VAGHARELA BHAAT RECIPE

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups Basmati rice
1 1/2 cups Potatoes, diced
1 cup Green peas
1 cup Carrots, diced
2 cloves
1 stick Cinnamon
1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
1/4 tsp Asafoetida (hing)
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp Red chilli powder
1/2 tsp Garam masala
3 tbsp Ghee
Salt To Taste

Preparation:

• Wash and drain the rice. Keep aside.
• Heat the ghee in a cooker, add the cloves, cinnamon, cumin seeds and fry for 2-3 minutes.
• Add the asafoetida, vegetables and salt and stir for few minutes
• Add the turmeric powder, chilli powder, garam masala and rice and stir again for 5 minutes till it is evenly mixed.
• Add 3 cups of hot water, cover the lid. Cook using the weight.
• Serve vargharelo bhaat hot with kadhi and papad.

TOOR DAAL RECIPE

Ingredients:

1 cup Tuvar (Toor) Daal
1 Pinch Turmeric Powder
Salt To Taste
1 Lemons
1/2 tsp Jaggery
1 Pinch Asafoetida
1 tbsp Ghee
2 Dry Red Chillies
1/4 tsp Cumin Seeds
3 Garlic Cloves

Preparation:

• Pressure cook tuvar dal with sufficient water and turmeric powder.
• Mash the dal, after it has been cooked.
• Chop the garlic cloves finely.
• Heat the ghee in a pan, add cumin seeds, dry red chillies and garlic cloves. Fry till they pop up.
• Add the dal with 2 cups of water and salt.
• Cook until the toor daal boils, then add jaggery. Cook for 4-5 minutes more.
• When the tuvar dal is cooled add lemon juice and serve.

TREVTI DAAL RECIPE

Ingredients:

1/4 cup Chana dal
1/4 cup Moong dal
1/4 cup Tuvar dal
1/2 Inch Ginger
2 Grated Green chillies
1 chopped Onions
1 chopped Tomatoes
3 chopped Garlic cloves, minced
Salt To taste
1 Pinch Turmeric powder
2 tbsp Oil
1 tbsp Lemon Juice
3 tbsp Corainder leaves

Seasonings:

2 Dry red chillies
2 Broken Cloves
2 Bay leafs
1 Pinch Asafoetida

Preparation:

• Soak all the dals for one hour and pressue cook the dals. Keep aside.
• Heat oil in a pan, add the seasonings. Fry until they turn brown.
• Add chopped ginger, garlic, chillies and fry for 4-5 minutes.
• Add onions and tomatoes, salt, turmeric powder and cook until done.
• Mash the dals. Add the dals with 2 cups of water. Simmer the flame and let the dal boil for few minutes.
• Add the lemon juice, corainder leaves and stir well.
• Serve hot with rice and papads.

SHRIKHAND RECIPE (Sweet Golden Yogurt)

Ingredients:

1 kg thick curd
3/4 cup powdered sugar
a few strands saffron
1 tbsp warm milk
2 tbsp cardamom powder (elaichi)
For the garnish
Pistachios and Almonds

How to make shrikhand:

• Hang the curds in a muslin cloth in a cool place for approximately 3 hours until all the liquid (whey) has drained off.
• Rub the saffron into the warm milk until it dissolves.
• Mix together the hung curds, sugar, saffron mixture and cardamom in a bowl and churn using a hand blender.
• Place in the refrigerator.
• Serve gujarati shrikhand cold garnished with slivers of pistachios and

MASALA PURI RECIPE

Ingredients:

1 cup - Wheat flour
2 tsp - Oil + Frying
Salt to taste
1/4 tsp - Ajwain
1 pinch - Asafoetida
1/2 tsp - Red chilli powder

Preparation:

• Sieve the wheat flour and salt.
• Mix all the ingredients and knead to firm dough adding enough water.
• Cover and keep the aside for half an hour.
• Take small lumps of dough and roll into small puris.
• Heat oil in a kadhai and deep fry the puris.
• Serve masala puri hot with curry of your choice.

GUJARATI KHICHU RECIPE

Ingredients:

1 lb Floury potatoes
1 tbsp Tamarind pulp
1/4 cup Water
2 tsp Brown sugar
1 1/2 tbsp Ghee or oil
1/2 tsp Black mustard seeds
1/2 tsp Ground turmeric
1/2 tsp Cayenne or ground chili pdr
1 tsp Ground coriander
1 tsp Ground cumin
1 tsp Salt
2 Fresh green chilies, seeded And thinly sliced
2 tbsp Desiccated coconut

Preparation:

• Wash and soak the moong dal and rice together. Drain.
• In a bowl, mix the dal and rice with the turmeric powder, peppercorns, 4 1/2 cups of water and salt.
• Pressure cook for 3 to 4 whistles and set aside for 20 minutes till the steam has been released.
• Remove from the pressure cooker, add the ghee and mix well.Serve khichu hot with kadhi and papad.

GUJARATI KHANDVI RECIPE

Ingredients:

1/2 cup gms flour (besan)
1 cup thin buttermilk
Salt To Taste
2-3 pinches turmeric powder
1 tbsp Oil

For seasoning:

2 tsp Oil
1 tsp Sesame seeds
1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
1 tbsp Coconut scraped
1 tbsp Coriander finely chopped
2 pinches asafoetida
2 green chillies finely chopped
1 stalk curry leaves

Preparation:

• Mix water, flour, salt and turmeric to form a batter. Heat oil in a heavy pan, add batter.
• Stir vigorously and evenly to avoid lump formation. Cook till the mixture does not taste raw, stirring continuously. When done (about 7-8 minutes), pour a ladleful in a large plate.
• Spread as thin as possible with the back of a large flat spoon. Use circular outward movements as for dosas.
• When cool, cut into 2" wide strips. Carefully roll each strip, repeat for all plates.
• Place in a serving dish. For seasoning: Sprinkle coconut and coriander all over khandvi rolls.
• Heat oil in a small pan. Add cumin, asafoetida, curry leaves and chillies.
• Add sesame seeds and immediately pour over khandvi rolls. Serve with garlic chutney.