Thukpa

      Thukpa is a Tibetian noodle soup. It has many variants and is famous in the mountain regions of Nepal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh etc... It is a very healthy soup loaded with vegetables.

Ingredients:

Carrot - 1 

Beans - 8 to 10

Cabbage shredded - 1/2 cup

Spinach chopped - 1/2 cup

Onion - 1 medium size

Garlic - 2 cloves

Ginger - 1" piece

Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp

Oil - 2 tsp

Noodles boiled - 1 cup

Garam masala - 1/4 tsp

Salt to taste

Method:

Cut the carrot and beans into long pieces. Also cut onion.

Chop the garlic and ginger and keep it ready.

Boil the carrot, beans and cabbage till they are just boiled.

Heat oil in a pot and add garlic, ginger and onions. Shallow fry them. 

Once they are translucent, add the boiled vegetables and spinach to it. Mix well. Now add chilli powder, garam masala and salt. Mix well.

Add two to three cups of water and simmer for 5 minutes till all the flavours come together.

Now pour the hot soup in a bowl. Add some noodles to it and serve hot..

You can also replace garam masala with some Italian seasoning...that tastes good too

Enjoy Cooking!!

Vegetable Cutlet

      One of my favourite recipes which brings back so many wonderful memories... My mother makes them very tasty and I love them.

Ingredients:

Potato - 2

Carrot - 2

Beetroot - 1

Semolina/sooji - 1/2 cup

Corn flour - 1 tbsp

Soaked dry peas - 1/2 cup

Coriander chopped - 1/4 cup

Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp

Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp

Chilli powder - 1 tsp

Oil for shallow frying

Salt to taste

Method:

Peel the skin of potatoes, carrots and beetroot.

Pressure cook all of them together for around 3 to 4 whistles.

Once cooked mash all of them together. Add coriander powder, cumin powder, chilli powder, salt and chopped coriander leaves and mix well. Also add corn flour and mix well.

Now make small cutlets from the mix. You can make them in any shape. Heat oil in a pan.

Dip the cutlets in the semolina and shallow fry them till they are crisp on both sides.

Serve them hot with tomato ketchup.

Enjoy Cooking!!

Huli Chitranna

   A dish which has many different small elements but worth a try because it tastes so good. This recipe is generally served in temples as Prasada... 

Ingredients:

Cooked rice - 2 cups

Tamarind - 1 lemon size

Green chillies - 2 to 3

Red chillies - 2 to 3

Oil - 2 tbsp

Mustard - seeds - 1 tsp

Channa dal - 2 tsp

Urad dal - 1 tsp

Groundnuts - 2 tbsp

Curry leaves - 10 to 15

Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp

Turmeric - 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Dry powder:

Channa dal - 1 tsp

Urad dal - 1 tsp

Fenugreek seeds - 1/2 tsp

Sesame seeds - 1 tsp

Coriander seeds - 1 tsp

Method:

Spread the cooked rice in a plate and allow it to cool. It should not be mushy.

Soak the tamarind in water for sometime and extract the pulp.

Heat 1/2 tsp oil and add turmeric to it. Add it to the rice and mix well.

Not again heat rest of the oil and add mustard seeds. Once they splutter, add groundnuts, channa dal, urad dal and asafoetida and fry till the groundnuts become golden. 

Now add slit green chilles, red chillies and curry leaves. Fry everything well and switch off the flame and allow it to cool.

Now dry roast all other ingredients mentioned separately and ground them to a fine powder. Mix the powder first with the rice properly. 

Next mix the tempered spices with the rice and mix well add salt as per taste.

Serve hot along with some papad or sandige..

Enjoy Cooking!!

Marble Cookies

      One of the recipes that does not taste good but also looks good.. It's one of the best tea time snack. Very easy to make and very less ingredients..

Ingredients:

Butter - 1/2 cup

Powdered sugar - 3/4 cup

All-purpose flour - 1.5 cups

Cocoa powder - 1/2 cup

Baking soda - 1/4 tsp

Method:

Get the butter to room temperature. Add sugar powder to it and whisk well till it becomes a fine paste.

Add flour and baking soda to it and mix well to form a dough.

Divide it into two parts. To one part add cocoa powder and knead well till it is completely brown.

Now take a little bit of dough from both,mix  and make a ball. Press slightly.

Preheat the oven at 180°.

Bake the cookies at 180°c for around 20 mins approx. Keep checking in between. 

This dough makes around 25 to 30 cookies..

Enjoy with your evening tea..

Happy cooking!!