Vidya Baindur's Home Thali specials

  Crispy Padwal Rings.... Snake Gourd Fried Rings.. Recipe.. Slightly scrape Padwal  n Remove seeds from it. Do not throw these seeds..we can make  chutney with it.. Make medium thin pieces of Padwal as shown in my above pic.. Add Salt, Haldi n Red Chilli powder n Hing in it..  Mix it well. Add Rice powder n some Besan in it  till all pieces get well coated Then deep fry these rings till it become crispy.. Serve it hot n fresh.. Val Papdi Bhaji...(Green Broad Beans ) Recipe.... (Approximately ) 2 cup - Val Papdi ..washed ..make it half then chop finely 3/4 cup -Fresh grated coconut  2 Green chillies Pinch of Asafoetida  Salt to taste   wash Val Papdi properly and keep for dry. Once its dry chop it into small pieces.  Heat little oil in a pan,make tadka with rai, udid dal, green chilli , curypatta, 1whole red  chilli, hing ,pinch haldi... 0 then add chopped Val Papdi add salt n Gud as per taste.. mix it..add some fresh grated  c...

 Sarson Ka Saag... Recipe...  Green Sarson means Mustard greens..This is a traditional Punjabi Dish..  This Saag is always madevin Winter season as around this time Mustard Greens grow  abundantly.. and Sarson gives heat to the body.. so This Saag is always Healthy n full of  vitamins.. Palak , Bathua, Methi leaves r used with Sarson to balance the taste..mostly in  traditional Saag no masalas r used.. But if you like you can add haldi, chilli powder , n  Dhania powder while making it.      Sarson Ka Saag Garnished with lots of butter on it n Thin pieces of chopped Ginger ,  with Makki Roti, Onion, fried Green chilli .this is the best combination. Ingredients Mustard Greens..( Green Sarson )..2 Bunches. Palak Leaves... 1 Bunch means half of Sarson. Bathua.. 1 Bunch...(optional.. iff you dont get it you can skip it. If you like you can add some Methi Leaves.. but I dont like to add it. Green chillies ... 5 to 6 or as per taste.. we d...

 Sarson Ka Saag...  Green Sarson means Mustard greens..This is a traditional Punjabi Dish..  This Saag is always madevin Winter season as around this time Mustard Greens grow  abundantly.. and Sarson gives heat to the body.. so This Saag is always Healthy n full of  vitamins.. Palak , Bathua, Methi leaves r used with Sarson to balance the taste..mostly in  traditional Saag no masalas r used.. But if you like you can add haldi, chilli powder , n  Dhania powder while making it.      Sarson Ka Saag Garnished with lots of butter on it n Thin pieces of chopped Ginger ,  with Makki Roti, Onion, fried Green chilli .this is the best combination. Ingredients Mustard Greens..( Green Sarson )..2 Bunches. Palak Leaves... 1 Bunch means half of Sarson. Bathua.. 1 Bunch...(optional.. iff you dont get it you can skip it. If you like you can add some Methi Leaves.. but I dont like to add it. Green chillies ... 5 to 6 or as per taste.. we dont add ch...

   Red Boiled Rice Pej...  Recipe.. Wash n spak Rice for atleast 2 hours.. then for 1 cup rice add 4 cups of water n cook it in  pressure cooker for 8 to 10 whistles as it takes much time to cook soft. Then again mash it nicely n add some water ,salt as per taste n boil it nicely. Then make Tadka with gheee n add lots of Garlic in it n fry ..add it in Pej. If you dont like Garlic tadka you can skip it n serve plain Pej  Kairi ( Full Kairi Preserved in salt water)  with Coconut Chutney  or Gojju... Recipe.. Grind together fresh grated coconut, kairi pieces ,Green chillies n salt ,sugar n lots of  garlic with little of water.. chutney is ready to serve. Neer Phanas n White Peas Shak... (Div Kadgi with Safed dry Vatana Karwari Curry ) recipe.. Soak  White dry Peas over night ... then cook it in pressure cooker.. remove skin of neer phanas n  make medium pieces .add some salt n water.. n cook it till it gets well cooked.. then roast 1 tabsp,...

 Dadpe Pohe.. This is Maharashtran Favourite dish..its very easy ,quick n tasty dish to make for nashta..  Recipe.. Ingredients... 1.Thin Poha ..2 to 2.1/2 cups.. 2. Small Onion..finely chopped. 3. Tomato ...1 /2 finely chopped. 4. Fresh Grated Coconut..1/2 cup...slightly pulse for 1 or 2 times  5. Salt ...as per taste  6. Sugar or Gud..as per taste.. you can skip it. For Tadka.. 1. Mustard seeds .. 1/4 tsp. 2. Jeera..1/4 tsp. 3. Green Chillies... 2 to 3 finely chopped. 4. Curry patta.. 6 to 8 leaves. 5. Red chilli..1 this is optional. 6. Hing.. pinch  7. Haldi... 1/2 tsp. 8.. Ground nuts... 1 tabsp.. 9. Oil ... 2 tabsps. 10. Dhania Leaves.. Method.... In open big vessel or Kadai mix Thin Poha, Chopped Onion, Tomato n frsh grated Coconut. Then add Salt , Gud or Sugar. Mix it nicely .you can sprinkle some water to make Poha soft. But do not make very soft adding more water.. as Tomato , Onion n Coconut make Poha after 5 minutes. Then make Tadka with oil, mustard ...

 Mixed  Vegetables Sambhar..or Kholombo Recipe.. Mixed Vegetables  For Sambhar....Drumsticks - Small Onions-French Beans- Brinjal, Magge ,Lauki  Cook tur dal in pressure cooker till very soft.  make pieces of,tomato ,& make long pieces of drumsticks n Brinjal, French beans,small onions ,Magge ...boil all the vegetables with some salt . For Sambhar masala...roast 1tabsp of dhania seeds,1/2tsp of jeera, 7-8 methi seeds,6-7 black pepper, 1tabsp.chana dal,1/2tsp of udid dal,5-6 curry patta, pinch haldi, hing, then add 7-8 bedgi whole red chillies. finally add fesh 2tabsp of grated fresh coconut.roast it properly in few drops of oil.make fine paste . ( Or you can use Readymade Sambhar Powder instead of this ground fresh masala..) add some imli juice in it. or grind chinch with this..mix mashed cooked tur dal, this ground masala or Sambhar Powder. add water, add cooked vegetables. add some salt ,gud .boil it properly. then add some dhania leaves. make tadka with o...

 Cauliflower Ambat.. Recipe.. Boil big10 to 15 pieces of cauliflower pieces with some salt and water.  Cook1cup Toor Dal in pressure cooker till very soft. then mash it. add cauliflower pieces in it. fry 10-12 methi seeds in few drops of oil add 3-4 whole red bedgi chillies in it. grind together fresh 1 cup grated coconut,small piece of Imli , 1/4 tsp haldi,and fried methi & red chillies in to a fine paste.  add this ground masala in dal and cauliflower pieces mixture.add salt as per taste..boil it. then make tadka of oil and add 1finely chopped onion.fry till brown and  add in curry.Ambat is ready to serve French Beans Talasani ..Parasbi Talasani ( French Beans Sabji )... Make 1 inch French beans pieces..  Make Tadka with Oil , add lots of Crushed Garlic, whole red cilli, fry it till brown  Add French Beans pieces..add haldi, red chilli powder, salt ,little of gud or sugar to taste  (optional)..mix it nicely...add some water .keep the lid.. cook i...