - 2tsp


Method :-

Heat 1/2 tsp oil in a pressure cooker and add dalia to it. Roast it for 2-3 minutes till light brown and then add 2 cups of water, a pinch of salt and cover the lid. Cook it for 2 whistles on medium flame. Remove it from flame and keep a side.


Heat 2 tsp oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds, dry red chilli, hing, ginger chopped, sliced onion, chopped green chillies, chana dal, urad dal, curry patta and saute a while. Then add all the vegetables, salt, haldi, coriander powder and fry for 5-7 mins. Don't over cook the veggies. Simmer the flame and add the boiled dalia to it slowly and mix well. Stirring continuously to avoid lumps. Sprinkle some lemon juice over it. Garnish with grated coconut or coriander leaves and serve warm with chutney or any pickle or dahi ...

NOTE :- 1. You can add any vegetables of your choice (potato, sweet corn, capsicum,                                   cabbage, tomato).
                 2. You can make it directly in a pressure cooker or in a pan. 
                 3. It's a very healthy and nutritious breakfast for your family. 

Wednesday, 28 August 2013

MALPUA / RIPE BANANA PANCAKE ....A DELICIOUS DESSERT


Ingredients :-
All purpose flour (Maida) 1/2 cup
Whole Wheat flour (Atta) 1/2 cup
Semolina (Suji) 2 tsp
Milk 1 cup
Ripe Banana 2 nos. (Mashed well)
Crushed Roasted Peanuts 2 tsp
Fennel Seeds (Saunf) 1 tsp
A pinch of Salt
Crushed Pepper 1/2 tsp
Crushed Almonds
Ghee Or Oil for deep frying

For Sugar Syrup:-
Sugar 1 cup
Water 1 cup
Saffron strands (Kesar)

Method :-
For malpua batter mix add maida, atta, suji, a pinch of salt, milk, mashed banana, saunf, crushed pepper and peanuts in a bowl and keep it aside for 1 hour. The batter shouldn't very watery, it should be little bit thicker than usual batter.

Prepare the sugar syrup one thread consistency by mixing the above ingredients.

Take one kadhai or pan and heat enough oil/ghee for deep frying. Pour a spoonful of batter into the hot oil and deep fry over a slow heat. Cook on both sides till the malpua turns golden brown in color. When both sides done, drain it properly and deep in the sugar syrup. Let it be in sugar syrup for 10 minutes and then remove it. Garnishing it with crushed almonds, cherry or with hot rabdi and enjoy your Malpua...


Friday, 23 August 2013

BADAMI VEG...


Ingredients :-
1 medium Potato (cut in medium size cubes)
2 medium Carrots (cut in medium size cubes)
10 Cauliflower florets (cut in medium size cubes)
8-10 french Beans (cut fine)
1/2 cup Frozen Sweet Corn
2 chopped Green Chillies
2 Dry red chillies
1 tsp Panch Phutan (Mix of Cumin,Mustard,Fennel,Fenugreek,Nigella/Black Onion seeds)
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1/2 tsp Coriander powder
1/2 tsp Garam masala powder
2-3 tsp Yogurt
1 cup Boiled Milk
1 tsp Sugar
Little fried Cashew nuts and Raisins
Little Cherries for garnishing
2 tsp Oil
Salt to tatse

Peanut Paste:-
1 cup Roasted Peanut or Badam
1/2 cup Milk (Or As required to grind the paste)
1 inch Ginger piece

Method :-
Clean, Wash and cut all the vegetables and boil it for 5-7 mins in a medium flame or can place the veggies in a microwave and steam for 5 minutes on max. power. Drain the hot water and put the vegetables in cold water immediately and keep aside.  
Heat oil in a pan. Add dry red chillies and panch phutan. When the seeds crackle add the boiled veggies and saute for a few while. Add the peanut paste and one cup of boiled milk and let it cook. Add haldi powder, chopped green chillies, dhania powder, garam masala and salt and stir. Add frozen sweet corn and let it simmer for 3-4 mins. Add yogurt, sugar and fried cashew nuts-raisins and mix. Stir continuously to avoid burning. Simmer for 1 mins. and take it off the heat. Garnish with few Cherries and Serve with any Pulao, Biriyani or Rotis, Naan.. Hope you enjoy the dish !!!

Thursday, 22 August 2013

TASTY N SPICY TOMATO RICE


This is my Raksha Bandhan Special dish ; Tomato Rice, Dal fry, Badami Veg with Cucumber n papad....<3

Ingredients :-
2 cups Basmati Rice
4 medium Ripe Tomato Puree
1 chopped Onion
1 tsp Ginger Paste
Few chopped Green Chillies
2-3 Dry Red Chillies
1 tsp Mustard seeds
1 tsp Cumin seeds
2 tsp Bengal gram split (Chana dal)
1 tsp Black lentils split (Urad dal)
1 tsp Turmeric (Haldi) powder
1/4 tsp Garam masala powder
1 tsp Kasoori Methi (Dried Fenugreek leaves)
1 tsp Sugar
A pinch of Asafoeida (Hing)
Little Curry leaves
Whole Garam masala (Bay leaf-1, Cinnamon-1 inch piece, Cloves-3, Cardamom-3)
2 tsp Ghee and 1 tsp any Refined Oil
Some Fried Cashew nuts and Raisins
Salt as per taste
Water - 4 cups

Method:-
Clean, wash and soak Basmati rice for 30 minutes. Heat ghee and oil in a pressure cooker, add the whole garam masala, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, dry red chillies, chana dal, urad dal to it. When the seeds crackle add the chopped onion, ginger paste, curry leaves n saute for few minutes. Add a pinch of hing to it. Then add the tomato puree and cook till the raw smell goes and oil leaves the masala. Add haldi and garam masla to it. Then add the soaked rice and toss to mix well. Add 2 cups of hot water to the rice and salt to taste and close the lid. Cook on a high flame for 2-3 whistles. Then switch off the flame. When pressure subsides, open it and fluff it with a fork. Garnish with the fried cashew nuts and raisins and Serve hot with any gravy item or raita. Enjoy your Spicy n yummy Tomato Rice !!!

NOTE :- 1. I have used raw rice and directly cooked in pressure cooker for early cooking.

              2.  Anyone can prepare this dish using cooked rice with the same process in a kadhai.

             3. One can make this dish without onion in any vrat or fasting day, only with ginger                       paste.                            

Thursday, 20 June 2013

HEALTHY RAW BANANA TIKKI / KANCHA KADALI BARA


Ingredients :-
2 Large Boiled Raw Bananas / Plantain
2 Large Boiled Potatoes
1 Medium Onion (Finely Chopped)
2-3 chopped Green Chillies (as per your taste)
1 tsp Coriander (Dhania) Powder
1/2 tsp Cumin (Jeera) Powder
1 tsp Chaat Masala                                                         
2 tsp Corn flour
2 tsp Bread Crumbs or Semolina (Suji) 
3-4 tsp Roasted Sesame seed (Til)
Few chopped Coriander Leaves
1-2 tsp Lemon Juice or 1 tsp Amchur powder
1 tsp Black Pepper Powder
Salt to taste
Oil for Shallow fry

Method :-
Boil the whole Raw Banana / Plantain  and potato in a pressure cooker for 2-3 whistles about 10-15 minutes. Cool, peel and mash well in a wide bowl. Add chopped onion, green chillies, coriander leaves and all the dry masalas, lemon juice and salt to the mixture and mix well. Divide this mixture into equal portions and make small patty or tikkis by pressing them lightly with your palms. Roll the tikkis with bread crumbs or semolina. Shallow fry the tikkis in medium heat in a non-stick tawa or pan. Turn it and again cook it till nicely browned in colour. Enjoy the yummy and healthy tikkis or baras ...!!!

Saturday, 25 May 2013

SIMPLE N DUMDAR DHANIA-ALOO CURRY


If you're looking for an easy, simple, healthy dish idea, then try out this quick Dhania-Aaloo-Tomato curry. This is a typical aloo in tomato gravy recipe. In my Sasural, it is made on most  fasting and festivals and can mostly be enjoyed with paratha n poories. Traditionally no onions-garlics are added.

Ingredients :-
Boiled Potato - 3 nos.
Tomatoes - 2 nos.
Ginger - 1 inch
Green Chillies - 3 -4 nos.
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Dhania powder - 1/2 tsp
Panch phutan - 1 tsp
Dry red chilli - 1 no.
Kasoori Methi (Dry methi leaves) - 1tsp
Roasted Cumin seeds(1/2 tsp), fenugreek (Methi) seeds(1/2 tsp), Coriander seeds(1 tsp)
Salt as per taste
Water - 2 cups
Oil or ghee - 2 tsp
A Bunch of Coriander Leaves

Method :-
Heat 2 tsp oil or ghee in a kadhai. Add panch-phutan, when it splutter add dry red chilli, grated ginger and saute for a second. Add chopped tomatoes, fry for a while and then add salt, haldi powder, dhania powder, kasoori methi and fry until oil separates. Then add mashed potatoes and fry for sometime. Add roasted cumin, fenugreek and coriander powder to it and mix well. Now add 2 cup water and cover with a lid. Bring to boil, cook on a medium flame for 5-8 mins. Stir the contents in between. When the contents become thicken, remove the kadhai from fire. Garnish with coriander leaves and Serve hot with poories, parathas or chapatties !!