Views: Gud Papadi / Gud Pare / Sweet Biscuits

This sweet especially prepared on Diwali or holi but I make it often. In north India  you can get this sweet probably in all houses in winter season.This is a healthy homemade treat. Enjoy !!!

Ingredients
2 Cup    Wheat flour
1/2 cup  gud /jaggary (Crushed)
1/4 cup  Oil
1 tbsp   Sesame seed (Til)
Oil to deep fry

Method
In a bowl take gud and 1/4 cup of water. Heat it and stir till gud  dissolve.
In another bowl mix flour,oil and sesame seed and kneed a dough using gud water.
Immediately divide it into two parts and make smooth balls out of them.
Roll it into round shape (1/4 inch thick) .

Cut into desired shape Otherwise you can make small - small  ball and roll but not very thin.Prick it with fork. Heat oil Deep fry on low flame,till it turn into brown color.Drain on absorbent paper.
Let it cool.Store in airtight container.

Note 
Roll immediately after making dough,otherwise dough will become hard.
While sliding don't don't turn immediately, let it cook one side then flip. Otherwise papdi will break.

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Views: Khatta Meetha Mixture / Khatta Meetha Chivada

This is my all time favorite snack. I like Haldiram's Khatta meetha Mixture very much.One day I thought, I should try this at home and I tried but it didn't come very nicely,then I tried 2-3 time and got yummy taste,flavor,color and now everyone love this at home. Another thing  its very easy , So lets  start for Diwali celebration....

Ingredients

250gm  Poha (Pressed Rice)
100gm  Boondi (salty)
100gm  Nylon Sev
100gm  Gathiya sev(Thik Sev)

1/2 cup Groundnut
1/4 cup Cashew nut
1/4 cup Raisins

11/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
6 tbsp   Powdered sugar
3/4 tsp  Tatary(edible citric acid)
1 tsp    salt or according to taste
Oil To Deep fry

Method
Heat oil deep fry Poha and keep aside.

Then fry raisin, when they puff up take out.
Deep fry cashew and groundnut ,drain and keep aside.Let everything cool.

On a big paper take all these deep fried items ,then add boondi and both type of sev ,now sprinkle turmeric powder,salt ,sugar and tatary and mix well.

Khatta meetha Mixture is ready keep it in air tight container.

Note
Adjust sugar if needed add little more,becoz this snack will give little sweet and tangy taste.

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Views: Mini Buger With Rawa Tikki | Easy Burger Recipe | Healthy Burger Recipe

I like fast foods very much but these are loaded with extra calories,so always trying to make them healthy.These tikkies made with upma (cooked sooji) I tried rawa rolls before it but
with mased potatoes but this is just like vegetable upma,actually I saw this recipe on Sanjeev Kapoor's Show @Sony TV and I did some changes and enjoyed Happy meal @ Home

Preparation Time : 10 min.     Cooking Time : 30 min.    Serving  : 4
Ingredients
8 Mini buns
1/2 cup butter
Oil to deep fry
Cheese Slices (optional)

For Flavored milk
3 cups milk 
2-2 cloves and pepper
4 garlic cloves
1 cinnamon stick 
2 whole green cardamoms
1 whole onion

For Tikki
1 cup semolina roasted(sooji/rawa) 
1/2 tsp Red chilli powder
2 tbsp oil

1  onions chopped
1 cup chopped mixed peppers (Red ,green,yellow capsicums) 
1 tsp ginger-garlic paste 
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
salt to taste


Dip/Chtuney
1 small bunch of coriander leaves
1/2 cup hung curd
1/2 onion
3 Green chill
1/2 inch ginger
3-4 garlic cloves
salt to taste

Salad
1 small cucumber sliced
1 tomato sliced
1 Onion sliced

METHOD
Heat the milk with all spices in a pan and cook on low heat for 6 minutes. 
Meanwhile Heat the oil in a pan add cumin seeds then add onion and sauté the onions till golden brown then add ginger garlic paste, peppers and cook for 3-4 minutes.
Then add sooji and saute for min. 

Add salt and red chili now strain the milk and pour into sooji mixture and whisk until the mixture is thick.
Grease a plate with oil and pour the mixture into the tray and spread it evenly with a spatula.
Place the tray in a refrigerator for 10 minutes to chill and set.
Cut the set semolina mixture into round or square tikkies. 

Heat the oil in frying pan or kadai and shallow or deep-fry till crisp on the outside. Drain on absorbent paper.
For the dip, blend all the ingredients in a blender till smooth.
Cut the bun apply little butter,then dip,keep a slice of tomato then tiiki put onion and cucumber slice and cover with bun.

Serve hot with tomato ketchup or Green dip.

Note
I used salad in slice but can use shredded or grated also because I felt it's easy to assemble and serve.
For tikkies can use any vegetables like carrot,cabbage,beans,green veggies too and paneer also.
If your tikki is breaking in frying then add 2 mashed potatoes in sooji mixture. 

Another way also-
whisk 4 tbsp maida (all purpose flour) with little milk (1/4 cup) to make a light batter. Season to taste with salt, pepper, cumin powder and chili powder.
Dip the tikkies into the batter and roll them in the crushed cornflakes or bread crumbs or poha (pressed rice) and deep fry or shallow fry.

If you are not Calorie  conscious  enjoy with Cheese ....

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Views: Salty Kaju | Diwali snack Recipe

This I learnt from my MIL and I added one more Item in my Diwali Snacks. Ingredients are same like other Savory bot Tossing in pepper and salt gives quite different taste.Best Tea Time snack.

Ingredients
2 cup Maida (all purpose flour)
1/2 cup Oil/Ghee
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black Pepper powder + 1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp carom seeds (ajwaine)
Oil to deep fry

Method

Sift refined flour into a large bowl. 
Add  Ajwaine seeds, oil and salt and mix together. 
Add sufficient water and knead into a semi-soft dough.Keep aside for 10-15 min.
Make a big  ball and roll but not very thin.Cut into Cashew shape with cookies cutter or small and sharp lid.

Heat sufficient oil in a kadai and deep-fry it on low heat till light golden and crisp. 
Drain on absorbent paper. Sprinkle pepper and salt and toss well.

Store it in air tight container.

Note
While you are sliding kaju into oil flame should be High but after that fry on low flame.Don't fry on High flame otherwise inner side will be Raw.

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Views: Mathari | Salty Biscuits Recipe | Diwali Recipe

 This Savory from Mom's kitchen,She used to make it oftnely. Me and my both brother like it with Milk very much.Instead of Biscuit Home made Mathri are Best n Healthy.

Ingredients
2 cup Maida
1/2 cup Rava (semolina)
1/3 cup Oil/Ghee(1/2 cup +2 tbsp)
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp carom seeds (ajwaine)
Oil to deep fry

Method

Sift refined flour into a large bowl. 
Add semolina, Ajwaine seeds, oil and salt and mix together. 
Add sufficient water and knead into a semi-soft dough.Keep aside for 10-15 min.

Make small - small  ball,press on palm and roll but not very thin.Prick it with fork.
Another style make small ball press nicely by other palm and make a dent by thumb in center but I always use first style.
Heat sufficient oil in a kadai and deep-fry it on low heat till light golden and crisp. 

Drain on absorbent paper. Store it in air tight container.

Note
Can add wheat flour also,then reduce maida amount.
Can use dry or fresh Coriander or Methi leaves.This Flavor also very nice.
To make masala mathri add Red chilly powder and turmeric powder.
In plain mathri can add 1 tbsp sugar also.
While you are sliding Mathri into oil flame should be High but after that fry on low flame.Don't fry on High flame otherwise inner side will be Raw.

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Views: Corn Flacks Mixture Recipe | Corn Mixture Recipe

Easy to make and perfect tea time snack. I love it's crunchiness. It's Diwali Recipe but I am making oftenly . Yanshu Also like it very much.
Ingredients 
Cornflakes          4 cups
Curry leaves few
Chilli powder  1 tsp
Black pepper   1 tsp
Sugar 1-1 1/2 tbsp 
Amchur 1 tbsp

Oil for deep frying       

Method

Wash curry leaves and dry it well.

Heat oil in a kadai and fry cornflakes in batches.Remove from the kadai and drain excess oil on a paper towel. 

Fry curry leaves separately.

Now add all dry masala and curry leaves in corn flakes. Mix everything well nicely. Your cornflakes mixture is ready in a few minutes.
I am sure you will love this recipe.

Note
For Royal Look and taste can add peanuts,rasine, cashew nuts.Fry 1/3 -1/3 cup of both nuts and rasine and mix in mixture.
chilli,sugar and Amchur adjust according to your taste.
By adding tomato ,onion,coriandr,leaves,cucumber can change this crunchy snack in Bhel also.

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Views: Namkeen Pare

This Namkeen Pare Is best with Tea,Milk and coffee.Instead of Biscuits or cookies I like to use it. Usually in my home my Mom,MIL make it on Diwali.It's perfect Tea time Time pass.

Ingredients
Maida 1 1/2 cup
Atta              1/4 cup
Rawa 1/4 cup
Oil               1/4 cup + for deep fry
Salt     3/4 tsp
Ajwaine        1 tsp
Method
Sift refined flour and wheat flour into a large bowl.
Add semolina, Ajwaine seeds, oil and salt.
Add sufficient water and knead into a semi-soft dough.
make a ball and roll like chapati not very thin.Cut into diamond shape.
Heat sufficient oil in a kadai and deep-fry it on low heat till golden and crisp.
Drain on absorbent paper. Store it in air tight container.

Note
If you want spicy taste , can add 1/2 tsp red chilly powder and 1tsp pepper powder. 

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