Veggie Poha (Veggie Rice Flakes)

INGREDIENTS
3 Tbsp oil
1 cup thick poha or rice flakes
1 carrot chopped
1 small potato chopped
1/4 cup green peas
1 tsp ginger paste
2 tsp green chili paste or according to taste
salt to taste
1/2 tsp sugar
2 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp mustard seeds
6 curry leaves
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/4 bunch coriander or cilantro for garnish.

METHOD
Heat oil in a Pan. Add mustard seeds & let it split.
Add chopped potato, green chili paste,ginger paste, curry leaves & some salt.
Cover the lid of pan. Let this cook for about 2 min till the poatoes are cooked and become soft.
Then Add chopped carrots, green peas and turmeric powder.
Cover the lid of the pan and let it heat on low flame for 1 min and then turn off the heat.
Now Take the Poha and wash it well such that it becomes wet and little soft.
Now add salt ,sugar amd lemon juice to this wet poha. Mix it well.
Now add Poha to pan in which vegetables were fried. Turn on the heat.
Mix the poha and veggies well.
Cover the lid of the pan for about 2 min and let it heat on low flame.
Turn off the heat and garnish the poha with chopped corainder/cilantro leaves.

Bottle Gourd Pudding (Lauki Kheer)

The bottle gourd is low in fat and cholesterol yet high in dietary fibre. It contains 96% water and 100gm of it contains around 12 Kcal. It is rich in iron and also has vitamins C and B complex.
Its high water content makes it very cooling.
This vegetable is very good for balancing liver function.

INGREDIENTS
1 and 1/2 cups full fat milk
2 and 1/2 cups peeled & grated bottlegourd
2 Tbsp condensed milk
2 tsp cardamom powder
sugar according to your taste (add less since we are adding sweet condensed milk)
sliced or chopped almonds,pista (pistachios), & cashew nuts
1 cup water for boiling the bottle gourd

METHOD
Heat the water in a pan and bring it to boil.
Add grated bottle gourd to this and let it boil on low flame for 5 minutes.
Turn off the heat & drain the water from bottle gourd.
Now Take another pan and start heating the milk. Add cardamom powder to it.
Boil the milk in a pan upto 15-20 minutes such that it is cooked properly.
Turn the heat to low flame.
Now add boiled bottle gourd to boiled milk.
Now Add condensed milk & sugar.
Keep the pudding(kheer) on low heat for 10-15 minutes.
Add the nuts on top & serve chilled.

Bhel Puri

INGREDIENTS
2 cups puffed rice (mamra)
salt to taste
1 tsp red chili powder
1 tsp chaat masala powder
1 tsp lemon juice
3 Tbsp coriander(cilantro) mint sauce or according to taste
2 Tbsp Tamarind sauce or according to taste
1 boiled and chopped potato
2 Tbsp roasted peanuts
1/2 onion chopped
1/2 tomato chopped
some coriander leaves for garnish
2 Tbsp  sev for sprinkling on top
5 crispy pooris or papdi

METHOD

For Making Tamarind sauce
Ingredients
1/4 cup tamarind
1/2 cup dates (khajur)
1 cup jaggery (gud)
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp red chili powder
2 tsp cumin seeds powder (jeera)
Method
Boil the ingredients together in a pressure cooker upto 3 whistles.
Let the mixture cool & then remove tamarind and date seeds.
Then blend this in a Mixer to form a smooth sauce.
Now Transfer this to a Pan and keep it on Stove on low flame or you could heat in microwave for 5 minutes.
Add cumin seeds powder, Red chili powder to it and mix well.
Add some water if you want the sauce to be thin in consistency.
Let it boil for 5 minutes.

For Making Coriander Mint Sauce

Ingredients: 

1/2 bunch coriander leaves

5 mint leaves

small piece of raw mango

1/4 onion chopped

4 green chillies

salt to taste

Method

Grind all the ingredients to form a smooth sauce.

To Prepare Bhel  
Now Take Puffed rice in bowl.
Add potato,chopped onion,tomato,salt,chaat masala,lemon juice,chopped cilantro leaves.
Add crushed poori/papdi.
Add both sauces cilantro(Coriander) and tamarind.
And finally sprinkle with some sev.