PUA PITHA RECIPE

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

INGREDIENTS

1cup all purpose flour
1 cup suji
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup warm milk
1/2 cup grated coconut
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup crushed cashew nuts
1/4 tsp onion seeds
1/4 tsp cardamom powder
ghee for frying

METHOD
Take a bowl mix all the ingredients and keep aside for 30 mins.

Heat the ghee in a pan.

 Reduce the flame into medium .

 Pour 1 tbsp of batter into ghee and cook till golden brown.

 Strain it and serve hot.

 

SPRING ONION PARATHA

Prep Time  : 20 mins

Cooking Time  : 15 mins
Serve  : 2

INGREDIENTS
Wheat flour    -     1 cup
Finely chopped spring onion  -  1 cup
Carom seeds   -   a pinch.
Onion seeds   -    a pinch
Salt    -    to taste
Chopped green chilly  -   1
Curd   -   2 tsp
Oil   -   2 tbsp


METHOD
Wash and chop spring onion.
Spring onion are mixed in a wheat flour with salt,curd,green chilly,carom seeds,onion seeds and one tbsp oil to make a soft dough with the help of a water.
On a heated pan make paratha applying oil on both the sides.
Serve hot with sabji and green chutney..

 

CHEESE CUCUMBER SANDWICH

 

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

INGREDIENTS
Bread   -  4 slice
Sliced cucumber  -  1 bowl
Grated processed cheese  -    1 cube
Butter  -   1 cube
Black pepper powder  -  a pinch
Mayonnaise - 1 tbsp


METHOD
Grate the  cheese and sliced the cucumber.
Sprinkle some black pepper powder and mix well.
Take a bread spread some mayonnaise.
Spread the cheese  and cucumber  on the top of the bread.
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.
Cut into two pieces.
Serve hot with green chutney.

CHICKEN CURRY

 

Prep Time :15 mins

 Cooking Time :30 mins

 Serve :4

 INGREDIENTS

 Chicken pieces - 1 kg

 Chopped onion - 4

 Ginger paste - 1 tbsp

 Garlic paste - 1 tbsp

 Kashmiri mirch powder - 1 tsp

 Red chilly powder - 1 tsp

 Coriander powder - 1 tsp

 Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

 Curd - 1/2 cup

 Whole black pepper - 4 - 5

 Cloves - 4 - 5

 Black cardamom - 1

 Green cardamom - 2

 Cinnamon - 1 inch stick

 Mace - 1 piece

 Bay leaf - 2

 Salt - to taste

 Oil - 1/2 cup

 METHOD

 Take a blender add whole garam masala.ginger paste,garlic paste and 2 chopped onion and make a paste

. Heat oil in a pan and add bay leaf and chopped onion and saute until transparent

. Now add chicken and fry for 4 - 5 mins.

 Add chopped onion and whole garam masala paste and mix well.

 Add red chilly powder ,coriander powder ,turmeric powder and kashmiri mirch powder and mix well now add curd and mix well. Cook in a high flame until oil leaves the pan.

 Add one cup of water and salt and cook for five mins.

 Garnish with coriander leaves and serve

DAHI VADA

 

Prep Time : 15 mins

 Cooking Time :25 mins

 Serve : 4

 INGREDIENTS

 Moong dal- 1 cup
Urad dal   - 1 cup

 Ginger paste- 1 tsp

 Green chilly chopped- 3 to 4

 Coriander leaves chopped- 100 gm

 Oil for frying

 Salt to taste

 Fresh thick curd - 2 cup

 Black salt- 1 tbsp

 Red chilly powder- 1 tbsp

 Cumin seeds roasted- 1 tbsp

 Sweet tamarind chutney - 2 tbsp

 Green coriander chutney - 2 tbsp
Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp
Pomegranate seeds - 1 tbsp

 METHOD

 Wash and soak the moong dal for 3-4 hours and grind to a fine paste.

 Beat the batter very well till light and fluffy.

 Add the salt, ginger paste, green chilly and coriander leaves in the batter.

 Heat the oil in a deep frying pan .

 Make equal size balls and deep fry it in hot oil until golden in color .

 Simmer it after we put all the vadas and cook in a medium flame until done.

 Now take out the vadas once done into a bowl of water and let them soak for 10 minutes.

 Now press the vadas so that excess water is out.

 Beat the thick curd and place the vadas in a serving bowl and pour the curd all over the vadas.

 Sprinkle red chilly powder, black salt, roasted cumin seeds and garnish with sweet tamarind chutney and green coriander chutney
Garnish with coriander leaves and pomegranate leaves.

WHOLE WHEAT CURD BISCUITS

 

Prep Time  :  15 mins
Cooking Time  :  25 mins
Serve  : 6 - 8

INGREDIENTS
Wheat flour    -   2 cup
Curd - 1/2 bowl
Baking soda - 1/4 tsp
Sugar   -  1/2 cup
Green cardamom powder  -  1/4 tsp
Grated  coconut  -   2 tbsp
Clarified butter   -  4 tbsp
Oil  -  for frying

METHOD
Take a bowl beat the curd and sugar until fluffy.
Now add cardamom powder,ghee and grated coconut and mix well.
Add baking soda and wheat flour and mix well to get crumble texture.
Take a large bowl add wheat flour,clarified butter,cardamom powder,grated coconut and sugar to get crumble texture.
Divide the dough into four parts and take one part and cut into biscuit shape and press it.

Deep fry wheat flour biscuits in hot oil till golden brown.
Drain and serve.