Prabha Ki Rasoi - Recipes in Hindi and English

Tricolour Parathas Ingredients: Whole wheat flour - 3 cups , more for rolling Bathua / spinach (blanched and puréed) -1/2 cup  Carrot (boiled and puréed) -1/2 cup  Ajwain - 1/4 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp Salt -1.5 tsp or as per taste  Oil as needed Method: 1. Using three bowls, add 1 cup of flour into each. 2. Add the bathua / spinach purée into one bowl along with a tablespoon of oil, ajwain and 1/2 tsp salt.  3. Use your fingers to mix it into the whole wheat flour. Add a little water if needed to form a soft, pliable dough.  4. Add the carrot purée into one bowl along with a tablespoon of oil, kashmiri red chilli powder, and 1/2 tsp salt. 5. Use your fingers to mix it into the whole wheat flour. Add a little water if needed to form a soft, pliable dough.  6. Mix the last portion of whole wheat flour with 1 tablespoon of oil, 1/2 tsp salt and enough water to make a soft pliable dough.  7. Let the three portions of dough rest f...

Tricolour Healthy Baked Crackers Ingredients : Whole wheat flour - 3/4 cup Oat flour- 1/4 cup Refined oil- 2 tbsp Salt- 1 tsp Baking powder - 1/2 tsp Red chilly powder - 1/4 tsp Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp Coriander powder - 1 tsp Cashews - 7 Sesame seeds - 1 tbsp All purpose flour - 1/4 cup Carrots (grated) - 1/2 cup Spinach (chopped) - 1/2 cup Method : 1.  Put spinach and carrots separately on a colander and place it on a pan with boiling water 2. Cover and steam it for 4-5 minutes 3. Let them cool and then make puree of spinach and carrots separately without adding water 4. In a mixing bowl mix whole wheat flour, oat flour, salt, 2 tbsp oil, baking powder, red chilli powder, garam masala powder, coriander powder 5. Keep 2 tbsp mixture aside and divide remaining mixture into two parts and keep them in separate bowls 6. Add spinach puree to one part and knead a dough. Add water only if required 7. Add carrot puree to other part and knead a dough. Add water only if required 8. Po...

Tricolour Idli Ingredients: Idli Batter - 1 kg (or as required) Orange Idli : Tomato - 1 (roughly chopped) Red chilli  - 2 Oil - 1/2 tsp Salt - 1/2 tsp Baking soda - a pinch Green Idli : Green Coriander - 1 cup (chopped) Green chilli - 2 (chopped) Oil - 1/2 tsp Salt - 1/2 tsp Baking soda - a pinch Method: Divide the Idli batter into three equal parts Orange Idli : 1. Heat the oil in a  kadai  and saute the tomato and red chilli for just a couple of minutes for the raw taste to go 2. Cool it and grind it smooth paste 3. Mix it with one portion of the Idli batter to make the orange colour of the Idli 4. Add salt and baking soda and mix well Green Idli  : 1. Heat the oil  in a  kadai  and saute the green coriander and green chillies for a couple of minutes to remove the raw flavour 2.  Cool it and grind it smooth paste 3.  Mix it with second portion of the Idli batter to make the green colour of the Idli...

Tricolour Rice Ingredients: Rice - 1 cup  Orange Rice : Onion -1 (chopped) Tomatoe - 2 (pureed) Red chilli powder - 1 tsp Garam Masala powder -  1/2 tsp Desi Ghee -  1 tsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Salt - 1/2 tsp White Rice : Desi Ghee -  1 tsp Mustard seeds ( rai ) - 1/2 tsp Split Bengal gram ( channa dal ) - 1 tsp Split black lentils ( urad dal ) - 1 tsp Coconut - 3 tbsp (grated) Salt - 1/2 tsp Green Rice : Green Coriander - 1 cup Green chilli - 2 Cashew nuts -  Desi Ghee -  1 tsp Mustard seeds ( rai ) - 1/2 tsp Split black lentils ( urad dal ) - 1 tbsp Salt - 1/2 tsp Method: Cook the rice such that each grain is separate. Spread it on a tray to cool. Orange Rice : 1. Heat the ghee in a  kadai  and cook the mustard seeds till they pop. 2. Add the chopped onions and cook them for a couple of minutes. 3. Add the tomato puree, red chilli powder, salt and  g...