Nivedita Recipes

A rich tasty kofta curry made with tofu Cooking Time:  40-50 minutes Servings:  4   Preparation Time:  2-4 hours Ingredients • For koftas     • Firm beancurd (tofu),grated 1/2 cup   • Split Bengal gram (chana dal) 1/4 cup   • Potatoes,boiled and mashed 2 medium   • Salt to taste   • Red chilli powder 1 1/2 teaspoons   • Garam masala powder 1/2 teaspoon   • Cumin powder 1/4 teaspoon   • Coriander powder 1 1/2 teaspoons   • Cornflour/ corn starch 4-5 tablespoons   • Oil 2 tablespoons + to deep fry   • For gravy     • Onion paste 1/2 cup   • Garlic paste 2 teaspoons   • Ginger paste 1 teaspoon   • Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon   • Cashewnut paste 2 tablespoons   • Tomatoes,pureed 2 medium   • Cream 1/4 cup   • Fresh coriander leaves,chopped 2 tablespoons   Method Soak the chana dal for two hours. Take one...

bottle gaurd, lauki kofta stuffed with tamirind and served in tomato gravy Cooking Time:  30-40 minutes Servings:  4   Preparation Time:  20-30 minutes   Category:  Veg Ingredients • Bottle gourd (lauki/doodhi) 750 gram   • Salt to taste   • Gram flour (besan) 5 tablespoon   • Red chilli powder 1/2 teaspoon   • Tamarind seeded or with seeds 12 piece   • Oil to deep fry   • For gravy     • Oil 3 tablespoon   • Onion ,chopped 2 medium   • Turmeric powder 3/4 teaspoon   • Coriander powder 1 1/2 tablespoon   • Red chilli powder 3/4 teaspoon   • Tomato puree 5 medium   • Salt to taste   • Fresh coriander leaves 2 tablespoon   Method For the koftas, peel and grate the bottle gourd. Squeeze to remove excess water. Add the salt, gram flour, red chilli powder and mix well. Divide the mixture into twelve equal portions. Stuff one piece of t...

Green gram cooked richly into a mouth-watering dessert with mother’s love. Cooking Time:  15-20 minutes Servings:  4   Preparation Time:  10-15 minutes   Category:  Veg Ingredients • Split green gram skinless (dhuli moong dal),soaked and ground to a coarse paste. 2 cup   • Ghee 1 cup   • Gram flour (besan) 1 tablespoon   • Milk 1 1/2 cups   • Saffron (kesar) for garnish   • Sugar 1 cup   • Khoya/mawa 3/4 cup   • Green cardamom powder a pinch   • Almonds cut into slivers. 10-12   • Chandi ka varq 1 sheet   Method Heat ghee in a non-stick pan. Add gram flour and mix well. Add moong dal, lower heat and mix well. Sauté, stirring continuously, till golden brown or for 20-25 minutes. Heat ½ cup milk in a non-stick pan. Add generous pinch of saffron and mix well for 1 minute. Switch off heat.Heat sugar and 1 cup water in another non-stick pan. Cook till sugar dissolves...