- cook 1.5 cups white rice and keep aside (with less water, ~1:1.5 rather than 1:2)
- in a wok heat 1 table spoon oil
- add
- 1 spoon mustard seeds
- 3 spoons peanuts
- 1 spoon cashews
- 1 dry chilli (optional)
- a handful of curry leaves
- fry for a …
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Urid Maida Polo
- soak 1 cup Urid dal for 2 hours
- wash it
- blend with ~1/2 cup water to produce a thick batter
- keep the dough in the fridge until needed
- in another bowl, add
- 1/2 cup plain flour (maida)
- 1/4 cup semolina (rawa)
- 1 spoon salt
- mix with 3 …
Tendle Talasini
- thoroughly wash 250g tendle (ivy gourd)
- prepare tendle
- chop the two tips
- smash slightly with stone
- in a wok heat a spoon of oil
- add 1 spoon mustard seeds and fry until spluttering
- reduce heat and add
- 2 dry red chillies
- 6-7 crushed cloves of garlic
- once garlic is slightly …
Tomato Chutney
- in a wok, heat a spoonful of oil
- add
- 1 spoon jeera (cumin seeds)
- 1 spoon coriander seeds
- 4 dry red chillies
- small piece of tamarind
- fry for a few minutes
- add
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 1 large / 2 small roughly chopped onion(s)
- fry until onion turns translucent
- add …
Bhel Puri
- grate 1/2 carrot
- chop 1/2 red onion
- add and mix
- carrot
- onion
- peanuts
- chewda
- green chutney
- tamarind chutney
- few drops of lemon juice
- chat masala or himalayan black salt
- add rice puffs and mix
Optionally use pre made mix, eg. including rice puffs, chewda, peanuts
Optionally add tomatoes …
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- in a wok heat oil
- add
- 3-4 pieces of cloves
- 1 piece cinnamon
- 1 piece star anise ("flower")
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 large onion chopped
- 2 green chillies
- after onion is cooked a bit, add, and fry for a few minutes
- handful of crushed/chopped mint leaves
- 1/2 cup …
Alan Pitta Bacri
- boil 2 cups of water in a wok with 1 spoon salt and oil
- add 1/2 cup wheat flower
- add rice flower and mix until dough like but still somewhat sticky and leave to cool
- take large chunks out and knead with coconut oil and water until smooth balls …
Junnka
- chop 1 onion sliced halfway
- heat a small wok with oil
- add onions
- chop and add 1 green chilli
- after onions translucent/half cooked, chop and add 1 small tomato
- after 2 minutes add 2 cups of water
- after 5 minutes start adding chickpea flower
- slowly add sprinkles while mixing …
Surnoli
- soak in water for 2 hours:
- 2 cups rice
- 1 spoon methi (fenugreek seeds)
- add a handful of poha (rice flakes)
- grind in batches in blender with little water
- in a large bowl add
- 1/2 cup crushed jaggery
- 1 spoon salt
- blended mixture on top
- lightly mix but leave …
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