Perfect Chole masala

Ingredients:

set 1
Onion - 1 small
Tomato - 1 small
Cashew - 8

Set 2

Chickpeas(chole/kabuli chana)- 1 cup (soaked over night)

Set 3

Cooking oil- 5 tbsp

Cloves - 3

Cardamom - 3 Onion- 1 medium chopped

Green chili - 2 Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp

Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp Red chilli powder-1 tsp Cumin powder-1/2 tsp Coriander powder-1/2 tsp Chole masala -1/2 tsp

Salt to taste or 1.5 tsp

Aam chur powder - 1 tsp

Kasoori methi - 1 pinch Coriander leaves-1/3 cup

Water - 1 cups

Method:

1. For Set 1 - Method - heat oil in a pan add set 1 ingredients and fry till onions are light brown, cool them down and grind into puree.

2, For Set 2 - pressure cook for 8 mins in instant pot.

3. For set 3 - Heat oil in a pan,

4. Now add onion and green chili and fry till onions are light brown.

5. Now add turmeric, ginger garlic paste and mix well

6. Now add red chili powder, salt, cumin powder, coriander powder and mix well

7. Now add onion, tomato and cashew puree and mix well and close the lid and cook for 2 mins

8. Now add soaked chana, chole masala, aam char powder, kasoori methi and mix well for a min

9. Now add water and close the lid and cook for 5 mins medium flame.

10. Now add green chilies, cilantro leaves and cook for 5 mins on slow flames and switch off.

Perfect potato fry

Potatoes - 4 chopped small pieces ( wash them 3 times to remove the starch)
Oil - 3 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds -1/2 tsp
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp

Onion - 2 tbsp chopped
Green chilies - 1 slit
Curry leaves - few
Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
Red chili powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
Salt - 3/4 tsp
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Cumin powder - 1/4 tsp

Method:
1. Heat oil in pan, add mustard, urad dal and cumin seeds fry till light brown
2. Now add onion, and green chili, curry leaves and fry till onions are light brown
3. Now add potatoes and ginger garlic paste and fry nicely in oil till they are cooked without lid.
4. Now add red chili powder, turmeric, coriander-cumin powder, and salt n mix well for a min.
5. Switch off the stove and serve.

Perfect Spring onion, aloo and tomato curry

 

Spring onion - 1 cup - chopped 

Potatoes - 2 - cubed

Onion - 1/2 small - chopped

Curry leaves - 1 spring

Green chili - 2  chopped

Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp

Tomato - 1 small  - chopped

Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp

Cumin powder - 1/4 tsp

Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Salt - 1/2 tsp

Seasoning:

Oil - 3 tbsp

Chana dal - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp


Method:
1. Heat oil in a big wok, add chana dal, urad dal, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, and fry for a min
2. Now add onion, curry leaves, green chili, and fry till onion are translucent
3. Now add Potatoes and ginger garlic paste and mix well.
4. Now add tomato, red chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, turmeric, salt and mix well and cover with the lid and cook till oil comes out.
5. Now add spring onion and mix very gently and close the lid and cook for 2 mins on low flame.
7. Now add 1/2 glass of water and cook for more 10 mins with lid closed on low flame.

8.  Switch off the flame and serve with hot rice.