Samosa

Ingredients:


For the dough-

1 cup Maida
Salt to taste
3 tsp oil
1/2 tsp thymol seeds

For the filling-

4 big boiled potatoes
1/2 cup boiled peas
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tsp garam masala powder
1/2 tsp chat masala powder
1/2 tsp cumin seeds powder
1/2 tsp coriander seeds powder
Salt to taste
Few cashews
1/4 tsp lime juice
Finely chopped coriander leaves
1/2 tsp ginger paste
1/2 tsp cumin seeds


Method:

Add salt, thymol seeds and oil to the maida and mix well. Add very little water to get a stiff dough and keep it covered for 15 to 20 minutes.

Heat oil, add cumin seeds, dry masala powders, cashews, ginger paste, salt, potatoes and peas. Mix well and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Add finely chopped coriander leaves and lime juice.

Roll out the dough into medium sized chapatis and cut it into half. Apply little water on the sides and fold it into cone shape. Fill in the potato peas mixture and close the other ends as well. Ensure that it is closed well on all sides, else the filling will come out. Repeat for the rest of the dough.

Heat oil on a low flame and fry these samosas. When cooked on a low flame, the samosa get cooked well and also crispy.

Serve with green chutney or sweet chutney or tomato sauce.

Spring Roll

Ingredients:


1 cup steamed grated cabbage, carrot, capsicum, onions (optional)
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp red chilli sauce
A bit of ajinomoto(optional)
Salt to taste
Soya Sauce
Maida
Oil to fry


Method:

Make a soft dough of maida, 2 tsp oil,salt and little water. Keep covered for 1/2 hr.

Squeeze out all the water from the vegetables and add pepper, red chilli sauce, salt, ajinomoto and soya sauce to it. Mix well.

Make small balls of the maida mixture and roll out into thin chapatis. Keep the filling in between and roll it completely using little water to close the edges so that the filling doesn't come out.

Deep fry them in hot oil till golden brown. Cut into small pieces and serve with sauce.

Bread manchurian

Ingredients:


2-3 bread slices
4 tbsp all purpose flour (maida)
4 tbsp corn flour
4 tbsp gram flour
Salt to taste
1 tsp red chilli paste
1 tsp soya sauce
1/2 tsp green chilli sauce
1 onion cut lengthwise
1 capsicum cut lengthwise
Oil to fry
Finely chopped coriander leaves



Method:

Make a thick batter of cornflour, all purpose flour, gram flour, 1/2 tsp red chilli sauce and a bit of salt. Cut the bread into small pieces, dip in the batter and fry them in hot oil till golden brown. Drain out the excess oil using a tissue paper.

Heat 1 tsp oil, add onions and fry them for a minute. Add capsicum and fry it as well for another minute. Add soya sauce, red chilli sauce,green chilli sauce and a pinch of salt. Add the fried bread pieces and mix well to coat it with the sauce.

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve immediately.

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Raw banana chips

Ingredients:


2 Raw bananas
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp black pepper powder
Oil to fry




Method:

Peel the skin of the raw bananas and using the slicer for chips, slice the bananas directly into hot oil.

Add a little water to the salt and just before the raw bananas turn brown in colour, add a drop of the salted water to the oil. Once the sound settles down, transfer to a kitchen napkin and drain excess oil.

Add black pepper powder and mix well. Tasty banana chips ready

Pav Bhaji

Ingredients:

A packet of pav
1/4 kg boiled potatoes
2 tsp tomato puree
1/2 capsicum
2 tsp oil
3 tbsp butter
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp red chilli powder

1/2 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp pav bhaji masala powder
Salt to taste
Finely chopped coriander leaves to garnish
Butter to toast the pav

Method:

Heat oil, add cumin seeds. (I have not used onions, if you would like to - you should add it at this stage and saute till it turns pinkish in colour). Add the tomato paste, ginger paste, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, pav bhaji masala powder, salt and 1/4 cup water. Allow it to cook for five minutes.

Add finely chopped capsicum and mashed potatoes. Cook for two minutes, add butter and cook for another three minutes. Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves.

Toast the pav on both sides using butter as per taste.

Serve pav and bhaji with a piece of lemon and finely chopped onions (optional).

Fish Masala

Ingredients:

For Marinating

Fish - 1 lb (cut into pieces)
Red Chilly Powder - 2 tsp
Corriander Powder - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
Fennel Powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt - as needed
Lemon Juice - as needed (app. 1 tblsp)

For  Masala

Onion - 1 big(or 2 small finely chopped)
Tomato - 1 big (or 2 small chopped)
Green Chilly - 4
Red chilly Powder - 2 tsp
Corriander Powder - 1.5 tsp
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
Fennel Powder - 1/4 tsp
Cumin Powder - 1/4 tsp
Grated Cococnut - 2 tblsp
Tamarind - small lime sized
Salt - as needed
Cilantro - for garnish
Oil - 2 tblsp

Method:

1. Cut the fish into small pieces and marinate with the ingredients under 'For Marinating'.
2. After about 5 minutes of marinating, shallow fry the pieces.
3. To prepare the masala, heat oil in a pan and fry the onions till golden brown.
4. Next add the tomatoes and green chillies and cook till the tomatoes become pulpy.
5. Now add the tamarind pulp and all the dry spices. (red chilly powder, corriander powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder, fennel powder and salt)
6. Grind the coconut and add it to the masala.
7. Cook till the mixture is well cooked and oil seperates from the masala.
8. Finally add the fried fish pieces and chopped cilantro.
9. Toss gently and cover with a lid. Cook on medium low heat for few minutes and switch off.
10. Serve with white rice or chappatti

Chicken Roll

Ingredients:

Chicken/ Turkey breast - 1
Spinach - 1/2 cup
Green chillie - 1
Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Corriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Cumin powder - 1/4 tsp
Garam masala - a pinch

Turmeric powder - a pinch
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp

Cumin powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt - to taste
Lemon juice - 2tsp
Yogurt - 2 tblsp

Method:

1. Wash the chicken/turkey breast and sclice it into thin layers about 1 inch thick.
2. Mix all the spices (garam masala, chilly powder, ginger garlic paste, corriander
powder, cumin powder, turmeric powder and salt) with yogurt and add the lemon juice to it.
3. Apply the marinade on the chicken/turkey layers and let it rest in the refrigerator for atleast half and hour. Overnight marination would be excellent.
4. While the chicken/turkey rests, heat some oil in a pan. Temper some cumin seeds.
5. Add the green chillies and spinach with little salt. Let it cook for few minutes until the spinach wilts.Switch off and let it cool.
6. Once it is cool enough, grind it into a coarse paste.
7. Spread this spinach chutney on the chicken/turkey layers.
8. Roll the chicken/turkey as shown in the picture. Use toothpicks to hold the chicken in place.
9. Fry the rolls in oil or bake it in an oven preheated to 300 degrees for 20 minutes or until done.
10. Remove the toothpicks and serve. Few drops of lemon juice can be added at the end