Lauki Kofta Curry

You need to have

1. 1 medium size lauki .
2. 4 tbsp besan .
3. 1 small onion chopped finely .
4. 2 small tomato .
5. 2 tsp ginger-garlic paste .
6. salt to taste .
7. 2 tsp red chilli powder .
8. 4 tsp coriender powder .
9. 1 tsp garam masala powder .
10. whole garam masala ( 1 bay leaf ,2 green cardamom ,1" piece cinnamon , 2 laung ) .
11 2 tsp of dahi / yoghut .
12 green chillies chopped finely .
13 Handful of chopped coriender .
14 Oil .
15. 2 tsp fresh cream ( optional ) .





Grate the lauki & mix some salt . Keep it for 5 min .Now squeeze the extra water from it & add besan in the grated lauki, mix it well with hands preferably .

Take 1 tbsp oil in a kadai and add the besan lauki paste to it .Mix the paste well in the kadai till it becomes dry . Now remove it from heat & mix chopped onion , chopped green chilli , chopped coriender leave , salt ,red chilli powder & dhaniya powder .

Make small kofta balls from the mix . Keep these balls aside .Now heat oil in a kadai & fry these balls till golden brown . Now remove from the heat & keep in a kitchen towel to absorb the excess oil .


In a food processor grind the onion , tomato, ginger-gerlic paste , dahi into a paste & keep aside Take 2 tbsp of oil and add whole garam masala in it , once the masala start crackle add the onion paste to it & fry till raw smell disappear . Once it turns golden brown , add red chilli powder , dhaniya, garam masala and salt to it.

Fry the masala till the paste leaves oil , now add the cream . Fry for another 2-3 min & add 1/2 cup water . Once the gravy start boiling add the koftas & garam masala powder . Boil for another 2 min & remove from the heat . Sprinkle some chopped green coriender .

Vegitable Sandwitch

Vegetable Sandwich:


Bread is a tea time snack for evenings since people don't have heavy tiffin during that time .

A sandwich is a food item made of one or more slices of bread with one or more fillings. Sandwiches are a widely popular type of food. They are typically taken to work, school or picnics to be eaten as part of a packed lunch. They generally contain a combination of salad vegetables cheese, and a variety of sauces.


Here is the recipe for simple and tasty Vegetable sandwich.


You Need to have

Bread slices - 4 nos
Butter to spread on slices(optional)
Chesse slice - 1
Tomato(sliced) - 1
Cucumber(sliced) - 1
Bell pepper(sliced) - 1
Onion(sliced)-1

For Green chutney:

Garlic pods - 3 - 4
Ginger -Small piece
Green Chilies-3-4
Salt-1tbs





For the Green chutney:-

Add Green chilies,Ginger ,Garlic and salt to mixi Jar and ground it to smooth paste and keep it aside.



For making the sandwich:-

Apply butter and green chutney on slices. Place the vegetables between slices.
Grate cheese and spread it in between bread slices as shown in the pic.



Place it inside toaster and toast it for 2 mins.
Serve with tomato sauce or ketchup.



Note:
1)The chutney in advance. This comes for a week in the refrigirator. You just need to slice vegetables, spread the chutney and arrange the sandwich in the morning.
2)For adults, you can increase the spicyness by adding a little pepper powder on the vegetables before placing the cheese slice.
3)the diet conscious ones, cheese and butter can be avoided. The sandwich is equally tasty.