Nivedita Recipes

Popular Gujarati dish made with tuvar dal strips in spiced gravy. Cooking Time: Servings:  4   Preparation Time:   Category:  Veg   Ingredients • Split pigeon pea (Masur dal/toor dal/arhar dal),soaked 1 cup   • Whole wheat flour (atta) 2 cups   • Gram flour (besan) 1/2 cup   • Salt to taste   • Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon   • Asafoetida 2 pinches   • Red chilli powder 1 1/2 tablespoons   • Ginger-green chilli paste 2 tablespoons   • coriander leaves,finely chopped 2 tablespoons   • Oil 2 tablespoons + for greasing   • Ghee 2 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon   • Mustard seeds 1 teaspoon   • Fenugreek seeds (methi dana) 1/2 teaspoon   • Curry leaves 8-10   • Dried red chillies,broken 2   • Peanuts 2 tablespoons   • Jaggery (gur),grated 1 teaspoon   • Onion ,finely chopped 3 tablespoons   • Lemon 1/2   Method Boil dal wi...

Paneer cooked in coriander and yogurt gravy. Cooking Time:  40-50 minutes Servings:  4   Preparation Time:  15-20 minutes   Category:  Veg Ingredients • Cottage cheese (paneer) 600 grams • Fresh coriander leaves 4 tablespoons • Yogurt 1 cup • Ginger-garlic paste 1 tablespoon • Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon • Dry ginger powder (soonth) 1/4 teaspoon • Green chilli paste 1 teaspoon • Salt to taste • Refined flour (maida) 1 tablespoon • Oil 2 tablespoons • Bay leaf 3 • Black peppercorns 8 • Green cardamom 7 • Clove 5 • Garam masala 1/2 teaspoon Method Take yogurt, ginger-garlic paste, turmeric powder, dried ginger powder, green chilli paste, salt and refined flour in a bowl and mix well. Add 1 cup water and mix well. Cut the cottage cheese into small cubes. Heat oil in a non-stick kadai and add bay leaves, peppercorns, green cardamoms, cloves and sauté for a while. Add the yogurt mixture and cook on low...

SPLIT SKINLESS BLACK GRAM COOKED DRY WITH ONIONS, TOMATOES AND SPICES. Preparation time: 20 minutes + soaking time Cooking time: 20 minutes Serves: 4 Recipe ingredients:  1 cup split skinless black gram (Dhuli urad dal) ½ tsp turmeric powder Salt to taste 1 tsp cumin seeds A pinch asafetida 1 medium onion sliced fine 2 tomatoes, chopped 2-3 green chilies slit lengthwise 1tbsp ginger juliennes 1tbsp Chopped coriander 1tsp red chili powder ½ tsp garam masala powder 3tbsp vegetable oil 1tbsp lemon juice   Recipe method: Wash and soak the dal for 1 hour. Boil the dal with 3 cups water, salt, half the ginger, turmeric powder and 1tsp oil till cooked but the grains should remain separate and the dal should not turn mushy at all. Drain the excess water and reserve. Heat the remaining oil in a pan. Add the asafetida and the cumin seeds. When the cumin seeds begin to crackle, add the onions. Sauté the onions till golden in colour. Add the red chili powder, garam masala powder, t...

Cooking Time:  10-15 minutes Servings:  4   Preparation Time:  15-20 minutes   Category:  Veg Ingredients • Corn kernels,canned 1 1/2 cups   • Oil 4 tablespoons   • Onions,chopped 2 medium   • Fresh mint leaves 15-20   • Fresh coriander leaves a few sprigs   • Cooked rice 1 1/2 cups   • Potatoes,boiled, peeled and mashed 2 medium   • Salt to taste   • Green chillies,chopped 2   • Crushed red chillies 1/2 teaspoon   • Fresh bread crumbs 1 cup   Method Heat 2 tbsps oil in a non stick pan. Add onions and sauté. Drain the corn and put in a bowl. Finely chop coriander and mint leaves. When the onions turn a light brown, add it to the corn. Add cooked rice, mashed potatoes, salt, green chilies, crushed red chillies, coriander and mint leaves and mix well mashing the contents slightly. Add breadcrumbs and mix. Rest the mixture for 10-15 minutes. Heat 2 tbsps oil in anot...