Ingredients:
3/4th cup skinless dried black beans (urad)
4 cups Flour (atta)
1 green chili chopped
1/2tsp Salt
Oil for deep frying
1tbsp anise seeds (Saunf)
1tsp coriander seeds
1tsp white cumin seeds
1/2tsp red chili powder
1/4th tsp asafoetida powder

Method:

• Soak the beans in water overnight then rinse and drain.
• Sift the flour and gradually add enough water to make soft dough. Cover the dough with damp cloth and leave for 30 minutes.
• Grind the drained beans with the chili powder, salt and spices to make stuffing. Mix well and divide it into 16 equal portions.
• Divide the dough into 16, using wet hands, and smear each portion with a little oil.
• Flatten and roll out into 2inch round.
• Wrap one portion of stuffing in each round and roll into a smooth ball, using greased hands.
• Flatten and roll into a 3-4 inch round.
• Heat plenty of oil in a deep frying pan or a kadhai.
• Now lift the rolled kachori and carefully slip it into the hot oil.
• Immediately start flickering hot oil over the top of it with a spatula so that it will swell up like a ball.
• This should take only a few seconds. Flip the kachori over and cook the other side until golden brown.Serve the dal kachori hot with chutney.

Chole Bhature

Ingredients:
Bhature
2 cups All purpose flour (Maida)
1 pouch Yeast
1 cup Yogurt
2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
Salt to taste
Chole
1 small can Garbanzo beans
1/2 tsp Ginger paste
1/2 tsp Garlic powder
1 tsp Cumin seeds
2 tbsp Oil
2 tbsp Cilantro
6-7 Mint leaves
1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
1/2 tsp Chilly Powder
2-3 Bay Leaves
2-3 Cloves
1/2 tsp Garam Masala
1 Medium-sized finely chopped onion
1 Big tomato
1 1/2 cup Water
Salt to taste 

Method

Bhature

• Take yeast and soak in lukewarm water for 5-10 minutes
• Take all other ingredients and mix well. To this add the yeast and make a soft dough like for chappatis. If need be add a little water and keep aside for 4-5 hours, the longer kept, the better it is.
• Roll like puri but this needs to be kept thicker than poori. Fry like poori till both sides are golden brown.

Chole

• Take 2 tablespoons of oil in a pressue cooker and heat it.
• Add garlic powder and make it dark brown. Then add cumin seeds fry till they start spluttering.
• Now add bay leaves and cloves. Add diced onions. Fry then till they are light brown.
• Now add the rest of ingredients including water except the cilantro and mint leaves.
• Close the pressure cooker and wait for 3 whistles to come or cook for 5-7 minutes.
• Garnish choley with thinly sliced long pieces of onion and a piece of lemon split up into 4 pieces.

Methi Pakora

Ingredients:
• 1 Cup chopped methi leaves
• 2 Chopped onions
• 1 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder
• 2 Cups besan
• 1 tsp Mango powder
• 3 Cups oil

Method:

•	Add water to besan and make thick batter.
•	Add chopped methi leaves, chopped onions,turmeric powder, red chili powder, and mango powder to the besan batter and make a mixture.
•	Heat the oil.
•	Fry small portions of this mixture in oil till they turn brown.
•	Serve hot with green chutney.

Dahi Wada

Ingredients: : For Wada: 1 Cup Urad daal Salt to taste Oil to fry For Dahi : 1 kg Dahi (yogurt) 1/2 tsp grated Ginger Finely chopped coriander leaves 1-2 green chilies chopped Salt to taste 2 tsp Roasted cumin(jeera)powder Red chili powder to taste
Method:
For Bada - Clean, wash and soak the daal overnight. Grind it into smooth paste. Add salt to taste. Heat oil in a pan and drop a spoonfuls of batter and fry till golden brown. Take the hot vadas and put in cold water for 2-3 minutes. Now Take them out of water and squeeze the water and keep aside. For Dahi - Blend the curd (yogurt) and little water until it is smooth. Keep in refrigerator for an hour to get chilled. Add salt, red chili powder and cumin powder. Serving - In a deep dish arrange wada and pour dahi over them. Now add imli (tamarind) chutney and green chutney. Garnish with coriander. Serve the dahi vadas chilled.

Shahi Paneer

Ingredients (Serves: 6)

250 gm: Paneer (cottage cheese)
1/4 cup: Beaten curd
1/2 cup: Milk
1 1/2 cup: Tomatoes (chopped fine)
1/2 cup: Onion (chopped into strips)
1/2" piece: Ginger chopped fine
2-3: Green chillies chopped fine
2-3: Cardamoms (crushed)
1/2 tsp: Garam masala
1/2 tsp: Red chilli powder
2 tsp: Tomato sauce
3 tsp: Ghee or butter
Salt to taste
For Garnish
2 tsp: Grated paneer
1 tsp: Chopped coriander

Method

1. Chop paneer into 2" fingers.
2. Heat half the ghee. Add onion, ginger, green chilli and cardamom. Fry for 3-4 minutes. Add tomatoes and cook for 7-8 minutes, covered. Add curd and cook for 5 minutes. Add 1/2 cup water and cool.
3. Blend in a mixer till smooth.
4. Heat remaining ghee, add gravy and other ingredients except milk and paneer. Boil to get a very thick gravy.
5. Just before serving, heat gravy, add milk and paneer fingers and boil for 3-4 minutes.
6. Garnish with chopped coriander and grated paneer.

Pav Bhaji

Ingredients

8 nos. Dinner Rolls
1 no. Tomato(chopped)
3 nos. Onion(chopped)
1 no. Bell pepper(chopped)
1 cup Potato(chopped)
1 cup Vegetables(cauliflower, carrots etc., chopped)
½ cup Peas
2 tsps. Spice Mix for Pav Bhaji
1 tsp. Chili(powder)
¼ tsp. Turmeric(powder)
½ tsp. Ginger(grated)
½ tsp. Garlic(crushed)
½ no. Lemon
pinch Cilantro(to garnish)
Salt to taste
pinch Vegetable Oil(to shallow fry)

Directions

Set aside 1 chopped onion for garnishing. Cook mixed vegetables, potatoes and peas in a pressure cooker. Don't add too much water while cooking. After the vegetables are done, drain and mash them coarsely. Heat butter (or oil) in a pan and fry onion and ginger/garlic. When onions turn translucent, add bell peppers and tomatoes. Continue frying till it turns soft. Now add Pav Bhaji Masala, chili powder, turmeric powder, salt and fry for another couple of minutes. Now you can add the mashed vegetables. Turn up the heat and continue stirring till everything is well incorporated. Take off the stove when the bhaji is thick. Cut Pavs in half horizontally and lightly coat it with butter. Roast them on hot griddle just before serving. Garnish Bhaji with chopped coriander leaves, chopped onions and a thin wedge of lemon.

Samosas Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 4 medium potatoes, peeled
• 1 (8 ounce) package peas
• Salt, to taste
• 1 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 tablespoon coriander powder
• 1 tablespoon mango powder or lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon garam masala
• Vegetable oil

Directions

1. Mix flour and salt with 3 tablespoons oil and make a dough-like pie crust. Divide dough evenly into 18 to 20 portions. Roll between palms of hands into balls. Roll balls into thin circles about 4 inches in diameter, then cut in half or form cones. Moisten the edges with water. Fill with Potato-Peas Mixture by holding cone in left hand, then sealing the edges carefully to form a triangle. Deep fry in oil over medium-low heat until golden brown. Serve hot with fresh chutney or tomato catsup.
2. Potato-Peas Mixture
   Cut potato in small pieces. Heat about 4 tablespoons of oil and fry potatoes. Mix in peas and spices and cook until tender and crispy.