Thursday 22 January 2015

Jalebi Recipe | जलेबी रेसिपी




Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Yield: 15 Pieces
Serving Size: 1 Piece
Calories per serving: 96
Fat per serving: 3.6g

Ingredients
  • 1 cup Maida (All purpose flour / Refined flour)
  • 1/4 cup Cornflour
  • 1 cup fresh Yogurt (Curd / Dahi)
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1 cup Water
  • 1/4 tsp Red-orange Food Color or Yellow Food Color
  • Oil for deep frying
Instructions
  1. Take a big bowl and add 1 cup Maida, 1/4 cup Cornflour, 1 cup fresh Yogurt,1/2 tsp Baking Powder and 1/4 tsp Red-orange Food Color or 1/4 tsp turmeric powder. Add about 1 cup of water and mix all the ingredients well. Make a batter of smooth and pouring consistency. It should not be too thin or too thick.
  2. Cover the batter and refrigerate it for 12 - 24 hours. It will help to ferment the Jalebi batter. If you don't want to keep it aside that long then you may use active yeast and keep it aside for 1 hour.
  3. Cook 1 cup of sugar with 1 cup of water in a deep non-stick pan on low heat, stirring continuously, till the sugar dissolves and till you have a thick two-strand sugar syrup / chasni. Keep it warm on the stove.
  4. Now Heat good amount of oil or ghee in a pan / Kadai on medium heat to about 150C / 160C, about 300F TO 320F. Fill the prepared Jalebi batter either into a squeeze bottle, just like bottle of tomato ketchup or you can put the batter in zip lock bag with a small hole. Squeeze round spirals into the hot oil and deep fry, turning them over gently a few times, till they are evenly golden and crisp.
  5. Drain the fried Jalebi quickly from oil and dip in sugar syrup / chasni. Take the Jalebi out from the syrup, garnish with few saffron strands and serve hot. You can also put Jalebi in plate and then pour syrup on top of them.
Note -
You can make jalebi with the help of muslin cloth as well, for that you need to pour the batter in the cloth, gather the edges and make a tight potli, then make a small hole and pour the jalebi in hot oil. You can add about 1/2 tsp green cardamom seeds powder and 1/2 tsp rose water in batter for bringing more flavors in jalebi.

Thursday 15 January 2015

Idli Fry Recipe : इडली फ्राई रेसिपी



Prep Time: 1 minute
Cook Time: 4 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Yield: 16 pieces
Serving Size: 4 pieces
Calories per serving: 150
Fat per serving: 7g

Ingredients
  • 4 Idli's
  • Some Oil for Frying
  • pinch of chaat masala
  • pinch of red chili powder
  • pinch of garam masala
Instructions
  1. Take Idli's and Cut them in medium size pieces. 
  2. Make sure not to make them too small or they may break while frying.  
  3. Fry Idli's for 2 minutes at high heat till they are golden brown 
  4. Take out Idli's and put them on tissue paper to remove excess oil from them  
  5. Sprinkle a pinch of red chili powder, chat masala and garam masala over fried idlis. 
  6. Serve with chutney.
 You may sprinkle your favorite masala and Bikaji Bhujia on top of it for variations. Fry idli's on high heat so that it absorb less oil.

Tuesday 6 January 2015

RAGADA PATTICE RECIPE : रगड़ा पेटिस



Servings : 4-5
Cooking time : 30 minutes or so

Ingredients:
Ingredients for ragda :
1 cup dried white peas
1 small onion (finely chopped)
1 tsp green chili paste
1/2 tsp ginger – garlic paste
1/2 tsp mustard seed
4-5 curry leaves
Pinch of asafetida
1 tsp red chili powder
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1/2 tsp coriander powder
1/4 tsp black salt
1/2 tsp pepper powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp garam masala

Ingredients for pattice :
5 medium potatoes (boiled)
2 green chili (cursed fine)
1 tsp ginger (grated)
1 tbsp oil
1 tsp corn flour
2 tbsp dry bread crumbs
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
Salt to taste
Oil(shallow fry patties)

Ingredients to garnish :
1 cup sev
1 tsp chaat masala
2 onions (finely chopped)
1/2 cup green coriander chutney
1/2 cup tamarind chutney

How to make ragada pattice:
  • Method for making ragda:
  • Wash and soak dried peas in water for 8-10 hours or leave it over night.
  • Drain soaked peas and transfer them to pressure cooker, add four cups of water, salt and a pinch of soda. Pressure cook it for 5 whistles, until the peas turn soft. Don’t drain the water as it can be used later.
  • Heat oil in a wok, add mustard seed, curry leaves and asafetida. When mustard seed starts to splatter add onion, chili and ginger garlic paste. Sauté for 3-4 minute, till the onions are translucent.
  • Add cooked white peas along with water that is been left from cooker. Add red chili powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, black salt, pepper powder, salt, turmeric powder and garam masala. Mix all the ingredients well.
  • Mash some peas with a back of spoon to make thicker ragda. Add 1 cup of water in it. Mix well.
  • Let the mixture cook over medium flame for 10 minute until gravy turns thick.
  • Method for making pattice :
  • Peel and mash boiled potatoes. Add green chili, salt, grated ginger, corn flour, salt, bread crumbs, and turmeric. Mix all the ingredients well.
  • Divide mashed potato mixture into 12 equal portions and give them a shape of round ball. Press them little using palms to make ½ inch thick flat round shape patties.
  • Shallow fry pattice on a non – stick griddle over medium flame using small amount of oil.
  • Fry until potato pattice are crisp and golden brown on both sides.
  • Place two patties on a plate, top with a spoon full of ragada over it. Then garnish it with tamarind chutney, finely chopped onion, coriander leaves and sev. Sprinkle chat masala over it.
  • Serve hot. 
Note : To add more flavor and taste, sprinkle with Bikaji Bhujia and enjoy.