Aloo Bhujia | Potato Sev

Aloo Bhujia / Potato Sev is a spicy crispy snack made from mashed potatoes, chickpea flour and spices. Its a quick snack that can be easily made for evening snacks...

Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Besan Flour (measuring cup 200 ml)
• 1 Potato,medium sized 
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric pwd
• 1 tsp red chilli pwd
• 1/4 tsp Cumin pwd          
• 1/2 tsp Sugar                 
• 1/2 tsp Lemon juice           
• Butter
• Salt to taste
• Oil to deep fry

Method:

• Boil potato,peel the skin and mash it nicely,there should not be any lumps.
• Take the mashed potato in a mixing bowl,add besan flour ,turmeric pwd,red chilli pwd, cumin pwd, salt, sugar,lemon juice and combine.
• Knead it to smooth soft dough.Add butter and mix well.
• Now the dough is ready.
• Heat oil in a kadai. 
• Stuff a handful of dough into the murukku mouldnwith tiny hole plate(used for idiyappam)
• Press directly over the hot oil.
• Fry them on a medium heat.
• Flip them to other side till it turns golden brown on both sides.
• Repeat the same for the remaining dough.

Aloo Bhujia is ready.....

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Nandu Varuval | Crab Fry Recipe

 Nandu Varuval...Nandu means Crab in Tamil.This recipe is from my mom's cookbook. Simple,delicious and easy method of cooking crab. I have prepared dry recipe without adding coconut and tomatoes. If you want semi gravy, add tomatoes after  and water accordingly. Extremely spicy dish, so you  have to adjust the spice level to your preference.

Prep Time:15 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

   Ingredients:

• Crabs - 1/2 kg 
• Onion - 1
• Ginger -1 inch piece
• Garlic - 8- 10 pods
• Chilli powder - 1 tsp
• Coriander powder - 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
• Oil - 2 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Coriander leaves

For grinding:

• Pepper - 1 tsp
• Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
• Fennel seeds - 1 tsp

Method:

• Remove the shell of the crabs and clean them thoroughly with little lemon juice and salt.
• Apply little turmeric powder and keep side.
• Grind pepper,cumin seeds and fennel to fine powder.
• Grind ginger garlic,add onion and crush it in pulse mode. keep aside.
• Take oil in a pan,once oil is hot add cloves and cinnamon,add the ground onion paste and saute for few minutes in low flame.Keep stirring until the onion turns golden brown. 
• Add all the masala powders and mix well. Allow it to cook for a couple more minutes.
• Add 1/2 cup water and allow it to boil for 2 - 3 mins.
• Add the crabs and mix well.

         

• Close the lid and allow to cook until the crab is cooked well. Maximum it takes 8 - 10 mins. In between just flip the crabs to the other side.Crabs get cooked soon.
• Switch off stove once you get the prefered thickness.

Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with rice...

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Akki Roti with Dill leaves

Akki roti with dill leaves,Roti prepared using rice .Other ingredients include chilli,onion,some spices.
Delicious karnataka recipe,in this recipe I have soaked and grinded the raw idli rice,this is the way my mother in law use to do... this can also be prepared using instant rice flour....

Ingredients:
For Grinding:

• Idli Rice: 1 cup
• Red Chilli - 4 nos
• Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
• Salt

For Seasoning:

• Oil - 2 tbsp
• Jeera - 1 tsp
• Hing - 1 pinch
• Onion - 1 finely chopped
• Green Chilli - 1 Finely chopped (optional)
• Curry leaves - chopped
• Dill Leaves / Sombu keerai - 2 tbsp finely chopped
• Grated Coconut - 2 tbsp
• turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Method:

• Wash and Soak idli rice for minimum 3 hrs.
• Grind red chilli,salt and fennel seeds,add the soaked rice and grind it to a smooth batter .Add less water while grinding.
• In a kadai add oil,fry jeera,hing,turmeric powder,onion green chilli,leaves,coconut.
• In low flame add the ground batter and mix it till the batter is non sticky as shown in the picture.
• when its warm make it to small balls.
• In a plain sheet or plastic  cover apply little oil take one dough ball.Press it with palm  and slowly pat it with your fingers into thin round shape.                        
• Then in a hot tawa place this flattened roti, drizzle a tsp of oil around the roti and cook in medium flame.Once it starts browning, flip it over to the other side and roast until golden brown.                                              

Akki roti is ready to be served...
Serve it hot with sambar,chutney etc....

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