Crispy Chana Chat

Crispy Chana Chat   

Mouth watering smell when vendor selling chana-chaat passes when we are sitting in a train. To revive same age old memories with hygiene of your home, I am presenting below chana-chaat with a twist. Chaat made of boiled chana is quite common. Here I gave it a different feel by making it crispy. Do try it and delight your kids and guests with this delicious protein powerhouse.

Preparation Time : 30 Min

Cooking Time : 30 Min

Ingredients : 

For Crispy Chana  

• Boiled Black gram (Kala Chana) 1 cup
• Cooking oil 1 tablespoon 
• Dry mango powder 1 tea spoon
• Salt according to taste
• Red chilly powder according to taste

For Chat :

• Crispy chana
• Onion chopped 2 tablespoon
• Tomato chopped 2 Tablespoon
• Green chilly chopped
• Coriander chopped
• Lemon juice 1 tablespoon
• Chat Masala 1 tea spoon

Procedure :  

• Take boiled chana in a plate or a plan surface. Now press this with a spoon as shown in picture

• In a pan take a tablespoon of oil and toast crushed chana on a low flame for 5 to 10 minutes till these are crispy

• Now add Salt, chilly powder and dry mango powder and toast it. Close the flame and keep it side

• In a bowl take crispy chana add chopped onion, tomato, green chilly, coriander, lemon juice and chat masala mix it well

• Enjoy 

Fruit Platter with creamy dip

Fruit Platter with creamy dip

Recently I had real guests (unannounced) and very much unwilling to be served anything cooked with oil or cheese. So I decided to serve them fruits with a change. The change here was a creamy Rose flavour dip. This dip was prepared with curd and it won their hearts...

Preparation Time : 20 Min

Cooking Time : 0 Min

Ingredients :

• Fruits (Kiwi, Strawberries, Grapes, Oranges.... any other of your choice)
• 1/2 Cup hung curd
• Few drops rose essence or syrup
• 1 Tablespoon icing sugar
• 1 Tablespoon chopped Almonds, Pistachio 

Procedure :

• First prepare fruits. Wash them nicely, peel and cut them into wedges

• For dip : 

• Take hung curd in a bowl mix it with whisk, add icing sugar to it and mix it well ........

• Now add Rose essence to this and mix it 

• In a serving dish transfer this creamy dip garnish it with chopped almonds and pistachio 

• Arrange fruits in a platter and serve it with creamy dip.... 

Instant Dhokla

Instant Dhokla

Dhokla is all time popular Gujarati dish. Mostly served as breakfast,  as a side dish, or as snacks. My family love it so in my house we make it very oftenly. I gave it a twist by adding water, sugar and lemon juice syrup which make it more soft and sweet and sour.... :)

Preparation Time : 15 Min

Cooking Time : 15 Min


Ingredients :

• cupspinach, shredded, ( palak)
  1 cup fenugreek leaves, shredded,( methi)
  1 ½ cup chick pea flour,( besan)
  ½ cup water
  2 tbsp sugar,(cheeni/ shakkar)
  2 tsp ginger-green chilli paste, ( adrak aur hari mirch ki paste)
  ½ tsp Mustard seeds,(sarson/ rai)
  2 tbsp fruit salt
  1 red chilli for garnish, laal mirch,
  Salt to taste, namak
  1 tsp Oil + for greasing the dhokla moulds
  2 tbsp coriander, chopped,( dhaniya)
  ½ cup coconut, grated, (kasa hua nariyal)
  4 tbsp coriander chutney to serve
  4 tbsp khatti meethi chutney to serve - See more at: http://www.foodfood.com/recipes/hara-bhara-dhokla/#sthash.COhFLDhC.dpuf
  1 Cup chick pea flour (besan)
• 2 Green chillies
• 2 Tablespoon coriander leaves
• 1 Tablespoon cooking oil
• 1 Tablespoon sugar
• 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
• Salt to taste
• Pinch of turmeric (haldi) 
• 1 Tablespoon fruit salt
• Water to make smooth paste

For Garnishing :

• 1 Tablespoon cooking oil
• 1 Teaspoon mustard seeds
• Few curry leaves
• 2 Green chillies
• 1 Tablespoon sesame seeds
• Pinch of hing (asafoetida)
• 1 Tablespoon sugar
• 1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
• 1/2 cup water

Procedure :

• In a bowl take chick pea flour, add 1 tablespoon of oil, sugar, lemon juice, haldi, salt according to taste

• Now add water to this mixture and make a smooth paste

• Now add fruit salt to this smooth mixture and gently mix it again

• Now take Dhokla plates, grease them with cooking oil. Pour the mixture into the greased plates. Steam the Dhokla mixture for 7 to 10 min

• Remove the Dhoklas from heat, demould the Dhokla cut it into any shapes of your choice

• In a bowl take 1/2 cup of water, add sugar and lemon juice to this and mix it well
• Now pour this water mixture over the Dhoklas

• Now prepare tempering for the Dhoklas in a pan, heat oil add mustard seeds, pinch of asafoetida, now add curry leaves, green chillies, and sesame seeds. Cook this for 2 minutes and now garnish the Dhoklas with this tempering 

• Serve it hot with red and green chutney.....