Prabha Ki Rasoi - Recipes in Hindi and English

Boondi Ki Kadhi Ingredients: Besan - 1/2 cup Curd - 2 cups Water - 4 cups   Salt - 1 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp Ghee - 3 tbsp Methi Dana - 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds - 1 tsp Hing - 1/4 tsp Dry Red chilli - 2 (broken into two pieces each) Curry leaves - 8-10 Boondi - 1 cup Mustard seeds - 1 tsp Red chilli powder - 1 tsp Method: 1. In a large bowl add curd, besan, salt, turmeric powder and whisk nicely 2. Now add water in it and mix nicely so that no lumps are formed 3. Heat 2 tbsp ghee in a kadahi 4. Add methi dana, cumin seeds, hing, dry red chillies, curry leaves 5. Saute for 10 seconds 6. Add besan curd mixture and combine nicely 7. Let it cook on high flame and let it come to a boil 8. When the boil comes, lower the flame to medium, cover it and cook for 20 minutes 9. Soak 1 cup boondi in 2 cups of water for 20 minutes 10. Take out boondi from water and squeeze it lightly to remove extra water 11. Add boondi to the kadhi and mix gently 12. Let it cook for 10-15 minutes on mediu...

BEETROOT YOGURT SOUP Ingredients: Yogurt - 1.5 cups Beetroots (boiled) - 3 Cucumber -1 Garlic clove - 1-2 Potato (boiled) - 1  Mint leaves - 1/2 cup Salt to taste Pepper to taste Fennel seeds - 2 tsp A dash of water Fresh cream - 1 tbsp Spring onions (chopped) - 1 tbsp Method: 1. Keep the boiled beetroots, cucumber, yogurt in refrigerator so that they are nice cold before we begin the preparation 2. Roughly chop the beetroots, cucumber and boiled potato 3. In the blender jar add beetroots, cucumber, garlic cloves, potato, mint leaves, salt, fennel seeds, 1/2 cup water and blend nicely to get a smooth paste 4. Add yogurt and again blend it 5. Nice creamy soup is ready. Keep it in refrigerator for an hour before serving 6. For serving take it out in the bowl, garnish with little black pepper, cream and some pieces of spring onions.