Friday, November 2, 2007

vada

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Moong Daal

1/2 cup Urad Daal

2 tbsp.chopped coriender

1 1/2 Green Chili Ginger paste

1 tbsp. Salt

1/4 tsp.Baking Soda

Recipe Method:

•Soak urad daal and moong daal for 2-3 hours.

•Grind daals into a coarse paste.

•Add green chilli ginger paste,coriander,salt,and soda.mix well and set aside for 4-5 minutes.

•Fry small spoonfuls of the mixture in hot oil.

Serve hot with green chutney and sambhar.

Thursday, November 1, 2007

spicy sev


Ingredients:

2 cups gram flour (besan)

1/2 tsp. ajwain (omam) seeds

1 1/2 tsp. red chilli powder

1 tbsp. oil

salt to taste

2-3 pinches asafoetida

water to make dough

oil to deep fry

Method:

• Mix the chilli, oil, salt and seeds into the flour.

• Add enough water to make a dough which is quite gooey.

• It should not be pliable but sticky.

• Grease the inside of a Sev-press, fill with the dough.

• Press into hot oil, and fry lightly on both sides.

• Drain well and cool before storing.

You may add finely crushed dried herbs like mint, garlic,green chilli,black pepper for add flavour.