Rawa Ladoo

Ingredients:
2 Tbsp ghee
1 bowl rawa (sooji)
1 bowl sugar
1 bowl water
4-5 cardamoms
few raisins, cashews
4-5 strands of saffron

Directions:
1] Heat ghee in a pan
2] Add rawa to it and fry on medium heat till rawa starts becoming brown
3] Make cardamom powder and add to the rawa
4] Add raisins, cashews and saffron to the rawa and fry for 2-3 minutes.
5] Turn off the heat
6] In a pan mix water and sugar and bring to boil
7] Test a drop of boiling sugar syrup on a plate. If the drop spreads, continue boiling.
8] Turn off the heat after sugar syrup is ready and mix the rawa with the syrup
9] Let the mixture stand for about 4-5 hours
10] Then use some ghee to roll the mixture into balls (laddoos)

Chawli chi bhaji (Black eyed beans Curry)

Ingredients ( Serves 2 ) :

1 cup black eyed beans
2 cups water
1 clove of garlic
1/2 big onion ( finely chopped )
4 tbsp tomato puree
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/4 tsp asafeotida powder
1/4 tsp turmeric
1/2 tbsp jaggery
1/2 chili ( finely chopped , no seeds )

Directions:

Pressure cook the black eyed beans in 2 cups of water, keep aside. Heat oil in a pan on medium heat. Add mustard seeds , cumin seeds and fry till crackling noise stops. Add asafeotida powder, onion, turmeric powder and fry till onions are golden brown. Add garlic and chili and fry for a minute. Add tomato puree, salt and jaggery and cook for 2 minutes. Add the black eyed beans and water, cook till desired consistency is reached. Serve hot with chapati or rice.

Bread chi Bhaji ( aka Bread cha Chiwda or Phodni cha Bread )

Ingredients:

1/2 big onion ( finely chopped )
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/4 tsp asafeotida powder
1/2 loaf wheat bread
1/2 cup peanuts
1 tsp turmeric
salt

Directions:

Heat oil in a pan on medium heat. Add mustard seeds , cumin seeds and fry till crackling noise stops. Add asafeotida powder, onion and peanuts and fry till onions are golden brown. Add turmeric and bread, fry for 5 minutes. Add salt to taste.

Sauteed Spinach ( Indian Style )

Ingredients:

1/4 big onion ( finely chopped )
4 - 5 big cloves of garlic ( coarsely chopped )
1 large bunch of spinach ( coarsely chopped )
2 tbsp oil
salt

Directions:

Heat oil in a pan and fry garlic and onions till golden brown. Add spinach and sautee till fully cooked and add salt to taste.