BHEL PURI

Bhel puri is a chaat item, street food liked by everyone. If you visit North India, without tasting this item, you will never go back.  This can be made at home also as tasty as the one is available in the street.  Basically, it is made with Murmura, kurmura it is called with masala chana, chopped onion, tomatoes, green coriander with sweet and spicy chutney topped with thin nylon sev.  When you think of it, mouth is watering.  Let us not waste our time to look at the recipe now:

PULIYODARE l PULIYOGARE l TAMARIND RICE

Puliyodare l  Puliyogare l Tamarind Rice it is known as is made with Tamarind pulp and Puliyodare l Puliyogare l Tamarind rice Spice powder.  This is the speciality of South Indian dishes and in temples it is served as Prasadam specially in Balaji Temples.  The taste is awesome when it is served hot with papad.  We can make the tamarind paste and store in fridge and whenever you want to make it, only cook the rice.

Video : how to make the paste:

PULIYODARE SPICE POWDER l PULIYOGARE SPICE POWDER l TAMARIND RICE SPICE POWDER

Here I am presenting the Spice powder for making Puliyodare/Puliyogare/Tamarind Rice.  It is very easy to make and can store it in airtight container. All you have to do is roast the spices and powder it. If you are using kopra, keep it in fridge.

BITTER GOURD SWEET PACHADI

This bitter gourd pachadi is made out of the ripe bitter gourd which was grown in my balcony.  I had just left it to grow bigger, but  after reaching a particular size, it started ripening.  I thought I will take out the seeds out of it for replantation.  After taking out the seeds, I did not feel like throwing the same as it was looking so beautiful, thought of making pachadi (sweet )out of it.  It was really sumptuous with hot steamed rice and roasted papad.

Let us look at the recipe now:

1 ripe bitter gourd chopped finely
2 tbsp tamarind pulp
1 tbsp grated jaggery
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp plain rice flour
turmeric powder
salt to taste



Tempering:

1 tsp oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
4-5 fenugreek seeds
few curry leaves

Method:

Cook the bitter gourd with 1 cup of water with salt and turmeric powder.  when the water reduces to half, add the tamarind pulp and cook the same till the raw smell of tamarind goes of.  Mix the rice powder in little water and add chilli powder, jaggery  and the rice paste.  Cook for another two minutes.  Temper with the ingredients mentioned.  serve hot with steamed rice.

Second method:

1/4 cup coconut grind the same along with little cumin seeds, red chilli or green chilli and add to the pachadi when it is cooked.

You may also like to try : bittergourd bhath    pavakka curry,  bitter gourd sweet pachadi ,   bitter gourd pickle,   bitter gourd fry

UPMA CHAAT

Hi, You must be wondering what is this about?  really, i tell you this is awesome.  try and post your comments.  I am sure, you will love it.  Upma chaat is the combination of upma and chaat recipe. You can make it with left over upma or after making upma, you can try this.

Let us have a look at the recipe

Ingredients:

1 cup broken wheat upma

2 tbsp Sweet chutney

1 tsp Green chutney

1/2 tsp Theeka chutney (red chutney)

2 tbsp curd

2 tbsp chopped tomato

2 tbsp chopped onion

1 tbsp masala peanut

2 tbsp nylon sev

chaat masala, roasted cumin powder, black salt, as per taste.

2 tbsp coriander leaves for garnishing.

Method:

In a plate put the upma and spread it.  put all the chutney's one by one. then put tomato, chopped onions. putthe chaat masala, cumin powder, black salt.  top it with nylon sev, masala chana and garnish with coriander leaves and serve.

Note:  you can try this with the kanda poha too.  also you can add papdi, crushed golgappa

very very tasty.  Hope you love it. do give me the feedback.

happy cooking.

BLACK CHANA KADHI

Black chana kadhi is the speciality of Rajasthan.  IFC # 3 hosted by Manjula Kanted selected Rajasthani cuisine and this one is part of Rajasthani Thali.  I decided to try one by one.  Here is the post.  Thanks to Majula kanted.

Black chana cooked in yoghurt based gravy goes well with hot white rice. loved it.  today's special.

TOMATO PARATHA

Hot paratha with curd, sugar and pickle is all time favourite of mine.  anytime you serve paratha directly from the tava to the plate, i am ready to eat.  Today I was thinking what to make for the breakfast and this idea came to my mind.  why not try with tomato?  the end product was too good.  So why are you wasting your time.

POHA TIKKI, BEATEN RICE TIKKI

Aloo tikki is the favourite of everyone.  Sometimes, when we have some left over items, we do not know what to do with it.

When I had some left over  left over Kanda Poha with me, I thought of making something out of it.  I have tried bhakri out of it and was awesome.    Then I decided to make paratha with it.  But somehow, I could not try that instead I made tikki out of it. paratha or tikki with it and turned out to be very tasty from the tava to the plate.  This can be given in the tiffin box for the children or can serve with a cup of tea and coffee in the evening  as a snack too.

PINEAPPLE PASTRY l Cakes/bakes

This pineapple pastry is very easy to make at the same time it is eggless too.  so if you wish to have a piece of pastry, you can really enjoy this one.  This is the favourite of my son and nephew and they really enjoy whenever i bring pineapple cake for their birthday.  As usual, the main ingredients are maida, sugar, milk and cool whip.

For making this cake, you do not have to pre-heat the oven, simply, microwave it, the base or spunch is ready.

PINEAPPLE PASTRY

ATTE KA SHEERA, WHEAT FLOUR SHEERA

IFC challange # 3 hosted by Manjula Kanted has selected Marwari cuisine.  The recipes were either a platter of kachori or halva or a combination of one kachori and one halva or the Rajasthani Thali.  Since the Marwari cuisines are of bit spicy, I did not dare to prepare the same as we do not eat very spicy items.  However, will be trying one by one later as my friend is a Marwari and  can share with her.

Thanks Manjula  for the lovely recipes.