Achari Aloo

ACHARI ALOO- TANGY DELICIOUS BABY POTATOES COOKED WITH   PICKLE SPICES

Achari Aloo -Potato is the most popular and versatile vegetable among all the vegetables available in the world. There are numerous delicious recipes in each country ,state and favourite of each and every family.
Achari aloo is a easy and delicious recipe . it can be served as snack/ starter or as a side dish with main course. there are so many versions of making Achari aloo but this recipe is very simple and easy to cook and taste very good.

Ingredients :-

• Boiled Baby Potato - 8 to 10 nobs
• Ginger paste - 1/2 Teaspoon
• Green Chilli - 1 chopped
• Asafoetida/Hing - a pinch
• Cumin seeds/Jeera - 1/2 Teaspoon
• Mustard seeds/Rai - 1 Teaspoon
• Kalonji/Onion seeds - 1/4 Teaspoon
• Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 Teaspoon     
• Crushed fennel seeds/Saunf - 1/2 Teaspoon
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 Teaspoon
• Black salt - a pinch
• Salt - as per taste
• Red chilli powder - 1Teaspoon
• Sugar - a pinch
• Dry mango powder - 1/2 Teaspoon
• Chopped coriander leaves - as required
• Mustard oil/Sarson Ka Tel - 3 Tablespoon

Instructions :-

• Peel boiled potatoes and keep aside.
• Heat mustard oil in a pan.
• When its hot enough(reaches its smoking point)Add Nigella seeds ,Asafoetida and dry red chillies.
• Add asafoetida, cumin seeds, mustard seeds,Fenugreek seeds, kalonji, crushed fennel seeds, ginger  paste, chopped green chilli. Saute for few seconds on a low flame.
• Add turmeric powder and mix well.
• Add potatoes and mix it nicely with the oil and seasoning.
• Saute it till it looks light golden.It will take 3-4 minute.
• Mix it well .Make sure potatoes are coated nicely with this spice mix. Saute on medium flame for 2-3 minute, till it looks little crispy. Switch off  the flame now.
• Check  the seasoning.
• Garnish with fresh cilantro and lemon wedges.
• Your Potatoes are ready to serve .

Mushroom Chatpata

Ingredients :-

• Mushroom - 250 gm
• Onion - 2 nobs
• Capsicum - 1 nob cut into cubes
• Garlic chopped - 1 tbsp
• Ginger chopped - 1/2 tbsp
• Green chili  -1 nobs cut into slit
• Curry leaves - 1 string
• Soy sauce - 1 tbsp
• Tomato sauce 2 tbsp
• Chili Sauce - 1 tbsp
• ginger and garlic paste - 1/2 tbsp
• Salt as per taste
• Chili powder - 1 tbsp
• Black Pepper Powder(crushed) - 1 tbsp
• Corn Flour - 2-3 tbsp

Method :-

• Rinse mushroom well,Cut into half if you want to remove the skin you can just peel off.
• Take Mushrooms into a bowl,add little salt,chili powder,ginger and garlic paste,corn flour powder mix it well and keep it aside.
• Heat oil into a pan,once oil is hot add the marinated Mushrooms and slow fry them ,then take it out and keep it aside.
• In the same pan add little more oil,then add the chopped ginger-garlic,green chili slit and saute it for few minutes.
• Now add the sliced onions and again saute it for 2-3 minutes,add the capsicum,curry leaves,little salt and saute it for 5 minutes with medium flame.
• After 5 minutes add the soy sauce,chili sauce,tomato sauce and mix it well for some time.
• Then add the fried Mushrooms,add crushed black pepper and mix everything well with medium flame.
• Then cover it with a lid and cook it for 5 minutes with medium flame.
• Then switch off the flame and serve hot garnish with some chopped coriander leaves(optional). serve as a stater.

Jackfruit Kabab /Kathal ki Kabab

Ingredients:-

• Jack fruit (Raw cut into cubes) -200 gm
• Corn flour - 1/2 cup
• Ginger and ginger Paste - 1 tbsp
• Chili powder - 1 tbsp
• Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tbsp
• Garam Masala -1tbsp
• Salt as per taste
• Kabab powder - 2 tbsp
• Baking powder - 1 pinch
• Oil for fry

Method:-

• Wash the jacket fruit pieces nicely and put into the pressure cooker adding with little salt and turmeric Powder, add 1 glass of water and give 3 whistle.
• After that leave it for cool down the cooker, then open the lid drain the water from the jackfruit and let it dry little bit .
• Jake the boiled jackfruit in to a bowl,add turmeic powder a pinch,chilli powder,ginger and garlic paste,kabab Masala,garam Masala,cornflour,salt add all together and mix it slowly with hand.
• If needed you can add little water .make sure the jackfruit has to coated nicely with all the ingredients and keep it aside.
• Heat oil in a frying pan,once oil is hot add the marinated jackfruit pieces one by one and fry it with medium high flame.
• Once jackfruit kabab is fried from both the side and change the color in to golden brown, then remove it to a tissue paper.
• Know our jackfruit kabab is ready to eat serve hot with tomatoe ketchup and sliced Onion.

Cauliflower Pan Cake

Ingredients :-

• Cauliflower -1  medium size
• All purpose flour - 1/2cup
• Egg - 2
• Baking powder -1/2tbsp
• Mix herb - 1/2tbsp
• Crushed black pepper powder - 1/2tbsp
• Crushed Garlic - 1tbsp
• Salt as per taste 
• Oil - 1/2cup
• Green chili chopped -1tbsp (optional)

Method :-

• First cut the cauliflower into medium peace and wash it properly.
• Then take a large pan add some water with 1 tbsp of salt and let it boil then add the chopped cauliflower allow it for half cooked .
• Then strain the water and let it cool,then make it half crushed and keep it aside.
• Then take another bowl and add all purpose flour,egg,baking powder,mix herb,crushed black pepper,garlic,salt and mix it properly .
• Then add the crushed boiled cauliflower and mix it properly to make a thick paste.
• Now take a pan add little oil,once oil is hot then take 1 full tbsp of cauliflower mixture and put it on pan and give it like a patties shape.
• At a time you can make 2-3 in a pan. then fry it with medium flame till golden brown from both sides.Same process follow to prepare all pan cake.
• Then serve hot with tomato ketchup.

Crispy fried Parwal

Ingredients :-

• Parwal - 250gm
• Gram flour (Besan) - 1/2cup
• Chilli powder - 1tbsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/2tbsp
• Curry powder - 1tbsp
• Salt as per taste 
• Ginger and garlic paste - 1tbsp
• Oil - 2-3tbsp
• Lemon juice - 1/2tbsp
• Chopped onions - 1/2cup
• Panch foran - 1tbsp 

Method :-

• First wash the Parwal nicely,cut it into slices and keep it aside.
• Then add the Besan,chilli powder,turmeric powder,curry powder, ginger and garlic paste , salt,lemon juice in to the sliced Parwal , mix it properly and keep it aside for 5-10mints.
• Then take a pan add little oil for heat and when oil is heat add the panch foran and let it crackle then add the chopped onion and sauté it till it become transparent.
• Then add the marinated sliced Parwal,mix it nicely and cover it with a lid and let it cook with medium flame .
• In between you need to mix otherwise it will be born.
• When it will be cook properly then remove the lid and let it fry with medium flame till it will be crispy and golden brown in colour.
• Then switch off the flame and your crispy fried Parwal is ready to eat.
• Serve hot with rice/roti as a side dishes.

Dahi Baigan(Fried Eggplant with Curd)

This is one of my Odisha style famous recipes called Dahi Baigann please try to prepare at your home and enjoy.it is one of the side dish you can take with rice.

Ingredients:- 

• Brinjal(Eggplant) -1 large sizes 

• curd - 1 and 1/2cup

• Red chilli powder - 2tbsp
• Turmeric powder - 1tbsp
• Salt as per taste
• curry leaves - 2tbsp
• oil for deep fry
• panch foran(mustard seeds,cumin seeds,fenugreek seeds,fennel seeds and black cuminseeds) - Take all together 2tbsp
• Dry red chilies - 2nobs
• water as per requiement(optional)

Method :-

• First wash the eggplants properly and cut it in to slices .
• Take a bowl and marinate the eggplants with 1tbsp of salt and 1tbsp of turmeric powder mix it properly  and keep it aside.
• Then take another bowl add the curd with 1tbsp of salt and mix it nicely. if you required you can add water or not. That is up to you.
• Take a frying pan and pour some oil for deep frying the Eggplants. 
• When the oil gets heat add the marinated eggplants slowly and let it fry till golden brown color.
• Then take it out from oil and keep it aside.
• Take another pan and add 2tbsp of oil in to it. 
• When the oil gets hot then add the pancha Foran.  when it gets crackle add the red chilies and curry leaves into it.
• Then  saute it in to the low flame and then add the red chilli powder and fried eggplants into it and mix it nicely then swith off the flame.let it cool for 2mints.
• Then take the eggplants mixture and put it into the curd and mix it nicely then let the eggplant with Curd for 10-15 mints to soak the curd nicely.
• Your Dahi Baigan is ready to eat garnish with little fried red chilli powder and serve with rice as a side dish.

Aloo ka Bharta

Ingredients : -

• Potato boiled - 4-5nobs
• Onions - 2 nobs chopped finely 
• Garlic -1tbsp chopped 
• Green chilli - 1 nob chopped 
• Dry chilli - 1
• Turmeric powder - 1/2tbsp
• Tomato - 1 nob chopped finely 
• Mustard seeds and cumin seeds - 1tbsp ( her I am using panch foran)
• Salt as per taste 
• Mustard oil - 2-3 tbsp
• Coriander leaves chopped - 1tbsp

Method : -

• peeled the boil potatoesmash it properly .
• Heat oil in a pan then add the red chilli ,mustard and cumin seeds and let it cracked.
• Then add the chopped onion,garlic and green chillies and sauté it for few minutes.
• Then add the chopped tomatoes,salt,turmeric powder and sauté it for few minutes till the tomatoes will soften.
• Then add the mashed potatoes and mix it well and let it cook for 5 mints and then switch off the flame.
• Finally in top of the potato Bharat sprinkle the coriander leaves and serve as a side dish with rice.

Brinjal fry ( Baigan Bhaja )

Ingredients : -

• Egg plant  -1large sized
• Turmeric powder - 1tbsp
• Chilli powder - 1tbsp
• Curry powder - 1tbsp
• Salt as per required
• Oil for fry ( you can take mustard oil taste will be nice)

Method : -

• Wash the brinjal properly and cut it into half inch round slices and keep it aside.
• Now add the turmeric powder,chilli powder, curry powder, salt and the slices properly and keep it for 2-3 mints.
• Then if you want take little rice flour in a plate and coat each slices with rice flour then dust off the extra flour and keep it aside.
• Now heat oil in a pan and fry the slices from both side till crisp and golden brown from both sides.
• Then the slices and keep it on the paper napkin and serve it hot with rice as a side dish.

( you can fry the brinjals without rice flour also. You can fry it with all spices and salt . And make it shallow fry or deep fry as per your choice)

Bhindi Masala

Ingredients : -

• Bhindi (ladies finger) - 200gm
• Onions - 2non (finely chopped)
• Ginger and garlic paste - 2tbsp
• Coriander powder - 1tbsp
• Cumin powder - 1/2tbsp
• Red chili powder - 2tbsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/4tbsp
• Garam masala powder - 1tbsp
• Cumin seeds - 1tbsp
• Tamato - 1nob (finely chopped)
• Salt as per taste 
• Oil for cooking 

Method : -

• Wash and cut Bhindi in halves.
• Heat oil in a pan and  add cumin seeds and let it splutter then add the Bhindis and fry it for 5 minutes  and remove from the heat and keep it aside.
• In same pan pure  oil  and add chopped onions and saute it few minutes till golden brown.
• Then add the ginger and garlic paste and fry it till the raw small go off.
• Then add the chopped tamatoes and all the spices and let it fry for 5 minutes till the masala turn golden brown.
• Know add the  fried Bhindis and stir well.
• Cook it on medium flame and keep stirring it ocassionally so it does not stick at bottom.
• Keep frying till bhindis are cooked and switch off the flame.
• Then serve hot with rice / chapati as a side dishes.

Tandoori Culiflower

This is a simple tandoori Culiflower receipe with easy steps at home without tandoor/barbeque.

Ingredients : -

• Culiflower - 1/2kg
• Curd - 200gms
• Butter/ghee - 1tbsp
• Turmeric powder - 1tbsp
• Chili powder - 2 to 3tbsp
• Ginger and garlic paste - 3tbsp
• Tandoori masala - 1tbsp
• Garam masala - 1tbsp
• Dry kastuti Mithi - 1/2 tbsp
• Oil for cooking 
• Salt as per taste 

For garnish :-

• Coriander leaves 
• Onion slices 
• Lemon slices 

Method : -

• Wash the Culiflower properly and if it's big sized then cut it into pieces. Otherwise  you can use it as a whole.
• Here I am using a big sized Culiflower so, I cut it with few pieces and keep it aside.
• Take another big bowl for marination. Add yogurt, ginger and garlic paste, red chili powder, turmeric powder, Garam masala powder, tandoori chicken masala, dry kasturi methi and salt to taste.
• Mix this masala properly and add the Culiflowers slowly and marinate it like a cover a layers of masala in Culiflower keep it aside for 30 minutes.
• Then in a pan add some oil/ghee and let it be hot then add the marinated Culiflower pieces in the pan.
• Fry it from both sides till golden brown .then remove it from the pan and keep it aside.
• For the smokey flavour take another big bowl with lid and keep all the frying Culiflower into the bowl.
• Take a small steal cup and place the coal in it and add 2-3 drop of oil into the heat coal and keep the bowl inside the big bowl and cover it with lid and leave it for 3-4 minutes.
• After 3 minutes removed the lead and it's ready to served. Delicious tandoori smoked Culiflower is ready to served.
• Served hot with sliced onions and lemon as a starter.

Baby corn manchurian with sesame

Ingredients : -

• Baby corn - 250gm (cut it in medium piece)
• All purpose flour - 2tbsp
• Corn flour - 2tbsp
• Ginger and garlic paste - 1tbsp
• Chilli powder - 1tbsp
• Sesame seeds - 1tbsp
• Oil for deep fry
•  Salt as per taste
• Garlic chopped - 1tbsp
• Ginger Chopped - 1/2tbsp
• Chilly flakes - 1tbsp
• Tomato ketchup - 2tbsp
• Soya sauce - 1tbsp
• Vinegar - 1/2tbsp
• Sugar - 1/2tbsp
• Spring onions - 1/2tbsp chopped 

Method : -

• Take a big bowl and add all purpose flour, corn flour,salt,chilli powder, ginger and garlic paste and add little water to make a thick paste.
• In this paste add the baby corn, sesame seeds and mix it well.
• Take a pan and switch on the flame and add the oil for deep fry.
• Once oil is hot add the baby corn slowly in the medium hit and make it deep fry and keep it aside.
• Then take another pan and add little oil.
• When the oil is hit add the chopped ginger and garlic and saute it for 2-3minutes then add the chilly flakes,tomato ketchup,soya sauce,vinegar,salt and sugar and mix it properly to make a nice sauce.
• If required add little water, after that add fried baby corns into the sauce and mix it for 2 -3 minutes.
• Then switch off the flame and add spring onions and chopped coriander leaves and mix it well.
• Yummy Baby corn manchurian is ready to eat, Serve hot.