Friday, 28 November 2008

Sweet Puri/Meethi Puri/Pua


Ingredients:
2 Cups Wheat Flour
1/4 Cup Ghee(for moyan)
1/2 Cup Sugar/Jagery
4-5 Cardemom (Fine Powder)
1 Cup Milk
Ghee to fry

Procedure To Make sweet Puri:
1. Take wheat. Mix all the ingredients.And kneed the dough.
2. Make small balls of the dough.And roll it like chapati.
3. Cut it into small puris.
4. Take enough ghee in frying pan.Heat it.And fry the puris.
5. Sweet Puris are ready.

Methi Ke Gatte



Ingredients:
For Gatte
1 cup fenugreek leaves (methi) finely chopped
1 cup bengal gram flour (besan)
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp red chili powder
2 tbsp Oil
2 tbsp curd
salt to taste
2 - 3 pinch asafoetida(Hing)

For seasoning
3 1/2 tblsp Cooking Oil
1 tsp Mustard Seeds
1 Red Chilli crushed
1 tsp Coriander Powder
1 tsp Dry Mango Powder (amchur)
1 tsp Garam Masala Powder
1 -2 pinch Asafoetida(Hing)

Method:

1. Mix everything methi, gram flour, asafoetida(Hing), red chilli powder, coriander powder and salt.
2. Mix in mustard oil and enough water to knead into a firm dough.
Divide into 3 equal parts and roll into cylinders.
3. Boil some water in a pot and mix in these cylinders for 15 - 20 minutes.
4. Drain, cool and cut into 1" long pieces.
5. Heat up oil.
6. Mix in asafoetida(Hing), mustard seeds and when the seeds crackle, mix in the gattes.
7. Saute
8. Mix in coriander powder, crushed red chillies, garam masala powder and amchur powder.
9. Stir to mix well.
10. Methi ke Gatte are ready.Serve with Chapatis or Rice.

Aloo Gobi Saag


Ingredients:
2 Medium Size Potato
1 Medium size Cauliflower
1 Big Onion(Finely Chopped)
1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
1 tsp red Chilli powder
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
A pinch of Hing
1 tsp Coriander Powder
1 tsp Garam Masala Powder
Coriander leaves to garnish
1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds
1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds
1 tbsp oil

Procedure To Make Aloo Gobi ka saag:
1. Cut the Potato in cubes.
2. Seperate the florets from Cauliflower. Wash & drain.
3. Heat Oil in a Pan , add Cumin and mustard seeds and Hing.
4. Add Onions & fry till translucent.
5. Then add ginger, garlic Paste,Coriander Powder,red Chilli powder,Turmeric Powder stir, Mix in Potatoes ,(pour 1 cup water ) cover to cook.
6. When the Potatoes are half done , add the flowrets,& salt. Cover to Cook.Add water if required.
7. Open afer a few minutes,add Garam Masala Powder. Garnish with Coriender leaves
& Serve hot with Breads, Rice, Rotis or as a side dish.

SPROUTED MOONG SALAD


Ingredients:
1 cup Steamed Sprouted Moong
1 Onion chopped
1 Tomato chopped
1 cucumber Chopped
1 carrot Grated
salt to taste
Red chili powder to taste
11/2 tsp. lemon juice
1/4th tsp. roasted cumin (Jeera) powder
Finely chopped coriander leaves
1/2 tsp. grounded sugar (optional)
1/2 tsp Chaat Masala
Preparation:
Wash and drain sprouts.
Add Onion, tomato and other ingredients.
Mix well.
Garnish with coriander.
Note: Other sprouted lentils can also be used in place of moong.

Thursday, 27 November 2008

Tomato Puri


Ingredients:
2 Big tomatoes
1 tsp Cumin seeds
2 Green Chillies
1/2 Inch Ginger(Grated)
1 tsp Coriander leaves
1 tsp Turmeric Powder
1 tsp Red Chili Powder
salt to taste
Wheat Flour

Procedure To Make Tomato Puri:
1. Take Tomato,cumin seeds,chillies,ginger,coriander,turmeric powder,red chili powder and salt.Grind together to form fine pourie.
2. Add some wheat flour in it, and kneed softly.Keep adding wheat flour to form a soft dough,like chapati.

 3. Take a small ball of it and roll like chapati,Make small Puri of diameter approx. 3-4 inch.
 4. Take Cooking Oil in a pan/kadhai.Heat it,and fry the puries till reddish brown in colour.
 5. Tomato Puri is ready.Serve hot with Pickle or chutney.

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First of all thanks for visiting my blog.Spiceland means the land of spices that is India.Even after travelling across various places in the world I find Indian Food the most delicious among all.The reason behind writing this blog is not only to share my favourite recipes with other foodies like me but also I see it as my personal CookeryBook in which I have stored the recipes with the perfect procedures with the images.I own a recipeblog doent mean that I am a chef or expert in cooking,I still assume myself a beginner cook.The recipes mentioned in the blog are inspired by my loving mom who is the Greatest cook in the world and are blend of North Indian,Maharashtrian,South Indian since I belong to these various places in India.Hope you are enjoying your tour to Spiceland.Feel free to comment any suggestions on Spiceland Recipes.

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