Piyaz Ki Kachori

Piyaz Ki Kachori 

It is a popular roadside dish of Rajasthan. Off let lots of post on piyaz ki kachori took me back to the time when I use to visit Kota. Me and my sister in law use to go for marketing. So after our shopping was over, we made it a point to eat piyaz ki kachori. It was served with chutneys, curd, chaat masala and sev. Extremely popular and delicious..

For the Stuffing 

Ingredients 

2 cups Onions finely chopped 

2 Green chilli chopped 

1 tsp Garlic chopped 

1/4 tsp Nigella seeds 

1/4  tsp Fennel seeds 

1/4 tsp Carom seeds 

1/4 tsp Coriander powder 

1 tsp Lime juice 

2 tbsp Besan

1 tsp Coriander powder

1/2 tsp Chilli powder

1/4 Garam Masala powder 

1/4 tsp Asafoetida 

Salt to tate 

2 tsp Oil 

Few Coriander leaves chopped

Method

Take oil in a pan, let it heat. Add the nigella seeds, fennel seeds, carom, coriander seeds. Let it crackle. Add onions, garlic and green chillies. Sauté and cook the onions till light brown. Add asafoetida, salt, coriander powder, chilli powder, garam masala powder. Stir and mix it. Add the lime juice, stir and mix it, add the besan and mix it well stirring it for 2 minutes. Add coriander leaves, mix it. 

 

For The Dough

2 1/2 cup All Purpose Flour 

Salt to taste

3 tbsp Ghee

Cold water as required 

Method

Take mixing bowl, add salt, ghee and flour. Mix it well. Add water as required into the flour and knead it into a hard dough. Keep it covered for 30 minutes. 

Make equal portions of the dough. 

To make the Kachoris

Ingredients 

Stuffing

Dough

Oil for frying 

Method

Take a portion of the dough, knead it well. Roll the dough into round disc. Take 2 tsp stuffing and add it into the center of the circle. Seal the dough from the edges properly. Flatten the dough and roll it lightly once more around 4 inch. Heat oil. Keep it on low flame.  Fry the kachori on a low medium flame fry till it become golden and crispy. Take out on an absorbent paper. Serve the kachori hot with some coriander chutney, tamarind chutney or sauce.

Meat Loaf....

Meat Loaf......

This was on my bucket list... Finally today... Wanted to make it simple with the ingredients easily available in the Indian kitchen.. 

Ingredients 

150 grams Meat Minced 

1 Onion minced 

1/2 cup Tomato puree 

1 tsp Garlic minced 

1/2 tsp Ginger minced

1 tsp Chilli chopped 

2 tbsp Carrots finely chopped 

2 tbsp Capsicum finely chopped 

Few Coriander leaves chopped 

1 tbsp Tomato Ketchup 

1 tsp Garam Masala powder 

1 tsp Cumin powder

1/2 tsp Pepper powder 

Salt to taste 

2 Eggs

1 cup Bread Crumbs made from stale bread 

1 tsp Oil

Method 

Combine all the above ingredients except for tomato ketchup together. Take a loaf pan and grease it. Add the meat in the pan. Bake it at 180 degrees celcius for 45 minutes in a preheated oven. Take it out and spread the tomato ketchup from top. Cool it before slicing.

Enjoyed having the meatloaf with French fries, toast and sunny side up... A perfect breakfast for the day... 

Cornflakes and Jackfruit seed Chaat

Cornflakes and Jackfruit seed Chaat

This is a unique chaat.. An innovation in my kitchen for healthy snack. Since this is the season for Jackfruit, most of us like ripe Jackfruit. The seeds from the ripe Jackfruit are equally tasty and has health benefits. We make sabji and dal out of it, but this Jackfruit seed Chaat is very delicious and healthy to be served as evening snack. 

Ingredients 

1 bowl of Cornflakes 

3/4 bowl of Jackfruit seeds boiled, skin removed and chopped 

1 or 2 Green Chillies chopped 

2 tbsp of Onion chopped 

1 tbsp Coriander Leaves chopped 

2 tbsp Green Chutney (1 tbsp Coriander Leaves, 1 Green Chiili, Salt to taste and 1 small piece of Raw Mango, ground together) 

1 tsp Lime Juice

1/2 tsp Chaat Masala 

Method 

Mix all the above ingredients together and serve it immediately...

Eggless Ripe Jackfruit Coconut and Semolina Loaf Cake....

Eggless Ripe Jackfruit Coconut and Semolina Loaf Cake....

Ripe Jackfruit is one of my favourite fruit. The flesh of the jackfruit is starchy and fibrous and is a source of dietary fiber. It has a strong and distinct aroma. Many dishes are made from the ripe jackfruit... Since my daughter likes to carry tea time cakes to school... Today I added some jackfruit and coconut along with semolina into the cake.

Ingredients

1 cup All Purpose Flour

1 cup Fine Semolina

1 cup Caster Sugar

2 tbsp Dessicated Coconut

1 tsp Baking powder

1 tsp Soda bicarbonate

3/4 cup Coconut Milk

4 tsp Curd

3/4  cup Olive oil

1/2 cup Jackfruit chopped

Method

Take a mixing bowl. Add the curd, oil, coconut milk and sugar and jackfruit. In another bowl add flour, semolina, dessicated coconut, baking powder and soda bicarbonate. Mix it. Take a beater and beat the liquids till the sugar has dissolve. Gradually add half of the the dry ingredients and beat it. Add rest of the dry ingredients and beat it again. Pour the batter in a greased bread loaf tin. Tap the tin once. Sprinkle coconut on top. Bake it at 180 degrees celcius for 35 minutes in a preheated oven. Insert a toothpick to check. Cool it completely before cutting. Serve it with whip fresh cream or ice cream or just have it at tea time....

Chicken Peri Peri Fry...

Chicken Peri Peri Fry...

It is spicy.. and tasty...it can be had as snacks with dips or used for sandwich or rolls.. 

Ingredients 

Chicken boneless cut into 6 pieces long thick strips 

2 tbsp Peri Peri Sauce 

Salt to taste 

1 tsp Lime juice 

1 Egg

Oats

Oil to fry

Method 

Take a mixing bowl. Add all the above ingredients except oil and bread crumbs,  mix it well. Keep it aside for 1 hour. Heat the oil. Coat the chicken pieces with oats and fry it till golden brown in colour.