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Thursday, June 20, 2013

Kadhi Gole

Ingredients: (for 4 people)
1) 1 1/2 cups chana dal + 1/2 cup tur or moong dal. (soak overnight or for 1 1/2 hr in hot water)
2) 7-8 red chilies
3) 7-8 or lots of garlic
4) Ginger paste
5) 1 small cup coriander seeds
6) Salt to taste

Method:
1) Remove the water from the dal completely. Mix all the above ingredients & grind it into fine paste in the food processor. Add minimum water.
2) Make kadhi. When the kadhi starts boiling add the gole. Allow them to cook for 10-15 mins on medium-high flame.
3) Garnish with fresh coriander.

Dal Bati (Baafley)

Ingredients: (12 battis)
1) 3 cups karmari flour or 1 wati aata + 1/2 wati rava + 1/4 wati besan (proportion will change as per the requirement)
2) 2 tsp ovae
3) 3-4 tsp hot oil
4) Pinch of eating soda
5) Salt to taste
6) 2 tsp turmeric powder

Method:
1) Mix all the ingredients well. Make a firm dough. Keep the dough aside for 1/2 - 1hr. After that, knead the dough for 5-7 mins.
2) Now, make big battis & put them in hot boiling water for 12-15mins.
3) Remove the battis. Cut them in 4 equal sizes. Allow it to dry for 10-15 mins.
4) Deep fry them in hot ghee.
5) Serve the battis with sweet-sour dal with lots of ghee.

(You can also shallow fry the battis in pure ghee on hot pan. Reddish brown battis tastes good.)

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Besan Ladoo

Ingredients:
1) 7 cups besan
2) 2 1/2 cups pure ghee
3) 3 cups powder sugar (u can add more sugar also)
4) Powdered cardamom & nutmeg
5) 1/2 -1 cup barik rawa

Method:
1) In a container, add ghee. Now add rawa. Roast it for 2-3 mins.
2) Add besan. Roast it, till nice aroma develops.
3) Allow the mixture to cool (for 2-3hrs). Add dryfruits. On cooling, the final ladoo mixture should be a firm dough. 
4) Mix sugar. make ladoos.