Alu Vadi/Patra

Maharashtrian dish which serves as a nice snack.

Ingredients:


6-7  Colacasia leaves
2 cup besan
1 tblsp dhania powder
1 tblsp jeera powder
1/2 cup tamarind pulp
3 tblsp jaggery
1/2 tblsp haldi powder
2 tblsp red chilly powder 
1 tblsp oil 
1 cup Water
Salt to taste

Directions:

1) Remove the stems of the leaves properly.
2) Mix besan and all the other ingredients with water to make a thick batter. Apply the batter on the leaves and roll it tightly.

4)Boil water in idli steamer and steam the rolls
5) Insert a knife and it should come out clean, that means your roll is steamed.  Cut into pieces

6) Heat oil in a pan, shallow fry the pieces(It can also be deep fried). I like it deep fried :)

Fried chicken

A yummy and simple chicken recipe with simple ingredients

Ingredients:


11/2 cup bonless chicken cut into medium or small size
2 tblsp ginger-garlic paste
1/2 lemon juice or 2 tblsp curd
1 tblsp green chilly paste
1/2 tblsp haldi powder
1/2 tblsp garam masala powder or Everest chicken masala powde
3 tblsp besan/ chickpea flour
Oil for frying
salt to taste

Directions:

1) Mix all the ingredients with chicken 
2) Keep it aside for 1 hr(More time you keep the chicken marinated the taste will be better) 
3) Heat oil in a deep bottom pan and fry the chicken. Thats it
4) Delicious fried chicken is ready