Monday, February 27, 2017

BUTTER NAAN



INGREDIENTS:

1 cup Plain Flour
¼ cup Curd
¼ tsp Baking Powder
Salt
¼ Cup water
2 tbsp oil
¼ cup water



METHOD:

  

  • Take 1 cup plain flour, ¼ tsp baking powder & salt in a bowl and mix all dry ingredients.
  • Pour ¼ cup curd,1 tbsp oil in the flour & start mixing.
  • Add water as per need to make a dough.
  • Sprinkle flour on a board. Knock the dough (follow the procedure) at least for 5 min. Add oil in between.
  • Knock the dough till it stops sticking to your hand.
  • Make depression in the center of the dough and keep it in a bowl and cover it with cloth.
  • Keep the dough on warm place for a min of 2 hrs.
  • Take a small portion of the dough and make round balls out of it.
  • Roll the balls in plain dry flour and apply little bit of water with your hand. 
  • Place the naan (upside down) on hot iron skillet and press the edges of the naan and on high flame flip it over. 
  • Cook it on both sides till you get brown spots and the naan is ready to be served after applying butter on it. 


KHANDVI



INGREDIENTS:

½ cup Gram Flour
1 cup Buttermilk
3 green chilies
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp Sugar
½ tsp Turmeric Powder
1 tbsp Plain Flour
Salt



METHOD:

  

  • Add 3 green chilies and 1tsp cumin seeds in a grinder. Grind to a fine mixture.
  • Combine the ½ cup gram flour, 1 cup buttermilk, 1 tbsp blended mixture, ½ tsp turmeric powder, 1 tbsp plain flour,1 tsp sugar & salt to taste.
  • Mix altogether with hand mixture till no lumps are left.
  • Add all above batter in kadhai on a medium flame.
  • Stir continuously till it becomes thick.
  • While the batter is still hot, spread it evenly using a spatula on the 2 thalis to make a thin uniform layer.
  • When it cools down, cut the khandvi on each thali lengthwise in equal portions and roll it up gently.
  • Garnish with coconut & coriander.


ALOO WADI



INGREDIENTS:

½ cup gram Flour
1 tbsp Sesame Seeds
1 tbsp Khas Khas
2/3 cup Water
7 Green chilies
4 Alu Wadi Leaves (taro leaf )
6 Garlic Cloves
1 tbsp Cumin Seeds
Pinch of Baking Soda
Salt



PREPARATION:

  • Cut the edges of all leaves. Wash them & keep aside.



    METHOD:

      

    • Add 7 green chilies, 6 garlic cloves & 1 tbsp cumin seeds in a grinder.
    • Grind all together into fine mixture.
    • Add grinded mixture, ½ cup gram flour, salt, pinch of baking soda and 2/3 cup water in a grinder.
    • Mix everything well to avoid any lumps.
    • Place the taro root leaf upside down on a flat surface (as shown in the video), and thinly coat the leaf with the besan mixture and sprinkle some khas khas & sesame seeds.
    • Then place another leaf over it and again coat the leaf with besan mixture, sesame seeds, khas khas. Repeat this with 4-5 leaves.
    • Roll them gently. Apply some besan mixture.
    • Start rolling remaining half.
    • Apply besan mixture on both side ends & fold them. 
    • Apply some oil to sieve. 
    • After 15 minutes, remove and allow cooling and cut them into thin slices and keep aside. 
    • Heat oil in kadai and when the oil gets hot; deep fry the steam aloo vadis until they become crisp and brown. 
    • Aloo Wadi is ready to serve. 


CHANA DAL PAKODA



INGREDIENTS:

½ cup chopped onion
1 inch Ginger
9 Garlic Cloves
Salt
1 tbsp Cumin seeds
½ cup soaked chana dal (soaked in water for 5hrs)
5 Green chillies
1 cup oil
Water
1 tbsp Corn Flour
¼ tsp Asafetida



PREPARATION:

  • Clean, wash and soak the ½ cup chana dal in a deep bowl in enough water for 5 hours. Drain well..
  • Chopped onion into small dice.



    METHOD:

      

    • Take drained chana dal in a bowl and keep aside.
    • Blend the chana dal, 1tbsp cumin seeds, 9 garlic cloves ,1 inch ginger, 5 green chilies, 2 tbsp water & salt in a mixer to a coarse mixture without using any water.
    • Transfer the mixture into a deep bowl and add ½ cup onion, ¼ tsp asafetida, 1 tbsp corn flour. Mix all together.
    • Heat the oil in a deep non-stick kadhai and deep-fry, a few pakodas at a time on a medium flame.
    • Fry till they turn golden brown in color from all the sides.
    • Drain on an absorbent paper. Serve with green chutney.


PANEER KADHAI



INGREDIENTS:

1 cup paneer
4 onions
2 tomatoes
2 capsicum
1 tbsp garam masala
1 tsp red chili powder
1 tsp kitchen king masala
Salt
Water
3 tbsp oil



PREPARATION:

  • Cut the onion, capsicum & paneer into small dice.



    METHOD:

      

    • Heat some oil in a pan, add the onions to it and sauté.
    • Once the onions turns brown, add the tomatoes and cook it till the tomatoes turn soft.
    • Put the content in the grinder with 1 tbsp garam masala, 1tsp kitchen king masala, 1 tsp red chili powder in it.
    • Grind it to make a smooth paste.
    • Add water if needed.
    • Put 2tbsp oil in a kadhai and add grinded mixture. Sauté for 2-3min.
    • Cook till it becomes dry.
    • Add ½ cup shelled onions, diced capsicum & mix all together.
    • Cook them for 2 mins. 
    • Once the onions have turned translucent. 
    • Add 1 cup of water in it. 
    • Stir and let it boil. 
    • Add the 1cup paneer cubes, toss them up and mix well everything. 
    • Add salt and mix thoroughly. Cook for another min. 
    • The dish is ready to be served hot with roti /paratha. 


VEGETABLE SANDWICH



INGREDIENTS:

1 tbsp cloves
1 tbsp cinnamon
1 tbsp cumin seeds
1 tsp black pepper
2 tbsp fennel seeds
1 tbsp salt
2 tbsp black salt
1 tbsp chat masala
4 tbsp butter
4 tbsp pudina chutney
Cucumber slices
Onion slices
Boiled Beetroot slices
Potato slices
Tomato slices
10 Bread slices



PREPARATION:

  • Place the 3 potatoes & 2 beetroot in cooker. Add enough water to cover the tops of the potatoes. After 2 whistles on high flame switch off the stove. After cooling down the potatoes peel its skin.
  • Trim the edges of bread slices & keep aside.
  • Cut all the below vegetables in ring shape.
  • Tomato, Cucumber, Onion, Beetroot.

Pudina Chutnye Recipe



    METHOD:



  

Step I :

  • First of all, take dry roast 1tbsp cloves in a pan. Add 1 tbsp cumin seeds, 2 tbsp fennel seeds, 1 tbsp black pepper and 1tbsp cinnamon stick.
  • Roast on medium flame for a minute or till turn aromatic. Allow it to cool completely.
  • Furthermore, transfer to small mixer grinder. Also add 2 tbsp black salt, 1 tbsp chat masala and 1 tbsp salt.
  • Blend it to fine powder.
  • Finally, Bombay sandwich masala is ready. Use it to prepare bombay sandwich and store remaining in airtight container.


  
Step II :

  • First of all, take 2 bread slices and cut its edges.
  • Furthermore, spread butter & green chutney on one bread slice.
  • Then place 4 slices of cucumber & tomatoes.
  • Follow by, sprinkling generous amount of sandwich masala.
  • Furthermore, place 4 onion slices , 4 boiled beetroot slices & 3 potato slices.
  • Cover it with butter bread slice facing butter side downwards.
  • Now, garnish with tomato sauce , pudina chutney and poke the toothpick.
  • Cut it in to 4 pieces.
  • Serve Bombay sandwich with ketchup.


PUFFY POORI



INGREDIENTS:


2 cup wheat flour
1 tbsp sugar
¼ cup semolina
½ tsp salt
2 cup oil
¾ cup water



METHOD:


  

  • Combine the 2 cups of whole wheat flour, ¼ cup of semolina, 1 tbsp sugar & salt all knead into a stiff dough using ¾ cup water.
  • Cover it and keep aside for 15 minutes.
  • Divide the dough into small portions and roll out the thick pooris.
  • Heat the oil in a deep kadhai and deep-fry the puris a few at a time till they turn golden brown from both the sides.
  • Drain on absorbent paper and serve hot.