This recipe is from our friend, Manu Malla

Ingredients:

5 medium sized potatoes

2 raw bananas

75 gram sesame seed (Til)

3 small green Chilies slit into half

½ cup green coriander (cilantro or Dhania) leaves finely chopped

2 tbsp lemon juice

½ tsp fenugreek Seed (Methi)

2 tbsp refined oil

¼ tsp turmeric powder

Salt to taste

Method:

1. Boil the potatoes and bananas until they are cooked.
2. Peel the potatoes and bananas and cut them into one inch dice.
3. Roast the sesame seed in a pan until the sesame starts to crackle and roasted smell comes out. Make sure you do not burn it black.
4. Let the sesame cool down for some time and powder it in a blender. If roasted sesame power is available, you can use it instead.
5. Mix the potatoes, bananas, coriander leaves, sesame powder, lemon and salt in a bowl.
6. Put the turmeric powder on top of the above mixed ingredients (number 5).
7. Heat the oil in a pan and once the oil is heated put the fenugreek (methi) seed and let it be brown.
8. Turn off the flame and put the chilies on the pan.
9. Pour the content of the pan on top of the turmeric powder.
10. Mix all the ingredients once again.
11. Ready to serve with rice, roti, beaten rice (Chiura) or any other dish you want.

Ingredients:

Potatoes 1kg (Peel the potatoes and cut them in to 1 cm thick wedges )

Ghee or refined oil1/2 cup

Ginger paste 1 ½ tea spoon

Garlic Paste  1 ½ tea spoon

Red chilli powder  ½ tea spoon

Red chilly 2 pieces  broken in to half

Asafoetida 1 pinch

Cumin seeds  1 tea spoon

Turmeric powder   ½ tea spoon.

Salt   to taste.

Aloo Tareko(Fried Potatoes)

Method:

1) Heat the Ghee or refined oil on the Wok ( Karahi)

2) Add Cumin seeds asafoetida and red chilli pcs let it crackle for 1 minute

3) Add potatoes and let it cook for about 10 minutes in medium heat, stirring time to time

4) Add red chilly powder ,salt and turmeric powder , let it cook for 2 minutes

5)Add ginger paste and garlic paste , let it cook until it turns red and crisp ,stirring  time to time

6) Serve with Rice , Roti or Chiura(Beaten Rice).

INGREDIENTS :

1 Kg mutton chopped into ½  inch pieces

2 Medium onions thinly sliced

2 Tomatoes thinly sliced

3 Tbsp green coriander leaves chopped

1 Tbsp garlic paste

1 Tbsp ginger paste.

1 Pinch of asafoetida (Hing)

Garam Masala (whole)
4 green cardamoms,
2 black cardamoms,
1 stick cinnamon,
4 cloves, 1 bay leaf,
2 dry red chillies,
5-6 balls black pepper

½ Cup oil

1Tsp turmeric powder

1Tsp red chilly powder

Salt to taste

2 Cups water.

Khashi Ko Masu Ko Ledo

METHOD:

1) In a deep pan or pressure cooker, put the oil and heat.

2) Once the oil is heated put the Asafoetida and all the Garam Masala and fry for a minute.

3) Then put the onions and fry until golden brown.

4) Put the meat and fry till meat is brownish, add ginger and garlic paste stirring occasionally.

5) Cook for 5 minutes then add the tomatoes and cook for further 8 minutes.

6) Add the salt, turmeric and red chilli powder and stir.

7) Add the water and close the lid. Cook until 3 whistles in a pressure cooker.

8 ) When using deep pan or wok (Karahi) cook for 45 minutes until mutton is cooked and oil appears on top.

9) Garnish with green coriander leaves.

10) Serve hot with rice, roti or pulao.