Prabha Ki Rasoi - Recipes in Hindi and English

Spicy Tofu Chilli Ingredients: 🥡 Tofu – 200 gm 🛢️ Oil – 2 tbsp 🌶️ Green chilies (finely chopped) – 1 tsp 🧄 Garlic (finely chopped) – 1 tsp 🫚 Ginger (grated) – 1 tsp 🫑 Capsicum (cubed) – 1 (medium size) 🧅 Onion (cubed) – 1 (big size) 🍅 Tomato sauce – 1 tbsp 🌶️🔥 Chilli sauce – 1 tbsp 🥢 Soya sauce – 1 tbsp 🍶 Vinegar – 1 tbsp 🌶️🧂 Red chili powder – 1/2 tsp ⚫ Black pepper powder – 1/4 tsp 🧂 Salt – 1 tsp Method: 🧊 Prepare the Tofu Take tofu and press it with a heavy object for about 30 minutes to remove excess water. Once drained, chop the tofu into square pieces. 🍳 Fry the Tofu Heat oil in a pan over medium heat. Fry the tofu pieces until they turn light golden brown. Remove the tofu and set aside on a plate. 🧄 Sauté Aromatics & Veggies In the same pan (with remaining oil), add finely chopped green chilies, garlic, and grated ginger. Sauté for about 30 seconds until fragrant. Add cubed capsicum and onion. Stir-fry fo...

Indian Watermelon Salad Ingredients: Watermelon cubes - 2 cups English Cucumber (cubed) - 1 Mint leaves (chopped) - 1 tbsp Feta cheese - 1/4 cup Honey - 1 tbsp Olive oil - 1 tbsp Lime juice - 1 tbsp Salt - a pinch Chat masala - 1/4 tsp Method: 1. In a small bowl, whisk together the honey, lime juice, olive oil, mint leaves, pinch of salt, chat masala. 2. Set the salad dressing aside for a moment. 3. In a large bowl combine the watermelon, cucumbers 4. Top the watermelon salad with the dressing and gently toss to combine. 5. Top with the feta cheese and serve!

Cheesy Garlic Mushroom Sandwich Ingredients: Mushroom (cut into thin slices) - 200 gm Butter - 2 tbsp Onion (finely chopped) - 1 cup Garlic cloves (finely chopped) - 1 tbsp Capsicum (finely chopped) - 1 cup Salt - 1/2 tsp or as per taste Black pepper - 1/2 tsp Cheese slice - 2 Cheddar / Mozzarella cheese - 2 tbsp Bread slices - 8 Method: Heat butter in a pan or kadhai over medium heat. Add chopped onions and sauté until they turn translucent. Add garlic and sauté until aromatic and onion turns light brown. Add capsicum and cook for a minute. Add sliced mushrooms and salt; mix well. Reduce the flame and cook until the water released by the mushrooms is almost completely reduced. Add black pepper and mix well. Add a cheese slice and stir until it melts. Add cheddar or mozzarella cheese and combine thoroughly. Switch off the heat and keep the filling aside. Take a bread slice and spread 1–2 tablespoons of the prepared mushroom filling evenly. Cover it with another bread slice. Apply butte...

Arhar Methi Dal Ingredients: Arhar (Toor) Dal - 3/4 cup Methi (Fenugreek) leaves (finely chopped)- 2 cups Tomato (deseeded & chopped) - 3/4 cup Green chilli - 1-2 Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Salt - 3/4 tsp Desi Ghee - 1.5 tbsp Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp Curry leaves - 1 sprig Hing - a pinch Garlic cloves (crushed) - 2 Dry red chilli (broken) - 2  Garam masala powder - 1/4 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder - 1/4 tsp Lemon - 1 Method: 1. Wash and soak dal for 20 minutes 2. Add 1.5 cups of water, turmeric powder, tomatoes, green chilli, salt 3. Pressure cook on high flame for 1 whistle 4. Lower the flame and cook for 5-6 minutes 5. Let the pressure release on its own 6. Open the lid and mash the dal with the back of a ladle 7. In a pan heat ghee 8. When the ghee is hot add cumin seeds, mustard seeds, dry red chilli 9. When they splutter, add hing, curry leaves and garlic 10. When the curry leaves turn crisp, add nicely 2-3 times washed finely chopped methi leaves 11....

Kashmiri Dum Aloo Ingredients: Baby potatoes - 500 gm Mustard Oil - 1/4 cup Cinnamon Stick - 2 Bay leaf - 2 Cumin seeds - 1 tsp Cloves - 3 Hing - 1/4 tsp Red chili powder - 1 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp  Curd (beaten) - 300 gm Fennel powder - 1 tbsp Dry ginger powder - 1 tsp Salt - 1 tsp or as per taste Kasuri Methi - 1 tsp Coriander leaves for garnish Method: 1. Put baby potatoes in a pan of boiling water and boil them till they are half boiled 2. Take them out and let them cool nicely 3. Peel them and make holes in each potato using fork 4. Heat mustard oil in a kadahi 5. Fry the potatoes in it till they turn golden brown 6. Take them out and keep aside 7. In the remaining oil add cinnamon sticks, bay leaves, cumin seeds, cloves 8. Add hing and saute 9. Add red chili powder, turmeric powder and saute 10. Add beaten curd and mix on low heat 11. Cook till oil separates 12. Add fennel powder, dry ginger powder, fried potatoes, salt and mix 13. Cover and cook for 5 minutes 14. Add ...

Kathiyawadi Masala Khichdi Ingredients: Rice - ½ cup Toor (Arhar) dal - ¼ cup Chilka moong dal (Green) - ¼ cup Masoor dal - 1 tbsp Peas - ¼ cup Carrot (Cube) - ¼ cup Potato (cube) - ¼ cup Turmeric powder - 1.5 tsp Peanuts - ¼ cup Salt - 1.5 tsp or as per taste Garlic cloves - 8 to 10 Ginger - 1 inch Kashmiri red chilli powder - 1.5 tbsp Ghee - 2 tbsp  Oil - 2 tbsp  Mustard seeds - ½ tsp  Curry leaves  Cumin seeds - 1 tsp  Dry Red chilli - 2  Coriander powder - 1 tsp Cumin powder - 1 tsp   Onion (finely chopped) - 2  Tomato (finely chopped) - 2 Green Coriander (chopped)  Method: 1. Wash and soak rice, toor dal, moong dal, masoor dal for 10 minutes 2. In a cooker add drained rice, toor dal, moong dal, masoor dal, peas, carrot, potato, turmeric powder, peanuts, salt 3. Mix very nicely 4. Add 4 cups of hot water and give a nice mix 5. Close the lid of the cooker and cook for 3 whistles on high flame, 5 minutes on low flame 6. In a mortar ta...