Ginger Cardamom Tea

Ingredients

Milk                  : 2 cups
Tea powder       : 2 tsp
Sugar                 : 1 tsp
Cardamom         : 2 
Ginger                : 1 tsp

Method

Boil milk and add the crushed ginger, crushed cardamom,sugar,tea powder .
Let it boil for 5 minutes on medium flame. 
Once you get the required colour  switch off the flame.
Filter it and serve hot.
Enjoy

Aloo Tuk / Sindhi Aloo Tuk recipe / Double fried Crispy Potatoes

Ingredients

Potato   : 3 nos
Chilli powder      ; 1/2 tsp
Jeera powder       : 1/2 tsp 
Turmeric powder   : a pinch
Salt  - to taste
Oil   - to deep fry

Method

Heat oil in kadai.
Wash and peep the potatoes & cut them in slightly thick rounds.
Deep fry the potatoes in hot oil.
Take a bowl and add turmeric powder, salt,chilly powder,jeera powder and mix well.
Remove the potatoes from the oil and drain on a paper napkin and let it cool .

Slightly Press the potatoes with the back of a spoon.

Heat oil again and fry the  potatoes till crisp and golden .

Place the potatoes in a bowl,sprinkle the masala mixture and gently toss.

Serve immediately.

Enjoy....  

Garlic Dal

Ingredients

Moong dal         : 1/2 cup
Tur dal               : 2 tbsps
Green chillies     :2 nos
Garlic                 : 5 
Onion                 :1
Frozen Green peas    : 2 tbsps ( optional)
Cumin seeds            : 1 1/2 tsps
Turmeric powder     : 1/4 tsp
Ghee                        ; 1 tbsp
Salt
Curry leaves
Coriander leaves

Method

Wash and pressure cook the dals with turmeric powder for 3 whistles.
Chop the onion ,green chillies.garlic.
Heat ghee in a pan,add cumin seeds.
Once cumin seeds crackle,add green chillies,onion,chopped garlic,curry leaves,green peas and fry.
Let the peas cook for few minutes.
Now add the cooked dal,salt and let it boil on low flame for few minutes.
Switch off the flame and serve with chapathis.
Enjoy..

Jalebi - 550th Post

Yayyyy.. This is my 550th Post.. Feeling very very happy  & i Thank Everyone for all the Support..  

Ingredients

Maida / All Purpose Flour   :  2 cups
Rice flour                             : 1 1/2 tbsp
Baking soda                         : a pinch
Thick  Curd                          :  2 tbsp 

Salt                                       : 1/4 pinch

Oil for frying

Mixed nuts

For sugar syrup 

Sugar                             : 3 cups
Water                             : 3 cups 

Yellow food colour        : 1/2 pinch 

Method

In a bowl, combine the rice flour, Maida, salt,curd and baking soda.

Pour water and whisk well until smooth. 

Cover the bowl and leave the batter to ferment for 12 hours or overnight.

Making the sugar syrup

Add sugar,water,yellow  food colour to a pan and bring to a boil on low flame.

Cook the syrup until it reaches the single thread stage.

Remove from heat and keep aside.

Cooking the Jalebi

Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan.

Mix the batter and pour it into a squeeze bottle .

Squeeze the batter into the hot oil. ( draw circles)

Deep fry on medium flame until crisp.

Dip them in sugar syrup for 5 to 7 minutes.

Take them out from the syrup.

Garnish with mixed nuts and saffron and serve.

Enjoy.