indian food recipe

September 11, 2007

Papdi Chaat

Filed under: Papdi. chaat, eggless, healthy recipe, juice, lemon, recipe, snacks, vegetables — chandneed @ 4:02 am

Papdi chaat is a much known chaat in Delhi and Bangalore with lots of Papdi, curd, potato, chaat masala, green chutney, and imli ki chutney. Tossed together to make a wonderful Papdi chaat. It is a different way of dahi puri we can say.papdi is basically crispy by nature. It is made out of plain flour and a little bit of semolina is added to make it crispier. You can make it in good quantity to welcome your unexpected guest at any time. Papdi can be stored for a long time.

Ingredients:
50-60 Papdi
3 cups imli ki chutney
2 cups green chutney
2 medium potatoes boiled and grated
2 cup whisked curd
2 teaspoon chaat masala
2 teaspoon roasted jeera powder
2 teaspoon red chilli powder
Salt to taste

Method:
1.Take papdis in the bowl, now add imli khajur ki chutney, green chutney and salt and toss well.
2.Now put grated potatoes and curd.
3.Sprinkle chaat masala, jeera powder, and red chilli powder.
4.Garnish with coriander leaves if you want to and serve immediately.

Note: The reason to serve immediately is because with all chutneys and curd above the papdis. The papdis does not remain crispy for the longer period of time.You can add onion and tomatoes if you wish to.

August 2, 2007

Semolina Pizza

Filed under: paneer, pizza, snack, veg, vegetables — chandneed @ 12:53 pm

I would like to call this dish as a quick dish bcos it can be made in no time…… specially when an unexpected guest turns out. Small pizzas which i am sure kids will also love to brunch. And we can indirectly make them eat vegetables as many of the kids do not like eating vegetables.

Ingredients:
200gms semolina
2 cups of mixed vegetables (cabbage, capsicum, tomato)
1 ½ tbsp ginger chilly paste
1 packet ENO
1 tsp heeng
1 cup sour curd
Salt to taste
Water to make batter thin

Method:

  1. Take a vessel put semolina and then add finely chopped cabbage, capsicum and tomato.
  2. Now add ginger chilly paste, salt, curd, eno and water to make the batter thin.
  3. Pour 3tbsp batter on the nonstick pan or a tawaand make small Pizza serve with tomato sauce or green chutney.

    PN: Once the batter is ready make pizzas within 15 mins only.

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