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Aalu Pakoras

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Aalu Pakoras are lovely and one of the Famous street Foods of South Asia, do try them and let me know your remarks …

Ingredients:

  • 2 potatoes sliced thinly
  • 2 cups gram Flour
  • ¾ cup water
  • Some salt
  • Some red chilli powder
  • ½ tspn turmeric powder
  • 1 tbspn cracked dry coriander
  • ½ tspn cumin seeds
  • ½ onion sliced
  • 2 green chillies sliced
  • Oil For Frying

Procedure:

-Combine all the ingredients except oil in a bowl and make Fine mixture.

-Keep aside For 20 – 30 minutes and heat oil.

-Take 1 tbspn of this mixture and deep Fry

-Take out on an absorbent paper and serve immediately.

Outcome:

Tasty aalu pakore are ready to be served.

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Tips:

-Avoid lumps and do not make thin mixture.

-Adjust salt and pepper according to your will.

Servings:

This will serve 3 -4 persons easily.

Aalu* Bengan* Ke Pakore (Potato Eggplant Fritters)

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Aalu Bengan ke Pakore is a South Asian vegetarian appetizer, do try this and let me know your remarks …

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups of gram Flour
  • ¾ cup water
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tbspn red chilli powder
  • ½ tspn turmeric powder
  • ½ tspn cumin seeds
  • 1 potato sliced
  • ½ egg plant sliced
  • 1 – 2 green chillies sliced
  • Oil For Frying
  • ½ tspn cracked dry coriander
  • ½ onion sliced

Procedure:

-Mix all the ingredients given except oil and mix well.

-Keep aside For 20 – 30 minutes.

-Heat oil. Now take a tbspn of this mixture and Fry, try to use your hands to make Pakoras.

-Take out on an absorbent paper and serve hot.

Outcome:

Tasty potato eggplant Pakoras are ready to be served.

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Tips:

-Do not make very thin mixture.

-Avoid lumps.

-Slice potatoes and eggplant into thin slice.

Serving:

This will serve 4 persons easily.

Lachha Paratha

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These parathas are lovely, ingredients are same as of Saadaa* Paratha, but there is a slight change in the method of rolling and giving a particular lachha look. Follow the steps given below, take help From the illustration and if you have any problem then email me …

Ingredients:

Procedure:

-Take a lump of Paratha dough and Make a kiwi Fruit sized ball.

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-Press it with your palm and then Flat its edges with your Fingers.

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-Now with a rolling pin, Flat this ball into chapatti. Spread 1 tbspn of ghee on it.

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-Now roll it into blinds.

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-Take one edge and Fold it with non – grease side up,

-Then Fold it with grease side top.

-Repeat this process.

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-Now make a spiral, coral like shape, like this,

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-And then press it with your Fingers.

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-On a lightly Floured surface roll it into a chapatti with a roller pin.

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-Place this on hot Flat pan.

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-After 5 – 6 seconds, turn its side and apply another tbspn of ghee on the half – cooked side.

-After 4 seconds, turn its side and apply another tbspn of ghee on it.

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-Now turn he sides Frequently and when its cooked (hot red) serve it hot with lots of pickle.

Outcome:

Tasty Lachha paratha is ready to be served.

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Tips:

-If its greasy and difficult to roll, then use some lose Flour.

-Cook on medium low heat.

Servings:

This will serve 4 persons easily.

Palak Paneer

This is the most popular Indian dish which is served in almost every Indian restaurant and it is the most Favourite vegetarian
dish. Do try this and let me know your remarks …

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups Boiled and ground spinach
  • 1/3 lbs cottage cheese cubed
  • Oil For deep Frying
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • Salt to taste
  • ½ red chilli powder
  • ½ tspn turmeric powder
  • ¼ tspn ground garam masala
  • 2 green chillies
  • ¾ cup tomato puree
  • ½ tspn ginger paste
  • 2 tbspns cream

Procedure:

-Cut cottage cheese into cubes and deep Fry it For 2 minutes until golden brown.

-Take it out and allow it to cool.

-Heat vegetable oil in a pan and add red chilli powder, salt, turmeric powder, garam masala and ginger paste in it and after a minute add tomato puree into it.

-Cook it For 2 minutes on medium heat.

-Now add spinach in it and cook well For 4 minutes.

-Now add cream into it to make it smooth.

-Now add green chillies and cottage cheese and mix.

-Delicious palak paneer is ready to be served with Lebanese bread or nan bread.

Outcome:

Tasty palak paneer is ready.

palak-paneer

Tips:

-Fry cottage cheese before adding it into the curry, it will not melt.

-Do add cream to make it smooth.

Servings:

This will serve 4 persons.

Seasonal Fruit Chaat

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This chaat is made up of seasonal Fruits, you can add any other Fruit that is on Season …

Ingredients:

  • 2 apples
  • 2 bananas
  • 4 strawberries
  • 1 mandarin (Orange)(squeezed)
  • 1 tspn chaat masala
  • ½ pineapple sliced
  • 125 ml. canned chickpeas or ½ cup boiled chickpeas
  • 4 dates sliced

Procedure:

-Slice all the Fruits nicely and combine them in a deep mixing bowl.

-In a separate bowl mix 1 tspn of chaat masala with mandarin juice.

-Introduce this mixture to the Fruit Bowl and mix well.

-Keep aside For 20 minutes and serve.

Outcome:

Tasty Fruit chaat is ready to be served.

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Tips:

-You can use any other Fruits which are easily available in markets.

Servings:

This will serve 4 persons easily.

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Saada Lachha Paratha

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Saada Lachhedar Paratha is one of the specialities of Punjab*. Try and love …

Ingredients:

Paratha dough

30 tbspns desi ghee*(For 10 Parathas)

Procedure:

-Divide Dough into ten equal portions.

-Take one and make a kiwi Fruit sized ball, roll it like a chapatti and spread one tbspn of ghee on it. Now very gently, Roll this wrap into a snake, Folding ghee side in.

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-Now with your hands roll this snake and make a thin, big snake.

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-Give it a coral, spiral shape, like in the picture below,

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-And press with your Fingers. Like this,

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-Roll this with a rolling pin and dust with some Flour wherever needed but avoid using lots of Flour.

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-Roll it into a chapatti and place it on hot Flat pan or Tawa*.

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-After 4 – 6 seconds turn its side and spread 1 tbspn of ghee on it. Then again turn and spread some ghee on the other half cooked side.

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-Turn Frequently until its golden brown and then take it out in a plate.

-So the same with rest of 9.

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-Serve hot with pickle or any curry of your choice.

-And and and do not Forget Lassi.

Outcome:

Lovely, delicious lachhedaar paratha is ready to be served.

Tips:

-Avoid using lots of Flour while rolling.

Servings:

This will serve 10 persons easily.