Saturday, October 29, 2011

DABELI (Kacchi Dabeli)

DABELI  (Kacchi Dabeli)
For The Stuffing:
Ingredients:
  1. Potato – 4 medium size boiled and mashed
  2. Sugar – 3 tsp
  3. Salt - To taste
  4. Lemon juice – 4 tsp
  5. Dabeli Masala – 4 tsp
  6. Oil - 2 tsp
 Method:
  1. Heat oil in a kadahi, wok or frying pan.
  2. Add Dabeli masala, add sugar, salt, mashed potato and lemon juice.
  3. Sauté for a minute (2-3mins) and mix well.
  4. Transfer to any plate or bowl. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Coriander Chutney:
Ingredients: 
  1. Coriander Leaves – 1 bunch (aprox. 1 cup)
  2. Garlic Cloves – 3
  3. Green chili – 2-3 pcs
  4. Salt – To taste
 Method:
  1. Add above items with little water in a mixer grinder jar and make a thick paste.

 Imli Paste: (Sweet Chutney)
Ingredients:
  1. Imli – 1 /4th cup Paste
  2. Salt – 1 ½ tsp
  3. Sugar – 6-8 tsp
  4. Roasted Cumin powder – 1/4th tsp
  5. Black Pepper Powder – 1 /4th tsp

 Method:
  1. Mix all things and make a liquid thick paste. Use seedless IMLI or remove the seeds while making the paste.

 OR 
  1. Heat 1/2tsp oil in kadahi.
  2. Add Imli (Tamarind) paste, salt, and sugar.
  3. Cook for 10-15 mins on medium flame, keep stirring occasionally.
  4. Add Pepper powder and roasted cumin powder and mix well.
  5. Remove from flame.

 Garlic Chutney (Lehsun Ka Chutney):
Ingredients:
  1. Garlic - 1/2 cup peeled and roughly chopped
  2. Chilli Powder - 3-4 tsp
  3. Salt to Taste.

 Method:
  1. Add all the things with little bit water in Mixer grinder jar and make a thick paste.

 Masala Peanut:
Ingredients:
  1. Peanut - 1/2 cup
  2. Chilli - 1/4th tsp
  3. Salt - 1tsp
  4. Oil – 1 tsp

 Method:
  1. Heat oil in kadahi.
  2. Add peanuts and fry them on medium flame for 5-6 minutes or until little golden.
  3. Add chili powder and salt.
  4. Mix well and let it cool for few minutes.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Making Dabelis:
Ingredients:
  1. PAV (Dinner Rolls) - 2 pav per person (As you want)
  2. Pomegranate - 7 tsp
  3. Chopped coriander leaves (cilantro) - 5 tsp
  4. Thin Sev - 1/2 cup
  5. Chopped Onion - 1/4 cup
  6. Butter - 1 tsp per PAV

 Steps:
  1. Take a PAV and slit horizontally without cutting through.
  2. Spread garlic chutney, sweet chutney & coriander chutney.
  3. Now put 2 tsp of stuffed potatoes, add onion, pomegranate, peanut and sev in between the two halves.
  4. Place the stuffed PAVs on a hot TAVA/ griddle.
  5. Press lightly and toast on both sides with little bit butter (1 tsp per PAV).
Serve hot.
Repeat steps 1 to 5 to make more dabelis.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Gobi Aloo Bhaja (Gobi Aloo Fry)

Gobi Aloo Bhaja,Cauliflower Potato Fry
Ingredients: ( To make -2ppl)
  1. Cauliflower - 2cups florets (Cut lengthwise, little thick, for example: cut 1floret into 4parts lengthwise)
  2. Potato - 1medium size ( Peel and cut lengthwise)
  3. Cumin seed - 1tsp
  4. Turmeric Powder - 1/2tsp
  5. Green chili or red whole chili - 2pcs
  6. Salt to taste
  7. Oil - 4-5tsp or (You can use 2-3tsp oil, as needed)
  8. Bay Leaf - 1pc
  9. Coriander leaves - 2tsp (Chopped) (For garnishing)


Method:
  1. Heat oil in a kadahi, pan or wok .
  2. Add cumin seeds, bay leaf, green chili.
  3. When the cumin seeds begin to crackle, add cauliflower, potato, turmeric salt and fry it on medium flame and  ( If you want to use garlic paste , then add garlic paste also)
  4. Cover it for 3-4min on medium to low flame.(If its sticking then sprinkle 2-3tsp water)
  5. Remove the cover and continue to stir fry till the cauliflower and potatoes are cooked in little golden brown color.
  6. Garnished with corainder.
  7. Serve hot bhaja  with Roti, Paratha,Puri.