Indian Recipes(Snacks)

Instant Chakuli

Ingredients

1cup Maida

1cup Besan

1cup Suji

1 onion finely chopped

2 green chillies finely chopped

Freash cut cilantro Salt to taste refine oil

Method :

1. Mix all the ingredients except oil. Add some water to it and make a batter of pancake consistency. 2. Heat a gridle(nonstick tava)and grease it by oil. 3. Now pour some batter and make a thin layer of it using a spoon. 4. After some time add some oil around the chakuli and revert the chakuli on the tava. Cook the chaluli till the sides becomes crispy. Serve Chakuli with Sweet Pickle.

Aloo Chop

Ingredients

3/4 lb. potatoes

3-4 onions,

chopped finely 2 cups bengal gram flour (besan)

3-4 green chilies A small piece ginger

4 cloves garlic

2 tbs. grated coconut Sugar to taste

Juice of one lime

A few sprigs coriander leaves,

chopped Salt to taste Oil for deep frying

1 tsp. mustard seeds

1 tsp. turmeric powder

1/2 tsp. red chili powder

1 tsp. cumin seeds

A pinch of soda-bi carb (baking soda)
Method :

Pressure cook the potatoes till soft. Peel and mash. Set aside. Blend together the green chilies, garlic and ginger to a fine paste. Mix together the potato, onions, ginger/garlic/ chili paste, coriander leaves, sugar, lime juice and salt to taste. Heat a little oil and add the mustard seeds and curry leaves. When the mustard crackles, remove from heat and add to the potato mixture. Mix well. Make a smooth batter with the bengal gram flour, salt to taste, cumin seeds, red chili powder and turmeric powder. Add a teaspoon of hot oil when making the batter. Let the batter remain thick. Divide the potato mixture into equal sized portions, the size of a lemon. Dip each ball in the batter and deep fry till golden brown in color. Serve hot with chutney/ketchup.