KHASTA KACHORI WITH ALOO

THINGS TO COLLECT

1. 150 gm maida (all purpose flour)
2. 21/2 tb spoon ghee 
3. 2 1/2 tb spoon water

for filling

1. 3 boiled potatoes
2. oil 2 tb spoon
3. salt according to taste
4. garam masala according to taste
5. dhaniya powder according to taste
6. red chilli  powder according to taste.
7. oil for frying         

alternate filling

1. 50 gm urad dal (half white)
2. 5 t spoon
3. salt according to taste
4. garam masala according to taste
5. aniseed (saunf) powered according to taste
6. oil for frying.     

lets start making

1. soak dal in water for 1 hour/ if doing potato filling boil the potatoes.
2. sift flour salt, ghee and water and make a medium stiff dough and keep cover with wet cloth. 
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4. after 1 hour, drain the water from the dal and grind it coarsely.
5. heat oil in kadai, fry the dal paste with all the masalas and salt / if you are doing potato filling than put potatoes and fry for some time.
6. Do very careful while preparing the dal mixture as dal will very easily stick to pan so keep stirring, till the masala mix and cooked properly, and nice aroma start coming up.
7. keep the masala on side for cool down.
8. make a 11/2 inch of dough ball,can make around 10 balls, roll it with rolling pin 2 inches put the masala in and fold it nicely, then again roll with the rolling pin around 1/2 inches of thickness.
   
   
   
9. roll rest of the balls 
10. heat oil in a pan/ kadai, on a very low flame, temperature shouldn't be be hot otherwise khasta kachori will not come out well.
11. now put the flat khasta kachori in oil and keep putting oil on top( khasta kachori will make a fluffy shape while putting the oil on).
12. change the side, do the same process, after the colour turns to crispy brown,take out on a kitchen towel.serve hot with aloo or imli chutney(soonth).

notes:

dal filling will take more time as, one hour of soaking period is also included.

if you feel its hard for you to make dal masala as its easily stick on the pan, other method is you can fry them in oil put small spoon of dal batter in oil and once cooked keep it on kitchen towel, keep making the balls till  all the bater is finished, after its cool down put it in a mixture and make a dry crumble, than you can process like a dal mixture.

potato filling will be faster and if you have boiled potatoes in freeze, than more faster, can make make with leftover potato vegetable also.

you can store dal khasta kachori in air tight container for a weak too, before serving heat it in oven on grill mode, it will come out very crispy and hot. room temperature ones are also tasty.

 if you don't have aloo  sabji, can have it with imli chutney(soonth) too.

if guest are coming this is a very heavy snack, can serve as a meal.

MOONG DAL SALAD (HEALTHY MEAL)

I was alone at home and was thinking of making lunch for myself.  Usually when I find nothing in the refrigerator, I want something which is quick and easy to cook.  Suddenly moong dal salad came to my mind.  Before I got married my mother used to make different salads for dinner with soup. So I thought I will make that.

I had tried making moong dal salad a few times earlier too, but nobody at home liked eating boiled dal without the usual oil and spices. This time, I made it for lunch for myself and served it to my husband for dinner. My husband really liked it too.

It was so yummy want to make it again.

Things to collect:

1. 1 cup moong dal (yellow half)
2. 1 onion chopped finely
3. 2 small tomatoes chopped finely
4. 2 cucumbers chopped finely
5. juice of 1 lemon
6. salt according to taste
7. chat masala according to taste
8. roasted jeera powder according to taste

Lets start making:

1. Clean and wash moong dal, add just enough water to cover the dal, put it in the pressure cooker.
2. Add salt (according to taste)
3. Put the cooker on the cooking range. 
4. After first whistle,  simmer for 3 mins and then switch off the cooking range.
5. In a bowl add the chopped onions, tomatoes, cucumber .
6. Cooled down the dal to room temperature.
7. Make sure there is no water remaining in the dal. Strain away any excess water.
8. Add all the chopped ingredients.  Then add salt. 
9. Now add chat masala and roasted jeera according to your taste. 
10. Now add lemon juice. 
11. Mix everything well, serve it.  

Notes:

1. You can add other types of salads or fruits too (e.g., corn, pomegranate, apple, paneer etc.)
2. In stead of a main meal, you can have it as a light meal too. This will go very well with soup too.
   
   

DONUT

This is my first recipe in this blog, hope I will keep adding more.

Thinking of making donut for very long time, bought the donut as well as waffle tray, to try some recipe, as kids like donuts. When I was looking for the recipe I couldn't find any good recipe as most of them make fried donuts. I was looking for a baked donut recipe with some healthy options. Then finally I found this one. One good part about this recipe is that it uses a combination of whole wheat and maida (all purpose flour), and also uses honey along with sugar. 

Things to collect before starting (for 12 donuts)

1. 1 cup whole wheat flour
2. 1 cup all purpose flour (maida)
3. 1/2 cup sugar
4. 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
5. 1/4 cup honey
6. 1 cup yogurt
7. 2 tablespoon unsalted butter (melted)
8. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
9. 2 large eggs

Lets start making

1. Take a big bowl for mixing, combine whole wheat flour, all purpose flour, sugar, baking powder and mix well.
   
   
   
2. In another bowl, mix honey, yogurt, butter, vanilla extract and eggs.
   
   
   
3. Mix the dry flour mixture (from step 1) into the wet mixture (from step 2). Stir well (sorry forget to click picture at this time).
4. Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit  (about 200 degrees Centigrade).
5. Grease the donut tray with oil/spray.
6. Pour the batter in the tray (I poured the batter with an ice-cream scoop). I used both a donut as well as a waffle tray.
   
   
   
7. Bake for 10-12 minutes, until you get a nice colour.
8. Take out the trays from the oven, allow the donuts to cool down completely.
   
   
   
9. I put nutrela on top of some of the donuts. You can have them without any topping too. Enjoy with tea/coffee.

Note:

You can use any topping with sugar and cinnamon, strawberry, vanilla etc.


You can take a look at the original recipe here