Sudha's Veg Kitchen [ Food blog]

Cauliflower Paratha (Stuffed Paratha ) With the onset of winter we start getting vegetables like red carrots,fresh cauliflowers, radishes,peas.Besides making curries,vegetable stir fry with them we all love to make stuffed parathas with some of these vegetables. So,today I am sharing the recipe of a stuffed paratha made by cauliflower and carrot.We can enjoy this hot  stuffed cauliflower paratha with pickles,chutneys and curd.It can also be a tasty and quick lunch box recipe for kids and elders. INGREDIENTS  Cauliflower - 250 g Carrot- 1  Onion - 1(optional) Green Chillies - 3 or 4 Ginger - a small piece Turmeric/Haldi - 1/2 tsp Red chill powder  - 1 tsp Cumin powder/Jeera powder  - 1 tsp Garam Masala-1/2 tsp Carrom Seeds / Ajwain  -1/2 tsp Salt - to taste Step by Step Recipe Firstly we cut cauliflower into big pieces and clean and wash them . We grate cauliflower with the help of grater. Similarly we grated carrot and ginger . We finely chop green chillies...

  TOFU MASALA Hi all, There is always a debate between plant-based protein and animal based protein.So tried making Tofu Masala.The dish came very good .My opinion is both recipes are great and we must include both in our diet . INGREDIENTS Tofu -200 g  Onion -2 Tomato -1 big  Green peas -1 cup (frozen or boiled) Garlic-3-5  Ginger - a small piece  Green chillies - 2-3 Curd 3-4 tbsp  Spices- turmeric,red chilli powder, coriander powder,sabzi masala,garam masala  Fresh cream -1 -2 tbsp Whole spices  Oil -3 tbsp  Water as required Salt to taste Step by Step Instructions Cut the tofu in small pieces and soak them in water to make them soft.Later it will absorb all flavour of gravy and the masalas(spices). In a pan add 1 tbsp oil.Add 2 small chopped onions,1 big tomato,4-5 garlic cloves,a small piece of ginger,2-3 green chillies. Saute for some minutes. Once the veggies are cooled grind them to a fine paste with the help of blender . In the same ...

  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...

 PUDINA CHUTNEY /MINT CHUTNEY Good day everyone, I am back with another chutney recipe . This recipe is made with mint /pudina and coriander leaves. You can store this recipe for  3-4 days in fridge . This recipe requires few ingredients and tastes good as accompaniment for bread,parathas,rice etc INGREDIENTS Pudina leaves-a handful Coriander leaves - a handful Tomato -2 big Garlic cloves -5-6 Green chillies -2-3 Dry Red chillies -2 Oil -2 tbsp Salt to taste                   Step by step instructions Clean and wash  a bunch of pudina and coriander leaves.           In a pan / kadai add 1 tbsp oil .Saute cloves,red chillies,coriander and pudina leaves and tomatoes one by one and keep aside. Once they cool take them in mixer jar. Add salt and grind  to a fine paste.        Heat 1 tbsp oil in same pan/ kadai.Add mustard seeds,a pinch of asofoetida (hing).Once the mustard seed...

  Instant Jalebi  I had made these juicy jalebis long back.Just thought of updating it now.No doubt it was very tasty.😋I had tried it before many times but met with failure but this time it turned out very good.Its not that tough if we maintain right consistency of batter. INGREDIENTS Plain flour/Maida -1/2 cup Curd -1/4 cup  Baking Soda -1/4 teaspoon Water -as required  Sugar - 1&1/2 cup  Orange colour - a pinch (optional)  Lemon juice - 1 teaspoon  How I Made   In a bowl take 1/2 cup maida.  Add1/4 cup curd to it. Also add 1/4 tsp baking soda.  Mix all well together.   Now make a batter adding very little water. Rest the batter for 15 min.  Preparing Syrup  Take 1&1/2 cup sugar .  Let it boil for sometime.  Make 1 string consistency syrup.  Add colour and 1 tsp lemon juice. Then fill this batter in sauce bottle and make Jalebis and fry them in flat bottomed Kadai . Once they are done  th...

 Chamcham  (A sweet made of paneer /Chena) Good day everyone!! Today sharing a sweet dish made of paneer .Its a famous Bengali sweet which I have eaten in restaurants many times . So one fine day I thought of trying this sweet in my kitchen. I don't know if I really got that authentic taste or not but I can assure you that these sweets tasted yum .The two highlights of this sweet that I made is that firstly I used toned milk to make paneer/cheese and secondly I made homemade mava with milk powder (this recipe I shall share later).I didn't have dry coconut powder so I used fresh scraped coconut and dry roasted in a Kadai . INGREDIENTS Toned Milk - 1 Litre  Sugar - 1 cup  Water - 4 cups  Homemade mava -For filling  Tutti Frutti - For topping Dry coconut -1 tbsp (for topping) STEP BY STEP RECIPE  Boil 1 toned Litre milk (toned or full cream). After 4-5 minutes curdle the milk with help of curd or lemon juice .(I used 1 lemon juice in 1/2 cup plain water) ...