Til Ladoos/ Sesame seeds balls

 

14th January means Makar Sankranti, time to make Til ladoos. Here is a simple and quick traditional recipe. 

1. Roast 1 cup til or sesame seeds in a flat pan on low heat. Keep aside 

2. Next roast groundnuts 1/2 or 1/4 cup as per your nut preference (optional: after roasting you can crush or coarsely ground them.)

3. Mix roasted sesame seeds and groundnuts in a bowl, add 1/2 tsp cardamon powder. 

4. Then in a pan add 1 cup jaggery (its got to be that sticky jaggery or chikki jaggery) . Let it melt on low heat, add 1 tbspn of ghee (optional: butter or groundnut oil). To test if the syrup is ready, add one or two drops of melted syrup to a bowl of water . Drops/strings will solidify and form a lump. Drop that lump back in water and see if it makes a sound. If it does, then the syrup is ready. If no sound, then continue stirring the mixture on low heat. And keep testing till the syrup is ready. 

5. Once the syrup is ready remove the pan from heat and add the above mixture of sesame seeds and groundnuts. (add mixture in small proportions according to the syrup quantity.)

6. Grease your palms  with ghee and while the mixture is still lukewarm, take a small lump between your palms and roll it into a small ball. Keep it on a greased plate. Repeat,  till the mixture is used up. 

7. Lay all balls on a greased plate. Let them cool and get a candy-like texture. Til ladoos or sesame balls are ready to eat. 

8. Store them in an air tight container.

Tip: Apply little ghee or butter on your palms while rolling ladoos, don't get burnt. 

Recipe: Vegetarian

Preparation time : 20 mins

Cooking time : 30 mins

Serves : 3-4

Contains nuts 

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Sabudana Wada - Crispy

Popular in Maharashtra, crispy Sabudana wadas are a great companion, if you are fasting. These fritters can be deep fried, shallow pan fried in oil or you can simply use your air fryer. 

This traditional snack from Maharashtra is served with green coconut peanut chutney or with sweet yogurt. 

Preparation :

1. Soak 1 cup sabudana (Sago seeds or Tapioca Pearls) in 1 cup water for 4-5 hours. Then drain out the water and keep them aside. 
2. Boil 2 large potatoes. Peel and mash them. 
3. For peanut powder : Roast 1/2 cup peanuts till slightly golden brown. When they cool down crush them roughly in a blender. 
4. In a large bowl mix soaked sabudana, boiled potatoes and crushed peanut powder (1 cup). Next add chopped green chillies 3-4 nos, 1tbspn chopped coriander (optional), sugar 1 tsp, 2-3 tbsp lemon juice and salt to taste. Mix well. 
5. Next with damp hands, carefully roll the mixture into small balls or using the palm of your hand gently squeeze down the round balls into patties about 3 or 4 cm thick.
6. Then deep fry them in hot oil or you can shallow pan fry them. Infact I used our Ninja foodi max health air fryer and they turned out to be really crispy. (200 degrees for 20 minutes. Lightly brush one side of sabudana wada with groundnut or vegetable oil. After 10 mins flip and oil the other side and cook for 20 mins with 10 mins each side). 
7. Serve with green coconut and peanut chutney or sweet yoghurt, 

Deep fried Sabudana Wadas

Air fried 

Air fried Sabudana Wadas

Recipe: Vegetarian

Preparation time : 4- 5 hours

Cooking time : 20-30 mins

Serves : 1-2

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Mumbai Dahi Batata Sev Puri

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Dahi Batata Sev Puri is a street food in Mumbai. I have this easy and very quick recipe, especially for those chaat cravings.

But before you start, get into an Asian grocery store and buy a packet of puffed puris, packet of salted boondis and a packet of thin sev. 

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Preparation: 

Fillings/Stuffings

-Boiled Potatoes: In a bowl mash boiled potato, add black salt 1/2 tsp and 1tbspn chopped coriander.

-Soaked boondi: Take 1/2 cup salted boondi and add little water to soak them. 

-Yoghurt: To 1/2 cup yoghurt, add 2 tsp sugar and 1/2 tsp black salt. Mix well and give a whip. 

-Green Chutney: In a blender add 1/2 cup coriander, 1/2 cup mint leaves , 1inch ginger, 1/2 tsp amchur powder, 3-4 nos green chillies , 1/2 tsp cumin seeds, 1tbspn roasted channa dal, 1 tsp sesame seeds, 10 ml water and salt to taste. Grind to a smooth green chutney.

-Onion and Tomato: Finely chop 1/2 onion and 1/2 tomato.

-Raw mango: Finely grate raw mango 1nos, add 1/4 tsp red chilli powder, 1/4 tsp sugar/jaggery and 1/4 tsp black salt. Mix well.

-Tamarind and Date Sweet Chutney: Soak 1/2 cup tamarind in hot water. Also soak 1/2 cup dates in hot water. In a pan add soaked tamarind or pulp, soaked dates, 1/2 cup jaggery, 1/2 tsp cumin powder, 1/2 tsp ginger powder, 1/2 tsp black salt and 10ml water. Let it simmer for 20 mins on low heat until the jaggery melts and tamarind is soft. Remove from heat. Let the mixture cool down. Then pass the pulpy mixture through sieve and strain. Chutney should be of thick coating consistency. Add little water if it is too thick. 

Platting , layering and serving 

1) Place 10-12 puffed crispy puris on a plate.

2) Create a small hole in the centre of each puri.

3) Fill each puri with : 1/4 tsp boiled potato, 1/4 tsp soaked boondi, 1/4 tsp chopped onion and tomato, 1/4 tsp raw mango,  then add 1/2 tsp sweet chutney, 1/2 tsp green chutney, 1/2 tsp yoghurt and sprinkle chaat masala 

4) Sprinkle on top : thin sev, crushed puri, finely chopped coriander and pomegranate seeds.

5) Enjoy each puris in one go. 

Tip : Once ready, serve and enjoy immediately, as the puris will go soggy if kept for long. 

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Recipe: Vegetarian

Preparation time : 20 mins

Cooking time : 10 mins

Serves : 1-2

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Doodhi/Lauki Kofta Curry

 

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Preparation 

Koftas: 

1)  Peel the green bottle gourd/lauki/doodhi 1 nos-250-500gms. Then on a flat plate grate that bottle gourd and squeeze out all the juice from it. Keep this juice aside.

2) Now to the grated doodhi add : 1tsp black pepper, 3nos chopped green chillies, 1tsp red chilly powder, 1inch finely chopped ginger, 1tsp coriander powder, 1tbspn finely chopped coriander and mint leaves, 1 tsp amchur powder, 1/2 tsp asafoetida, 1 cup besan/chick peas flour, 2tbspn rice flour, 1tbspn oil and salt to taste. Mix well. This mixture should be thick enough to roll balls.

3) Using slightly damp hands roll into balls or koftas and deep fry them until crisp and golden brown then set aside on kitchen paper or use the air fryer for frying. (I sprinkled some rapseed oil 1tbspn and air fried them at 200 degrees for 20 mins).

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Sauce/Gravy :

1) Heat 3-4 tbsp oil in a non-stick pan. Add: cumin seeds 1tspn, 2 bay leaves, 1 cinnamon stick , 1 pinch asafoetida, 1 tbsp each of crushed ginger, garlic and green chillies. Add 2 finely chopped onions. Fry the onions till they turn brown. 

2) Lower the heat and add to the above : 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1tsp coriander powder, 1tsp red chilly powdatater, 1tsp amchur powder , 1/2tsp black pepper powder, 1tsp jeera powder. Add 20ml water. Mix well. Cook for 3-4 mins on medium heat. 

3) Blend together 7-8 soaked cashew nuts, 1tsp poppy seeds, 4-5 tomatoes, stir this mixture into the above gravy. Add 50 ml water, bottle gourd juice (squeezed out of grated gourd) and salt to taste. Cook on low heat for 10 mins keep stirring. 

4) Add another 50 ml of water if required. Gently simmer for 10 mins. Take care gravy should not reduce a lot. It should be a slightly thick liquid. 

5) When gravy comes to a boil add koftas, kasuri methi 1tbsp, 1tsp garam masala and 1 tbsp chopped coriander. Heat through and serve with a drizzle of single fresh cream. 

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Recipe: Vegetarian

Preparation time : 30 mins

Cooking time : 30 mins

Serves : 4

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Surali Vadi / Khandvi

Surali chi Vadi or Khandvi is a protein pack snack. Here are some quick and easy steps to prepare them. 

Preparation :

1. Sift 1 cup chickpea flour and keep aside 

2. Whisk 1 cup yoghurt + 2 cups water + 1 pinch asafoetida + 1 pinch turmeric + 1 tspn ginger- green chili paste + 1 tspn salt + 1 tspn lemon juice

3. Next slowly add chickpea flour to the yoghurt mixture . Keep stirring continuously so that no lumps are formed . Mixture should be of dropping consistency 

4.  Now place a saucepan on low heat and add the above (chickpea flour + yoghurt) mixture to it. Keep stirring continuously . Till the batter thickens , should take around 20 mins. There should be no lumps , cooked batter should be of smooth consistency

5. Tester, this is the tricky bit  :- spread a small portion of the cooked batter on a oil-greased flat plate or flat tray. Let it cool, then cut the batter into strips and roll these strips . If the roll is smooth , means the batter consistency is perfect 

6. Remove the cooked batter from heat . ( If the batter consistency is not perfect , keep stirring the batter on low heat till it is medium thick, keep repeating the tester for the prefect smooth roll, once achieved . switch of the heat )

7. Once the prefect cooked batter consistency is achieved . You need to be quick with the next step.

8. Take a spatula and start spreading  the medium cooked batter ( not very thick, nor very loose , medium cooked consistency) on the oil-greased flat plates or flat trays (3-4 nos) . It should be a thin spread of even consistency. Let the spread cool . Then cut the batter into strips . Now roll these strips (tight rolls or loose rolls as you prefer) . You should get around 10-15 rolls from this cooked batter 

9. Chop coriander leaves and grate fresh coconut , keep them aside 

10. Tempering : heat 4 tbspn oil + 1 tspn black mustard seeds , let them crackle . Then add curry leaves and 1 chopped green chili

11. Pour this tempering over the rolls.

12. Garnish with coriander , fresh coconut and 

13. Serve with mint chutney 

Recipe: Vegetarian

Preparation time : 10 mins

Cooking time : 20 mins

Serves : 4

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Homemade wholewheat bread roll without eggs and yeast

Step 1 :  Make the dough 

Bowl 1 : 2 1/2  cups wholewheat flour

Bowl 2 : 1 cup milk + 1 tspn apple cider vinegar ( keep aside for 15 mins )

Bowl 3 : 2 tbspn yoghurt + 1tspn honey + 1tspn baking soda + 1tspn sugar + little salt 

Bowl 4 : 1/4 cup melted butter 

Gradually add ingredients in bowl 2 to Bowl 1 mix well. Then add ingredients in bowl 3 to bowl 1 . Gently fold. Then all ingredients in bowl 4 to Bowl 1 .  Adjust with flour if the mixture is too sticky . 

Let the dough be a bit sticky or rather tacky. 

Step 2 : knead the dough 

Dust/ Sprinkle a little flour to the dough . Add 2 tbspn of olive oil  and knead the dough until it is smooth and elastic.  Knead by hand for 15 mins, coat the dough with little oil  . Then cover it with cling film and keep the dough aside for 1 hour. 

Step 3: Preheat the oven 

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius with fan. Grease baking tray and keep it aside. 

Step 4 : Prepare dough balls 

After 1 hour,  knead the dough again. Divide it into 6 equal pieces. Tack in each piece to roll it into a dough ball. So there will be 6 dough balls. Cover them with a cling film and keep aside for 15 mins.

Step 5 : Baking 

Place all the dough balls on a baking tray. Brush little milk on each dough ball. Then place the tray in the center of the oven and bake for 30 minutes @ 250 degree Celsius until golden brown. 

Allow to cool slightly and you can serve this bread warm with any veggie. 

Recipe: Vegetarian

Preparation time : 1 hour . 45 mins

Baking  time : 30 mins

Serves : 4

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Homemade baked whole-wheat vegetable samosas

Step 1: prepare the dough or pastry

In a bowl mix (1 cup) whole-wheat flour + (½ tspn) salt + (½ tspn) carom seeds or thyme or oregano (optional). Then make a well in flour and add (1 tbspn) luke warm ghee + (½ cup) cold water.  Knead into a dough on a flat plate or flat floured surface. Add (1 tbspn) olive oil and knead again. Cover with cling film or damp tea towel and keep aside at room temperature for 30 minutes.  

After 30 minutes knead again and divide the dough into 4 equal pieces. Roll each piece in a ball. So there will be four pastry balls. Cover them with cling film or damp tea towel.

Step 2: Prepare the filling

Heat (3 tbpsn) oil in a pan, add crushed ginger (1 inch washed and peeled ginger) + (1 tspn) cumin seeds + (1 tbspn) crushed fennel seeds + (1 tbspn) crushed coriander seeds. Now add boiled potatoes diced (2 nos medium size) + (4 tbspn) green peas.  Mix well. Add salt to taste + (1 tspn) dry mango powder + (1 tspn) chaat masala + (½   tspn) rock salt + (1 tspn) black pepper. Stir well until potatoes are covered well. Close the lid and let it simmer on low heat for 30 mins until cooked. Leave it to cool.  

Step 3: Pre heat oven

Preheat oven to 200 degrees Celsius with fan. Grease baking tray and keep it aside.

Step 4: Prepare samosas

Using little oil on a rolling pin (so that it doesn’t stick to the dough), roll out one dough ball into a 10 cm circle. (roll out medium, not very thin circle). Then using a knife cut this circle along the diameter (center- diameter) into two equal parts. Bush the flat straight edge with little water and bring the corners together to form a cone shape. Give it a good pinch at the peak of the cone. Slightly press the sealed edges of cone till they are shut. Fill with (1 tbspn or 2 tbspn) filling mixture (depending on the size of the samosa). Dampen top open end of the cone with water. Slightly press the two damped edges together to seal and this forms the broad end of the samosa.  

One pastry/dough ball portion will make two samosas. Repeat with the remaining three dough balls.

Step 5: Baking

Place all the samosas on a baking tray. Bake in the centre of the oven for 25-35 mins until crisp and golden brown. Turning halfway through the baking time

To serve, place samosas on a large serving plate and serve them with mint or tamarind chutney or just enjoy them with your afternoon hot cuppa. 

Recipe: Vegetarian

Preparation time : 30 mins

Baking  time : 25- 35 mins

Serves : 4 - 8 

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