Sudha's Veg Kitchen [ Food blog]

  KHICHURI/KHICHDI (With Moongdal and Rice ) Recipe for Khichuri/Khichdi Take 1:1 ratio of rice and moong Dal.Wash and drain rice.Dry roast moong Dal till you get nice aroma and then wash and drain it too.Heat oil or ghee in a kadai add 1 tsp jeera,1 bay leaf,2 red chillies,2 slit green chillies a pinch of asafoetida.saute for a minute.Add vegetables of your choice -potatoes cut into big cubes,carrot,beans, pumpkin, cauliflower etc .saute.Add 2 tsp turmeric, little salt and cook for 2 minutes   not necessary that the veggies r cooked.Then take a big vessel add half  cooked veggies,rice,Dal and water 3-4 cups ,peas.Add 2 tsp turmeric,1 tsp chilli powder,1/2 tsp sugar(optional),salt to taste.Add 2 tsp ghee and keep the vessel in pressure cooker and cook till 2-3 whistles.When the pressure goes off check the consistency of khichuri if it's not watery add 1 small glass of hot water.Mix and close the lid of pressure cooker. After 5 minutes khichuri ready.You can heat 1 tb...

  Cauliflower Sabji  Good day everyone!! Winter has set in many parts of India and one of the most common veggies  of this season is cauliflower and green peas.Today sharing a healthy version of cauliflower gravy/Sabji to go along side rice, rotis , puris etc. The healthy part is that to make this gravy I used only 1 tsp of oil. The taste was also very good . INGREDIENTS Cauliflower - 1 medium sized flower around 1/2 kg  Peas - 1/4 cup (I have used fresh peas ) Tomatoes -2 medium sized Onions - 2 medium sized Green chillies -3 Garlic -5-6 cloves  Ginger - a small piece  Oil -2 tsp  Cumin seeds / Jeera - 1 tsp Turmeric - 2 tsp  Chilli powder - 1 tsp  Coriander powder - 2 tsp  Sabji Masala -1 tsp  Water - As needed  Coriander leaves - a small bunch  Salt to taste  Step by step process Firstly chop cauliflower into big florets .Heat 1 cup water in a vessel and add cauliflower florets and peas (water should dissolve the f...

  Tomato Chutney Good day everyone!! Today sharing another quick recipe of chutney made with tomatoes.Its an easy and quick recipe.It can be prepared in ten minutes .You can prepare this when you are lazy to prepare vegetable side dish or are out of vegetables at home.It goes well with khichuri,stuffed parathas,plain parathas. INGREDIENTS Tomatoes -2-3 Green Chillies -1 or two (slit or chopped into big pieces) Red Chilli powder -2 tsp Turmeric -1 tsp Oil - 2 tsp Mustard seeds -1 tsp Water -As required Salt - As per taste STEP By STEP RECIPE Heat oil. Add 1 teaspoon mustard seeds. Add slit green chillies,chopped 2 or 3 tomatoes, turmeric powder, 2 teaspoon chilli powder,salt to taste. Once the tomatoes get cooked add enough water. One boil chutney ready. Serve hot with khichuri/khichdi, parathas of your choice.I had prepared it to go with khichdi. Do try this recipe in your kitchen. You can find many more recipes in my blog. Thanks for visiting my blog. Check out some more recipes s...

 PANEER BUTTER MASALA Recipe for 4-5 people INGREDIENTS Paneer -250 g Milk -1/3 cup Cashews -5-6 Onions-2 medium sized Tomatoes-2 medium sized Garlic/ginger -2 tsp Turmeric -2 tsp Red chilli powder-2 tsp Coriander powder -3 tsp Kitchen king/paneer masala -2 tsp Cumin powder-1 tsp Kasuri Methi -1 tsp Fresh cream - 1 tbsp Butter - 1 tbsp Whole spices-  cinnamon, cardamon Oil -2 tbsp or as required Coriander leaves Salt to taste Process : In a mixer jar grind onions,garlic and ginger and cashews. Heat 2 tbsp oil add 2 tsp cumin seeds, 2 cloves,1 small cinnamon,2 small green cardamon.Saute for 1/2 minute and then add ready paste of onion,ginger garlic. Add dry spices one by one. Grind the tomatoes in mixer jar. Once onion paste is cooked add tomato paste . Once the masala is cooked well add little salt to taste.Add milk and little water and let the masala simmer for 3-5 minutes. Once the masala is cooked well add small pieces of paneer . Add salt to taste.1 tsp garam masala and ka...

 BITTER GOURD SAMBAR/KARELA SAMBAR Good day friends, Today I am going to share a recipe of sambar made with bitter gourd.This vegetable not everyone's favourite but in our family we all like it .Even kids who generally throw tantrums or are choosy with veggies will enjoy to eat this sambar. Recipe for 4-5 people INGREDIENTS Tuvar Dal /Pigeon peas-1/2 cup Bitter Gourd/Karela -2 (medium sized) Tamarind - a small lemon size (soaked in water for 10-15 minutes) Coconut-2 tbsp grated Tomatoes-1 Turmeric-2 tsp Sambar powder- 2 tbsp Salt to taste Curry leaves Oil-2 tsp Mustard seeds/sarson-2 tsp Asafoetida/hing-1/2 tsp Recipe -: Wash and chop 2 bitter gourd into small pieces. Rinse the lentil/Dal .Add enough water. Add the chopped bitter gourd,a pinch of turmeric and pressure cook for 3-4 whistles. Add tamarind water to cooked Dal and gourd mixture,add 2 tbsp sambar powder,1 tsp turmeric,add little water to adjust consistency and let it boil for 5-6 minutes. Grind coconut and tomato finely...

 ALOO MASALA/POTATO MASALA Potatoes are a versatile vegetable particularly for vegetarians it's more of a comfort food .Today sharing a very easy recipe of potato masala .It was a great hit with my family when served with vegetable and dry fruit pulao. Recipe for 4-5 people. INGREDIENTS Potatoes - 3-4 (Big) Onions -2 (medium size) Tomatoes -2 Garlic -3-4 Ginger- small piece Curd-1 tbsp Red chilli powder, coriander /dhania powder/cumin /jeera powder,kitchen king masala-2 tsp (or as per taste) Cumin seeds-1 tsp Salt and oil. RECIPE -: Boil potatoes in a pressure cooker upto 2 whistles only .It must not become mushy. Peel the skin and chop into 4 large pieces .Make small holes in them. Heat 4 tbsp oil and fry the potatoes lightly in batches and keep aside. Now in a mixer jar make a paste of onions, tomatoes, garlic and ginger. Heat 1 tbsp oil or use the remaining oil left after frying potatoes. Add cumin seeds .Once they crackle add grinded paste.saute for a while.Add all dry spices g...

MOONG KI DAL / YELLOW SPLIT GRAM DAL A staple diet in every household dal is made with different types of pulses.Today I will be sharing a  moong dal recipe.Its healthy,yummy and a complete comfort food when had with plain rice and potato fry .It will also taste good along with  chappatis,fried rice pulav etc. INGREDIENTS Yellow dal /Moong dal -1 cup Onions-2 Tomatoes-2 Green chillies -2 Grated Garlic/Ginger-1 tsp Asafoetida/hing-a pinch Cumin seeds /Jeera -1 tsp Curry leaves-few Coriander powder-1tsp Cumin powder-1 tsp Chilli powder -1 tsp Turmeric -2 tsp Oil -1 tbsp Ghee -1 tsp Coriander leaves                       STEP BY STEP PROCESS WITH PICTURES Rinse one cup moong dal well.Pressure cook the dal with little turmeric and chopped tomatoes. Now in a wok add little oil and saute chopped onions,green chillies and grated ginger garlic.         ...

TOMATO RICE Today sharing an easy rice based dish called Tomato Rice.If you have left over rice for the evening or morning you can very easily prepare this dish.You can prepare this dish as a change to break the monotony of eating plain rice and dal .This recipe is a good lunchbox recipe too not taking much time and nor  requiring many ingredients.You can serve this dish with papad. INGREDIENTS BOILED RICE -1&1/2 CUPS TOMATOES -2 ONIONS -2 GREEN CHILLIES -2-3 GINGER -A SMALL PIECE MUSTARD SEEDS(SARSON)-1 TSP BENGAL GRAM (CHANA DAL)-1 TSP BLACK SPLIT GRAM (URAD DAL )-1 TSP CHILLI POWDER -1/2 TSP TURMERIC /HALDI -1 TSP ASAFOETIDA (HING) -A PINCH SALT -TO TASTE SALT -TO TASTE STEP BY STEP PROCESS OF MAKING TOMATO RICE    We shall chop onions ,tomatoes and green chillies to small pieces and grate ginger,                                Now heat...