Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Treats for Fast

Aaloo Chaat
Ingredients
Boiled Potatoes - 4
Butter / Ghee - 2 tsp
Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
Salt - As per taste
Green Chutney (coriander + green chillies + ginger + few drops of lemon juice + salt as per taste)
Sweet Chutney (tamarind pulp + jaggery + dates + cummin seeds)

For Garnishing
Chopped Coriander - 1/2 cup
Potato Sev - 1 cup
Lemon Slices - 2

Method

1. Cut boiled potatoes in cubes.
2. Heat pan well and add butter.
3. Add cubed potatoes, chilli powder and salt. Stir fry well. Let it cool.
4. In a serving bowl add potatoes first. Spread green & sweet chutneys 1 tsp each over potatoes.
6. Garnish with chopped coriander and potato sev and lemon slices. Aaloo Chaat for fast is ready!!!!


Aaloo Tikki
Ingredients
Boiled Potatoes - 6
Arrowroot flour - 1 tbsp
Groundnut Oil / Ghee - To fry
Salt - As per taste
Sweet Curd - 2 bowls (Make sure the curd is sweet. Sour curd will spoil the taste.)
Green Chutney (coriander + green chillies + ginger + few drops of lemon juice + salt as per taste)
Sweet Chutney (tamarind pulp + jaggery + dates + cummin seeds)

For Garnishing
Chopped Coriander - 1/2 cup
Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
Potato Sev - 1 cup

Method
1. Mash boiled potatoes well.
2. Add arrowroot flour and salt to taste. Mix it well.
3. Make round shaped tikkis.
4. Heat oil / ghee in pan. Fry this tikkis to golden brown.
5. If you are calary consious you can shallow fry these tikkis by adding less oil / ghee on a non-sick pan.
6. In a serving bowl place tikkis first. Spread green & sweet chutneys 1 tsp each over tikkis.
5. Add sweet curd to cover them.
6. Garnish with chopped coriander, pinch of red chilli powder and potato sev. Enjoy your Aaloo Tikki!!!!

Sweet Halwa
Ingredients
Samo Rice(This is also called as Varai or French Millet in English) - 1 cup
Sugar - 1 cup
Ghee - 1 cup
Milk - 1 1/2 cup
Banana - 1
Cardamom Powder - 1/2 tsp
Raisins, Cashews to garnish.

Method
1. Grind samo rice in grinder for 1 minute.
2. Heat ghee in pan. Add samo rice and fry well.
3. Make round slices of banana and add them while frying in pan.
4. Add milk to fried samo rice and stir well.
5. Cover than pan and cook on a low flame for 5 minutes.
6. Add sugar and mix well.
7. Once the sugar is dissolved add
cardamom powder, raisins and cashews.
8. Cook while stiring continuously for 2 more minutes and your sweet dish for fast is ready!!!!
Tip: Always add banana slices while frying in order to discolor the banana. Also it gives nice flavor.

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