Indian Snacks : Butter Cookies

BUTTER COOKIES RECIPE

 

Ingredients :

6 cups All purpose flour (maida)
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 cup white sugar
2 cup butter or margarine
2 egg
6 tablespoons cream
2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Method :

1.     Sift flour, baking powder, salt and sugar together. Mix well.

2.     Add the butter.

3.     Add egg, cream and vanilla extract thoroughly.

4.     Wrap this dough into a foil and refrigerate for atleast 24 hrs.

5.     Reheat the oven for 400 degrees.

6.     Now roll the dough into a crust which is 1/4 to 1/8 thick.

7.     Now with the help of a cookie cutter, cut the cookies.

8.     Lastly place them on a greased tray and bake them at 400 degrees for 5 - 8 minutes.

Source : Indian Food Forever

Indian Snack Recipe : Sago Pancake

Saboodana Vada

Preparation Time : 20 minutes Cooking Time : 20 minutes Serves / Makes : 3-4

Ingredients :

2 cup sago (sabudana), 2 medium sized boiled potatoes, 1 medium sized raw grated potato, 4-5 green chilies, 1 small piece ginger (optional), 1/2 cup coriander leaves, 1/2 cup peanut powder, 2 teaspoon cumin seeds, 1 teaspoon lemon juice (optional), 2-3 teaspoon sugar (optional), salt to taste, 3-4 cups oil or ghee for frying.

Method :

1.      Soak sago in water. Drain off all the water and keep it aside for half an hour to one hour (Depending on the quality,           sometimes the sago needs to be soaked overnight in a little bit of water). 2.      Mash the boiled potatoes. 3.      Make a paste of ginger and chilies in a grinder. 4.      Now combine the sago, ginger-chilies paste, grated and mashed potatoes, coriander leaves, peanut powder, cumin seeds,           suger, lemon juice. Mix it properly using a little bit of water. 5.      Make small balls of the mixture and flatten them. 6.      Heat some oil or ghee in a pan. 7.      Deep fry these vadas till golden brown and crispy.

User Tips :

Grated raw potato makes the vadas crisp and add salt just before frying.   Source : User Contributed at Tarla Dalal

Indian Brekfast Recipe - Egg Toast

Egg Toast

Preparation Time : 15mins Cooking Time : 8mins Serves / Makes : 1

Ingredients

2 Eggs 1/2 glass milk 3 table spoons Sugar Bread

Method

1.    Beat the eggs,milk and sugar. 2.    Dip bread in the mixture. 3.    Take a frying pan and fry the bread soaked in egg until golden brown. 4.    Take off fire and serve it hot.

User Comments & Tips

Apply less oil to the frying pan.It will be liked by kids.   Source : User Contributed at Tarla Dalal

Indian Chutney Receipe - TOmato Garlic Chutney

TOMATO GARLIC CHUTNEY RECIPE

 

Ingredients :

1 kg Tomatoes (Tamatar)
1 teaspoon Red chili pepper (Lal Mirchi)
30 grams fresh Ginger (Adrak) (2 tsps long strips)
2 cloves Garlic (Lasun), chopped
60 grams Raisins (Kishmish) (4 tsps)
2 teaspoons Salt (Namak)
1 Onion (Pyaj)
240 grams Sugar (Cheeni) (1 1/22 cup)
3/4 teaspoon crushed big Cardamoms (Elaichi Moti)
1 1/2 cups Vinegar (Sirka)
10 blanched Almond (Badam)

Method :

1.   Put the tomatoes in boiling water for 5 minutes.

2.   Take out from the water, wipe and remove their skins and cut into small pieces.

3.   Cut ginger into long, thin slices.

4.   Put tomatoes, Red chili pepper , chopped garlic and ginger into a degchi and cook till tender.

5.   Stir constantly until thick.

6.   Add vinegar, sugar, cleaned raisins and crushed cardamoms and cook for 10 minutes.

7.   Remove from the fire, cool and keep in air tight jar.

 

Source : Indian Food Forever