Curd or dahi pudding is very easiest recipe. When I ate this pudding first time at my friends house I was amazed because the taste of this pudding is like same as 'Kharwas'. Kharwas is the marathi name of a sweet steamed pudding made out of milk given by a cow or buffalo within a day after she has calved. Cheek (in Hindi). I just wanted to share this recipe. If any one like Kharwas or cheek then just try it !!!!!!Ingredients:- Condensed Milk - 1 Cup
- Milk - 1 Cup
- Plain Curd - 1 Cup
- 1/2 tsp cardamom powder
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg powder
- 1/2 cup dry fruits (Almonds, Pistachio) Crushed.
Method:
- Mix all the above ingredints well and keep it in the pressure cooker for 30 minutes for normal heat. Do not place the whistle on the cooker.
- After taking it out let it be cool and keep it in the refrigerator for some time and it is ready to serve.
This is a ultimate snack in winter season. There are lots of varieties in pakoras but I think this is one of the spicy pakora. This delicious snack for those who enjoy the spicy food ----Ingredients:- 1 cup Besan / Gram flour
- 1 tbsp rice flour
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp chaat masala
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp ajwain
- salt to taste
- 2 boiled potatoes
- 6-8 large green chillies
- oil for deep frying
Method:
- In the besan add rice flour, salt, red chili powder, turmeric powder & ajwain. Add water as required & make little bit thick batter. Keep aside for 15 min.
- Slit green chillies & remove the seeds.
- Peel & grate boiled potatoes then add chaat masala, cumin powder & pinch of salt. Mix well.
- Stuff a little portion of this potato mixture in to the green chillies & again cover the chillies using this mixture.
- Heat oil in a kadhai. Deep stuffer green chillies in to the besan batter & deep fry until golden brown.
Phoha Cutlet is so easy to make & tasty too -----
Ingredients:
- 2 Boiled potatoes
- 3 cup thick poha
- 1 small onion chopped
- 3-4 green chillies
- 1/2 cup cilantro
- 1/2 tsp lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- salt to taste
Method:
- Wash poha evenly and keep aside in a bowl.
- In a large bowl combine chopped onion, chopped cilantro, finely chopped green chilly, lemon juice, sugar & salt.
- Mash the potatoes & add to the onion mixture.
- Add washed poha & mix gently all together.
- Mix everything & make small balls & press gently.
- Shallow fry them in frying pan on medium heat.
Ingredients: - 2 cups fine rawa (semolina) + 1 tbsp melted ghee
- 1 cup fresh grated coconut
- 1 and a half cups sugar + 1 cup water for syrup
- 1 tsp Cardamom powder, resins & 1 tsp ghee
Method:
- Mix rawa and ghee in a glass bowl.
- Microwave on high power for 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in-between after 2 minute.
- Roast on light golden yellow color. Keep aside.
- In a small glass dish, microwave coconut on high power for 1 minute, stirring once in-between after 30 seconds. Keep aside.
- Mix water and sugar in bowl and microwave on high power for 3 minutes, stir to dissolve sugar and microwave again for 1 to 2 minutes.
Syrup should be just slightly sticky.
Check stickiness with thumb and index finger.
- Mix rawa, coconut, cardamom powder, resins and remaining ghee together.
Mixture will be very loose at first. Keep it aside for cooling.
- After 3-4 hours when it becomes dry but soft enough, roll into small round laddu.
Ingredients:
- Fresh corn grated - 2 cups
- Corn flour as required - 3 tbsp
- Coriander leaves/cilantro(chopped) - 1/4 bunch
- Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
- Til or sesame seeds - 2 tsp
- Garam masala powder - 1tsp
- small 1 onion chopped
- Ginger garlic paste - 1tsp
- Green chillies -2 nos.
- Oil - for frying
- salt to taste
Method: - Make a mixture of chopped green chillies, cilantro, onion & garlic-ginger paste.
- Add garam masala, cumin seeds, sesame seeds & salt to taste.
- Now add the grated corn.
- Keep this mixture aside for 20 min.
- To get a firm texture add corn flour & mix well.
- Make round balls out of the mixture & press it gently to give it a round shape.
- For deep frying heat oil in a kadhai.
- Check the temperature for cooking the tikkis by adding a small piece into the oil.
- If it floats up without breaking then oil is ready for frying.
- Add the tikkis slowly in the oil & cook till golden brown.
- Serve hot & crispy tikkis/patties with your favourite chutney or tomato kechup.
Ingredients
- 4-5 mangos - chopped into ~ 1/2 - 1 inch chunks
- 1 small Red onion - chopped (could use 1/2 if you don't like onion so much)
- 1 - 2 jalapeno peppers, chopped (# depends on how spicy you like it!)
- 1/2 cup or more freshly chopped cilantro
- 4-5 tomatoes, chopped
- Salt and pepper to taste
serve it with chips or tortia.
