Navratri Special - Khatta Meeta Namkeen

Recipe:I bowl sabudana (frying variety, I have posted a pic for that), 1 bowl aaloo sev/potato sev (Frying variety), 1 bowl peanuts, 1 bowl makahane (Fox Nut), 1/2 bowl raisins, 1/2 bowl dried coconut pieces (I didn't had, but use it if you can). You have to fry sabudana, heat the oil on medium high flame and drop sabudana, and reduce the flame. Let them puff up, they will make noise like when you puff up something like popcorns. Take them out, now fry potato sev on low flame, as they are fired very quicky, now peanuts again on low flame. Take another pan, and put 1 tsbp ghee/oil, roast the Makhanas in it till light golden. Take everything in a big bowl, add some vrat salt/Sendha namak, some black pepper powder, 1/2 bowl of powdered sugar and 1/2 tsp of amchoor powder. Let it cool off and store in an air tight container. TIP: The only tricky part in this recipe is frying sabunana, to test if the oil is at right temp, drop one sabunana and let it puff up. Now take that out and try to crush it. It should be crispy. If it doesn't crush, the oil was at low temp, make it high. you can also cover the frying pan with a lid, when you are frying sabudana to be safe

Navratri Recipe - Samak Chawal/Vrat Chawal Pulao

Very quick/easy recipe.

Recipe: 1 -2 boiled potato, 2 green chilies, 1/2 bowl samak chawal/vrat rice, sendha namak/rock salt to taste, red chili powder, black pepper powder, turmeric (optional, if you eat it), some peanuts, cumin seeds. Wash samak chawal, heat a pan, add 1tsp ghee/oil, add cumin seeds, green chills, peanuts, boiled potatoes, salt, red and black pepper powder, turmeric (optional) and roast for a minute. Now add 1 glass of water, let it come to boil, add samak chawal/vrat rice, and let it cook on low flame covered. It is done in 7-8 minutes. Stir a couple of times in between. Garnish with lemon and dhaniya/coriander leaves.  Alternatively you can also put everything in pressure cooker and take 1 whistle.

 

Instant Aaloo/Potato Bhatura

Tried this amazing Instant Aaloo/Potato Bhatura this weekend. I have read this recipe on a food blog recently. This are perfect, if you want to make instant Bhaturas, without fermentation.

Recipe:
1)2 Cup Whole wheat aata, 1/2 cup maida(all purpose flour), 3 tbsp Suji/Semolina. 2 medium sized Boiled potaoes, 1/2 cup curd, salt to taste, oil to fry. I used whole wheat and maida both,  you can use either of the two as well.
Method:
1)Mash the boiled potatoes or grate them, now add all the flours, salt, oil and mix them all together very well. Now knead a dough like puri with the help of curd. Pls. remember, don't knead very soft dough, as the dough turns quite soft after some time, due to boiled potatoes. You can use some water too if required for kneading the dough. If you have time let it rest for 5-10 minutes. Otherwise roll out immediately. And roll out like bhaturas. Heat oil on medium high. Drop your bhatures and fry them. If are finding difficulty in rolling, try some dry flour. Serve with Chole.   I haven't added any baking soda to it.  As the recipe I followed didn't used it. You can give it a try if u want..n let me know how they came out..:)

 

Instant Sabudana Khichadi (Without Soaking Sabudana)

We all love Sabudana khichadi, but the only problem is, soaking time of sabudana. If we have soaked ones they are the best to use, but if you want to make it quickly, try this one. This is absolute yummy too. I have made it with frying variety of sabudana. Recipe in comments.

Recipe: 1 bowl frying variety of sabunana, 1/2 bowl roasted and coarsely ground peanuts, 1 boiled potato (cut in cubes), 1 -2 green chilli. Oil for frying sabudana, red chili powder to taste, black pepper to taste, sendha namak/rock salt to taste. 1/2 tbs sugar, lemon and dhaniya to garnish.
Method.
1)Heat enough oil in a pan to fry the sadudana. Fry them and let them puff up, you may cover the pan (to be safe, as they make noise). Keep them aside. They should be fried well, till crispy.
2)Now take another pan, add 1 tbsp of oil, add green chills, saute for few seconds, add boiled potaoto piceces.Saute for a minute. Add sendha namak/ rock salt, red chiili powder, black peppr powder, 1/2 tbs sugar. Add roasted coarsely ground peanuts. Saute for a minute.
3)Now take the fried sabudana in a thali, and crush gently with rolling pin/Belan once-twice. Just to give it a bit grainy texture.
4)Mix them in the pan with other ingredients and mix well for few seconds. Now switch off the gas. Squeeze in some lemon juice and garnish with dhaniya. This Khichadi will be khilli khilli/dry and quite yummy. Do give it a try.