Friday, November 14, 2008

Poha Recipe

Ingredients:
• 2 Cups poha
• 4 Green chillies
• 1 Onion
• 3 Tomatoes
• 1 tsp Mustard seeds
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds
• 1 tsp Turmeric
• Salt to taste
• Few curry leaves
• Oil as required

How to make Poha:
• Soak poha in water.
• Wash and drain all the water.
• Heat oil in a pan.
• Add mustard, cumin, chilli and curry leaves.
• Fry onions until light brown.
• Add tomatoes, tumeric and salt. Fry it properly.
• Mix poha with it.
• Put it on low heat for 4 minutes.

Batata Vada Recipe

Ingredients:
• 2 Cups besan
• 3/4 lb Potatoes
• 2 tbsp Grated coconut
• 4 Onions, chopped finely
• 4 Green chillies
• 4 Cloves garlic
• Sugar to taste
• Juice of one lime
• A few sprigs coriander leaves, chopped
• 1 tsp Mustard seeds
• A small piece ginger
• 1 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds
• A pinch of baking soda
• Oil for deep frying
• Water as required
• Salt to taste

How to make Batata Vada:
• Cook potatoes into the Pressure cooker until soft.
• Peel and mash them, keep aside.
• Grind green chillies, garlic and ginger together to make a fine paste.
• Combine this paste, potato, onions, coriander leaves, sugar, lime juice and salt, mix well.
• Take a pan and heat a little oil and fry mustard seeds and curry leaves until the mustard crackles.
• Remove it from the heat and add it to the potato mixture.
• Take another bowl and combine besan, salt, cumin seeds, red chilli powder, baking soda, coconut, turmeric powder and little water in it, to make a thick batter.
• Add a tsp of hot oil to the batter.
• Make small balls from the potato mixture.
• Dip each ball in the batter and deep fry until golden brown.
• Serve hot batata vada with chutney or tomato sauce.