Easy indian recipes for lazy cooks part 2

Getting straight to the point, lets start with my recent easy recipes. As usual, I am not going to post recipes, I will be posting links to the ones we frequently eat.

1) Tindora fry : My online vegetable order messed up and packed tindora/ivy gourd in my bag. I am so glad he did. Here goes the recipe

http://our-cherished-world.blogspot.com/2011/01/dondakaya-tindora-fry.html

This is a bitter gourd recipe which is really good.

http://sumscuisine.blogspot.com/2012/02/bitterless-bitter-gourd-curry-hagalakai.html

It takes a lot of time to cook, around 60 minutes so be patient or you can pressure cook ivy gourd first. Its simple and easy, sambhar masala and curry leaves make it authentic.

2) Walnut halwa : This is the easiest quickest form of indian sweet you can make. It uses less sugar, takes more fibrous walnuts. If you want, you can add almonds cashews too in mixer. Add saffron to milk. 

http://www.archanaskitchen.com/walnut-halwa-akhrot-sheera

3) Saffron milk : Just the milk in previous recipe with saffron tastes amazingly royal. Have it when its warm. You can make extra milk, use some of it for halwa and then just drink.

4) Mushroom peas curry : It takes like 15 minutes to get ready.

http://indianhealthyrecipes.com/matar-mushroom-recipe-mushroom-curry/

Just add kasuri methi to tomatoes too. It adds a distinctive flavor.
Try this marathi spinach recipe too.

http://www.exptsinthekitchen.com/2013/05/palaka-chi-patal-bhaji-spinach-gravy.html

This is the brinjal curry that is really good. It takes time but its kind of easy to follow.
http://www.tarladalal.com/Bharwan-Baingan-Punjabi-Bharwan-Baingan-Recipe-38493r

5) Radish leaf bread / Mooli ke patte ka paratha : This one is high on fibre and its yummy. Its kind of tricky to make but if you know how to knead a dough, you will be fine.
There are few tips on how to make a good dough. If you are kneading for chapati, add milk or hot water. It will be softer. If you are kneading for paratha like this recipe, try adding yogurt too. For every dough, rub with oil in the end. Fresher dough makes good chapati parathas. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMHcc19eYiU