MASALEDAR ALOO POORI

Masaledar Aloo Poori.

An all time age favourite. Masaledar Aloo Poori is the best weekend brunch as well as good journey food. So enjoy at home or pack for picnics. Also this dish is good in Fasting as no ingredients have been used which are forbidden in any vrat. You can also say Falahari Aloo.

Ingredients

• Potato 4-5
• Crushed coriander 1 tsp
• Mustard seeds ½ tsp
• Oil as required for tadka and frying pooris.
• Cumin seeds 1 tsp
• Chilli flakes 1 tsp
• Ginger finelly chopped 1 tbsp
• Red chilli powder 1 tsp
• Paprika 1 tsp
• Garam masala 1 tsp
• Cumin powder ½ tsp
• Coriander fresh chopped 1 tbsp

For Poori

• Wheat flour 2 cups
• Semolina 1 tsp
• Salt 1 tsp
• Carom seeds 1 tsp
• Oil 2 tsp.

Method

• Boil and cut potatoes into small cubes.
• Heat oil in pan and add crushed coriander seeds and mustard seeds saute for few seconds
• Add cumin  seeds saute till colour changed
• Add chilli flakes.
• Add potatoes and mix well.
• Add powdered spices and salt.
• Add half cup of water and mix well.
• Add chopped coriander.
• Add half cup more water, mix and cover. Let cook on low heat for 5-6 minutes.
• Masaledar Aloo is ready. 

To Make for Poori.

• Mix well all ingredients for poori and knead into tight dough by adding little water.
• Make small balls with the dough.
• Dab oil on the dough balls.
• Spread oil on surface and roll the dough.
• Heat oil for frying in large pan and fry poori till puffy.
• Serve hot poori with hot Masaledar Aloo.

VRAT KE KEBAB

VRAT KE KEBAB                                   

A delicious and healthy food for fasting. Fasting is the time when we restrict from frequent meals, so these kebabs are feeling as well as nutritious. Also make mint chutney for these kebabs, all with the special ingredients used in Hindu fasting for Navratri, Ekadashi, Poornima and other Vrat.

Ingredients                                                                                        for 3-4 persons

• Sweet potatoes 4-5
• Potatoes 1-2
• Kuttu or Singhada flour 1/2 cup
• Red chilli powder 1tsp
• Garam masala 1 tsp
• Ginger powder 1tsp
• Black pepper powder half tsp
• Dry Mango powder half tsp
• Coriander powder 1tbsp
• Pomegranate powder 1 tsp
• Dry mint 1 tsp
• Carom seeds half tsp
• Rock salt to taste
• Oil as required

Method

• Boil and peel sweet potatoes and potatoes. 
• Mash them well.
• Heat oil in a pan and roast kuttu/singhada flour
• Roast till aromatic and golden brown.
• Add roasted flour to mashed potato mixture.
• Add all spices and 1 tbsp oil to it and mix well.
• Shape the kebabs on sticks.
• Make the kebabs flat and thin.
• Roast well on both sides on pan or tawa on medium low heat.
• Serve hot with Chutney.