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.

Veg Grilled Bun Sandwich

This Bun Sandwich is very easy to prepare and tastes very much like Burger.

INGREDIENTS
1 Wheat bun
2 round onion slices
2 round tomato slices
4 round cucumber slices
5 tinned jalapeno slices (optional)
4 round boiled potato slices
2 round capsicum slices
1 lettuce leaf
2 Tbsp grated cheese (any cheese of your choice)
2 Tbsp coriander mint sauce
salt to taste
pepper to taste
red chili powder to taste

METHOD
For preaparing bun sandwich we need:

• 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 the all the ingredients in a mixer to form a smooth sauce.

• FRIED POTATO SLICES

          Now take round cut boiled potato slices.
          Take a Pan , heat oil in it about 1 Tbsp.
          Add potato slices to it.
          Add salt & red chili powder. let this fry for a minute.

• Now Take the burger bun and apply the coriander sauce on both sides inside the bun.
• Arrange the round slices of onions,tomato,cucumber,jalapeno,capsicum, grated cheese & fried potato slices.
• Sprinkle some salt and black pepper.
• Add Lettuce leaf.
• Now Preheat the oven to 350 deg F/ 170 deg C.
• Keep the Bun in the oven for 5 -7 minutes . This step is optional. If Oven is not available you could heat in a pan for 5 minutes on low flame.
• Keeping the Bun in Oven or Grill Sandwich maker makes it very crispy and grills the Vegetables & melts the cheese.

Vegetable Pasta

INGREDIENTS
2 Tbsp oil
5 cups water for boiling pasta
2 cups pasta
1/2 onion chopped
1/2 green bellpepper(capsicum) chopped
1/2 red bell pepper chopped
2 spring onion chopped (just the green leaves of onion)
2 tsp garlic paste
1 tsp chili garlic sauce (optional)
2 cups pasta sauce (readymade or homemade)
salt to taste
1 tsp Red chili crushed or red chili powder.
1/4 bunch fresh parsley leaves chopped  / 2 Tbsp dried pasley (optional)
1 tsp oregano leaves
1 Tbsp tomato sauce

METHOD

• Take water in a vessel and add salt to it. Add 1/2 tsp oil to this so that the pasta does not stick while boiling. Heat it for 2 minutes.
• Then Add Pasta to it. Let this boil for 15 minutes or till the pasta gets cooked. 
• Drain out the water and keep the pasta aside.
• Take a Pan , heat oil in it. Add garlic paste and let this fry for 20 seconds.
• Now add chopped onion & little salt. Let it fry for 30 seconds.
• Add chopped capsicum and red bell pepper & little salt. Let this fry for 30 seconds.
• Add spring onions. Let the mixture fry for more 30 seconds.
• Now add crushed red chili, oregano & parsley.
• Then Add Pasta sauce. Add some salt.
• Stir it well to mix all the spices with sauce. let this cook for 2 minutes.
• Add boiled Pasta to to this.
• Mix well and let it fry for 7 minutes. 
• And Veggie Pasta is ready to be served.

** For Pasta sauce
You could  either use the readymade pasta sauce available in the market or make it fresh at home.
For making Pasta Sauce at Home you need the following:

Ingredients
2 cups tomato paste.
2 tsp dried basil leaves
1 tsp dried oregano leaves
1 tsp garlic paste.
1/2 onion chopped
2 Tbsp olive oil
salt to taste
1/2  tsp white pepper
1 Tbsp tomato sauce.

* For making tomato paste, boil the tomatoes , remove the skin and some of the seeds, then make the paste for smooth pasta sauce.
Method
Heat oil in a pan.
Add garlic paste.let it fry for 30 seconds.
Add chopped onion.let it fry for  a minute.
Add salt.
Add basil and oregano leaves.
Add tomato paste, white pepper.
Let this cook for 15 /20 minutes.
And now the pasta sauce is done.

Black Chickpeas (Black Chana,Kala Chana) Dry

Black ChickPeas are a very good source of fiber, folic acid, and manganese. They are an important source of macro nutrients, good source of protein, containing almost twice the amount of protein compared to cereal grains, as well as minerals such as iron, magnesium, copper, and zinc.

INGREDIENTS
1 cup black chickpeas
salt to taste
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp green chili paste
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp red chili powder
2 tsp coriander powder
2 tsp chana masala
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 tbsp oil
pinch of Asafetida (hing)
1 tsp garam masala powder

METHOD

• Soak the Black chana overnight.
• Boil the chana in pressure cooker with some water and salt.
• Now take a pan and heat oil in it.
• Add hing powder,cumin seeds.
• After 5 sec add ginger and green chili paste. Let it fry on low flame for 2 min.
• Then add turmeric,red chili,coriander,chana masala and garam masala powder.
• Now add boiled chana to it. Add some salt and mix well.
• Add 1cup chana water that is left while boiling it in cooker.
• Now cover it with lid and let this cook on low flame till all the water is dried. Let this cook for 10 min.
• Turn off the heat when the mixture leaves out some oil .
• This dish can be served with raw onions,cilantro and  lemon.

Wada Pav (Indian Burger)

Wada Pav or Indian Burger is a very popular dish in Western Part of India. It is served with two to three types of sauces.

INGREDIENTS

Bread or Burger buns.

2 Tbsp oil

1 cup gram flour (besan)
2 tsp green chili paste
2 tsp ginger paste
3 curry leaves
1 tsp mustard seeds
3-4 large potatoes
Pinch of Asofetida (hing)
1 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 cup water
1/4 tsp Sodium Bicarbonate.

METHOD

• Boil the potatoes and mash well.
• Heat oil in a vessel.
• Add hing, mustard seeds. let the seeds split.
• Then add ginger paste, green chili paste, curry leaves. Fry this on low flame for 3 min.
• Then add 1 tsp turmeric powder.
• After 1min add mashed potatoes.
• Add salt and let it fry for 10 minutes.
• After this mixture cools down make large size balls or the size u prefer. Keep it aside.
• Now take gram flour in a vessel and add some water and stir. Consistency of mixture should be thick.
• Add salt, 1 tsp turmeric and 1/4 tsp sodium bicarbonate (soda) to this mixture.
• Now heat oil in Vessel for frying Wada.
• Put the Wada balls in the gram flour Mixture and let the flour coat the Wada.
• Then with a large spoon add Wada in a vessel containing oil for frying. Let it fry on medium flame.
• Make sure it does not turn brown. Let the wada be yellow in color.
• Now Wada can be put between the burger bun and is served with sauces like tomato ketchup, coriander chutney and garlic peanut chutney and fried green chilies.
• Garlic peanut sauce and coriander sauce are covered in sauces category.