DESCRIPTION:
Dum Aloo/Alu Dum is a potato based dish, it is a part of the traditional Kashmiri Pandit cuisine, from the Kashmir Valley, in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The potatoes, usually smaller ones, are first deep fried, then cooked slowly at low flame in a gravy with spices. Dum Aloo is a popular recipe cooked throughout India. In Bengal, it is a specialty dish eaten mostly with Luchi and is known as "Aloor dum".
PREPERATION:
Preperation time: 10 mins
Cooking time: 25 mins
INGREDIENTS:
-250 grams potatoes/25 small baby
potatoes
-¼ cup oil for frying
-1 cup cubed onions
-1 ripe medium tomato deseeded
-10 cashew nuts
-1 tbsp oil
-1 very small or half bay leaf
-1 green cardamom / elaichi
-1 slit green chilli
-1 tsp ginger garlic paste
-½ to ¾ tsp garam masala
-½ to ¾ tsp coriander powder
-½ to ¾ tsp kashmiri chilli powder
-salt as needed
-little turmeric powder
-3 tbsps thick curd / plain yogurt
-¼ tsp kasuri methi / dried fenugreek
l…
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Bread pakora is an Indian fried snack (fritter). It is also known as bread bhaji . A common street food, it is made from bread slices, gram flour, and spices among other ingredients.
The snack is prepared by dipping triangular bread slices in spicy gram flour batter and frying them. It can also including a stuffing such as mashed potatoes. It can be deep-fried or pan-fried, and is served with chutneys or ketchup.
PREPERATION:
Preperation time: 15 mins
Cooking time: 15 mins
INGREDIENTS:
-6 slices of bread
FOR THE STUFFING
-1 ½ cups cubed potatoes
-Handful of green peas
-1 tbsp oil
-1 sprig curry leaves
-½ tsp mustard
-Pinch of hing
-2 green chilies chopped
-½ tsp ginger paste
-Few coriander leaves
-½ tsp red chili powder
-½ tsp garam masala
-Generous pinch of turmeric
-Salt as needed
FOR THE PAKORA BATTER
-¾ cup besan
-2 to 3 tbsps rice flour
-½ tsp red chili powder
-pinch of turmeric/ haldi
-Salt as needed
-½ to ¾ tsp…
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Namak para / namakpare / nimki / nimkin / namkin is a crunchy savoury snack eaten in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Namak para is ribbon-like strips of pastry delicately seasoned with ajwain, cumin seeds, carom seeds, and caraway seeds and deep fried in pure ghee (clarified butter). It requires approximately 10 minutes to prepare and 20 minutes to cook.
The name derives from namak ("salt"), the main seasoning for the pastry, other ingredients include atta flour (whole wheat), maida flour (refined) or semolina and baking powder and baking soda.
PREPERATION:
Preperation time: 10 mins
Cooking time: 20 mins
INGREDIENTS:
-1 ½ cups maida / all purpose flour
-1 ¼ tbsp oil
-⅛ tsp hing/ asafoetida
-Pinch of soda
-¾ to 1 tsp salt
-1 ½ tsp ajwain /carom seeds
-½ to ¾ tsp pepper crushed
-Oil for frying
STEPS:
1. Add flour, salt, ajwain, pepper, hing,
oil to a mixing bowl and mix well.
2. Add water slowly as needed and mix
well.
3. Make a…
DESCRIPTION:
Sabudana vada, also called 'sago vada', is a traditional deep fried snack from Maharashtra, India. It is often served with spicy green chutney and along with hot chai and is best eaten fresh. In other parts of the country, Sabudana vada are the best option to have when fasting. Therefore, this filling and nutritious snack is served usually during religious festivals and during fast/vrat/upvaas especially in Navratri vrats. Like all vadas, these are best eaten fresh. Sabudana vadas are crunchy and "melt in the mouth."
During the monsoon season, it is popular to eat bhajias/pakoras (fried snack) with a cup of adrak chai (ginger tea). One such monsoon special crispy fried preparation is sabudana vada. Although it is deep fried, it is sumptuous and light. It is also eaten on days of fasting in Maharashtra for e.g., Chaturthi etc.
PREPERATION
Preperation time: 3 hrs
Cooking time: 25 mins
INGREDIENTS:
-½ cup sabudana
-2 medium potatoes cubed
-¼ cup peanuts …
DESCRIPTION:
Pakora, also called pakoda, pakodi, or ponako, is a fried snack (fritter). It is found across the Indian subcontinent, especially in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan. Pakoras are usually served as a snack or appetiser. In Great Britain, pakoras are popular as a fast food snack, available in Indian and Pakistani restaurants. They are also often served with chai to guests arriving to attend Indian wedding ceremonies, and are usually complemented with tamarind chutney, brown sauce, or ketchup.
PREPERATION
Preperation time: 15 mins
Cooking time: 15 mins
INGREDIENTS:
-1 medium carrot cup julienned
-¼ cup capsicum julienned
-1 cup shredded cabbage
-1 medium onion thinly sliced
-5 to 6 french beans( slit and cut into 2
cm pieces )
-½ cup besan
-¼ cup rice flour
-salt as needed
-¼ to ½ tsp ajwain / carom seeds
-2 to 3 green chilies chopped
-handful of pudina or mint leaves
-1 tsp ginger garlic paste
-¼ to ½ tsp garam masala powder
-oil for…
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