Rasaswad

 S. Ben special ..  Clean and wipe bhindi, remove tops and bottoms, slit and then cut in half. Deep fry the bhinda on medium high flame. Add some salt while frying. Roast and grind some peeled peanuts. Add turmeric, red chilli powder, dhania jeera powder, chat masala, garam masala. Add some cilantro. Mix the spice mix with the bhinda and serve. 

 Prep ahead: slice a zucchini, eggplant, quartered mushrooms and some red and yellow peppers, add some olive oil and some salt and roast in the oven until done.  Set instant pot to saute mode. Add olive oil, 1 sliced leek (or onion), some garlic, and saute for a minute or so. Add some sliced mushrooms, and saute. Add about half a cup of Arborio rice and saute for a couple of minutes. Add a few splashes of white balsamic vinegar, And add about 2-3 cups of veg stock/water. Add salt, close the instant pot, and set it on manual, high for 5 mins. Do a quick release once it's done, and stir in the roasted veggies, about 2-3 tbsp of goat cheese, and serve with olive oil and grated permesan.  Recipe inspiration: https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/vegetable-recipes/rogue-ratatouille-risotto/

 Dab dry a block of extra firm tofu..cut into thin fingers. Take about 1/3 cup AP flour, add a pinch of salt, and enough water to make a medium thick batter. Dip the tofu fingers in the batter and coat with panko. Heat oil in a frying pan, and shallow fry the tofu fingers. Server with ketchup mixed with soy sauce (or, if you’re an adventurous toddler like M., you can have it with Shrikhand) https://youtu.be/Kg7yF2Dy6w0

 I included eggs to the original recipe instead of yoghurt, replaced some of the flour with almond flour, added some sugar, and made a double batch to take to work.  Previous night - drain out a large pack of greek yoghurt in the fridge.  Soak, peel and chop about 1/2 cup raw Almonds in a chopper. Soak a big pinch of saffron in a tbsp of milk. Crush a teaspoon of cardamom. Pre heat oven to 350. Line and spray cupcake molds. In a mixer bowl, cream a stick of butter with a quarter cup sugar. Add two eggs, one at a time and mix. Add 3/4 can of condensed milk, and half a cup of oil. Add 1 tsp almond extract and a small splash of vanilla. Mix everything. In another bowl, mix 1 cup AP flour, 1/2 cup whole wheat flour (optional - can use AP instead), and 1/2 cup Almond flour. I really did this since I was running out of flour at home, lol.  2 tsp of baking powder, 1 pinch of salt. Mix dry ingredients to the wet. Add the chopped almonds and half of the soaked saffron. And mi...

Wash, wipe and cut bhindi into large pieces (about two pieces per bhindi). Heat some mustard oil, let it smoke, and then add bhindi and cook till semi-cooked. Add a pinch of salt. Remove bhindi and set aside. Peel and slice some onions, some tomatoes and some raw green mangoes. Also slice some whole cloves of garlic and ghinger. In the same pan, add cumin seeds, fennel seeds, a few methi seeds and hing. Add onion, ginger and garlic and saute for a minute or so.  Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, dhania powder and some amchur. Add a tablespoon of yoghurt and let the spices roast. Add tomatoes and mango and cook for a bit (tomatoes shouldn't soften). Add salt, and then add bhindi. add lots of chopped cilantro and serve with rotis.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt-VjvnzM6o&t=85s

 In a blender, add 1/2 cup sugar, 1 pack strawberries (washed and stemmed) (leave a few and slice for garnish), 1 whole cut up mini-watermelon (also leave a few cubes for garnish), juice of one lemon (keep some peel aside for garnish), and blend. Transfer to a pitcher, add the garnish pieces, and serve over ice. 

 Super easy and yummy. Heat a pressure cooker with some water (remove ring and whistle), and put a steel ring on the bottom (can also use a steamer). Grease a small plate (I used dhokla plate) with some oil. Wash and chop cilantro - about 3 cups. Mix 1 cup besan (I used a bit more, since I had a bit more cilantro), 1/4 cup rice flour, salt, turmeric, red chilli powder, garam masala, a pinch of amchoor, roasted cumin seeds powder (I used some homemade chat masala - Ranveer Brar recipe), 3 tbsp sesame seeds, and a tablespoon of oil. Mix everything and massage for a bit. Then add a few splashes to water to make a firmish dough. Note I don't use any soda. Press it into the greased plate, and steam for about 10 minutes, until done. Let cool, cut into pieces, and shallow fry on both sides until crispy. Serve with chutneys and dips of your choice.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYO2e40nbIg