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Vegetable Thepla Vegetables make these theplas more nutritious. Cooking Time:  15-20 minutes Servings:  4   Preparation Time:  10-15 minutes   Category:  Veg Ingredients • Carrot,grated 1 medium • Cabbage,shredded 1/4 medium • Fenugreek leaves (methi),finely chopped 1/4 cup • Fresh coriander leaves,finely chopped 1 tablespoon • Salt to taste • Wheat flour 3/4 cup + to dust • Gram flour (besan) 1/4 cup • Green chilli-ginger paste 1/2 teaspoon • Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon • Red chilli powder 1/4 teaspoon • Oil 1 tablespoon • Yogurt 1 cup Method Mix carrots, cabbage, fenugreek leaves, coriander leaves and salt in a bowl. Put wheat flour, gram flour, vegetable mixture, green chilli-ginger paste, turmeric powder and red chilli powder in a dough maker. Add 1 tbsp oil and yogurt and start the dough maker to make a dough. Transfer the dough into a bowl. Divide into small equal portions...

Vegetable Biryani Vegetable biryani is a traditional mughlai main course item loaded with chopped vegetables, spices, saffron and dry fruits. On normal days, you can make it as a one-pot meal. Even as ingredients like capsicum and coriander spread their aroma, whiffs of saffron and other spices rise above all and pamper your senses. Preparation Time:  15 mins Cooking Time:  40 mins Makes 4 servings Ingredients For The Rice 1 1/2 cups   long grained rice (basmati)  , soaked and drained 1   bayleaf (tejpatta) 25 mm  (1”) piece  cinnamon (dalchini) 1   clove (laung / lavang) 1   cardamom (elaichi) salt  to taste For The Vegetable Gravy 1 1/2 cups   chopped and boiled mixed vegetables  (carrots , peas , cauliflower , french beans and potatoes) 2 tbsp   oil 1/2 tsp   cumin seeds (jeera) 3/4 cup  finely  chopped onions 2 tsp   ginger-green chilli paste 1/4 tsp   turmeric powder (haldi) 2 tsp...

Vegetables in Tomato Gravy The highlight of this recipe, as the name suggests, is the abundant use of tomatoes. Moreover, a varied bunch of veggies are used – ranging from ladies finger and drumsticks to french beans and potatoes. You can try other combinations depending on what vegetables you have in stock. The gram flour plays an interesting role in perfecting the consistency and balancing the sourness. Preparation Time:  20 mins Cooking Time:  40 mins Makes 6 servings Ingredients 4 cups  roughly  chopped tomatoes 1/2 cup   french beans  , cut into 1” pieces 1/2 cup   cluster beans (gavarfali)  , cut into 1” pieces 1/2 cup   drumsticks  (saijan ki phalli / saragvo) , cut into 2” pieces 1/2 cup  peeled  potato cubes 2 tbsp   oil 1 tsp   mustard seeds ( rai / sarson) 1 tsp   cumin seeds (jeera) 2  pinches of  asafoetida (hing) 1/4 cup   besan (bengal gram flour) 5   curry leav...

Palak Methi Dumplings A healthy and delicious steamed snack, quite similar to the famous gujarati muthias. Made of wholesome whole wheat flour and protein-rich besan, these palak methi dumplings combine a generous amount of nutritious spinach and fenugreek leaves too. Mildly-spiced yet aromatic and flavourful, these dumplings will be loved by young and old alike, and hence a brilliant means of including greens in your diet. Preparation Time:  15 mins Cooking Time:  12 mins Makes 14 dumplings Ingredients 2 cups   shredded spinach (palak) 1 1/2 cups   chopped fenugreek (methi)  leaves a pinch of  asafoetida (hing) salt  to taste 1/2 cup   besan (bengal gram flour) 1/4 cup   whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta) 1 tsp   sugar 1 tbsp   ginger-green chilli paste 1 tbsp   oil 2 pinches of  soda- bi carb oil  for greasing For Serving green chutney Method Combine all the ingredients in a bowl, and knead ...