Stuffed aloo-matar ke parathe

Aloo-matar ( potato-peas ) ke parathe is an Indian recipe and one of the most popular breakfast dish in all over India, especially in northern region. Aloo matar paratha is basically dough stuffed with a especial mixture of mashed aloo and matar ,which is rolled out and cooked on a hot tawa with ghee or any cooking refined oil. The stuffing which I am going to write here is very simple and easy to make. This paratha is generally served with curd, chutney, and lassi. 
Ingredients : 

• Wheat flour – 1 cup
• Water as required to knead
• Oil to cook the parathas 

  For stuffing : 

• 2 boiled and peeled potatoes (aloo)
• 100 gm peas (matar)
• 2 medium sized onion
• 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
• 1 tsp carom seeds (ajwain)
• ½ tsp of garlic paste
• 1 tsp of peppercorn powder
• 2-3 green chilli
• Salt as per taste
• A bunch of coriander leaves.
• Oil to fry. 

  Procedure : 

1. First take a round shaped vessel and pour wheat flour in the vessel.
2. Pour water as required and knead into a soft dough.
3. When the dough is ready, divide it into equal sized ball.
4. Take a pressure cooker and boil the potatoes and peas till it becomes soft.
5. Peel the skin of boiled potatoes and mash it well.
6. Add boiled peas and salt while mashing the potatoes.
7. Take a fry pan and heat it on a medium flame.
8. Pour oil into it and heat it for sometime.
9. Now put cumin seed and carom seed in the oil.
10. Add onion, chilli and garlic paste and stir till the color of onion changes to light brown.
11. Then add peppercorn powder and coriander leaves to the masala.
12. Add mashed potatoes-peas to the masala.
13. Stir for 3-4 minutes and stuffing is then ready.
14. Now roll out the dough into small round shape and keep the stuffing on it.
15. Seal the dough with the stuffing inside.
16. Now roll it out into round shape.
17. Then heat a tawa and keep the rolled out dough on it.
18. First heat it from one side and after 1 minute turn it to the other side.
19. Apply 1-2 tsp of oil on the top and turn it over to the other side.
20. Cook both the sides of paratha equally.
21. Our paratha is ready now. Serve hot potatoes-peas paratha with curd, chutney or pickles.

 

Chowmein

Chowmein is a Chinese dish. It is favorite among children and is liked by everyone. It is very simple to cook. It is usually served with variety of sauces including tomato, chilli, and vinegar. It goes well with manchurian as side dish. 

Ingredients: 

• 1 packet veg noodles
• finely sliced onions
• 2 green chillis
• 2 tbsp soya sauce
• 1 tbsp vinegar
• 1 tsp black pepper powder
• Salt to taste
• 2 tbsp of  cooking oil
• Water as required to boil the noodles. 

Procedure : 

1. Take a deep bottomed container.
2. Pour water as required in the container.
3. Add 1tsp of oil and a pinch of salt to the water. This will avoid noodles from sticking to the container.
4. Now add noodles in the water.
5. Boil noodles for 5-6 minutes, do not overcook.
6. Now drain the water and keep aside in a separate plate.
7. Take a fry pan and heat it on medium flame.
8. Pour oil in the pan and heat it.
9. Add sliced onion and green chilli and fry for 20-40 seconds.
10. Add salt and pepper and stir for 1 minute.
11. Now add boiled noodles and mix well.
12. Then add vinegar and soya sauce to the noodles and stir well.
13. Now serve the hot chowmein.