Prabha Ki Rasoi - Recipes in Hindi and English

Stir Fried Tori  Ingredients : Tori / Turai - 1 kg Dry red chillies - 2 Onions - 2 Oil - 4 tbsp Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp Hing - 1/4 tsp Coriander powder - 1 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Salt - 1 tsp or as per taste Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp Method : 1. Peel and cut tori into 3 inches pieces long and further cut each piece to two or four parts lengthwise. 2. Thinly slice onion  3. Cut red chillies into halves. 4. Heat oil in a pan 5. Add cumin seeds and hing 6. Add onions and red chillies and fry till onion turns pleasant golden 7. Add coriander powder, turmeric powder, salt and mix 8. Add tori pieces and mix nicely 9. Cover the pan and cook on low medium flame till done. 10. Add garam masala powder and mix well. 11. Turn the flame to high and dry water as much as you want the consistency to be 12. Serve Stir fried Tori with roti/rice. Tips to Remember : Torai should be deep green colour, free of soft spots, blemishes and darkened areas Chillies can be added more as per your ...

Stuffed Torai | Bharwan Turai Ingredients: Torai (Ridge Gourd) - 500 gm (small and fresh) Oil - 3 tbsp Hing (Asafoetida) - 1/4 tsp Cumin Seeds - 1/4 tsp Saunf (Fennel) Powder - 2 tsp Coriander Powder - 2 tsp Red Chilli Powder - 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp Amchur Powder - 1/2 tsp Garam Masala Powder - 1/4 tsp Salt - 1 tsp Green Chilli (finely chopped) - 2 Ginger (grated) - 1 tbsp Method : 1. Wash Turai nicely 2. Peel all the turai and remove the stalks from both the sides 3. Cut these torai into about 3 inch big pieces  4. In each piece make a slit longitudinally in a way that it is joined from one end 5. Take saunf powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, amchur powder, garam masala powder, salt, ginger, green chillies, coriander leaves in a bowl 6. Add 1 tbsp oil in this masala and mix it very well 7. Open torai from cut end and fill the filling in it 8. Press it once with your hands 9. Fill all the torai in the similar way 10. Hea...

Shahi Turai (Ridge gourd) Sabzi Ingredients : Ridge gourd - 1 kg Garlic - 4 cloves Ginger - 1" inch piece Peanuts - 1 tbsp Sesame seeds - 1 tbsp Cashew - 1 tbsp Black peppercorns - 1/2 tsp Whole dry red chillies - 2 Tamarind - 1 tbsp Salt - 1 tsp or as per taste  Turmeric powder - 1 tsp Kasoori methi - 1.5 tbsp Mustard Oil - 3 tbsp Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp Onion (finely chopped) - 1 (big size) Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp Sugar - 1/2 tsp Lemon Juice - 1 tbsp Method : 1. Soak dry red chillies and tamarind in 1/2 cup warm water for 15 minutes 2. Remove both ends of the ridge gourds and peel them 3. Cut them into 2 - 3 inch big pieces 4. Rub the tamarinds and remove the seeds and strands of the tamarind 5. In a mixer jar add garlic cloves, ginger, peanut, sesame seeds, cashew, black peppercorns 6. Add red chillies and tamarind with water in this jar 7. Now grind these ingredients to get a smooth paste. If required add 1 or 2 tbsp of water 8. Add this paste o...