Khasta Porota

Khasta Porota

Ingredients:

·         Maida:500 gms

·         Eggs: 4 pcs

·         Oil 2 tbs spoon ;

·         pinch of salt and sugar to taste;

·         baking soda a pinch

Preparation:

v  Beat eggs in a bowl and add add sugar oil and salt

v  Add the mixture to the maida and make a dough

v  Press the ball of dough and apply oil on it, sprinkle some drops of water and cover with a wet cloth and leave for 3 hours

v  Now make thick paranthas and fry in oil

v  Serve hot

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Chingri Pakora

Chingri Pakora   

Ingredients:

·         Shrimps (shelled): 500 gms

·         Green chillies chopped: 2

·         Coriander leaves chopped: few sprigs

·         Ginger paste: 1 tsp

·         Soy sauce: 2 tsp

·         Egg : 1

·         Refined flour: 1/2 cup

·         Onions chopped : 2

·         Oil for frying

Preparation:

v  Cream the egg, flour and little oil

v  Mix in the shelled shrimps, soy sauce, ginger paste, cut coriander leaves and cut onions, mix well

v  Shape into balls or flat cutlets

v  Heat up oil in a kadhai and deep fry the cutlets till golden brown

v  Serve as a snack or as a side dish with lunch

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Chanar bara

Chanar bara

Ingredients:
1. Refined flour or maida (500gms)
2. sugar (2c)
3. green cardamom powder (1tsp)
4. ghee (for frying)
5. cottage cheese (250gms)
6. milk (a little)
7. water (1 1/2c)

Preparation:

1. Take cottage cheese, mash it properly. Take a bowl, add flour in it and then mix 1 tablespoon of ghee in it. Add a little of milk in it and mix it well to make thin batter.

2. Now add the mashed paneer in it to make the batter thick. Then add the powdered cardamom in it and mix it.

3. Take a pan, place it over heat. Add sugar and 1 ½ cup of water in it. Keep it to boil to make the syrup of 1 thread consistency.

4. Take a kadai, heat ghee in it. Then put the spoonful of batter in hot oil and fry it until gets golden brown in color. Drain them and then dip them in syrup for about 2 hours.

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Cholar dal

Cholar dal 

Ingredients:

1 tblsp ghee
4 -6 green chillies slit
1 tsp garam masala powder
1 tblsp coriander powder
3 bay leaves
1/4 coconut
1 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
2 - 4 tsp sugar
250 gms bengal gram divide (chana dal)
1 tblsp cumin powder
salt to taste 
1 tblsp raisins

Preparation:

v  Wash the dal and boil with 4 cup of water.

v  Mix in turmeric, cumin, garam masala, and slit green chillies.

v  Mix in salt and sugar to taste.

v  Mix well and stir fry till the time the dal is soft and thick.

v  Heat up ghee in a kadhai.

v  Mix in bay leaves and garam masala.

v  When it stops spluttering mix in it to the dal.

v  Mix thoroughly.

v  Cut the coconut into small dices and fry in ghee till light brown.

v  Mix in this to the dal and stir.

v  Serve hot along with luchi.

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