Instant Chakali / Murukku

Chakali is  traditional Indian snack usually made during diwali festival and very popular in south Asian cusine at every home.

Ingredients

1. Rice flour 1 + 1/2 cup
2. Besan 1/2 cup 
3. Sesame seeds 3tsp
4. Cumin seeds 1tsp
5. Chilly powder 1tsp
6. Hing/Asafoitida 1/2 tsp
7. Salt to taste
8. Edible hot oil 1 tbsp
9. Hot boiled Water 2 tsp

Procedure

1. At very first heat enough oil in a kadai or a voke for deep frying the chakalies.
2. In a bowl take rice and besan flour,hing,Sesame seeds,Cumin seeds,salt, Chilly powder and  hot oil from the hot kadhai and mix evenly by hand.
3. Now add  hot water and make a soft dough.
4. Grease the chakali mould ,fill in the dough and make chakali.
5. Deep fry them at low flame which helps to make it crispy.

Pictorial recepie

                                                       Heat a oil in a kadhai

                      Take all the ingredients in a bowl and add hot oil and boiled water .

                                                    Make a soft dough .

Grease  the chakali mould and fill in the dough

                                                            Make chakalies

                                                              Deep fry it .

kairi sharbat / popsicle,

It a tastes super yummy  during summers when it is very hot and you need to chill out .
you can make in large quantity and store in refrigerator and can enjoy anytime . Because in summers after every time you feel thirsty or dehydrated you need to boost up your energy level and this helps you alot.

Ingredient....

1. Kairi/raw mango 2
2. Water 1 litre
3. Sugar 1 cup
4. Cumin powder 1 tsp
5. Black salt 2 tsp
6. Chat masala

Pictorial receipe...

Peal or cut the upper green part of the kairi and cut into pieces.keep few side for adding them latter on .

Kairi +Water and give 2-3 spin

Add sugar and spices to it and spin again.you can keep little pulpy .

Pour in popssicles , add few small pieces of kairi and keep in freezer for 5-6 hrs

Enjoy !!

You can serve in glass as sharbat when chilled.This pulpy,sweet and sour drink boost up your energy and make you fresh.

Fafda / chickpea flour snack

Fafdas are Gujrati snacks made from chickpea flour or besan .These are eaten in combination with Jalebi . These fafdas are thaugt to me by my dad.


Ingredients

1. Besan 1 cup
2. Ajwayein 1tsp
3. Black salt/sanchar powder   2tsp
4. Salt to taste
5. Water 3tbsp
6. Oil 2tbsp

Pictorial recipe

Take all the ingredients in a bowl.

Add 3tbsp of water ,slowly one by one spoon.

Knead into a soft dough.

Heat a oil in kadhai.

By taking some amount of dough make a small loaf.

Cut into small pieces

Place one piece of dough on the  kitchen platform, I used wooden board

place cylindrical ball as shown in the above pic.

Keep the lower portion of your palm on the ball and push towards upward direction by applying uniform pressure.

Remove the fafda with knife , it comes out easily.

Fry it in a oil.

yummy fafdas are ready,they are just crispy, mouth watering and are finished in a minute .

Give it a try.

Banana Delight

Banana delight is simple and two ingredient recipe.

Ingredient

1. Banana  6
2. Chocochips 1 cup
3. Chocolate sauce /Nuts/tootifruti.

Pictorial recipe

 Peel the bananas.

 Cut into round slices

Arrange it in a tray.

Freeze for 2-3 hrs

Take it in a food processor.

Blend into a thick tight paste.

Add in the chocochips.

Fill the mixture in a silicon molds

Top it with some more chocochips and Freeze for 4 hrs.

 You can also decorate with tooti-fruti or nuts of your choice.

 After 4 hrs remove them from freezer and demold them

Drizzle some chocolate sauce over the banana delight and serve chilled.

Lemon pillow cake

lemon pillow cake are egg less ,very simple and quick recipe for cake lover....
spongy inside and crispier outside,taste just awesome

Ingredients

1. Maida/APF half cup
2. Whole wheat flour half cup
3. Baking powder 1tsp
4. Baking soda half tsp
5. Salt 1 pinch
6. Sugar half cup
7. Ghee 2tbsp
8. Milk half cup approx
9. Lemon zest 1tsp
10. Lemon juice 2tsp
11. Vanilla essence 1tsp
12. Cardamom powder 1tsp

Pictorial recipe

 

In a bowl mix in APF,wheat flour,baking powder ,baking soda,vanilla essence,cardamom powder,milk,ghee,lemon zest and juice,salt and sugar.with the help of beater mix till smooth batter. 

  

Pour the scoop full of batter into grease well of your sandwich maker. 

 Close the lid and let it cook for 3 min.               

   Turn the pillow and cook for 2 min 

Eggless lemon pillow cake is ready....

These spongy inside and crispier outside,taste just awesome. 

 

Enjoy......!!!