Try these innovative snack recipes during this monsoon season

Open up your windows to the pitter patter outside Let the cool wind gush in with the drizzle let it rain The monsoon signifies the brightest hues spellbinding aromas and fried food cravings Here are some healthy recipes curated by Swapnadeep Mukherjee Executive Chef The Metropolitan Hotel amp SpaKHATTE MEETHE ALOOIngredients Potatoes boiled Desi ghee Cumin seeds Turmeric Fresh anardana Sendha salt Green chillies Ginger Fresh corrionder Lemon juice Method Heat ghee in a pan Crackle cumin seeds add potatoes and stir fry for two three minutes Add remaining ingredients except anar and lemon Stir fry for another 2 minutes Finish with fresh anardana and lemon juiceServe hotTOMATO AND TOFU SOUPIngredients Tomatoes Tofu Basil Cinnamon stick Ginger Star anise Vegetable oil Sugar Salt Method Heat oil in a pan Add cinnamon stick and star anise Add mashed ginger Now add roughly chopped tomatoes Cover and cook Halfway through add basil Cover and cook on sim till tomatoes are soft and mushy Add seasoning Fine strain Serve hot with tofuHARE MATTER KI SHAMMIIngredients Green Peas Potato Pahari Ginger Chopped Green Chilli Olive Oil Coriander Leaves Chilli Powder Black Cumin Salt to taste MethodBlanch the green peas Put olive oil in a pan add black cumin to it Then add green peas and sauteacute it till the green peas are dry Take it out of heat and let it cool When its cool add boiled and mashed potatoes chopped coriander chopped ginger salt and green chilli Mix the above ingredients well and make tikki Take oil in a fry pan and stir fry the tikkis Serve hot with sauce or mint chutneyKARELA SEEKH KEBABIngredients Ghee Cumin seed Garlic chopped Ginger chopped Bittergourd grated Beans chopped Spinach chopped Grated potato Black pepper Almonds crushed Khoya Corn Rroasted gram flour Salt as requiredMethod Put desi ghee in the cooking pan Add cumin seeds garlic ginger and sauteacute till golden brown Add karela beans potatoes black pepper and salt Let it cook for about a couple of minutes Then add almonds khoya and corn Now add roasted gram flour to make the mixture into dough Settle the dough on the tandoor rod for roasting and put it inside the tandoor Once roasted serve with or mint and chilli chutneyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever