Vangyache Masala Kaap

Time 20 min

Ingredients

Eggplant (thin sliced ) 1 medium size  (10-12 slices) (i use eggplant especially used for bharit)
Gram flour (Besan) 1/4 cup

Rice flour  1/4 cup
Cornflour 1/4 cup
Red chili powder 1/2 tsp

Garam masala 1/4 tsp

Turmeric Powder 1/4 tsp

Amchur powder 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Oil shallow frying

Method

Make not thin nor thick slices of eggplant. Then deep slices in bowl containing water and salt. Keep it for 1 hr or atleast 1/2 hr. 
Mix all ingredients in a shallow plate. Do not add water. Keep it aside.
Heat little oil in non stick tava. Then take one slice from bowl containing water and salt, drain water then dip in masala mixture upside down and then drop them in flat non stick tava, shallow fry till golden brown. Shallow fry from both sides adding little oil. Serve hot.

Tip
Because of moisture of slices the masala mixture gets stick to slices.

Mango Burfi

 Time 30 min  
Ingredients
Chickpeas flour /besan 1 cup
Mango pulp 2 cups
Sugar 3/4 cup
Ghee 1/4 cup 
Cardamom powder 1/2 tsp

Method

Blend in blender mango pulp and sugar. Pour this pulp into thick bottom pan, stir continuously atfer 5-6 min, water of mango will go away and it will become condensed. Allow it to cool. Keep it aside.

Grease the plate with ghee. Keep it aside.

Take thick bottom pan, dry roast besan for 5-6 min. Then add ghee and roast continuously ( low flame throughout the procedure). Roast around 6-7 min till it turns light brown and spreads nice aroma. To this add mango pulp & Cardamom powder. Mix well. stir for 6-7 min, till it becomes like halwa. 

Pour this mixture on greased plate sprinkle sliced almond and pistacho. Allow it to cool. Cut into pieces. 

Dudhi Dhokla / Dudhi Muthia

Time 10 min

Ingredients

Dudhi 1 cup peeled and grated

Wheat flour 1/2 cup

Chickpeas flour 1/2 cup

Semolina 2 tsbp

Grated ginger 1/2 tsp

Chopped green chilies 2

Baking soda 1/4 tsp

Lemon juice 1/2 tsp

Sugar 1/4 tsp

Seasoning

Curry leaves 3-4

Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp

Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp

Sesame seeds 1/4 tsp

Pinch of Asafoetida

Oil 1 tsp

Green chilies 2 cut into pieces

Little Salt 

Method

Mix all ingredients. You need not to add water because grated dudhi contains moisture. For precaution u can squeeze gently dudhi to remove little water. Keep water separately if you need to make dough then use this only.

Then in greased plate make layer of this mixture. Steam for 15 min. Allow it to cool.

Heat oil in pan, add mustard, cumin, asafoetida, curry leaves, green chilies, sesame. Mustard seeds will pop out. To this add cut pieces of dhokla. Mix well. Cook for another 2 min. Garnish with coriander and serve.

Patichya Kandyacha Zunka

Time 20 min

Ingredients

Besan / Chickpeas flour 1 cup

Chopped green and white spring onion 2 cups

Amchur powder 2-3 pinch

Finely chopped garlic 1/4 tsp

Finely chopped ginger 1/4 tsp

Chopped green chilies 3-4

Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp

Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp

Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp

Curry leaves 3-4

Oil 2 tbsp

Water  3 cups
Salt to taste
Chopped Coriander for garnishing

Method

In a pan heat oil, add mustard and cumin seeds. After seeds pops out, add onion, fry till golden brown. Then add green chilies, ginger garlic, turmeric powder fry for 3-4 min. Then add water & salt. Mix well. Boil this mixture then with spoon slowly add besan into the pan and stir continuously. Cover with lid. Cook for 5-6 min. Then turn off the flame. Garnish with the coriander. Zunka should not be too thin or thick.

Patichya Kandyachi Peeth Perun Bhaji

Time 20 min

Ingredients

Besan / Chickpeas flour 2 Heaped tsp

Chopped spring onion (1 bunch) 2 cups

Finely chopped garlic 1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp

Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp

Red chili powder 1/2 tsp

Garam masala 1/4 tsp

Oil 2 tbsp

Water  3 /4 cup
Salt to taste

Method

Heat oil in a pan, add garlic and cumin seeds. After seeds pops out, add spring onion, cook 1 tbsp water and cook for 5-6 min by covering lid till spring onion is cooked. Then add red chili powder, turmeric powder and garam masala, mix well. cook for 3-4 min by covering lid. Then add 3/4 cup water & salt. Mix well. Boil this mixture for 3-4 min by covering lid then with spoon slowly add besan into the pan and stir continuously. Cover with lid. Cook for 2-3 min. Then turn off the flame. Zunka should be little dry. Serve with bhakari.

Spinach / Palak Sev

Time 30 min  
Ingredients
Chickpeas flour /besan 1 cup
Spinach paste 1/2 cup or less (1 cup spinach leaves + 1/2 cup water)
Oil 2 tsp
Pepper powder 1/4 tsp
Ajwain powder 1/6 tsp
Salt to taste
Very thin powder of ajwain otherwise it will not pass through press machine otherwise keep 1/2 tsp ajwain in water and use that water for making batter
Oil for deep frying
Utensil: Sev Press Machine

Method

Take a mixing bowl, add besan, salt, red chili powder, pepper powder. In sauce pan heat 2 tsp oil then add it to the mixing bowl. Let it cool. Then add spinach paste to the mixing bowl. Mix well. The mixture will be very loose ( so the sev becomes soft. You can reduce the spinach paste if you want stiff sev) Keep it aside for 15 -20 min. Now insert this batter using spoon into the press machine. Heat oil in kadai, after it becomes hot turn flame to the medium, now press the machine and move your hand into circular manner. As soon as you finish the round, flip and fry from other side, and immediately remove from the oil. Keep it on tissue paper to remove excess oil. 

Amiri Khaman

Time 20 min

Ingredients

Chickpeas / Chana daal 1 cup

Pomegranate seeds 1/2 cup

Garlic cloves 3

Ginger 1/2 inch

Green chilies 2-3

Coriander 1 tsp

Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp

Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp

Eno 1 tsp

Oil 1 tsp

Salt to taste
Coriander and nylon sev for garnishing

Method

Soak chana daal in water along with 1/4 tsp cumin seeds for 2 hrs. Remove water then grind chana daal, garlic, ginger, green chilies, turmeric powder, coriander, salt into a coarse paste.

It will look like idli batter. Add eno to this batter. Mix well. Apply oil to steamer/idli patra. Pour the batter steam for 15 min. Then remove from idli patra, crush the idlis. In kadai heat 1 tsp oil add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and and pinch of asafoetida. Pour this on crushed idlis. Mix well. Now add pomegranate mix well. Garnish with coriander and sev. Serve.

Sweet Potato Omelette / Pancake

Time 20 min

Ingredients

Chickpeas flour / Besan 1/4 cup
Boiled and Mashed sweet potato 1/4 cup
Dhana jeera powder 1/4 tsp

Amchur powder 1/4 tsp
Red chili powder 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp

Freshly cut coriander 1 tsp

Water 1/4 cup

Baking soda  1-2 pinch

Salt to taste

Oil for shallow fry 1/4 cup

Method

To make a batter, take besan in a bowl then mix the remaining ingredients. The consistency of the mixture should be like dosa.  Take fry pan, heat on a medium flame. Apply oil evenly on fry pan. Pour the mixture on fry pan, spread evenly. Keep medium flame. Apply oil on the upper surface of omelette. After 4-5 min turn upside down and shallow fry for 4-5 min (Time depends upon how crispy omelette you want )

Tip

U can add green chilies instead of red chili powder.

Gatte ki Sabji

Time 40 min
Ingredients
For Gatte
Chickpeas flour / Besan – 1/2 cup
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Red chili powder - 1/4 tsp
Cumin coriander powder - 1/4 tsp

Carom seeds – 1/2 tsp
Salt as per taste
Curd – 2 tbsp or l1 tsp less
Oil -  1 tsp
For Gravy
Chopped onion 1 big size

Chopped tomato 1 medium size

Ginger garlic paste 1/2 tsp

Cumin coriander powder - 1/4 tsp

Red chili powder 1 tsp

Garam masala 1/4 tsp

Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp

Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp

Sugar 1/4 tsp

Asafoetida a pinch

Oil 2 tbsp

Salt to taste

Method

For Gatte

Mix all ingredients except curd. Add little little cud and mix till batter becomes thick not like idli batter. Gatte mixture is more thicker than idli batter. Make roll and insert in boiled water. It should completely immerse in water. Boil it for 15-20 min. Switch off the flame. Allow it to cool. Take out gatte and cut into half inch pieces. Keep it aside. Do not throw water use it for gravy.

For Gravy

Mix curd with Cumin coriander powder, Red chili powder,  and Garam masala. Keep it aside.

Heat oil in pan, add cumin, mustard seeds and asafoetida. After mustard seeds pops out. Add onion and tomato saute till onion turns golden brown. Then add ginger garlic paste. Mix well. Saute for few min. Then add curd, sugar mix well. boil for 1-2 min then add water in which gatte is boiled. Then add salt cover with lid. Cook for 10 to 12 min. Serve hot with chapati or roti.

Bakarwadi / Bakarvadi

Time 45 min

Ingredients

For Cover

All purpose flour / Maida 3/4 cup

Besan / Chickpeas flour 1/4 cup

Oil 1 tbsp

Red chili powder 1/4 tsp

Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp

Garam Masala 1/4 tsp

Water 1/2 cup

Salt to taste

For stuffing

Dry coconut powder 1 cup

Sadhi shev 1/2 cup

Fresh coriander finely chopped 2 tbsp

Ginger garlic paste (coarse ) 1 tsp

Fennel seeds powder 1/4 tsp

Dhana jeera powder 1/4 tsp

Powdered sugar 1 tsp

Amchur powder 1/6 tsp

All purpose flour/ Maida watery paste 1/2  cup

Red chili powder 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Oil for deep frying

Method

For Cover / Dough

Mix all ingredients except water in a mixing bowl. Take  1 tbsp oil in seasoning pan, after it becomes very hot, switch off the flame and then add oil to the mixing bowl onto the flour, spread evenly. Allow it to cool. Then add remaining ingredients. Now add water spoon by spoon knead the dough. The dough should be neither soft nor hard. Cover with lid and keep it aside for 15 min.

For stuffing

Mix all ingredients except All purpose flour/ Maida  paste in mixing bowl. Keep it aside.

Actual method

Divide dough in 6-7 batches. Also divide stuffing into 6-7 portion. Take one ball size 2 inch. Roll over with rolling pin and make square kind of shape (length should be approx 10 inch width 4-5 inch). Apply All purpose flour/ Maida  paste all over the cover you rolled so that stuffing should not fall out while frying. Then take one portion of stuffing spread all over evenly, then fold one side, once again fold the folded side in such a way to make a single round strip. Cut into small pieces approximately 2 inch, then deep fry in thick bottom pan, till it is perfectly done. Cover should be crispy and golden brown.

Tip

According to ur need add red chili powder in stuffing, taste before you add red chili powder.

Spicy / Tikhat Sev

Time 45 min  
Ingredients
Chickpeas flour /besan 1 cup
Oil 2 tsp
Red chili powder 1/4 tsp
Pepper powder 1/4 tsp
Ajwain powder 1/6 tsp
Salt to taste
Very thin powder of ajwain otherwise it will not pass through press machine otherwise keep 1/2 tsp ajwain in water and use that water for making batter
Oil for deep frying
Utensil: Shev Press Machine

Method

Take a mixing bowl, add besan, salt, red chili powder, pepper powder. In sauce pan heat 2 tsp oil then add it to the mixing bowl. Let it cool. Then add 1/4 cup water to the mixing bowl. Mix well. Keep it aside for 15 -20 min. Now insert this batter using spoon into the press machine. Heat oil in kadai, after it becomes hot turn flame to the medium, now press the machine and move your hand into circular manner. As soon as you finish the round, flip and fry from other side, and immediately remove from the oil. Keep it on tissue paper to remove excess oil.  

Garlic / Lasun Sev

Time 45 min  
Ingredients
Chickpeas flour /besan 1 cup
Oil 2 tsp
Red chili powder 1/4 tsp
Garlic paste 1/2 tsp
Ajwain powder 1/6 tsp
Salt to taste
Very thin powder of ajwain otherwise it will not pass through press machine otherwise keep 1/2 tsp ajwain in water and use that water for making batter
Oil for deep frying
Utensil: Shev Press Machine

Method

Take a mixing bowl, add besan, salt, red chili powder, garlic paste. In sauce pan heat 2 tsp oil then add it to the mixing bowl. Let it cool. Then add 1/4 cup water to the mixing bowl. Mix well. Keep it aside for 15 -20 min. Now insert this batter using spoon into the press machine. Heat oil in kadai, after it becomes hot turn flame to the medium, now press the machine and move your hand into circular manner. As soon as you finish the round, flip and fry from other side, and immediately remove from the oil. Keep it on tissue paper to remove excess oil.  

Sadhi Sev

Time 45 min  
Ingredients
Chickpeas flour /besan 1 cup
Oil 2 tsp
Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Very thin powder of ajwain otherwise it will not pass through press machine otherwise keep 1tsp ajwain in water and use that water for making batter
Oil for deep frying
Utensil: Shev Press Machine

Method

Take a mixing bowl, add besan, salt, turmeric powder. In sauce pan heat 2 tsp oil then add it to the mixing bowl. Let it cool. Then add 1/4 cup water to the mixing bowl. Mix well. Keep it aside for 15 -20 min. Now insert this batter using spoon into the press machine. Heat oil in kadai, after it becomes hot turn flame to the medium, now press the machine and move your hand into circular manner. As soon as you finish the round, flip and fry from other side, and immediately remove from the oil. Keep it on tissue paper to remove excess oil.  

Besan Ladoo

Time 45 min  
Ingredients
Chickpeas flour /besan 1 cup
Ghee 1/4 cup
Kismis 1 tsp
Cardamom powder 1/2 tsp
Powdered sugar 3/4 cup 

Method

Take thick bottom pan, heat ghee then make the low flame throughout the procedure. Then add besan, fry continuously around 15-20 min till it turns light brown and spreads nice aroma. 

Then add cardamom powder and powdered sugar. Mix well. There should be no lumps. If you feel ghee is less then you can add 1-2 tsp ghee. 

To make the ladoos, take big spoonful of the besan mixture & 1-2  kismis into your palm. Gently squeeze the mixture between both palms to shape into a round ball about the size of a golf ball or bigger. You can make the ladoos larger or smaller as per your need. Make ladoos when the mixture is hot otherwise you will not able to make ladoos with cold mixture.

Tip

If you add more ghee means 1/4 cup + 2-3 tsp then you will not able to fry for 15-20 min because lot of lumps will form, so first add only 1/4 then at the time of ladoo making add ghee.

Coriander / Kothimbir Wadi with Poha

Time 45 min

Ingredients

Chickpeas flour/ Besan 1/2 cup
Poha 1/2 cup
Moong daal 1/4 cup

Fresh chopped coriander 3 cups
Cumin coriander powder 1/4 tsp

Turmeric Powder 1/4 tsp

Red chili powder 1/2 tsp

Ginger 1 inch
Garlic cloves 4-5 tsp
Coriander seeds 1tsp
Fennel seeds 1tsp
Grated jaggery 1 tsp
Green chilies 3-4
Water  1/2 cup

Salt to taste

Oil to add to batter 2 tsp
Oil to shallow fry vadi 1/4 cup

Cooker for steaming

Method

Soak moong daal and poha for about 1/2 hour. Now grind moong daal, poha, ginger, garlic, green chilies, turmeric powder, red chili powder, cumin coriander powder, jaggery, coriander seeds, fennel seeds, salt and 1 cup of coriander. Make smooth paste. Now add remaining chopped coriander, water 1/2 cup and oil. Mix well. If required then add 2-3 tsp water. The batter should be like idli. So that soft vadis can be prepared. 
Now grease the pressure cooker vessel with oil. Pour batter to this vessel, Keep in cooker, allow it to cook with steam for about 20-25 min. 
Keep it aside to cool. Cut it and shallow / deep fry the steamed vadi in a pan/kadai.  It tastes wonderful with rice, chapati as a side dish.

Tip
U can do the seasoning with mustard seeds, asafoetida and serve.

Spinach Bread Omelette

Ingredients

Bread slices 4-5

Finely chopped spinach 1/2 cup

Finely chopped onion 1/4 cup

Besan 2 tbsp

Corn flour / aararoot flour 2 tbsp

Chaat masala 1/4 tsp

Red chili powder 1/5 tsp

Water 2 tbsp

Salt to taste

Oil for shallow fry

Method

Make a batter adding all ingredients. Batter should be like idli batter. Dip the bread slice in batter on both sides, then again dip in soyachunk powder and shallow fry on non stick pan on both sides till golden brown. 
Serve with sauce.

Tip
Aararoot powder works as a good thickening agent and rich in proteins so i use aararoot powder instead of corn flour.

Variation
With same ingredients i added fresh crushed corn and brown bread. It tasted wonderful with mint chutney.