Boondi Ladoo

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Boondi Ladoo

Ingredients:

250 gm Besan [gram flour]

¼ tsp Yellow Colour

1 tbsp Almonds (chopped)

1 tsp Cardamom powder

 3 cups sugar

Skimmer with Holes

Oil for frying

Method:

Heat a kadai over medium heat add sugar and ¾ cup water, stir frequently, when sugar dissolves and the mixture comes to a boil check the consistency of the sugar syrup. (One string consistency) add cardamom powder stir well and remove from heat. In a Bowl add besan, yellow colour and water to make a batter with consistency which should not be too thin or thick. Now heat oil in a kadai on medium heat. Place the Skimmer spoon 4-5 inches above the kadai and pour the batter with the help of a ladle. (Clean the skimmer after every use) As the batter droplets fall in the hot oil, fry them until golden in colour. When done, drain it remove and put into a separate bowl. Now add the warm sugar syrup to the boondis very slowly and mix well so that the boondis soak in the syrup. (Use syrup as required) Take ½ of the soaked boondi and churn it in a mixer, this will help in binding of Ladoos.  Mix together both the boondis add the chopped almonds and roll it into small or medium size balls. Ladoos are ready.

Chocolate Walnut Brownie

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Chocolate Walnut Brownies

Ingredients:

¾ Cup Plain Flour [Maida]

1 Cup Sugar (Powdered)

¾ Cup Salted Butter

1 Cup Dark Chocolate (Grated)

¼ Cup Cocoa powder

1 Pinch Baking Powder

3 Eggs

¼ tsp Vanilla Essence

½ Cup Walnuts (Chopped)

Method:

Preheat the oven to 180⁰C. Grease, dust and line the base and sides of a 20cm square cake mould. In a large bowl over some simmering water (Double boiler), melt the butter and the chocolate and mix until smooth. Now add the powdered sugar and stir together. Keep aside to cool. Ones the mixture is cooled add eggs one by one and whisk until thick and creamy. Sift the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder together and fold it in the chocolate mixture. Add vanilla essence and walnuts and whisk gently. Pour your brownie mix into the baking tray, and place in the oven for around 25 minutes on 165⁰C. You don't want to overcook them so, unlike cakes; you don't want a skewer to come out all clean. The brownies should be slightly springy on the outside but still gooey in the middle. Allow to cool in the tray, then carefully transfer to a large chopping board and cut into chunky squares.

Dahi Vada

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Dahi Vada

Ingredients:

1 cup Urad dal [split black lentils] (soaked for 4 hours)

1 tsp Red Chilly powder

1 tsp Chaat Masala

1 tbsp Jeera [Cumin] powder

3 Cups beaten Curd [dahi]

2 tbsp Khajur Imli ki Chutney*

1 tbsp Coriander leaves (finely Chopped)

Oil for frying

Salt to taste

Method:

Wash and drain the urad dal. Grind together urad dal and salt in a food processor to a smooth paste (with Minimum water). Using your hand beat the batter for 2 minutes till it is airy and light. Keep aside for 10 minutes. Pre-heat oil in a deep frying vessel .Wet your hands with water and take lemon sized quantity of batter and deep fry in hot oil on a slow flame till the vadas are golden or done. Remove     from oil and soak the deep fried vadas in water for about 10 minutes. Finish making vadas with the rest of the remaining batter and put them in water like you did for the earlier batch .Remove the vadas and gently press between your palms to remove excess water., remove excess water and keep aside. Arrange the vadas on a serving dish and top with beaten curd. Put some khajur imli ki chutney on each vada and garnish with chilli powder, cumin seed powder, chaat masala and salt. Sprinkle some chopped coriander leaves and serve.

For Recipe of Chutney*please refer Sweet and Green Chutney for Chaat                

Shahi Tukda

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Shahi Tukda

Ingredients:

3 Bread slices

3 tbsp Ghee

½ Cup + 1tbsp Sugar

½ Cup Water

1 Cup Milk

3 ½ tbsp Sweetened Condensed milk

¼ tsp Cardamom powder

1 tbsp Almonds & Pistachios (sliced)

6-7 Kesar threads [Saffron]

2-3 Edible Silver Leaf [Warq] (Optional)

Method:

Boil ½ cup sugar and water for 8 to 10 minutes until it slightly thickens. Transfer the sugar syrup to a flat bowl and keep it aside to cool. In a non stick pan add milk, condensed milk and 1 tbsp of sugar and boil it for 8 to 10 minutes until it thickens. Switch of the heat and add cardamom powder and mix well. Keep aside to cool. Cut the bread in triangles. Heat ghee in a non stick fry pan and shallow fry the bread triangle till they are golden in colour on both sides.(fry on medium heat) Keep aside to cool. Ones the bread triangles cool soak them in sugar syrup. (Do not soak for too long) Remove and arrange them on serving dish and pour the thick milk mixture on it. Decorate with dry fruits, saffron and silver warq.

Chicken Momos

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Chicken Momos

Ingredients:

For the covering

1 cup Flour

1 ½ tsp Oil           
Pinch of Salt
Water as required

For the filling

200gms Chicken Mince
¼ tsp Soya sauce
1 tsp Garlic (finely chopped)

½ tsp Ginger (finely chopped)
1 Green chilly (finely chopped)
1 tbsp Spring Onion (Finely chopped)
Salt to taste

Method:

In a bowl take chicken mince to that add soya sauce, chopped garlic, ginger, green chilly, spring onion and salt as per taste and mix gently and keep aside. Mix the flour with oil and salt and knead a soft dough adding required quantity of water. Cover the dough with a damp cloth. Take a small ball of the dough and roll it into a thin sheet (Roti) as possible. Cut out 3″ diameter circles using a cutter or any round edged bowl. Put tea spoon full of filling to the center of the circle. Bring all the edges together to the center, making pleats. Pinch and twist the pleats to secure the stuffing. Arrange the momos on a greased steamer or idli cooker. Cover with a lid and steam for about 10 minutes. Serve hot with chilly sauce or sauce of your choice.

Basic White Gravy

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Basic White Gravy

Ingredients:

4 Big Onions (quartered)

½ Cup Cashew nuts

½ Cup Melon Seeds (char magaz)

1 tbsp Garlic paste

1 tbsp Ginger paste

2 Green cardamoms

2 Green chillies (slit)

¼ Cup Mawa (khoya)

½ Cup Hung Curd

½ tsp White Pepper powder

2 tbsp Oil

Salt to taste

Method:

Grate the mawa and keep aside. Soak the cashew nuts and melon seeds in a cup of warm water for half an hour. Drain them and grind them into a smooth paste using required quantity of water. Boil the onions in a pan till they are soft, drain and cool them. Grind them into a smooth paste. Heat oil in a kadai and add boiled onion paste, sauté the paste on medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes. Now add ginger paste, garlic paste, green cardamom, slit green chillies. Add the grated mawa and cashew nut paste and stir well. Add ¾ cup of water and cook on low heat for 7 to 10 minutes. Add the whisked curd, salt to taste, white pepper powder and stir well. Cook for another 2 minutes and remove from heat. Cool the Gravy. If you wish to store the gravy in the deep-freezer for a week, ensure that you avoid adding curd.

Home Made Ravioli (Cheese & Spinach)

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Ingredients:

5 Medium Tomatoes

½ Cup Tomato Puree

½ Cup Fresh Cream

1 tsp Garlic (minced)

1 tbsp Onion (finely Chopped)
1 cup flour

½ Cup Semolina
1 egg
2 tbsp olive oil

1 Cup fresh spinach

1 Cup Cheese (grated)

5-6 Fresh Basil Leaves

½ tsp Oregano

¼ tsp Red Chilly flakes

Parmesan Cheese for Garnish
Salt Sugar to Taste

Method:

Blanch the spinach with pinch of salt. Squeeze out water and chop it. In a bowl place the cooked spinach along with ½ cup grated cheese. Combine the mixture very lightly. Take the flour & semolina to that add pinch of salt, 1 tbsp olive oil and egg and mix. Knead soft dough with water. Cover the dough, and let it sit for 20 minutes. Roll the dough into a thin sheet on a floured surface. Cut the dough into 3 x 3 inch squares. Place the filling 1 tsp at a time into the center of the square. Cover each square with a second piece of ravioli dough and pinch the ends together to seal the ravioli. Boil the water. Place the ravioli into the water and cook until the dough is tender and the ravioli floats to the surface. Drain the ravioli and keep aside. Blanch the tomatoes. Drain and peel the tomatoes. Make halves and remove seeds and roughly chop them. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and fry for 2 minutes stir occasionally. To this add the roughly chopped tomatoes, tomato puree, red chilly flakes, and sugar and bring it to a boil. Reduce the heat to low. Cook until the sauce thickens. Add fresh cream, basil leaves and season with salt and oregano. Remove from heat. Arrange Ravioli in serving plate and pour the sauce over it. Garnish with grated parmesan.