Mix Vegetable Sabji

Mix Vegetable Curry 

When you don't have enough vegetables to make sabji with, use all of them and make mix vegetable sabji(Curry).

1 Potato
2-3 Small Eggplants
Small Cauliflower
1/2 Cup Peas
1 Small tomato
1/2 Pound of Spinach
1/2 inch  Ginger Root (optional)
2 Small Pepper Serrano (optional)
1/2  T Sp Cumin Seeds
1/2 T Sp Mustard Seeds
A Pinch of Asafoetida/Hing
Salt to Taste
1 T Sp Turmeric Powder
1 T Sp  Coriander-Cumin Powder
1 T Sp Sugar (optional)
1/2 T Sp Garam Masala (Optional)
5 Tb Sp. Oil

• Cut cauliflower into small florets, also cut all vegetable into small cubes
• Heat oil in a pan, add mustard and cumin seeds 
• Add hing and all the vegetables excluding tomato, mix well. Let it cook until 1-2 minutes
• Add all spices, sugar and a little water enough to cook the vegetables (About 4-5 table spoons)
• When vegetables are little tender, add tomato. Cover and cook thoroughly.
• When it is done, sprinkle garam masala over the curry and mix well. Serve hot with chapati.

Ringan no Olo - Spicy Eggplant

Ringan no Olo OR Baingan ka Bharta

1 Big Eggplant
1 Small Potato (Optional)
1 Small Onion  or  5-6  Green Onions
2 Tomatoes
Ginger 1 Inch
Garlic Cloves 2 -3
1 Green Chili
1/2 T Sp Cumin Seeds
A pinch of Hing
2 T Sp Turmeric
1 T Sp Cumin Powder
1 T Sp Coriander Powder
2 Tb Sp Paprika
Salt per taste
6-7 Tb Sp Oil
1 Whole Dry Red Chili (Optional)
3 Tb Sp Lemon Juice

• Brush oil on eggplant and roast into over at 450 F for about 40-50 minutes or until eggplant is cooked, let it cool  and remove the skin
• Boil the potato and remove the skin
• Mash the eggplant and potato
• Cut Onion, tomatoes, Green chills, Ginger, Garlic into small pieces
• Heat oil add cumin seeds , whole dry chili and garlic. Don't let the garlic get burnt
• Add hing, and onions.
• Fry until translucent, add ginger, green chili, tomatoes, turmeric, salt, coriander-cumin powder and mix well.
• Add paprika and garam masala
• Cook until tomatoes are well done.
• Add mashed eggplant and potato. Mix well and cook for 2 minutes,add lemon juice and remove from the stove
• Serve with roties/chapatis, tastes even better with Bajra Roti and Chhash (Buttermilk)

Stuffed Potatoes - Bharela Batata nu Shak

Stuffed Potatoes

3-4 Medium sized potatoes
1/2 cup Crushed Ganthia  OR Toasted Besan
3-4 Cloves of Garlic
2 Tb Sp Paprika
1 T Sp Turmeric
1 T Sp Cumin Powder
1 T Sp Coriander Powder
Salt per taste
3 Tb Sp Oil (For Stuffing)
4 Tb Sp Oil to fry
2 Tb Sp Lemon Juice (Optional)
1 T Sp Sugar (Optional)
1/2 T Sp Garam Masala (Optional)
1 Tomato (Optional)
1 T Sp Garlic - Green Chili Paste (optional)
1 T Sp Cumin Seeds
Hing

• Crush the garlic cloves and mix with Paprika, Ganthia , Turmeric, Coriander-Cumn Powder, Salt, Sugar,Lemon Juice, Garam Masala and Chili-Garlic paste and Oil
• Wash the potatoes and cut in half.
• Make 2 splits in each half, stuff with the mixture
• Heat Oil in a pan and add cumin seeds, hing and potatoes.
• Cover and cook on medium flame, if you want gravy add remaining stuffing and water. 
• When it is about to be done, add tomato pieces.
• Serve hot with Chapati. 

For Variation instead of ganthiya powder use toasted besan or toasted and crushed peanuts.
You can even try crushed daliya-bhune chana (chick peas)

Broccoli - Potato Sabji

Broccoli - Potato Bhaji

2 Big Broccolis - cut into small florets
2 medium potatoes 
1 Tomato
1/2  T Sp Cumin Seeds
1/2 T Sp Mustard Seeds
A Pinch of Asafoetida/Hing
Salt to taste
1 T Sp Turmeric Powder
1 T Sp  Coriander-Cumin Powder
2 Small Pepper Serrano
5 Tb Sp. Oil

• Remove skin form the potato and cut into small cubes
• Cut broccoli into medium florets
• Heat oil in a pan, add mustard and cumin seeds 
• Add hing and Broccoli and potatoes, mix well. Let it cook until 1-2 minutes
• Add all spices and a little water enough to cook the vegetables (About 4-5 table spoons)
• When potatoes are little tender, add tomato. Cover and cook thoroughly.

Suki Bhaji

Sukhi Bhaji 

4 Medium size potatoes
1/2  T Sp Cumin Seeds
1/2 T Sp Mustard Seeds
A Pinch of Asafoetida/Hing
Salt to taste
1 T Sp Turmeric Powder
1 T Sp  Coriander-Cumin Powder
2 Small Pepper Serrano
1 T Sp Chopped Ginger
7-8 Curry Leaves (Optional)
1 Small Roma Tomato
2 Tb Sp. Oil
Cilantro

• Boil the potatoes and remove the skin
• Cut into medium chunks and sprinkle salt, coriander-cumin powder. Also add tomato pieces, chopped pepper,ginger, curry leaves  
• Heat oil in a Pan, add Mustard seeds, Cumin Seeds and hing
• Add turmeric and the potatoes
• Mix well and make sure not to mash the potatoes. Keep on the stove for about 2 minutes and garnish with cilantro.
• Serve hot with Thepla or Paratha  and fried green chili

Cauliflower Potato Sabji

Rustic Cauliflower

1 Small Cauliflower
2 small potatoes
1/2 inch piece of Ginger
1 Jalapeno Pepper
5 Tb Sp Oil
1 T Sp  Turmeric
2 T Sp Red Chili Powder
1 T Sp Coriander-Cumin Powder
Salt per taste
1 T Sp Aamchur (Mango) Powder - Optional
1/2 T Sp Mustard Seeds
1/2 T Sp Cumin Seeds
A Pinch of Asafoetida/Hing
Cilantro for garnishing
1 Small Roma Tomato

• Cut Cauliflower into big florets and Potatoes into big chunks
• Heat oil in Flat Pan
• Add Mustard Seeds and Cumin Seeds
• Add Hing followed by Cauliflower Florets and Potatoes
• Mix well and let it cook in oil for 2-3 minutes
• Add Salt, Turmeric and Coriander-Cumin Powder.
• Also add big pieces of Pepper and shredded Ginger
• Mix well and cover, let it cook for about 5-10 minutes
• Add Chili powder and Tomatoes. I usually cook this sabji without any water, If you see all spices sticking at the bottom of Pan then add just few table spoons of water. 
• Add Aamchur powder and cook until tender.
• Garnish with Cilantro and serve with Chapati or Paratha.

Bateta Nu Shak (Spicy Potato Curry)

3-4 Potato cut into small cubes
1/2 T Sp Mustard Seeds
1/2 T Sp Cumin Seeds
A pinch of Hing (Asafoetida)
1 T Sp Turmeric Powder
2 T Sp Red Chili Powder
1 T Dhana-Jeera Powder  (Coriander-Cumin Powder)
Salt to taste
3 Tb Sp Oil
1/2 T Sp Sugar
1 Whole Dry Chili

• Heat oil in Pressure Cooker.
• Add Mustard Seeds, when it crackles, add Cumin seeds followed by whole dry chili.
• Add hing and Turmeric
• Add Potatoes, cook in the oil for a minute.
• Add Chili Powder, Dhana-jeera powder and salt. 
• Mix everything and add 1 Cup of water.
• Pressure cook with 2 whistles.
• Garnish with Cilantro and serve hot with Chapati or Steamed Rice.

Spicy Cabbage Curry

Spicy Cabbage

3-4 Cup Cabbage Chopped nicely
2-3 Tb Sp Oil
Mustard and Cumin seeds (about 1 Tsp)
Asafoetida (optional)
1 Tsp Turmeric Powder
1 Tb Sp Paprika
1 Tsp Cumin - Coriander Powder
1 Tb Sp Sugar (Optional)
1/2 cup or 1 small tomato cut into small pieces
Salt per taste
1/2 Small pepper diced

• Heat Oil and Add Mustard and Cumin seeds, let the seeds crackle
• Add Asafoetida followed by cabbage
• Mix well and cook until 1-2 minutes
• Add all the spices and chopped pepper
• Mix nicely and cover the pan
• Cook on low flame
• You can add little water if you want otherwise watch and dont let it burn
• When Cabbage is half done add tomatoes and sugar
• Cook throughly and serve hot

Dudhi - Chana Dal

Dudhi-Chana Dal

1/2 cup split gram (Chana Dal)
1 Cup Dudhi diced (Green Squash)
2-3 Tb Sp Oil
Mustard and Cumin seeds (about 1 Tsp)
1 Tsp Turmeric Powder
1 Tb Sp Paprika (crushed with 2 cloves of Garlic - optional)
1 Tsp Cumin - Coriander Powder
2 Cup Water
1 Tb Sp Sugar (Optional)
2 Tb Sp Lemon Juice (Optional)
2 Tb Sp Salt
Cilantro for garnishing

• Boil or pressure cook Chanadal
• Cut Dudhi into medium size pieces
• Heat Oil and add seeds (Mustard and Cumin)
• Add hing if you want (Asafoetida)
• Add Dudhi and cook for a minute
• Put all the spices
• Add Dal Add extra water if you want and let it simmer for about 8-10  minutes.
• Add 1/2 Tsp of Garam Masala and Sugar(optional)
• Add Lemon Juice after you turn off the heat
• Garnish with Cilantro
• Serve with Steamed Rice or Roti

Acorn Squash (Indian style sabji)

Masala Acorn Squash

1 Medium Acorn Squash
2-3 Tb Sp Oil
Mustard and Cumin seeds (about 1 Tsp)
1 Tsp Turmeric Powder
1 Tb Sp Chili Powder (Paprika)
1 Tsp Cumin - Coriander Powder
1/2 Cup Water
2 Tb Sp Salt

• Cut the Acorn Squash into small pieces (I did not remove the skin, you can remove the skin if you prefer that way)
• Heat the oil and add Mustard and Cumin seeds
• Add Squash
• Mix well and let it cook in oil for a minute
• Add all spices and mix well
• add water and cover the pan
• cook until it is done

Spicy Butternut Squash

1 medium sized Butternut Squash

1 small tomato

1/2 inch ginger cut into small slices

1/2 Tsp Mustard Seeds

1/2 Tsp Cumin Seeds

1 Tsp Turmeric Powder

2 Tsp Paprika

1 Tsp Salt

1/2 Tsp Sugar (optional)

Cilantro for garnishing

1 Tbsp Lemon Juice

2-3 Tbsp Oil

• Wash and peel the squash. Cut into medium size pieces. Heat oil in a pan.
• Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds.Wait for 30 seconds, let the mustard seeds crackle.
• Add Squash and ginger. Cook for a minute, add turmeric powder, salt, sugar and paprika.
• Mix well, add 1/2 cup of water and let it simmer on medium flame. When squash is tender, remove form flame.
• Add Lemon Juice, mix well. Garnish with Cilantro. Serve hot with Nan/paratha/roti.