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Methi Shepu Thepla

Methi Shepu Thepla

Ingredients
2 cups Wheat flour
1 cup Oats
1/2 cup Methi leaves chopped
1/2 cup Dill leaves chopped
Turmeric powder
Red chilli powder
Coriander, Jeera (Cumin) powder
1 tbsp Sesame Seeds
1 tbsp Fennel seeds roasted and pounded,
Salt to taste,
1/2 cup Curd (Dahi.. this is optional)
Oil
A pinch of Sugar

Method
Knead the dough using all ingredients. Take a medium size ball of the dought and roll the thepla. It should not be thin like a Roti nor thick like a Paratha, in between.. Roast the thepla on both sides evenly till cooked. Serve hot. With tea it tastes bliss..

Note

If you are consuming it immediately, use less oil. However, if you intend to keep it for 2 to 3 days, use more oil.
You can use milk cream (malai) while kneading the dough which makes it soft.
Do not Reheat the thepla in oven or microwave.
If you use ghee while roasting the theplas will become hard.
Some use Besan (gram flour) while kneading the dough, I suggest using oats, millet or nachni powder to make it healthier.

Palak Biryani

Palak Biryani
Ingredients
Bell pepper (red, green, yellow)
2 Cups of Boiled Basmati Rice
A Cup of blanched Palak puree
3 to 4 Garlic pods,
1 inch Ginger
1/2 cup Chopped Onion,
1/4 cup Chopped Tomato, (Remove seeds)
1/2 cup Chopped Finely Carrot
1/2 cup Coriander Leaves,
Salt to taste,
1/2 Cup Curd
1/2 tsp garam masala
Red Chilli powder, Cumin Seeds, Asafoetida
1 to 2 Chopped Green Chillies (optional )
Fresh Coriander Leaves

Method
In a hot pan, add oil, jeera, asafoetida, chopped onions and saute for 3 to 4 min till light brown. Add green chillies (optional), bell pepper, carrot and coriander leaves. Saute for another 2 min. Add tomatoes and stir again.
In dahi, add garam masala, chilli powder and mix well. Now add the dahi mixture and saute. After 2 mins, add palak puree (while grinding the blanched palak I added garlic and ginger). Saute till all the masalas are mixed and properly cooked. The mixture should be semi dry when you have to add rice. Now mix well. Serve hot with your choice of raita, papad and pickle.

Spicy Veg Jowar Roti Roll

Spicy Veg Jowar Roti Roll

Ingredients
2 cups Wheat flour
1 cup Jowar flour
1 tbsp Ghee
Salt to taste
Water for kneading

For the stuffing
1 cup mashed potato (approx2 to 3 medium potatoes)
1 cup Mixed veg (boiled and smashed)
1 Onion chopped,
1 /2 cup Tomato puree
1 Green capsicum chopped
Ginger and Garlic paste,
1 tbsp Pav Bhaji masala
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder,
1 tsp Chilli powder
1 tsp Dhana Jeera powder
Salt to taste,
1 pinch Asafoetida
1 tsp Jeera seeds
Chopped spring onion,
Oil for seasoning

Method
Knead the dough by mixing all ingredients and make rotis.
Now, in a frying pan, add little oil, jeera, asafoetida, ginger garlic paste, chopped onion and saute for a few minutes. Now add pav bhaji masala and a little water. This will prevent the masala from burning. Now add tomato puree, capsicum and again saute for 2 to 3 min. Now add all dry masalas, salt, add mashed potato and mix veg. Saute well till mixture becomes thick. Now add the spring onion and coriander leaves. Keep aside for cool .

Take a roti, spread filling in the center and roll up tightly. Before you are ready to eat, roast the rolls on hot tava and serve with a dip of your choice.

A yummy Frankie roll is ready!!

Mixed Pulses Vadapav

Mixed Pulses Vadapav

Ingredients
2 cup mixed pulses (sprouted)
1 mashed Potato,
1/2 cup Besan
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder,
1 tsp Red Chilli powder,
1 tsp Dhania Jeera powder
Chopped Coriander leaves,
1 to 2 Green chillies
1 inch Ginger
Salt to taste
5 to 6 pav (bread)
Butter

Method
Grind the sprouted pulses with ginger, green chilly into a fine paste. Now in a large bowl, pour this mixture. Add turmeric, red chilli powder (optional), Dhania Jeera powder, mashed Potato, Besan , Chopped Coriander leaves, Salt and mix well. The batter should be thick enough like the one we make for Thalipith.

Prepare flat vadas out of the batter. Apply some butter on a pan and place the vadas over it. Roast till golden brown. Now, slice a pav into half and spread some butter and green chutney inside, place the roasted pulses vada in pav and serve immediately.

Pista Phirni

Pista Phirni
Ingredients
1/2 cup Basmati Rice
2 cup Milk
1 cup Milk powder
1 Cup Milkmaid or Sugar
Pista soaked in milk & ground to paste
Cardamom powder,
Nutmeg powder,
Few strands of Kesar (soaked in milk)
 
Method
Soak the rice for an hour. Drain the water, add cold milk and make a paste. Now keep the rest of the milk keep for boiling. Gently add rice paste, cook for 15 to 20 mins on a slow flame, while stirring add Pista paste, diluted milk powder, add Milkmaid or Sugar simmer for another few minutes, keep aside for cooling. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour, serve chilled with saffron strands and Pista.
 
Note
You can add Almonds & Walnuts also..