3 minute dhokla

Dhokla is the one of the famous and delicious item of Gujarati Food.  It's famous all over India.
You can make it in just few minutes and enjoy it as breakfast or as side dish during lunch and dinner.


Here is a simple recipe to prepare yummy and delicious Dhokla in just 3 minutes to serve 2-3.

Ummm...... It Looks Sooooo Delicious... Isn't It !!!

Ingredients:

• 1 Cup Gram flour
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 teaspoon Salt(according to taste)
• 1 tablespoon cilantro leafs (fine chopped)
• 1 tea spoon mustard seeds
• 1 or 2 red chilli
• 1 green chilli (fine chopped) 
• 1 tea spoon baking powder
• 1 pouch of ENO(easily available in Indian store)
• 2-3 table spoon sugar.

Method:

• In a large pot take gram flour, salt,baking power and mix it.
• add eno in water and pour it in to pot and mix it well.
• grease you microwavable pot and pour mix in it.
• put this in microwave for 3 minutes .Take it out and cool it for 1-2 minutes
• Mix sugar in approx 5 ml of water and spread all over the cooked dokla.
• heat the oil in pan and put the mustard seeds and red chilli,chopped green chilli.(tadka)
• spread this tadka on dokla.
• garnish it with chopped cilantro leafs.
• Now serve and enjoy.

Serving suggestion:

You can garnish it with coconut powder.

Stuffed Bhindi (Bharwa Bhindi)

Bhindi is very popular main course vegetable dish.

Serves 2 to 3.

Ingredients:-

• 1/2 lb bhindi
• 1 1/2 tablespoons oil
• 1/2 teaspoon red paper
• 1/2 teaspoon garam masala
• 1 tablespoon coriander powder (dhania)
• 2 fine chopped onion(It should be very fine)
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric (haldi)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (adjust to taste)
• 1/2 teaspoon mango powder (amchoor)
•  2 table spoon peanuts

Filling:-

1) Heat the sauce pan and roast the peanuts for 4-5 min ( till it gets brown)and keep it aside for cooling.

2)Grind the peanuts and mix it with chopped onion.

3)add all the spices and 1/2 tea spoon of oil in peanuts and onion mix.

4)mix it well so that it will become sticky.(if you feel its less sticky then add few drops of oil again)

Method:-

1)Wash the bhindi and pat dry. Make sure that Bhindi is full dry.

2)Cut off the both ends of the bhindi,and make long slits on bhindi, Set aside.

3)put the filling in each bhindi and keep it aside.

4)Heat the oil in frying pan and put filling if remaining after filling in bhindi and fry it till it gets brown.

5)put the Bhindi in pan one by one.(Make sure filling side should be pan facing side)

6)Cover it and leave it for 5-7 minutes on medium heat.

7)remove the cover and flip over the Bhindi and leave it for 7-8 minutes.

8)Check it if it has been cooked then turn of the heat else cook it for few more minutes.

9)Serve Hot :)

Serving Suggestions:

1)Add chopped coriander leafs.

Pasta in Indian style

Want to enjoy Pasta in Indian way?

Here is the simple recipe for making pasta with Indian taste. Serve with a side of salad and bread.
Recipe will serve 4 to 6.

Pasta in Indian style

Ingredients:

• 2 cups whole grain pasta (you can use any shape of pasta)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon Salt(according to taste)
• 2 onion (fine chopped in slice)
• 1 1/2 tablespoon tomato ketchup
• 3/4 teaspoon black paper
• 1 teaspoon vinegar
• 1 1/2 table spoon ranch
• 1 green chilli (fine chopped)

Method:

• In a large pot boil the pasta with water for 12-15 minutes.
• After water comes to the boiling point, add little bit of salt and drops of oil.
• Cook the pasta until it is just tender, not too soft. Drain the water and set pasta aside.
• When pasta is boiling take sauce pan and oil till it gets heated.
• Add chopped onion, fry it for 4-5 minute on medium flame till it gets light brown.
• Add tomato ketchup,vinegar,black paper, green chilli, ranch and stir for few seconds.
• Add the boiled pasta in this and stir for 1-2 minutes until pasta is well coated with sauce.
• Now serve hot.

Serving suggestion:
Serve pasta with slice of toasted bread and green salad.