Gatte ki subzi

A special rajsthani diah which is being relished with bajra roti, lahsun ki chutney, and kersangri ki subzi. A must in every marwari marraige menu. The marraige food is always traditional which includes motichoor ke ladoo,dal baati churma,gatte ki subji,kersangri ki subzi, rice-dal,phulke...... A traditional Marwari food one can find in any rajasthani marraige.

Ingredients
1 cup Gramflour(Besan)
2 tsp Ajwain
1 ½ tsp Red chilly powder
2tbsp dhaniya powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
4 tbsp Oil
1tsp cumin seeds
3tbsp whipped curd
Salt to taste

Method:
1. Take besan,ajwain,red chilly powder, turmeric powder, 2tbsp oil and salt in a bowl and add little water to make a stiff dough.
2. Divide the gatta dough in to 8parts and make long thin gattas and keep aside.
3. Take 3 1/2 cups of water and bring it to boil, now add gattas in to the boiling water and let it cook for 15 mins
4.Once cooked drain the gattas from water and keep the water aside now cut the gattas in 1 inch piece and add dhaniya powder,pinch of salt into it.
5.Heat 2 tbsp oil in the pan and thn add cumin seeds and gattas. You can add gatta water as per the gravy u require
6.Now you can add curd and cook for 10-12 mins
7.Serve hot with phulkas

Chiku and Strawberry Milk Shake

Chiku and strawberry milkshake is a good kick start for those who dont like to have breakfast.

Ingredients:
1 cup chiku pieces
1 cup strawberry pieces
1 glass milk
1 tbsp honey

Method:

1.Blend all the ingredients together and serve chilled

Sangri ki subzi

Ingredients:
1 cup Sangri
3 tbsp oil
1 tbsp rai powder
½ tsp haldi powder
1 tbsp mirchi powder
1 tsp garam masala
1 tbsp dhania powder
2tsp sugar optional
A Pinch of Hing
Salt to taste

Method:
1.Soak sangri for 8-10 hrs
2.Wash it thoroughly and pressure cook it for 3 whistles
3.wash again after pressure cooking
4.Take the sangri in a bowl and add haldi powder, mirchi powder, dhania powder, salt, and rai powder.
5.Heat oil in the pan now add hing and sangri. Simmer for a while and add 2 tsp sugar and garam masala
6.You can keep this dish in fridge for a weeks time.

Math ke vade ki subzi

Math ke vade ki subzi is made with sour curd and leftover vadas. This is very tasty
as it is spicy a0nd sour. Mostly rajasthani recipes are found to be with lots of oil and spices. And with a very unusual taste. cumin seeds and hing are part of almost every dish.There is a proverb that "what likes the eyes that suits the tongue"

Ingredients:
2 cups math ki daal ke vade
1 cup sour dahi
2tsp dhania powder
1 ½ tsp lal mirchi powder
½ tsp haldi
Salt to taste
1 ½ tbsp oil

Method:
1.Take 2 ½ cups of water in a vessel and add dhania powder, lal mirchi powder, salt and haldi in to it.
2.Take oil in a pan and add jeera
3.Once jeera crackles add the masala water and let it boil
4.Than add whipped curd and vade.
5.Let it boil for 3-4 mins
6.Serve immediately

Math ki dal ke Vade

This dish is specially made in rajasthan...Math ki dal ke vade is usually in a snacks menu. chilke wali math ki dal is quite difficult to find in any groccery store. but you can find a normal math ki dal with out the chilkas in any groccery shop.This vadas can be had with curd, green chutney and sauce. If some vadas are left you can also make delicious sour subzi out of it...this is what my mother-in-law do...and it is yummyyy....firstly lets make some vadas and tha the recipe from the leftover...


Ingredients:
2 cups chilkewali Math ki dal
2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
2 tbsp whole dhania
1 tbsp Ginger chilly paste
Salt to taste

Method:
1.Soak the math dal overnight
2.Wash it thoroughly and remove the chilkas of the dal
3.Drain the water from the dal completely
4.Grind the dal without water
5.Add ginger-chilly paste into it
6.Now add whole dhania, and chopped coriander leaves
7.Add salt mix it well.
8.Take a tbsp of bhaji mixture in hand and flatten. you can make it like small tikkis.Deep fry in oil and serve with curd,green chutney or sauce

P.N:Use the bhaji mixture immediately after adding salt.