Halwai April 28, 2023

Ingredients:

• 1 – large Onion
• 1 – medium Tomato
• 3 – dry Red Chillies
• 4 – Garlic pods
• 1/2 inch – Ginger (around 5 gm)
• 1 tbsp – oil
• 1/4 tsp – Cumin seeds
• 1 piece – Cinnamon
• 3 pods – green Cardamom
• 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp – Red Chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp – Kashmiri chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp – coriander powder
• 2 cups – water
• 1/2 cup – low fat/fat free yogurt or Curd
• 1 tbsp – fat free Milk
• Handful of Coriander leaves
• 2 Corn on the Cob

Method:

  1. In a pan or wok, add 1/2 tbsp oil. When it is hot add roughly chopped onions and fry until it turns translucent and changes colour.
  2. Allow it to cool and grind sauteed onions, garlic, ginger, dry red chilli adding 1 tbsp water into smooth paste.
  3. In the same pan, add 1/2 tbsp of oil.
  4. When it is hot add cumin seeds, cinnamon and green cardamoms.
  5. Allow the cumin seeds to sizzle.
  6. On a medium low flame, add onion paste and saute for 3-4 minutes until it reduces in volume.
  7. Meanwhile grind chopped tomatoes into smooth puree.
  8. Add tomato puree to the onion mixture and saute for another 3-4 minutes.
  9. Add 1/4 tsp turmeric powder. Saute.
  10. Add 1 cup of water and let it cook on a low flame.
  11. Add salt, red chilli powder, Kashmiri chilli powder, coriander powder.
  12. Stir and cook covered for another 4-5 minutes.
  13. Add another 1/2 cup water and cook for 10 more minutes.
  14. Add corn and let it cook on a medium flame for 5-10 minute or until it cooks.
  15. Turn off the stove and let it cool.
  16. Now add yogurt, stir it and then on simmer cook for 5 minutes.
  17. Serve it hot with rotis/phulkas/naan, rice or quinoa.
  18. Recipe courtesy: Food for 7 Stages of Life