Aloo Gobi

Ingredients:

3 Large potatoes - cut in big cube (leave the skin on)
3 cup Cauliflower - cut in big chunkes
1 Large onion - sliced
2 Tomatoes - chopped
2 cloves of garlic
1/2 inch ginger piece
1 green chili
1/2 cup cilantro
1 tbsp red chili powder
1/2 tbsp turmeric powder
2 tbsp curry powder ( any brand - I prefer Everest)
1 tbsp cumin seeds
1 dried red chili
salt
3 tbsp oil

Crush garlic, ginger, green chili and 3 tbsp cilantro together. Do not make it very fine paste. Just crush it.

1) Put oil in a pan, add cumin seeds and red whole chili. Let it crack in oil.
2) Add onion slice and saute it for couple minutes. Now add that ginger-garlic paste. Fry it for 1 minute. Add chopped tomatoes- let it cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
3) It will become red gravy. Now add all powder masalas in that gravy- let it cook for couple seconds.
4) Now add cubed potatoes and cauliflower in that gravy.
5) Add salt. Mix it well.
6) Cover the pan with lid and let it cook for 20 minutes, on low medium flame. mix it gently in between to check it's not sticking on pan bottom.
7) Garnish with cilantro and serve with paratha or roti.

Capsicum

Ingredients:
3 green capsicum - chopped
5 tbsp gram flour ( besan)

2 tbsp oil

1 tbsp red chili powder

1/2 tbsp turmeric powder

1 tbsp coriander powder

2 tbsp mustard seeds
1/2 tbsp sugar

2 tbsp lemon juice

salt

1) Mix all powder masalas, sugar and salt with gram flour, keep aside.
2) Put oil in a nonstick pan. Add mustard seeds. Let it crack and add chopped capsicum with 1 tsp salt. cover the pan and let it cook for 5 minutes. on low flame.

3) Now, add mixed gram flour in the capsicum, mix it gently.

4) Cover the lid for 5 minutes. Cook it on medium-low flame.

5) Finally add lemon juice, mix it and serve with hot chapati...yummyy.:)