Moong daal with alu and Gobi

Moong daal with alu & gobi(alu phulkopi die mooger daal)…….one of my favourite dishes. My mom used to cook it so often and we just loved to have it with with rice or roti. Very easy to prepare but very tasty as well.

Ingredients:

• 1 big potato chopped into pieces (as u like small or little bigger)
• ½ of cauliflower cut into pieces little bigger than potatoes
• ½ cup of moong dal
• 1 tomato cut into small pieces
• ½ of a big onion’s paste
• 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
• ½ tsp turmeric powder
• ½ tsp chili powder or as per your choice
• Salt as per taste
• 1 tsp garam masala powder(mostly required homemade)
• Oil as per needed
• 2 bay leaves 

Method:

First take some oil in a cooker and fry the moong daal in low flam for 2-3 minutes. Then wash the dal and add 1cup fresh water, little salt. Pinch of turmeric powder to it and cover the cooker. Give it 2-3 whistles (your daal should be 3 quarter of boiled). Then in an another pan take some oil and fry the potatoes and cauliflowers till they turn golden brown. Keep them aside. Now wash the pan and take 2-3 tbsp of oil when it is hot. First give the onion paste and saute it until it turns golden in color. Then add the ginger garlic paste and bay leaves. Stir it for ½ minute and add the red chili powder, turmeric powder and chopped tomatoes. Add little water at this section  and stir the mixture in medium flame until it releases oil. Now add the boiled moong daal and  the fried potato cauliflower  into it. Stir it for 1-2 minutes in low to medium flame. Then add 2-3 cups of water or as much gravy you like. Let it be cooked until the potatoes and cauliflowers get boiled. When it is done switch off the flame and spread the garam masla powder on the daal. Now it is read

Banana walnut cake

Here is a supereasy banana walnut cake recipe.

Ingredients:

• 100 gms all-purpose flour
• 100 gms salted butter
• 50 gms dust sugar
• ½ cup of milk
• ½ cup of walnuts ( You can also use cashew, raisins, almonds)
• 2  large ripe bananas
• 1 tsp of baking powder
• 1 tsp of baking soda
• 3-4 drops vanilla extract

Method:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

First take the bananas and the milk in a blender and blend it very well. Then  melt the butter in a pan and keep it in a big bowl. Then add the sugar into the butter. Stir it very well and then add the banana mixture. Again give it a good stir.  Then in a strainer take all-purpose flour, baking powder and baking soda. Sieve them in a bowl and mix well. Then add the flour mixture with the banana batter. In the butter pan roast the walnuts for a minute and mix it with the batter. Then add the vanilla extract and mix it very well. Stir the mixture for atleast 10 minutes. Then take a cake pan and grease some butter all over the pan. Now pour the cake mixture into the pan and bake it in the pre-heated oven for 30-35 minutes. Check the cake if baked or not by a toothpick. If the toothpick comes out clean then your cake is ready.

    

Alu Jhinge posto (potato and ridge gourd ki sabji)

Jhinge alu posto (potato and ridge guard sabji) is a very popular dish in West Bengal. My one of the favorites...an easy and tasty recipe. Just give it a try. I am sure you will love it.

Ingredients:

• 1 big potato (cut into small pieces)
• 2 ridge gourds (cut into pieces little bigger than potatoes)
• 1/2 cup of poppy seeds
• 1 chopped onion
•   2-3 green chilies
• 1 tsp of black seeds or kalonji seeds
• 3-4 tsp of oil
• Half cup of water
• 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder
• Salt as per taste

Method:

First soak the poppy seeds in hot water for 30 minutes and then make a fine paste of it in blender. Now take a pan and hit the oil. Once the water is hot add the green chilies and chopped onions. Stir it until the onions turn golden brown. Now add the black seeds and stir for 30 seconds. Add the potatoes and ridge gourds. Now add salt as per your taste and turmeric powder. Fry them for about 5-6 minutes. Once it is cooked add the poppy seeds paste and stir very well. Stir the mixture again for 3-4 minutes. Add  water. Cook it until the potatoes get boiled and the dish becomes little dry. Now it is ready. Serve it with steamed rice or roti. If you love little sweet you can add 1tsp of sugar to it.