Zucchini Sabzi

Ingredients:

1) 2 zucchini, semi-circle cut
2) 3 tablespoons of oil
3) 1 teaspoon of mustard seeds
4) 1 teaspoon of cumin/jeera seeds
5) 1 inch ginger, chopped
6) 2-3 garlic cloves, chopped
7) 1 tablespoon of grated dry or fresh coconut
8) 1 small red onion, chopped
9) Salt to taste
10) 1 teaspoon of red chilli powder
11) 5-6 sprigs of cilantro, chopped
12) Roasted and crushed peanuts (Koot)

Method:

1) Heat oil in the pan. Add, mustard and cumin seeds.
2) Add, ginger and garlic. Fry them.
3) Add grated coconut and stir for a min.
4) Add red onion and salt. Stir it and let it cook for a min or so.
5) Add, zucchini. Cover and cook until tender. Keep stirring in between. Add very little water if needed.
6) Add roasted and crushed peanuts. Stir it uncovered.
7) Finely add red chili powder and cilantro. Serve it with roti or paratha

Zucchini Sukhi/dry Sabzi

Hakka Chowmein Noodles

Ingredients:

1) 1 Pack of noodles, boiled (Boil, wash them 2-3 times with cold water to get rid of excess starch and let them sit in water for sometime)
2) 3-4 tablespoons of oil
3) 1 medium onion, julian cut
4) 1 inch ginger, julian cut
5) 3-4 cloves of garlic, chopped
6) 1 cup mix veg (cabbage, carrots, beans, corn, peas, paneer etc.)
7) 1 small bell pepper/capsicum, julian cut
8) 2 tablespoons of soya sauce or to taste
9) 2 tablespons of red chilli sauce or to taste
10) 1/2 cup of spring onion, chopped
11) Salt to taste
12) Black pepper to taste

Method:

1) Heat oil in pan. Add, onion and stir it for a min.
2) Add, ginger and garlic. Fry them.
3) Add all mix veg. Let them cook for a min. and then add bell pepper.
4) Add boiled noodles, soya sauce and red chili sauce. Stir it
5) Add, salt, black pepper and spring onion. Stir it and serve hot

Hakka Chowmein Noodles

Cabbage Kofta

Cabbage Koftas:


Ingredients for Dumplings:


1) 2 cups of shredded cabbage
2) 1 cup gram flour 
3) 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds 
4) Pinch of ajwain
5) 1 inch of ginger, finely chopped
6) 2 green chili, finely chopped
7) Pinch of haldi
8) 1/2 teaspoon of red chili powder
9) Salt to taste
10) Oil for frying


Ingredients for Gravy:


1) 1 small onion
2) 1 large tomato
3) 3-4 cloves of garlic
4) 1 inch of ginger
5) 2 green chili
6) 1 teaspoon of mustard seed
7) 1teaspoon of cumin seeds
8) Pnch of hing
9) Pinch of haldi
10) 1/3 cup of Heavy cream (optional)
11) 1 teaspoon of red chili powder


Method for dumplings/Koftas:


1) Mix kofta ingredients 1-9 and make soft dough. Adjust besan or add very little water, if needed. Make round balls/dumplings as shown in the pic. using oil.


2) Cook them in the pressure cooker (2-3 whistles)


3) Remove these dumplings from the cooker and shallow fry them.


4) Now, for gravy. Grind gravy-ingredients 1-5. 


5) Heat oil in the pan. Add, mustard seeds, cumin seeds and hing. Stir it.


6) Now add, grinded ingredients 1-5. Stir for 3-4 mins.


7) Add haldi, salt and red chili powder. Stir it.


8) Add 2 cups of water. Give it a boil.


9) Slow down the heat and add heavy cream. Cover it, turn on the heat to medium and keep stirring till the oil oozes out.


10) Now add, fried koftas. Simmer it for 4-5 mins.


11) Garnish it with cilantro and serve it with roti or paratha

Cabbage Kofta