Beetroot Moong Dal Curry

Ingredients:

1. Beetroot Grated - 2 cups
2. Split Moong Dal - 1 cup
3. Green Chilli - 5 or 6
4. Onion - 1 Medium
5. Mustard - 1/2 spoon
6. Cumin seeds -1/2 spoon
7. Coriander powder - 1/2 spoon
8. Sesame Powder - 1/2 spoon
9. Cumin Powder - 1/2 spoon
10. Garam masala -  pinch
11. Turmeric  - 1/4  spoon
12. Oil - 1 spoon
13. Salt - as required
    
14. Hinge - Pinch

Recipe:

1. Soak Moong dal for 30 minutes so that it becomes soft and easy to cook.
2. Add oil i a pan, then add mustrad and once it splutters add cumin seeds and chopped green chillies ,curry leaves,hing and finely chopped onions and saute it for 2 mins.
3. Then add moong dal and grated beetroot and add salt. Now close the pan and let the beetroot cook in its own juices.If required sprinkle little water. 
4. After 10 mins of cooking with frequent stirring, open the pan and add cumin powder,coriander powder and roasted sesame powder. Adding sesame powder is optional but it gives a nice taste and a fresh flavour.
5. Cook till the masala smell goes off.Now the beetroot curry is ready and can be served with Roti / white rice.

Chicken Tandoori

Ingredients:

1. Chicken Drumsticks - 6 nos
2. Yogurt - 6 table spoons
3. ginger Garlic paste - 2 spoons
4. Red Chillie powder - 3 spoons
5. Coriander powder - 2 spoons
6. Pepper Powder - 1 spoon
7. Cumin Powder - 1 spoon
8. Kasoori methi powder - 1 spoon (dried methi leaves powder)
9. Garam masala - 1 spoon
10. Turmeric - 1/2 spoon
11. Red coloring (If needed)
12. Oil - 1 spoon
13. Salt - as required
    
14. Lime - 1 nos

Recipe:

1. Peel of the skin from the chicken and take a knife and cut gashes in the chicken so that the marination gets well into the chicken.
2. Now take 2 spoons of chilli powder and 1/2 spoon of salt and mix well by adding little lime juice and rub the mix well on the chicken n into the cut gashes.
3. Marination : Mix Yogurt,1 spoon chilli powder,coriander powder,kasthori methi powder,cumin powder,ginger garlic paste,turmeric,pepper powder,1/2 spoon salt,garam masala, little oil and half lime and mix well. Then add red coloring if needed. Important thing the marination should be nice thick,No water!!
4. Then marinate chicken in the above marination for about 1-2 hours.
5. Pre heat oven to 450 degree and put the chicken for about 25 - 30 mins. Make sure you turn side of chicken in about 10 - 15 mins.
6. Remove chicken and u can add chat masala a little, onions and little lime juice for fresh flavour.
7. Chicken tandoori is ready to be served!! Enjoy tasty delicious chicken with no or very lil oil!!