Aloo Ke Samose

Ingredients:
1. Potaotes 1 Large boiled and mashed
2. Green Chillies 6-7
3. Garlic Cloves 2-3
4. Cumin seeds 1 tsp
5. Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp
6. Curry Leaves 3-4
7. Salt as per taste
8. Turmeric Powder 1/4 tsp
9. Green Coriander Leaves as per need
10. Oil 2 tbsp+ for frying

Ingredients for Samosa Cover:
1. All Purpose Flour/ Maida 1/2
2. Ajwain seeds 1/4 tsp
3. Rice Flour 5-6 tbsp
4. Salt as per Taste
5. Ghee 2 tbsp

Method:
1. Mix all the ingredients for samosa cover very well and with the help of a little water knead them into a soft dough. Let this dough rest for 1-2 hours
2. In a pan add oil, once it is hot add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves.
3. Now lower the flame a little bit and and the chilli garlic paste(u can coarsely grind the chillies and garlic together to get a fresh paste). Saute it for a few seconds on low heat and then add turmeric powder and salt
4. Immediately after that add the mashed potatoes and mix well
5. Cover and let it cook for a few mins and add finely chopped coriander leaves.
6. Mix this masala really well and check salt and let it cool.
7. Now make equal sized balls of the dough and roll it with the help of a rolling pin. Roll it to size of a puri.
8. Cut thed puri into half and add the cooled potato mixture and shape it like a samosa.
9. Repeat the same procedure for the rest of dough
10. Heat oil in a vessel on medium flame. Do not change the flame during the entire frying process
11. Now add the samosas one by one and deep fry on medium heat so tht they become crispy.
12. Serve hot with any chutney

Iftar Platter

Iftar: Basically the time when muslims all over the world break their fast during ramdan. Iftar is mainly heavy comprising of fruits, sweets and savoury treats, besides the staple Dates and Water.
The Iftar is often , but not necessarily, followed up by a regular dinner late during the night.

Here the platter consists of some fruits, dates and a variety of pakodas and chicken patties.

And the recipe is:

Chicken Patties Ingredients:

1. Chicken mince 3/4 cup

2. Potato 1 medium

3. Carrots 1 grated

4. Capsicum grated 1 small

5. Green chillies 4-4

6. Green Coriander leaves

7. Black pepper powder 1/4 tsp

8. Salt as per taste

9. Egg 1

10. Bread Crumbs as per need

11. Milk 1/4 cup

12. Oil for deep frying

Method:

1. In a vessel add finely chopped potatoes, chicken mince, milk, salt and black pepper.

2. Cover the vessel and let it cook on high heat for 5-8 mins, then lower the flame and cook till there is no moisture remaining and the potaotes are all mashed up.

3. Cool this mixture and add the grated carrots, capsicum, green coriander leaves, finely chopped green chillies and mix really well. (Before adding capsicum and carrots to the chicken mince sqqueeze out excess water from it.)

4. Add bread crumbs and mix well so that the mixture binds easily.

5. Make equal sized balls of this mixture and flatten them with your plam to give it a patties like hsape.

6. Dip it in whisked egg and deep fry till golden brown and serve hot with any sweet and sour chutney.

Pakodas Ingredients:

1. Spinach leaves as per ur need

2. Small Brinjals/eggplant as per ur need( sliced)

3. Jalapenoes as per ur need

4. Sliced Potatoes as per ur need

5. Tamarind and dates chutney

For the batter:

1. Gram flour 1/2 cup or as per ur requirement

2. Rice flour 4 tbsp

3. Ajwain seeds 1/4 tsp(crushed)

4. Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp(crushed)

5. Salt as per taste

6. Turmeric Powder 1/4 tsp

7. Red chilli Powder 1/2 tsp

Method:

1. Mix all the ingredients for the batter with a little water, mix well and keep it aside. Let it rest for 1 hour before using

2. Now dip the spinach , brinjals, potatoes one at a time in the batter and fry till golden brown

3. For the jalapenoes u need to slit them in between and deseed them. Fill a little tamarind and dates chutney as a filling and dip them in the batter and deep fry till golden brown.

4. Serve hot and crispy with any sauce of your liking

Sabudana vada (Ramdan Special)

Ingredients:

1. Potato 1
2. Sabudana 1/2 cup
3. Green Chillies 5-6 or as per ur need
4. Chopped coriander 2 tbsp
5. Curry Leaves 3-4
6. Red Chilli Powder 1/2 tsp
7. Salt as per your taste
8. Onions 1 small finely chopped
9. Chaat Masala 1/4 tsp or as per taste
10. Rice Flour 2 tbsp

Method:

1. Soak the sabudana in water for 2-3 hours.
2. Wash and peel the potato and then grate it with the help of a grater
3. Squeeze out excess moisture from it and put it in a bowl
4. Add chopped chillies, chopped coriander leaves, chopped curry leaves, red chilli powder, chopped onions and salt to the grated potaotes. Mix well
5. Squeeze out excees moisture from soaked sabudana and add to the potato mixture.
6. Add rice flour and chaat masala powder and knead like a dough.
7. Make equal sized balls out of this mixture and them flatten them like tikki(keep it a little thin as it will become crispier)
8. Deep fry them in hot oil untill golden brown and serve hot with curd, tamarind and date chutney

Cheesy Bites Chicken Tikka Pizza

Ingredients for Topping:

1. Chicken (150 gms)
2. Capsicum cut in stripes (1/2 cup)
3. Red Onions Finely slices (1/2 cup)
4. Tomato roundels (5-6 Nos)
5. Mozzarella Cheese as much as you want
6. Salt (1/4 tsp)
7. Red Chilli Flakes (1/2 tsp)
8. Dried Oregano (1/4 tsp)
9. Dried Basil (1/4 tsp)

Ingredients for Sauce:

1. Tomatoes (500 gms)
2. Onion (1 No)
3. Garlic Clove grated (1 No)
4. Oil (1 tbsp)
5. Sugar (1 tsp)
6. Salt (2 pinches)
7. Oregano (1 tsp)

Ingredient for Pizza Dough:

1. Maida (2 -1/2 cup)
2. Yeast (1-1/2 tsp)
3. Sugar (1 tsp)
4. Salt (3/4 tsp)
5. Water as per requirement

Method for Sauce:

1. Add oil in a pan and add chopped onions fry a little and add the grated garlic to it.
2. Now add chopped tomatoes, salt, sugar and dried oregano.
3. Cook till the tomatoes soften and all the water evaporates.
4. Let it cool and blend it into a fine paste. You can store this paste into regrigerator for further use

Method for Dough

1. Take 3/4 cup lukewarm water and add all the yeast and sugar specified in the dough section. Cover it and let the yeast activate. After 5-10 mins there will be a frothy mixture, that means the yeast has activated.

2. Now combine maida, salt and mix and add the yeast frothy mixture to it and knead into a soft dough. Mix well so that there are no lump formations. Apply a little oil to the dough and make a smooth surface and let it rest for 2 hours in a warm place preferrably in a oven.

3. After 2 hour the dough will double in its size, just knock it down and give a few punches to the dough so that there is no air.

4. Now keep aside a small portion of the dough for making the cheesy bites.

5. Now knead the rest of the dough a little bit and with the help of a rolling pin and a little dry flour roll the dough into a 12 inches long pizza base and transfer on to the baking pan or a pizza pan. Keep it aside for further use.

Method for Cheesy Bites:

1. Knead the dough kept aside for making cheesy bites. And with the help of a rolling pin roll it into a thin base.

2. Now cut the edges of this base fro all the four sides to give it a square shape.

3. Vertically cut this base into 3 pieces and then cut each vertical piece into 3 more horizontal parts.

4. Take a part and add a little mozzarella cheese and roll it. Repeat this step for every part.

5. Keep these cheesy bites aside.

Finally.. Assembling the Pizza:

1. Apply pizza sauce on the pizza base evenly.

2. Add the chopped capsicum, onions and the chicken tikka pieces.


3. Now arrange the Cheesy bites on the outer edge of the pizza base as shown in picture.


4. Add the tomato roundels, sprinkle the red chilli flakes, dried oregano, dried basil, salt and sprinkle some oil on top.

5. Add the cheese as the final topping .

6. Now bake pizza on 410 degree F preheated oven for 10-12 minutes, check it once and you can bake it more or less after that according to your liking

Bon Appetit

Wada Pav

Ingredients:
1. Potatoes 2 Large
2. Green Coriander leaves 1/2 cup
4. Green chillies 5-6( or according to ur taste)
5. Garlic cloves 2-3
6. Cumin seeds 1 tsp
7. Curry Leaves 5-6
8. Turmeric Powder 1/4 tsp
9. Salt as per taste
10. Oil 2 tbsp+ oil for frying
11. Pav as per ur need

For batter:
1. Gram flour powder 1/2 cup or according to ur need
2. Salt
3. Baking powder 1/4 tsp
4. Corn Flour 4 tbsp
5. Ground Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp
6. Turmeric Powder 1/4 tsp

Peanut chutney:
1. Peanuts 1 cup(roasted)
2. Garlic cloves 2-3 grated
3. Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp
4. Red chilli powder 2 tsp
5. Salt

Green chutney:
1. Mint leaves (according to ur need)
2. Coriander leaves (according to ur need)
3. Garlic cloves 2
4. Green chillies 3-4
5. cumin seeds 1/2 tsp

Method:
1. Add all the green chutney ingredients to a blender and blend it to a fine paste
2. Again add roasted peanuts, grated garlic, cumin seeds, red chilli powder and salt. Blend it nicely(coarse or fine as per ur wish). Keep it aside
3. Boil the potatoes with a little salt, once boiled mash them really well
4. In a pan add 2 tsp oil, when it is hot add cumin seeds, curry leaves, chopped green chillies,chopped or grated garlic cloves, salt and turmeric powder followed by mashed potatoes
5. Mix well and add chopped green coriander leaves. Cook till done
6. Cool the mixture and make round balls out of it
7. Mix all the ingredients of batter with little water, mix well so tht no lumps are formed. Keep the batter a little thick.
8. Dip the potato balls into this batter and deep fry them. Set aside
9. Slit the pav, apply the green chutney on the top portion and the peanut chutney on the lower side.

10. Place the potato wada in between the pav and serve with fried green chillies, peanut chutney and green chutney