Aloo Palak

Aloo Palak

Ingredients

* Fresh Palak 1 bunch
* 2 medium sized potatoes
* 3-4 pods of garlic
* A small piece of ginger
* 2 large onions
* 2-3 green chillies
* Red chillies powder-1 tsp
* Dhaniya jeera powder-1 tsp
* Garam masala or curry powder-1 tsp

Method

* Wash and boil palak with the garlic pods,ginger and chopped onions(chop the onions into quarters)and green chillies.
* After everything is cooked remove from the vessel run it in the mixer for just few seconds and keep the paste aside.
* Do not add water unless necessary.
* Cut potatoes into cubes and boil it in a vessel.
* Add salt and turmeric powder to it while boiling.
* Once it is boiled drain the water and keep aside.
* Take a little ghee in a pan and add half a tea spoon of cummin seeds and once it splutters add the palak and onion paste and let it boil for few minutes.
* Now add the boiled potatoes and a little garam masala or curry powder and and dhaniya jeera powder and also some water if needed and let it boil for few minutes more till the potatoes absorbs the flavour.
* Season with fresh cream if you like.

Serve hot with hot phulkas or rice or puloa.

Aloo Matar

Aloo Matar Ingredients Ghee - 2 1/2 tbsp. Oil - 2 1/2 tbsp. Medium Onion, chopped -1 Ginger - Garlic paste - 1 tbsp. Cloves - 3 Bay leaves - 2 Cinnamon stick - 1 Garam masala - 1tsp Chili powder - 2 tsp Turmeric - 1/2 tsp Coriander - 1/2 tsp Tomatoes, quartered - 2 Salt to taste Potatoes, cubed - 2 medium Green peas - 1 Cup Water - 1 1/4 Cup Chopped Cilantro - 1 Cup Method Heat ghee & oil and saute onion & ginger-garlic paste over medium heat till golden. Add cloves, bay leaves & cinnamon. Stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add garam masala, chili powder, turmeric, coriander, tomatoes and salt. Mix well. Add potatoes & peas. Pour in water and bring to a boil. Lower heat, cover the pan and simmer gently for 20 minutes, or until the potatoes are done. Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with chapaties.
	Vegetables

Aloo Gobi Masala

Aloo Gobi Masala

Ingredients

* potatoes 4 Medium sized
* Cauliflower 1/4 kg-
* 1 Tomato
* curd 2 tsp
* chilli powder 1 tsp
* dhania powder 1 tsp
* Jeera powder 1/2 tsp
* haldi 1/2 tsp
* Hing.
* cooking oil 3 tsp
* Salt and Coriander leaves.

Method

* Peel the potatoes and cut in cubes of 1 inch.
* Cut cauliflower into small sizes.
* Put the oil in a kadai and add the chilli powder, jeera powder, dhania powder, hing, and haldi.
* Immediately add the potato cubes. When all the potato pieces are nicely coated with the mixture, add cauliflower.
* Stir well, add salt and little water and cover the kadia and allow to in low flame
* When cooked, add tomato ( cut into wedges) and curd and stir well for about 1 min.
* Remove from flame and nicely decorate with finely chopped coriander leaves.