Potato Balls

Ingredients

 

  • potatoes boiled and mashed  5

  • cheddar cheese 100 g grated

  • butter 2 tbsp

  • black pepper 1 tsp

  • salt 1 tsp

  • chopped fresh parsley (optional)

  • eggs as required

  • bread crumbs as required


Directions

 

  • mix together potatoes, cheese, butter, salt and black pepper.

  • make balls

  • roll in beaten eggs then in bread crumbs and deep fry

 

  Chicken and Vegetable Sandwiches

Ingredients

 

  • small cabbage 1 shredded

  • carrots 2 shredded

  • capsicum 1 chopped 

  • chicken breast boiled and shredded  250 g

  • mayonnaise  200 g

  • salt to taste

  • black pepper to taste


Directions

 

  • Thoroughly mix all ingredients  and spread on sandwich bread and serve.
     

  Batata Vada

Ingredients
 
  • Potatoes 4 or 5 (boiled and  mashed)
  • Kasori methi 1 tbsp

  • Sabit dhana 1 tsp

  • Safed zeera 1 tsp

  • Red chilli flakes to taste or 2 tsp

  • Salt to taste or 1 tsp

  • Green corriander 2 tbsp

  • Chaat masala to taste


Directions

Mix all the above ingredients and make balls

Batter

  • Baisan 1 cup

  • Haldi 1/2 tsp

  • Salt to taste

  • Red chilli  powder to taste

  • Yellow food color a pinch

  • Pinch of Zeera

  • Mix the batter ingredients dip the balls in the batter and fry till golden in colour.

 

  Chicken Croquettes

Ingredients

 

  • cups,3(finely chopped chicken meat ,boiled  and shredded)

  • cloves   3

  • cups seasoned dry bread crumbs 1 1/2

  • lightly beaten eggs 2-3

  • cups sautéed chopped onion 2

  • tablespoon chopped fresh parsley 1

  • teaspoon salt 1

  • teaspoon ground black pepper 1/2

 


Directions 
 
  • Boil chicken with sliced clove of garlic till cooked. Allow to cool.
  • In a large bowl combine the chicken, bread crumbs, 2 eggs (whisked) and onion and mix well; if mixture is too dry to form patties, mix in another lightly beaten egg.

  • Then add parsley, salt and pepper to taste, mix well and form into small patties round or long shape like kebabs) .

  • Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat and fry patties in oil until golden brown.

 

  Chicken Spring Rolls

Ingredients
 
  • cooking oil 2 tbl
  • medium carrot (shredded) 1
  • small cabbage (shredded) 1

  • mushrooms, thinly sliced 100 g

  • cooked chicken (shredded) 200 g

  • pinch white pepper 1

  • teaspoons caster sugar 1

  • tablespoon light soy sauce 1

  • teaspoon dark soy sauce 1

  • tablespoons corn flour  3

  • spring roll wrappers 30

  • vegetable oil (for frying)

 


Directions
 
  • Heat the 2 tbl oil in a pan. When hot, stir fry the carrot for 1 minute. Add the cabbage,mushroom,and chicken and fry for another few minute, stirring all of the time.
  • Season with a little pepper, add the sugar and  soy sauces .

  • Combine 1 tbl of the corn flour with about 3 tbsp of water and stir into the filling while still on the heat. Any juices will soon thicken. Remove from heat and leave to cool.

  • Combine remaining corn flour with enough water to make a thin paste. Lay out a spring roll wrapper and put 1 tbsp of filling across one end. brush the edges of the wrapper with corn flour liquid to help it stick.

  • Fold the two opposite edges of the wrapper over part of the filling and roll into a tight cylinder. Pinch the edges together to form a good seal. Repeat with remaining wrappers and filling.

  • Heat the vegetable oil in a deep fryer, and cook rolls in batches until golden and crisp.

 

  Mint and Cottage Cheese Samosas

Ingredients
  • 200 g cottage cheese
  • 1-2 green chilies, chopped fine

  • 1 bunch mint, chopped fine

  • 1 teaspoon salt

  • 1 teaspoon black pepper

  • samosa sheets as required


Directions
 
  • mix the first six ingredients well.
  • lay 1-2 tsp of the mixture in one corner of rectangular samosa sheet, fold corner and make samosa.

  •  use flour paste to seal (2 tsp flour + 2 tbsp water).

  • deep fry till golden brown.

  • serve with ketchup or your favourite chutney.

 

  Dal Pakora

Ingredients
 
  • 1/2 cup masoor dal
  • 1\2 cup moong dal
  • 1\2- 3\4 cup warm water
  • 1 1\2 tsp. chilli powder
  • 1tsp. salt
  • 1 level tsp. baking powder  
  • 1 large onion, peeled and finely chopped
  • 1 tsp. cumin
  • 1 tsp. coriander seeds, coarsely crushed
  • 1\2 cup coriander leaves, chopped
  • 2-3 green chillies, finely chopped
    oil for deep frying

     

 Directions

 

  • Soak the dals for 3 hours, then wash with few changes of water.
  • Place dal, 1\2 cup water, baking powder, salt and chilli powder in a food processor or blender and grind to a smooth thick paste. Add more water if it is difficult to grind, continue grinding, this will incorporate air and make the paste lighter in texture. Leave it to rest for 15 -20 minutes.
  • Place dal mixture in a bowl and fold the remaining dry ingredients in it. The consistency of the batter should be like basin pakora batter. Add little more water if the batter is thick. Keep aside to rest for 10 minutes.
  • Heat oil in a deep fryer or karahi. Test the temperature by dropping a small piece of paste into the hot oil. It should rise to the top at once.
  • Drop carefully a tablespoon full of paste into the hot fat. Fry to a crisp golden colour, turning once or twice, about 5 minutes. Remove from oil with a slotted spoon and place on absorbent kitchen paper. Fry 4-5 pakoras at a time.
  • Sprinkle with chat masala.

    Serve with Nan, Podinay Ki Chutney and Sweet tamarind chutney

     
     
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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