Kanda Pohe

This is my entry to Neha of http://easyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/, who is hosting an event called SWC Maharshtra.

Thanks for this event Neha!!


This is a typical Mahrashtrian snacks and an all time favorite in every Marathi household! On a Saturday morning I made Kanda Pohe for everyone and here is my post!
Serves 4
Ingredients
250 Gms Pohe (use the thick ones)
3 tbspn. Oil
3 to 4 finely chopped green chillies
1 medium size onion (kanda) finely chopped
5 to 6 curry leaves
1 tspn. Mustard seeds
¼ tspn. Hing
½ tspn. Turmeric powder
1 tspn. Sugar
½ lemon
Salt to taste
Finely chopped coriander leaves and grated coconut for garnishing.

Method
Lay pohe in a vessel with tiny holes in it, pour water on them slowly to thoroughly dampen them. Let the water drain from it. Keep aside. They become soft and tender in about 2 to 3 minutes.
Heat oil in a pan; add mustard seeds, after they sputter, add hing, turmeric powder, curry leaves, green chillies and onion. Stir for a while, after the onions become pink, add damp pohe. Mix properly. Add salt and sugar, mix again. It cooks within a minute. Switch the flame off. Squeeze half a lemon on it. Mix well again. They are ready!
Garnish with fresh coriander and coconut.(I did not have coconut so I used only coriander)
Serve hot!

P.S. You may add potato (batata) to this recipe too and make kanda batata pohe! Add the potato after the onion is pink and cover it with a lid for the potatoes to cook. After they are soft, add pohe and continue with the same method.

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Veggie Mayo Sandwich!!

I saw this recipe of a sandwich on a marathi channel, Alpha Marathi. Chef nilesh Limaye shared it on the cookery show “Aamhi Saare Khavvayye” and I instantly loved the recipe, so I made it. My husband is fond of sandwiches so i prepare them often.

Serves 3 to 4

Ingredients
300 gms french beans (farasbi)
2 to 3 medium size carrorts
4 to 5 tbspn. Mayonnaise
8 to 10 Burger buns
1 tbspn. Lemon juice
15 to 20 Lettuce leaves
Tomato Ketchup
1 tspn. Black pepper
1 tbspn. oil
Salt to taste
Butter according to liking

The Stuffing
Method
Chop the beans finely, peel the carrots and chop them into small pieces. Heat oil in a pan, fry the beans and carrots for 8 to 9 minutes, stir in gaps, do not cover while frying, after they tender, switch off the flame.After it comes to a normal temp, add mayonnaise, black pepper and salt, mix thoroughly. The stuffing is ready.Refridegerate it.
Marinate the lettuce leaves with lemon juice and salt and refridgerate.
Cut the burger buns into a book fold halves and apply butter on both sides. On the bottom half, spread some stuffing, add some tomato ketchup and also spread some lettuce leaves! Your sandwich is ready to be biten!! It tastes yummy!!
You may use some other type of bread if you want to, I used the burger buns!

Cheese Corn Balls.......!

Balls - Ready to be served

Here is a recipe I learnt in a cookery class. (I owe it to Mrs. Rita Kapoor) Its a starter dish and is favourite in my family! It is sold in hotels for a lot of money, but after I learnt it, I dont have the heart to spend on it anymore, I rather make it at home!! Its very easy to prepare!
Makes 20 balls

Balls- some with bread crumbs

Ingredients
2 cups full boiled corn
200 gms. Paneer
6 to 7 cubes of cheese
4 tbspn. Corn flour
½ cup Maida
1 tspn. Baking powder
5 to 6 green chillies
2 to 3 tbspn. Finely chopped coriander
1 tbspn. Fresh lemon juice
1 tspn. Sugar
Salt to taste
½ cup milk
Bread crumbs
Oil to deep fry

Balls- As they fry
Method
Grind the boiled corn till coarse, be careful not to make a paste of it. Smash the Paneer evenly. Cut the cheese in small pieces. Grind coriander and green chillies together to make a fine paste.
Mix ground corn, paneer, cheese, coriander and green chillies paste, maida, corn flour, baking powder, sugar, lemon juice and salt together. Blend it together very well. Now make lemon size balls from it and refridgerate for 10 mins. Remove from fridge, take cold milk and dip the balls in the milk and then in bread crumbs so that the bread crumbs are evenly spread around the ball, repeat the process with all the balls. Refridgerate for 10 more mins. Remove. Heat oil in a pan on high flame, after it becomes piping hot, reduce flame to medium and fry the balls till golden brown. Please be careful not to fry the balls immediately after removing them from fridge, keep them outside for 2 to 3 minutes. And also, dont fry them on high flame or when the oil is too hot, otherwise the balls turn dark brown from outside but remain cold from inside.
Your delicious cheese corn balls are ready to be served. Savour with Tomato Ketchup!

Khajoor Badaam Parathas!

This is my final entry to Roti Mela hosted by Srivalli of cooking4allseasons.blogspot.com sweet paratha!

And,

This is also my entry to Sweet Series hosted by http://www.paajaka.com/

This Paratha tastes sweet and crisp. It is delicious and healthy too!
Ingredients
12 to 14 Khajoors (Dates)
1 cup finely crucshed jaggery
2 to 3 tbspn. Oil or Ghee
7 to 8 almonds
2 to 3 cups wheat flour
2 tspn. Khus Khus
½ cup milk

The Dough

Method
Soak the datesfor half an hour, remove the seeds and keep aside. Soak the almonds for 1 or 2 hours, peel the skin and chop it. Keep aside. Fry the khuskhus on a frying pan for about 3 to 4 minutes, constantly stirring it. Keep aside. Now, Grind the dates, almonds, khus khus together, make a paste. Now, add jaggery to the paste and mix well, you may add more jaggery if you want it tobe sweeter. Add wheat flour (you may add more if you feel its too sticky), add milk spoon by spoon and knead the dough. Once the batter is ready, keep it aside covered for about 15 to 20 minutes.

Now roll out the parathas and fry them on a frying pan, by adding ghee/oil. Your sweet parathas are ready.Serve hot with some homemade butter!

I made some Methi lasan Parathas too , just to have a sweet and spicy combination in my meal!

Chatpata Aaloo

This is finger licking snack for sure! Its very easy to make and quick to finish…..hehe hehe. Here goes the recipe!

Serves 2
Ingredients
3 to 4 medium sized boiled potatoes
1 to 2 tspn. Chilly powder
1 tspn. Turmeric powder
Oil to shallow fry
Salt to taste

Method
Peel the skin of the boiled potatoes and slice them without cutting them in half, so that you have a round shaped slice each. Now, heat a frying pan and add oil. After the oil is heated, place the potato slices on it. Sprinkle some chilly powder, turmeric powder and salt. Flip the other side up and sprinkle the same again. Flip it over again and cover it. After a few minutes uncover repeat the same for the other side. Let the potatoes turn brown and crisp. Your Chatpata Aaloo is ready!
You can make this snack when are really hungry and wish to eat something amazingly tasty yet not spend a lot of time in preparing!
From kids to oldies I bet everyone will be more than happy to grab a bite of this!!!