Crispy mix veg

Dear Readers,


Crispy mix veg is a dish for starter. There is nothing more to write about it and so will share the recipe.

Ingredients:-


300 gms chopped mix vegetables ( cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, beans, onions, potatoes, capcicum) 


3tbs soya sauce
1tbs salt
1tbs chilli powder
2tbs cooking oil
1tbs cumin seeds
1tbs ginger and greenchilli paste
Cooking oil for deep fry


Preparation:-

1. Fry chopped vegetables in oil till it turns to be crispy.
2. Now heat 2tbs of cooking oil in a pan and add the cumin seeds. When it starts tempering add garlic and greenchilli paste . 
3. Now add the fried vegetables to it and add salt and red chilli powder.
4. Mix well and add the soya sauce to it.

The above recipe is simple and fast to cook. It serves 2 persons.

Dahi wada

Dear Readers,

My new experiment in kitchen was of dahi wada. This recipe is very poupular in northern india and comes under the category of chaat. It can be served as starter . Dahi wada is available in most of the indian restaurants and also cooked at home. The recipe is simple but the taste is chatpatta ( very delicious). I tried this often at home as starter as well as for dinner. 

                                       Serves 4 to 5 person  

Ingredients :-

1 bowl urad daal 

1 tbs roasted cumin seeds

1 tbs ginger and green chilli paste

1 tbs salt

1/4 tbs soda bi carb

3 bowl Yogurt 

Oil for deep fry

How to:

1. Soak urad daal for 5 hours in water and then grind it in food processor such that thick batter is prepared. Remove excess water before grinding.
2. Now add roasted cumin seeds, ginger and green chilli paste and salt to the batter. Also add soda bi carb to it and leave it for 10min.
3. Meanwhile heat oil in deep pan for deep fry.
4. Now make small round balls of batter and fry them at low flame to make wadas. Fry them to light brown colour.
5. Now once the wadas get at normal temperature soak them in water for 3 to 5 min.
6. Press them gently and squeeze to remove the water. 
7. In a bowl blend yogurt and add little water to smooth and add either sugar or salt as per taste.
8. Soak all the wadas in yogurt such that they are fully deeped in yogurt.
9. Now pour tamarind chutney and corinader chutni on it.
10. Sprinkle red chilli powder, corinader powder or chaat masala.
11. Garnish it with pomegranate seeds and coriander leaves.

Serve it chilled. Also keep aside extra chutneys if required to add as per taste while serving.