Ganesh Utsav Recipe: Modak

Win you Bappa’s heart with his most favourite Modak’s (ukadi) recipe.

Ingredients

For the filling

• 2 Cup shredded fresh coconut
• 1/2 Cup mixture of unsalted pistachios and unsalted cashews
• 1/2 Pinch of cardamom powder
• 1/2 Cup milk
• 1 Cup jaggery or sugar

For the outer cover

• 1 Cup rice flour
• 1 tsp Ghee
• 1 Cup water
• 1/2 tsp Salt

How to make Modak

• To prepare the filling, combine coconut, milk and jaggery or sugar and mix the ingredients well.
• Cook it over medium flame, stir continuously till they are mixed properly.
• Add cashews and pistachios and cook for about one minute.
• Now add cardamom powder.
• Keep aside the mixture to allow it to cool down.
• Bring the water to a boil in a vessel.
• Now add flour, ghee and salt, stir quickly to remove all lumps.
• Cover the vessel with a lid for some time and let it cook.
• Remove the lid and keep stirring the mix.
• Now remove the pan from heat and transfer all the mixture on a flat plate.
• Knead it to make soft dough. It should be neither too sticky nor too dry.
• Grease the palms of your hands properly and make a ball from the dough.
• Flatten the dough to make a cup shape.
• Put 3/4 tsp coconut filling into this cup.
• Dip thumb and index finger in the oil and make 5-6 small pinches on the outside edges of the cup.
• Bring them together on top and join to shape a peak.
• Put modak on a greased plate.
• Make rest of the modaks in the similar way.
• Now steam them for about 15 minutes and serve with ghee.

Courtesy: Zee News India

Ganesh Utsav Recipe: Puran Poli

This Ganeshostav, treat the Lord with yummy Puran Poli’s.

Ingredients:

1 cup Maida
1 pinch Turmeric Powder
1 pinch Salt
2 tsp Ghee
Water, enough to make dough
6 tbsp Oil
Oil / Ghee, for frying

Inner Filling:

1 – 1/2 cup Jaggery
1 – 1/4 cup Bengal Gram Dal
1/4 tsp Cardamom Powder

Procedure:

Blend the ghee and masala with the maida.

Using water make a soft smooth dough. Leave under a wet cloth for 40-50 minutes.

Knead the maida again. Put in the 6 tbs oil and knead till completely absorbed. Cover and leave aside for 4 hours.

Put the dal in the cooker till one whistle.

Drain the water.

Grind the dal to make a paste with the jaggery and cardamom powder.

Remember that the filling should not be watery.
Make small balls of the filling. Divide the dough into small balls and flatten them.

Place one ball of filling on the dough and cover and seal up the filling.

Carefully roll out the dough into thick puris making sure the filling does not come out.

Fry on a tawa pouring ghee around it. Cook on both sides.

Celebrating Independence with Tricolor Sandwiches

Here’s a quick recipe to prepare tricolor sandwiches for this Independence Day

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Makes 2 servings

Ingredients
6bread slices
1/2 cup butter

For The Green Layer
1/2 cup grated paneer (cottage cheese)
mint chutney
salt to taste

For The Orange Layer
1/2 cup grated carrot
2 tbsp mayonnaise
salt to taste

Method

Butter the bread slice and keep aside

Mix the paneer, mint chutney and salt to a smooth paste in a mixing bowl to make the green layer.

Mixed the grated carrots , mayonnaise and salt well in another mixing bowl to make the orange layer.

Spread the green layer on top of a bread slice

Place another bread slice on the top and spread the orange layer on it.

Put a third bread slice on top.

Cut into three strips.

Your tri-color sandwich sandwiches

 

Courtesy:  Tarla Dalal

Mixed Vegetable Pakodas

Sliced vegetables batter fried, sprinkled with chaat masala and served with chutneys. This deep fried snack is a perfect option for a rainy evening with a hot cup of tea.

Recipe Servings : 4

Recipe Cook Time : 25 Minutes

Ingredients

• 100 gm onions
• 100 gm egg plant
• 100 gm cauliflower
• 100 gm potatoes

Batter:

• 200 gm gram flour water
• 5 gm red chilli powder
• 5 gm turmeric
• 3 gm crushed cumin
• Salt
• 2 gm soda bi-carb
• Oil for deep frying
• Chaat masala

Method

• Slice all the vegetables into thin slices.
• Make a thick batter with water, flour, red chilli powder, cumin, turmeric, salt and soda bi-carb.
• Coat each slice with the batter and deep fry.
• Sprinkle with chaat masala and serve with ketchup or chutney.

Courtesy : NDTV Cook