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Pav
Bhaji (Serves 4)
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Method |
Pav bread or Dinner rolls - 8 Nos
Tomato (chopped) - 1 No.
Onion (chopped) - 3 Nos
Capsicum (chopped) - 1 No.
Potato (chopped) - 1 cup
Vegetables (like carrots and cauliflower,
chopped) - 1 cup
Peas - ½ cup
Pav Bhaji masala - 2 tsps.
Chilli powder - 1 tsp.
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp.
Ginger (grated) - ½ tsp.
Garlic (crushed) - ½ tsp.
Half a lemon
Coriander leaves - chopped
(to garnish)
Salt to taste
Vegetable oil
(to shallow fry)
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Set aside one chopped
onion for garnishing. Cook mixed vegetables,
potatoes and peas in a pressure cooker.
After the vegetables are done, drain
and mash them coarsely. Heat butter
(or oil) in a pan and fry onion and
ginger/garlic. When onions turn translucent,
add capsicum and tomatoes. Continue
frying till it turns soft. Now add
Pav Bhaji Masala, chilli powder, turmeric
powder, salt and fry for another couple
of minutes. Add the mashed vegetables,
mix and cook till the bhaji is thick.
Cut Pavs in half horizontally and
lightly coat with butter. Roast them
on hot griddle just before serving.
Garnish Bhaji with chopped coriander
leaves, chopped onions and a thin
wedge of lemon.
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Batata
Vada (Serves 4)
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Method |
Potatoes - 2
Coriander leaves (finely chopped) -
2 tbsp.
Curry leaves - 1 sprig
Green chillies - 2
Ginger - 1 inch piece
Garlic (paste) - 1 tsp.
Mustard seeds - ½ tsp.
Black gram (split) - ½ tsp.
Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp.
Salt to taste
For the batter
Gram flour - 1 cup
Water
Salt to taste
A pinch of soda
Oil for frying and tempering
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Boil the potatoes and
mash them. Grind ginger and green
chilies into a paste. Then add chopped
coriander, green chillies and ginger
paste, salt and turmeric powder to
the mashed potatoes. In a kadai take
1 tbsp. oil, heat it and then put
mustard seeds and urad dal in it.
After it splutters, add the curry
leaves and garlic and fry till garlic
turns light brown in colour. Pour
it in the potato mixture and mix well.
Make small round balls and keep aside.
Take gram flour, salt, soda and warm
water in a bowl, mix well to get a
fine consistency without lumps. Dip
the ready potato balls in the batter
and deep fry till golden brown.
Tips: If you want to avoid
adding soda, add a teaspoon of hot
oil while mixing the batter.
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Misal
Pav
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Method |
For Poha:
Beaten rice - 1 cup
Peanuts - 1 tbsp.
Turmeric powder - a pinch.
Salt to taste
Lemon to taste
Oil - 1 tbsp.
For Misal:
Brown variety of kidney bean -
1 cup (soak overnight)
Potatoes boiled - 2 medium size
Black Maharashtrian masala - 1/2 tsp.
Red chilli powder - 1 tsp.
Salt to taste
Garlic paste - 1 tsp.
Ginger paste - 1 tsp.
Lemon juice - 2 tsp.
Oil - 3 tbsp.
Water - 4 cups
To serve:
Farsan mixture (chivda) - 1 cup
Finely chopped onions - 1 cup
Finely chopped coriander - 2 tbsp.
One lemon cut into bits
Pav bread - 8
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For Poha:
Wash and drain the water and allow
the poha to soften for 15 minutes.
Lightly fluff up with fingers to separate
grains. Heat oil in a saucepan, add
peanuts and brown on low flame. Add
poha, salt and turmeric and stir gently.
Cover and allow to cook well. Stir
once in between. Add the juice of
lemon, and keep aside.
For Misal:
Chop potatoes into big pieces.
Wash and boil the kidney beans in
plenty of water, till tender. Drain
and keep aside. Make a paste of all
the masalas with one cup water. Heat
oil in a large, deep kadai, add ginger
garlic and stir-fry for a minute.
Add the masala paste and mix well.
Then add the potatoes. Stir-fry till
oil separates. Add the boiled beans
and remaining three cups water and
bring to a boil. Simmer on low flame
for 10-15 minutes till an oily layer
forms on top. Add salt, lemon juice,
and check seasoning, adjust as required.
To serve:
In individual serving bowls, place
a tbsp. of poha at the bottom. Spread
a tbsp. of farsan over it. Pour
a ladle full of misal (stir while
taking) over it. Garnish with chopped
onion, coriander and a piece of lemon.
Serve hot with pav bread.
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Bakar
Vadi
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Method |
For cover:
Plain flour (maida) - 3 cups
Gram flour (besan) - 1/2 cup
Oil - 1 1/2 tbsp.
Salt to taste
For filling:
Gram flour - 1 tbsp.
Sesame and khuskhus seeds - 1 tsp.
each
Ginger grated - 1 tsp.
Garlic grated - 1 tsp.
Sugar - 1 1/2 tsp.
Red chilli powder - 3 tsp.
Garam masala - 1/4 tsp.
Salt to taste
Coriander seeds (crushed coarsely)
- 1 tsp.
Fennel seeds (crushed coarsely) -
1/2 tsp.
Dried coconut (grated) - 1/2 tsp.
Fine sev (used in bhel) - 1/2 cup
Oil to deep fry
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For cover:
Mix flour, salt and oil; when
crumbly add little water and knead
into a smooth dough. Cover with a
moist cloth.
For filling:
Roast sesame and khuskhus seeds
lightly. Crush, add fennel and coriander
seeds. Heat oil, add cumin seeds,
allow to splutter, add ginger, garlic
and fry for a few seconds. Add all
other crushed seeds. Stir. Then add
coconut, sev, masalas, salt, sugar
and flour. Mix well and keep aside.
Take a chappati size lump, roll into
thin chappati. Use dry flour to aid
rolling. Spread filling thinly all
over chappati. Make a tight roll and
press down edges. Cut into one inch
pieces and deep fry in hot oil. Fry
till cover is crisp and golden brown.
Drain and cool before storing in airtight
containers.
If filling tends to spill out while
frying, sprinkle very little water
on filling and mix to make it hold.
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Kothimbir
Vadi
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