Vegetables
Potato- 2 (med size) cut in chip shape
French beans – 30 cut in diamond shape
Capsicum- 1 cut like chips shape
Cauliflower – ¼ big pieces with some stem
Carrot- 2 chips. thin
Onion- 2 chips
Tomato- 2 chips
Peas
Coriander don’t chop..just take leaves with little stem
Green chillies- 2 very small pieces
Garlic- 10 cloves
Paste
Peanuts – 20
Clove - 3
Cinamon- 1
Cumin- ½ spoon
Bay Leaf - ½
Sesame - ½ spoon
Take all these in a open pan and roast lightly
Grind them with the garlic and a little water. Keep aside
In a vessel put 4 spoons oil
Add mustard seeds ¼ spoon, cumin seeds ¼ sp, fenugreek seeds ¼ spoon
Add onion and mix well. Then add French beans, potatoes, cauliflower, capsicum, carrots,peas one after another mixing well.
Put salt, turmeric, red chilli powder, dhanajeeru,. Mix evenly
Add water so that the level of water is about 2-3 inches above the veg.
Put plate on the vessel(with water in it). Let it simmer
After it starts boiling, add tomatoes, 2 sp sugar, ½ lemon juice, coriander, and put the masala paste.
Mix and cover similarly. Allow to get cooked
In case more gravy is needed, use the water in the plate ur using to cover the vessel.
Its now ready to eat.
My Story
I grew up in a Gujarati joint family with my grandmother, grand aunt, mother, and two aunts. I have many fond memories of the women mixing mango pickles in summer, making sweets and savory snacks during Diwali, rolling out puris or filling pattices for my grandmother’s family get-togethers.
I didn’t join them as often as Double Trouble who were rolling out perfectly round puris at age 10. This probably caused my grandmother much concern – how could I be a good wife if I couldn’t roll puris?
Anyway fast forward to 2007. Milind thinks I’m a good cook and Double Trouble can barely boil water.
(Did I mention that I work as consultant doling out advice to all and sundry whereas Double Trouble are physicians savings lives on a daily basis?)
I didn’t join them as often as Double Trouble who were rolling out perfectly round puris at age 10. This probably caused my grandmother much concern – how could I be a good wife if I couldn’t roll puris?
Anyway fast forward to 2007. Milind thinks I’m a good cook and Double Trouble can barely boil water.
(Did I mention that I work as consultant doling out advice to all and sundry whereas Double Trouble are physicians savings lives on a daily basis?)
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