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Dahi Vada

 
DESCRIPTION:      Dahi Vada is a popular snack in India. It is prepared by soaking vadas (fried flour balls) in thick dahi (yogurt). Dahi Vada is also known as dahi bhalla in Punjabi, thayir vadai in Tamil, thairu vada in Malayalam, perugu vada in Telugu, mosaru vade in Kannada, dahi bara  in Odia and doi bora in Bengali. In North Indian version Dahi vada, they are served with green chutney or saunth( tamarind sauce ) sprinkled with some spice mix.      PREPARATION:      Preparation time: 9 hrs   Cooking time: 45 mins      INGREDIENTS:      For making vada (35-38 small vadas)   -1 cup urad dal   -1 green chili - chopped    -½ inch ginger - chopped    -1 teaspoon cumin seeds    -1 pinch asafoetida    -3 tablespoon water for grinding the                batter or as required   -salt as required    -rock salt        For dahi vada:   -2 to 2.25 cups curd    -½ to 1 teaspoon chaat masala or as               required   -¼ to ½ teaspoon red chili powder or as        required    -1 teaspoon roasted cumin powder    -black…
Score: 1.0

Bread pakora

 
DESCRIPTION:      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…
Score: 1.0

Malpua

 
DESCRIPTION:      Malpua is a pancake served as a dessert or a snack, popular in India and Bangladesh. It is a very popular dish of Odisha and is also served to Lord Jagannath of Puri in his Sakala Dhupa (morning food served to the lord). Apart from other dishes like Pheni, Rabidi, Kheera sara and other cheese or chhena based items malpua is one of the most popular buyouts in the streets of Puri in Odisha. Malpuas are also prepared in Odia homes during Raja sankranti.      HISTORY:      Barley was the most prolific grain eaten by the arya of the Vedic period. One preparation was a sweet cake called apūpa, where barley flour was either fried in ghee or boiled in water, and then dipped in honey. Malpua preserves both the name and the essentials of this preparation.      PREPERATION:      Preperation time: 25 mins   Cooking time: 25 mins      INGREDIENTS:      -1 ¼ cup maida / plain flour    -2 green cardamoms   -1 tsp fennel/ saunf crushed   -½ cup milk   -¼ cup water + more water if needed   -Ghee or oil…
Score: 1.0

Namak para

 
DESCRIPTION:      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…
Score: 1.0

Sabudana vada

 
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  …
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Vegetable Pakora

 
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…
Score: 1.0