टिंडा | Gourd

Peel the gourds with a vegetable peeler. Cut each of them into four parts. Heat some oil in a pan. Put some heeng, jeera and 3 to 4 methi dana. After that put one spoon besan powder, haldi powder and little dhania powder in oil. Add the gourd pieces and salt. Mix everything well. Cover the pan with a tight fitting lid. When it is ready, stir in a bit of amchur and dhania patti.

राजमा | Rajma

Soak the rajma (kidney beans) for 6 hours. Then boil in a pressure cooker with water and salt. After that make a puree with green dhaniya leaves and two tomatoes. Heat some ghee in a pan. Add a little bit of heeng and jeera. After the jeera has sputtered and browned, put one or two chopped onions. When the onions turn pink, put haldi powder and the chopped tomatoes. After that, put the rajma and a little bit of garam masala. Cook in a pressure cooker.

तोरई | Zucchini

Peel the zucchini and chop it into small pieces. Heat a little bit of ghee in a pan or a pressure cooker. After that put haldi powder and chopped tomato. Then add zucchini and salt. Don't add water. Add a little bit of kali mirch (black pepper). Cover with a lid and cook.

दम आलू | Dum aloo

Take baby potatoes, peel them and shallow fry them.
Make a mix of spices: 2 spoons dhania powder, 1 spoon haldi powder, half spoon garam masala, quarter spoon chilli powder.
Make a paste: Grind one big tomato, two kaju, two almonds and green coriander leaves.
Heat a pan. Put one spoon oil or ghee. When the oil or ghee is hot, put a little bit of hing and zeera. When the zeera starts sputtering, put the masala and fry it. Put the paste and fry it for 5 to 10 minutes. Then put the potatoes inside the gravy and make it boil.