Sada Bhindi/Okra by chef Rahat

Ingredients:

Bhidi                                        1 kilo – cut in desired size

Onion                                      5-6 medium - sliced

Oil                                           about 1/2 cup

Zeera                                      2tsp

Whole red chili                        8-10

Long                                       4-5                  

Salt                                         per taste         

Red chili powder                     2tsp

Lemon juice                            per taste

Mint leaves                             per taste                                 

Method:

• Heat oil in pot and fry bhindi in it on bit high heat.

• Add 1tsp of yogurt half way through frying in bhindi. Yougurt will help in reducing bhindi lace. When fried take out bhindi in a bowl and keep aside.

• Heat bit more oil in pan and add few whole red chilis. Fry them. Add cloves, stir and add zeera and also add onion.

•  Cook for a minute or 2 then add red chili powder.Mix then add garam masala and salt. 

• Cook it till onions are tender, use splash of water in needed.

• Add fried bhindi, mix gently and put on dam fro about 5 -10 minutes.

• When ready dish out  and squeeze some lemon juice  and garnish with mint leaves and serve hot with Chapati.

 

Savoury Potato

Ingredients:

Potato                                      4 – medium

Onion                                      1- small

Green chili                               4

Coriander                                2 tbsp chopped

Salt                                           per taste

Red chili powder                     ½ tsp

Imli/Tamarind  paste               2 tbsp

Method:

·         Boil potato , peel skin and cut them in 2 pieces. With a spoon scoop out potatoes from middle for filling  and keep aside. You may need to cut potatoes a little from bottom as well to make them level .

·         Chop onion, green chili and coriander.

·         Mix  onion, coriander, green chili, chili powder, salt and tamarind together.

·         Stuff potatoes with this mixture.

·         Arrange potatoes on greased baking tray and  bake for 8 -10 minutes in preheated oven (180 celcius).

Spaghetti

Qucik and easy spaghetti recipe.

Ingredients:

Spaghetti                                             200 gm

Oil                                                        1 - 2 tbsp

Ginger garlic paste                              1 tbsp

Red chili flacks                                     1sp

Soya sauce                                          1 tsp

Salt                                                       per taste

Capsicum                                             1 medium – sliced into 1 -1 ½ inch slices

Onion                                                   1 medium - sliced into 1 -1 ½ inch slices

Ketchup                                                4 - 5 tbsp

Method:

• Boil spaghetti in slightly salted water until al dente. Rinse through cold water and keep aside.
• Heat oil in pan and sauté ginger garlic paste.
• Add sliced capsicum and onion. Sauté these veggies for about 2 minutes. You want to keep them crunchy.Add soya sauce, mix it.
•  Now add chili flacks, ketchup, and salt. Cook it about 1 -2 minutes more.
• Add boiled spaghetti, give it a quick toss and dish out.