Tuesday, 21 September 2021

Mixed vegetable samosa

Ingredients

Oil for frying

For samosa dough: 2 ¾ cup maida flour/ maize flour, 3 tbsp un melted ghee, ½ tsp salt, ¾ cup water,

For filling: 1 tsp oil, 1 tsp mustard seeds, ginger paste, garlic paste, turmeric powder and salt as per the taste, A few curry leaves, 1 tbsp finely chopped green chillies, 2 onions finely chopped, 500 grams boiled and mashed potatoes, 200 grams carrot grated with big-holes grater, 200 grams cauliflower finely chopped, 250 grams fresh or frozen peas. 1 tsp garam masala, 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves.

For sticking paste: 3 tbsp flour, 1 pinch of salt, ½ cup water

Method

For preparing samosa dough: Combine maize flour, ghee and salt. When you add ghee in the dough it becomes crispy. Rub till it resembles to fine bread crumps. Gradually add water knead to smooth dough. Divide dough into 12 samosa pieces and set aside.

Preparing the filling: Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds and curry leaves. When splutter, add ginger paste, garlic paste, turmeric and salt. Stir and cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Add all vegetables and garam masala. Stir and cook for 5 minutes. Remove, cool and divide it in 24 potions and set aside.

Preparing Sticking paste: Combine all the ingredients of sticking paste, mix to a smooth paste and set aside.

Preparing samosa: Roll each potion of prepared dough with rolling pin into round disk / Roti. Pile the disks one over the other, dredging flour on top of each disk. Cut the pile into half and place the piled disks into a muslin cloth. Place each halved disk on the palm and shape into a cone. Fill the cone with one potion of prepared filling and stick the edges with paste. Set aside. Repeat this process for all the remaining samosas. For frying, heat ghee in a wok. Put a few samosas in it and fry till light brown and crisp. Drain and remove on absorbent paper. Eat hot with chutney or tomato ketchup.

Note: If you don't have frozen peas or fresh peas then you can soak 150grams of dry peas and boil them.

Thanks for visiting. Please try this recipe and tell me your experience in comments. Jay Shree Ram!

Spicy corn patties

Ingredients:

Corn kernels 2 cup boiled, ½ cup maize flour, 1 green chilli finely chopped, red chilli powder 1 teaspoon, 2 teaspoons finely chopped ginger, cumin seeds ½ teaspoon, ½ cups bread crumbs, ½ teaspoons salt, oil for shallow frying and greasing, rice flour 2 teaspoons, tomato ketchup to serve.

Method

Grind corn kernels, red chilli powder, ginger, green chilli cumin seeds, lemon juice coriander leaved with some water for a smooth paste. Put maize rice flour and breadcrumbs in a bowl. Add salt and mix well. Heat oil in non stick pan, Grease palms with oil, shape the mixture into patties, Shallow fry the patties on pan, turn sides till crisp and brown on both sides. Eat with ketchup or Chutaney.

Try this recipe and share your experience in comments below.
Jay Shree Ram!

Monday, 20 September 2021

Panjiri

Ingredients

450 grams wheat flour, coarse, 100 gram crushed cashew and almond nuts, 50 gram raisins, 50 grams acacia gum, 2o gram poppy seeds, 150 gram powdered sugar, 175 grams ghee.

Method

Dry and roast nuts, and wheat till wheat gives a nutty aroma, add ghee and cook till the ghee blend in. Add all the other ingredients and roasted nuts, cook and stir until it is a nice mixture. Cool it down and then pack it in a air tight container.

Mug brownie

Ingredient

3 tbsp flour, 3 tbsp brown sugar, 3 tbsp cocoa powder, 3 tbsp coconut oil, ½ tbsp vanilla essence, 2 tbsp coca chips, a pinch of salt, 3 tbsp water.

Method

Mix all the ingredients, cook them in a microwave for 45 to 60 minutes. Put it in a bowl, add your choice of topping, it is ready.

Mug mac and cheese

Ingredients

½ cup pasta, ¼ cup water, 4 tbsp milk, 1.4 tsp corn starch, 4 tbsp grated cheddar, Salt and pepper to taste.

Method

Add pasta sup into water, boil pasta for 3 times in a microwave oven. Mix remaining ingredients in the cup, microwave it for 1 minute. Relish the mug mac and cheese.

Cheese tomato chutney bread tart

Ingredients

For tart

10 to 15 fresh bread slices, soft butter.

For fillings

2 cup tomatoes cut into small diced pieces, ¼ tsp kalonji/ nigella seeds 5 to 6 basil leaves, 1 tbsp garlic, chopped, 1 tbsp jalapeno pepper, chopped, 1 tbsp olive oil, 2 tbsp smoked paprika cheese spread.

Method

For tartlet cases

Remove the crust from slices. Roll each side with a rolling pin. Press the rolled slices into cavities of a muffin tray which is lightly greased with butter. Brush with melted butter and bake in a hot oven at 230 degree c for 8 to 10 minutes or until crisps.

For the filling

Heat oil in a pan and kalonji and garlic sauté until garlic turns light brown. Now add tomato and basil. Cook until tomato turns soft. Adjust seasoning jalapeno pepper.

How to proceed

Put a filling in each tartlet case. Sprinkle a little cheese spread over it. Top basil leaves, and eat hot.

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1. Joy does not require any specific condition.

2. Keep giving and feeling joy, and situation will unfold accordingly.

3. Let just flow your joy from the inside.

4. Start with joy and live with joy.

5. Big achievements are the result of small efforts added one by one to each other.

6. Lives of happiness and fulfillment are built piece by piece, one small joy at a time.

7. The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.

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9. Any success is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.

10. Success is never achieved in a straight line.

11. Instead of making judgments about what you cannot control, make adjustments in those things you can control.

12. Don't give up on your goals or dreams just because things change.

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