Chitras Taste Buds

Ingredients Lauki: one big Oil: for frying Kofta Besan : one cup Cilantro: half cup chopped Tomato: 2 finely chopped Onion : One big Garam masala: one tea spoon fry the chopped tomatoes and grind, make a paste and put aside.Finely chop the onion. Grate the lauki/sorakai and squeeze to remove moisture and put aside, Add some besan flour and kneed.Add chili powder , salt, cilantro and make small portions of this mixture and make small ball shaped portions. Fry these portions in the Oil. Place these Koftas on a tissue. For Gravy: In a cooking pan add some oil, add some jeera/cumin allow it to sputter and when the oil is warm enough add tomato paste, and finely chopped onion and stir occasionally. Add ginger garlic paste, chili powder , salt , Garam masala and simmer, finally add the Kofta balls when the rest pf the mixture is cooked completely, add Kofta in the last minute. Serve with plain rice or with freid vegetable rice. tasty curry ready in minutes!!!

Ingredients Onion: One Medium Sized Coconut Milk : One can Ginger Garlic Paste: Two table spoons Cashews:half cup Cilantro: Finely chopped Garam Masala: one table spoon Daniya powder: half table spoon Cut Cauliflower, tomatoes and onions and put aside. In a medium sized kadai, put some oil and heat it add mustard seeds, some urad dal, some cumin seeds and allow it to sputter,add chopped onion and ginger garlic paste and mix.when the onions turn golden brown add cauliflower pieces allow this to cook for few mins, when the Cauliflower is almost cooked add cut tomato pieces, cashews and cook for some more time. when the cauliflower pieces are fully cooked add salt, chilli powder according to your taste, also add garam masala and daniya powder and stir, to this mixture add coconut milk and simmer forfew seconds..garnish with cilantro.. Serve this curry with vegetable fried rice or roti!!! yummy curry ready in few minutes!!