DABELI

potato mixture with pomegranate seeds,peanuts and sev

Kutchi/Kachi dabeli is a street chaat of kutch region of Gujrat.This is also famous in Maharastra.
It is indian version of burger which has tangy,sweet,spicy and crunchy mixture.

Ingredients:

For the filling

2- boiled and mashed potato
1/2 tsp- cumin seeds (jeera)
pinch asafoetida (hing)
1tsp-pav bhaji masala
2tsp- imli ki chutney
2tsp- oil
salt to taste

To serve:

1 onion, chopped
2tbsp- roasted peanuts
2tbsp-chopped coriander
1/4 cup sev or nylon sev
1/4 cup fresh pomegranate (dalimbe beeja)
2tsp- garlic chutney
1tbsp- imli ki chutney
6 small burger buns/white baps
butter or oil for cooking

Method:

Heat the oil in a pan and add the cumin seeds. When they began to crackle, add the hing,
pavbhaji masala,mashed potato, salt and ½ cup of water and mix well.

Remove from the fire, add the 1tbsp of imli ki chutney and mix well.
Divide into 6 portions. Keep aside.

To assemble

Slice the buns into halves and toast the buns in a pan using a little butter or oil.
stuff the portion of the filling on the lower half of each bun.
Top with the chopped onion, peanuts, coriander, sev, pomegranate , garlic chutney and imli ki chutney.
Sandwich it with the top halves of the buns.


Imli ki chutney

Ingredients:

Lemon sized- tamarind , deseeded

Lemon sized jaggery (gur), grated

1/2tsp- chilli powder

1/2tsp-jeera powder

a pinch asafoetida (hing)

salt to taste

Method:


Wash the tamarind and soak in 1/2cup warm water for 30minutes.sqeeze and strain the juice.

place tamarind juice in a saucepan.Add the jaggery, chilli powder,jeera powder, asafoetida,and

salt cook until it thickens.cool,use in chaats or with snacks as required.


Garlic chutney

Ingredients:

Garlic cloves-4 to 5

Chillipowder-1tsp

Lemon juice of 1/2 lemon

Salt to taste

Method:


Pound all the ingredients in pestle and mortar to fine paste.

Carrot palya

Ingredients:

Carrots- 2 medium,grated

Onion - 1 big

Green / red chillies - 4 to 6

Coriander (chopped) - 1 tbsp

Grated coconut - 2 tbsp

Mustard - 1/2 tsp

Channa dal - 1/2 tsp

Urad dal - 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves - 10

Oil - 2 tsp

Salt to taste


Method:

Heat oil in a frying pan, add mustard when it splutters add dals and fry

Add onion, chillies and curry leaves fry until onions become soft

Now add grated carrot fry for a minute

Add salt to taste and sprinkle little water, close the lid and cook on a low flame for 15 mins.

Garnish with fresh grated coconut and coriander

Serve with chappatis or as side dish.

Guacomole

Ingredients:

1-Ripen avacado

2-3Tbsp- Lemon juice

1Tbsp-Fresh coriander,finely chopped

2-3 Green chillies or Tsp-Pickled jalapenos

2 Cloves of Garlic

1 Small Finely chopped onion

1-Tomato,deseeded and finely chopped

Salt to taste


Method:

1.Scoop and mash the avacado with the fork.

2.Blend all the ingredients by spoon well and chill.

3.Serve with tortilla chips.

Avarekaalu uppittu

Ingredients:

Rava or sooji- 1cup

Water- 2 cups

Onion- 1big (sliced)

Green chillies-4

dry red chillies-2

Curry leaves-10

Ginger-1/2inch(crushed)

Avarekaalu (vaalbeans)-1cup

Oil-1tbsp

Mustard seeds-1/2tsp

Cumin seeds-1/2tsp

Channa dal-1tsp

Urad dal-1tsp

Fresh coriander for garnish

Lemon juice-1tbsp

Salt to taste

Method:

First fry the rava until slightly brown and aromatic and keep it aside.
In a pressure cooker, cook avarekaalu(vaalbeans) and keep it aside.
Heat oil in a pan add musturd,cumin seeds when they begin to splutter
add channa and urad dal fry about 2 minutes until light brown now add onion,
curryleaves,green chillies and dry red chillies,fry until onions become soft.
Add boiled avarekaalu,2 cups of water,add salt to taste.
When water begins to boil add rava with continously stirring.
Stir until all the water is gone,Add lemon juice.
Reduce the flame and close the lid for 8 to 10 minutes.
garnish with coriander and serve hot.

Pineapple chaat

Ingredients:

1cup-Pineapple,chopped

1tsp-Green chutney

Salt to taste

1/2tsp-Chaat masala

1tsp-Lemon juice


Method:


In a bowl mix all the ingredients.Serve immediatly.

Hot Chocolate

Ingredients

2cups- whole milk

4 squares- dark chocolate, chopped

2 tsp- sugar

2drops- vanilla extract/essence

1/2tsp - instant espresso or coffee powder

1/2tsp- cinnamon powder, for garnish


Method:


Heat the milk in a saucepan on medium heat.

Add dark chocolate squares, sugar,vanilla extract, and espresso and whisk vigorously.

When it begins to boil,remove from the flame,pour into coffee mugs.

Sprinkle cinnamon powder ,serve immediately.

With chocolate brownies it tastes heavenly..