Friday, 5 June 2015

Aloo Methi Pudina Paratha

Aloo Methi Pudina Paratha


Ingredients
4-5 big potatoes boiled and mashed
1 large onion- finely chopped
1 bunch of methi leaves-fnely chopped
10-15 pudina leaves- finely chopped
wheat flour dough(kneed it just like that for rotis)
cumin seeds,mustard seeds
coriander powder,cumin powder
garam masala, chat masala
Red chilli powder

Procedure

Filling
1)In a pan take some oil
2)Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, turmeric powder, asafoetida, red chilli powder
3) Add finely chopped onion and some salt. cook till the onion become soft and transparent in color
4) Add finely chopped methi leaves and pudina leaves
5) Add all the masala powde, saltr and mix well
6) Add mashed potatoes and mix well
7) Keep it aside for cooling













Paratha
1)Roll a small circle of flour
2)Fill the filling inside and cover from all the sides
 

3)Roll out very carefully (it should not stick). Apply some flour whenever it start sticking












4)Put some oil in a pan and then put the paratha
5)Apply oil both sides and let it cook till it becomes golden brown color from both sides












6) Apply some butter if needed and serve hot with chutney or achaar

Hara Bhara Kabab

Hara Bhara Kabab


Ingredients
4-5 large potatoes
1 bunch of spinach leaves and some green peas
coriander thinly chopped
5-6 tb sp of gram floor
2 tbsp of ginger-chilli paste
garam masala, chat masala
coriander powder,cumin/jeera powder
oil for shallow frying
salt as per taste




Procedure
1 firstly steam and boil the potatoes and peas.
2 rinse the spinach leaves in water and drain.
3 boil water with some salt. add the spinach leaves and keep in the hot water for 3-4 minutes. this step is blanching the spinach leaves.
4 drain and keep the spinach leaves in cold water. this is so that the spinach retain their greenness.
5 drain the spinach well and squeeze if there is extra water. later chop the spinach finely and keep aside.
6 meanwhile roast gram flour in a pan.
7 stir till you get a nutty fragrance and the gram flour changes its color. keep aside.
8 in a bowl add the chopped spinach. grate the boiled potatoes over it.
9 now add the cooked peas,coriander, ginger-chili paste.
10 mash the kebab mixture with a potato masher.
11 now add the roasted gram flour and the spice powders plus salt.
12 mix very well. your hands will be sticky if there was moisture in the spinach. in this case apply some oil to your palms when shaping the kebabs. shape into medium sized patties.
13 shallow fry or pan fry the kebabs with some oil.
14  fry the kebabs till they become golden browned and crisp from outside.
15 serve hara bhara kabab hot with any chutney or sauce of your choice.