Bhatura

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Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cup wheat flour
• 1/2 cup refined flour (maida)
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp dry active yeast
• 1 tsp sugar
• 3 tbsp plain curd
• 3 tblsp warm water Or as required
• 1 tsp oil + 2 cup oil for deep frying bhaturas

Instructions

Add yeast to warm water along with sugar. Give a nice stir and cover with a lid. Once the yeast gets nice frothy and bubbly it's ready to use.

Sieve both flour, suji , salt and keep aside. 

Now add curd and knead with your fingers it will appear like crumbs.

Add the activated yeast to the sifted flour.

Knead into a soft and smooth dough. Add little warm water if required. the dough shouldn't be too dry Or too sticky. 

Cover it and keep in a warm place for an hour.

The dough has doubled in size.

Shape into small balls about 2 inch size. Now roll the balls and shape them into round shape  but keep the thickness slightly thicker than Rotis (Indian Bread). 

Heat oil and fry the Bhaturas. Serve with Chole  along some salad or raita. 

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Aaloo Gobi Mutter Gravy / Potato Peas Cauliflower Gravy

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Ingredients:

• Chopped onions - 1 medium size,
• Tomatoes - 2 medium size,
• Chopped cauliflower - 2 cups,
• Chopped potatoes - 2 medium size
• Fresh green peas - 1 cup
• Ginger-Garlic paste: 1 tblsp
• Cumin - 1 tsp,
• Red chilly powder - 1 tblsp,
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp,
• Garam masala - 1 tsp,
• Coriander powder: 2 tblsp,
• Cumin powder: 1 tsp,
• Dry fenugreek leaves (kasoori methi): 2 tbsp,
• Coriander leaves - 2 tblsp
• Oil for cooking,
• Salt,
• Water - 1 cup

Instructions: 
Chop potatoes in small and cauliflower in big pieces.In the hot pan add little oil and put potatoes and cauliflower and salt. 

Cover and cook them till they become little soft and nicely roasted. 

Then add the fresh green peas and saute for a min.

In a pressure cooker add oil. When oil is hot add cumin seeds.

 

Now add chopped onions. Cook till onions become soft and change color.

As onions become soft it’s time to add ginger-garlic paste,green chillies,tomatoes and salt.

Add little water and close the cooker and cook for 3-4 whistles.

As the cooker cools down open it and let the mixture cook till oil comes out.

When oil oozes out add turmeric, chilly, coriander,salt and cumin powder.

 

Sauté and cook for some time so that vegetables get nicely coated in masala.Now add 1 or 2 cups of water to the vegetables according to the consistency you like and boil the gravy till vegetables become tender.

 

Add dry fenugreek leaves and coriander leaves.

 

When the vegetables are soft switch of the heat and sprinkle some garam masala.Aloo gobi mutter curry is ready .Serve hot with chapati, paratha or rice.

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