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Monday, May 30, 2011

KHANDVI

Ingredients :



  • 1/2 cup gms flour (besan) 
  • 1 cup thin buttermilk 
  • Salt To Taste 
  • 2-3 pinches turmeric powder 
  • 1 tbsp Oil
  • 2 tsp Oil 
  • 1 tsp Sesame seeds 
  • 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds 
  • 1 tbsp Coconut scraped 
  • 1 tbsp Coriander finely chopped 
  • 2 pinches asafoetida 
  • 2 green chillies finely chopped 
  • 1 stalk curry leaves


Method:
  • Mix water, flour, salt and turmeric to form a batter. Heat oil in a heavy pan, add batter.
  • Stir vigorously and evenly to avoid lump formation. Cook till the mixture does not taste raw, stirring continuously. When done (about 7-8 minutes), pour a ladleful in a large plate.
  • Spread as thin as possible with the back of a large flat spoon. Use circular outward movements as for dosas.
  • When cool, cut into 2" wide strips. Carefully roll each strip, repeat for all plates.
  • Place in a serving dish. For seasoning: Sprinkle coconut and coriander all over khandvi rolls.
  • Heat oil in a small pan. Add cumin, asafoetida, curry leaves and chillies.
  • Add sesame seeds and immediately pour over khandvi rolls. Serve with garlic chutney.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Dhokla

Ingredients :
  • 2 cups - besan flour
  • 1 cup - water 
  • 1/2 - cup plain yogurt
  • 1 tsp - soda bicarb 
  • 1 tsp - green chili paste
  • 1/2 tsp - ginger paste
  • 1/2 tsp - garlic paste 
  • 1 1/2 tsp - sugar
  • 1/2 tsp - Turmeric powder 
  • salt to taste
  • 2 tsp - coriander chopped .
  • 1 tbsp - oil 
  • 1/2 tsp - mustard seeds 
  • 1/2 tsp - cumin seeds 
  • 8 - Curry leaves 

Method:
  • Put gram flour in a large bowl. Mix in yogurt, water and beat to a smooth paste. Leave aside to ferment for 4-5 hours. The mixture will increase in size.
  • Add chili paste, ginger paste, garlic paste, salt to the batter.
  • In a small bowl, mix soda bi carb and 1 tbsp water.
  • Heat the steamer or pressure cooker with about 1 ½ cups water for steaming the dhokla.
  • Add the soda bi carb mixture to the flour mixture and mix well. Pour immedietly into flat greased vessel or a thali or a cake tin.
  • Steam for about 15 minutes. Do not place the weight if you are using pressure cooker.
  • After 15 minutes, remove the lid and switch the stove off. Let cool for a few minutes.
  • Cut into squares.
  • Heat oil in a small pan. Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds.
  • When they stop spluttering, add curry leaves.
  • Pour over dhokla squares. Sprinkle chopped coriander.
Serve hot with green chutney or with oil and garlic chutney or with tomato ketchup.