Ram Ladoo Recipe

Ram Ladoo / Ram Laddu is a popular Delhi street food snack made from moong dal and chana dal batter.Deep fried Ram Laddu is served as a tea time snack garnished with green chutney and sweet tamarind chutney top up with grated white radish and squeezed lemon juice.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Ram Ladoo / Ram Laddu  Recipe.

Ingredients:-

Moong dal.         -1/2 cup
Chana dal.           -1/4 cup
Green chilly.        -1
Ginger.                 - a small piece
Cumin seeds.        -1/2tsp
Hing powder.        -1/4tsp

Coriander Leaves. - few
Salt.                       - to taste.

Oil.                         - for deep frying

White Radish.        -1/4 cup (grated)
Lemon juice.          -1tsp

Chat Masala.          -1/4 tsp (optional)

For Green Chutney (Coriander Chutney)

Coriander leaves. - 3/4cup (chopped)
Green chilly.         -1
Ginger chopped.   - a small piece
Mango powder.     -1/2tsp
Salt.                       - to taste

Water.                    -1tbsp

For Sweet Chutney (Sweeet Tamarind Chutney)

Tamarind.        -a marble size
Dates.              -2
Sugar.              -1/4 tsp

Chilly powder. - 1/2 tsp

Water.               -2 tbsp

Instructions:-

1). Wash and soak Moong dal and Chana dal in water for 2 hours.

2). Drain the soaked water completely from both dals and grind them along with Green chilly, Ginger, Cumin seeds, Hing powder, few Coriander leaves and required Salt to a little coarse and semi smooth batter without adding water. Transfer the ground dal batter to a bowl.

3). Grind Coriander leaves, Green chilly, Garlic, Mango powder and required Salt to a smooth paste adding 1tbsp of water.Transfer the ground Green Chutney (Coriander leaves Chutney) to a small bowl and keep aside.

4). Deseed the Tamarind and Dates.Grind Tamarind, Dates, Sugar and Chilly powder to a smooth paste adding 2tbsp of water. Transfer the ground Sweet Chutney (Sweet Tamarind Chutney) to another small bowl and keep aside.

5). Wash a small white Radish and peel the outer skin. Grate the Radish and keep aside.

Method:-

1). Stir the coarsely ground dal batter with a spoon for 2 minutes and make it a soft and fluffy batter.

2). Heat oil in a wide bottom pan for deep frying.

3). Once the oil is hot, keep the flame to a medium heat.Take a spoon of dal batter and gently drop it into the hot oil and deep fry to a golden colour in batches.

4). When one side is fried well, flip or turn over the Ladoos in hot oil with a slotted spoon to cook the other side.

5). When both sides are cooked well and become crispy and golden colour, remove the deep fried ladoos from hot oil with a slotted spoon and transfer to a paper towel to absorb excess oil.In the same way deep fry and make Ram Ladoos with the remaining batter.Ram Ladoo is ready to make a delicious chat /snack.

6). To serve Ram Ladoo snack, take 3 or 4 deep fried Ram ladoos in a serving bowl.

7). Add little Green Chutney (Coriander Chutney) on the top of the Ram Ladoos in the serving bowl.

8). Then add little Sweet Chutney (Sweet Tamarind Chutney) over the Green Chutney in the serving bowl.

9). Add grated white Radish on the top of both the Chutneys.

10). Squeeze Lemon juice over the grated white Radish.

Finally you can sprinkle litttle Chat masala on the top of the Ram Ladoo snack (optional). A delicious Ram Ladoo snack is ready to serve.

Pav Bhaji Recipe

 Pav Bhaji is a popular Indian street food dish consisting of a mashed, spicy and thick mixed vegetable curry (bhaji) garnished with onion slices, lemon wedges and coriander leaves, served with soft buns (pav). Aromatic and spice blend home made Pav Bhaji Masala Powder is used to make this delicious Pav Bhaji.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Pav Bhaji using home made Pav Bhaji Masala Powder.

Ingredients:-

Pav / soft bun.                   - 2 or 4
Onion.                               -1big
Carrot.                               -1
Potato.                               - 2 medium size
Tomato.                             -2
Green peas.                       -1/2 cup frozen
Capsicum.                         - 1
Green chillies.                   -2
Garlic.                                -2 cloves
Ginger.                               - a small piece
Salt.                                    - to taste.

Pav Bhaji Masala Powder. -2 tbsp (home made)
Oil.                                     - 3tbsp
Butter.                                -1tbsp

For garnishing:-

Onion.                  -1 small
Lemon Juice.        -1tsp
Coriander leaves. - few chopped

For Home Made Pav Bhaji Masala Powder:-

Coriander seeds.                    - 2tsp
Dry Red Chillies (Kashmiri). -5 or 6
Cumin seeds.                          -1tsp
Black Pepper corn.                 -1/2tsp
Fennel seeds.                           -1/2tsp
Cinnamon.                               -1 inch stick
Cloves.                                     - 4
Star Anise.                                -1
Black Cardamom.                     -1
Kashmiri Red chilly powder.    - 2tsp
Turmeric powder.                      -1/4tsp
Amchur powder.                        -1tsp

Instructions:-

1). Peel, wash and finely chop Onion and keep aside.

2). Peel, wash and chop Carrot into small pieces and keep aside.

3). Wash and finely chop Capsicum and keep aside.

4). Peel wash and finely chop a small piece of Ginger and keep aside.

5). Peel and finely chop Garlic and keep aside.

6). Wash and boil the Potatoes with skin till soft. Peel the skin and mash the Potatoes and keep aside.

7). Wash and finely chop Green chillies and keep aside.

8). Wash and finely chop Tomatoes and keep aside.

9). Clean, wash and finely chop Coriander leaves and keep aside.

10). To make Pav Bhaji Masala Powder :-

Dry roast Coriander seeds, dry Red chillies, Black Pepper corns, Cumin seeds and Fennel seeds on low flame till aroma comes out. When cooled grind the above roasted ingredients along with Cinnamon, Cloves, Star Anise and Black Cardamom to a smooth but little coarse powder.Transfer the  above coarsely ground spice powders to a clean and dry bowl to cool. When little cooled add Kashmiri Red chilly powder, Turmeric powder, Amchur powder into the bowl and mix with the coarsely ground ingredients. Home made Pav Bhaji Masala Powder is ready to use. When cooled to room temperature store the Pav Bhaji Masala Powder in a clean, dry and air tight glass bottle. You can use this pav bhaji masala powder to make pav bhaji or pulao.Always use clean and dry spoon to take out the pav bhaji masala powder from glass bottle for better shelf life.

Method to make Pav Bhaji Recipe:-

1). Heat 3tbsp Oil in a pan on medium flame and add finely chopped Green chillies, finely chopped Ginger, finely chopped Garlic and finely chopped Onion. Saute well till the Onion pieces become translucent.

2). Add finely chopped Carrot, frozen Green peas and finely chopped Capsicum. Saute well.

3). Add required Salt and little water and stir well.

4). Cover the pan with a lid and cook till the Carrot, Green peas and Capsicum becomes soft.Saute in between.

5). Add chopped Tomatoes and saute well till mushy.

6). Mash all the cooked ingredients in the pan with a masher.

7). Add boiled and mashed Potatoes and mix well.

8). Add 2tbsp of home made Pav Bhaji Masala Powder and mix well. Mash and stir well all the ingredients in between with the masher and cook for 2 minutes on low flame and switch off the flame.

9). Add Lemon Juice on the bhaji (mixed vegetable curry) and mix well.

10). Lastly garnish the curry (bhaji) with finely chopped Onion and finely chopped Coriander leaves .

A tasty, spicy and delicious Pav Bhaji is ready to serve with pav (bread).Shallow fry the pav (bread) in butter just before serving.

Try the Pav Bhaji recipe  using home made Pav bhaji masala powder and enjoy the dish.

Unniyappam Recipe

Unniyappam also known as Unniappam is a small round shaped sweet snack made with rice flour, jaggery, ripe banana, roasted sesame seeds, roasted coconut pieces and cardamom, deep fried in appe pan (paniyaram maker) till golden brown colour on all sides.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Unniyappam / Unniappam.

Ingredients:-

Rice flour.       - 2 cup
Wheat flour.    -1 cup
Jaggery.           - 250gm
Ripe Banana.   -2
Sesame seeds.  -1tbsp
Coconut bits.   - 1/4cup
Cardamom.     -5
Baking soda.   - 1tsp
Ghee.              -1tsp
Oil.                 -for deep frying

Instructions:-

1). In a small pan heat 1tsp of ghee and roast coconut bits till golden brown and keep aside.

2). In the same pan roast sesame seeds till it starts to splutter on low flame and keep aside.

3). Grate Jaggery with a knife. Add the grated Jaggery in a small vessel. Add 1cup of water in the vessel and boil well on low flame till the Jaggery melts and dissolves in water. Strain the Jaggery and keep aside to cool.

4). Chop the banana into small pieces and grind to a smooth paste adding 2tbsp of melted jaggery and keep aside.

5). Peel and crush cardamom and keep aside.

Method:-

1) In a wide mixing bowl add rice flour, wheat flour, ground banana paste and the remaining melted Jaggery and mix together.

2). Add required water (about 1 and 1/2 cup) little by little into the mixing bowl and mix well and make the batter to a idli batter consistency.

3). Add roasted sesame seeds, roasted coconut bits, crushed cardamom and 1tsp of baking soda into the batter and mix well. Keep aside the batter to rest for 45 minutes. After resting stir the batter well, if the batter is too sticky you can add little extra water to loosen it.

4). Heat the appe pan (paniyaram maker) on high flame and pour 1tbsp of oil in each mould. When the oil is hot reduce the flame to medium heat.

5). Stir the batter well and take a ladle of batter and pour the batter in the moulds till 3/4 of each mould and cook them on medium low flame till the base is golden brown in colour.Turn over the unniyappam in between with a wooden skewer or stick till you get a dark brown colour on both sides.

6). Reduce the flame and remove the well cooked unniyappam from appe pan using the wooden skewer or stick and transfer to a tissue paper to drain excess oil. Similarly make unniyappam with the remaining batter.Unniyappam stays good for 2 days or you can keep them in refrigerator.

Sweet Unniyappam /Unniappam is ready to serve hot with a cup of tea or coffee.

Kele Chana dal Sukke

Kele Sukke /Kele Chana dal Sukke /Raw Banana Chana dal Sukke is a dry masala curry made using raw banana, chana dal, coconut grating, red chillies and other spices. A delicious curry goes well as a side dish with rice.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Raw Banana Chana dal Sukke.

Ingredients:-

Raw Banana. -1
Chana dal.     -1/4 cup
Tamarind.      - a small piece
Salt.               - to taste.

For grinding the Coconut Masala paste:-

Coconut grating.   -1/2cup
Dry Red chillies.   - 4
Coriander seeds.   - 1tbsp
Turmeric powder. -1/4tsp
Water.                   -2tbsp

For Seasoning:-

Coconut oil.      - 2tsp
Urad dal.           -1tsp
Mustard seeds.  -1tsp
Curry leaves.     -1 spring

For Garnishing:-

Coconut oil.       -1/4tsp
Grated Coconut. -2tbsp

Instructions:-

1). Wash the raw Banana and chop both the ends. Remove the skin and chop into medium small cubes and keep aside.

2). Wash Chana dal and pressure cook adding sufficient water for 2 whistles and keep aside.

3). Dry roast Coriander seeds and dry Red chillies on low flame.

4). Grind grated Coconut, dry roasted Coriander seeds and Red chillies along with Turmeric powder to a smooth paste adding 2tbsp of water. Keep aside the ground Coconut Masala paste.

5). Soak a small piece of Tamarind in 2tbsp of water for 5 minutes and extract Tamarind juice and keep aside.

Method:-

1). Heat 2tsp Coconut oil in a wide bottom pan and add Urad dal and saute well. Splutter Mustard seeds and saute well.Add Curry leaves and saute well.

2). Add the chopped raw Banana pieces into the pan and add little water and mix well. Boil and half cook the raw Banana pieces.

3). Add the cooked Chana dal into the pan and saute well.

4). Add ground Coconut Masala paste into the pan and mix well with the cooked Banana pieces and Chana dal.

5). Add required Salt and add extracted Tamarind juice into the pan and saute well.

6). Cover and cook the Banana pieces on low flame till the water evaporates and the ground Coconut Masala paste nicely coated with the cooked Chana dal and Banana pieces.Saute in between.

7). Heat 1/4 tsp Coconut oil in a pan and add 2tbsp of grated Coconut and roast well till golden brown colour and switch off the flame.Add the roasted Coconut grating over the Kele Chana dal Sukke.

8). Transfer the  Kele Sukke /Kele Chana dal Sukke / Raw Banana Chana dal Sukke to a serving plate.

A tasty Kele Sukke / Kele Chana dal Sukke / Raw Banana Chana dal Sukke is ready to serve as a side dish with rice.

Green Long Brinjal Tomato Onion Curry

Green Long Brinjal Tomato Onion Curry is a very tasty and easy to make side dish for chapathi, roti, phulkas, rice etc.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Green Long Brinjal Tomato Onion Curry.

Ingredients:-

Green Long Brinjal.    - 3 or 4
Tomato.                       -1big
Onion.                         -1 big
Green chilly.                -1
Curry leaves.               -1spring
Turmeric powder.        -1/4tsp
Red chilly powder.      - 3/4tsp
Coriander powder.       -1tsp
Garam masala powder.-1/2tsp
Coconut oil.                 -3tsp + 1tsp
Urad dal.                      -1tsp
Mustard seeds.             -1tsp

Instructions:-

1). Remove the stem and wash the green long brinjals and chop into 1 inch lengthy pieces. Keep the chopped brinjal pieces in a vessel with enough water to prevent discolouring.

2). Peel, wash and chop Onion into thin lengthy slices and keep aside.

3). Wash and chop Tomato into thin lengthy pieces and keep aside.

4). Wash and half slit green chilly and keep aside.

Method:-

1). Heat 3tsp Coconut oil in a pan and add Urad dal and saute well. Splutter Mustard seeds and saute well. Add half slit Green chilly and add Curry leaves and saute well for a second. Add Onion slices and a pinch of salt and saute well on low flame till onion slices become translucent.

2). Add chopped Tomato and saute well till soft.

3). Add chopped green long Brinjal pieces into the pan and saute well.

4). Add required Salt and little water and mix well. Cover and cook for few minutes on low flame.

5). Add Turmeric powder, Red chilly powder and Coriander powder into the pan and mix with the Brinjal pieces. Cover and cook the Brinjal pieces on low flame till soft.

6). Add Garam Masala powder into the pan and mix well.

7). Add 1tsp Coconut oil over the curry in the pan and mix with all the ingredients and switch off the flame.

8). Transfer the green long brinjal tomato onion curry to a serving plate.

A tasty and easy to make Green Long Brinjal Tomato Onion Curry is ready to serve as a side dish with chapathi, roti, phulka or rice.