Monday, November 23, 2009

Dahi Vada

Dahi Vada



For Wada:


Urad daal: 1 Cup
Channa Dal: 2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Asfotedia (hing): a pinch
Oil to deep fry

For Dahi :

Dahi (yogurt): 1 cup
Grated Ginger: 1/4 tsp
Sugar: 1 tsp
Green Chillies: 1 (finelly chopped)
Salt to taste
Roasted cumin(jeera)powder: 2 tsp
Red chili powder: 1/2 tsp
Black Saly: a pinch
Chat Masala: 1/2 tsp

Method:
 
For Bada:
 
  • Clean, wash and soak the daal overnight or for about 7-8 hour. 
  • Grind it into smooth paste.
  • Add salt and asfotedia.
  • Beat this batter well with the help of spoon, so that there are no lumps.
  • Heat oil in a pan and drop a spoonfuls of batter and fry till golden brown.
  • Deep fry the vadas and keep them on a blotting paper to remove excess oil.
  • Your Vada is redy.

  • Now put the vada  warm salted water to extract their oil for few minutes.
  • Now squeeze out the water from vadas and keep them asid
For Dahi :

  •  Blend the curd (yogurt) and little water until it is smooth.
  • Add Sugar, salt, red chili powder, black salt, green chillies, Ginger and cumin powder.
  • Mix well

Serving:

  • In a deep dish arrange wada and pour dahi over them.
  • Now add imli (tamarind) chutney and green chutney.
  • Sprinkle roasted cumin powder on top
  • Serve the dahi vadas chilled.
  • Dahi Vada is ready to serve.

Besan Ladoo

Besan Ladoo






Ingredients:

Gram flour (besan): 2 cups
Powdered Sugar: 1 & 1/2 cup
Ghee: 1 cup
Powdered Caradamon: 1 tsp
Almonds: 1 tsp(finely chopped)
Cashewnut:1 tsp (finely chopped)
 
Method:
 
  • Sieve besan through a fine sieve and set aside
  • In a kadhai heat the ghee in a pan. 
  • Add the gram flour and fry it on a low flame stirring continuously to any  avoid lumps.
  • When it releases smell  and the Gram Flour start changing its colot. turn off the burner..
  • Remove from the heat and allow it to cool by itself
  • Add sugar, cardamon powder  and nuts to the gram flour and mix thoroughly.
  • Shape into walnut-sized shaped ladoos and store in an airtight container
  • Besan Laddoo are ready to be served.


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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Chatpatta Allo

ChatPatta Allo




Ingredients:


Potatoes : 4 (Medium Sized)

Gram Flour (Besan): 2 tbsp
Semolina (Suji) :  tsp
Mango Powder :1 tsp

Red Chili Powder:1 tsp
Turmeric Powder: a pinch
Garam Masala: 1/4  tsp
Black Pepper Powder: a pinch
Salt: To taste
Oil: To Deep Fry
Chaat Masala: 1 tsp

Method:


  • Wash and peel potatoes.
  • Chop potatoes in long strips (like French Fries) in a bowl.
  • Roast suji in a pan till it become very light golden in color. For about 2-3 minutes.
  • .Now take besan in a bowl.
  • Add red chili powder, garam masala,Black pepper Powder, Turmeric Powder amchoor and salt. Mix well.
  • Add little water in besan and make a thick paste.
  • Now add the suji in a besan mixture and mix well.
  • Heat oil in a pan.
  • Dip chopped potatoes in a besan mixture and put them in hot oil to fry. Dip potatoes one by one in besan mixture.
  • Fry on a medium flame till they become golden brown in color and crispy.
  • Flip them after a while so that they can achieve same golden brown color all over them.
  • our spicy snack is ready to eat. Now sprinkle Chat Masala on your hot potatoes. Mix well
  • Serve hot with Green Chutney and Tomato sauce.


Friday, November 20, 2009

Tasty Dalia Idli

Tasty Dalia Idli




Ingredients:

Dalia: 1 cup
Curd: 2 cups
Carrot: 1/2 cup( peeled & grated)
Onion: 1 (small finely chopped)
Corn: 1/4 cup
Cabbage: 1/4 cup (finely chopped)
Green Chilly: 2-3 (finely chopped)
Coriander Leaves: 2-3 tbsp
Turmeric Powder: 1/2 tsp
Red Chily Powder: 1/2 tsp
Cuirry Leaves: 1 tbsp
Mustard Seeds: 1 tbsp
Eno: pinch
Oil: for greasing & cooking

Method:


  • Dry roast the dalia


  • Soak the roasted dalia in curd for about 4-5 hour.


  • Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and curry leaves.


  • When they start crackling add onion, green chilly, carrot, cabbage and saute it for 2 minutes.


  • Add Turmeric Powder ,Red Chilly powder and salt and mix it well.


  • Allow it to cook for one more minutes. and turn off the flame.


  • Mix this mixture to the dalia batter and mix it well.


  • Keep it aside for 10 minutes.


  • Grind this batter into a smooth mixture.


  • Add eno


  • Add salt if required.


  • Grease the idle mould well and fill each of thm with 3/4th full of batter.


  • Steam cook idlis on medium flame for about 10-15 minutes or until done.


  • Use a butter knife to remove the idlis.


  • Your idlis are ready


  • Serve them with chutney.