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Dinner snacks

(30) Handavo

Spicy cake

Ingredients:

Batter

500 gms handava batter{ 100 gms rice (chawal),50 gms. white urad(udad dal),50 gms. lentil( tur dal), 50 gms chickpeas (channa dal) soak and make coarse batter}.

Keep aside this batter upto 6-8 hrs. for fermentation

or

In market you will get ready made Idli-dosa batter .Same you can use to make handavo. Only after adding ½ cup suji.which will give crispiness to upper and lower layer of handava.

Masala:

4 tb sp. sugar,2 tsp chilli pd,3tsp.cumincoriander pd. 1/2 tsp haldi,4 tbsp.curd ½ inch grated ginger,2 green chilli paste.1 tsp soda ,3 tsp. salt.

Tempering ingredients for mixing with batter:

1/2 tsp rai ( mustard seeds),2 pinch of hing (Asafoetida),one tbsp.oil.

Tempering ingredients for pouring batter in pan.

2 tbsp.oil, ¼ tsp.mustard(rai) seeds, ½ tsp.sesame seeds and ½ tsp.sesame seeds for sprinkling over batter

Method

(1) In fermented handva batter add all masalas. Mix thoroughly. Sprinkle soda powder on batter

(2) Preheat tempering vessel ,add oil and rai and wait for crackling sound then add hing.

(3) Pour mixture over handwa batter and then mix thoroughly.

(4) Heat kadhai(pan) with oil and add mustard seeds . After crackling sound add sesame seeds and half of the batter.

(5) Cover the pan with lid .Cook the handavo until the upper surface look cooked or pierce knife which comes out clean and bottom surface turns light brown.

(6) Flip gently and again cook on slow flame upto 4-5 mins. or turns light brown.

Remaining half batter, repeat same process for making handvo.

7) Enjoy your handavo with sweet chutney,green chutney and vegetables soup.

8) You can also add boiled vegetables like green peas and sweet corns and / or grated vegetables like bottle guard zucchini , carrots .It will enhance the taste as well as nutrition.

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Daal

(19) Rasawala Moong

Green gram curry

serves 4 150 ml .each

Ingredients

1 bowl (100 gms.) green gram( moong)

2 tsp.salt

4 garcinia( kokum)

2 inch size jaggery ( gud) ball

1/2 inch grated ginger

Tampering (tadka) ingredients:

1tbsp. oil,1/4 tsp.mustard(rai) seeds, pinch of Asafoetida (hing) 1/4 tsp.jeera( cumin),8-10 fenugreek ( methi),1 red chilli halved and deseed ,5-6 curry leaves,1 tsp. washed finely chopped coriander (dhaniapatti)leaves

Dry spices(masala)

1/2 tsp. turmeric (haldi),1tsp.CorianderCumin( dhaniajeera) pd.,1/2 tsp. red chilli ( lal mirchi)pd.

Method:

1) Wash moong for 3 times, add 3 bowl water and pressure cook upto 3 whistles.

2) When pressure cooker cool down ,check that moong is tender. If uncooked,cook again for 3 more whistles.

3) In cooked tender moong add all ingredients and 1 bowl water except tadka ingredients.

4) Boil on slow flame for 5 mins.

5) Put tadka pan side by side with slow flame after adding oil . Add rai and wait for crackling sound then add jeera and methi,hing,chilli,curry leaves and coriander leaves.

6) Boil for 2 mins. and Rasawala moong is ready.

7) Enjoy with fulka roti ,wheat bhakhri,paratha,kulcha,jowar roti,bajari roti and /or rice

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chutney Quick Cooking Tips

(18)Sweet chutney

Red chutney, Khajur Amli chutney

Ingredients

  • 500 gms. Red Dates.( lal khajur)
  • 100 gms. Tamarind (Imli)
  • 250 gms. Jaggery (Gud)
  • 2 tbsp. Salt.
  • ¼ tsp. Asafoetida (Hing).
  • 2 tbsp. Coriander Cumin powder.
  • 2 tbsp. Red chilli powder.

Method:

1) Wash khajoor and imli

2) In steel vessel add all ingredients and 2 bowl (200 ml) water and pressure cook upto 4 whistles

3) After cooker cools down, deseed khajoor and imli.

4) Transfer all the ingredients in grinder and make a smooth paste of pouring consistency. Strain this mixture with the help of strainer.

5) Boil this chutney mixture for 5 mins.stir continuously.

6) After tasting chutney ,bottle it in air tight container or make a cubes in pop up ice tray.

7) If you keep in fridge, chutney will taste good upto 1 month. Chutney cubes in freezer lasts for 3 months.

8) Enjoy your sweet chutney with chats,vada,pakoda,chilla etc.

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chutney Quick Cooking Tips

(17) Green Chutney

Ingredients

  • 5 cups washed,finely chopped coriander.
  • 5 green chillies. If you want more spicy then add more chillies.
  • 1cup washed mint leaves
  • 2tbsp.bhuna channa dal( roasted gram) or khara singdana ( roasted salty peanuts) if you want to use with farali dish.
  • 3 tbsp. lemon juice.
  • Salt to taste.
  • 1 tsp. sugar.

Method:

1)In a mixture jar grind bhuna chana dal and keep aside.

2) In jar add all ingredients except bhuna chana dal pd. and make a smooth paste by adding 100 ml. chilled water.

3) Now mix bhuna chana pd. and again churn the paste one more time.

4) Green chutney is ready,taste it once and now fill pop up ice tray with chutney. Freeze it for 8-10 hrs.

5) Unmould chutney cubes and keep it in air tight container and again freeze it.

6) Use these chutney cubes by defrosting whenever you needed

7) Enjoy you green chutney in sandwiches,vada,pakoda,with main course etc.

8) Please be quick during unmoulding .

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Quick Cooking Tips

(50)Coconut Cubes

Ingredients

1 Coconut( Shreefal)

Method:

1) Buy good quality coconut with coconut water

2) Remove coconut from its hard outer shell.

3) Chopped coconut into dice size.

4)Grind these coconut pcs.with 100 ml. of water into coarse paste

5) Fill this coarse paste in ice tray and freezed it for 8- 10 hrs.

6) After 10 hrs. unmould coconut cubes and keep in air tight container .Keep this container in freezer .

7) whenever you want to use coconut either in curry or for making idli-dosa’s chutney or as hair food remove from the freezer and use.

8)Please be quick while unmoulding cubes and filling container with cubes.

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Chilas My recipes

(15) Chilla

serves 16 chillas

Ingredients

2 bowl (300 gms.) chanadal flour (chickpea)

1 bowl (150gms.) chawal ( rice) flour.

1/4 tsp Ajwain(carom seeds)

1/4 tsp. Haldi(turmeric)pd

1 tsp dhania jeera( coriander cumin) pd.

1and 1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp. lal mirch( red chilli) pd.

1 tsp kala miri( black pepper) pd.

Method:

1) In one mixing bowl take both atta and all spices.

2) Add 2and 1/2 bowl water in it and mix thoroughly so no lumps.

3) keep aside for 30 mins.

4) Check the batter,must be pouring consistency.Start making chillas (dosa)

5) Serve hot with any Soup,green chutney and red chutney. Serve with love and smile.

6) while making chilla,you can sprinkle shredded cheese.

7) You can also add finely chopped onion, tomatoes, capsicum and finely chopped coriander in chilla batter.

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