Pani puri

      My parents && my cousins...............this is my world till marriage. e people really love to meet at one place for every 2 months. These days it became 6-7 months. Though we are so far we had a lot of communication through internet.
       Six years back one day my cousin son asked her to prepare pani-puri. I was really surprised that my sister can prepare this at home.
       Immediately we started preparations. Every one loves to eat this except my "amma". She never said 'yes' && never allowed me to eat pavement food when i'm young. Finally we all helped her to prepare, everyone was satisfied with the taste except my amma. 
       Few days back my amma and my sister came to my house, we prepared this recipe with some modifications. when they started eating i was eagerly waiting for the result and silently observing the facial expressions and finally finally my amma was satisfied very much with the taste and she wants to prepare it again for my father after going home. 
        
Ingredients:

Ready made gol gappa packet 2
Potatoes 1/2 kg
Onions 3
Coriander leaves 1/2 cup
Mint/ pudina leaves 11/4rth cup
Green chilies 4-5
Salt
Chat masala poder pinch
Tamarind paste 1 tbsp
water 4 cups

Method:

Boil the potatoes. Let it be cooled for a while and smash it using potato smasher. Now mix salt and red chilli powder and keep a side.

mashed potato

Chop the onions very finely and keep a side.

finely chopped onions

wash the coriander leaves and mint leaves. Grind it adding green chilies and salt. Add 4 cups water and adjust salt according to your taste.

coriander,mint and green chili

No  add pinch of chat masala powder.
No take a plate and take 2 tbsp of mashed potato and mix 1 tbsp of onions in mashed potato. Take a bowl and pour mint water in it. Take one puri and slightly break the upper part to make a hole using ur thumb, stuff some potato & onion mixture and add some mint water and enjoy the flavor.

NOTE:

1. we can prepare the gol gapas or puri's at home.
2. For that  we need  wheat flour 1 cup, sooji rawa 1/4rth cup, salt, oil 2 tbsp and  water.
3. Mix  wheat flour, rawa and salt in a bowl and make a dough adding  water slowly.
4. Now divide the dough into four portions and roll out and cut it into small puris using any rim or bottle cap.
5. Heat oil for deep frying. Once the oil is piping hot(reduce the flame to medium) slide the prepared rotis in the oil. Press the puris  with the laddle so that we can get puffed puris.
6. Once they are fried transfer them into absorbent paper.
7. we don't like adding sweet in pani puri. So we avioided. If you want to add it here is the recipe follows:

            -->Thick Tamarind paste 1/4rth cup

            -->Dates(karjura) 3-4

            -->Cumin poder 1tsp

            -->water sufficient

            -->Grated Jaggery 2 tsp(adjust) 

        Grind tamarind and dates together to a fine paste by adding water. Sieve, add jaggery and boil for 10-15 mins. Dish out and serve along with puri's.........    

Hakka noodles........

Hakka noodles .............one of my favorite dish & a delicious chinese recipe. I love the aroma of smoky flavor we get when we toss. I used to think making of this recipe is so complicated. I learnt this recipe from Vahchef. Thanks to "Sanjay thumma".

Ingredients:

Noodles 1 packet
Chings red chili sauce 3tbsp
Chings Green chili sauce 1tbsp
Chings soya sauce 1 tbsp
Chings vinegar 1/2 tsp
Chopped garlic 1 tbsp
Sliced green chilies 6
Shredded cabbage 1/4rth cup
Shredded Carrot 1/4rth cup
Spring onion 5 springs
Shredded capsicum 1/3rd cup
Pepper powder 1/2 tsp
Olive oil 4tbsp
water 2lt
Salt

Method:

Cook the noodles in water by adding sufficient salt and a teaspoon of oil.
Once noodles are cooked drain the water and wash it under cold running water and add a teaspoon of oil and mix well.
Take a iron wok, heat olive oil. Add chopped garlic, chopped spring onion(white part) and remaining vegetables. Flame should be in high. Toss it for 5 minutes and add all the sauces one by one. Stir ell.
Now add the cooked noodles, stir well. Adjust salt and pepper according to your taste.
Garnish with spring onions(green) and serve.

• Adding oil to noodles is just to avoid sticking.
• Saute in high flame, so that e can get the restaurant taste.

Rollers

One day I donno how to satisfy my hungry husband. I started surfing for new recipes { especially sweet items}. At last I found a recipe which was very easy and  fast to prepare. Not only easy but very very tasty....................

Ingredients:

Self-raising flour 1 cup (All-purpose flour/ maida, baking powder and salt)
Unsalted Butter 1/4 rth cup(melted)
Water enough to make dough
Ghee 1/4rth cup
Maida/All -purpose flour 1/4 rth cup
Rice flour 1/4rth cup

Sugar syrup:

Sugar 2 cups
Water just enough to cover the sugar

Method:

• Take self-raising flour in a bowl. In that add melted butter and mix the flour.
• Now slowly add water to the above flour and make it as a soft dough (like chapathi dough).
• Leave it for 1/2 hr covering with a wet cloth.
• Meanwhile we will prepare sugar syrup. Add water to cover the sugar and boil till you get one string consistency.
• Mix maida and rice flour in a bowl and keep aside.
• Now divide the dough into 12 portions.
• Roll the dough using rolling pin.(roll like a very thin layer). After rolling all the dough, take one rolled chapathi, on that apply some melted ghee and sprinkle some rice and maida flour. 

• Next take another chapathi and keep it on the above chapathi and again apply some ghee , sprinkle some flour and roll it carefully. Now cut them into 1 inch pieces. Again roll the pieces only once and fry them. 

• Heat oil, once the oil is piping hot leave the rolled pieces into oil and fry them in medium flame.
• Transfer them immediately into sugar syrup, leave it for 5 mins.
• Serve hot or cold.

Sujji/ Rawa laddu/ Semolina balls

 Suji laddu or semolina balls are very tasty and very easy to prepare if u had grated coconut . Last Friday I got some surprised guests and I was totally worried what to prepare instantly and tasty. This rawa laddu came into my mind immediately.  Whenever I got some fresh coconuts from my hometown I use to store it in freezer after grating.  So it became very easy for me to prepare this dish.

lADDU....

Ingredients:

Suji/semolina/Bombay rawa 2 cups
Grated fresh coconut 2 cups
Powdered sugar 1cup
Sugar 1cup
Cardamom powder 1 tsp
Cashew nuts 1/2 cup
Warm milk 1/4 rth cup
Ghee 5 tbsp

 Method:

 Roast the cashew nuts in ghee and keep aside. Now roast the semolina until you get a nice aroma. { keep stirring continuously, it will takes some 5-10 minutes} Transfer the semolina into other plate.Switch off the flame. Immediately add grated coconut to the hot kadai and fry for 2 minutes.
Crush the fried cashew nuts using mortar and pestle.
Now take a big plate mix fried semolina, coconut, crushed cashews, cardamom powder, powdered sugar and plain sugar. Mix well. Make it as round balls using warm milk.
Yummy yummy and tasty tasty rawa laddu's are ready to eat :) :)

Peas pulao

 
The perfect lunch box variety that can be prepared very easily and uivkly without any hesitation. After my marriage some times i'm a bit confused what to prepare for my husband's lunch box. when i was searching for lunch box recipes i found this "PEAS PULAO" .......And u can even add this in any party menu.

Ingredients:

Peas 1/4 rth cup
Bay leaves 1
Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp
Star anise 1
Shajeera 1/2 tsp
Elachi 1
Onions 1 medium
Green chilies 2
Cashew nuts 4-5
Basmati rice 1 cup
Salt
Ghee 1 tbsp
Oil 1 tsp

Method:

Wash and soak the rice. Slice the onions and slit the chilies length wise. 
Heat oil in a vessel and add bay leaves, star anise, cardamom, shajeera, fry for a minute and add ginger garlic paste and fry for 2-5 minutes. 
Add the sliced onions and green chilies. Sauté for 5 minutes and add cleaned green peas and sauté for 2 mins.  
Now add soaked rice, water. Adjust salt according to your taste and cook  till it is done. 
Serve with onion or tomato or cucumber raita.

wheat rawa upma

INgredients:

Wheat rawa/goduma rawa 1 cup
Finely chopped onions 1/2 cup
Finely chopped green chilies 2 tsp
Grated ginger 1/4 rth tsp
Finely chopped tomato 1/4rth cup
Ginger garlic paste 1/4rth tsp
Masala powder pinch

For tempering:

Oil & ghee 3 tbsp(1 1/2 oil + 1 1/2 ghee)
Mustard seeds 1 tsp

Curry leaves 5
Cashew nuts 5


Method:

Heat oil & ghee in a vessel. Add items one by one listed under " for tempering" . Saute for 2 minutes.
Now add ginger garlic paste and saute for a minute and immediately add the chopped onions , green chilies, After 5 minutes add chopped tomatoes and saute well. Cover with a lid and cook for 5minutes.
Now add water and adjust salt according to your taste. When the water starts boiling add wheat rawa, keep stirring  continuously to avoid lumps.
Cover with lid and cook till is done.
Finally add pinch of garam masala and melted ghee.
Serve with desicated coconut powder or curry leaf powder.

Palak paneer

Ingredients:

Palak/spinach  3 cups(wahsed and chopped)
Chopped onions 1/4 rth cup
Green chilies 2 chopped
Cumin powder 14rth tsp
Coriander powder 14rth tsp
Garam masala powder pinch
Paneer cubes1 cup
Salt




Tempering:

Oil 5tbsp
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Cumin seeds 1 tsp


Method:


Microwave spinach leaves with 1/4rth cup of water for 10 minutes or you can even cook it on regular gas.
Fry the paneer pieces.

Now grind the spinach along with water by adding green chilies.
Keep a kadai or vessel and heat oil.
Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and saute well. Add chopped onions and saute till they are transparent.
Now add grounded spinach puree. Saute till the raw smell disappears.
Finally add salt according to your taste and all masala powders and cook for other 2 minutes.
At last add the fried paneer pieces. Switch off the flame.
Serve with roti/naans.........