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the following seasonings. Add the kadhi             • 4 to 5 tsp tomato sauce
         mixture and wait for the kadhi to boil. After       • 4 tsp dry ground coriander powder
         it starts boiling mix well and keep stirring         1 tsp garam masala
         occasionally. Boil for some more time. The
         kadhi should simmer on low heat for about          Other ingredients
         30 minutes.                                         • 1 / 2 kg spaghetti boiled
                                                             • 200 gm spaghetti fried
         Ingredients for tempering of kadhi                  • 1 kg onion sliced thin and fried
          • 2 to 3 tsp rai (mustard seeds)                   • 3 onions, sliced thin, raw
          • 1 / 2 tsp methi seeds (fenugreek seeds)          • ½ cup garlic chopped finely and fried
          • 1 / 4 tsp hing (asafoetida)                      • 2 cups dry coriander seeds,
          • 5 to 6 laung (cloves)                              coarsely ground
          • 2 sticks dalchini (cinnamon)                     • 1 cups red chillies dry, coarsely ground
          • 1 tsp jeera (cumin)                              • 1 cup fresh coriander, chopped
          • 20 to 25 curry leaves                            • Lemon wedges if required
          • 4 tsp oil                                        The coriander seeds and red chillies
          • 5 to 6 red round chillies                       should be coarsely ground separately in
                                                            the mixie and then lightly roasted on the
         Ingredients for vegetable                          tava separately. Add a little salt to each.
          • 300 gm cauliflower                              Leftover coriander, chillies, fried onions,
          • 100 gm carrots                                  fried spaghetti, fried garlic can be stored in
          • 200 gm lauki (bottle gourd)                     the deep freeze for using next time. The fried
          • 300 gm French beans                             spaghetti, fried garlic and fried onions can
          • 300 gm onions                                   be prepared earlier and stored in the deep
          • 300 gm potatoes                                 freeze.
          • 200 gm peas optional
          • 1 / 2 kg tomatoes, boiled,                      Assembly of Khowsuey
            pureed and sieved                               In a flat serving dish make 2 to 3 layers
          • Salt to taste                                   by first layering boiled spaghetti, then
         Method: Chop all the vegetables into small         the mixed vegetables. Then garnish with
         cubes and temper with the ingredients given        a little fried onions and fried spaghetti.
         below. Cover and cook till the vegetables          Make another layer in the same way. On top
         are done then add tomato puree. Then add           garnish with chopped fresh coriander.
         garam masala, coriander powder and tomato           Keep fried onions, fried spaghetti, fried
         sauce and cook for some more time.                 garlic, raw onions, coriander powder, chilli
                                                            powder, fresh coriander, lemon wedges in
         Ingredients for tempering of vegetables            small bowls on the table and individually
          • 1 inch piece ginger chopped                     garnish each dish according to taste.
          • 2 green chillies chopped                         While preparing individual portions,
          • Tej patta                                       add the spaghetti and vegetables from the
          • 2 to 3 sticks of dalchini (cinnamon)            serving bowl. Add your garnishings and
          • 2 to 3 laung (cloves)                           pour hot kadhi on top. This is a complete and
          • 4 to 5 tsp oil                                  healthy one-pot meal. Enjoy!!


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