Archive for the ‘Nashta (Snacks)’ Category
PAKORA


(Puh~ko~rah) (Spiced Fritters) Serves – 4 Ingredients Gram flour – 1 cup Green Chillies – 2 – 3 nos. Ginger – ½” piece Coriander leaves – 2 tsp. Raw Mango – ½ nos. or Raw Mango Powder – ½ tsp. or Juice of 1 lime Salt – to taste Oil – for frying Hot [...]
NAYAR JI KACHORI


(Nah~yur Jee Cutch~o~ree) (Fried Potato Balls with Spiced Coconut stuffing) Makes – 10 pieces Ingredients Potatoes (medium size) – 6 nos. Coconut (Fresh – grated) – ½ no. Green chillies – 5 nos. Arrowroot powder – 1 tsp. Juice of 1 Lime Sugar – pinch (optional) Salt – to taste Oil – for frying [...]
DHOKRA


(Dow~krah) (Steamed Rice & Lentil cakes) Makes – 15 -18 pieces Ingredients Rice – 3 cups Bengal Gram – 1 cup Sour Curds – 1 cup Water – 20 ml. Fenugreek seeds – 1 tsp. Mustard seeds – ½ tsp. Turmeric powder – ½ tsp. Oil – 1 tblsp. Oil – 1 tsp. (for greasing) [...]
BESARI


(Spiced Flour Savoury) Makes – 8 pieces Ingredients Refined Flour – 2 cups Whole Wheat Flour – 1 cup Oil – 4 tblsp. Water – 30 ml. Turmeric – 1 tsp. Salt – to taste Asafoetida – pinch Pomegranate seeds – 1 tblsp. Tymol seeds – 1 tblsp. Coriander seeds (partly ground) – 1 [...]
BESAN / SEV



(Bay~sun) (Gram Flour Sticks) Ingredients Gram Flour – 2 cups Asafoetida – pinch Salt – to taste Oil – 1 – 2 tblsp. Oil – for frying Method 1.) In a paat, mix gramflour with asafoetida, salt and 1 -2 tblsp. oil. Add enough water to make a thick batter of pouring consistency. 2.) [...]
BATATA VARA



(Bha~tah~tha Vur~ah) (Spiced Potato Balls) Makes – 8 pieces Ingredients For the stuffing – Potatoes (medium sized) – 3 – 4 nos. Ginger – ½” piece Asafoetida – pinch Green chillies – 3 – 4 nos. Raw mango powder – 1 tsp. Coriander powder – 1 tblsp. Red chilli powder – ½ tsp. Coriander [...]