CHOLE BHATURE

 

Prep Time : 15 mins
Cooking Time : 30 mins 
Serve : 2

INGREDIENTS
For chole 
Kabuli chana      -   1 cup
Tea bag    -  1
Water    -  2 cup
Red chilli powder   -  2 tsp
Turmeric powder   - 1 tsp
Coriander powder  - 1 tsp
Roasted cumin powder   -  1 tsp
Dried pomegranate seeds  - 1 tsp
Ginger garlic paste  - 1 tsp
Chopped onion   - 2
Slit green chillies   -  3 - 4
Baking soda   - 1 tsp
Salt  -   to taste
Oil    -  2 tbsp
Chopped coriander leaves   -   1 tbsp
 For Bhature
       Maida         -2 cup
     Sugar            -1 tsp
      Salt              - to taste
 Curd           -      2 tbsp
   Oil           -     for frying

METHOD
For chole
Wash and soak chickpeas or kabuli chana for 4 - 5 hours and add 1 tbsp baking soda.
Pressure cook with tea bags and 2 cup of water for 10 mins.
Drain chickpeas and store the water.Roast anardana and make a powder.
Heat oil in a kadai ,fry the chopped onion till brown.
Add ginger garlic paste, coriander powder,red chilli powder,turmaric powder and slit green chilli and saute for 2 - 3 mins.
Now add salt and dried pomegranate powder and mix well.Add boiled chickpeas along with water and cooked simmer for 10 mins.
Garnish with roasted cumin powder and coriander leaves.
Serve chole with bhature.

For bhature
  Take a bowl mix , maida. sugar, salt and curd altogether
.Knead to make a dough
.Keep aside for 2-3 hours
.Make equal size balls
.Flatten the balls into thin round puri.
  Heat enough oil in a pan and add the bhature, lower the heat and fry till light brown.
 Fry both sides until light brown.
      Serve hot with chole

EGG ROLLS

 

Prep Time :15 mins
 Cooking Time :15 mins
 Serve :4

 INGREDIENTS
 Maida - 1 cup
 Eggs - 4
 Finely chopped onion - 1
 Chopped green chilly - 2 - 3
 Chopped coriander leaves - 1 tbsp
 Black pepper corns - 1/4 tsp
 Salt - to taste
 Carom seeds - 1/4 tsp
 Clarified butter - 2 tbsp

 METHOD
 Take a kneading bowl mix maida,carom seeds and salt with small amount of water to make a soft dough
.Keep aside for 15 mins
. Divide the dough into round balls,roll out dough into thin circle with the help of rolling pin.
 Heat the pan on a medium flame and make a chapati
 Take a bowl beat one egg and mix salt and pepper
.Heat clarified butter in a pan spread the egg and place the chapati over the egg and press it.
 Spread some clarified butter on it
 Flip over and cook on the other side.
 Place the onion, green chillies, and coriander leaves on the egg side facing and fold it,make a roll. Serve hot.

FISH WITH MUSTARD

 

Prep Time : 15 mins
Cooking Time : 45 mins
Serve : 4


INGREDIENTS
Rohu fish washed and sliced - 500 gms
Mustard seeds - 2 tbsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp
Garlic cloves -8-10
Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp
Sliced tomatoes - 2
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Red chilly powder - 2 tbsp
Salt - to taste
Mustard oil for frying -1 cup
Chopped coriander leaves for garnishing


METHOD
Marinate the fish in turmeric powder, salt and lemon juice for 10 minutes
. Heat the oil in a pan and deep fry  both the sides of the fish pieces until slightly brown, drain and keep aside.
         Grind the mustard seeds, cumin seeds and garlic cloves to make a fine paste
. Now once the paste is ready, add in it turmeric powder and red chilly powder
. Now heat up the remaining oil, and put the fenugreek seeds to crackle and mix the paste in the oil and stir fry for a few minutes.
  Add the finely chopped tomatoes and cover it and cook in a medium flame.
      Add the water and salt for gravy and boil it
. Now add the fried fish pieces in the gravy and cook for 5 minutes. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot fish curry with rice.

MANGO SWEET CHUTNEY

 

Prep Time : 15 mins
Cooking Time : 15 mins
Serve :6

INGREDIENTS
Raw mango - 250 gms
Sugar - 250 gms
Salt - 1/2 tsp
Lemon juice - 1 tbsp
Panchphoren - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Red chilly powder - 1/4 tsp
Oil - 2 tbsp

METHOD
Wash and chop the mango
Take a bowl add chopped mango,sugar,salt and lemon juice and mix well.
Keep aside for two hours.
Heat oil in a pan.add, panchphoren to crackle.
Add mango  and cook in a lower flame until sugar mix well and thick
Add red chilly powder and mix well.
Turn off the flame.

ORANGE AND POMEGRANATE RAITA

 

Prep Time : 15 mins
Total Time : 15 mins
Serve : 2

INGREDIENTS
Curd  - 1 bowl
Roasted cumin seeds powder  - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste
Sugar powder - 2 tbsp
Orange flakes - 1 cup
Pomegranate pearls - 1/2 bowl

METHOD. 
Take curd (plain yogurt) in a bowl

Add sugar, salt, black pepper powder and cumin powder and beat until curd mixture becomes smooth and creamy. 

Add orange pieces and pomegranate pearls and mix well.
Orange pomegranate raita, is ready,garnish with orange pieces and pomegranate
Serve chilled