Samosa

                                                                 

Preparation Time:   15 mins

Cooking Time:       30 mins

Ingredients:

Mashed Boiled Potatos            4 Medium Size

Chopped Onion                       1 Medium Sized

Cumin Seeds                           1 tbsp

Green Peas                              ½ Cup

Pepper Powder                       1 tbsp

Chopped Green Chili               3-4

Coriander Powder                   1 tbsp

Garam Masala                         1tbsp

Red Chilli powder                   1 tbsp

Coriander Seed                       ½ tbsp

All purpose flour                     2 Cup

thymol seed                            ½ tbsp

Ghee                                      1 and ½ tbsp

Oil                                          4 tbsp & to fry

Salt                                         As per taste

Preparation:

In a big mouthed pan, pour the oil.

Add cumin seeds, chopped chili, onion and sauté for 5 mins.

Add green peas and cook for another 5 minutes..

Add salt, pepper powder, coriander powder, Coriander seed, red chili powder and cook for another 5 mins

Add the mashed boiled potatoes and cook for another 5 mins

Add salt and cook on low to medium flame for another 5 mins

Take it off the flame.

Add thymol seed and Ghee in all purpose flour and prepare dough.

Take small amount of dough, and place it on a lightly floured surface.

Flatten it into a small disc.

Roll it into a small circle, slightly bigger than your palm.

Cut it from middle and make a cone (funnel).

Put the potato mixture in cone and seal it with the help of water.

Prepare five to six samosa (cones)

In a big mouthed pan, pour the oil.

Put all samosa in pan and deep fry it until they are golden brown.

Serve it hot with coriander chutney

Pav Bhaji

Preparation Time:   20 mins

Cooking Time:       45 mins

Ingredients:

Grated Beetroot/Gardenbeet  1 Medium Size

Chopped Onion                      3 Medium Sized

Chopped Tomato                    3 Medium Sized

Mashed Boiled Potato             4 Medium Sized

Chopped Capsicum                 1

Chopped Carrot                      2-3

Green Peas                              ½ Cup

Chopped Coriander                 4 tbsp

Pepper Powder                       1 tbsp

Chopped Green Chili               3-4

Oil                                           6 tbsp

Salt                                          As per taste

Butter                                      50 gms

Lemon                                     1

Pav Bhaji Masala                     3 tbsp

Pav / Buns                              

Preparation:

In a big mouthed pan, pour the oil.

Add the chopped chili, onion and sauté for 5 mins.

Now add beetroot, carrot and capsicum and cook slowly for 10 mins on medium flame.

Add green peas and cook for another 5 minutes.

Add tomato and cook for 10 minutes.

Add salt, pepper powder and pav bhaji masala and cook for another 5 mins

Add the boiled potatoes well and cook for another 5 mins

Cook on low to medium flame, and keep it covered with a lid all the time to avoid loss of moisture content.

Add half of the butter and mix it well and the bhaji is ready.

Cut the pavs/buns from between.

On a hot skillet put a tea-spoon of butter and they put the pav/buns on it.

Heat it on both sides, until they turn slightly golden brown.

Serve with a spoon of butter on the bhaji... 

Enjoy it hot!!