Recipe: BESAN CHEELA
Ingredients
- Besan( Bengal Gram Flour) ½ Cup
- Coriander Leaves 2Tbsp
- Tomato 1 medium
- Onion ½ medium
- Green Chillies 1
- Black Pepper Powder ½ tsp
- Dry Mango Powder ¾ tsp
- Turmeric Powder ¼ tsp
- Salt to taste
- Oil 1tsp
Instructions
- Finely chop onion, tomato, green chilli and coriander leaves. Keep aside.
- Mix besan, chopped vegetables, black pepper powder, dry mango powder, turmeric powder and salt in a bowl and make a lump free batter of thick pouring consistency using water.
- Drizzle 1 teaspoon of oil in a non stick pan and pour a ladleful of batter in the centre of the pan, spreading it out a little.
- Cover and cook for 1-2 minutes on one side or till it turns golden brown. When one side is done, flip it over and cook lightly on the other side.
- Serve hot with tomato sauce or green chutney.
Tips:
• Don’t cook bhindi covered for longer time otherwise it will become soggy.
• Okra should be cleaned well before chopping and dried completely with a cloth.
Bhindi Masala (Okra in spices)
Ingredients
- • 2 cups chopped bhindi
- • 3 tsp Oil
- • 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
- • 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
- • 6 to 7 Curry leaves
- • 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
- • 2 tsp chopped Garlic
- • pinch of Hing
- • Salt to taste
- • 3 slit Green Chillies
- • 1/2 tsp Red Chilli powder
- • 1/2 tsp Garam Masala
- • 1/4 cup chopped Coriander Leaves
Instructions
- • Wash bhindi well under cold water, pat dry it and cut in to small bite size pieces.
- • Heat up oil, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, hing, curry leaves, garlic and saute till garlic gets nice golden color.
- • Add turmeric powder, green chillies mix well and add bhindi, mix well, cover and cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
- • Add red chilli powder, salt to taste, coriander leaves mix well and cook till the time bhindi gets cooked.
- • Sprinkle some garam masala, Bhindi fry is ready to serve!
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Chat Patti Chicken using Shan Nihari Masala Packet
Ingredients
- Chicken 1 kg cut into 12 to 14 pieces
- Shan Nihari Masala Packet 2 tbsp leveled
- Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp
- Lemon juice 2 tbsp
- Oil 2 tbsp
Instructions
- Gather the marination ingredients, shan nihari masala, ginger garlic paste and lemon for juice.
- Now apply the ingredients on chicken and leave aside for 2 hours.
- Put oil and chicken on tawa.
- Now cook on medium heat while stir frying.
- Serve with raita and naan.
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Ingredients
Yogurt 1/2 kg
Boiled potatoes 2
Whole red chillies 6
Bondi soaked 1 cup
Tamarind pulp 1/2 cup
Whole coriander 1 tsp
Cumin Seeds 1 tsp
Carom Seeds 1 tsp
Green Chilli paste 1 tsp
Roasted cumin 2 tsp
Salt 1/2 tsp
Onion chopped as required
Tomato chopped with seeds removed as required
Green Chillies as required
Coriander leaves as required
Mint Leaves as required
Method
Cut the boiled potatoes into cubes and put in a bowl.
Blend together yogurt and green chillies and add to potatoes.
Roast together whole red chillies, cumin seeds, carom seeds (ajwain) and coriander seeds. i usually put them in microwave for about 1 minute, let it cool then crush them in a chopper.
I used three cans of chick peas and drained out the water.
Add chick peas to the p0tato and yogurt mixture.
Drain the soaked bondis and add to the chickpeas bowl and mix well.
Keep tomatos, onion, green chillies, mint and coriander chopped and ready for garnish.
Now thats my bowl.
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