Veg Crispy 2nd method

Ingredients

Vegetables of your choice like (1/2 cup each)

• BabyCorn
• Carrots
• Onion
• Cauliflower
• Cabbage
• 1 tbsp ginger (crushed)
• 1 tbsp garlic (crushed)
• 2 Finely chopped green chilies
• 4 tbsp all purpose flour (Maida)
• 4 tbsp cornflour
• Black pepper powder (As required)
• 2 tbsp tomato sauce
• 1 tbsp green chilli sauce
• 1 tsp soya sauce
• 1/4 tsp vinegar or lemon juice
• Water
• For garnishing finely chopped spring onion and coriander leaves

Method

1. Wash all vegetables and cut them into squares or pieces.
2. Now mix all vegetables, ginger, green chilies, garlic, cornflour, maida, black pepper, orange color, and little water.
3. Mix thoroughly and fry them like bhajiya's and set aside.
4. Now mix tomato sauce, green chilli sauce, soya sauce and vinegar.
5. Heat oil in a pan. Add 1/4 tsp crushed ginger and 1/2 tsp crushed garlic. Now add all the sauces mixture to it and mix well.
6. Then, add fried veggies to it and cook for another 4-5 minutes.
7. At last garnish with spring onion and coriander leaves. Serve hot.

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Veg crispy is one of those dish that i love most. Since long time i was trying to make veg crispy that tastes same as that of restaurant. Finally, i reached to a recipe that is very close to the restaurants veg crispy taste. Here I'm sharing this recipe with you. Hope you all will like it.

Ingredients

For crispy veg: Vegetables of your choice like (1/2 cup each)

• Cabbage
• Cauliflower
• Onion
• Capsicum
• Broccoli
• Mushrooms
• Baby corn
• 1 cup all purpose flour(Maida)
• 1 cup Cornflour
• 1/2 cup Bengal gram flour/ besan (take more if quantity of vegetable is more)
• Salt to taste
• 2 tbsp Soya sauce
• Oil to fry

For gravy:

• Spring onion
• 4-6 Garlic
• 1/2 cup Soya sauce
• 1/2 cup Tomato sauce
• 1 tsp Sugar
• 4 Green chilies
• 1/2 to 1 tsp Black Pepper Powder
• Salt to taste

Method

For crispy veg:

1. Wash all vegetables and cut them into squares or pieces. Set aside to fry.
2. Mix all purpose flour, corn flour and bengal gram flour. Add salt to taste and 2tbsp of soya sauce. Add water and make thick pourable consistent mixture so that each vegetable get nice coating of this batter.
3. Heat oil in a frying pan and heat it on medium flame. Heat until oil is hot. Add a drop of batter and see if it floats on the surface.
4. We will fry each type of vegetable separately as cooking time for each is different. Cauliflower, baby corn and broccoli has higher cooking time then cabbage, onion, capsicum and mushroom.
5. Dip each type of in the batter and fry them until their color turns to golden brown. Take them out on absorbent tissue paper.

For gravy:

1. Wash spring onions and chop them finely. Keep the leafy part separate.
2. Finely chop the garlic and green chilies.You can even chop the green chilies lengthwise.
3. In a bowl mix soya sauce, tomato sauce, garlic, sugar and black pepper.
4. Before you proceed with next step check if your fried vegetables are crispy. If not place them in the pre-heated oven for 10 minutes on 180 degrees which will bring out crispiness again. Fried vegetables kept outside for long time looses its crispness.
5. Heat a large pan on high flame. Heat it until fumes start to come out. Add 2tbsp of oil. Add green chili and after 1/2 minute add spring onions and stir for a minute.
6. Now add fried vegetables and mix well. Now add the mixed sauce and let it cook for another minute or until the vegetables are nicely coated with the sauce.
7. Garnish with green leafy chops of spring onion. Serve hot. I bet you will enjoy it.

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Namak Paare

Namak paare is a crunchy snack and tastes great with a cup of tea. I like them with spiced mango or lemon pickle.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup All purpose flour (plain flour or maida)
• 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 tbsp Sooji fine (semolina flour)
• 3/4 tsp Salt
• 1/4tsp Carom seeds (ajwain)
• 2 tbsp oil
• Water as needed
• Oil to fry

Method

1. Mix flour, sooji, salt, carom seeds, and oil, and get consistency of breadcrumb.
2. Add water as needed to prepare a firm but smooth dough. Cover with damp cloth and set aside at least for ten to twenty minutes.
3. Knead the dough again properly and divide it into equal parts.
4. Take each part of the dough and roll them to make a flat ball shape.
5. Pierce them with a fork all over the rolled dough, to avoid namak paras from puffing.
6. Cut each of the rolled dough into about half inch wide and 2 inch long pieces or you can give any shape of your desire like a square or rectangle.
7. Heat the oil in a frying pan on medium heat.
8. To check if the oil is ready, put a small piece of dough in the oil. The dough should make the oil sizzle and come up slowly.
9. Make sure to place just enough namak paras so you can turn them over easily when frying. Fry the namak paras until both sides are light golden-brown.
10. After namak paras come to room temperature store them in a air tight container.
11. Now enjoy your paras with a cup of tea anytime you want.

Tips

1. Namak paras can be stored for one month in airtight containers.
2. If the Namak paras are cooked on high heat, they will be soft.

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Shahi Paneer in white gravy means cottage cheese cooked with almond gravy. Shahi paneer with almond gravy is very rich and a mughlai dish. It is very delicious and tasty. Children's love it as it is not much spicy.

Ingredient

• 200 gms of cottage cheese (Paneer)
• Almonds 3/4 cup or 1 cup
• Ginger garlic paste
• 1 finely chopped onion
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 1/2 tsp Garam Masala
• 1 Bay leaf
• 2 cloves
• 1 Cinnamon stick
• 2 Cardomam
• 1/2 tsp Jeera (Cumin seeds)
• 1/2 tsp Black/White pepper powder
• 1 cup milk
• 2 cups of water
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• Salt to taste
• 1 tbsp fresh Cream
• Oil
• Coriander leaves for garnishing

Method

1. Cut almonds into pieces and grind it with milk to form a smooth paste.
2. Heat oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds, bay leaf, cinnamon, cardamon and cloves to it. Cook it for few seconds then add chopped onions to it.
3. Cook onions till they turn light brown in color. Then, add ginger garlic paste, black/white pepper powder, coriander powder and almond paste.
4. Add good amount of water and salt according to taste. Keep stirring to avoid sticking to the bottom of the pan.
5. Cover it and cook for 20-25 minutes. Then add paneer cubes, sugar and garam masala to it. Cook it for 5 minutes.
6. At last add cream to it and cook again for 2 minutes.
7. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with naan, chapati or roti.

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Ingredient

• 200gms Paneer (Cheese cube)
• 1 large chopped Onion
• 2 large chopped Tomato's
• 1.5 tbsp Kasoori Methi (dru fenugreek leaves)
• 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeera)
• 1/4 tsp Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch)
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder (Haldi)
• 1/2 tsp Garam Masala
• 10-12 Cashews
• Salt to taste
• 1-2 tsp Ginger-Garlic Paste
• 3 Green chillies (slit lengthwise)
• Oil
•  Butter
• 1/2 cup Milk
• Coriander leaves to garnish

Method

1. Soak Cashew's in water for 2 hours and prepare its paste in a mixer.
2. Heat oil and butter together in a pan and add cumin seeds to it. When cumin seeds splutter's then add ginger-garlic paste and green chillies. Saute it for a minute.
3. Then, add chopped onion to it. Saute it till onions turn light brown in color.
4. Now add chopped tomato's to it. Cook it till they become soft.
5. Then, add cashew nut paste, kasoori methi and turmeric powder to it. Mix it well.
6. Now let the above paste to get cool down and grind it with milk to make a smooth paste.
7. Now put paste back into the the pan. If you wish you can use some more oil or butter, heat it up and then add the paste.
8. Add water, chilli powder, garam masala and salt to it. Cook it again for 5-7 minutes on low flame till it turns into a thick gravy.
9. At last while serving add paneer cubes to it and garnish with coriander leaves. 
10. While serving if gravy is too thick use some more milk to bring consistency and then serve it hot with chapati's, roti or naan.

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One of the most easiest paneer recipe that takes almost no time to cook and tastes great is Paneer Bhurji. Paneer Bhurji is a Lip Smacking dish, rich in protein that could be served with roti, chapati, naan, rice or anything. 

Ingredient

• 200gms Of Paneer (Cottage Cheese)
• 2 small onions finely chopped
• 2 medium sized Tomato's finely chopped
• 1 capsicum finely chopped
• 1 Green chili finely chopped
• Ginger paste
• 1 Bay leaf
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1/4 tsp Garam Masala
• 1/2 tsp Kasoori Methi (dry fenugreek leaves)
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 cup of milk
• Oil

 Method

1. Take oil in a pan. Heat up the oil and add bay leaf to it. Add chopped onions and saute it.
2. When onion turns light brown add ginger, green chili, capsicum and tomato to it. Now cook tomato's for 3-4 minutes.
3. Now add salt, turmeric powder, garam masala and kasoori methi to it.
4. Grate paneer and add it to the onion tomato paste.
5. At last add milk to it. Cook it on high flame for a minute and then cook for another few minutes on low flame.
6. Stir it frequently so that paneer doesn't sticks up to the bottom of the pan. Add few drop's of water if needed.
7. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with chapati's, roti or naan.

Tips

• You can even prepare cashew nut paste and add it to the recipe while adding milk. It enhances the taste of paneer bhurji.

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Papdi or Puri's

Children's simply love and cherish papdi chat, Sev puri chat and always ask for more. Here we will use this papdi or puri's for sev puri chat that is mumbai's most well known streetside chat that people simply love to eat.

Ingredient

• 1cup all purpose flour
• 1tbsp Semolina
• 1/4 tsp Ajwain
• 1tbsp unsalted butter/ ghee
• Oil for frying
• Salt to taste

Method

1. Melt butter and mix all ingredients together with melted butter. Mix it properly with hands till you attain a crumbly texture.
2. Now add little water to it and prepare a soft dough of it. Keep the dough aside for about 15 minutes.
3. Now divide the dough into equal parts and roll down each part. Cut down each rolled shape into desired shape with the help of a round pastry cutter or with what ever you wish.
4. With the help of a fork pierce few holes on each papdi. This eliminates papdi's from puffing up.
5. Now heat oil in a kadai. Check the oil by adding a small piece of dough into the oil. It should go to the base and come up immediately.
6. Now add the papdi's in batches and deep fry them on low flame till its color changes to golden brown.
7. Now at last drain the papdi's on kitchen towel or tissue paper or even on a newspaper.
8. When they cool down to the room temperature store them in a airtight container. 

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Sev Puri

Sev puri is one of the most loved chat, that you can easily get on mumbai streets. Like Pav bhaji, Vada Pav, sev puri is also basically a mumbai street chat loved by all. It is a delicious snacking item and mouth watering.

Ingredient

• 12 flat puri's
• 1 cup Sev
• 1/2 cup chopped Onion
• 2 Boiled, peeled and mashed potato's
• 1/2 cup Tomato
• 3 tbsp Tamarind Chutney
• 1 tbsp Hari Chutney
• 1/2 tbsp Lehsun Ki Chutney
• 1 tbsp Chat Masala
• 1/2 tsp Red Chili powder
• 1/2 tsp Cumin Seed Powder
• 1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves

Method

1. Arrange the puri's in a plate. Top the puri's with mashed potato's.
2. Mix all chutney's together in a bowl. Pour chutney on each puri.
3. Now sprinkle finely chopped onions and tomato's on the puri.
4. Sprinkle chat masala, cumin seed powder and red chili powder on it.
5. Generously sprinkle sev all over the puri's.
6. At last garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve.

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Salty Lassi

Like sweet lassi, salty lassi is also loved by everyone and is a great refreshment in summer's. It is very healthy and good for stomach. You can have it with breakfast or even with lunch or dinner. It tastes great and is very good for digestion. This is also known as "Namkeen Lassi".

Ingredient

• 3cups Yogurt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 to 1 tsp Salt
• 1tsp Cumin Seed Powder
• 1/4 tsp Black Salt
• Ice cubes as required 

Method

1. Take the blender's jar, add yogurt, salt, black salt and cumin powder to it. Blend it for 1-2 minutes.
2. If its too thick add milk to bring consistency. Blend it again for few seconds.
3. Add Ice cubes to it and blend it again for 10-20 seconds.
4. Pour lassi in serving glasses from a height to make foam.
5. Garnish with cumin powder and serve.

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Sweet Lassi

Lassi is one of the most favourite drink of punjabi's and North Indians. No meal is complete of punjabi's without a glassfull of lassi. Lassi is primarily a sweet drink taken cold and is a good way to beat the scorching heat and get refreshed.

Ingredients

• 3 cups Yogurt
• 1/2 cup sugar (adjust according to taste)
• 1/2 Milk
• Ice cubes as required
• Fresh Cream or Ice Cream (flavor of your choice) optional

Method

1. Blend yogurt and sugar together in a blender for 1-2 minutes.
2. Now blend ice cubes together with yogurt and sugar for a minute.
3. If the mixture is too thich add little milk and blend it again for few seconds to form a consistent mixture.
4. Now pour the lassi into serving glasses from a height to form foam.
5. Top with malai or ice cream of your choice to increase the flavor of lassi.

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Mango Milk Shake

As summer comes everyone simply wait for mango's. Mangos is the favourite fruit of almost everyone and anything made up of mango tastes great and refreshing. Mango milk shake is a great drink that you can now make not only in summers but in any season as mango pulp is available now in market at many stores. So, now no need to wait for summers any more get mango pulp and make your mango milk shake.

Ingredient

• 2cup Mango pulp
• 1 cup Milk
• 2 scoops Vanilla Ice Cream

Method

1. Blend all the ingredients together smooth in a blender.
2. Serve Mango milk shake with a dollop of vanilla ice cream.

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Badam Milk Shake

During diwali, Holi or any other special occasion there are many guest that visit us and at that time we need a quick and refreshing drink to be served. So, here is the one: Badam Milk shake which is made up of milk and dry fruits. It is too refreshing and tastes great. I personally love it. Even kids love drinking milk shake. 

Ingredients

• 2 cups full cream Milk
• 1/2 cup Almonds
• 15 Pistachios
• 10 Cashews
• 1/2 tsp Cardamom Powder
• Saffron Strands
• 1-2 drops of Rose Water
• 5 Ice Cubes
• 2 tbsp Condensed Milk or 2 tsp Sugar

Method

1. Soak almonds, Cashews and pistachios in hot water for about 1 hour.
2. Chop few almonds and pistachios for garnishing and keep them aside.
3. After an hour peel the almonds and blend almonds, pistachios and cashews together in a blender.
4. Now add milk, condensed milk or sugar, cardamom powder, rose water, and ice cubes to this paste and blend it again in the blender till it gets mixed properly and you get a good texture.
5. At last pour the badam milk shake in long glasses and garnish each glass of milk shake with chopped almonds and pistachios and along with saffron strands.

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