Pav Bhaji

This is a popular West Indian snack. It has been my long time favorite dish.

Ingredients

2 large potataoes (boiled and mashed)
1 cauliflower
1/4 cup peas
1/4 bottlegourd
1 capsicum
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 onions
2 tomatoes (pureed)
2 tsps ginger-garlic paste
4 green chilles
MDH Paav Bhaaji Masala
Salt
Red chilli powder
Butter 100 gms

Procedure
1) Pressure cook cauliflower, peas, bottlegourd and capsicum for 10 minutes.
2) Heat oil in a large thick bottomed pan. Put cumin seeds and add onions. Stir till the onions turn golden brown in colour. Add ginger-garlic paste and chopped green chillies, stir for 30 seconds.
3) Add tomatoes and roast till the oil separates.
4) Add to this mashed potatoes, boiled vegetables, Paav Bhaaji Masala, salt and water. Simmer it for 1/2 an hour while mashing the whole mixture. Add water from time to time to prevent it from becoming too thick.
5) Add butter and garnish with finely chopped onions and coriander.

Serve hot with toasted bread or bun.

Egg Curry

My mom made this dish when I was in India. It was awesome and I tried to make it myself here in Singapore. It turned out to be quite good, although it can't compare with my mom's original dish. There is magic in her hand.

Ingredients

Hard boiled eggs, (Deep fried for few minutes)
Oil 2 tbsp
Cumin seeds
Bay leaf
Onions 1 medium sized
Garlic 1 tsp (chopped)
Ginger 1 inch (chopped)
chillies 2-4 (chopped)
tomato 1 large (chopped)
Meat masala 1 tsp
salt
cream 2 tbsp

Procedure
1) Heat oil. Add cumin seeds and Bay leaf to it and wait for 10 seconds.
2) Add garlic, ginger and chillies. After 15 seconds, add onions and fry till they turn golden brown in colour.
3) Now add tomato and simmer for two minutes.
4) Add meat masala, salt and eggs, and cook on low flame for two more minutes. Add water to make more gravy.
5) Add cream and bring the gravy to boil.

Serve hot with chappatis.