Aloo Palak

Ingredients
3 cups chopped spinach
2 large onoins chopped fine
2 large potatoes boiled and peeled
1 tomato grated
2 green chillies
1" piece ginger
1 tsp. lemon juice
1/2 tsp. wheat or other flour
1 tsp. red chilli powder
1 tsp. cinnamon-clove powder
1/4 tsp. turmeric powder
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
2 pinches asafoetida
1/2 tsp. garam masala
1/2 tbsp. butter
4 tbsp. ghee
salt to taste
METHOD:
Put the washed spinach in a pan, add very little water (just a sprinkle) and a pinch of salt.
Cover and boil over a high flame for 2 minutes. Cool quickly, or hold under running water in a colander.
Put in a mixie, add green chilli and run for a minute. Keep slightly coarse, do not make very smooth.
Keep aside.
Cut the potatoes into big pieces. Heat ghee and fry potatoes till light brown.
Drain the potatoes, keep aside.
In the same hot ghee add the cumin seeds.
Add the ginger, onions and fry till very tender.
Add the tomato and further fry for two minutes.
Add all the dry masalas and fry till ghee separates.
Add spinach and potatoes.
When it resumes a boil sprinkle the flour and stir well. Boil for 2-3 minutes. Add lemon juice
Just before s erving heat butter in a tiny saucepan and add the asafoetida.
Pour over the vegetable and mix gently.
Serve hot with naan or parathas or even rice.

Coconut Chutney

Ingredients:
2 cups grated unsweetened coconut
2-3 dried red chillies

Grind all the ingredients into a semi coarse paste. Heat oil in a small pan, add mustard seeds and a little hing. Once it splutters add torn curry leaves and take it off the burner. Add salt as needed and the above mixture to the coconut mix. Serve it with dosas and enjoy!

Golden Crispy dosas

This is my mother's recipe and it makes the most crunchy and crispy golden dosas. it tastes the best with a simple coconut chutney.

Ingredients:

2 cups rice
1 1/2 cups urad dhal
1 handful moong dal
1 handful channa dal
1 handful aval
1 tsp methi seeds

Combine all these ingredients and wash them thoroughly. Soak them in water overnight. Grind them into a smooth batter. Add appropriate amount of salt and mix the batter thoroughly. It should have no lumps.

Pre-heat the oven to 350 and turn it off. Place the batter in large pot to give room when it ferments. Put the pot in the warm oven overnight.

The next day, heat the tava and pour a ladle full of batter and smoothen it make a perfect round dosa. Sprinkle oil around it and let the edges get golden brown. Turn the dosa over and crisp it the same way on the other side.

Your dosas are now ready to eat!!

Remedy for an upset stomach

This receipe is a sure fire one and was given to me by my mother-in-law.

Things needed:

1 tbsp Methi seeds
1 tbsp yogurt

Combine both ingredients in your mouth and swallow it. You will see that your stomach is settled and you feel better soon.