Chakri/ Chakli Recipe

Gujarati Snack

1. rice flour-3 cups
2. white flour-1 cup
3. ghee
4. sesame seeds (til)-as required
5. cream (layer formed over milk kept after boiling)-2-3 tbspoon
6. salt
7. turmeric powder
8. cumin and coriander powder
9. red chilly powder
10. cumin seeds-1 tbspoon
11. ginger-green chilly paste-1 tspoon

Method :-
mix both flours in a bowl, add all the four spices mentioned above, add cumin seeds,ginger-chilly paste, add 4-5 tspoon ghee,add sesame seeds,water as required and knead dough. it should be li'll sticky..Add cream of milk.now take small portion of dough and try rolling it. it should stick on ur hand. Grease your palms with oil ,make big roll out of portion of dough. Put this roll in chakri machine. And make chakris on newspaper. let it dry for a while. Heat oil in kadai and put this dried chakri in it and fry it till golden brown. It should be crispy.and let it again dry on absorbent paper. store it in air tight jar.
note:-
it is gujarati snack n tastes really good if you like eating crunchy snacks.

Bhaji-Pav/ Pav-Bhaji Recipe

bhaji-pav

ingredients :-
tomato-1 medium size
onion-2 medium size
garlic paste-a tspoon
potato-2 medium size
peas-1 small cup
brinjal-1 big size
cauliflower-1 cup florets
cabbage-half of small size
salt, turmeric,chilly powder, Everest pav-bhaji masala(2-3 tspoon)

Method :-
Boil brinjals, cabbage, cauliflower, potatoes,peas in a pressure cooker....3-4 whistles of cooker would be enough. After veggies are cooked, heat oil in wok , add cumin seeds(a pinch),now add onions, tomato,garlic paste,salt, turmeric, chilly powder,pav-bhaji masala and cover it with a lid. When oil starts coming out of gravy, add all the boiled veggies. now again add pav-bhaji masala 2 tspoon. You are done. Serve hot with toast/ bread.
Note:- Do serve onions thinly sliced. And while serving put a slab of butter on bhaji and sprinkle coriander leaves on it.

DAL-BATI RECIPE

1. ingredients for dal:

moongdal-1/4 cup
urad dal- 1 cup
chana dal-1/4th cup
toor/reher dal-less than 1/4th cup
oil
salt, 1tomato-cut into small pieces
dry red chillies-2/3
bay leaves-2
cloves-1/2
cinamon-half piece
curry leaves-3/4, asfoetida and cumin seeds.

soak all 4 dals(mix them) for minimum of 2-3 hrs.Boil it in pressure cooker with salt and turmeric. if required after boiling it blend it with water.now heat oil in a pan. add cumin seeds, asfoetida,dry red chillies,bay leaves, cloves, cinqamon,curry leaves,add ginger and garlic paste,green chillies,tomato pieces. sprinkle red chilly powder and salt.saute till it absorbs all the spices and oil starts surfacing.

2. Bati

wheat flour -2 to 3 cups..( it will make 8-10 balls)

ghee-upto half cup

water (as required)

ajwain-a pinch

sieve flour now add half cup ghee, salt, add half crushed ajwain and knead dough. if required you can add water though remember to make stiff dough. now when dough is ready,make lemon size balls out of it n make hole in those balls with your thumb, put it on grill (dal bati tawa). cover it for 15 mins and check on. it's done. serve it hot with dal , onion and garlic chutney..n get ready for appreciation from your loved ones!!!

Note:- garlic chutney is made by garlic paste , add ghee to it and li'll bit of water. dal bati tastes best with this chutney and onion sliced thinly .

methi-papad nu shak

Fenugreek subzi

Ingredients:-
methi-dana(fenugreek)-half cup
papad-2-3 (roasted and roughly cut into square pieces)
red chilly dried-2, mustard seeds-cumin seeds-1/4 tspoon
red chilly powder,turmeric powder,cumin powder-1/2 tspoon
asfoetida-a pinch
salt-as per taste
jaggery-half cup or according to taste
water-1-1/2 cup.
METHOD:-
soak fenugreek seeds in half cup hot water. keep changing water after every 3-4 hours.
Do not forget to change water.
now whistle methi-dana for 2 whistles. Wash it with cold water.( this step is important as it would help to remove bitterness).
Take oil in wok, add cumin and mustard seeds. once they start spluttering, add dried red chilly and bay leaves.
Add water, add red chilly powder,turmeric powder,cumin powder,salt, jaggery.
once it starts boiling,add methidana.
now add roasted papad cut into square pieces. keep pieces big.
You are done with mouth watering subzi!