Vegetable Makhanwala

Well, here it is... 'Vegetable Makhanwala'. I also would call it 'Avial' of North Indian Cusine due to its whitish look and the medley of vegetables.

I picked up this recipe from my mom primarily cause I like the taste and way it looks. The one's that i have had in the restaurants have less of cream & more of red tomato gravy. I prefer that it to look like its name - 'full of makhan (cream)'.

The ingredients list goes as follows:

Onions - 2

Garlic - 2 to 3

Green chillies - 2

Tomato - 1

Carrots - 1/2 cup (cut lengthwise)

French Beans - 1/2 cup (cut lengthwise)

Green Peas - 1/2 cup

Potatoes - 1/2 cup (cut lengthwise)

Bell pepper - 1/2 cup(cut lengthwise)

Fresh cream - 100 gms

Milk - 1 cup

Red chilli powder - 1 tsp

Turmeric - 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

1. Pressure cook the vegetables except bellpepper for 2 whistles.

2. Blend tomato and set aside.

3. Blend onion, garlic and green chillies.

4. Heat oil in a pan. Fry onion-garlic-chillies paste. Add bellpepper pieces. Add turmeric & red chilli powder.

5. Add blended tomato & stir.

6. After a few seconds, add cooked vegetables & stir.

7. Add fresh cream, milk and mix well.

Few points:

1. You can increase the quantity of tomatoes if you want the gravy to look on the reddish side.

2. You can garnish the above dish with fried cashews, almonds & raisins.

3. The quantity of cream is on the higher side but it tastes really creamy (Doesn't matter if it's an occassional indulgence :-))