POTATO CURRY

This is a very simple and tasty dish which can be prepared easily.

Ingredients

1-2 chopped onions
1-2 green chillies
2 tomatoes
2-3 pods of garlic
1/2 an inch sliced ginger
2-3 potatoes
2-3 cloves
small cinnamon stick
1/2 tbsp turmeric

Seasoning Ingredients

 2 tbsp of cooking oil
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
2-3 red chillies
curry leaves
1/2 tbsp chana dal
1/2 tbsp urad dal

Method

Slice the potatoes into 1 inch cubes. Put all the above mentioned ingredients into a pressure cooker along with the sliced potatoes. Let it cook till the potatoes are well cooked.
Take another vessel, heat oil and add all the seasoning ingredients and fry and then add the cooked potatoes and cook it for 3-4 minutes. Garnish with coriander leaves and turn off the stove.

VANILLA CAKE

No worries if you don't have an oven at home, you can very well bake a delicious cake using a pressure cooker. Here is the recipe to bake a yummy vanilla cake

Ingredients

3 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 cup butter or 5-6 tbsp of vegetable oil
1 1/2 cup flour (maida)
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tbsp vanilla essence

Method

Beat the eggs and add the powdered sugar, then add all the above mentioned ingredients and mix them well.
If you don't have a blender, you can blend it in mixer as well.
Now take a vessel suitable to be placed in a cooker
Coat it well with butter and then pour the mixture into it.
Tap it well to avoid any air bubbles.
Now heat the pressure cooker without the lid for 5 minutes just as you preheat an oven.
Then place the vessel in it and close it with the cooker lid but without the whistle on top.
Now let it cook for 30min in low heat.
Remove the lid after 30min and check if the cake is baked properly. You can check that by poking a toothpick into the cake, if nothing sticks to the toothpick, it indicates your cake is perfectly baked, if not close the lis and let it cook for other 5-10 min. Turn off the stove and now you can see a wonderful delicious cake is ready to taste.