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Mohanthaal

 Take two cups regular besan, and sieve into a bowl. Heat 1/4 cup milk and 2 tbsp ghee and add to the besan. Scrub with hands till breadcrumb consistency, press and set aside for half hour. Soak some saffron strands. Sieve this through the medium sieve (one used for rice). Blend the remaining crumbs and drive through. Now heat 3/4 cup ghee, add 1/4 cup sooji (optional), roast for a minute or so and add the besan. Roast everything on low flame until besan turns light brown. Add 1/4 cup milk and continue roasting. Grate 1/3 cup mawa and add to besan. Roast for a few more minutes until mawa dissolves. Let it cool. Prepare some Carson on powder (about a teaspoon). In another pot, heat 11/4 cup sugar and less than 3/4 cup water and cook until 11/2 thread chashni. Add saffron and cardamom. Let the chashni cool for a few minutes. Grease a plate with ghee. Now mix the chashni with the roasted besan mixture, and remove in the greased plate. Smoothen it from the top and let cool for a few hours
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Corn dhokla

 I made half proportion - half cup sooji, quarter cup besan, 1/2 cup crushed corn, 1/4 cup yoghurt, 1/4 cup water, salt, turmeric, a spoon of oil, ginger and green chilli paste. Boil water in a pot, grease a dhokla plate. Add about a spoon of eno, a bit more water and mix in one direction. Add to the dhokla plate, sprinkle some paprika and steam for about 15-20 mins. Heat some peanut oil, add mustard seeds, sesame seeds and a pinch of hing and add on top of the dhokla. Garnish with chopped cilantro.  https://youtu.be/cdP5Ir_UR0Q?si=NzcGh1synXSkDDTo
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Nankhatai

 Mummy’s speciality:  3 cups AP flour + 21/2 cup sugar + whole cardamom seeds + 1 cup ghee (and more as required to make super soft dough). Make rolls and add sliced almonds on top. Then bake in 350 until light brown. 
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Rasewale Aloo

 M. likes this a lot with Puris and Shrikhand or Ras.  Boil 2-3 large russet potatoes, peel and cut into cubes. Cut two tomatoes into cubes. Heat mustard oil in a pan, add 1 whole red chilli, 2 bay leaves, a tbsp of Panch phoran, 1/2 tsp grated ginger, 1/2 tsp crushed green chillies, a pinch of hing. Add tomatoes and a pinch of salt. Stir, cover, and let them soften. Add 1 tsp turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder, 1 tbsp dhania powder and a tiny pinch garam masala. Stir for a few seconds and add the potatoes. Add salt to taste, and continue to saute for a few minutes. Now add 2-3 cups of water, let it come to a boil, add chopped cilantro, cover, and let it cook for 5-6 minutes. Use the back of the spoon to crush some of the potatoes and continue to cook for a few more minutes. Add some more cilantro and serve. 
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Potato cheese bites

 Boil, peel and mash russet potatoes. Add some grated paneer, lots of grated cheese, chopped green chillies, cilantro, salt, pepper, oregano, chilli flakes and chat masala. Add rice flour and knead into a slightly stiff dough. Refrigerate if possible. Make small balls (about the size of an olive), press between hands, and make a deep mark on top using a fork. Fry in hot oil and serve.  This can also be used as a samosa filling, without the rice flour.  https://youtube.com/shorts/TjgyKLjrE_I?si=cA-wWQvQHqq7h_mp
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Achari Chana Pulao

Wash and soak a cup of rice. Slice a red onion and open a can of chickpeas. Heat ghee in a pan, add bay leaves, a big spoon of panch phoran. Once it splutters, add home made chole masala and the sliced onions. Once the onion softens a bit, add a slit green chilli, ginger garlic paste, salt and sauté for a bit. Add drained chickpeas, and mix. In a bowl, mix some yoghurt with red chilli powder, a pinch of turmeric powder, and add to the pot. Cook for a few minutes till yoghurt cooks, then add two cups of water, more salt and let the water come to a boil. Now slowly add soaked and drained rice gently over the top, so as not to mix with the chickpeas. Add chopped cilantro and mint and let cook until the water evaporates. Now cover and cook on a low flame for another ten minutes. Serve with boondi raita, papad etc. we served with pickled onions and it worked great.  https://youtu.be/k18gU7xOSmc?si=-QkBVF-_SOiQBrwO
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