Munchy Chickpea Flour Spirals with Sesame Seeds
This snack could easily become as popular as pretzels. It is a crunchy spiral, made from roasted chickpea flour and rice flour, shaped by forcing soft dough through a star-shaped nozzle or disk. A seviya machine is used to shape this and several other fried snacks in this chapter. It is available at Indian grocery stores. Because any star shape will do, you can also use a pastry bag fitted with a 5-star nozzle or a...
Crispy Sabudana Mixture
Ingredients • Sabudana – 1 cup • Cashews – 1/3 cup • Peanuts – 1/3 cup • Oil to fry – 2 cups • Chili powder – 1 tsp • Turmeric powder – 1 tsp • Dhania-Jeera powder – 1 tsp • Garam-Masala powder – ½ tsp • Black salt powder – As required • Powder sugar – ½ tsp (Optional) • Curry leaves – 2-3...
Kachori
Ingredients For cover • Plain flour (maida) – 1 ½ cup • Oil – 3 tbsp • Salt to taste • Cold water to knead the dough For filling: • Yellow moong dal washed and soaked for ½ hour – 1 cup • Garam masala – 1 tsp • Red chili powder – 1 tsp • Dhania (coriander) powder – ½ tsp • Coriander seeds crushed coarsely – ½...
Fried Idly’s
Description Idly's are traditionally steamed cooked. By frying them, they turn into an incredible snack! Ingredients • 2 cups dried whole peas, or urad dahl • 2 cups rice • 1 tsp fenugreek Preparation 1. Place all the ingredients into a large bowl. Traditionally idly's are made using urad dahl but because I cannot get that dahl where I live, I used whole dried peas, and it works just as...
Cashew Nut Pakoda
Ingredients . 1 cup gram flour . 1/2 cup rice flour . 1/2 cup cashew nuts . 2 tsp melted ghee . 4 green chillies . 1 inch ginger fresh . 1 sprig curry leaves . 3/4 tsp chilli powder . Salt as per test . ½ tsp asofoetida . 3/4 tsp bicarbSoda Preparation 1 Chop green chillies, ginger and curry leaves into small pieces. 2 Chop cashewnuts into medium sized pieces. Sieve gram flour...
Sweet Potato and Ricotta Cheese Empanadas
Description These empanadas are fantastic! Served with a side of warm tomato ghee salsa. Ingredients • 1 medium sized sweet potato • 1 tbsp chopped fresh ginger • 1 chopped green chili • 1 cup whole milk ricotta cheese • 1 tbsp ghee • 1 tsp cumin seeds • 1 tsp garam masala • dash of chili powder • 1 tsp salt • 1/4 tsp pepper • 2 tbsp lemon/lime juice • 2 cups...