Banana Dahi-Kachori
Nov25

Banana Dahi-Kachori

  Ingredients • Bananas – 3 • All purpose flour(maida)  – 2-cups      • Plain yogurt – 1-cup • Date-tamarind chutney – ½ cup        • Fine sev – 1-cup • Garam masala – 1-tsp.    • Green chili paste – 2-tbsp • Grated coconut – ½ cup      ...

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Corn Chivda
Nov20

Corn Chivda

  Ingredients • Corn Flakes – 5 cups • Raw Peanuts (Groundnuts) – ¾ cup • Cashews (optional) – 10 • Dry Coconut Slices – 1 tbsp • Curry Leaves – few sprigs • Green Chilies – 6 • Mustard Seeds – ½ tsp • Turmeric (Haldi) – ¼ tsp • Asafetida (Hing) – ¼ tsp • Powdered Sugar – ½ tsp •...

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The Great Shallow-fried Vine Leaf Rissole

 Fresh vine leaves are a rarity, unless you have an arbor in your yard. Most likely you will purchase them preserved in water, salt and citric acid, in 6-8 ounce (170-230 g) jars or plastic pouches. They are available at most gourmet stores or Greek groceries. The leaves are balanced, drained, finely shredded and folded into a seasoned, herbed batter. The mixture is then poured into an 8 or 9-inch (20-22.5 cm) sauté pan...

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Mysore Bajji
Oct08

Mysore Bajji

Ingredients •All purpose flour (maida) – 2 cups •Curd – 1½ cup (approximately) •Salt – as required •Cumin seeds – 1 tsp •Baking soda – a pinch •Green chilies – 4, 5 •Ginger – small piece •Grated coconut – 1 tsp (optional) •Oil – for deep frying Preparation Mix maida and curd in a mixing bowl without any lumps. Batter should be thick. Add salt, cumin seeds and baking soda to the batter....

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Rava Kesari
Sep09

Rava Kesari

Ingredients  •Sooji (rava) – 1 cup •Sugar – 1 cup •Elaichi – 2-3 •Ghee – 1/2 cup •Coconut grated •Edible colour – orange/yellow •Saffron (kesar) – 1/4 teaspoon •Water – 2.5 cups Preparation: 1. Boil 2.5 cups water in a pan & add crushed cardamom. 2. When it boils, lower the flame & add two pinches of colour & sooji. 3. Put sooji slowly and keep stirring to avoid the formation of...

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