Chicken Shawarma

Ingredients
3 pieces Naan or chapati
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp chilli powder
1.tsp cinnamon powder
salt as per taste
1/2 tsp pepper
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 cloves garlic grated
1/2 kg chicken breasts
hummus
1 slice tomatoes
1 cucumber

Method
Warm naan or chapati for 5 mins in oven.
In a bowl combine coriander, cumin, chilli, cinnamon , pepper and salt. Stir in lemon juice and garlic . Marinate chicken with this paste and keep it for 1 hour.
Broil chicken for 5 mins in oven or until done. Transfer to cutting board and slice into strips.
spread hummus on chapati or naan . Top with cucumber, tomato and chicken . Fold it into a wrap and enjoy chicken shawarma.

TOMATO RICE

Ingredients
2 dry chilli
2 tsp mustard
2 tsp cumin
1 tsp chana dal
1 tsp urad dal
3 cashews
1 inch ginger finely chopped
2 green chilli finely chopped
3 curry leaf
1 onion finely chopped
1 tsp asafoetida
1 tsp garam masala
3 cup boiled rice
3-4 tomatoes chopped
1-2 tsp chilli powder
salt
coriander leaf
2-3 tbsp olive oil

Method
Heat a nonstick frying pan. Add olive oil , add dry chilli, mustard , cumin, chana dal, urad dal, cashews. Saute till dal brown (be careful not to burn the daals).
Now add ginger, green chilli, curry leaf, fry it.
Add chopped onions , saute it. Add asafoetida , fry .
Then add chopped tomatoes, saute till mushy. Add chilli powder and garam masala and salt.
Add boiled rice , mix with the tomato mixture .
Add coriander leaves.

TUNA THORAN

Ingredients
1 tsp mustard
2 dry chilli
3 curry leaf
8-10 small onion finely chopped
3 green chilli
2 tbsp olive oil
pinch turmeric
1-2 tsp chilli powder
canned tuna rinsed
2 tsp pepper powder
1/4 coconut
2 tsp garam masala
1 small piece kodampuli
salt

Method
Heat oil in a pan, now add mustard seeds, let it splutter . Add dry chilli, curry leaves, small onion, garlic , ginger , green chilli . Fry till brown .
Add turmeric, chilli powder, saute for 2-3 mins. Now add canned tuna which is rinsed  and fry it for 3-5 mins till all the water is evaporated.
Add 2 tsp pepper powder,salt and coconut. Mix well thoroughly.
Add kodampuli and 2 tbsp water . Cook it , after done add garam masala . Stir well.

P.S. - if you want thoran to be spicy add more pepper. Adding more of garam masala also enhances the taste.

BOTTLEGOURD (DUDHI) AND VANPAYAR(RED MOONG) CURRY

Ingredients
1 cup vanpayar
1/2 kg bottlegourd cut into big pieces
1small onion finely chopped
3 curry leaf
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tomato finely chopped
1 tsp coriander powder
1/4 onion
1/4 tsp cumin
2 dry chilli
4 tbsp coconut
2 tsp sambhar powder or chicken masala
pinch turmeric
1 tsp tamarind paste
salt
2 tbsp oil

Method
Pressure cook vanpayar with salt and water till done. Now add cut dudhi and cook on slow flame for 10 mins.
In a Blender add 1/4 onion, 1 tsp coriander powder, cumin, dry chilli, coconut, sambhar powder or chicken masala . Grind all these with little water to a paste.
Heat oil in a kadhai, add curry leaf  and onions , saute . Add tomatoes and chilli powder, saute it.
Add ground paste and cook it. Now add boiled vanpayar and dudhi, turmeric , salt.
Add tamarind and cook till it becomes a thick gravy.
This curry can be eaten with chapati or plain rice.

SHRIMP AND RICE

Ingredients
1 cup brown rice cooked
1 tbsp olive oil
1 egg
1 cup button mushrooms
1/2 cup onion chopped
10 large shrimp  peeled and deveined
1 tbsp ginger minced
1 cloves sliced garlic
1 cup snow peas chopped
1 red pepper thinly sliced
2 tbsp soya sauce
1 green onion chopped finely
1 tbsp sriracha sauce

Method
Heat a non stick frying pan. Add 1 tsp oil , add egg and scramble it .
Remove egg from pan. Add 1tsp olive oil, add shrimp and cook for 2 mins or until done.
Add 1 tsp oil, add mushrooms, onion, ginger, garlic, fry for 2 mins.
Stir in snow peas and bell pepper , cook for 2 mins. 
Add scrambled egg , shrimp and brown rice . Stir in soya sauce, sriracha sauce. Add green onions for garnish.

TAVA PULOA

Ingredients
1 cup cooked Basmati Rice
1 tsp butter
1 ts cumin
1 ts fennel
1 onion finely chopped
1 ts ginger garlic paste
1 ts chilli powder
1 tomato finely chopped
1/2 bell pepper finely chopped
pinch haldi
2 ts pav bhaji masla
cilantro
salt per taste

Method
Take a kadhai , put 1 tsp butter, add cumin, fennel saute it. Then add onions, ginger garlic paste. chilli powder, tomato, bell pepper, cook . Add haldi, Everest pav bhaji masala, mix thoroughly. Now add cooked rice and cilantro , cook for 5 mins.

BAINGAN BHARTHA

Baingan Bhartha

1 big baingan
2 onions finely chopped
1 tbs cumin
2ts ginger paste
2 ts garlic paste
2-3 tbs tomato puree
1tbs dhania powder
1 tsp chili powder
2 tsp garam masala
salt

Make slits in brinjal with knife. Microwave baingan for 5 mins ( till baingan turns soft), let it stand for some time. Remove it and mash the baingan with skin on it.
Take a kadhai , pour some oil, add  cumin , let it splutter . Add onions sauté till soft, then add ginger garlic paste, fry it. Add tomato puree, dhania, chilli  powder (you can add more chilli powder if want too spicy) garam masala, add baingan .
 Then add 1 cup of water , put coriander leaves. Lower the flame and boil for 20 mins . Add lemon juice at the end.