LITTI

 

Prep Time :25 mins

Cooking Time : 30 mins
 Serve : 4

 INGREDIENTS

 Wheat flour - 1 cup
 Suji - 1/2 cup
 Carom seeds - a pinch
 Onion seeds - a pinch
Baking powder - 1/4 tsp
 Salt - to taste
ghee - 2 tbsp for kneading the dough
 ghee - 1 cup
 For stuffing
 Roasted gram flour/sattu - 100 gms
 Finely chopped onion - 2 tbsp
 Finely chopped green chilly - 1/4 tsp
 Finely chopped garlic cloves - 1/2 tsp
 Mustard oil - 1 tbsp
 Salt - to taste
Lemon juice - 1 tsp
 Chopped coriander leaves - 1 tbsp
 Water - 4 tbsp

 METHOD
 Take a large bowl add wheat flour,suji,baking powder,carom seeds,onion seeds,salt and 2 tbsp clarified butter and mix well.
 Make a stiff dough with the help of water.
 The texture should be crumbly keep aside for 30 mins.
 Take a large bowl add above listed stuffing ingredients and mix well.
 Now stuffing is ready.
 Divide the dough into equal size balls.
 Stuff the filling in the dough.
 Wrap up the dough pieces and close from all sides.

Take appe patra grease with  ghee,add litti and cover it and cook for 3 - 4 mins.
 Flip it and pour ghee and cook it over little brown,turn off the flame serve hot.
 Dip into the  ghee and serve hot. 

MIXED FRUIT RAITA

 

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

INGREDIENTS
Thick curd  - 1 bowl
Roasted cumin seeds powder  - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste
Sugar powder - 2 tbsp
Black salt  - 1 tsp

Chopped bananas - 1 bowl
Green grapes - 1/2 bowl
Black grapes - 1 bowl
Strawberry - for garnishing 

METHOD

Take curd (plain yogurt) in a bowl

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

 Add banana chunks and grapes and mix well.

Mixed fruit raita, is ready,garnish with banana chunks, strawberry ,grapes.

Serve chilled

BATHUA RAITA

 

Prep Time : 10 mins

 Cooking Time : 5 mins

 Serve : 2 

 INGREDIENTS 

 Bathua saag - 2 cup

 Curd - 1 cup

 Roasted cumin seeds powder - 1 tsp

 Black salt - to taste 

Sugar- 1/2 tsp 

Red chilly powder - a pinch 

For tempering

 whole red chilly - 2 

Black mustard seeds -1/4 tsp

 Oil - 1/2 tsp 

 METHOD 

 Pick off the leaves of the saag. 

Wash and clean bathua leaves .

Pressure cook bathua leaves with one cup of water. 

After one whistle turn off the flame. 

Once cooled,open the lid.

Drain water and mash the leaves, keep aside. Beat the curd, sprinkle the black salt,roasted jeera powder,red chilly powder and sugar. Add mashed bathua leaves and mix well. Tempered the raita with whole red chilly and black mustard seeds.

 Garnish with bathua leaves and coriander leaves. 

Serve chilled

TAHARI

 

Prep Time  : 15 mins.
Cooking Time : 20 mins.
Serves  : 2

METHOD
Basmati rice    -   1 cup
Gobhi florets    -  1/2 cup
Green peas  -  1/2 bowl

Chopped carrots - 1

Chopped potato - 1
Chopped onion    -  1 small size
Ginger garlic paste  - 1 tsp
Whole black pepper  -   2
Cloves     -   2
Cinnamon   - 1 inch stick
Green cardamon  -  2
Black cardamom   -  1
Cumin seeds  -  1/4 tsp
Clarified butter   -  2 tbsp
Catch salt   -  to taste
Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp

METHOD
Soak basmati rice for fifteen mins and strain it
Heat clarified butter / ghee in a pressure cooker 
Add whole garam masala to crackle.
Add onion and saute for 2 - 3 mins.
Add ginger garlic paste and saute for 3 - 4 mins..

Add turmeric powder,red chilly powder and coriander powder and mix well.

Now add all veggies and mixed well
Add rice and mix well.
Add salt and two cup of water and cover the lid of the pressure cooker
When pressure cooker release the  whistle turn off the flame
Serve hot.

CHEESE CUCUMBER SANDWICH

 

Prep Time  : 15 mins
Cooking Time  : 10 mins
Serve : 2

INGREDIENTS
Bread   -  4 slice
Grated cucumber  -  1 bowl
Butter  -   1 cube
Black pepper powder  -  a pinch
Mayonnaise - 2 tbsp
Cheese - 2 slice 

Chilly flakes - 1/2 tsp

Herbs - 1/2 tsp

Salt - to taste 

METHOD
Grated the cucumber.
Add mayonnaise and sprinkle some black pepper powder, chilly flakes,herbs and salt and mix well.

Spread the mayonnaise cucumber mixture on the top of the bread.

Now add cheese slice.
Cover this stuffed slice to other slice.
Heat non stick pan.
Grease with butter and place the sandwich on medium flame and grill it.
Spread the butter both the sides get golden brown.
Serve hot with green chutney and tomato sauce.