Recipes
  SAMOSAS

 

 

Ingredients :

½ cup maida
2 tsp ghee, melted
salt to taste

For the samosa filling :
1 cup potato, boiled and cubed
½ green peas, boiled
1 tsp jeera
2 tbsp capsicum, chopped
2 tsp ginger-green chilli paste
¼ tsp hing
2 tsp amchur
1 tsp dhania-jalaram jeera powder
½ tsp garam masala
2 tbsp oil
salt to taste

 

 


How to proceed :
 
For the samosa covering :
» Combine all the ingredients in a large bowl. Take some water and knead into a firm dough.
    Divide the dough into 6 equal parts and roll each part into 5" x 2" oval.Keep aside.

» Heat the oil in a pan and put the jeera. When they crackle put the ginger-green chilli paste and hing.
» Fry for 1 minute and also put the green peas, capsicum, potato, amchur, dhania-jeera powder, garam masala and salt.
Mix properly and mash gently.
» Take out from the fire and keep it cool.
» Divide into 12 equal parts and keep aside.
 

For the samosas :
» Divide each samosa covering oval into 2 halves.
» Make a cone from each part and stuff with the filling.
» Use a little water to seal the edges properly.
» Repeat the same procedure to make the remaining 11 samosas.
» Deep fry in a hot oil on a slow heat till it turns golden brown.
»Ready to serve.

 



  SAMBHAR MASALA

 

 

Ingredients :

Coriander, Turmeric, Cumin, Chilli, Fenugreek seeds,
 Mustard (Rai), Salt, Black Pepper, Mustard, Pulse,   Caraway,
Cloves,
 Nutmeg, Mace, Cinnamon, Cardamom seeds, Dry  Ginger, Asafoetida.

 

 

How to proceed :
 
» Wash & dress 500g. vegetable like egg plant, drum sticks, marrow, potatoes,
    peas, cauliflower etc.
» Boil 200g. Toor dhal in 800ml water for 40 minutes.
» Retain water. Soak 50g. tamarind in 100ml.warm water for 30min. & extract pulp
» Sieve & transfer into boiled dhal.
» Separately fry 100g. coarsely chopped red onions & 100g chopped tomatoes.
»Add the vegetable, 20g. Sambar Masala, salt & stir fry for 5min.Transfer boiled dhal along with water & simmer for 20min.
 

 

 



  PANI PURI MASALA

 

 

Ingredients :

Salt white, Salt black, Dry Mango, Tamarind,
Cumin, Malic acid, Mint leaves, Black pepper,
Musk melone, Dry Ginger, Caraway, Chilli, Cloves,
 Asafoetida

 

 

How to proceed :
 
» Mix one teaspoon full of Pani Puri masala in a glass of cold water and stir.
»  A very delicious spiced water will be ready for Puri.
» This masala can be used for pepping up Dahiwada, fruit juice, butter milk also.
 
 

 



  JAL JEERA MASALA

 

 

Ingredients :


Salt white, Salt black, Dry Mango, Tamarind, Cumin,
 Malic acid, Mint leaves, Black pepper, Musk melone, Dry Ginger,
Caraway, Chilli, Cloves, Asafoetida.

 

 


How to proceed :
 

» Use Jal-Jeera masala with Gol-Guppa & Pani Puri. 
» Also use it for making Dahi-Bhalla, Chat, Papri, Papad more delicious.
» Add salt or sugar to taste.
 

 



  CHANA MASALA

 

 

Ingredients :


Coriander, Salt, Dry Mango, Pomegranate seeds,
Chilli, Cumin, Musk melon, Black Pepper, Black Salt,
Fenugreek leaves, Cloves, Mint, Nutmeg, Dry Ginger,
Cinnamon, Bay leaf, Cardamom Ammomum seeds, Caraway, Mace.

 

 

How to proceed :
 
» Soak 200g Chick Peas overnight with extra water. 
    Strain. In a large pan heat 50g cooking oil.
»  Fry 120g chopped red onions till golden brown.
» 
Add two chopped tomatoes (120g) and stir.
» Add 20g Chana Masala, 1 tspn. salt, and Chick Peas.
» Stir for 5 minutes then add 800 ml fresh water.
» Mix ½ tspn. baking soda. Bring to boil & cover.
    Simmer for 40 min on low heat. 
» Alternately pressure cook for 20 min. with 400 ml water & ½ tspn. baking soda.
 
 



  PANEER TIKKIS

 

 

 

Ingredients :

400 gms paneer mashed
2 tablespoon chopped coriander
2 green chillies, finely chopped
2 pinches sugar
2 tablespoons cornflour
1 teaspoon chopped cashewnuts
2 teaspoon raisins, chopped
oil for shallow frying
salt to taste
 

 

How to proceed :
 
»
Mash the paneer thoroughly.
»
Add the coriander, green chillies, sugar, cornflour and salt and mix     well.
» Mix the cashewnuts and raisins.

» Shape the paneer mixture into small balls. Press a little in the centre of each     ball, fill some cashewnut - raisin mixture and close.
» Roll the tikkis in some cornflour.
» Shallow fry in oil in a tava.
» Serve hot with mint chutney

 


 



  CHAT-PATI FRANKIES

 

 

Method :

» Peel and grate the boiled potatoes & place them in a mixing bowl.
» Add the paneer, carrots, cheese. Half the masala, the lemon juice and salt and mix well.
» Divide into 4 equal parts and roll each part in to a long roll of the size of the chapaties. Keep inside.
» Warm the chapaties and place on a serving plate.
» Put one roll of the potato and paneer mixture in the ceter of the chapati.
» Put some capsicum and tomato strips and sprinkle some chat masala on the top.
» Roll the chapati.
» Repeat with other chapaties.
» Serve hot.

 

 


 



  SPICY PANEER FRITTERS

 

 

Ingredients :

1 cup panner (cottage cheese), crumbled
1 teaspoon chilli powder
2 large cloves garlic, grated
2 teaspoons tomato ketchup
1 teaspoon cornflour
salt to taste

For the covering :
5 tablespoons plain flour (maida)
6 samosa patti, finely chopped

Other ingredients :   oil for deep frying

For serving :   green chutney
 

 

How to proceed :
 » Combine the paneer, chilli powder, garlic, tomato ketchup, cornflour and salt     and mix well.
»
Divide the mixture into 16 equal portions.
»
Shape each portion into a 37mm. (1.5")long cylindrical roll. Keep inside.
»
Make a batter, using plain flour and water.
»
Dip the prepared paneer rolls into the flour batter and then coat them in     samosa patti pieces.
»
Deep fry the paneer fritters in hot oil, a few pieces at a time, till they are     golden brown in color.
» Drain on absorbent paper.
» Serve hot with green chutney.
 



  MACRONI VADA

 

 

Ingredients :

200 gms Macroni
250 gms green peas(boiled)
500 gms potatoes(finely chopped)
250 gns French beans (finely chopped)
1 cup Coriander (finely chopped)
3 tbspn paste of green chillies+ginger
salt
Cooking Oil

 

 

For White Sauce :
1 cup Plain flour (mainda)
500 ml milk
100 gms Butter
250 gms Capsicum (finely chopped)

How to proceed :
»
Heat butter in a pan and add the plain flour to it and roast it to pink color. Add     milk while stirring so that no lumps are formed.
» Add the finely chopped capsicum to it and let the sauce thicken.
»
Break the macroni into small pieces and boil it in water along with salt.
»
Mix all the vegetables in the white sauce along with greenchillies-ginger paste.
»
Divide this dough in round equal balls and deep fry in hot oil.
»
Serve these vadas hot with green chutney or ketchup.