12.22.10
Ingredients:
1/2 tsp onion seeds (kalonji)
salt to taste
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
250 gms ladyfingers (bhindi)
3 tsp bengal gram flour (besan)
1 tsp cumin powder
4 green chillies
1 tsp coriander powder
1 1/2 tsp fennel seeds (saunf)
1 tsp dry mango powder (amchur)
1/4 cup oil
1 tsp garam masala powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/4 tsp cumin seeds
Method:
Wash and wipe the ladyfingers.
Snip off the two ends and slit on one side.
Mix everything bengal gram flour, 1 tsp fennel seeds and all other dry masalas except cumin and onion seeds.
Mix in a tblsp of oil and salt and mix well.
Stuff this masala into the ladyfingers.
Heat up 3 tblsp of oil, mix in the remaining fennel seeds, cumin seeds, green chillies and onion seeds, fry for a minute.
Mix in ladyfingers and stir fry for 5 minutes, cover and stir fry stirring till they are cooked.
Uncover and stir fry till the ladyfingers are crisp.
Serve hot.
12.22.10
Here is a spicy cheese pakora recipe that is served as a snack.
Ingredients:
250 gm cottage cheese (paneer)
2 green chilly (hari mirch)
2 onion (pyaj)
1/4 cup curd (dahi)
2 cup gram flour (besan)
a pinch baking powder
1/2 tsp red chilly powder (lal mirch)
1 tsp salt (namak)
a pinch orange colour
oil for frying
Method:
Cut cheese , hari mirch and pyaj into small long pieces.
Mix dahi, namak, lal mirch, baking powder and orange color in besan and make a thick batter using water.
Heat oil in a pan.
Dip a piece of paneer, hari mirch and onion in the batter and deep fry in oil.
Sprinkle some tandoori masala on all pakoras and serve them hot.
08.13.10
Ingredients:
1/2 kg Turnips (Shalgam)
1 cup Mustard Oil (Sarson Ka Tel)
15 cloves Garlic (Lasun)
1 cup Vinegar (Sirka)
3/4 or 1 cup Sugar (Cheeni)
15 dry Dates (Khajoor)
6 teaspoons seedless golden Raisins (Kishmish)
1 teaspoon peppercorn
2 teaspoons chilli powder
1 teaspoon Onions seeds (Kalonji)
1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds (Jeera)
1/3 cup Salt (Namak)
Method:
- Grind the spices and sugar together.
- Grind dates and raisins with a little vinegar.
- Peel and cut turnips into thick round slices and rub salt on them.
- Keep for 8 hours.
- Heat oil, fry the ground garlic till golden brown.
- In it fry turnips till dry.
- Add vinegar, ground spices with sugar and ground dates and raisins.
- Put in a jar, keep in the sun for 6 days.