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Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Veg. Burger

Chana Cutlets

Tuesday, May 31, 2011
MasterChef India's Spiral Cone Chaat

For cones
1 kg+for dusting: Maida
150 gms: Amul Ghee
To taste: Salt
For frying: Fortune Refined Oil
To be mixed into a filling
4nos. Medium-sized Potatoes (peeled, boiled and diced)
¾ cup: Chana
4 tbsp: Saunth chutney
3 tbsp: Green chutney
3 tbsp: Amul Curd
1/3 cup: Onion (finely chopped)
1/3 cup: Tomato (finely chopped)
1 tbsp: Chaat masala
3 tbsp: Coriander leaves (finely chopped)
For Saunth Chutney
½ cup: Tamarind Paste
½ cup: Jaggery/Gud (grated)
½ tbsp: Red Chilli powder
½ tbsp: Dry Ginger powder
¼ tbsp: Cumin powder/Jeera Powder
¼ tbsp: Black Pepper powder
½ tsp: Black salt
½ tbsp: Cumin seeds/Jeera (roasted and crushed)
For Green Chutney
1 bunch: Coriander leaves
1 bunch: Mint leaves
10-12 nos. Green Chillies
2 piece: Ginger
To taste: Salt
Method
1. Combine maida, ghee, salt in a glass bowl and knead to a semi stiff dough using water.
2. Divide the dough into roundels. Shape each roundel into a chapati, using minimal flour for dusting.
3. Using a knife, cut into thin long strips.
4. Roll these strips around the cone mould like a coil, starting from the pointed end towards the broader end, till the entire cone is uniformly covered with the strips. Seal well to ensure that it doesn’t open.
5. Follow the same procedure for the remaining dough.
6. Heat oil in a deep kadhai and deep fry the cones till they turn golden brown in colour. Drain on absorbent paper.
7. Once the cones have cooled a bit, shake them off the cone mould. Keep aside.
8. Combine all the ingredients for the filling.
9. For saunth chutney, in a frying pan, combine tamarind pulp with ¼ cup water and bring to a boil. Mix in jaggery, red chilli powder, dry ginger powder, cumin powder, black pepper powder and black salt. Mix well and cook till jaggery dissolves and chutney is thick.
10. Strain the mixture and mix in crushed roasted cumin. Keep aside.
11. For green chutney, combine the coriander, mint, green chillies, ginger and salt and grind to a smooth paste. Add a little water if required.
12. To serve, fill prepared filling into cones, top with saunth chutney and green chutney and serve.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Banana Pancakes

Dhaniya Pakode

Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Chaat Crispies

Monday, January 3, 2011
Indizones with sauce

Corn Cakes ( from Masterchef India)

Friday, October 8, 2010
Cabbage Crunchy

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Monday, February 23, 2009
Hare chane ke kabaab
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Ingredients :
1. Green kabuli chana - 1/2 cup, soaked in water and pressure cooked
2. Chopped onions - 2
3. Chopped tomatoes - 2
4. Ginger-Garlic paste - 1 tsp.
5. Turmeric powder/Haldi - 1/4 tsp.
6. Jeera/Cumin seeds - 1 tsp.
7. Amchur powder - 1.5 tsp.
8. Salt
9. Corriander Leaves
10. Chilli Sauce - 2 tsp.
11. Vinegar - 1 tsp.
12. Garam masala - 2 tsp.
13. Red chilli powder - 2 tsp.
Method:
1. Grind the cooked chana till mashed.
2. Mix with all the remaining ingredients.
3. Heat a non-stick pan and add lillte oil.
4. Make small flat balls of the mixture and place them on the pan,turn them to make both the sides brown.
5. Serve with any sauce.
Do try this out as this tastes differnet from the normal cutlets :-)
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Semolina Vermicelli Idli

Ingredients:
1. Semolina/Rava - 1 cup
2. Vermicelli/Semiya - 1 & a 1/2cup
3. Curd - 1 cup
4. Chopped green chillies - 2
5. Mustard Seeds/Rai - 1 tsp.
6. Curry Leaves
7. Hing/Asafoetida - a pinch
8. Urad dal - 1 tsp.
9. Baking Powder - a pinch
10. Salt
Method:
1. Fry vermicelli and semolina in little oil till slightly brown.
2. Add curd to this mixture.
3. Let it stay for 10 minutes.
4. Add salt,baking powder and green chillies.
5. Fry mustard seeds,urad dal, hing and curry leaves in oil and add to the mixture.
6. Pur the batter in greased idli stand and steam them.
7. Serve with chutney and sambhar or podi (a South Indian spicy powder).
Variation : You can add red chilli powder instead of green chillies.
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Method:
Monday, December 8, 2008
Wheat-Semolina Bread
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3. Sugar - 1 tsp.
4. Yeast - 1 tbsp.
5. Water - 1/4 cup
6. Oil - 1/4 cup
7. Salt - 1 tsp.
1. Add the yeast and sugar to warm water and let it rest for 5 minutes.
2. Make a soft smooth dough using semolina, wheat, oil, salt and the above mixture.
3. Apply little oil on the dough and let it rest for around 2 hrs so that it doubles in size.
4. Now shape it in the form of a bread or place it in a loaf pan if u hav one, otherwise place it in a baking tray like I did.
5. Since the temperature and duration entirely depend on the oven, I would say, bake at 180 degree celcius until a brown crust is formed.
6. Perform the toothpick test - Insert a toothpick, it must come out clean.
Variation: You can add powdered sugar to this to make sweet bread :-)
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Baked Karumuru(Baked Crunchies)

Ingredients:
1. Maida/All purpose Flour - 1 cup
2. Rice Flour - 1/2 cup
3.Sooji/Rava/Semolina - 1/2 cup
4.Aata/Whole wheat flour - a little more than 3/4 cup
5.Lal Mirch Powder/Red Chilli Powder - 1 tsp.
6.Chaat Masala or Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp.(optional)
7.Haldi/Turmeric Powder
8.Asafoetida/Hing Powder - a little less than 1/4 tsp.
9.Baking Powder - 1/2 tsp.(You may omit this if you do not have baking powder)
10.Salt - around 1 tsp.
11.Karipatta/Curry leaves or Corriander leaves
Method:
1. Mix maida,rice flour, semolina and aata.
2. Add red chilli powder, haldi, garam masala or chaat masala, baking powder, hing, salt and corriander or curry leaves.
3. Make a soft dough using water. The dough should not be sticky, If so, use maida while making shaping them.
4. Now using ur palms, take a tiny portion of the dough, roll it between your palms so that it gets an elongated shape. Repeat till you use up the entire dough.
5. Place them in a baking tray and bake.
6. I used an OTG(Oven Toaster Griller). I baked them at 180 degree celcius for 5-6 mins. After baking,if they are slightly soft from the inside, bake again for half or one minute, but take care that they do not turn black.
7. Enjoy these evening time crunchies as it is or with chilli sauce.
Variation:You may add sesame seeds(white til) to the mixture while preparing the dough.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Dal Paneer Cutlets

4.Chopped Tomatoes - 2
5.Corriander Leaves - a small bunch(you can use curry leaves as well, nut corriander leaves taste better)
6.Bengal gram flour/Besan/Kadalapodi - (less than 1/4 cup)to be mixed with water to make a batter
7.Rice flour - to coat the cutlets before frying
8.Green chilli(chopped) - 1
9.Turmeric powder/Haldi - 1/4 tsp.
10.Cumin seeds/Jeera - 1tsp.
11.Baking powder - a pinch
12.Garam masala - 2 tsp.
13.Chaat masala(optional) - 1 tsp.
14.Red chilli powder(optional) - 1/4 to 1/2 tsp.
16.Salt - a pinch
1. In a bowl, mix the crumpled paneer, onions, green chillies, tomatoes, chopped corriander leaves, the dal mixture, turmeric powder, jeera, garam masala, baking powder, chaat masala(optional), red chilli powder(optional), vinegar/lemon juice and salt.
2. Mix well and make small cutlets(raised ovals) out of this mixture .
3.Make a batter of besan and water. this batter should be slightly thick. Dip the cutlets in this batter and then coat with rice flour.
4. Take them out and absorb the extra oil with a tissue paper.
5.Serve hot with or without any sauce.
These scrumptious cutlets are easy-to-make and have a taste that is different from our common potato cutlets. Comments are always welcome :)
Friday, September 12, 2008
Pav Bhaji

Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Kothimbir Wadi

1. Combine the coriander leaves, gram flour, green chillies, jaggery, salt, soda bicarbonate/baking powder, turmeric powder and add enough water to make a thick batter.
Friday, August 22, 2008
Veg. Semolina Cake

Ingredients:
1. Semolina/Rava - 1 1/4 cups
2. Yoghurt - 1.5 cups(you may increase according to the consistency)
3. Grated carrot - 1 small
4. Beans - a few
5. Green Peas - 1/2 cup
6. Ginger - 1/2 inch piece
7. Asafoetida/hing powder - 1/4 tsp.
8. Cumin Seeds/Jeera - 1 tsp.
9. Mustard Seeds/Rai - 1 tsp.
10. Red Chilli Powder - 1 tsp.
11. Sesame seeds/White til - 3-4 tsp.
12. Baking Powder - 1/4 tsp.
12. Chopped Corriander leaves - a few
13. Salt - according to taste
Method:
1. Heat oil in a kadhai(vessel) and add hing powder, jeera, mustard seeds, ginger paste, green chilli paste and fry for 2 mins.
1. In a bowl, mix the semolina and yoghurt.
2. Add chopped beans, grated carrot and green peas(frozen peas will also do).
3. Grate the ginger piece and add to the mixture. Mix well.
4. Heat oil in a small pan and add the tadka - hing powder, jeera, rai and 1tsp. sesame seeds. Let them splutter(tempering). Take care that they do not burn.
5. Add this to the semolina mixture along with red chilli powder, baking powder, corriander leaves and salt.
6. Mix well. The batter should be of a semi-solid consistency. Pour the batter in a baking dish and keep it in the oven. I kept it in the OTG(Oven Toaster Grill) for 20 min. at 180 degree Celcius. I guess, in the normal oven, it can be kept for around 35-40 min.
7. When the cake is cooked, insert a toothpick into it. The toothpick should come out clean.
8. Cut into pieces and either have it as it is, or with chilli sauce or mint chutney.
This is a modified version of the famous Gujarati Dhokla. The cake is slightly sour, still if you want to increase the sourness, you may add the juice of half a lemon, but I don't think that would be necessary:-)
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Cheeda

Ingredients:
1. Rice Flour - 1 cup
2. Dessicated Coconut - 1/2 cup
3. Jeera/Cumin Seeds - 1 tbsp.
4. Oil - for deep frying
5. Salt - to taste (approx. 1/2 tsp.,you may increase to your taste)
6. Sesame seeds - 2 tsp. (optional)
Method:
1. Dry roast the rice flour till you get rid of the raw smell. Remove from the flame.
2. Add dessicated coconut and cumin seeds. Add sesame seeds(optional).
3. Slowly, add water and make a dough.
4. Make small balls and fry.
Dessicated coconut is dried coconut.You get it in sealed packets. This is a South-Indian snack, perfect for the evening. Do try it out and let me know how it turns out :-)
Friday, June 6, 2008
Samosa

Ingredients:
Cover
1. Plain flour/Maida - 2 cups
2. Warm oil - 1 tbsp.
3. Water - to knead dough
4. Salt
Filling
1. Boiled, peeled, mashed potatoes - 2
2. Finely chopped onion - 1
3. Mixed vegetables - 1 cup
4. Chopped Green chillies - 2
5. Ginger-Garlic paste - 2 tsp.
6. Finely chopped corriander leaves - 1 tbsp.
7. Juice of 1/2 a lemon
8. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp.
9. Garam Masala - 2 tsp.
10. Corriander powder - 2 tsp.
11. Red chilli powder - 1 tsp.
12. Salt - to taste
13. Oil - to deep fry
Method:
For dough
1. Make a well in the flour.
2. Add oil, salt and little water.Mix well till crumbly.
3. Add more water little by little, kneading into a soft dough.
4. Cover with moist cloth, keep aside for 15-20 minutes.
For filling
1. Fry the onions till brown.
2. Add the ginger-garlic paste and green chillies.
3. Add corriander powder, turmeric powder/haldi and corriander powder.
4. Stir fry for a minute. Add the boiled vegetables and potatoes.
5. Stir fry for a few minutes till cooked.
6. Add lemon juice, salt and garam masala.
7. Add corriander leaves.
8. Cool. Keep aside.
1. Roll the dough in the form of a square.
2. Place the stuffing in the centre.
3. Join then diagonal ends and press together the edges to make a triangle.
4. Deep fry in hot oil on LOW to MEDIUM (not high), till light brown.
5. Absorb the oil with tissue paper.
6. Serve hot with green and tamarind chutneys.
Variation: This stuffing can be replaced by a stuffing of cabbage and beetroot.
Enjoy this savoury snack:-)