Punjabi Chhole

Punjabi chhole is very popular in  punjab state in northern india. But its taste and easy way to cook has made it popular dish among all communities of india. On Sunday evening had invited guests for dinner. I  served them punjabi chhole. All of us really enjoyed and thought of sharing recipe with all my readers. Kindly note the ingredients and preparation as below:

Ingredients:

Chick peas (kabuli chana) - 1 cup , soaked overnight
Tomato - 2
Onion - 1
Garlic paste - 1tbs
Ginger paste - 1tbs
Chilli - 1
Chilli powder - 2tbs
Turmeric - 2tbs
Coriander powder - 2tbs
Salt - to taste
Clove - 3
Cooking oil - 3tbs

Preparation:

1. Boil the chick peas (kabuli chana) in pressure cooker. Let it cool down.
2. Meanwhile cook gravy by grinding tomatoes, onion, garlic paste, ginger paste, chilli, clove.
3. Heat oil in pan and add gravy to it. Cook for 3min.
4. Add boiled chick peas ( kabuli chana) to it and also chilli powder, turmeric, coriander powder and salt.

Add water to it and let it boil for 10 min. Ready made chhole masala also available in market, to enhance taste add 2tbs to it. Garnish with coriander leaves and chopped onion and serve it hot.
For dinner we had punjabi chole with paratha , salad and buttermilk. And for desert Rawa halwa.

Rawa (semolina) Halwa

Rawa  is also know as Sooji in india  Rawa halwa is more favorite to me among other desserts as it is easy and fast to cook . The recipe is simple as below.

Ingredients:
Rawa  (Semolina) - 2 bowl
Sugar- 1 1/2 cup
Ghee- 1/2 Cup
Cardamom Powder (elaichi) - 1tbs
Almonds, cashew nut, golden raisin (kismish).

Preparation:

1. Take Water in pan and add sugar to it and stir it till it becomes thick.
2. Boil ghee in another pan and add rawa (semolina) and roast it till it turns light brown.
3. Now add water and sugar thick mixture to it and stir it well. Also add cardamom powder to it while stirring.

To garnish use almonds slice, cashew nut and golden raisin (kismish). The above recipe can serve 4 - 5 person.

Dates cookies

Dates cookies is an innovative recipe. I used to make cookies but never tried with dates. I decided to experiment with dates and to my surprise its too good and delicious. Its the best to offer with tea , easy and fast to cook. It takes 20 min to prepare.

Ingredients:

Plain flour(maida)- 2 1/2bowl
Ghee- 1 bowl
Sugar- 1/2 bowl (grinded)
Vanilla extract- 1tbs
Baking powder - 1/2 tbs
Semolina (Rawa) - 1 cooking spoon
Dates - 500gms

Preparation:

1. Put 1 bowl ghee in refrigerator for 3 hrs before cooking cookies
2. Add plain flour (maida) , sugar, vanilla essence, baking powder, semolina(Rawa) and dates to it.
3. Mix properly and make dough.
4. Now make small equal flat balls like cookies and decorate them with dry fruits or eatable colour. I have used cut piece of almonds and pistachio and red colour.
5. Now bake at 200 degree C for 15 min and let it cool down. Pre grease the container lightly. 

The above recipe can make 25 to 45 cookies. 

Handvo / Pan cake

Handvo is a gujarati dish , mostly to have with tea or coffee. We at home love to have it as breakfast or sometimes in dinner when wish to eat some light dinner. Cooking is simple and easy and takes 30 min preparation time.

Ingredients :

Rice - 3 bowl
Yellow splitpea ( chana dal) - 1 bowl
Ginger paste  - 1 tbs
Garlic paste - 1 tbs
Green chilli paste - 1 tbs

Chilli powder- 1tbs
Turmeric - 1tbs
Coriander powder - 1tbs
Salt - 1 tbs
Chopped potato - 1
Chopped onion - 1
Green peas - 1/2 cup
Chopped carrot
Grated  milk-gourd (dudhi) - 2 1/2 cup
Soda  bi -carb - 1tbs
Coriander - 1 /2 cup
Sour curd - 1 bowl

For Tempering:


Cooking oil - 4tbs
Sesame seeds (til) - 3tbs
Carom seeds (ajwain) - 2tbs
Mustard seeds(rai) - 2tbs
Asafoetida (hing) -1/2tbs


Preparation :

1. Grind rice and yellow split dal (chana dal) together. Soak the grinded flour with warm water and add sour curd for 4 - 5hrs
2. Now add grated lauki (dhudhi) , chopped potato, onion, carrot and green peas. Along with it add paste of ginger, garlic and green chilli.
3. Now add to the above batter salt, chilli powder, turmeric, coriander powder , coriander, and soda-bi-carb.
4. Pre grease the pan and pour the above batter.
5. For tempering, heat the oil and add mustard seeds, carom seeds, sesame seeds till it crackles , now add asafoetida (hing) and pour this over batter.
6. Bake in a preheat oven at 200 degree C for 30 to 35 min till the crust is dark brown or golden brown.

One can store the grinded flour of rice and yellow split dal and cook handvo when feel like eating. Enjoy handvo with tomato ketchup or tea or coffee.

Stuffed buns

Today’s exciting recipe is stuffed buns. One of my friend had brought stuffed buns for us when we went for picnic. I found it very delicious and took the recipe from her to share with all my readers. The recipe below can prepare 9 to 10 buns.

Ingredients for buns :

Plain flour (Maida) - 3 bowl

Salt - 2tbs

Sugar – 6tbs

Yeast – 4tbs

Ghee – 3 cooking spoon

Black pepper – 1tbs

Warm milk – 1 cup

Warm water

Preparation:

·         Take plain flour (maida) and add salt, yeast, sugar, ghee and black pepper.

·         Gradually add warm water and warm milk to plain flour to make dough

·         Keep mixing all the ingredients + warm water and milk till the dough is ready. dough should neither be too soft nor too hard.

·         Due to yeast the dough will become soft and bigger in size after 2hrs.

Ingredients for stuffing:

Boiled potatoes – 3

Boiled Green peas (Mutter) – ½ cup

Onion chopped – 1

Garlic paste – 1tbs

Green chilli chopped- 1

Salt, sugar, chilli powder, turmeric, coriander powder, lemon juice, black pepper -2tbs

Cooking oil – 3tbs

Preparation:

·         Heat cooking oil in pan and add chilli powder, turmeric, garlic paste.

·         Now cook chopped onion till it turns brown and add boiled green peas( mutter) and chopped green chilli.

·         Mash potatoes and add in the pan along with chillipowder, salt, sugar and lemon juice and coriander powder.

·         Mix it well and let it cool.

·         Pre heat oven for 10 min

·         Divide the dough in equal small balls and roll them out in the form of a small puri. Now put the above mixture over it and make a tight swiss roll. ( I tried different shapes like triangle and square to make more attractive)

·         Bake them in oven for 20 min till it turns brown.

      Optionally stuffing can be made with choice of different vegetables or paneer and cheese.