Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Monsoon pakora

With the Rains and the cool breeze, Monsoon is here! it's the time for hot tea and garam garam pakoda (fritters), Makes us all want to sip hot tea while looking at the rain from the window or sitting in the balcony with garam chai pakodi ;) It is one of the most popular , loved and commonly found indian street snack. 
This a Quick & super Easy vegetarian Pakoras/ Pakodas (Indian fritters) method ! :) There are many different kinds of pakoras which are really easy to make.
It goes best with steaming hot tea or coffee.


Ingredients:

  • Besan (Chickpea Flour): 1 cup
  • khuskhus(poppy seeds): 1 Tsp
  • Breadcrumbs: 1 Tbsp
  • Red Onion: 1 big
  • Green chillies: 3-4 
  • Kasuri methi (fenugreek leaves): 2 tsp
  • Baking powder: 1 pinch
  • Salt and chaat masala: according to your taste
  • Oil for frying: 1/4th of frying pan

Procedure:

  • Heat oil (around 1/4th the volume of kadai) in a wok / kadai).
  • While the oil heats up, Mix all the ingredients well with water so as to make it into a nice & smooth batter and not too runny.
  • When the oil is hot reduce the flame and fry these fritters on medium heat by making the fritters by taking 1 spoon of the batter into a round shape or using your hands and drop it into the pan.
  • Fry it on both sides till it turns dark golden brown.





SERVE HOT with chutney and hot chai tea.

Video Recipe Link Here:





Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Bell Peppers Mushroom Sauté

Hello Everyone! It's a late update, Sorry about that :(  
There are so many easy and healthy recipes that I want to share with all of you. We all need to be conscious of our health, No matter how old or young you are! There are so many diet foods in the market and and so many different types of diet plans available these days to lose weight become healthy. But everything doesn't work for everybody. It's not easy to follow such plans But this recipe today is really healthy and mushrooms lower bad cholesterol and cut down fat. Please do try this simple dish out.

Ingredients:

  • 1 packet of button mushroom (approx: 250gms)
  • 2 medium: sized green bell peppers 
  • 2 medium: sized yellow bell peppers
  • 50 gms: boiled green peas
  • 1 big red onion
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 1 tsp of Apple cider vinegar.
  • 1 tsp of oregano
  • 1tsp of rosemary
  • 2 tsp of chilly flakes
  • 1 tsp of basil 
  • 1-2 tbsp of olive oil
  • Salt according to your taste. 

Procedure:

  • Dice all the vegetables and add salt and apple cider vinegar and mix it together and keep it aside. 
  • In a wok or skillet heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil and add the mushrooms and toss it for 2-3 minutes on medium flame.
                            
  • Add all the herbs (oregano, chilly flakes, rosemary and basil). You an use dried or fresh herbs, as per your choice. Stir it for a minute

  • Then add the marinated vegetables and toss it for 3-5 minutes.
  • Now, Add salt and mix it and then turn off the gas.

Don't add the salt before while marinating or cooking as it will release a lot of water from the veggies and it won't taste nice & crispy. No one likes soggy veggies. 
Hope you enjoy this crispy fresh and tasty veggie recipe :)


PS: You can eat this with some melted cheese or butter and some bread (For those who aren't on a diet )