9. Maida Pitta Polo

   1. in a large bowl add
      • 2 cups plain flour (maida aka wheat flour)
      • 1 cup coarse semolina (rawa)
      • salt to taste
      • at least ~4 cups water until no lumps in the dough and runny
      • coriander leaves
      • curry leaves
      • small piece ginger, ~0.25 inch thinly sliced
      • [optional] 1-2 green chillis …

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10. Seera (Kesari Baat)

    1. start a small wok on high heat (9)
    2. add 1/2 cup of ghee
    3. when melted reduce to high medium heat (7)
    4. add
       • handful of cashews
       • handful of raisins
    5. when raisins plump and cashews changing colour, and ghee foaming, add 1.5 cups rawa (coarse semolina)
    6. boil water on the …

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11. Cucumber Bacri

    1. grate 1/2 cucumber in a bowl
    2. add
       • 1/2 cup dessicated coconut
       • ~1 cup big rawa (coarse semolina)
       • ~1/2 cup small rawa (fine semolina)
       • salt to taste
       • 2 spoons sugar
       • add ~1 cup water
    3. mix
    4. heat the frying pan with high heat
    5. spread oil lightly
    6. spread three ladles …

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12. Channa Masala

    1. chop 1 big onion, 1 small tomato
    2. put oil in wok with high heat
    3. add 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
    4. when the jeera starts popping, reduce heat (6) and add
       • onions
       • one green chilli, sliced
       • 1 bay leaf
    5. fry until golden brown
    6. add ginger garlic paste 1/2 spoon …

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13. Channa Usli

    1. open a tin of chickpeas and drain them
    2. in a wok put 1 spoon oil and heat (9)
    3. when hot, add 1/2 spoon mustard seeds
    4. when popping, reduce heat to medium (5-6) add
       • 1/4 spoon heeng (asafoetida)
       • 5-6 curry leaves
       • 1 green chilli slit in half
    5. fry for …

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14. Pan Polo

    Preparation

    This can be done on the same day or the day before as convenient.

    1. soak 1 cup rice (2 meals) for 2-3 hours
    2. wash the rice
    3. add 1/2 cup desiccated coconut
    4. grind in blender with water
       • fill the blender ~ half way with 20% water, 80% mixture
       • it should …

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15. Dal Kitchdi

    1. in pressure cooker add 1 table spoon oil and heat
    2. add and fry until popping
       • 1 spoon jeera
       • 2 green chilli
    3. add 2 onions and fry until lightly golden
    4. while frying, wash, drain
       • 1 cup rice
       • 1/2 cup toor dal
    5. [optional] add mixed vegetables (eg. from frozen)
    6. add chopped …

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16. Chapati

    1. add in a large bowl
       • 1 cup hot water
       • 1 spoon oil
       • 1/4 spoon salt
       • [optional] 1/4 spoon sugar
    2. add wheat flower
       • start with a ladle full and mix
       • keep adding in smaller increments and knead thoroughly
       • it will become dry and not sticky, but still soft
    3. keep …

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17. Omelette

    1. chop finely
       • 1/2 onion
       • 1/4 capsicum
    2. break 2 eggs in a bowl and mix thoroughly until consistent yellow
    3. add
       • onions
       • capsicum
       • coriander
       • pinch of salt
       • pinch of pepper
    4. start oil on a frying pan on medium heat
    5. pour the mixture and spread evenly
    6. pour 1 spoon of oil …

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18. Palak Curry

    1. in a bowl put 200g spinach and hot water for 5 minutes (blanching)
    2. chop
       • 2 onions (2 white or 1 white and 1 red)
       • 1 tomato
       • 1 chilli (long cut)
    3. start frying in a wok on high heat (9) with 2 spoons oil
    4. add 1/2 spoon jeera (cumin seeds …

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