Channa

Ingredients

1 can chick peas [ Which is already cooked and salted]
1 large tomato
2 large onions
1 1/2 tbsp. chopped coriander
1 tsp. ginger grated
1 tsp. garlic crushed
1 tsp lemon essence
2 tbsp. oil
1 tbsp. ghee
4 green chillies slit
1 tsp. cumin seeds


Dry masalas
1 tsp. red chilli powder
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp clove powder
1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
1/4 tsp. channa masala
salt to taste

Method
Chop the tomatoes and onions fine.Heat oil in a large skillet.Add cumin seeds to splutter.Add ginger-garlic and fry for a minute.Add chopped tomatoes, onion and little bit of salt.Fry till tender.Add all dry masala except cinnamon-clove powder.Stir and fry till oil separates. Empty the contents of the can which has the salted chick peas to the skillet.Stir and bring to boil.Move this to a serving dish.


Heat ghee in a small sauce pan.Add the chillies and cinnamon-clove powder.Add chopped coriander and pour this hot over the serving dish.Pour lemon essence over channa.Stir in seasoning gently.


Serve it with chappathi or even tortilla


Making time :- 15 mins

Semiya upma with a dash of mint

Ingredients

Vermicelli - 1cup
onion - 1 large
carrot - 1 grated
peas - 1 cup
tomatoes - 1 large
pudhina chutney - 2 tbsp
red chilli - 2 (the dish tastes good spicy)
Ghee 2 tbsp

You may also add green peppers, beans and other veggies of ur choice.

Method:
In a tawa dry fry semiya till light golden brown and keep it aside.
Add a little bit of oil, add mustard when it splutters add chennah dhal, urad dhal, red chillies (2).
add the onions and fry till golden brown. add tomatoes and when they are cooked add the other vegetables and salt. The veggies should be crunchy. add 2 cups of water and boil it well (water quantity is based on the vermicilli that you buy). Add the roasted vermicilli and cook for two minutes. When the veggies and vermicilli are mixed well, add 2 spoons of pudhina paste and mix again. Tasty veggie semiya upma is ready to eat !!!.

Kadai Vegetables

Ingredients:

3/4 packet mized veggies (around 0.75 pounds) (microwave to remove ice)
2 onions (medium)
2 tomatoes
Red chillies (1)
green chilli (1)
capsicum (1) (chopped medium size)- microwave for 45 sec
jeera
garammasala
corriander
ginger -garlic paste (or use fresh and grind)

1. grind corriander, red chilli and jeera (w/o water) into coarse powder
2. grind ginger garlic paste and green chilli together
3. heat oil, put powder from step 1, put onions and fry till golden brown
4. put paste from step 2 and fry for a minute, then add the mixed veggie and cook till all masala coats. add turmeric powder, salt, chilli powder (if you want more karam)
5. add cut tomatoes, add water (use water to clean mixie in step 1 &2 into this), cook till tomatoes are cooked well and coat with the mixed veggie6. add capsicum + lill bit of garam masala and keep till everything comes together.7. garnish with freshly chopped corriander leaves and eat.
Prep time is just 15mts !!!!.