Aval Vadai (Poha Vada)

Tried this from Edible Garden and it turned out crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. I really liked it. Thanks for the recipe :)

Ingredients:
Aval/Poha/Rice flakes - 1 cup
Gram flour - 1-2 tbsp
Rice flour - 1-2 tbsp
Salt
Onion chopped - 1/2 cup
Green chilli chopped  - 1
Hing - a pinch
Coriander leaves chopped- 1 tbsp
Curry leaves - a few
Jeera - 1/2 tsp
Grated Ginger/Garlic - 1 tsp
Oil - To deep fry

Method:
Wash poha and rinse. Set aside for 10 minutes till it turns soft.
Add rest of the ingredients and form a dough. Add little water if necessary (I added less than 1/4 cup of water).
If the mixture becomes soggy, add some more rice flour/gram flour.
Shape them into 1/4 inch thick discs.
Deep fry till golden brown.
Serve hot with ketchup!

Fried Idly

This is a simple snack you can make with leftover idlis. It is very crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside.

Ingredients:
Leftover Idlis - 3
Oil - To deep fry
Salt
Chilli powder and garam masala powder - a pinch

Method:
Cut the idlis into equal sized pieces.
Heat oil in a pan and deep fry the idlis till they turn golden brown.
Drain excess oil in paper towel.
Sprinkle salt, chilli powder and garam masala powder when the fried idlis are still hot.
Serve with hot and sweet tomato ketchup.

Savory Wheat Biscuits

My mom used to make this snack often and I used to love it. You can make these biscuits in huge quantities and store for a few days. I will post the sweet version later. For now, enjoy my savory version.
This is the first time I am giving step by step procedure. Hope it will be useful for you.

Ingredients:
Wheat flour - 1 cup
Oil - 1 tbsp
Salt
Hing - 1/4 tsp
Green chilli - 1
Mint & Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp
Butter - 1 tbsp
Oil - To deep fry

Method:
To wheat flour, add salt, hing, softened butter, finely minced green chilli, mint and coriander leaves.
Take about 1/2 cup water (approximately) and add it little by little to the flour and knead for 10 minutes. If the dough is tight, add some more water. If it is very loose, add some flour.
Add oil at this stage and make a soft dough.



Slightly dust the surface with some flour. Take a small portion of the dough. Roll it and flatten using a rolling pin into circular shape.



The roti should neither be too thin nor thick.



Heat a griddle and cook the roti for 10 seconds on each side. It should not be cooked fully.
Repeat this procedure for rest of the rotis.



Stack them and cut into squares.



Heat oil in a pan.
When it is hot, fry the cut pieces in small batches to golden brown.



Cool completely and store in air tight containers.
Serve with tea/coffee.

Kunuku - Crispy lentil fritters

Kunuku - Does the name sound funny? I am not a big fan of kunuku. But I like to have it once in a while for a change.We usually make it when we have some left over adai(savory crepes) batter.  Instead of deep frying,  I used a kuzhipaniyaram (appe) pan and shallow fried the batter.

Ingredients:
Left over thick adai batter-Click here for recipe
Oil-To deep fry or shallow fry

Method:
If you are deep frying, heat sufficient oil in a pan. Take some left over adai batter. Shape them into small uneven balls and deep fry till golden brown.
If you are using a kuzhipaniyaram pan, grease it with oil. Heat the pan. Drop some batter in each hole and drizzle oil around the corners. When one side turns golden brown, flip and cook the other side. It takes a while to become brown and crispy. So do not be in a hurry to turn them around.
Serve hot with ketchup!

Palak Onion Pakodas

It's been quite sometime since I made deep fried foods. So today we indulged in palak pakodas for dinner. I added some onions to enhance the flavor.

Ingredients:
Besan flour-1 cup
Rice flour-2 tbsp
Salt
Chilli powder
Hing-a pinch
kasuri methi-a pinch
Coriander powder-1/4 tsp
Spinach-chopped 2 cups
Onions-chopped 1/4 cup
Oil-to deep fry

Method:
Heat oil. Take a laddle full of hot oil and mix with the above ingredients. If the mixture is dry, add very little water(less than 1/4 cup)to make a thick paste.
Take some mixture and drop it in oil until golden brown. Fry in batches.
Serve with ketchup.

Potato Paneer Cutlet

There is no hard and fast rules to make the stuffing for cutlet. Be creative and mix whatever veges you like.
This is how I made it-

Ingredients:

1. 2 potatoes -cooked and mashed
2. Slightly steamed cabbage and peas(microwave cabbage and peas with little water for 6 minutes and drain well so that there is no moisture) - 1 cup
3. Grated paneer - 1/2 cup
4. Chopped ginger - 1 tsp
5. Chopped garlic(optional) - 1 tsp
6. Salt
7. Chopped green chillies- 1 tsp
8. Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
9. Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
10. Garam masala powder- 1/2 tsp
11. Chopped coriander leaves - a handful
12. Maida - 3 tbsp
13. Bread crumbs made with 4-5 bread pieces
14. Oil to deep fry
    

Method:
Mix ingredients 1 to 10 and roll into small balls and flatten them in the shape of cutlet. Heat oil in a pan. Make a thick paste of maida and water. Dry grind 4-5 bread pieces and keep it aside.
Dip each flattened ball in maida paste and roll it in bread crumbs.
Deep fry till golden brown on medium flame.
They are too tasty to resist!

Crispy Masal Vada

Ingredients:

Channa dhal - 1 cup
Finely chopped onions - 1 cup
Green chillies to your taste
A handful of chopped coriander leaves
Salt
Hing - 1/2 tsp
Ginger and Garlic - finely minced, 1 tblsp

Method:

1. Soak channa dal exactly for 1 hour and drain it.
2. Grind it without adding water. the mixture should be coarse.
3. Add rest of the ingredients and mix well.
4. Make small balls and flatten them.
5. Heat oil and deep fry the balls.