Dudhi Kofta Kadhi

Ingredients:
For the Koftas:
4 cup grated dudhi (1 lb)
2-3 tbs besan
1 tbs kasoori methi
2 tbs - chopped green chillies
1/2 tbs amchoor powder (optional)
oil to deep fry
salt to taste

For the Kadhi:
1 cup - yogurt
2 tbs- besan
2 chopped tomatoes
1 medium onion slice
2 inch ginger chopped
2-3 green chilli chopped
1 tbs cumin/coriander powder
1 tbs kasoori methi
1/2 tbs paprika powder
1 tbs - mustard seeds (rai)
2 dry red chilli(optional)
2 pinches - asafoetida (hing)
3 tbs oil
salt to taste
1/2 tbs garam masala powder
2 tbs chopped coriander (optional to garnish)

Method:
1. Mix salt to the grated dudhi and leave it for 1/2 hour and then sqeez out all the water and keep the water in a bowl.
2. Take sqeeze dudhi, besan, chopped grren chilli, amchoor powder, kasoori methi and mix it properly.
3. Take a spoon of this mixture and shape them into small oval shape koftas and deep fry them in medium heat till golden brown.

Kadhi:
1. Heat 2 tbs oil in a non-stick pan and add asafoetide, add chopped green chilli, ginger and sliced onion and fry for a minute.
2. Add chopped tomatoes, stir it cover the lid and cook on a low flame till tomatoes gets soft, let it get cool and then grind it with dudhi water to a smooth paste.
3. Whisk the curds along with the besan and 2 cups of water till it is smooth and lump-free and mix it with the tomato grind paste.

4. Add this mixture on the pan and continue stirring it in medium heat till it comes to boil, add another cup of water and let it coil for about 15 minutes.
5. Lower the flame and add the koftas, add crushed kasoori methi and garam masala. Garnish with coriander and dudhi kofta kadhi is ready to serve.

Note:This is not my recipe, once I went to my friend Rajani's house and she made it, it was so tasty that I had to ask for the recipe. I hope you will also like it.

Garlic Chatpata Fish(Tilapia)

Ingredient:
2 slice of tilapia fillet chopped
3-4 Tbs garlic choped
1 tbs tamarind paste
½ tbs turmeric powder
½ tbs red chilli powder
1 tbs Coriander/cumin powder
2-3 Green chilli chopped
4-5 tbs oil
4 cloves of garlic crushed
1 pinch of hing( Asafetida )
5-6 tbs chopped coriander leaves
Salt as per taste

Method:
1) Grind Tamarind paste, chopped Garlic, Turmeric powder, Coriander/cumin powder, Red Chilli powder and chopped green chilli with few spoon of water to a coarse paste, mix with 1 tbs oil and salt and and rub it to the fish and keep it aside for about 15 minutes.
2)Heat rest of the oil in a heavy bottom frying pan add hing and crushed garlic and fry till light golden color and then add marinated fish and stir well, after a minute turn the fish pieces to other side and let it fry for another minute or two and add chopped coriander.
3)cook for another 2 minutes and your Garlic chatpata fish (tilapia) is ready to serve hot with your choice of roti or nan.

Dudhi Garlic Shrimp

Ingredients:
1 Dudhi (about 1 lb)
1 cup shrimp(shelled and deveined)
½ tbs cumin seeds
3-4 cloves of garlic
1 tbs cumin and coriander powder
4-5 Black Pepper or Kali mirch
2-3 green chilli
½ tbs paprika
½ tbs turmeric
½ tbs corn flour
2 tbs oil
Salt as per taste
2-3 tbs lemon juice

Method:
1. Peel the skin and chop dudhi into 1 inch size and marinate with salt and turmeric and leave it for 5 min.
2.Grind, green chilli, garlic, black pepper, cumin/coriander powder with few spoon of water to a smooth paste.
3.Heat oil in a non-stick frying pan, add cumin and right away add marinated dudhi, stir it and let it cook for 4-5 minutes and add masala paste and stir it properly, cover the lid and let it cook till tender.
4.Add the shrimp, salt turmeric, paprika and ½ cup of water and cook for another 2-3 minutes
5.Add corn flour and mix it properly and your Dudhi garlic shrimp is ready to serve hot with rice.

Dudhi Masoor Daal Curry

Ingredients:
3 cup grated dudhi
1 cup whole masoor daal
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 tbs sambar masala
1 tbs turmeric powder
4 tomatoes chopped
1 tbs cumin seeds
4 tbs oil
salt as per taste

Method:
1.Heat oil, add cumin seeds and allow to finish popping, add sambar powder and 2 cups of water and let it boil.
2.Add turmeric powder, chopped onion, chopped tomatoes mix it properly and let it boil, add masoor daal, salt.
3.After it boils cover the lid and let it cook in low flame for about 10-15 minutes and switch it off when it's ready to get whistle.
4.Switch off the gas and open it when it gets cool and Dudhi Masoor Daal Curry is ready to serve hot with rice or roti. You can garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

Ginger Tomato Chutney

Ingredients:
4-5 inch ginger chopped
3 green chilli
1 tbs tamarind paste
1 tbs mustard seeds
1 chopped tomato
5-6 curry leaves
1 tbs coriander powder
1 tbs oil
salt as per table

Method:
1.Heat oil in a frying pan, add mustard seeds, curry leaves, tamarind paste and coriander powder and fry for a minute and let it cool down.
2.Grind chopped tomato, salt, fried tamarind paste, chopped ginger, green chilli to a smooth paste and your ginger tomato chutney is ready to serve.

Dudhi Veg Keema

Ingredient:
2 cups grated dudhi
1 cup crushed soya chunk washed in hot water
1 small can green pea
1 small onion chopped
2 clove garlic
1 piece of ginger
1 red chilli
1 tbs curry powder
1 tbs tomato puree
1 tbs lemon juice
1 tbs garam masala
1 tbs turmeric
1/2 tbs red chilli powder
1/2 tbs cumin seeds
salt as per taste
4-5 tbs oil

Method:
1.Grind onion, garlic, ginger, red chilli, curry powder with few spoon of water.
2.Heat oil in a frying pan, add cumin seeds and then grind paste, turmeric, red chilli powder and fry it for couple minutes.
3.Add tomato paste mix it properly and than add grated dudhi, soya chunk and saute it well and cover the lid and let it cook for 5 minutes in low flame.
4.Add green pea, 1/2 cup of water, salt, lemon juice and garam masala and mix it properly and your spicy dudhi veg keema is ready to serve hot with your choice of rice or roti.

Arbi Masala

Ingredient:
1/2 lb Arbi
1/2 tbs mustard seeds
1/4 cup roasted peanuts
1 tbs curry powder
1 tbs tomato paste
2 tbs yogurt
1 tbs lemon juice
1 tbs Turmeric powder
1 tbs chilli powder,adjust as per need
3 tbs oil

Method:
1. Washed and pressure cooked the arbi with salt till 1 to 2 whistles. Peel the arbi after it cools and cut them into small pieces.
2. Grind peanuts with few spoon of water.
3. Heat oil, add mustard seeds allow it finish popping and add curry powder, peanut paste, turmeric, red chilli powder, tomato, yogurt and mix it properly and fry for a minute.
4. Add the Arbi, salt and fry it well and close the lid and cook in low flame for 2 mins add lemon juice and your Arbi masala is ready to serve with rice or roti.