Potato-Cheese Nuggets

                    Potato-Cheese Nuggets
Potato-Cheese Suggests is a snack item, which will be loved by children.

Ingredients :
Potatoes                 : 6 (medium size)
Red Chilly flakes.   : 1/2 tablespoon(approx)
Mozzarella Cheese  : 1/2 cup(grated)
Salt.                             : 1/2tablespoon(approx)
Mixed herbs.            : 1/2 tablespoon
Coriander (chopped). : 1 tablespoon
Corn flour.                     : 1 tablespoon
Bread Crumbs Powder   :  1 cup
Oil.                         : Required for deep frying

Preparation:
1. Wash & peel Potatoes and boil them with sufficient water in a cooker. Wait for three whistles. Drain out the water and keep aside.
2. Take a mixing bowl, mash these boiled potatoes and add the ingredients (grated cheese, red chilly flakes, salt, mixed herbs & chopped coriander) and mix properly.
3.  In a small bowl, make cornflour liquid paste with sufficient water (the paste should not too thick & too thin)
4. Heat a kadhai with required quantity of Oil used for deep frying on medium flame.
5. In a meanwhile, take a small portion of dough and make a oval shape with your palms, now dip these into cornflour liquid paste and immediately take out and roll them in bread crumbs powder.
6. Continue this process until all the dough completes.
7. When the Oil gets hot, fry these rolled oval shaped nuggets til they turns into golden brown colour on medium flame.
8. Switch off the stove, remove into  serving plate & serve them  with Tomato Sauce.

Note:   make sure that the dough rolls should be covered properly coated with bread crumbs powder.

Tri-Rang or Tri-Color Curry

 

                            Tri-Rang Curry
Tri-Rang  Curry or tri- colour curry  is a very healthy & nutritional recipe.  It is a combination of Carrot, Mooli(radish) & Green Peas.   It tastes perfect with rice /chapati.

Ingredients:
Carrots                : 5
Radish.                :  5
Green peas(frozen).       :  Handful
Coriander (chopped).  : Handful
Oil.                                  :  1 tablespoon
Red Chilly Powder  :  1/2tablespoon(approx)
Salt.                           : 1/2 table spoon(approx)
Turmeric                   : a pinch
Urad dal.                   : 1 teaspoon
Mustard seeds        : 1 teaspoon
Cumin seeds.          : 1 teaspoon

Preparation: 1

  Wash carrots & radishes  and peel out their skin.  Now grate them separately.  Squeeze out the juice from grated radishes.

2. On medium flame, heat a kadhai with oil. When the oil gets hot, add urad dal, mustard seeds &  cumin seeds and roast them until  urad dal turns golden colour.
3. Now add grated carrot, Green peas & squeezed radish and mix properly  and let it cook for 2 minutes on medium flame by covering the kadhai with a lid.
4. After 2 minutes, add turmeric, red chilly powder & salt and mix and let it cook for another 2 minutes with lid.
5. Turn off the stove after two minutes, garnish it with chopped coriander and serve it with rice/chapati.

Tip: Squeeze the juice from grated radish before cooking.
You can make carrot-mooli paratha also from this curry. Click on  the  link for Carrot-Mooli Paratha given below👇
https://myfavouritecookingvareities.blogspot.com/2011/02/carrot-mooli-paratha.html?m=1

       

Rajgira Laddoo

                           Rajgira Laddoo

Rajgira laddoos is a healthy & nutritional snack for all age groups.

Ingredients:
Rajgira.                  :. 1 cup
Groundnuts          : 1/2 cup
Chutney dal (putaana). : 1 cup
Cashew/Almond pieces. : 6
Elaichi powder.          : 1/2 teaspoon
Baking soda.              : A pinch
Ghee.                           : 1 tablespoon
Jaggery                      : 1/2 cup

Preparation:
1. Roast Groundnuts on medium flame in kadhai. Remove it's skin by crushing with palm after cooling.
2. Add half tablespoon of ghee and roast cashews/ almonds until they turn into light golden colour. Remove them into a plate after getting roasted.
3.  Prepare jaggery syrup on medium flame with a little quantity of water. When the jaggery gets melted, add elaichi powder, baking soda & half tablespoon of ghee and stir it.
4. Grind roasted groundnuts, roasted cashews/almonds and chutney dal ( keeping a handful ) into a fine coarsely powder.
5. Now add rajgira, remaining chutney dal  and roasted coarsely powder into the syrup and mix properly.
6. Switch off the stove and prepare laddoos by applying ghee to your palms, while it's hot.

Tip. Store these laddoos in an air-tight container for three weeks after getting cooled.
prepare laddoos by applying ghee to your palms, while it's hot.

Murmur Laddoos ( Puffed Rice)

                           Murmur Laddoo

Murmur Laddoo is easily prepared sweet snack.  It is very healthy & nutritional sweet for all age groups.

Ingredients:

Murmur ( puffed rice).     :.  2 cups

Chutney dal ( putana dal).   :  Handful

Cashew & Almond pieces.   : 2 tablespoons.

Ghee.                                       : 1/2 tablespoon

Jaggery. ( Grated)                   : 1 cup

Elaichi powder.                      : 1 teaspoon

Baking soda.                          :  a pinch

Preparation:

1. Heat a kadhai on medium flame, roast cashew & almond pieces until they turns light golden colour.  Remove these roasted pieces into a plate.

2. Again in same kadhai, melt jaggery with a very little quantity water to prepare syrup on medium flame.

3. When the jaggery gets melted, add elaichi powder, baking soda & ghee and stir it for one minute.

4. Now add murmur (puffed rice),  chutney dal and roasted cashew & almond  pieces into the syrup and mix properly.

5. Switch off the stove,  prepare laddoos while it's hot by applying ghee to your palms. 

6. Store these laddoos in an air-tight container for three weeks. 

Tips: Switch off the stove immediately after mixing murmur into syrup.

Make laddoos while the mixture is hot.

Crispy Nachos

                             Crispy Nachos

 Crispy Nachos is a perfect snack item with tea and  can be prepared easily.

Ingredients:

Wheat Flour.             : 1cup.

Maida.                         : 1/2 cup

Baking Soda.             : 1 teaspoon.

Salt.                            : 1/2 tablespoon

Hot Ghee.                   : 1 tablespoon

Oil.                      : Required for deep frying.

Red chilly powder : 1/2 tablespoon (approx)

Ajwain (carom seeds).   : 1 teaspoon.

Preparation:

1.  In a mixing bowl, mix the ingredients (wheat flour, maida, red chilly powder, salt, baking soda, ajwain & hot ghee) evenly with required quantity of water and knead it into a soft & smooth dough.

2. Keep this dough to rest for 10 minutes by covering the bowl with a lid..

3. After 10 minutes, take a small portion of dough and prepare a round & flattened shape chapati (by dusting some maida to the dough in between ) with the help of rolling pin.

4. Simultaneously, heat a kadhai with required quantity of Oil used for deep fry at a medium flame. 

5. Cut the chapati into small square shapes  and gently remove these square shapes into a plate.

6.  When the Oil gets hot, fry these square shaped Nachos on medium flame until they turns into light Golden brown colour.

7.  Now remove these golden brown square shaped Nachos  into a serving plate.  Continue this process until  the dough completes.

 8.  Store these crispy Nachos in an air tight container for 3 weeks approximately.

Tip:  You can also prepare them with only Maida

Kaja sweet with Maida

                             Kaja  sweet with Maida

Kaja sweet with Maida  is also a  traditional snack item can be prepared anytime.  

Ingredients:

Maida.                         : 1 cup

Baking Soda.             : 1/2teaspoon.

Salt.                            : 1/2 teaspoon.

Hot Ghee.                   : 1 tablespoon

Oil.                      : Required for deep frying.

Elaichi powder.    :  1 teaspoon

Jaggery (grated).    : 1 &1/2 cups

Ajwain (carom seeds).   : 1/2 teaspoon.

Preparation:

1.  In a mixing bowl, mix the ingredients ( maida, salt, baking soda, ajwain & hot ghee) evenly with required quantity of water and knead it into a soft & smooth dough.

2. Keep this dough to rest for 10 minutes by covering the bowl with a lid..

3. After 10 minutes, take a small portion of dough and prepare a round & flattened shape chapati (by dusting some maida to the dough in between ) with the help of rolling pin.

4. Simultaneously, heat a kadhai with required quantity of Oil used for deep fry at a medium flame. 

5. Heat  another kadhai and  prepare Jaggery Syrup (Jaggery & a little quantity of water, elaichi powder & a pinch of baking soda) on medium flame. Stir until the jaggery gets melted and becomes a little thick (one string). Switch off the stove. 

6. Cut the chapati into small square shapes  and gently remove these square shapes into a plate.

7.  When the Oil gets hot, fry these square shaped kajas on medium flame until they turns into light Golden brown colour.

8.  Now remove these golden brown square shaped kajas and immediately transfer them into jaggery syrup. 

9.  Let them soak in the syrup for 2 minutes. After 2 minutes, remove these soaked kajas into a serving plate. Continue this process until  the dough completes.

10. Store these sweetened kajas in an air tight container for 3 weeks approximately.

Tip:  You can also prepare this sweet with sugar syrup. Process will be same just replace jaggery with sugar.

If you are interested in making this sweet  with Wheat Flour &  Maida, then check the below link here👇

Sweet Kaja

                             Sweet Kaja
Sweet Kaja is a traditional snack item can be prepared anytime.

Ingredients:
Wheat Flour.              : 1cup
Maida.                         : 1/2 cup
Baking Soda.             : 1 teaspoon.
Salt.                            : 1 teaspoon.
Hot Ghee.                   : 1 tablespoon
Oil.                      : Required for deep frying.
Elaichi powder.    :  1 teaspoon
Jaggery (grated).    : 1 &1/2 cups
Ajwain (carom seeds).   : 1 teaspoon.

Preparation:
1.  In a mixing bowl, mix the ingredients (wheat flour, maida, salt, baking soda, ajwain & hot ghee) evenly with required quantity of water and knead it into a soft & smooth dough.
2. Keep this dough to rest for 10 minutes by covering the bowl with a lid..
3. After 10 minutes, take a small portion of dough and prepare a round & flattened shape chapati (by dusting some maida to the dough in between ) with the help of rolling pin.
4. Simultaneously, heat a kadhai with required quantity of Oil used for deep fry at a medium flame.
5. Heat  another kadhai and  prepare Jaggery Syrup (Jaggery & a little quantity of water, elaichi powder & a pinch of baking soda) on medium flame. Stir until the jaggery gets melted and becomes a little thick (one string). Switch off the stove.
6. Cut the chapati into small square shapes  and gently remove these square shapes into a plate.
7.  When the Oil gets hot, fry these square shaped kajas on medium flame until they turns into light Golden brown colour.
8.  Now remove these golden brown square shaped kajas and immediately transfer them into jaggery syrup.
9.  Let them soak in the syrup for 2 minutes. After 2 minutes, remove these soaked kajas into a serving plate. Continue this process until  the dough completes.
10. Store these sweetened kajas in an air tight container for 3 weeks approximately.

Tip:  You can also prepare this sweet with sugar syrup. Process will be same just replace jaggery with sugar.
If you are interested in making this sweet only  with Maida, then check the below link here👇