Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Snack, Snack and Snack...........







Enjoy great snack dish...........Tea time party........Well-come everybody:)

Lunch Box items.......














Farsi Puri

Ingredients for Dry Masala:

1\4 cup black pepper corns,
6-tbsp cumin seeds,
6-tbsp thymol seeds (Ajwain).

** Mix and grind into dry powder.


Ingredients for making puri:
250gm Maida,
50gm Suji,
4-tbsp oil or ghee for making dough,
Salt to taste,
Oil for deep frying.


Method:
Step 1: Take large plate, add all ingredients with dry masala powder and mix well.

Step 2: Add enough warm water and knead into soft smooth dough. Cover and keep aside for one hour.
Step 3: Make small lemon size balls out of it.

Step 4: Roll out this bolls with roller up to big size roti and apply the oil over it.

Step 5: After that roll out with smooth hand.


Step 6: Cut this Roll in to small pieces.


Step 7: Flatten each pieces with roller with smooth hand into small round disk.


Step 8: Hit the oil for deep fry and Fry this puri, first over high flame then low flame.


Step 9: Fry puri into low flame till brown on both sides, so they become crispy more.


Step 10: Place all puris in the tissue paper to remove excess oil.
Step 11: Eat with tea of Lemon Acchar.


** You can store them atleast for 15 days in air tight container.
** If you not roll out then you cut into small square pieces and dip fry.


** If you like another shape then try this shape….you enjoy this without writing…..




Gathiya

Ingredients for Dry masala:

4-tbsp black pepper,

2-tbsp Thymol seeds (Ajwain)

** Mix and grind into dry powder.

Ingredients:

500gm Gram flour (besan atta),
1\2-tbsp soda-bi-carb,
2-tbsp lemon juice,
2-tbsp oil,
Salt to taste,
Oil for frying as required.

Method:
Step 1: Mix besan flour with dray masala powder and lemon juice soda-bi-carb, oil, salt according to taste.
Step 2: Add enough water and knead into smooth dough.
Step 3: Place this dough in to handy Seviya machine and closed the machine tightly.
Step 3: Heat the oil in a kadhai till smoking point.
Step 4: Holding the machine over the hot oil, force the mixer through the holes by turning the handle.
Step 5: Slowly move the machine in a circular motion so that they do not stick together.
Step 6: Fry then for 2-minutes on medium flam till light brown on both side.
Step 7: Drain on paper and fry the remaining paste in the same manner.
Step 6: Store it in airtight containers.

Masala Puri

Ingredients:

300gm Wheat flour,
50 gm suji,
4-tbsp oil,
6 tbsp lemon juice,
2-tbsp sugar powder,
3-tbsp red chilli powder,
1-tbsp turmeric powder,
4-tbsp sesame seeds,
Oil for deep fry,
Salt to taste.

Method:
Step 1: Take 1\2-cup warm water and add sugar powder in it.
Step 2: Take big bowl and add flours and red chilli powder, turmeric powder, sesame seeds, oil, lemon juice and salt in it. Mix well.
Step 3: Add warm water which is prepared with sugar in it. Make smooth dough like Roti or chappti.

Step 4: Rest dough for 30 minutes minimum.
Step 5: Make small lemon size bolls.
Step 6: Poll out the puris. Make small Slits with the tip of the knife on top of the rolled puris.
Step 7: Deep Fry the puri in hot oil and fry until they are golden brown on both side.
Step 8: Store it in a container with plastic bag.

Monday, August 6, 2007

Three color sandwich/Potato sandwich.

Happy Friendship Day to my all blog friend.......


This rose and sandwich for friendship day....


Ingredients:
3 boiled potatoes,
1\2-cup coriander leaves,
1\4-cup tomato ketchup,
1\2-cup Green chutney,
12 slice of bread,
1-tbsp sugar (optional),
1-tbsp lemon juice,
1-cup cheese,
1-tbsp black pepper powder,
Salt to taste.

Method:
Step 1: Mash the potato gently and divided it in to two parts.

Step 2: Wash coriander leaves and grind in to mixer with salt and sugar.

Step 3: Add this mixer into one part of mash potato if you like then also add lemon juice.


Step 4: Take another part of mash potato and add garlic or simple tomato ketchup.



Step 5: Grated the cheese and add salt and black pepper powder in it.



Step 6: Take four slices of bread and cut its border. Spread the prepared material on each of one. Step 7: Put one slice over one and cut in to middle.


Step 8: Serve with Green Chutney.



Preparation time: 5 minutes

Making time: 5 minutes

When you are getting board after whole day work and come at home and you have no vegetable so don’t worry if you have potatoes and bread then your meal is ready…With in 10 minutes ready…..
This is my contributaion for Shaheen nice event Summer Express Cooking.....

Saturday, August 4, 2007

Pomegranate and Sev Chutney

Ingredients:
1\2-Pomegranate,
1\2 cup besan sev,
1\2 cup fresh coriander leaves,
4-5 green chilli,
3-4 tbsp lemon juice,
2-tbsp sugar,
Salt to taste.



* Cut chillies and wash coriander leaves gently.

* Grind all ingredients in to mixer until smooth paste.


* Green chutney with Gram flour sev and Pomegranate is ready to eat with sandwich or any other item.:)


***You also use dry pomegranate seeds for making chutney.***

Thursday, August 2, 2007

Tandoori Aloo/Potato snack

Baby potatoes tossed in a spicy mixture...you can even serve this dish with your main course.

Ingredients:

1-cup baby potatoes,

1-tbsp oil,

Coriander leaves and cheese (optional) for garnish.


Ingredients for paste:

2-tbsp coriander-cumin seed powder,

1-tbsp red chilli powder,

8-9 cloves garlic,

1-small piece ginger,

Salt to taste.


* Crush all material of paste in mixer until smooth paste.


Method:
Step 1: Wash the baby potatoes thoroughly, pierce them with a fork.

Step 2: Place the potatoes all around the circumference of the microwave dish. Place a glass of the water in the center of the dish to prevent the potatoes from getting wrinkled.

Step 3: Microwave on High for 5 to 6 minutes until the potatoes are soft.

Step 4: Heat the oil in a microwave bowl.

Step 5: Add the prepared paste and mix well. Microwave on high for 1 minute.

Step 6: Add cut potatoes and mix well.

Step 7: Microwave on high for 2-minutes.

Step 8: Garnish with coriander leaves and if you like the taste of cheese than add grated cheese also. Serve hot baby potatoes with your cocktail.