Aloo Tikki Chaat

Ingredients:
For Aloo Tikki:

Potatoes 5 large
Bread Slices 2 -3
Garam Masala pwd ½ tsp
Roasted Jeera/Cumin Pwd 1 tsp
Coriander Powder ½ tsp
Corn Flour 1 tbsp+
Oil, for shallow frying
Salt to taste

For Date and Tamarind Chutney:

8 10 deseeded dates
2 tbsp tamarind pulp
1/4 cup jaggery
1 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp cumin powder
Salt to taste

Chole
Green chutney

Curd, beaten till smooth
Cumin powder
1 tbsp sugar
Finely chopped Onions
Fine sev to garnish
Red chilli powder
Chopped coriander leaves.


Method:

1. Prepare green coriander chutney

2. Prepare tamarind chutney.(better make both chutney's one day in advance)

Bring tamarind pulp to a boil. Add date paste and jaggery.
Then add red chilli powder , cumin powder and salt to taste. Adjust the spices and consistency, switch off the gas and let it cool. This can be stored in the air tight jar in the fridge for later use.

Alternatively, grind all the ingredients, along with little water, to make a thick chutney.

3. Make spicy Chole.

4. Yogurt Filling:
Beat the curd till its smooth without any lumps(add a bit water ,if too thick). Now mix in roasted cumin powder, sugar and salt to taste.

5. Aloo Tikki:

Boil potato till tender, peel and mash well(or better grate them for even consistency).
Remove the edges of bread slices. Dip the slices in water and squeeze them between your palms to remove the water. Crumble them with hands and add to the mashed potatoes. Also, bread crumbs can be directly added to mashed potatoes.
Mix in all the spices ; garam masala, roasted cumin powder, coriander powder, salt to taste and corn flour and mix well. Adjust the corn flour as required, it helps in binding and hence proper shape of tikki's.
Take a small lump and make a small ball. Press it down to shape it into round shape (about 1 cm thick ) to amke a tikki.
Heat tawa/griddle , put about 1 tsp oil, and shallow fry all the tikki's on medium to low heat on both the sides till they turn golden brown in color.
Repeat with all the tikkies and place them in a paper napkin to remove excess oil.


Assemble and Serve:

Place 2-3 hot Aloo Tikkies on serving plate.
Pour about 2 ladles full of Chole. Then add about 2 tablespoons of spiced yogurt.Then drizzle about a spoon each of Sweet Date-Tamarind Chutney and Green Chutney.
Finally garnish with chopped onion, sev and chopped coriander leaves.
Sprinkle a bit of red chilli powder and cumin power on top of it and serve immediately.

Spinach Soup

Ingredients:

1 Bunch Spinach

2 medium onions

2 medium/ large potatoes

1.5 litre milk

1 cup fresh creamSalt and pepper to taste

Method:

Boil the spinach, onions and potatoes together.

Drain off water once mixture softens.

Place in blender and blend until desired texture is achieved. 

Pour mixture back in pot and add seasoning of choice.

Add milk and fresh cream and simmer for 5-10 minutes.

Serve with bread roll/ garlic bread.

Samosa

Oh Samosa, how I love you samosa!
There you lie on the plate, I just want you closer,
How crispy and delicate your smooth pastry shell,Pass the sauce, pass the dip, pass the chutney as well.

Oh Samosa not for me are those funny 'pakoras',
Weird looking and jagged those savoury hor'rors,
with my appetite daily, I wrestle and wrangle,
For you... my beloved, pastry tri'angle.

Oh Samosa! to the "healthies" pay no heed,
So what if you're fried, you're just what I need.
A long day's fasting is no better broken,
Than a delicious samosa just cooked and smokin'!

Author Unknown

Sorry I know this is not a recipe, but it was just too funny not to share!

Haleem

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Recipe Type: Main

Author: Shama

Prep time: 30 mins

Cook time: 1 hour

Total time: 1 hour 30 mins

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 250 gms Mutton.
• 1 cup Wheat soaked overnight, drained, pounded & husked.
• A handful of channa dal(split gram), soaked for 1/2 hour.
• A handful of moong dal(green gram), soaked for 1/2 hour.
• A handful of masoor dal(red lentils), soaked for 1/2 hour.
• 1 tsp coriander powder.2 tsp Ginger-garlic paste.
• 4 tbsp Ghee(clarified milk)
• 1 tsp Chili powder.1/2 tsp turmeric.
• 2 Onions, sliced and fried crisp.
• Salt to taste.

Instructions

1. Heat 6-8 cups of water in a wide-mouthed heavy bottomed vessel.
2. Put in the drained gram, wheat and mutton along with the ginger garlic paste, coriander powder, turmeric, red chili powder and salt when the water starts to boil.
3. Cook over medium fire till the mutton is tender.
4. Then mash the mutton and add the crushed fried onion to this mixture. Heat the clarified milk and pour it over the Haleem.
5. Sprinkle lemon-juice before serving it hot.

Source: EidRecipes.com

Crêpes

Ingredients:

100g (3 ½ oz) plain flour
2 eggs, beaten
sunflower oil or groundnut oil
pinch of salt
250ml(8fl oz)milk
butter, for frying
60g (2oz) unsalted butter
100g ( ½ oz) maple syrup
juice and grated zest of 2 oranges

Prepare Ahead:

Make the crêpes in advance, layering greaseproof paper between each one, then cover with cling film and refrigerate.

Preparation:

1 - To make the crêpe batter, put the flour into a large bowl and make a well in the centre. Add the eggs, with oil and salt to taste, and gradually whisk in the milk to make a smooth, thin batter.
2 - Heat a 23cm (9in) crêpe pan over a medium heat until hot. Add a knob of butter to coat the base evenly. Ladle in the crêpe batter to cover the base thinly, tilting the pan to spread the batter. Cook for 1-2 minutes, or until the base is golden. Flip the crêpe over and cook for a further minute, or until golden. Fold the crêpe into quarters in the pan, then remove it, set aside, and repeat to make the rest of the crêpes.
3 - To prepare the flambé sauce, melt the butter in a separate pan over a medium heat. Add the maple syrup, orange juice, and zest and leave to bubble for 5 minutes, stirring, until the syrup dissolves and the sauce thickens slightly.
4 - Add the crêpes one by one into the sauce.

Cheese Briouats

Serves 6 to 8 as a side or appetizer.

Prep Time: 30 minutesCook Time: 15 minutesTotal Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1/2 kg (about 1 lb). cream cheese, chilled
• 1/2 kg (about 1 1lb.) warqa, fillo dough or large spring roll wrappers
• 4 tablespoons butter, melted
• vegetable oil (for frying)

Preparation:

Fold the Briouats

With scissors, cut the pastry dough into strips about two inches wide. Place a single strip of warqa or spring roll wrapper – or two layered strips of phyllo dough – on your work surface.

Lightly brush butter on the bottom two-thirds of the dough. Place a tablespoon of cream cheese towards the bottom of the strip, and fold the bottom up to enclose the filling.

Fold the bottom left corner of the enclosed dough upwards to the right, aligning it with the right edge of the strip. Then flip the bottom right corner upwards to the left, aligning it with the left edge of the dough. You should see a triangle take shape. Continue folding the triangle, flipping right and then left in this manner, until you reach the end of the dough.

Trim any excess length off the edge of the dough, dab it with a little egg yolk, and tuck the end of the dough into the "pocket" formed by the open edge of dough on the briouat. You can use the tip of a butter knife or your scissors to help tuck in the flap of dough.

Fry the Briouats

Heat one inch of oil in a deep skillet or sauce pan. Deep fry the cheese briouats in batches until light golden brown. Drain and serve.
Briouats stay warm for a long time, but if frying them well in advance of serving, you can reheat them in a 350° F (180° C) oven for five to 10 minutes.
Uncooked briouats can be covered and refrigerated for one day, or frozen for up to two months in a freezer bag or plastic storage container. They can be fried directly from the freezer, or allowed to thaw for 30 minutes to one hour before frying.

Moroccan Chickpea & Lentil Soup

Ingredients:

• 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 medium white onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
• 1 medium red onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
• 1 fennel bulb, peeled, cored and chopped (about 1 cup)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 (14 ounce) cans chopped tomatoes (with juice)
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons sugar (or to taste)
• 4 cups low sodium vegetable broth
• 1 cup dried lentils, picked through and rinsed
• 3 cups canned chick-peas, drained and rinsed
• 4 sprigs cilantro
• 4 sprigs parsley
• 2 dried bay leaves
• salt and pepper

Directions:

1. In a medium sized pot heat the olive oil at medium heat and add fennel, gently cooking for a couple of minutes while the fennel releases its natural juices.
2. Add the red and white onions, cook until soft and translucent, but without turning brown, stirring mixture from time to time, about 12 minutes.
3. Add tomatoes and increase heat to high until the mixture comes to a simmer (about 5 minutes).
4. Add the ginger, turmeric, cinnamon, garlic and saffron if using, letting them infuse the mixture with their flavors for a few more minutes.
5. Add the lentils, vegetable stock, sprigs of cilantro and parsley and bay leaves and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer.
6. Season with salt, pepper and sugar, stirring the mixture a couple of times. Cover pot and let simmer for about 25 minutes or until the lentils are tender.
7. Add the cooked chickpeas and cook uncovered for another 5 to 7 minutes until heated through.
8. Mix well, season again with salt, pepper and sugar to taste. Remove bay leafs and sprigs of cilantro and parsley.

Source: food.com