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Thursday, September 17, 2009

Besan ke Parathe

Ingredients:
1 cup:Gram Flour
1/2 tsp chilly powder
Oil to mix the filling
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder
Wheat flour dough(Dough should be soft so that the stuffing does not come out)

Preparation:
Mix gram flour with salt, turmeric powder, and chilly powder. Add oil to it make a paste(tight enough to fill)
Take a small portion of the dough. Flatten it a bit(approx 11/2 inch diameter)
Place approx 1 tsp of the besan mix and fold the dough and close the stuffing properly.
Flatten the stuffed dough and make round parantha.
Roast it on a griddle by applying oil on it.
Serve hot with dum aloo.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Chana Dal Pulao

Ingredients:
Chana Dal: 3/4 th cup
Rice: 1 1/2 cup
Tamarind Paste: 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Green chilly:1(cut in 2 parts from the middle lengthwise)
Chilly powder to taste
Mustard Seeds:1 tsp
Butter(ghee): 1 tbsp
Turmeric Powder: 1/4 tsp
Sweet Neem leaves(Curry patta): 4-5

Preparation:
Soak chana dal for about an hour.
Boil it in a pressure cooker for 5-6 mins till the first whistle blows.
Cook rice seperately by adding 3 cups of water in a seperate container.
Drain chana dal in a bowl.
Take some butter (ghee) in a pan.
Add mustard seeds, green chilly
Add neem patta and heat till mustard seeds start crackling.
Add chana dal to it now. And roast it for 2 mins.
Add tamarind paste. And 1/2 cup of water.
Add salt, red chilly powder, turmeric powder.
Mix well and let it cook till the gravy gets a little thick.
Mix cooked rice with it and cook till the remaining gravy of chana dal is soaked in rice.
Serve hot with coriander chutney.