Spicy Potatoes (मसाला भरवां आलू)

Ingredients –

Potatoes 3 numbers (Peeled)

Cumin 20 gms

Coriander 20 gms

Fenugreek seeds 10 gms

Dry mango powder 2 tsp

Red chili powder 2 tsp

Fenugreek leaves 2 tsp

Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp

Salt according to test

Mustard oil (for frying potatoes)

Marination of potatoes –

Turmeric powder, Garam masala and salt (a pinch of all three)

Method –

Roast cumin, coriander, Fenugreek seeds and leaves. When they start crackle then put them in a mixer jar and grind them well. Make a powder of the mixture and then add dry mango powder, red chilies powder, salt and ginger garlic paste. Mix all of them and keep side.

Take peeled potatoes and make a whole with the help of knife or peeler. Now marinate potatoes with little bit salt, garam masala and turmeric powder and keep them side for 5 minutes.

Now fill the mixture of spices in marinated potatoes.  Heat mustard oil in a pan (We are not deep frying potatoes so make sure about oil amount. Potatoes should be cover half with oil). Close the lid and let them cook for next 10-15 minutes. (Oven-Brush filled potatoes with olive oil and put them in a oven in 180 degree for 10 minutes)In between check the potatoes and turn them time to time. Make sure potatoes should not burn. Check potatoes with the help of the knife. Try to poke potatoes with knife. If knife easily insert in potatoes it means they are cooked and ready to serve.

Cut potatoes in slices and sprinkle chat masala or lemon drops on it. Serve hot with any kind of dip.

Onion Kheer, Payasam (प्याज़ की खीर )

Ingredients –

Onion 1 (finely chopped)

Ghee (Clarified butter) 3 tsp

Condensed milk ½ Cup 

Milk 1 Cup

Sugar 100 Gms

Dry fruits (chopped)

Cardamom powder 2-3 pinch

Water (for boiling onion)

Method –

Boil water in a pan and put chopped onion in it. Boil for 7-10 minutes.  After 10 minutes strain onion in a bowl and keep it side.

Take another pan and add condescended milk, milk and chopped dry fruits in it. Stir well on simmer gas for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes it will become little bit thicker. Now add sugar .Before adding sugar, test the mixture once, because condensed milk itself is sweet and add sugar according to your test then.

Now pour this mixture in a bowl or take another pan. Add ghee and onion. Soute them till onion become little bit golden. Then add mixture of milk and dry fruits. Cook it for 2-3 minutes. Onion kheer is ready. Enjoy this very old lost recipe as a dessert.