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Winter is here :) :)... Thanda thanda ..Cool Cool... After shifting to US... I get feared with the name winter... Whenever I think of Winter I start shivering.... Sometime it looks good but most of the time it feels bored in winters.. as whole day sitting at home.. full covered... And the main thing which is connected to winter is hot yummy Food :) :)... Most of would be agree with me right ... I know.. already After coming to US life became too lazy.. as a housewife not much work to do here.. and we end up mostly watching tv.. listening song... and eating different types of snacks whole day :( ....
Now sitting whole day .. eating ... results in weight gain... :( :( ... sad story for every Indian wife of Software engineer living in US :P ... Most of you will surely connect with me on this point... In winter the hunger becomes more promising.... due to cold we want to eat some hot ... fried food.. to get comfort.Thinking of much fried .. we mostly have bad nightmares of weight gain ... cholesterol .. etc..But making our mind to say no is also too tough :( ...
My husband from so many days telling me to make samosa ... but I was taking my hands back... as normally we make pakodas ... dal vadas .. frying papads ... oily ... So again Samosa... But can't say him no na :) .. He is my life... and I want to fulfill all his wishes .... Love him a lot :) ... ohh too emotional at this point... newly married na.. It happens with everyone yr :) :) ... So then I thought of making Samosas but not deep fried ... Baked Samosa :) :) ... So husband bhi khush and hum bhi khush :) :) ... Guilt free eating :)
It came out very nice.. crispy ... and yummy... Above my expectation... So today will share with you this amazing and mouthwatering Mini Baked Samosa Recipe.. Let's start with it :) :)
Ingredients for Samosa Dough:-
1 cup maida or all purpose flour
1 tsp carom seeds
1 tsp salt
2-3tbsp of oil
water
Procedure : -
In a bowl take flour , carom seeds , salt and oil.Mix it well.So that oil get mixed up properly in flour.Try to crumble the flour.Then with the help of water knead a dough.And let it rest for 20-25 mins.Meanwhile prepare filling.
Ingredients for Aloo filling:-
4-5 medium size boiled Potato
2-3 green chilly finely chopped(or as per your taste)
3-4 curry leaves
1 tsp of cumin seeds
1 tsp of mustard seeds
1/2 tsp of asafoetida
1/2 tsp red chilly powder ( or as per your taste)
1/2 tsp coriander powder
1/4 tsp cumin powder
1/2 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp amchoor powder or mango powder ( optional )
1/4 tsp of sugar
salt to taste
1 tbsp of oil
coriander leaves to garnish
Procedure :-
In a pan heat a oil.Once hot add asafoetida, mustard and cumin seeds.Then add green chilly.Roast for a minute.Then add curry leaves.And add all masalas except amchoor powder .Saute for a few seconds.Add potatoes.. Mix well.Let it cook for 3-4 mins.Then add amchoor powder and give a quick proper mix.finally garnish with coriander leaves.Let the filling cool down before you fill in samosas.
Preparation of Samosa : -
Once the filling cool down , lets make Samosa. Make small balls.Roll one one at a time.Not roll much thin.. but not too thick... Then cut them into half.Make the shape of samosa , fill the filling .. apply water on the ends. And seal the samosa.. Once all done.. On aluminium foil place all the samosa as shown in the pic and apply very little oil with brush or hands on samosa ..
And preheat the oven at 380 degree Fahrenheit .. Cook for around 30-40 mins depends on oven ... Flip it in between 2-3 times. Once done serve hot with Chutney ... or Tomato Sauce :) :)
Hope you will enjoy this yummy Guilt free Samosas ... Do let me know how it came out... Waiting to hear from you all ... Soon will come with new recipe ... till then good bye... enjoy the season of festivals :) :)
Hello All
Happy Navratri to all :) :) ... I will pray to Ma Durga to bless us all with good health and fortune... Every one enjoy these nine days of Mata :) :)
Here in US at my place... slowly slowly winter season started... Now days the temperature will go down to 7 Degree Celsius.So it feels too cold... and as you know more cold... more hunger and at the end we need super hot food to eat :) :)...
Daily what to prepare is a big question for everyone... Thinking and thinking.. but the at the end we will not able to finalize the dish to prepare... In winter mostly we like to eat hot food... but boring chapati and curry will not fulfill our hunger... Something new and that too nutritious to stay away from diseases... Going out and eating is easier in India... But here in US we need to prepare mostly at home due to less options here....
Mostly kids will not eat dal , spinach , bottle guard , etc... So we need to make something yummy with these things in order to incorporate all these necessary stuff in our daily diet... Even we young ones also make faces in eating all these... ;P ... Even me and my husband are so choosy in eating... I personally don't like to eat dal much... and Spinach also...
But these both are important as part of nutrition...So I decided to make something yummy ...And came out with Dal Vadas... Goodness of Spinach and All kinds of DAL... Mission Accomplished... And trust me not a single will left :) :) .... I know its oily but once a while we can eat fried food also and these Vada's will not take much oil to fry :) :)
So let's start with the recipe ..
Ingredients :-
1 cup yellow moong daal
1 cup green moong daal
1 cup chana dal
2 tsp of cumin seeds
6-7 green chilles
1 tsp grated ginger
2 onions finely chopped
1 bundle of Spinach washed and chopped
1/2 cup of chopped coriander
1/2 cup of gram flour or besan
1/4 cup of roasted peanuts
oil to fry
1 tsp of coriander powder
1 tsp of red chilly powder
1 tsp of cumin powder
1/2 tsp garam masala
salt to taste
Procedure :-
Soaked all the dal's for 4-5 hrs.Then grind with minimum amount of water and cumin seeds.Then add all the things in a go to form a paste.If you feel the mixture is too watery for you .. you can increase the amount of Gram flour in the mixture.Once the oil is hot drop the Vada's in oil.Cook on medium flame till golden brown.Take out on tissue paper.And serve hot with your favorite chutney...
These Vada's are good in freeze for 2-3 days.
Enjoy these yummy hot Snack in winter with your family and friends.. Do let me know your views on it... Will come back soon with new recipe and as promised simple recipe... till then take care..Enjoy these 9 days of Navratri... Haloo re Halooo.............
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Ganpati went back to his home... and now the days for honoring and paying tribute to our ancestors started.... Shradh month started... It will be for 16days.. Shradh month ending will mark beginning of Nav Durga...
Shradh marks an important time for performing the ritual of Tarpan. Performing Tarpan in Shradh is a way of remembering, thanksgiving and honoring the ancestors for whatever they have given to the present generations. It is a way of telling them that they are still an important part of the family and they still reside in our memories. Period of Shradh is also known as Pitru Paksha...
In these days mostly will prepare puri sabhji kheer... that is Indian Satvik Bhojan in the memory of our ancestors and then we will invite Brahmans for bhojan after performing ritual and puja... it is believed that if the rituals of Shradh are performed with full faith, devotion and dedication the ancestors feel satisfied. Ancestors protect us from all evils, negativity and bless us.
So here I am sharing one simple and easy recipe for this Shradh month...Chana Puri...lets start with it...
Ingredients for making Chana:-
1 cup overnight soaked kala chana
2 small size finely chopped onions( you can avoid onions if want..its optional)
2-3 medium sized chopped green chilly
1/2 tsp of asafoetida
1/2 tsp garam masala
4-5 curry leaves
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp red chilly powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 cup coriander leaves
1/2 tsp aamchur powder
Salt to taste
2tbsp of oil
Procedure:-
Boil the Chana till it fully cooked.Drain the water.In a pan add oil.Once hot add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and asafoetida .Then add curry leaves and green chilies. After a min add onions.Once onions turns red.Add all the masalas other then aamchur powder.Then add all the chana's.Close the lid of pan.And ket it cook for 12- 15 mins on medium low heat.Once done just check it and stir.Add aamchur powder.And again cook for 5 mins more by closing the lid.Then garnish with coriander leaves.And let it rest for 10mis on gas.Serve hot with lemon.
Ingredients for Puri :-
2 cups of Wheat flour
1 tsp of turmeric powder
1 tsp of salt
2 tbsp of oil for dough
oil for frying
and water to knead the dough
Procedure :-
In a bowl add flour, oil , salt and turmeric powder.Mix with hands in order to mix oil in whole flour.Then knead a hard dough ... not too soft as chapati dough.Let is rest for 20-25mins.Then roll Puri and fry it when oil is hot.
So this is the simple recipe for Chana and puri.. hope you all will like it :) :) .. Will meet soon with new recipe... tell then gd bye..Share your views , queries and suggestions :) :)
