Renus Kitchen

Ingredients For Stuffing Broccoli - 2,  medium heads Onion - 1, small, shopped Green chillies -1, medium, chopped Ginger - 1/2 inch, chopped Garam masala - 1tsp Corriander powder - 1 tsp Salt For Dough Whole wheat flour - 3 cups Water Method Grate broccoli, sprinkle salt and keep it aside for 30 minutes Prepare dough by kneading flour and water to make a firm dough [add water little by little adjusting the stiffness of the dough]. Keep the dough covered and proceed for the next step Squeeze excess water from the grated broccoli and mix chopped onions, ginger, chillies and all other spices and salt.  Now make parathas by pinching a small ball from the dough, roll a little, put the stuffing on top, seal the edges, and roll it out in the form of a disc. Fry the parathas on hot tawa/griddle by brushing little oil on both sides  Serve hot with yogurt , raita, chutney  

Yummm....this is one chutney [dip] I can eat a bowlful :)) I know chutneys are to be relished in small quantities but I am crazy about this one. This recipe comes from my mum's kitchen....  Ingredients Ripe tomatoes - 4 medium size, cubed Ginger - 1 tbsp [chopped] Vegetable oil - 1 tbsp Green chillies - 1 big [chopped] Salt to taste Jaggery [gur] or table sugar - 1/4 cup or more Red chillie powder- [optional] Roasted cumin powder - 1 tsp Panchphoran * - 1.5 tsp * Aromatic spice mix [a.k.a. Panchphoran ]: Fennel seeds [saunf] - 1 tsp Feenugreek seeds [ methi dana]- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds [rai] - 1tsp Cumin seeds [zeera]- 1/2 tsp Nigella seeds [Kalunji] - 1 tsp Method Heat oil in a wok [kadai] , once the oil is warm [not too hot] add panchphoran followed by chopped ginger, green chillies and add chopped tomatoes. Give a nice stir, add salt and let it cook on medium heat with lid on the wok. Keep stirring in between and slightly beat the tomatoes with the back of the laddle to mak...