The havoc of heat is increasing day by day in the entire country including North India. In such hot weather, standing inside the kitchen for hours preparing dal, rice, roti and vegetables seems no less than an ordeal. Due to extreme heat and sweat, sometimes women and cooks become unwell.
If you also do not feel like standing in front of the gas stove for a long time in this scorching heat, then there is no need to worry now. Today we are going to tell you 4 such quick and tasty recipes which are creating a stir on social media, which can be prepared in just 10 minutes. Be it children or adults, everyone will eat them with great gusto.
The season of raw mango (cari) is going on. If you have leftover cooked rice from the night before in your fridge, then this sour, spicy and refreshing dish is the best option for you.
Cooked rice: 2 cups (cooled)
Raw sour mango: 1 (grated)
Peanuts: ¼ cup
Chana dal and urad dal: 1 tbsp each
Mustard: 1 tsp, Asafoetida: a pinch
Green chilli: 3-4, Dry red chilli: 1-2
Curry leaves: 8-10, finely chopped ginger: 1 inch
Turmeric powder: ¼ tsp
Oil: 3 tbsp, Salt: as per taste
Heat oil in a pan and first fry the peanuts till they turn golden and take them out in a separate plate. Now add mustard seeds, chana dal and urad dal in the same remaining oil and fry. After this, add chopped green chilli, dry red chilli, ginger and curry leaves and fry it lightly. Now add asafoetida, turmeric and grated raw mango and cook for 2-3 minutes so that the mango becomes soft. Now add cooked rice and salt to this prepared masala and mix well. Switch off the flame and add roasted peanuts on top. Hot mango rice is ready!
Often, morning or night rotis are left over, which people consider stale and avoid eating them. But with this simple trick you can make a great snack out of it.
Leftover rotis: 2
Boiled Potato: 1 (mashed)
Onion: 1 finely chopped
Green chilli: 1 finely chopped
Chaat masala: ½ tsp
Tomato sauce or green chutney
Salt: as per taste
Prepare the stuffing well by adding mashed boiled potatoes, chopped onion, green chillies, salt and chaat masala in a bowl. Now spread tomato sauce or spicy green chutney well over the remaining roti. After this, place the potato mixture in the middle of the roti and make a tight roll of the roti. Apply a little ghee or butter on the pan and cook this roll until it becomes crispy from both the sides. This is a perfect dish for children’s tiffin or evening hunger.
If you eat eggs, there is nothing quicker and easier than Egg Bhurji. You can serve it with roti, paratha or bread within minutes.
Eggs: 3
Finely chopped onion: 1, Finely chopped tomato: 1
Green chilli: 1-2, Ginger-garlic paste: 1 tsp
Turmeric powder: ¼ tsp, Red chilli powder: ½ tsp
Oil or butter: 2 teaspoons
Finely chopped coriander and salt as per taste
Heat oil/butter in a kadhai or pan and fry the onion until light golden. Now add ginger-garlic paste and green chilli and stir for 1 minute. After this add chopped tomatoes and cook until they become soft. Now add turmeric, red chilli and salt and fry the spices well. Break the eggs in a separate bowl, beat them well and add them to the pan. Cook the eggs on low flame while stirring continuously until they become scrambled. Sprinkle green coriander on top and serve.
The most special thing about this recipe is that you do not need to light a gas stove to make it, that is, 100% relief from the heat of the kitchen!
Poha: 2 cups
Fresh curd: 1 cup
Finely chopped onion: 1
Finely chopped green chilli: 1
Roasted cumin powder: 1 tsp
Green coriander and salt: as per taste
Sev or mixed salt (for decoration)
First of all, put the poha in a strainer and wash it thoroughly with clean water and leave it for 2 minutes so that the poha becomes soft. Now put this soaked poha in a big mixing bowl. Add thick curd, finely chopped onion, green chilli and salt as per taste on top. Now add roasted cumin powder and finely chopped green coriander and mix everything gently. While serving, add your favorite spicy or sweet-sour namkeen (sev) on top. Cold, stomach-relieving curd poha is ready.