Vegetable khichdi (no onion garlic)

Basmati rice 1 cup

Moong dal 1/4 cup

Choice of vegetables (carrot, peas, potato, pumpkin,beans) 1 cup

Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp

Ginger 1/2 inch crushed 

Green chili 1

Bay leaf 1

Salt sugar 1/2 tsp 

Ghee 1-2 tsp

Broken cashew nuts 10-12

Turmeric 1/4 tsp

Coconut shredded 1/2 cup

Method:

- fry the moong dal and keep it aside

- Now heat the ghee in a pressure cooker add cumin seeds and bay leaf, 

- Then add cashew nuts and veggies, add ginger green chili and fry for a minute 

- Add in the water ( 2.5 or 3 cup),allow it to boil then add turmerc,washed rice,dal,coconut 

- Close the lid and allow it to cook for 2 whistles.

Dahi kadhi ( Dahi Kanji)

Ingredient

Yougurt 1 cup

Rice flour 2 tbsp

Vegetables 2 cup

(Brinjal,raddish,cauliflower,pumpkin, khada saag danga) cut in to small pieces  

Ghee 2 tsp

Turmeric 1/4 tsp

Salt

Garlic 3-4 cloves(roughly crushed)

Ginger 1/2 inch (crushed)

Red chili whole 2

Pinch of hing

Curry leaves

Panch poran

Procedure

- Boil 1 cup of water by adding some salt and turmeric

- Add the vegetables into the boiling water and cook it till they are 80% done. Make sure they are not mashed.

- In a bowl combine yogurt and rice flour, then add this mixture to the vegetable. Let it cook for another 10 min.

- Now take another pan add some ghee/oil, then hing, panch poran, curry leave.

-Then add the crushed ginger and garlic, fry this for 1-2 min or till the raw flavor goes.

-Add the tadka into vegetables and switch off the flame.

Dahi machha

Ingredients 

fish 6-8 pieces

Yougurt 1/2 cup

Masala paste

(Black Mustard seeds 1 tsp

White mustard seeds 1 tsp

Posto 1 tsp

Coconut pow 1 tsp

Jeera 1/4 tsp

Green chili 1

Garlic pods 2 big or 4 small)

Turmeric pow 1/4 tsp

Mustard oil 2 tbsp

Chopped green chili 1

Chopped tomato 1

Procedure

- Heat mustard oil.. Add the masala paste

- Immediately add fish ,turmeric ,salt, and Yougurt 

- Mix all together.. On top of it put chopped tomatoes and green chilies

- Close the lid and let it cook for 15 min in medium flame 

-Garnish it with some chopped cilantro..

- serve hot with rice

Pumpkin leaf ( kakharu saaga)

Ingredients

Pumpkin greens finely chopped 1 bunch

Pumpkin small cubes 1/4 cup 

Egg plant small cubes 1/4 cup

Ridge guard( janhi) small cubes1/4 cup

Okra thinly sliced 1/4 cup

Milk 1/4 cup

Procedure

- take some water( around 1/2 cup) in a pan and let it boil

-put all the vegetables along with greens in to the boiling water

- sprinkle salt, simmer it and let it cook till the vegetables are nicely cooked

- now roughly mash all those using spatula..

-add some milk to it.. Cook for another 5-7 min

- enjoy it with rice/roti.