Bhojan Bites

This is Kathiyawadi Gujarati dish which goes very well with Bjari ka Rotlla (millet flat bread). However I do not have bajri ka rotla ready all the time so I enjoy with regular wheat flour roti.  Ingredients  Yogurt - Thick - 2 cups  Garlic cloves - 2 Onion, half - sliced (optional) Water - 2 tbsp to make spice paste Vegetable oil  Cumin seeds - 1 tsp  Hing (asafetida) - few dashes Salt to taste  Spice mix Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp Roasted cumin seed powder - 1/2 tsp  Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp  Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp Method First step is to strain the yogurt to get thick yogurt  Mix all the dry spices with water to make a paste  Add hing followed by chopped garlic and sliced onions Next add spice paste and cook for 2-3 minutes. Turn off the heat and add thick yogurt.  Mix gently and now add salt to taste.  Pair this side dish with bajri rotla (bajra ki roti) or just with anything. 

  Ingredients: Cabbage, chopped - 1 cup Yogurt - 1.5 cups Green chillies - diced and according to your taste Vegetable oil - 1tsp Mustard seeds - 1 tbsp Seasoning: Salt Roasted cumin powder Cilantro leaves for garnishing Method: Steam chopped cabbage and keep it aside Heat oil, add mustard seeds and wait to crackle. Now add green chillies followed by steamed cabbage and cook till glossed with oil. Let it cool at room temperature. Beat yogurt to mix lumps. Add all the seasoning and adjust consistency by adding water Now mix cooked cabbage, garnish with chopped cilantro leaves and chill in refrigerator Serve chilled !  

This is a power packed nutritious raita which combines the goodness of beetroot and yogurt. Beetroots have very powerful antioxidants called betacyanin, a potent anti-carcinogenic compound. It also cleans blood, liver, kidney, spleen and gall bladder. Yogurt is well known probiotic. Keeps the gut clean and provides good amount of calcium. So when yogurt and beetroot come together with a hint of mint, nothing can resist those taste buds ! Ingredients: Beetroot - medium Mint leaves - handful Yogurt - 1 cup Roasted cumin powder - 1 tsp Black salt - to taste Salt - to taste Red chili powder - optional Method: Grate and steam beetroot and keep it aside. Whip yogurt, add some water to get desired consistency. Add all the spices, grated beetroot and chopped mint leaves. Mix, cool and serve

Easy and Simple Refreshing Dip!! Ingredients Cucumber [Kheera in Hindi] - peel and grate - 2 medium Yogurt / Dahi - 1.5 cups Salt Red chillies powder [optional] Roasted cumin powder [zeera] - dry roast cumin seeds in a pan and grind to form powder Black salt [kala namak], you can get here [optional]- it adds a zing Method Beat yogurt/dahi , add some water to get desired consistency. Add all the spices as per your taste and finally add grated cucumber. Mix well and refrigerate. It goes well with Indian Breads and  Pudina-Nariyal  Rice [Coconut-Mint Rice]

Raita is a very popular side dish served with Indian food. It is typically made from yogurt/curd with your choice of vegetables and herbs. Onion raita, comes very handy when other vegetables are not in your pantry. Onion is something you will find in everybody's kitchen! Ingredients: Red Onion - 1 medium [thinly slice them in the form of rings] Dahi/Indian curd or Yogurt - 1 cup Black salt [kala namak] - to taste Red chili powder - to taste Roasted cumin seeds powder (zeera powder) Sugar - just enough to lightly sweeten the raita For Tempering Black mustard seeds [Rai] - 1 tsp Curry leaves - 6-7 MDH Kashmiri chili powder - 1/2 tsp [this adds color to the raita] Canola Oil - 1tsp Method: Beat the curd/yogurt with hand beater to get rid of lumps Add black salt, red chillies powder, cumin seeds powder and sugar. Adjust the taste Now add thinly sliced onion rings [its important to thinly slice the onions. Thick onion slices don't taste that well] Mix i...