Vegetable Momo

Ingredients :

• Maida - 1/4 kg
• Salt to taste 
• Oil - 3 tbsp
• Grated Cabbage - 1 cup
• Grated carrot - 1/2 cup
• Finely chopped baby corn - 1/2 cup
• Pepper powder - 1/2 spoon
• Grated ginger - 1/2 spoon
• Soya sauce - 2 tspns 

Method :

• Heat oil in a pan .
• Add the finely chopped vegetables to the oil and saute for two minutes . Keep them aside for later use.
• Make a dough of maida by adding enough water , 1 tbsp of oil and salt as per taste.
• Make small parts of this dough and press the balls flat like we do to make rotis .
• Stuff these rotis with the fried vegetables .
• Cook these on steam for ten minutes . 

The momos are ready to eat . Serve hot with any spicy chutney.

Cook the momos on steam only . Do not fry them or cook them in any other way . 

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Palak Dosa ( Spinach Dosa )

We can not find the Palak dosa in many restaurants but many home makers prefer making palak dosa as it is a  rich-in-iron breakfast. Just a little more work with the easy-to-make plain dosa would give us this incredibly healthy alternative. Check out how ....

Ingredients:

• Palak / Spinach - 5 bunches
• Moong dal - 1 cup
• Rice - 1 cup
• Green chilies - 8
• Onions - finely chopped 1 cup
• Tomatoes - 3
• Coriander - 1 bunch
• Curry leaves 
• Butter - 1 cup
• Salt - to taste

Method :

• Wash and soak the moong dal and rice together for four hours.
• Finely chop the coriander and spinach. Keep aside.
• Add green chilies , salt , curry leaves , chopped tomatoes to the soaked rice and moong daal . ( Do not forget to drain the water.)
• Grind this to a smooth paste. This makes the batter for our dosa.
• Add half of the chopped onions and the chopped coriander (the remaining for garnishing ) and spinach to the batter.
• Heat a pan . 
• Pour one big table spoon of the batter on the pan.
• Quickly spread the batter (clockwise) outwards to the edge of the pan.
• Add little oil to the edge of the dosa and few drops on the top to enable it to fry.
• Keep this on high flame for about two minutes till the corners of the dosa  leave surface of the pan.
• Now remove the dosa from the pan and place it on a serving plate.
• Garnish the dosa with a teaspoon of butter and the remaining onions and coriander.    

This dosa can be served with any pickle or chutney.

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Chana Chaat

Chana chaat is quite a nutritious and easy to make chaat item . Its similar to bhel chaat ; bhel being replaced by a  healthier alternative - channa ( chickpeas ) here. 

Ingredients:

• Kabuli chana - 250 gm
• Tomatoes - 3
• Onions - 3
• Lime - 1 
• Coriander
• Chat masala - 1/2 tbsp
• Capsicum - 1
• Aam chur - 1/2 tspn
• Oil - 3 tbsp
• Salt - to taste

Method :

• Soak kabuli chana for six hours 
• Boil them and drain the water .
• Keep aside to cool .
• Take the boiled chenna into a bowl.
• Add finely chopped onions , coriander , capsicum , salt , chat masala, aam chur powder , tomato and lime juice . Mix well . 
• Chana chaat is ready to taste.

The above made chana chaat is light. To make this a little heavier, you can add 2 tbsp of  fresh yogurt or tamarind pulp.

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Kacchi kele ka wada

Ingredients :

• Raw banana - 5
• Besan - 1 cup
• Cumin seeds - 1 tspn
• Onion - 1 (big)
• Green chilies - 5
• Ginger/ garlic paste - 1 tbspn
• Oil ( for deep frying)
• Curry leaves 
• Coriander leaves
• Salt - as per taste

Method :

• Cut raw banana into two pieces lengthwise.
• Boil some water for ten minutes by adding half spoon salt to it. Add the banana to this boiling water.
• Then mash the cooked bananas.
• Meanwhile boil oil in a pan.
• Add finely chopped onion ,chopped green chilies, ginger/garlic paste, cumin seeds ( jeera ) , besan curry leaves,salt to taste  and coriander to the mashed banana.
• Mix this well.
• Take small portions of this mixture, flaten to make wadas.
• Fry the wadas in the oil until brown.

The Kacchi kele ka wada is ready. Serve hot with coconut chutney for best taste.

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