Sunday, October 27, 2013

Imli khajur chutney

Ingredients:

3 small balls of Tamarind 
Warm Water
3 tblsp jaggery
8-10 dates/khajur
2 pinch of salt

Directions:

1) Soak the tamarind in hot water for 5 mins.
2) Soak the khajur in hot water for 1 hour.
3) In a mixer, put chopped khajur, tamarind pulp, jaggery and salt.
4) Run the mixer till you get a nice fine paste of all the ingredients.
5) Chutney is ready. You can use this for paani puri or dabeli.




Aloo Bhindi sabji


Ingredients:

1/2 kg bhindi/okra/lady finger cut into small pieces

7-8 tblsp oil
1 big potato cut into small pieces
1 small onion finely chopped
1 small tomato finely chopped
1/2 tblsp garam masala or pav bhaji masala
4 tblsp lemon juice
1/2 tblsp jeera
salt to taste

Method:

1) Heat oil in a kadhai. Add the chopped potatoes and  fry it in medium heat.(It will be like french fries, but smaller ones). Once potatoes are fried remove it in a oil absorbent paper.
2) In the same oil add the bhindi. Keep on stirring the bhindi. After a min add lemon juice and let the bhindi cook nicely.
3) Once bhindi is cooked add the salt. Remove bhindi in a plate
4)Take 1 tblsp oil in a kadhai. Add jeera, chopped onions and fry it. Now add the tomatoes, pav bhaji masala and 2 tblsp water Let it cook for 2 mins.
5)Mix in the bhindi and the potato. Check the salt.
6) Cut the pav and stuff it with the above mixture.
7) Serve this sabji with chapatis or phulkas.