La Lois Lounge

Ingredients:

Broad beans - 1 lb
Chili powder - 1tsp
Coriander powder - 1tsp
Salt to taste
Minced Garlic - 3 cloves
Onion - 1
Oil
Method:

• Chop the beans into small pieces and boil it with chili powder, coriander powder and salt until tender
• Heat oil in a pan add the minced garlic, onion and fry until the onions are translucent
  
• Add the boiled beans and fry well.

Ingredients:

Hard Boiled eggs - 4
Onion - 1 Big
Tomato- 1
Red Chilie flakes -1/4 tsp
Ginger garlic Paste- 1 tsp
Chilie Powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Cilantro leaves - 1 cup
Sour Creme - 1 tsp

Method:

• Boil the eggs in water for 15 minutes and cut into bite size pieces.
  
• Heat oil in a pan add the onions and saute until they are translucent
• Add the ginger garlic paste, chopped tomatoes and saute until the mixture is tender and mushy
• Incorporate the curry powders and fry for 5 minutes
• Dump in the cilantro leaves, a teaspoon of sour creme and the eggs.
• Serve it with Roti
  

Ingredients:

Chinese long eggplant - 1
Onion - 1 big
Mustard -1/4 tsp
Urad dal -1/2tsp
Chili powder -1/2 tsp
Coriander powder -1 tsp
Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
Pepper powder 1/4 tsp
Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
Oil
Salt

Method:

• Heat Oil in a pan, add mustard and then add urad dal.
• Add onions and cook until they are brown and tender, then add the ginger garlic paste.
  
• Add all the curry powders, (add little water to prevent the curry powders from burning) Fry well.
  
• Add the cut eggplant, and add water to cover the eggplant, and boil them until they are tender.
• Switch off the flame until all the water has evaporated.

Goes well with Rice

Ingredients:

Okra -1lb
Chili powder - 1tsp
Coriander powder -1 tsp
Cumin powder -1 tsp
Salt according to taste
oil - 1-2 tbsp

Method:

• Heat oil in a pan, add the sliced okra and saute well.
• Add salt and saute until the okra is no longer sticky.
• Add all the curry powders and saute after adding a little oil
  
• Fry the okra for 5 minutes and switch off the flame
• This goes well with sambhar rice & curd rice.
  

Ingredients:

Onions -1
Potato -2
Canned mixed Vegetables :1 can (you can also use fresh vegetables like carrot, beans,peas, cauliflower)
Green chillies - 2
Tomato puree - 1/4 cup
Ginger garlic paste -1tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Butter - 4tbsp
Pav bhajji masala - 2tsp or as per your taste
Salt

Method:

• Boil the vegetables including potato until mushy consistency
• If you are using canned vegetables boil the canned vegetables and potato separately
• Mash all the vegetables using a potato masher
• Add butter in a nonstick pan, add onions & green chillies
• Add tomatoes, cook for a while, then throw in the pav bhajji masala and fry it well
• Once the oil starts separating add a little water
  
• Finally add the mashed vegetables and cook for 5 minutes
• Add the remaining butter
  

This goes well with pav (buns) & chappati

Ingredients:

Pumpkin -1lb
chilie powder -1tsp
Pepper Powder -1/4 tsp
Dried Red chillies -3
Mustard-1/2 tsp

Method:

• Boil the pumpkin with salt until tender
• Pour oil in a pan add mustard seeds dried red chillies
  
• Add the boiled Pumpkin and add the curry powder's
  
• Saute well for 5 minutes
  

This goes well with sambhar rice & curd rice

Ingredients:

Potato 1/2 lb
Chilie powder -1tsp
Pepper 1/8 tsp
Oil - 1-2 tbsp
Mustard 1.4 tsp
Salt

Method:

• Peel and boil the potatoes until tender
  
• Add oil in a pan add mustard when it splutters add the boiled potatoes
  
• Add salt chilie powder, pepper powder and fry well
  

Ingredients:

Beans -1lb
Chilie powder -1tsp
Coriander powder -1tsp
Salt to taste
Mustard
Urad dal
Oil

Method:

• Steam the beans in a microwave vegetable steamer 'or' place the beans in a microwave safe dish and add little water and cook in the microwave until tender
• Pout oil in a pan add mustard and urad dal. add the beans and add salt and cook for 2-3 minutes
• add the curry powder and add little oil and mix it well until the beans is coated with oil and curry powder