Indian Snacks Recipes - Ribbon Murukku

Ingredients :

Gram flour - 300 g
Rice flour - 200 g
Red Chilly Powder - 1 tsp
Salt - 1 tsp
Sesame Seeds, Cumin Seeds - 2 tsps
Ghee - 2 tsp
Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp

Method :

1. Mix all the ingredients into a thick paste and make murukku as in curd murukku.
2. Get it dry and deep fry in Oil.

Indian Snacks Recipes - Thattai

Ingredients :

4 tsp Gram Dal
500 gm Rice Flour
1 cup Grated Coconut
2 tsp Red Chilli Powder
2 tsp Ghee
1/2 tsp Asafoetida
1 tsp Salt
4 tsp Sesame Seeds

Method :

1. Soak 4 tsp of gram dal for one hour.

2. Slightly dry roast 500 g of rice flour. Add 1 cup grated coconut, 2 tsp red chilli powder, 2 tsp ghee, 1/2 tsp asafoetida, 1 tsp salt, 4 tsp sesame seeds, to the rice flour and mix well.

3. Add the soaked dal and minimum water to this and make into a thick paste.

4. Take a ball of this paste and pat it on a plastic sheet of paper. Make it thin.

5. Deep fry these in boiling oil. Turn over until it is fully cooked and crisp.

Indian Vegetarian Recipes - Tikha Baigan Masala

Ingredients :

1/2 kg brinjal (small size)
3-4 onions (cut in big pieces)
2 tbsp of grated coconut (dried)
1 whole garlic
ginger
2 tbsp chilli powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
salt to taste
small lump of tamrind
1 tbsp garam masala powder
1 tsp jeera

Method :

1. Take all the ingredients grind it at once in mixer, do not add water.
2. Add 2 tbsp of oil in pan and heat it, put the mixture in the pan.
3. Fry the mixture properly. Take of the pan from stove and let it cool.
4. Take the brinjal slit it in 4, fill the mixture in the brinjal.
5. Pour 2 - 3 tbsp of oil in kadai, heat it and then put the stuffed brinjal, cook it.
6. Add little water to the brinjal. Put small piece of jaggery to taste if required.
7. Let it cook for 15-20 minutes.
8. Your tikha brinjal masala is ready.

Indian Vegetarian Recipes - Sindhi Saibhaji

Making time: 30 minutes (excluding cooling time)
Makes for: 6

Ingredients:

1 each - carrot, capsicum, onion, small cabbage,potato, brinjal, tomato, ladyfinger (okra)
100 gms. french beans
1/2 bunch each spinach, coriander, khatta (3 leaved) greens.
1/2 bunch any other leafy greens.
1 cup green gram dal
1/2 cup horsegram dal (channa dal)
4-5 green chillies
2-3 clovettes garlic
1 tsp. red chilli powder
1 tsp. dhania (coriander seed) powder
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. turmeric
3 tbsp. oil
1/2 tbsp. ghee
2 pinches asafoetida

Method:

1. Clean and wash dals.
2. Clean, wash and chop spinach and vegetables except tomato.
3. Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add all the vegetables, spinach and dals.
4. Mix well, add enough water to cover the contents.
5. Add all masalas and mix.
6. Place whole tomato on top, cover and pressurecook for 3 whistles.
7. Cool the cooker, open and handblend the contents.
8. Heat 1/2 tbsp. ghee add a pinch of asafoetida add to the mashed vegetable.
9. Serve hot with paratha or steamed rice

Indian Sweet Recipes - Apple, Banana & Carrot Halwa (ABC Halwa)

Ingredients :

1 cup chopped apple (without skin)
1 cup chopped banana
1 cup grated carrot
1 cup milk or 1/2 cup milk powder
1 cup coconut
3/4 cup ghee
2 cups sugar

Method :

1. Grind carrot & milk.
2. Mix all the ingredients together except ghee.
3. Keep on stirring till the apple & banana pieces are cooked & the halwa becomes one mass.
4. Then add ghee, cardamom powder.
5. Remove from the stove top & decorate with nuts of your choice.

Indian Sweet Recipes - Basoondi

Ingredients :

Milk 2 ltrs.
Sugar 200 gms.
Charoli seeds 25 gms.
Green cardamom powder ½ tsp.

Method :

1. Heat milk in a thick bottomed pan. Bring it to a boil. Simmer and reduce it to get a thick consistency. Stir continuously to avoid milk sticking to the bottom of the pan.
2. Add charoli seeds and sugar.
3. Cook on a slow fire for 10 minutes.
4. Add green cardamom powder .
5. Pour into a serving dish and serve cold