Vegetable toast

by 9:56 PM


Ingredients:
Bread - 4 slices
Medium boiled potatoes - 3-4
1 cup finely chopped vegetables (Onion, Capsicum, Tomatoes etc.)
Red chilli powder ½ tsp
Chaat masala ½ tsp
Salt to taste
2 tbsp finely chopped green chillies and ginger (optional)
Chopped corianderleaves
oil for shallow frying

Method:

Mash the boiled potatoes. Add all the vegies, spices and coriander to the mashed potatoes. (salt as per taste)
Take a bread slice and cut it in the desired shape. (rectangle or circle etc)
Spread mixture on both sides of the bread.
Heat a non-stick pan - add little bit of oil.
Cook on both sides till golden brown.

Serve hot with chutney or ketchup.

Lauki ke Kofte curry

by 9:41 PM



Ingredients:

For Koftas:
1 medium-sized lauki / bottle gourd
4-5 tbsp of besan / gram flour
1/2 tsp of red chilli powder
A pinch of hing / asafoetida (optional)
Salt to taste)

Oil - for deep frying


For Gravy:
2 of onions, sliced or chopped
3 of tomatoes, chopped
1/4 tsp of turmeric powder / Haldi
2 tbsp of coriander powder  / dhania powder
1 tsp of red chilli powder/ lal mirch (adjust to taste)
Fresh coriander leaves for garnishing
Salt to taste
Oil


Method:

Peet the Louki, grate it fine.
Squeeze out all excess water
Add it to a bowl with the chilli powder, salt, besan and hing. Mix well to combine.
Make small lemon-sized balls.
Fry in hot oil until brown ( keep turning to cook evenly.)

Gravy:

Heat oil in a pan add add the onions. When they start to brown, add turmeric, chilli powder, coriander, little bit salt.
Add the tomatoes and about 1/2 water.
Bring to boil and simmer until the tomatoes are soft
In a blender, puree the mixture
add again to pan, add koftas, and garnish with coriander leaves.




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