GOBHI KE PARATHE (CAULIFLOWER PARATHE)

INGRIDIENTS :
1) Cauliflower - 1 medium sized cut into small pieces
2) Black crystal salt - Half a teaspoon
3) Saunf - 1 teaspoon
4) Ajwain seeds - 1 teaspoon
5) Wheat flour - 2.5 cups
6) Salt - as per your requirements
7) Oil - 2 teaspoons
8) Onions - 2
GRIND TOGETHER THESE INGRIDIENTS AFTER FRYING THEM IN A LITTLE OIL IN THE ORDER SPECIFIED :
1) Ginger - 1.5 Inch long (finely cut)
2) Garlic - 5 cloves
3) Green chillies - 5

METHOD :
1) Mix all the ingridients in the wheat flour along with water.
2) Heat a little oil and fry finely chopped onions.
3) When they turn golden brown, add the ground mixture and fry till the raw smell goes.
4) Add cauliflower pieces and powdered black crystal salt.
5) Add a little turmeric and salt as required. Fry for 5-10 min.
6) Make medium sized balls out of the dough and flatten them. Put the stuffing inside them, cover them and roll out into triangular shaped parathas.
7) Fry them on a pre-heated tawa with oil or ghee and serve hot with a chutney.

Bisi Bhele Bhath (Karnataka special)

INGRIDIENTS :
Rice - 2 cups
Bengal gram (Tuar dal) - 2 cups
Mixed diced vegetables (1 Potato, 1 carrot, shelled peas, french beans-few etc.)
Tamarind - Small lemon sized
Water - 8 cups
Grind these after frying in a little oil :
Dry coconut - Half
Bengal gram - 2 Teaspoons
Cloves - Half a teaspoon
Pepper - Half a teaspoon
Coriander seeds - Half a teaspoon
Red chillies - 5

METHOD :
1) Soak dal and rice together in 8 cups of water for half an hour.
2) In a pressure cooker heat some oil and fry the ground mixture.
3) Once the raw smell of the powder goes, add diced vegetables and pressure cook for some time (i.e. 1 whistle).
4) Now add rice and dal mixture and stirr for some time.
5) Add salt as per your requirements and boil for some time. The consistency of this dish should be semi solid.
6) Soak tamarind in half a cup of water and add this liquid into the pressure cooker.
7) Mix thoroughly and serve hot with ghee and mixture or chips and papad.
8) Alternatively, you can also use readymade masala powder too.

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