Friday, 15 September 2023

FRIED LITTI WITH BLACKGRAM CURRY

 




Prep Time : 30 mins
Cooking Time : 50 mins
Serve : 4


 INGREDIENTS

For litti
Wheat flour - 1 cup
Carom seeds - a pinch
Onion seeds - a pinch
Baking powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt - to taste
Clarified butter - 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


For blackgram curry
Black gram  -  1 cup
Chopped onion  -  1
Ginger garlic paste  -  1 tsp
Red chilly powder  -  1 tsp
Coriander powder  -  1 tsp
Turmeric powder  -  1/4 tsp
Garam masala powder  -  1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds  -  1/4 tsp
Salt  -  to taste
Oil  -  2 tbsp
Chopped coriander leaves  -  1 tbsp

METHOD
For litti

Take a large bowl add wheat flour,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.
Preheat oven for 10 mins. in 250,c
Grease oven wire with oil.
Place the litti in preheated oven for 20 mins.
Flip it over till brown.
Deep in the clarified butter and serve hot. 
For blackgram curry
Soak black gram/kala chana over night drain and crush 1/4  cup black gram in the blender..
Heat oil in a pan.
Add cumin seeds to crackle.
Add chopped onion and fry till light brown.
Add ginger garlic paste,red chilly powder,coriander powder,turmeric powder and 2 tbsp water and saute for two mins.
Add coriander leaves and mix well.
Add black gram and crushed black gram and mix well.
Add salt and one cup of water and cover it..
Bring to boil and simmer for ten mins till done.
Add garam masala powder and mix well.
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve.
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LOBIA KI PHALLI KA CHOKHA



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

INGREDIENTS
Lobia ki phalli      -  250 gms
Chopped green chillies    -  5 - 6
Chopped garlic cloves     -  5 - 6
Turmeric powder    -  1/2 tsp
Cumin /jeera seeds   -   1/4 tsp
Mustard oil   -   2 tsp
Salt  - to taste

METHOD
Wash lobia and cut the edges of the lobia and chop them to one inch pieces and set aside.
Heat one tsp oil in a pressure cooker.
Add cumin seeds to crackle.
Add lobia , turmeric powder and 1/4 cup of water and close the lid of the pressure cooker.
When cooker release the whistle switch off the gas.
Once cooled.add green chillies.garlic cloves and salt.
Add one tsp mustard oil and mix well.
Serve with chapati or rice.

 







BREAD PIZZA








Cooking Time : 10 mins
Serve : 2

INGREDIENTS
Bread slice            -   4
Finely chopped onion - 2 tbsp
Grated cabbage  -  1cup
Curd - 4 tbsp
Suji - 1 cup
Pepper powder       -a pinch
Grated mozzarella cheese   - 1/2 cup
Butter                       - 50 gms
Salt                        - to taste
METHOD
Take a large bowl mix  onion, cabbage  salt and pepper.
Now add suji and curd and mix well.
 Spread this mixture on the top of the bread now add mozzarella cheese
 Heat non stick pan and grease some butter.
 Now place the bread in non stick pan in a medium flame and cover it till cheese starts melting and it turns into light brown 
 Serve hot with tomato sauce.














Thursday, 14 September 2023

BESAN BURFI



Prep Time : 15 mins
Cooking Time : 30 m ins
Serve : 8

INGREDIENTS
Gram flour  - 2 cup
Sugar  - 1.5 cup
Clarified butter  -  1 cup
Water - 1/4 cup
Powder milk - 1/2 cup
Cardamom powder - a pinch
Crushed almond  - 1 tbsp

METHOD
Heat clarified butter in a pan.
Add gram flour in a low flame,stir it continuously for 10 mins till it turns brown and gives out the fragrance add powder milk and mix well
Heat sugar and water in a pan, keep it medium flame for 10 mins.
When it gets sticky it means syrup is ready.
Add roasted gram flour and cardamom powder in it,.mix well.
Grease the plate with oil and spread chopped almonds, pour the thick consistency of roasted gram flour and spread in the plate.
Set half an hour in the freeze.
Cut into diamond shape and serve it.

  
























APPLE MOCKTAIL

 


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

INGREDIENTS
Apple - 2 
Ground black pepper -  a pinch
Ginger   -   1 inch piece
Black salt  -  1/2 tsp
Lemon juice  -  2 tsp
Ice cubes  -  8 - 10


METHOD
Listed above all the ingredients add in the blender and blend it
Strain and serve immediately