Khari/Namkeen Biscuit or Surti Makhaniya Biscuits
Ingredients • Wheat flour ½ cup (60gms) • All Purpose flour/Maida-1/2 cup (62gms) • Butter-1/2 or ¼ cup room temperature, unsalted-1 stick or ½ stick • Baking powder-1/4 tsp • Yogurt- 1-2 tbsp or more as needed if butter is reduced. • Caraway seeds (Shahi Jeera)- 1 tbsp. • Salt- ½ tsp • Sugar- 1 tsp Preparation 1....
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...
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...
Palakayalu
Ingredients • Plain rice flour – 2 cups • Sugar – 1 ½ tsp • Salt – as required • Oil – 1 tbsp • Water – 2 cups • Carom seeds – (ajwain) 1 tbsp • Oil for deep frying Preparation 1. Boil water and add salt, sugar and 1 tbsp of oil. 2. Add the rice flour to it stirring continuously till it forms a thick mixture. 3. Turn off the heat. Cover and keep aside...
Poha Mixture
Ingredients • 1½ C poha (flattened rice) • ½ C peanuts • ¼ C cashew nuts • Oil for deep frying • 1 Tbsp oil • ½ Tsp yellow asafetida powder • 2 dried red chilies • 1 sprig fresh curry leaves • ¼ Tsp turmeric powder • 1 Tsp salt • ½ Tsp sugar Preparation 1. Heat oil in a deep frying pan over moderate high heat. 2. Deep fry the...