Sweet Potato Chat for Navratri Vrat

Sweet Potato Chat for Navratri Vrat

Ingredients (2-3 servings)

• 4-5 small sweet potato (boiled and peeled)
• 2 tsp tamarind chutney
• 2 tsp coriander chutney
• ¼ tsp roasted jeera powder
• 1 green chilli (finely chopped)
• 1 tbsp coriander leaves (finely chopped)
• 1 tsp ginger (finely chopped or grated)
• ½ tsp rock salt (sendha namak)

Method (How to make sweet potato chat for navratri vrat)

For tamarind chutney

• Take 2 tbsp tamarind pulp,  soaked  in hot water.  Grind it and Sieve it. Add 4 tbsp sugar and boil till thick.  Let it to cool down completely and store it in fridge for 2-3 months.

Coriander chutney

• 1 cup coriander leaves, 1-2 green chilles, ¼ inch ginger piece, salt to taste grind to make smooth paste add 1 lemon juice and mix well.

For chat

• Peel and Cut sweet potato into ¼  inch thin slices.
• Add salt, half of the jeera powder, 2 tsp coriander chutney, 2 tsp tamarind chutney, green chilli, ginger and half of the coriander leaves and mix well.
• Place in a serving plate sprinkle some jeera powder, lemon juice and chopped coriander leaves and serve.

English Trifle Pudding

English Trifle Pudding

Ingredients (for 8-10 servings)

• 100 ml whipped cream
• 1 cup strawberry jelly (make jelly follow the instruction given on the jelly box) or
• 1 cup pineapple jelly (make jelly follow the instruction given on the jelly box)
• 1 ½ cup custard
• ½ cup chopped apple
• ½ cup chopped banana
• ½ cup pomegranate
• 4-5 strawberry chopped
• ½ cup grapes
• 1 kiwi peeled and chopped
• 1 small vanilla sponge cake (250 gram)(cut into small cubes)

For custard

• 500 ml milk
• 3 tbsp vanilla custard powder
• 6 tbsp sugar

Method (How to trifle pudding at home)

For custard

• Mix custard powder in one cup of milk and keep aside, boil milk and add sugar, add custard paste and stir continuously till thick.
• Switch off the flame and keep side for cool down and then keep in the fridge for 1 hr.

For trifle pudding

• Cup cake into small cubes.
• Take one medium size pudding bowl spread cake cubes, then jelly cubes.
• Spread one layer of chopped fruits (half of the fruits) then spread half of the chilled custard.
• Again spread one layer of cake, jelly and fruits and custard.
• Now in finale layer decorate with whipped cream, garnish with chopped strawberry, pomegranate.
• Keep in the fridge for 3-4 hour and served chilled.

Chocolate Mousse

Chocolate Mousse

 

Ingredient

• 200 gm Dark Chocolate     
• 275ml Whipping Cream         

Method (How to make chocolate mousse at home)

• Melt dark Chocolate on a double boiler (boil water in broad pan and put one small pan in the water add chocolate and stir well till melt) or microwave for 1-2 minutes.
• Stir continuously, taking care not to let the chocolate get too hot
• Whip the cream with electric mixer in another bowl until soft peaks form.
• Gently fold the melted chocolate in to the cream until smooth
• Pour in the desired  moulds and refrigerate for minimum 4 hours
• Garnish with some chocolate shavings and serve.

Eggless Dora Cake For kids

Eggless Dora Cake For kids

Ingredients

For pan cake

• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• ¼  cup powdered sugar
• 1 tbsp melted butter
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 ½  tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp vanilla essence

For filling

• 150 gram dark chocolate or chocolate chips
• 50 gram fresh cream
• ½ tsp butter

 

Method (How to make dora cake at home)

• Sift together wheat flour, and baking powder, add melted butter and powder sugar and mix.
• Add milk and vanilla essence and whisk to mix well.
• Heat a nonstick pan or tawa pour 1 big spoonful of batter and add some butter or oil, flip to cook from other side.
• Make all pan cake with the same manner.

For filling

• Heat fresh cream till boiling, switch off the flame and add chocolate or choco chips and keep aside for few minutes and mix nicely. Add butter and mix.
• Keep inside the fridge for 30 minute.
• After 30 min. pour 2 tsp chocolate filling on a dora cake and cover with the other cake.
• Serve and enjoy!!

Delhi Style Potato Chat

Delhi Style Potato Chat

Ingredients

• 4-5 medium size boiled potatoes
• 2 tbsp green coriander chutney
• 2 tbsp sweet and sour tamarind chutney
• ½ cup chopped coriander leaves
• 1-2 green chilles finely chopped
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• ½ tsp dry mango powder
• ½ tsp chilli flacks
• Salt as per taste
• 1 tbsp oil
• ½ tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp chopped ginger
• ½cup besan sev

Method (How to make Delhi style fry potato chat at home)

• Peel the boiled potatoes and cut in to squares pieces.
• Heat oil in a pan add cumin seeds, ginger and green chillies add potatoes pieces and mix well, fry till little crispy and brown.
• Add salt, chilli flacks, coriander powder, chat masala and mix well to coat all potatoes from all sides.
• Add chopped coriander leaves and mix well.
• Switch off the flame.

• Place fries potatoes in a serving plate, add green coriander chutney and tamarind chutney.
• Sprinkle some sev and serve immediately.

Bread Uttapam – Instant Bread Uttapam

Bread Uttapam – Instant Bread Uttapam

Ingredients (for 2-3 servings)

• 4 slice white bread
• 1/2 cup sooji
• 2 tbsp all purpose flour
• ½ cup sour curd
• 1 cup chopped vegetables (onion, tomato, capsicum)
• 1 green chilli finely chopped
• 1 tbsp coriander leaves finely chopped
• Salt as per taste
• 1 tsp ginger paste
• Oil as required

Method (How to make instant bread uttapam)

• Remove the sides of the bread and cut into small pieces.  In a mixer jar add bread, sooji, all purpose flour, curd and ½ cup of water and blend it to make smooth dosa like paste.
• Add chopped vegetables, coriander leaves, chilli, ginger paste and salt mix nicely.

• Heat a dosa tawa or any non stick tawa pour one big spoonful of batter and spread to make utaapam, pour oil form the side. Flip to cook form the other side.
• Remove from the tawa and serve hot with coconut chutney.

Khaja –Chiroti

Khaja –Chiroti

Ingredients

• 1 cup all purpose flour (maida)
• 2 tbsp melted ghee
• ¼  cup water

For paste

• 2 tbsp all purpose flour (maida)
• 1 tbsp melted ghee

For syrup

• 3/4 cups of sugar
• 1/3 cup of water
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed cardamom seeds
• Oil of ghee for deep frying

 

Method (How to make khaja (chiroti) at home)

• In a pan add the water, sugar and cardamom bring it to boil over medium flame,  till syrup is sticky and single thread consistency  keep  aside.
• Mix together maida and melted ghee add water and knead into soft dough and set aside.
• Add ghee and maida and make paste.
• Make lemon size balls with the kneaded flour and take one ball make thin chapatti. Make 3 thin chapati with the balls.

• Take one chapatti spread 1 tsp paste over it, place one more chapatti over it and again spread paste over it, again place one chapatti. Now roll it to make a roll.

• Cut roll into ½ inches pieces and press it nicely.
• Heat sufficient oil in a kadai.
• Deep fry the khajas on medium heat, till evenly golden from all sides.
• Drain and transfer into the sugar syrup. Soak for 4-5 minutes.

• Transfer into a serving plate and serve.