SAMOSA

"Samosa" is a deep fried snack of North India, but famous in almost all the parts of India.
Ingredients:-
To make 10 samosa

For outer layer/crust:
All pupose flour-1 cup
Fine semolina- 1/4 cup
Oil- 1 tbsp
Salt to taste
Water to make dough

For Filling:
Boiled potatoes- 3 nos.
Frozen peas -1 cup
Green chillies- 2 nos.
Aniseed /sompu/saunf- 1 tsp
Garam masala pwdr- 1tsp
Coriander pwdr-1 tsp
Oil to saute- 2 tbsp
Salt to taste

Procedure:-

• Mix all purpose flour, fine semolina, salt & 1 tbsp oil, make dough by adding required qty of water. Keep the dough covered for half an hour.
• Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a wok, add aniseed/ saunf, saute finely chopped green chillies,peas for 5 minutes.
• Stir in mashed boiled potatoes, add salt, coriander pwdr and garam masala powder.
• Remove from heat after 4-5 mins. Allow it to cool.
• Divide the dough into even sized dough balls.
• Roll the dough into circle(like chapathi), cut it into 2 semicircles.
• Take each semicircle and fold it like a cone, stuff the filling, apply water to the edges and seal properly.
• Deep fry samosa in medium heat until they turn golden colour.
• Serve hot.

RAGADA PATTIES

Ingredients for Patties:-

Boiled potato- 4 nos.
Bread slice-2 nos.
Finely chopped onion-1 cup
Garam masala pwdr-1 tsp
Coriander powder- 1 tsp
Finely chopped green chillies- 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil to shallow fry

Procedure to make patties:-

• Mash potato, soak bread in water and squeeze out water.
• Mix all the ingredients with potato and bread.
• Make small round patties and shallow fry them till golden colour as shown in picture.

Ingredients for Ragada:-

Dry peas -1 cup
Green chillies- 2 nos.
Cloves- 2 nos.
Cumin seeds-1 tsp
Chopped onion- 1 no.
Oil to saute
Salt to taste
Chat masala pwdr- 1 tsp
Garam masala pwdr- 1 tsp
Red chilli pwdr- 1 tsp
Green chutney-1 tbsp
sweet chutney- 1 tbsp
Curd- 1/2 cup
Chopped coriander leaves- 2 tbsp
Grated carrot- 1/2 cup
Finely chopped tomato- 1 cup
Finely chopped Onion-1 cup
Fine sev/ Nylon sev-1 cup

Procedure:-

• Soak dry peas for 4-5 hrs.
• Boil them with green chillies, cloves till soft, Keep aside.
• Saute cumin seeds, chopped onion.
• Add Boiled peas, salt, garam masala pwdr, red chilli pwdr, chat masala, green chutney and sweet chutney.

Place a patties in a plate, pour Ragada (peas gravy) on patties, above that a tbsp of curd. Sprinkle grated carrot, chopped tomato, chopped onion, coriander leaves, chat masala and nylon sev.

PEANUT MASALA

Peanut masala is a very good chat for winter evenings.

Ingredients:-

Roasted Peanuts- 2 cups

Onion-1 no.

Tomato-1 no.

Coriander leaves- fistful

Salt to taste

Chat masala pwdr- 1 tsp

Lemon- quarter pc

Procedure:-

• Finely chop onion and tomato.
• Mix peanut,tomato and onion.
• Add salt and chat masala.
• Sprinkle chopped coriander leaves.
• Squeeze lemon.
• Serve immediately.

SEV PURI

Ingredients:-

Puri
Sweet chutney
Green chutney
Nylon sev
Chopped onion- 1 cup
Chopped tomato- 1 cup
Grated carrot- 1/2 cup
Chopped coriander leaves- 2 tbsp
Curd - 1/2 cup
Red chilli pwdr
Chat masala pwdr

Procedure:-

• Arrange 7-8 flat Puri in a plate.
• Put curd, sweet chutney, khara/green chutney on each puri.
• Sprinkle a pinch of chat masala, red chilli pwdr, then add chopped onion, tomato, grated carrot, chopped coriander and finally sprinkle nylon sev.
  

MASALA PURI

Ingredients:-

Puri
Dry peas -1 cup
Green chillies- 2 nos.
Cloves- 2 nos.
Cumin seeds-1 tsp
Chopped onion- 1 no.
Oil to saute
Salt to taste
Chat masala pwdr- 1 tsp
Garam masala pwdr- 1 tsp
Red chilli pwdr- 1 tsp
Green chutney-1 tbsp
sweet chutney- 1 tbsp
Curd- 1/2 cup
Chopped coriander leaves- 2 tbsp
Grated carrot- 1/2 cup
Finely chopped tomato- 1 cup
Finely chopped Onion-1 cup
Fine sev/ Nylon sev-1 cup

Procedure:-

• Soak dry peas for 4-5 hrs.
• Boil them with green chillies, cloves till soft, Keep aside.
• Saute cumin seeds, chopped onion.
• Add Boiled peas, salt, garam masala pwdr, red chilli pwdr, chat masala, green chutney and sweet chutney.
• Arrange 7-8 puris in a plate, pour peas gravy on puris, above that a tbsp of curd.
• Sprinkle grated carrot, chopped tomato, chopped onion, coriander leaves and nylon sev.

Its very easy to make, u never go wrong. You can use more/less qty of masala pwdrs/chutney according to your taste.

PURI AND CHUTNEY FOR CHAATS

Chaat is a term which brings water in everyones mouth. There are many types in it viz., Pani puri, Sev puri, Masala puri, bhel puri etc. For everything we need puri, sweet chutney, khara/green chutney. If u keep these 3 ready, its very easy to make chaats.

Puri:-
Ingredients:
Fine sooji/semolina- 2 cups
Oil- 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil to deep fry puris

Procedure:-

• Mix sooji, salt, oil , water and make a soft dough. Keep it covered for half an hour.
• Roll the dough like chapathi but a bit thinner.
• Cut it into small puris by using a small lid.
• Deep fry in oil.

Sweet Chutney:-
Ingredients:
Dates-3-4 nos.
Tamarind- lemon size
Cumin seeds- 1 tsp
Jaggery- 1tsp

Procedure:-
Grind all the ingredients together to get sweet chutney.

Green Chutney:-
Ingredients:
Chopped coriander leaves- 1 cup
Chopped Pudina- 1/2 cup
Green chillies- 5 nos. (or as per your taste)
Ginger paste- 1 tsp
Garlic paste- 1 tsp
Salt to taste

Procedure:-
Grind all the ingredients together to get green chutney.