Hunger Pangs? Quick Fix part1

You are at home...hungry..very hungry! Apart from basic ingredients, there is almost nothing to eat. What do you do?

Bread Slice

Sandwich with Bhujia


Get hold of two bread slices and fry them with butter to make them crispy.
Open a pack of bhujia and take out a handful as a filling for the bread slices.
Twist open a ketchup bottle or pack and drench the bread slices with the ketchup one side.
Slice one half of onion in thin slices and place them on top.
Sprinkle salt and lastly bhujia just before consuming the bread slice.


Not only it will taste good, it will also be a good filler for the stomach. Go try it once on one of those days!

Aloo Gobhi - Potato and Cauliflower

Aloo Gobhi, is one of the most common place recipes that one finds on their plates very frequently, when at home. To those, who are far away and want to revisit the flavors of home, here is a quick and easy recipe that takes less than twenty minutes tops!



Ingredients to dump in:

1. 2 cups of washed and diced potatoes
2. 2 cups of cauliflower cut into small florets
3. 1/2 teaspoon oil
4. 1 green chili
5. Few coriander leaves for garnishing
6. 1-2 drops of fresh lemon juice for garnishing

Spices:

1. 1/4 tsp jeera
2. 1/4 tsp methi seeds
3. 1/4 tsp ajwain
4. 1/4 tsp saunf
5. 1/4 tsp black mustard seeds
6. 1/2 tsp salt (that is the minimum, try tasting as suggested in first post)

How to prepare:


1) Start with a dry wok and place it on the burner.
2) Pour in vegetable oil. It can be peanut, soy or sunflower oil.
3) Add in the spices and chili when the oil gets adequately heated up.
4) When the spices start sputtering, pour in the cauliflower and potatoes slices.
5) Mix well and cover it with its lid.

6) Keep checking after every 30 secs and turn or mix if you feel that the bottom is getting burnt.
7) After 5 mins add in salt and haldi or turmeric and stir well.
8) Continue checking and stirring in intervals for another 5 -7 mins.
9) Poke the potatoes and check if they easily break or not.
10) After the potatoes get cooked turn off the gas and cover it with the lid.
11) For serving garnish it with the coriander leaves and few drops of lemon juice.


You can serve it with roti, flat bread, chapati or with khichdi.