Chunky Corn Chaat

Hi friends,its my pleasure to meet you all through this post after a long gap.Totally busy with Ashwath and Rohith. I am, some how stealing time to post this dish.This is a simple dish,whish we  used to buy in roadside shops in India.This is simple ,but delicious chaat.

Ingredients:

1.Frozen Corn                  -               1 cup
2.Butter                            -                1 tbsp
3.Chaat masala                 -                1/2 tsp
4.Pepper pwdr                 -                 1/2 tsp
5.lemon juice                    -                1 tsp
6.Garam masala                -                1/2 tsp
7.cilantro                          -                as required


Method:

* Melt the butter and keep it aside.
* Take a mixing bowl , mix all the ingredients give it a stir.
* It would be a great treat for kids.
* Enjoy with coffee.

Bhel Puri - Day 1 of blogging marathon

Happy to be a part of yet another blogging marathon hosted by Srivalli.Last time ,it was fun preparing dishes,picturing and updating it.Its literaly a challenge ,as we had 20 plus bloggers .But this time ,it has been divided into 2 groups.Thanks valli for ur effort.I am going to present u the dishes in the category. "kids friendly",for the next 7 days.Today, I am going to present u my favourite ,from childhood - Bhel puri Chaat.
Bhel puri is a famous chaat item .It is a spicy mixture garnished with green chutney and tamarind chutney.When I am writing this, my childhood memories come flashing all the way.I just go back few years and remember the day,when I was introduced to this chaat accidently.Accidentaly ? yes ,u r reading it right.

   One day when I was studying 8 th or 9 th,we went to a restaurant and about to order some dishes.This bhel puri name fascinated me very much,thinking that ,it is a kind of puri like chole puri.But when the dish arrived ,I started searching for  the puri.Very big dissappoinment.Everyone bursted in laughter and I was literally a fool that day.From that day, it became my favourite dish.Hmm...Yet to introduce to my son.But he loves the sev and other things ,not chutneys.This is again an easy dish,if we have the chutneys handy.

Green chutney and tamarind chutneys are very important component of  bhel puri.Here I am going to give the recipes of green chutney and tamarind chutney first.Then we can see the assembling of ingredients.

Green Chutney   :
1.Cilantro               -             1 cup
2.Mint                     -             1 cup
3.Green chillies      -              1
4.Lemon juice         -              1 tbsp
5.Salt                      -               a pinch
6.Sugar                   -                1/2 tsp

* Grind ingredients from 1 thru 3 in a blender.
* Add all the other ingredients to the grinded mixture and bring it into a chutney consistancy.
* Store it in a container.

Tamarind Chutney:
1.Tamarind juice              -            1 cup
2.Jaggery                          -             1/4 cup
3.Red chilli pwdr             -             1/2 tsp
4.Garam masala                -             1/4 tsp
5.Fennel seeds                  -              1/2 tsp
6.Cumin seeds                   -             1/2 tsp
7.Chaat masala                   -            a pinch

* Boil  the tamarind juice and  reduce it to half in size.
* Roast the fennel seeds and cumin seeds.
* Make it into a fine pwdr.
* Now add the jaggery and  all other dry pwdrs with salt.
* Mix it well and cook it untill it becomes thick.
* Store it in a dry container and refrigerate it .

Ingredients For the Assembling the bhel:
1.Pooris                       -              1/2 cup (broken)
2.Sev                           -               1/2 cup
3.Puffed rice               -                1 cup
4.Mashed Potato         -                1/2 cup
5.Onion                       -                1/2 (chopped)
6.Tomato                    -                 1/2 (chopped)
7.Cilantro                   -                 few
8.Green chutney          -                 2 tbsp or as required
9.Tamarind Chutney   -                  2 tbsp or as required


* Take a mixing  bowl,add all the ingredients .
* Slowly add the green chutney and tamarind chutney.
* Mix it well.
* Garnish with cilantro ,sev and serve on a plate.

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Vegetable Puff

It was too cold, and thought of having something hot for this winter evening.Vah chef 's vegetable puffs inspired me a lot.So with my son's help,prepared this awsome dish.We galloped the puffs immediately after it is baked from oven.My husband too liked it a lot....



Ingredients:
1.Puff pastry sheets           -     1
2.Milk                               -      2 tbsp
3.Butter                             -      1 tsp

For stuffing:
0.Onion                            -        1/2
1.Mixed veges                  -        1/2 cup
2.G&G paste                    -         1 tsp
3.Chilli pwdr                   -          1 tsp
4.Lemon                           -          half
5.Salt                                -          to taste

Method:
Stuffing:
* Chop onion finely.
* Take a pan ,add oil and splutter with mustard seeds.
* Saute onion,G&G paste and sprinkle salt to it.
* When the raw smell  vanishes, add mixed veges.
* After a minute, add chilli pwdr and mix well.
* Saute till the raw smell goes off.adjust salt to taste.
* Turn off the heat , sprinkle lemon juice to the mix.

For Puff:
* Thaw the puff pastry sheets ,till its able to slice it.
* Sprinkle some flour on top of the sheet and expand it.

* Divide it into 6 squares.
* Place a spoon full of stuffing in each square.
* Apply water to the edges.
* Fold the sheet and bind it to the edges.
* Now brush milk on top of the puffs.
* I have applied milk for 2 puffs and butter on the rest.
Now pre heat the oven for 450 degrees,bake the puffs on a tray for 10 - 15 mins or untill it becomes golden brown.Cool off and serve it with ketch up.

Note:
We can also brush butter on top of the puffs.The stuffing can be altered with any of ur choice.but make sure it shud be dry.

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Pav Bhajji

Pav bhaji is the king of north Indian delights and almost 1 lakh people are fed with this lovely chat in India on a daily basis.Its a blend of veges cooked in tomato gravy and served with Pav . This weekend,when i shopped in one desi shop, this pav appealed to me and asked me to cook it.Immediately, took it as a refugee and gave it a new life and shape.

Pav bhaji !!!

Ingredients:
1.Pav                             -         6
2.Potato                         -          1
3.Peas                            -          1/2
4.Green pepper              -          1/2
5.Onion                          -           1/2
6.Tomato                       -            1/2
7.Green chillies             -            4
8.pav bhaji masala           -             11/2 tbsp
9.Chilli pwdr                 -            1/4 tbsp
10.Orange color            -           a pinch ( Optional)
11.Butter                       -           1/2 stick
12.Cilantro
1.Lemon                        -           half
Method:
* Pressure cook potato and peas for 3 whistles or until it mashes up.
* Cook the green pepper in microwave for 2 mins.
* Grind them all except potato  and make a paste with tomato.
* Take a pan,add oil,a tbsp of butter and saute chopped onions and green chillies.
* When they turn translucent, add potato chunks and give it a toss.
* Sprinkle pav bhaji masala and chilli pwdr and give it a stir.
* Dump in the grinded mixture to the pan as shown.

* Adjust salt and pav bhaji masala to ur taste and turn it off when it starts giving oil out.
* Take a tava and add 1 tsp of butter and add pav bhaji masala and mix it.

Giving a masala toast to pav

* Cut pavs into halves and toast it on the masala.

*  Squeeze some lemon juice to bhaji and serve with pav.

Our spicy dinner