Capsicum Egg Bhurji (Scrambled Eggs with Bell Pepper)

Egg bhurji is the scrambled egg preparation from North India. Here egg bhurji is made more nutritional and colorful by adding capsicum. Onion, green chilli and capsicum are stir-fried and then beaten eggs and milk is added. Milk is used in the recipe to make bhurji softer. Serve with rice or roti.
Recipe Courtesy: Roochis

Palak / Saag Chicken (Chicken in Spinach Gravy)

Going green on St. Patrick's Day! Yesterday we had chapathi and palak chicken for dinner. I didn't make it with St. Paddy's day in mind; it just happened that way. My son came to the conclusion that he had 'green water' and 'green cupcake' at school, so we are having 'green chicken' for dinner. For the gravy, spinach leaves are immersed in boiling water for a few minutes, then immersed in cold water to retain its color and then pureed in a blender. Marinated chicken is cooked with onion, garlic, ginger, green chilli, tomatoes and other spices and then mixed with the spinach gravy. Kasoori methi and butter or cream could be added towards the end to get the restaurant taste.
Recipe Courtesy: Sangeetha's Kothiyavunu

Aloo Methi (Potato Fenugreek Leaves Stir-fry)

Aloo methi is a popular side dish in North India. Fenugreek leaves has a strong flavor which makes aloo methi a very flavorful, delicious and healthy dish. It could be served with both rice and roti.
Recipe Courtesy: ShowMeTheCurry.com

Aloo Gobi (Potato Cauliflower Stir-fry)

Aloo gobi is a simple side dish from North India which could be made in the curry or dry form. It could be served with rice, roti or parathas.

Recipe Courtesy: Ahaar

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Aloo Capsicum (Potato Bell Pepper Fry)

Aloo Capsicum is a popular North Indian side dish served with rotis and chapathis. It is a very simple dish where potatoes and bell peppers are cooked and then stir-fried in oil with spices.
Recipe Courtesy: Preethi's online cookbook

Shahi Paneer ('Royal' Paneer in Cashewnut gravy)

ON VACATION!!!

In this creamy side dish for chapathi, roti etc., fried paneer is cooked in cashewnut and tomato gravy. Cream or whole milk could be added towards the end for more creaminess. Other paneer dishes like makhanwala, makhani, butter masala, nargisi etc. have somewhat similar ingredients.
Recipe Courtesy: Mona's Zaiqa

Mango Lassi

Summer is around the corner and we are in the midst of a heat wave. A glass of mango lassi is a good option to chill out in the scorching heat. Lassi is a Punjabi delicacy. DH loves mangoes and I made this lassi for him. I followed this recipe in the blog Priya's Easy N Tasty Recipes. I used  a pinch of cardamom powder for flavor.

Dal Tadka

Initially I used to think that dal and dal tadka are two completely different dishes. Later I figured out that 'tadka' in hindi means 'tempering'. Now, don't roll your eyes! How do I know - I grew up in Kerala and I was not paying attention in the class when our hindi teacher covered that part :) And, nobody in Bollywood movies talk about tadka either hmm...DH grew up in Gujarat and he loves to have dal with rice or chapathi.
Recipe courtesy: Phanitha's Kitchenette