Beetroot and Sweet Potato Kebabs

Kebabs and winters go hand in hand. They occupy a prominent place on platters in bar be que dinners.The term 'kebab' is more or less synonymous with meat but we do propagate our love for vegetarian kebabs; often imbibing the flavours of unusual ingredients like raw bananas, water chestnuts or for that matter beetroot.

            The word 'kebab' comes from Peshawar and Lucknow while 'Tikkas' come from Punjab. Once you start you can't stop without  having a copious amount of this delectable kebab. So get hooked to these healthy and lovely beauties. 

                              Ingredients :

3 Beetroots

2 Sweet Potatoes

2 green chillies ( chopped ) 

Few Coriander leaves 

1 tbsp Roasted Gram flour 

3/4 tsp Salt 

1/2 tsp Red chilli powder 

1/2 tsp Ground roasted Jeera powder 

1/2 tsp  Chaat masala

Oil for shallow frying 

                                   Directions :
1 :  Peel and grate Beetroots. 
2: Boil, peel and mash sweet potatoes and add to grated Beetroots. 
3: Add chopped green chillies,  roasted gram flour,  chopped coriander leaves, salt, red chili powder, chaat masala and mix thoroughly. 
4: Grease your palms and take small portion of this mixture.
5: Shape them into tikkas.
6: Now shallow fry them into hot oil.

7: Flip it over and cook from other side; pressing it slightly for uniform cooking.
8: Serve with onion rings and mint sauce. 

Yogurt Chicken /Dahi Murgh

         At times simple things can just enliven your day. Yogurt Chicken is one of them.
Not only is it simple to make and less time consuming, it's nutritious too.

                          Ingredients :
500 gms Chicken legs
500 gms Yogurt
2 tbsp. Mustard Oil
2 Lemon's juice
Salt, as per taste
1/2 tsp Red chilli powder
1/4 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
1 tsp. Ginger Garlic paste
1 tbsp Kasoori Methi
1/4 tsp Garam masala powder
1/4 tsp Carom seeds

                           Directions :
1:Wash and clean chicken legs.
2: Make incisions in it.
3 : Whisk rest of the ingredients in a bowl.
4: Marinate chicken in this marinade for atleast 4 to 6 hours.
5: Pressure cook chicken along with half of its marinade.After 1 whistle, just release the pressure.
6: Heat 1 tsp. oil in a thick bottom pan.
7: Add chicken and cook it till it turns nice brown in color.
8: Add rest of the marinade and cook it it thickens.
9: Serve with breads or steamed rice.