Dal Vada / Masala Vada / Paruppu Vadai

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Dal Vada / Masala Vada / Paruppu Vadai

Ingredients:

1 Cup Chana Dal (Bengal Gram)

1 Onion Medium (Finely Chopped)

1 Green Chilli, (Finely Chopped)

½ Inch Ginger (Finely Chopped)

4-5 Curry Leaves, finely chopped

½ tsp Fennel Seeds

¼ tsp Carom Seeds

2-3 tbsp Coriander Leaves (Finely Chopped)

Salt to taste

Oil for Frying

Method:

In a large bowl soak 1 cup Chana dal for 2 hours. Drain off the water and rest for 20 minutes or until the dal drains of water completely. Transfer the soaked & drained Chana dal into mixer. blend to a coarse paste without adding any water. Now transfer the Chana dal paste to a large mixing bowl. Now add finely chopped Onion, Chopped Green Chillies, Chopped Ginger, Chopped Curry Leaves, Chopped Coriander, Fennel seeds, Carom seeds and Salt as per Taste. Mix well and keep aside. Grease your hand with oil and prepare small balls and flatten them with your palm to make vada. Now Deep fry the vadas in hot oil. Fry until the dal vadas turns golden and crisp. Serve hot with Garlic Chutney.

Coconut Cookies

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Coconut Cookies

Ingredients:

1¼ Cup Flour (Maida)

½ Cup Vegetable Shortening (Ghee)

½ Cup Powdered Sugar (White)

½ Cup Brown Sugar

½ tsp Baking soda

1¼ Cup Desiccated Coconut

½ tsp Vanilla Essence

1 Egg

Pinch of Salt

Method:

Pre heat the oven to 175 degree C. Beat the Egg and keep aside. In a medium bowl cream Ghee, Brown Sugar and powdered sugar until smooth. Now add Maida, baking powder, salt and mix well. Now add desiccated coconut, Vanilla extract, beaten egg and knead lightly to form dough. If the dough is dry then sprinkle few drops of milk. Now drop the dough by teaspoon on a pre-greased tray. Keep a gap of 1½ inch in between the cookies. Bake the cookies for 10 to 15 minutes on175 degree C. Remove from baking tray and cool on wire rack.

Anjeer Cookies / Figs Cookies

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Anjeer Cookies

Figs Cookies

Ingredients:

1¼ Cup all-purpose Flour (Maida)

½ Cup Vegetable Shortening (Ghee)

¾ Cup Powdered Sugar

¼ Cup Fine Rawa (Semolina)

½ tsp Baking Powder

10-12 Dried Anjeer (Figs)

Method:

Soak the figs in warm water for 30 minutes. Strain and grind coarsely and keep aside. Pre heat the oven to 175 degree C. In a medium bowl cream the ghee and powdered sugar until smooth. Now add Maida, Rawa and baking powder and mix well. Now add coarsely ground figs and knead lightly to form dough. If the dough is dry then sprinkle few drops of milk. Roll the dough to ½ centimetre thickness. Cut rounds with a cookie cutter. Place the cut cookies on a pre-greased tray. Bake the cookies for 15 to 20 minutes on175 degree C. Cool and remove from baking tray.

Bombil Rawa Fry / Bombay Duck Fry

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Bombil Rawa Fry

(Bombay Duck Fry)

Ingredients:

5 Large Fresh Bombil (Bombay duck)

½ tsp Turmeric Powder

2 tsp Red Chilly Powder

1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste

2 tsp Tamarind Paste

¾ Cup Rawa (Semolina)

½ Cup Rice flour

Cooking Oil

Salt to Taste

Method:

Clean the Bombay duck and slit in between so it opens till the bone. Wash the fish and Pat dry with kitchen napkin. To remove excess moisture from the fish, arrange the fish between 2 kitchen cloth napkins and place heavy load. It will squeeze out the excess moisture. Leave the fish for 10-15 minutes in this position. Now in a bowl add Turmeric powder, Red Chilly powder, Tamarind Paste, Ginger Garlic paste and salt as per taste and mix. Apply this paste to Bombay duck on both sides and keep aside for 5 minutes. Mix Semolina and Rice flour and keep ready in a plate. Heat Oil in a heavy bottom shallow frying pan on medium heat. Take each Bombay duck and coat it with the Rice flour mixture and lace in the pan. Fry on both sides till golden brown. Repeat this process for remaining fish. Serve Hot.

Masala Scrambled Eggs/Anda Bhurji

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Masala Scrambled Eggs

Anda Bhurji

Ingredients:

4 Eggs

3 tbsp Butter

1½ Cup Onion (Finely Chopped)

½ Cup Tomato (Finely Chopped)

¼ tsp   Turmeric Powder

½ tsp Garam Masala

½ Kashmiri Red Chilly powder

1 Green Chilly

¼ Kasuri Methi

¼ Tsp Ginger (Finely Chopped)

1 tbsp Fresh Coriander leaves

Salt to taste

Method:

In a bowl whisk the eggs and keep aside. Heat a Heavy bottom pan over medium heat and once it’s hot, add butter. Now add chopped onion, green chilly and finely chopped ginger. Sauté for 6-8 minutes until Onion become golden in colour. Now add Turmeric powder, chilly powder and sauté for a minute. Add finely chopped tomatoes and sauté till Tomatoes soften. Add the lightly whisked eggs and salt to taste and cook on medium heat, Keep stirring continuously until cooked. Now add kasuri methi and Garam Masala. Scramble the eggs for 1 minutes and remove from heat and garnish with fresh coriander leaves and serve with pav.

Banana Cake

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Banana Cake

Ingredients:

2 Ripe Bananas

1 Cup flour (Measuring Cup)

1 Cup Powdered Sugar (Measuring Cup)

100 Grams Butter

3 Eggs

2 tbsp Rawa (Semolina)

1 tsp Baking powder

¼ tsp Baking Soda

Method:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).Grease the mould and keep aside. Peel the bananas and mash with a fork and keep aside. Now Beat the eggs for 2 minutes and keep aside. In a separate bowl add flour, baking powder, baking soda and Rawa and mix well. In a large bowl add butter and powdered sugar and beat till light and fluffy, to this add the flour mixture, mashed banana and beaten eggs. Combine all using cut and fold method. (Do not overmix) Now pour the batter into pre greased mould and tap to release trapped air bubbles. bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until a knife inserted in the centre comes out clean. Cool the cake for 15 minutes, and  then remove on a wire rack.

Hariyali Kebab / Pahadi Kebab

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Hariyali Chicken Kebab

Pahadi Kebab

Ingredients:

500 gms Boneless Chicken

2 tsp Ginger garlic paste

1 tsp Green chilly paste

1 tbsp Onion paste

3 tbsp Curd (Hung)

1 Small Bunch of Coriander Leaves

1 Small Bunch of Mint leaves

5-6 Spinach Leaves

1 tbsp Mustard Oil

1 tsp Garam masala

1 tsp Chaat Masala

Salt to taste

Butter & Oil for basting

Method:

Grind Coriander leaves, Mint leaves and spinach leaves to a fine paste. Keep the green paste aside. Cut the chicken in 2 inch cubes. In a bowl add the chicken cubes, ginger garlic paste, green chilly paste, onion paste, yogurt, mustard oil, garam masala, green paste and salt as per taste and mix well. Marinate the chicken for 2- 3 hours in refrigerator. Pre heat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius. Arrange the marinated chicken pieces on skewer and bake the chicken in an oven at 180 degrees Celsius for 20- 25 minutes. Brush it with refined oil and cooking butter mixture and put back in oven till it gets light golden colour. Take out in a platter  apply clarified butter and sprinkle chaat masala on top and serve with coriander mint chutney, slice onion and lemon wedges.