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Healthy food

(224)Celery na Bhajiya

Ingredients

  • 250 gms. Celery.
  • 1 cup Chana dal  flour.
  • ½ cup Rice flour.
  • 2- 3 Finely chopped Green Chillies.
  • 1 tsp. Red chilli powder.
  • ¼ tsp. Turmeric powder.
  • ¼ tsp. Asafoetida powder.
  •   Pinch of Soda bi carb.
  • 1 tsp. Salt.
  • 1 ½ cup+ 1 tbsp. Water.
  • Oil for frying.

Method

  1. Pluck all the leaves from Celery.
  2. Wash stalks as well as leaves thoroughly and spread leaves on kitchen nepkin .
  3. Finely chopped tender stalks and ½ cup leaves and keep aside. Remaining leaves keep aside.
  4. In a mixing bowl mix both the flours, spices and soda and make a smooth batter with the help of water. Adjust the consistency by adding more water ( see video).
  5. Add finely chopped leaves and stalks . Mix thoroughly.
  6. Heat oil in kadhai on a fast flame.
  7. Once oil heat check it by dropping 2- 3 drops of batter . If drops come immediately on the surface of the oil  it means oil is ready for frying bhajia but if drops sit at the bottom it means still you have to heat the oil.
  8. Dip 2-3 leaves at a time in batter and then drop it in oil. Fry till golden brown. Repeat the process till frying is completed. Sprinkle chat masala on bhajia.
  9. Serve hot Celery bhajia with Sweet chutney and Green chutney. Tomato ketchup
Celery
Consistency of the batter
Making of Celery na bhajia.
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Healthy food

(221)Khaman Dhokla

Ingredients

  • 2 cup Chana dal.
  • 3 Green chillies.
  • 2 inches long Ginger piece.
  • 2 tsp. Salt.
  • ¼ tsp. Asafoetida powder.
  • ¼ tsp. Turmeric powder.
  • 1 Eno fruit salt sachet.
  • 2 tbsp. Oil.
  • Tempering Ingredients : 4 tbsp. Oil, ¼ tsp. Mustard seeds, 1 tsp. White Sesame seeds, 8 – 10 Curry leaves, 4 finely chopped Green Chillies, 4 tbsp. water, 2 tsp. lemon juice and 2 tsp. Sugar.
  • For Garnishing 1 tbsp. grated fresh Coconut and 1 tbsp. chopped Coriander leaves.

Method

  1. Soak Chana dal for 8- 12 hours
  2. Make a fine paste of chillies and Ginger.
  3. After 12 hours wash Chana dal for 2 times and in the same mixture jar make a coarse batter of Chana dal.
  4. Adjust the consistency by adding water.
  5. Empty Eno sachet and mix thoroughly but slowly so that air won’t escape from batter. Pour batter in pre-greased thali.
  6. In a big kadhai heat water . Once it starts boiling place dhokla thali on stand in the kadhai. Close the lid and steam for 15 minutes.
  7. After 15 minutes open the lid of kadhai, pierce the knife tip, take out the knife and check. If the tip of the knife comes out clean, it means dhokla is properly steamed. If not again steam for 3 – 5 more minutes .
  8. Take out dhokla thali from kadhai and keep aside . After 5 minutes cut dhokla into square shapes. Keep aside.
  9. Heat oil into a big nonstick pan. Add Mustard seeds and wait for crackling sound after that add sesame seeds, curry leaves and green chillies.
  10. Stir continuously and saute for 30 seconds and add water and sugar.
  11. When water starts boiling, add lemon juice and then dhokla pieces.
  12. Toss quickly and continuously so that all dhokla pieces are easily mixed with tempering. Switch off the flame.
  13. Serve hot with Green chutney, after garnished with coriander and coconut. Accompanied with a glass of chaas, masala tea, Immunity booster tea, herbal tea or as you wish.
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Healthy food

(163)Moongdal stuff Paratha.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup yellow Moong dal.
  • 1 cup water.
  • 1 tsp. Salt.
  • 1 tsp. Sugar.
  • Tempering Ingredients
  • 1 tsp. Oil
  • ⅓ tsp. Mustard seeds.
  • ¼ tsp. Asafoetida powder.
  • 1 tsp. White sesame seeds.
  • 1 tsp. Red chilli powder.
  • 1 tsp. Cumin Coriander powder.
  • ½ tsp. Turmeric powder.
  • 1 tsp. Dry Mango powder.
  • 1 tsp. Garam masala.
  • 1 tsp. finely chopped Curry leaves.
  • ¼ cup finely chopped coriander leaves.
  • Ingredients for making paratha
  • 2 cup wheat flour.
  • 3 tbsp. Oil.
  • ½ tsp. Salt.
  • 1 tsp. White Sesame seeds.
  • Water- 1-2 tsp. less in 1 cup.

Method

  1. Wash thoroughly Moong dal and soak in 1 cup water and salt for ½ an hour. Use same vessel and no need to add extra water for cooking.
  2. Pressure cook upto 2 whistles.
  3. Heat Oil in nonstick pan for tempering.
  4. Add mustard seeds and wait for crackling sound and then add all remaining spices in oil.
  5. Blend and soute all spices for 1 minutes under slow flame.
  6. Add cooked moong dal and again soute for 1 minute.
  7. Mix sugar thoroughly with moongdal stuff and switch off the flame .Taste the dish before further process.
  8. Transfer moongdal stuffing in big plate to cool down.
  9. Knead paratha dough, keep aside for 10 minutes.
  10. Take out dough ball ( half size of the tennis ball) and roll out in to 4 inches size roti. place moongdal ball over roti. Fold roti into kachori style and again make round ball of dough. Gently press and again roll into ½ cm. thick Stuffed Roti.
  11. Heat nonstick tava, roast stuff roti with applying ghee on both the side. Roast till you will get golden brown spots.(when we knead dough by adding more oil as moin and roast roti with ghee or oil on tawa and not on flame we call it Parathas).
  12. Enjoy Moongdal stuff paratha with boondi raita, Aam ras, Sweet Chutney , Green chutney, Methambo, Golkeri, Amla murabba
All spices blend with oil
Moongdal mix with spices.
Moongdal stuff paratha
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Healthy food

(161)Kachi keri no Methambo

Ingredients

  • 3 half ripe Mangoes.( Approx.500 gms)
  • ½ cup Sugar.
  • 2 tbsp. Oil.
  • ½ tsp. Cumin seeds.
  • ½ inch Cinnamon stick.
  • 4 Clove .
  • 2 whole red chillies.
  • 1 tsp. Turmeric powder.
  • 1 tsp. Red chilli powder.
  • 1 tsp. Salt.

Method

  1. Wash and peel all mangoes.
  2. Cut all mangoes in to 1 inch size pieces.
  3. In steel kadhai heat 1 tbsp. oil.
  4. Add Cumin seeds and wait for crackling sound.
  5. Add remaining spices and give one quick stir.
  6. Now add Mango pieces and cook on slow flame. Cook till it becomes tender.
  7. Add salt, sugar and turmeric powder. Stir continuously.
  8. When sugar dissolves mix red chilli powder and switch off the flame.
  9. Store in glass jar once it’s cool down.
  10. Enjoy your methambo with dudhi na thepla, dudhi na muthia, methi na thepla, methi na muthia, Handvo, besan dhokla, idra dhokla, white dhokla, moongdal dhokla , vegetable handvo, Mix dal Appe, Oats Coconut Appe, khakhra, roti, paratha, besan chila or as you wish

2 Desi sour half ripe Mangoes
1 less sour (Totapuri) mango
2½ cup Mangoes.
Tempering Ingredients.
Ready Methambo
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Healthy food

(156)Vegetable Handvo

Ingredients

  • ½ cup chopped Sweet Corn.
  • ½ cup chopped Carrot.
  • ½ cup chopped Bottle guard.
  • ½ cup finely chopped coriander leaves.
  • 1 tbsp. Ginger paste.
  • 1 tbsp green chilli paste ( optional).
  • 1 tbsp. Garlic paste (optional).
  • 1 cup Bengal gram dal.
  • 1 cup Moong dal.
  • 1 cup Udad dal.
  • 2 cup Rice flour.
  • 1 cup Suji.
  • 1 cup curd.
  • 1 pkt. Eno.
  • 4 tbsp. Coriander Cumin powder.
  • 4 tbsp. Red chilli powder.
  • 1 tbsp. Turmeric powder.
  • ½ tsp. Asafoetida powder.
  • 4 tbsp. white sesame seeds.
  • Tempering ingredients Sesame oil, Mustard seeds, White Sesame seeds.

Method

  1. In big vessel mix all dal and wash thoroughly for 2 times.
  2. Soak all dals for 8-10 hours
  3. Grind dal in to coarse batter.
  4. In dal batter mix rice flour and suji
  5. Keep aside 10-12 hours for fermentation.
  6. In vegetable chopper, fine chop all veges.
  7. Add all green and dry spices, curd, eno and coriander leaves.
  8. Mix thoroughly and adjust the consistency by adding water. Taste the batter before any further process.
  9. Heat 2 tbsp.oil in nonstick frying pan . Add mustard seeds and wait for crackling sound for adding sesame seeds.
  10. Pour 3 cup of Handvo batter and cook on slow flame for 10 minutes. Hold handle of frying pan tightly and give gentle jerk to pan . If whole cake of Handvo separate from sides of the pan then slightly lift and see underneath, If golden brown layer is formed. If yes then swich off the flame and allow to set for 10 minutes else cook again for 5 more minutes.
  11. After 10 minutes flip the layer , add 1 tbsp oil at the periphery and cook for 10 minutes on slow flame.
  12. Repeat the cooking process till batter last.
  13. Enjoy your hot , spicy Handvo with Green chutney, Red chutney, Schezwan sauce and glass of masala buttermilk ( chass).
Finely chopped vegetables
Cooked layer separate from frying pan
How to flip Handvo
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Pickle

(154)Amla Gunda nu Athanu

Indian Gooseberry and Gumberry Pickle

Ingredients

Method

  1. Wash and wipe Amla and Gunda.
  2. Cut each amla in to lengthwise wedges and keep aside.
  3. Cut each Gunda into 4 and remove seeds and keep aside.
  4. If we measure after cutting Amla and Gunda whole content is 7 cups.
  5. In big vessel , mix amla, gunda and athana no sambhar . Also mix seeds of gunda.
  6. As mucilaginous pulp of fruit, which remains stick with seeds, having medicinal value and when pickle will season in a week time whole mucilaginous pulp will mix with pickle.
  7. Store in air tight glass jar at room temperature. After tightly fill jar with pickle, pour extra oil on the top and make sure that layer of the oil is above the pickle layer but if you are storing pickle in refrigerator then no need to add extra oil.
  8. Enjoy pickle with any of your favourite food but it taste best with steamed rice, khichadi or with plain Roti, Paratha, Bhakhri and Rotla.
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Healthy food

(139)Moong dal Puran poli.

Ingredients for Puran

  • 2 cups yellow moong dal.
  • 3 cups sugar.
  • 6 cardamom powder.
  • 2 tbsp. ghee.

Method

  1. Wash yellow moong dal twice.
  2. Add 1½ cup water and pressure cook till 3 whistles.
  3. After 10 to 15 minutes when pressure release open the lid of the cooker. You will get dry cooked moongdal.
  4. Grind moongdal in pulse mode.
  5. Sieve the whole content.
  6. Add sugar in sieved portion.
  7. Mix thoroughly and cook in slow flame for 5-10 minutes.
  8. You will get thick lump of moongdal puran .
  9. For confirming that the puran is ready or not. Keep spatula in the center of the puran while cooking and if it remains standing still then puran is ready. If not then again cook for 1-2 minutes.
  10. Switch off the flame and add Cardamom powder and ghee in puran.
  11. Mix thoroughly and keep aside for cooling.
  12. Make Golf ball size balls from puran.

Ingredients for Poli (Roti)

  • 2 cups wheat flour
  • 4 tbsp. oil.
  • 1½ cups water.

Method for Poli

  1. Knead roti dough ( see the video for consistency)
  2. Make table tennis size ball from dough.
  3. With the help of rolling pin roll small 4 inch size roti.
  4. Stuff golf ball sized puran and again roll in ½ cm. thick poli( roti).
  5. Roast like paratha . Apply ghee on both the sides . (see video)
  6. Serve hot or cold as you wish both taste delicious.
confirmatory test for Puran by spatula stands still in centre.
Moongdal puran
Wheat dough consistency
Making of Puran Poli
Moongdal Puranpoli
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Fried Foods Indian bread

(129)Locha Puri.

Masala Puri

Ingredients

  • 3 cups wheat flour.
  • 1 cup water.
  • 3 tbsp. Sesame seeds oil.
  • ½ tbsp. Salt.
  • 1 tbsp. White Sesame seeds.
  • ½ tsp. Cumin seeds.
  • ¼ tsp. Carom seeds.
  • 1 tsp. Chili powder.
  • ½ tsp. Coriander- Cumin powder.
  • ¼ tsp. Turmeric powder.
  • ⅛ tsp Asafoetida powder.

Method

  1. Mix all dry ingredients thoroughly.
  2. Add water and make a dough.
  3. Keep aside for 10 minutes .
  4. After 10 minutes with 1 tsp. of oil knead dough for 2 minutes continuous will make dough more soft.
  5. Take 2 cms. diameter ball size dough and roll into round flat puri.
  6. Deep fry each puri and serve hot with chilled Shrikhand, Basundi, Dudhpak, Kheer, Aamras and any vegetable but likely with aloo bhaji.
Spices for masala puri
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Pickle

(81) Keri Gunda Athanu

Mango and Gumberry pickle

Ingredients

Method

  1. Wash keri and cut into 1 cm. small pieces.
  2. Add 2 tbsp. salt and 1 tsp.turmeric powder . Marinate this for 24 hrs.
  3. After 24 hrs. remove keri pieces in strainer. You can use this strained salt turmeric water in pickle like khati gurmar,dara, kerda,lila mari and gunda.
  4. Wash gunda thoroughly and wipe with cloth so no water content remains.
  5. Gently smash gunda and remove seeds .Cut each gunda into 4 pieces.
  6. Mix sambhar, keri and gunda in one big vessel.
  7. Next day add oil in it and again mix thoroughly.
  8. Keri gunda pickle is ready.
  9. Fill up this pickle in clean ,dry and air tight glass jar .
  10. Serve with love and smile and enjoy this pickle whole year.
keri tukda from vendor
cut and separate seed portion from keri tukda
Each big piece cut into small 1 cm. cubes
Marinated keri
Athana no Sambhar
Gunda
Deseed gunda
Keri,gunda and sambhar in sauce pan
Keri gunda nu athanu
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Pickle

(80) Gol keri Athanu

Mango Jaggery Pickle

Ingredients

  • Gol keri sambhar masala readymade 250 gms.(1 cup)
  • 1 kg.raw mango.
  • 250 gms. kharek.
  • Finely chopped jaggery 4 cups.
  • ½ cup sugar.

Method

  1. Buy readymade golkeri sambhar masala,raw mangoes and Kharek.
  2. Wash mangoes and cut into small pieces without peeling. Keep the seeds aside . You can use for making mango jam later on.
  3. Cut Kharek into small pieces with the help of beetal nut cutter.
  4. Mix 1 tbsp. salt and ½ tsp. turmeric powder with mango pieces. Keep aside for 24 hrs.
  5. After 24 hrs. remove mango pieces from turmeric salt water . Dry mango pieces under fan for 1 hr.
  6. Add pieces into turmeric salt water and keep aside for 1 hr.
  7. After one hour.
  8. Remove kharekh from turmeric salt water.
  9. In big kadai or sauce pan mix gol keri sambhar with mango pieces and kharekh pieces.
  10. Add jaggery and sugar in it. Give nice stir and keep aside for 24 hrs.
  11. Next day again mix thoroughly .
  12. Store in clean,dry,air tight glass jar after jaggery and sugar dissolves completely.
  13. Enjoy with thepla,puri,roti, paratha or as you like.
Golkeri sambhar with Kashmiri chili powder
Mango pieces mix with salt and turmeric powder.
Kharek
Jaggery and sugar.
Jaggery mix with mango and kharek
Bottled Gol keri