Chatpat Chole

Ingredients
1 cup whole grams
2 chopped onions
2 chopped tomatoes
1 chopped chilli
2 tbsp channa masala
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp red chilli powder
salt
handful of chopped coriander leaves

Method
Soak the whole grams over night. In the morning, pressure cook for 5 whistles on low flame.
In a kadai, heat oil and saute onions till they turn brown.
Add tomatoes and chillis and fry for 5 minutes.
Now add turmeric, cumin, coriander and red chilli powder to the onion and tomato mixture and mix well.
Add the boiled grams,coat them well with the masala and salt.
Cook for 5 minutes on sim and add water if required.
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with pooris/rotis.

Spinach Lentil Soup

Ingredients

1/4 cup masoor dal

1 cup of chopped spinach leaves

2 chopped garlic cloves

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

1 tsp ground pepper

1/2 tsp of asafoetida

1/2 tsp oil

salt

Methid

Wash masoor dal well and place it in the pressure cooker

Add a cup of washed chopped spinach leaves, also add chopped garlic cloves

Add a cup of water and pressure cook for 2 whistles and 5 minutes on sim

Once its cool, puree the mixture in a blender. Heat 1/2 tsp oil in a kadai

Add asafoetida, cumin seeds and ground pepper

Once the cumin seeds starts spluttering, add the puree and a tea cup of water for consistency. Bring to a boil

Season with salt and some more pepper.

Remove to a bowl and serve hot with bread sticks or rotis

Jhatpat Corn Salad

Ingredients

Boiled corn kernels (1 corn cob)

1 chopped onion

1 chopped tomato

1 chopped green chilli

1 tsp red chilli sauce

2 tbsp egg-less mayonese

1/2 tsp ground pepper

salt to taste

half a lemon

Method

In a salad bowl, add the vegetables to the boiled corn.

Toss well, add red chilli sauce, mayonese.

Mix till the the veggies and corn till they are lightly coated with the mayo and sauce

Add pepper, salt and squeeze the lemon all over.

Finally, toss well :) and here you go!! Serve it with a chilled drink!!!!

Note:

*You can also serve it chilled

*To make it crunchy, you can add bhujia/tortillas if you wish to