Vada

We made this vada before one day of Diwali festival this is our gujarati tradition to make vadas on that day and day is called “ Kali Chaudas”.

In our Gujarat every one makes the vadas on Kali chaudas for dinner. Kali Chaudas falls on Narak Chaturdasi or Choti Diwali day. This festival is observed as Roop Chaudas in Rajasthan.

VADA (Tradtional recipe of Gujarat)

Ingredients for vada
2 cup yellow corn flour Or Makki ka atta (available at any store or click here)
1 cup Bajra flour (Millet)
1 cup Gram flour
1\2 cup Semolina
1\4 cup wheat flour
1\4 tbsp Turmeric powder (optional)
1\2 cup sesame seeds
3-tbsp oil
5-6 tbsp lemon juice
1\2 cup yogurt to make dough
Sugar and salt to taste

Ingredients for the paste
9-10 fresh long green chillies
20 pieces of garlic
One big piece is Ginger

* Crush all this ingredient in mixer.
* Blend till smooth pasteMethod for making Vada:
Step 1: Mix all the flours together.Step 2: Add sugar, salt, turmeric powder and lemon juice.Step 3: Heat the oil in a small vessel.

Step 4: Add sesame seeds and fry for while.Step 5: Add green chillies past and turn off the flame.Step 6: Pour this mixture over the prepared flour.Step 7: Mix with flour very nicely.Step 8: Add yogurt as require in it.Step 9: Knead the stiff dough.Step 10: Take small portion of dough and make round shape with help of plam or otherwise divided the dough into big portions and Roll into big round shape and then cut into small round shape with help of round shape.Step 11: Take all the vadas with help of knife.

Step 12: Deep Fry in hot oil on medium flame.Step 13: when all vadas if puffy then turn into another side and fry on low flame until they become light golden yellow.Step 14: Drain excess oil and place in another plate.
Step 15: Serve hot with tomato ketchup or fresh green chutney or it is batter tasty with yogurt chutney. Step 16: Store in an air-tight container after letting them cool thoroughly. They will keep well for a few days.
For other variations with this: Add Methi (Fenugreek) leaves for a nice change.
Enjoy these on another day with hot or cold a cup of masala tea. Make a perfect snack or breakfast.
Method of making yogurt chutney:
Step 1: Heat the 2-tbsp little oil in vessel.
Step 2: Add the cumin seeds and curry leaves.
Step 3: Turn of the flame and add into yogurt and add salt, sugar, red chilli powder and coriander seeds powder as your taste.
Farsi Puri or Salted Sakarpara (gujarati name)
Masala Puri with Methi leaves: Amrat Paak / Rava Paak/ Suji ladoo: Dark chocolate with peanuts
I made this with ready material of amul dark chocolate only double boiling the material and peanuts. Place in cool and ready to it in 15 minutes.
Heena design
Drawing

Diwali Message

Always believe in YOU,

Listen to your Heart,

Trust your instincts,

know you CAN,

see your own strengths,

Dream it- Dare to Do What you are afraid of

Keep the faith.

Follow your vision

Remember...

ANYTHING is possible if only you believe.

Rangoli and Cake

CakeIngredients:

1 cup all purpose flour(or maida)
1 cup sugar powder
1 cup milk
3\4 cup ghee
3-tbsp milk powder
1-tbsp baking powder
1-tbsp chocolate powder
10-12 cashews for decoration

* I used bornvita powder instead of chocolate powder.

Method:
Step 1: Take sand (reti) in bottom plate of handva cooker and add little water in it. So the cake cooks in law flame. Keep aside.

Step 2: Mix the sugar powder and ghee in big vessel.

Step 3: Stirring continuously by hand for at least 10 minutes.

Step 4: After that add milk and maida (all purpose flour) as same quantity as sugar.

Step 5: Mix very well and stirring this material with hand for at least another 10 minutes. If you are not stirring well then your cake will not fully puffed. Take care of lumps.

Step 6: Take handva cooker and spread ghee in it.

Step 7: Pour the 3\4-quantity of this material in handva cooker.

Step 8: In remaining material add bournvita or chocolate powder.

Step 9: Mix the powder in material. If you use Brittania’s powder than do not mix well but don’t worry about that because when it cook it gets spreaded very well.

Step 10: Add this material in between of the white material.

Step 11: Decorate with cashews.

Step 12: Close the lid of cooker.

Step 13: Place cooker on the Bottom plate of sand.
Step 14: Cook in very low flame for one and half hours.

Our cake is ready with out oven, egg and yeast….

After long time I made this type of cake. When I was 14 year old than I was made this type of cake for my mom birthday. I see my entire blog friend made very nice cake because they have oven and I have no oven so I made this type of cake for festival.


This is my contribution for "Power less cooking". The theme is all about cooking without using any electrical appliance. This event has been started by Easy Crafts of "An easy cooking blog" this month. Thanks for hosting EC :-)

Simple Rangoli I was made in this Diwali.

In just five minutes this rangoli is ready.

My cosine sister made this beautiful rangoli in corner of room.

My papa gift this gold coin this diwali to me. In our home my mom and dad buy gold before one day of diwali. We use this gold coin in Laxmi Pooja.

Lakshmi was the daughter of the sage Bhrigu and took refuge in the ocean of milk when the gods were sent into exile. Lakshmi was reborn during the Churning of the Ocean. As soon as the gods saw Lakshmi, they all fell in love with her beauty. Shiva claimed Lakshmi as his wife, but since he had already taken the Moon, her hand was given to Vishnu, whom Lakshmi herself preferred.Lakshmi is the goddess of light, beauty, good fortune and wealth. While Laxmi is generally worshiped to achieve success, she does not reside long with anyone who is lazy or desire her only as wealth.

Aarti: Finally, perform the aarti for goddess Lakshmi. Always remember that She abhors loud noise. So the aarti should be accompanied only by a small bell. Do not clap hands, as is the practice when performing aarti for other gods. A peaceful and sublime atmosphere should prevail during the pujan. Do not light crackers while the puja is on or immediately after it.

All family member enjoy the movie Om Shanti Om. This is photo of theater.