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**Men Hon Na** · #1 01-17-2008, 07:25 PM

Shahi Vegetable Dish Recipe

Ingredients..!

Bengal gram (chana dal), soaked for 1 hour 1 cup / 160 gm
Okra (bhindi), chopped, fried 200 gm
Potatoes, diced, fried 100 gm
Carrots (gajar), diced, fried 100 gm
French beans, diced, fried 100 gm
Green peas (matar), shelled, fried 200 gm
Cottage cheese (paneer), diced, fried 100 gm
Ghee 2 tbsp / 30 gm
Ginger (adrak), 1” piece, finely chopped 1
Garlic (lasan) pod, minced 1
Cumin (jeera) powder 1½ tsp / 2 gm
Coriander (dhaniya) powder 1 tsp / 1½ gm
Turmeric (haldi) powder ½ tsp / 1 gm
Salt to taste
Sugar 2 tsp / 6 gm
Tomato puree 2 cups / 400 ml
Juice of lemon (nimbu) 1
Garam masala 1 tsp / 2 gm
Mango powder (amchur) 1 tsp / 2 gm

Direction...!

Drain and boil the Bengal gram in 1½ cups water. Heat the ghee in a
pan; add ginger, garlic, all the fried vegetables, cottage cheese,
boiled Bengal gram, cumin, coriander, and turmeric powders. Sauté for
2-3 minutes. Mix the salt and sugar with the tomato puree, and pour
over the vegetables. Add the remaining ingredients; cook on dum for 30
minutes. Serve hot.
Time:
Preparation time: 1 hr.
Cooking time: 45 min.
Serves: 10-12