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South Indian Style Onion Pakora
South Indian Style Onion Pakora
These days it rains almost every evening ........... my son too staying home on his school holidays ........ feel like eating something hot and spicy and my son suggested in doing Pakora for today evening ......... Yeah we all love pakora that too south indian style [Pakoda] is our favorite snacks............ whenever I prepare pakoras at home the smell takes me to my childhood days...........my Dad used to buy snacks daily on his return from office.......... myself and my bro will be waiting even when my Mom prepares homemade desserts like kesari, pongal, payasam etc.......... hot pakodas from Jayam Bakery of K.K. Nagar on rainy days hmmmmmm can't forget those days .......... Even today whenever I visit my Mom's place we buy it on evenings ............ This south Indian style is what we prefer more than others.............I would like to share my recipe with all my friends today..............easy and healthy when we prepare at home as we take more care about oil we use.............we cannot expect this in shops............. Here goes my south Indian pakora recipe................
South Indian Style Pakoda
Ingredients:
Red onions horizontally cut - 2 large
Besan flour - 2 cup
Rice flour - 1/4 cup
Baking soda - 1 pinch
Green chilies chopped - 4
Ginger peeled and crushed - 1 inch
Garlic crushed - 2 pods
Curry leaves - 3 -5
Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt - to taste
Canola oil - for deep frying.
Method:
Peel off the skin of onions and cut thin and horizontal.
Finely chop the chilli, curry leaves, crushed ginger and garlic
Add all the ingredients to the besan flour and mix well
If needed sprinkle little water and mix well such that if we take in hands it is to be so sticky.
Use your fingers and scatter the dough in oil for small pakoras be careful while doing it above the hot oil.
Heat oil in a kadhai and deep fry till golden brown and your hot and spicy pakoras is ready to taste.
Good snack for a rainy evening.
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Batura with Channa Masala and Mattar Paneer
BATURA WITH CHANNA MASALA AND MATTAR PANEER
Batura is one of the favorite dish of my family members........... My hubby and Son used to prefer different side dishes for most of the dishes I cook.............. In a family of three I cook a lot ............ I sometimes feel Iam living in a very large family that to whenever I see my sink after cooking................. My hubby like to have batura with Channa Masala........ whereas my Son like to have Batura with Matter Paneer....... Whatever be I feel obliged in cooking Batura.......... yeah! they both can have one favorite side dish each whereas I can have two ......... hmmmmmmm ........Yummy too.........I like to have both Channa Masala and Mattar Paneer..........They are my favorites toooooo..............
When we see the Twinkling eyes of our children on seeing their favorite dish ........... we feel happy and however hard be the dish to cook we love to cook it for them......... we don't feel the tiredness too.......... Here is my Batura with Channa Masala and Mattar Paneer for U all too..............
INGREDIENTS FOR BATURA
All-purpose flour - 2 cups
Sooji - 4 tbsp
Yeast - 1/4 tsp
Sugar - 1 tsp
Salt - 1 tbsp
Yoghurt - 3 tbsp
Oil - 2 tbsp
lukewarm water - 3/4 cup
Method:
Add sooji, sugar, and salt to the flour and mix well.
Mix oil and yoghurt with flour. Add yeast water to the flour and make into soft dough
Knead the dough well and divide the dough into equal parts.
Shape dough into balls and roll into roughly 5 to 7 inch circles. Dust lightly with dry flour to help with the rolling.
Heat the oil in a frying pan on high heat.
Batura should be light creamy brown on both sides. Take the batura out and place them on paper towel to absorb the extra oil.
CHANNA MASALA RECIPE
INGREDIENTS:
Chick peas - 1 cup
Onion (chopped) - 1 medium
Tomato (chopped) - 1 medium
Ginger&Garlic paste - 1 tsp
Garam masala pwd - 2 tsp
Coriander pwd - 1/4 tsp
Cumin pwd - 1/4 tsp
Lemon juice - 1/2 tsp
Green chilli - 1
Ghee or butter - 2 tsp
Coriander leaves - for garnishing
Salt - to taste
METHOD:
Soak dry chickpeas in 3 cups of water overnight.
Add salt to taste to the soaked chickpeas. Boil in the same water until chickpeas are tender.
Take a pan heat oil add onion and fry till transculant.
Add ginger and garlic paste.
Now add tomatoes saute until well cooked
Then coriander , cumin and garam masala powders. saute well
Add the chickpeas along with water [press the channa so that you get a thick gravy}. Cover and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.
Mix lemon juice and stir well.
Garnish with chopped green coriander, and serve.
Batura is one of the favorite dish of my family members........... My hubby and Son used to prefer different side dishes for most of the dishes I cook.............. In a family of three I cook a lot ............ I sometimes feel Iam living in a very large family that to whenever I see my sink after cooking................. My hubby like to have batura with Channa Masala........ whereas my Son like to have Batura with Matter Paneer....... Whatever be I feel obliged in cooking Batura.......... yeah! they both can have one favorite side dish each whereas I can have two ......... hmmmmmmm ........Yummy too.........I like to have both Channa Masala and Mattar Paneer..........They are my favorites toooooo..............
When we see the Twinkling eyes of our children on seeing their favorite dish ........... we feel happy and however hard be the dish to cook we love to cook it for them......... we don't feel the tiredness too.......... Here is my Batura with Channa Masala and Mattar Paneer for U all too..............
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| Puffy Batura |
All-purpose flour - 2 cups
Sooji - 4 tbsp
Yeast - 1/4 tsp
Sugar - 1 tsp
Salt - 1 tbsp
Yoghurt - 3 tbsp
Oil - 2 tbsp
lukewarm water - 3/4 cup
Method:
Add sooji, sugar, and salt to the flour and mix well.
Mix oil and yoghurt with flour. Add yeast water to the flour and make into soft dough
Knead the dough well and divide the dough into equal parts.
Shape dough into balls and roll into roughly 5 to 7 inch circles. Dust lightly with dry flour to help with the rolling.
Heat the oil in a frying pan on high heat.
Batura should be light creamy brown on both sides. Take the batura out and place them on paper towel to absorb the extra oil.
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| Left side is Channa Masala and Right side is Mattar Paneer |
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| Batura with Channa Masala and Mattar Paneer |
CHANNA MASALA RECIPE
INGREDIENTS:
Chick peas - 1 cup
Onion (chopped) - 1 medium
Tomato (chopped) - 1 medium
Ginger&Garlic paste - 1 tsp
Garam masala pwd - 2 tsp
Coriander pwd - 1/4 tsp
Cumin pwd - 1/4 tsp
Lemon juice - 1/2 tsp
Green chilli - 1
Ghee or butter - 2 tsp
Coriander leaves - for garnishing
Salt - to taste
METHOD:
Soak dry chickpeas in 3 cups of water overnight.
Add salt to taste to the soaked chickpeas. Boil in the same water until chickpeas are tender.
Take a pan heat oil add onion and fry till transculant.
Add ginger and garlic paste.
Now add tomatoes saute until well cooked
Then coriander , cumin and garam masala powders. saute well
Add the chickpeas along with water [press the channa so that you get a thick gravy}. Cover and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.
Mix lemon juice and stir well.
Garnish with chopped green coriander, and serve.
METHI ALOO
METHI ALOO
Ingredients:
Medium Potatoes (boiled and mashed/cubed) - 4
Big Onion - 1
Tomatoes - 1
Green Chilli - 2 small
Dried Kasoori Methi (fenugreek leaves) - 1/4 cup
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Chilli powder - 1tsp
Coriander powder - 1tbsp
Cumin seeds - 3/4tsp
Minced Ginger (optional) - 1/4 tsp
Oil - 1 tbsp
Salt - to taste
Method
Soak the dried methi with enough water for 5 mins, drain'em and keep it aside.
Heat oil in a skillet, add cumin seeds, followed by onions, ginger and green chilli.
Saute until tender and add the tomatoes, followed by dried methi and saute for 3-4 mins.
Now add the turmeric powder, chilli powder and coriander powder along with salt, mix well and pour 1/2 cup of water.
Let cook for a min or two, then add the mashed/cubed potato mix well and continue cooking.
Then pour 2 cups of water, check salt for taste and cook until right consistency.
Finally sprinkle chopped cilantro.
Serve hot with chappathi
Ingredients:
Medium Potatoes (boiled and mashed/cubed) - 4
Big Onion - 1
Tomatoes - 1
Green Chilli - 2 small
Dried Kasoori Methi (fenugreek leaves) - 1/4 cup
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Chilli powder - 1tsp
Coriander powder - 1tbsp
Cumin seeds - 3/4tsp
Minced Ginger (optional) - 1/4 tsp
Oil - 1 tbsp
Salt - to taste
Method
Soak the dried methi with enough water for 5 mins, drain'em and keep it aside.
Heat oil in a skillet, add cumin seeds, followed by onions, ginger and green chilli.
Saute until tender and add the tomatoes, followed by dried methi and saute for 3-4 mins.
Now add the turmeric powder, chilli powder and coriander powder along with salt, mix well and pour 1/2 cup of water.
Let cook for a min or two, then add the mashed/cubed potato mix well and continue cooking.
Then pour 2 cups of water, check salt for taste and cook until right consistency.
Finally sprinkle chopped cilantro.
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| Methi Aloo |
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| Serve with chappathi |
Serve hot with chappathi
DECORATED LANTERN
During Lantern festival we get a lot of eye catchy lanterns here. I got a crafty idea on seeing plain white lantern, So I bought it and gave it a blue paint............ I had some remaining plastic flowers which I used for making a craft item long before which was staying unused in my craft box .......... I thought of using it also in this work.............. I cut the waste CD in diamond shape which resemble like tiny diamond mirror which we usually get from craft shops during our childhood days........... Then started to work in steps ..............First I colored the Lantern with blue and pasted the flowers and CD with glue .................. Just made it hang in my living room My chinese Neighbour was inspired by my work and she also made one for this Chinese New Year.............
During Lantern festival we get a lot of eye catchy lanterns here. I got a crafty idea on seeing plain white lantern, So I bought it and gave it a blue paint............ I had some remaining plastic flowers which I used for making a craft item long before which was staying unused in my craft box .......... I thought of using it also in this work.............. I cut the waste CD in diamond shape which resemble like tiny diamond mirror which we usually get from craft shops during our childhood days........... Then started to work in steps ..............First I colored the Lantern with blue and pasted the flowers and CD with glue .................. Just made it hang in my living room My chinese Neighbour was inspired by my work and she also made one for this Chinese New Year.............
Decorated Lantern
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| Plastic Flowers and CD Pieces |
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