Mandvi paak (shing paak) - Peanut bar

Wishing you a Happy Rakshabandhan to all brother and sister.Brothers n sisters relation is the best in the world. Enjoy your day with this sweet.

Ingredients:

1 cup peanuts

¾ cup sugar

1 tsp cardamom powder

1 tbsp ghee

¼ cup water

Method:

Blend the peanuts in blender like a fine powder. Dissolve the sugar with ¼ cup of water and bring it to a boil while stirring continuously.  Boil the syrup again until it is of 1 string consistency. Add peanut powder, ghee and cardamom powder . Remove from the fire while stirring continuously. Spread the mixture on a thali (flat metal plate) and allow to cool. Cut into desired shape.

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Vegetable Manchurian with gravy

Ingredients:

For  vegetable balls:

1 cups finely chopped cabbage

½ cups grated carrot

¼ cup chopped onions

3 to 4 finely chopped garlic

2 tbsp corn flour

2 tbsp refined flour  (maida)

2 tsp black pepper powder

Pinch of food salt

Salt

Oil for deep-frying

For Gravy:

¼ cup finely chopped cabbage

2 tbsp finely chopped carrot

2 tbsp finely chopped onion

1 tbsp finely chopped garlic

2 tsp finely chopped green chilies

2 tsp finely chopped ginger

1 tbsp soy sauce

1 tbsp red chili sauce

1 tbsp corn flour (mixed with 1 cup of water)

2 tbsp oil

Salt to taste

Method:

For  vegetable balls:

Combine cabbage, carrots, onions, garlic, green chili, corn flour, plain flour, pepper, salt and food salt in a bowl, mix it well. Make small balls out of the mixture, sprinkle a little water to bind the mixture if needed. Deep fry in hot oil until golden brown.

For Gravy

Heat the oil in a pan. Add onion, garlic, green chilies and ginger and stir fry on a high flame for second. Add cabbage, carrot, soya sauce, red chili sauce, corn flour paste, salt and water as per needed and simmer for a few minutes. Just before serving, put the vegetable balls in the gravy and bring to a boil. Serve hot with brown rice.

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Vegetable Upama - Kara Bath

Hi friends, happy weekend to all. I start my day with this healthy south indian breakfast. 

Ingredients:

1 cup rava (semolina) 

1 cup boiled vegetable (carrot, beans, green peas)

¼ cup chopped onion

5-6 curry leaves

1 tsp mustard seeds

½ tsp fenugreek

1 tsp urad dal (split Black gram dal)

2 tsp fine chopped green chili

Pinch of asafoetida

1 tbsp oil

1 tbsp ghee

2 cups boiling water

Salt to taste

Method:

Heat the pan and add rava, roast it well without oil till nice aroma is released and keep aside for cooling.

Heat the oil and ghee in a pan add mustard seed, fenugreek, asafoetida and urad dal sauté for second. Add curry leaves, chopped onion and green chili cook for 2 minutes. Add boiled vegetables, roasted rava and salt cook for 2 minutes. Add boiling water and mix it well, cover and cook for 1-2 minutes or till done.Garnish with coriander. Serve hot with sambar or chutney.

click here to know kara chutney recipe(Onion Tomato Mint chutney)

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Celebrating Friendship Day, 

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