Sunday, June 1, 2014

Samosa

                                                                 

Preparation Time:   15 mins
Cooking Time:       30 mins

Ingredients:
Mashed Boiled Potatos            4 Medium Size
Chopped Onion                       1 Medium Sized
Cumin Seeds                           1 tbsp
Green Peas                              ½ Cup
Pepper Powder                       1 tbsp
Chopped Green Chili               3-4
Coriander Powder                   1 tbsp
Garam Masala                         1tbsp
Red Chilli powder                   1 tbsp
Coriander Seed                       ½ tbsp
All purpose flour                     2 Cup
thymol seed                            ½ tbsp
Ghee                                      1 and ½ tbsp
Oil                                          4 tbsp & to fry
Salt                                         As per taste


Preparation:
In a big mouthed pan, pour the oil.
Add cumin seeds, chopped chili, onion and sauté for 5 mins.
Add green peas and cook for another 5 minutes..
Add salt, pepper powder, coriander powder, Coriander seed, red chili powder and cook for another 5 mins
Add the mashed boiled potatoes and cook for another 5 mins
Add salt and cook on low to medium flame for another 5 mins
Take it off the flame.
Add thymol seed and Ghee in all purpose flour and prepare dough.
Take small amount of dough, and place it on a lightly floured surface.
Flatten it into a small disc.
Roll it into a small circle, slightly bigger than your palm.
Cut it from middle and make a cone (funnel).

Put the potato mixture in cone and seal it with the help of water.


Prepare five to six samosa (cones)
In a big mouthed pan, pour the oil.
Put all samosa in pan and deep fry it until they are golden brown.

Serve it hot with coriander chutney



Saturday, January 11, 2014

Pav Bhaji



Preparation Time:   20 mins
Cooking Time:       45 mins

Ingredients:
Grated Beetroot/Gardenbeet  1 Medium Size
Chopped Onion                      3 Medium Sized
Chopped Tomato                    3 Medium Sized
Mashed Boiled Potato             4 Medium Sized
Chopped Capsicum                 1
Chopped Carrot                      2-3
Green Peas                              ½ Cup
Chopped Coriander                 4 tbsp
Pepper Powder                       1 tbsp
Chopped Green Chili               3-4
Oil                                           6 tbsp
Salt                                          As per taste
Butter                                      50 gms
Lemon                                     1
Pav Bhaji Masala                     3 tbsp
Pav / Buns                              

Preparation:
In a big mouthed pan, pour the oil.
Add the chopped chili, onion and sauté for 5 mins.

Now add beetroot, carrot and capsicum and cook slowly for 10 mins on medium flame.
Add green peas and cook for another 5 minutes.
Add tomato and cook for 10 minutes.
Add salt, pepper powder and pav bhaji masala and cook for another 5 mins
Add the boiled potatoes well and cook for another 5 mins
Cook on low to medium flame, and keep it covered with a lid all the time to avoid loss of moisture content.

Add half of the butter and mix it well and the bhaji is ready.
Cut the pavs/buns from between.
On a hot skillet put a tea-spoon of butter and they put the pav/buns on it.
Heat it on both sides, until they turn slightly golden brown.
Serve with a spoon of butter on the bhaji... 
Enjoy it hot!!