MATAR KULCHA

Matar kulcha is a street food of delhi and been in delhi since childhood.... its one of    my favorite too.... This is available in every corner of OLD DELHI... Delhi is famous for its street food... and this is one of them .... Now days matar kulcha is available everywhere in delhi .... Tried to make at home as yes My family says its better than the street brought... :)

Ingredients

Matar (white peas) 1 cup
Salt as per taste
Roasted cumin powder 1 tsp
Lemon juice 1 lemon

For Mint Chutney

Fresh mint leaves 1/2 cup
Cumin seeds 1 tsp
Green chili 1
Asafoetida 1/4 tsp
Black salt 3/4 tsp
Black pepper 5
Dry mango powder 1/2tsp
Tamarind pulp 1-2 tbsp
Water for grinding 1/2 cup

For Kulcha

Maida 100gms(1 cup minus 3 tbsp)
Sugar 3/4 tsp
Salt 1/4 tsp
Instant yeast 1/2 tsp
Oil tsp
Kasuri methi few for topping
Warm Water 80ml**

Garnish

Onion chopped 1
Tomato chopped 1
Coriander chopped 3 tbsp

Method

Soak peas overnight.
Boil peas with very little salt 5-7 whistle or till they are soft and mashy.
Blend all the ingredients for mint chutney and keep aside.
Take warm water add sugar and yeast and let it prove for 10 minutes.

You will see bubble comes up.
Take all the dry ingredients and seive them.

Add he proved yeast to the dry ingredients and give a mix.
Add oil and kneed well for 10 minutes.

Divide dough in 5 balls.

Flatten it with rolling pin or using hand ...
Keep on greased baking tray.
Top with kasuri methi..

Cover with a thin cloth and rest for 1/2 hour till it ferments well.
Pre heat oven at 180' C .
Bake the kulchas for 8-9 minutes.
Grease with ghee and serve.

Assmebling of Matar

Take boiled peas and add some chopped onion n tomatoes.
Add few spoons of mint chutney mix well.
Add lemon juice and mix well.
Top with onion , tomatoes and coriander...

NOTE

** You can add more water if required.
You can even crisp kulcha as i did on tava....

Enjoy


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SPINACH AND CORN BITES WITH HUNG CURD DRESSING

This is a very healthy snack item for weight watcher and even for kids .... full of nutrients and flavors.... hope u like it... :)

Ingredients

Spinach 250gm chopped
Sweet corn 50 gm boiled and crushed
Onion 1 small finely chopped
Garlic crushed 4 cloves
Maida 1 tsp (for binding)
Oil 1 tsp
Salt as per taste
Pepper 1 tsp

For hung curd dressing

Hung curd 3 tbsp
Pistachio 1 tbsp chopped
Dry rose petals  tsp
Cucumber chopped 2 tsp
Salt as per taste
Pepper Pinch
Coriander 1 tsp chopped

Method

Take oil in a wok.
Add garlic and onion. saute til translucent .
Add spinach. Saute on high.
Add corns and salt n pepper.

Saute again till all water evaporates.
Add maida and mix well.
Remove from fire and make small bite size tikki.

and grill on non stick without adding any oil.

For dressing 

Mix all the ingredients.

Assemble

Take the bites and add a dallop of dressing and top with rose petals ....

Serve hot...


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PITA POCKETS WITH FALAFEL AND COLESLAW

LABANESE is one of my favorite cuisines ... Very light at stomach and full of nutrition ... fibre vitamins etc...After searching many recipes on google ... here's my easiest recipe of pita.... there are many blogs who has made with whole wheat but i thought that will completely taste like chapati ... here's my version of Pita bread /pita pocket and my version of Coleslaw ....

For Pita bread

3/4 cup All purpose flour

1/2 cup Whole wheat flour

1 tsp Instant dry yeast

1/2 tsp Sugar

1/3-1/2 tsp Salt

3/4 cup Warm Water (can add more if needed)

1 tsp Oil

Method

Mix yeast in water and add sugar . Leave aside for 10 minutes.

Mix all dry ingredients . Add prove yeast and kneed for 5-7 minutes...***

Apply oil on the dough and let it rest for 2 hours until double.

Pre heat oven at 220'C .

Divide dough in 5 portions and roll then out little thick then chapati.

Bake it in pre heated oven for 7-8 minutes until u see its top turns little brown and puffs up .

For Falafel

Chickpeas 1 cup(soak overnight)

Onion 1 small chopped

Garlic crushed 1/2tsp

Coriander leaves 1/4 cup

Pepper powder 1 tsp

Coriander powder 1 tsp

roasted cumin powder 1 tsp

Bread crumbs/Cornflour 1/4-1/3 cup (need for binding)

Salt as per taste

Oil for frying

Method

Pressure cook chickpeas until soft with little salt.

Chop onion , coriander .

In a bowl add onion , coriander and garlic.

Crush chickpeas in a chopped without any water.

Add in the bowl. Add binding and other spices .

Give nice mix.

Adjust seasoning.

Make small falafel(tikki shaped but bite size)

Deep fry or shallow fry or even can grill on tawa.

For Coleslaw

3 cups cabbage

1/3 cup carrot

1 small onion chopped fine

2 tbsp sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1/8 cup milk

1/4 cup buttermilk

2 tablespoons lemon juice

1/2 cup mayonnaise

Method

Chop all the vegetable fine.

In a bowl mix all wet ingredients.

Adjust seasoning.

Add the vegetables and let it refrigerate overnight.**

Assembling

Cut the pita pockets from center and add the coleslaw salad .

Put 2 falafel or more if u like.

Serve immediately...

NOTE

**You have to refrigerate for desired result.

*** You can add more water if required to make a dough not too hard not too soft.

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