3rd Recipe: Tomato-Spinach

Genre: Lunch or Dinner

Ingredients: Servings for 3
1. Spinach(200 gm) or a single bunch
2. 2 medium sized Tomatoes
3. 1 tbsp oil
4. 1/4th tsp Salt( can adjust salt according to your taste)
5. 1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder
6. 1/4th tsp Turmeric Powder
7. Pinch of Asafoetida
8. 1/2 tsp Jeera (Cumin Seeds)
9. 4tsp water

Procedure:
1. Make a puree of the Tomatoes. Keep aside.
2. Chop the spinach leaves to medium size and wash. Keep aside.
3. Take a pan or a skillet and add oil to it.
4. When the oil is hot add asafoetida and jeera to it.
5. When the jeera start to pop add all the masalas to it and toss and quickly in 2 seconds add the chopped spinach to the pan.
6. Add water and let it cook on medium heat for 2-3 minutes.
7. Add tomato puree and mix. Cover with lid and cook for another 3-4 minutes on low to medium heat.
8. Dish is ready.

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2nd Recipe: Blackeye Peas (Lobhiya)...

Genre: Dinner or lunch as an entree

Ingredients:(Servings for 2)
1. 1 Blackeye Peas can(wash the peas before using)
2. 2 medium sized tomatoes
3. 1/4th tsp Turmeric Powder
4. 3/4th tsp Red Chilli Powder
5. 1/4th tsp Salt ( can adjust according to your taste)
6. 3 medium cloves of Garlic (optional)
7. 2 tbsp Oil
8. 1/4th tsp Mustard Seeds
9. Pinch of Asafoetida
10. 3/4th cup water (can adjust water accordingly)

Procedure:

1. Mix tomatoes and garlic in blender and make a puree out of it. Keep aside.
2. Take a pan and add oil to it. When the oil is heated add asafoetida and mustard seeds.
3. When mustard seeds starts spluttering put all the masalas in it and quickly pour the tomato- garlic puree.
4. Now let the puree cook.
5. When the oil separates out add the washed blackeye peas along with water in it.
6. Mix and cover it with lid.
7. Let it cook on a low-medium heat for about 15 minutes.
8. The dish is ready.

Tips:
1.Can garnish it with cilantro (hara dhaniya) and ginger while serving.
2. To prepare it in a cooker all steps are same. Let the cooker whistle for 3 times on high heat .Then switch off the heat and open it when the cooker cools down.