Recipes
Ram Laddu sounds like a sweet dish but actually it is one of the famous savory street food and is exclusive delicacy of Delhi-NCR region. Ram Laddus are scrumptiously delicious chaat and if you go in any part of NCR regions you find lots of vendors selling these Laddus.It is made of Split Chick pea(Chana Dal) and split Moong Dal together. Dense ground Chana Dal gives it the round shape hence it is known as "Ram Laddu".In this recipe. I used just Moong Dal as its very easy to digest and you can still get round shape of the Ram-Laddu. Traditionally, it is served with sour Coriander Chutney and grated Reddish but you can add yoghurt and sweet Sonth Chutney to it to enhance the flavor profile of the dish. Grated Reddish is used for garnishing. In this recipe I used grated carrot, yoghurt as well.You can relish this fried snack at Tea time.
Dhokla is one of the healthy snack which has its root in Gujarat but popularly eaten in every corner of North-India.It is much appreciated dish of Gujrat than any other food.Dhokala is fermented and steam cooked dish hence is considered as one of the healthy dish.Main ingredients is Gram flour but I cook it with Moong-Dal as well which is much healthier version and easy to digest.This recipe is consisting Moong Dal flour and Rice flour in equal proportion. Let it sit for at least 45 minutes. I add Eno for rising the batter.
Link for :MOONG DAL DHOKLA/CAKE .
It looks cute and more festive in shape. It is Potli of seasoned boiled Potatoes and Peas.Thats right I am talking about Potli samosa. Potli Samosa is just the variation of the shape of Samosa but serving the same purpose of taste as of the King of snacks.It is a deep-fried /baked Tea time snack which is filled with boiled and seasoned Potato mixture. Stuffing varies according to region. Paneer, Meat, Cheese are some other stuffing. It is served as an appetizer or evening snack, accompanied with Green Coriander chutney and Sweet Sonth chutney. Sometimes with boiled and seasoned Chick-Peas and Yoghurt.
Crowning glory of Indian snack is...... Samosa. Sits like a King on the plate with its fat tummy is..... Samosa. Snack, which is relished by each and everyone on this planet is.... Samosa. I mean the admiration is endless of this deep fried, scrumptiously delicious wonder snack. So, Samosa is the only Indian snack which is pretty famous in all around the world. It is a deep-fried /baked Tea time snack which is filled with boiled and seasoned Potato mixture. Stuffing varies according to region. Paneer, Meat, Cheese are some other stuffing. It is served as an appetizer or evening snack, accompanied with Green Coriander chutney and Sweet Sonth chutney Sometimes with boiled and seasoned Chick-Peas and Yoghurt. Traditionally, it is made of Maida(AP Flour) only but I add Whole Wheat flour and All purpose flour in equal ratio which can serve the purpose of having less guilt while relishing the delicacy whole heartedly.
Dhokla is one of the healthy snack which has its root in Gujarat but popularly eaten in every corner of North-India.It is much appreciated dish of Gujrat than any other food.Dhokala is fermented and steam cooked dish hence is considered as one of the healthy dish. Main ingredients is Gram flour but I cook it with Moong-Dal( MOONG DAL DHOKLA/CAKE) as well which is much healthier version and easy to digest.This recipe is consisting Gram flour only.For the fermentation I add Eno instead of Baking soda.
Link for :MOONG DAL DHOKLA/CAKE .
Dal ki khasta Kachori is renowned street snack or breakfast in Rajasthan. These Kachories are inspired by one of the famous shop in my home town Bharatpur.(Those who don't know about Bharatpur,this city is well known for" Keoladeo National Park"and its invincible fort also known as "Loha Garh"). Any ways come to the recipe:so there is a shop in the city which is known as "Devi Ram Ki Katchori" and its been serving this scrumptuous delicacy with Aaloo ki Sabji and some more accompaniment since more than half decade. Here, I tried to create same taste and intact the
authenticity of the dish and still trying to figure out the red spicy chutney they serve with the whole dish.Tried making same filling which I see at their shop when I visit there. They never tell their family recipe secrets. In the filling I used mixture of Dal and then roasted it with all the essential spices.Then this filling is stuffed in flour dough and slow cooked in Refined Oil.
Ram Laddu sounds like a sweet dish but actually it is one of the famous savory street food and is exclusive delicacy of Delhi-NCR region. Ram Laddus are scrumptiously delicious chaat and if you go in any part of NCR regions you find lots of vendors selling these Laddus.It is made of Split Chick pea(Chana Dal) and split Moong Dal together. Dense ground Chana Dal gives it the round shape hence it is known as "Ram Laddu". Traditionally, it is served with sour Coriander Chutney and grated Reddish but you can add yoghurt and sweet Sonth Chutney to it to enhance the flavor profile of the dish. Grated Reddish is used for garnishing. In this recipe I used grated carrot, yoghurt as well.You can relish this fried snack at Tea time.
Pakoda is a fried snack and usually served at Tea time.It is complemented with Green Coriander- Mint Chutney.It is quite famous snack in Indian streets.Pakoda is mainly prepared with Gram flour batter.In this recipe I mixed two pulses(Moong and Urad) together and then I add chopped onion and cilantro leaves.So you can call it Onion Pakoda as well.I added some Semolina in the batter for extra crunch.when its deep fried it is crunchy outside and soft inside.Pakaoda is usually served with hot cup of tea.
Karela chaat is pretty famous in northern part of India and more specifically is from Mathura-Agra-Jaipur region.This chaat is sounds like karela but the shape of the snack is like karela hence the name is Karela chaat.Sweeter version is known as Ello-Jhello or Ghunjia in Eastern part of India.Savoury version is seasoned with some spices.It served with yoghurt and sweet(Sonth) sour(Mint-Coriander) chutneys.
Heavenly soft, creamy, sweet & sour, spicy yet soothing side dish - Yes, that's what we are going to learn today. No prize for guessing it right, that's right - I am going to share the recipe of Dahi-Vada right from my own kitchen. Known as DAHI-BHALLA in north India it is smothered in creamy yoghurt and served with 2-3 different another accompaniment.
Dahi-vada can be categorized as a snack or a side dish, or rather an occasional side dish. It's very easy to grab a bite if visiting an Indian home on Holi, Diwali, or any small or big event. Looks like a complex preparation yet can be very easily prepared in your own kitchen at your own convenience. As the name suggests Dahi-Vada is made of Dahi (yogurt) and Vada (as described ahead). Traditionally Vadas are made of Urad dal (Lentil), it's a good idea to use just Moong dal.
So that you don't mess in your first attempt here goes my step by step recipe to bring the best taste in your Dahi-Vada. To get a softness in your Vada, make sure you blend the lentil mixture very well. A five to ten minute of blending adds the air in the mixture which makes Vadas more lighter and fluffier.
MATHRI
EloJhelo is a very famous Bengali sweet delicacy.It is a snack item and usually made during the time of Vijay Dashmi or Bijoy dashmi or can be made during the time of Deepawali.I just made them for karva chauth and Deepawali.
Mathri is perfect teatime snack in India.It is made from maida,or suji or besan or mixing of any of these ingredients together.You can make them any time of the year but Mathri is very much eaten in festivals like Holi,Deepawali or any other occasion.Meethi Mathries are special as these are made at the time of "Kavachauth" and eaten as Sargi.
Moong Dal Cake
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Phyllo is a pastry dough which is very thin like paper.Most famous recipe of Phyllo dough is Baklava.But here we are not preparing this recipe.Instead we are making phyllo cups which are very festive and fancy and we can use them in many ways.Phyllo cups are so tempting and mouth-watering that you can't resist yourself having more than one.Here are some of the ways to please your taste buds.To maximize the most Gastronomical Pleasure go crazy with any filling like quinoa salad,fruit salad,ice-cream,flavoured yoghurt or even an Indian chaat.
These cups can be used as dessert(ice-cream and fruit cups),salad(quinao salad cups),snack(chaat cups) or accompaniment(yoghurt cups).
You can prepare them in advance and fill them with any filling at the time of serving.
This is important to remember we can prepare phyllo cups in advance but fill them only when it is time to serve.Otherwise phyllo cups tend to get soggy in just 2-3 minutes. Ingredients:
Phyllo sheets
Butter