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Random Indian Recipes:-

• Kheema
  First cook kheema in pressure cooker with little water. Make onion paste and chop tomato and coriander leaves. In kadai heat oil and fry onion paste for 2 min. Then add ginger garlic paste and fry for some time. Now add chopped tomato and again fry for 2 min. Add red chilly powder, ...
  
  
• Plain Dosa
  Wash rice,urad dal and methi seeds and soak in a water for atleast 4 hours. Grind to a smooth paste with a water.and keep aside for atleast 4-5 hours. Add salt and mix well. Heat a non-stick tava and grease with butter or oil. when hot, sprinkle a little ...
  
  
• Kadboli
  In a pan heat butter and add rice flour,maida,Sesame seeds,red chilly powder and salt. Mix well and knead dough using hot water. Cover the dough and keep aside for 40 min. After 40 min knead again and make small balls out of dough. Now make into rope and give kadboli shape. Heat oil in a kadai and fry kadbolis on low flame till dark brown. Allow to cool and store in air-tight container.
  
  
• Baingan Potato Curry
  Make the pieces of baingan,potato and tomato. Chop the onion and coriander leaves finely. In a kadai heat 1 tbsp oil and fry half portion of onion till brown. Then add grated coconut and fry again till light brown on low flame. Keep aside for 10 min then grind in a mixer. In a pan heat 1 tbsp oil and fry onion till transperent. Then add tomato and baingan pieces. Fry for 1 min and add red chilly powder,turmeric powder and garam masala powder. Add 2 cups of water and allow to ...
  
  
• Potato Burfi
  Boil potato and mash finely. Grate coconut. In a thick bottom pan mix mashed potato,coconut and sugar. Allow to cook on a low flame (appx. 45-50 min). When the mixture bacame thick remove from the gas. Add elaichi powder and mix well. Pour the mixture on greased platform. Roll out the mixture with roll pin to make 1 cm thick. Cut the pieces as shape as you want. Allow to cool.
  
  
• Stuffed Bangda
  First clean the bangda.remove eyes and tail. Give cuts on stomach both the side. Apply lemon juice and little salt.keep aside for 10 min. In a bowl take red chilly powder,turmeric,ginger paste,tamarind pulp and salt. Mix well and apply this chutney to bangda. fill chutney also in stomach. Keep aside for 20 min. Dip bangda in rice flour and fry in hot oil on mid. flame. Stuffed bangda is ready.
  
  
• Baingan ka Bharta
  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place eggplant in pan, cover with foil. Roast until eggplant is soft. After eggplant cools, peel and chop coarsely. Chop onion, green chilly and coriander leaves. In a big bowl mix all ingredients and serve immediately.
  
  
• Gobi Manchurian
  Boil 2 cups of water and add 1/2 tsp salt and cook cauliflower florets for about 5-6 min.drain it and keep aside. In another bowl make a batter of half cornflour,maida,half portion of the ginger garlic paste,red chilly powder,ajinomoto and salt. Dip the florets one by one in batter and deep fry in a hot oil till golden and keep aside. In another kadai take ...
  
  
• Medu Vada
  Soak urd dal in water for at least 5 hours and grind it without water. Add salt,black pepper powder and beat well to make it light and fluffy. Add chopped coriander leaves,curry leaves and green chilly pieces. Heat oil and Shape the daal mixture into flat rounds and make a hole in the center. Add little rice flour if shape is not forming. Fry first over high heat and then over lower heat till golden brown. Remove the vada out of oil and drain on absorbent paper. Serve hot with green chutney or sambar.
  
  
• Apple Kheer
  In a cup of warm milk mix the cornflour finely. In a another pan take milk,cornflour milk and sugar. Allow to boil on low flame for 20 min. Peel and grate the apples. Add immediately into boiling milk. Allow to cook for 4-5 min on low flame. Lastly add elaichi powder. Remove from heat. Garnish with kaju badam pista pieces. Apple kheer is ready to serve.