Sabudana Puri (Sago puri ) - Navrathri recipe

Sabudana


Ingredients for Sabudana Puri

1.Sabudana - 250 gm
2.Atta /Wheat flour - 1/4 cup
3.Boiled potatoes - 3
4.Red chilly powder - 1/4 tsp
5.Chopped green chilly - 2
6.Salt
7.Oil to fry


Method of Preparation Of Sabudana Puri

1.Soak the Sabudana for 1 hour.

2.Boil the potatoes peel its skin and mash it well.

3.Add the soaked sabudana,wheat flour,Salt,Green chilly,and red chilly powder to the mashed potatoes and mix it will.

4.Take little oil in your hands and then make round balls out of it.You can make it in to the shape of small puries using your hands.

5.Heat the oil in a pan and then deep fry the puries till it becomes golden brown in color.Then drain it out from the oil and serve hot.

Kuttu Ki puri (Buckwheat Puri ) -Navrathri Special recipe

Kuttu (kootu ) ki puri is a very special navrathri recipe.The flour is made from buckwheat its seed is similar to our sunflower seed.On the fasting days of Navrathri in all northern states food items are prepared from kuttu ki atta.Because Hindus do not use cereals on fasting days and kuttu ki atta is not a cereal.The buckwheat flour is made from its seeds.


Ingredients for kuttu ki Puri

1.Kuttu Ka atta (Buckwheat flour) - 1 cup
2.Green chilly - 3 to 4
3.Potato - 1
4.Coriander leaves
5.Salt
6.Oil to fry the puri

Method for Preparation of Kuttu Ki Puri

1.Boil the Potato ,Peel the skin and mash it.

2.Add this potato to kuttu ka atta ,add salt ,green chilly ,coriander leaves and 1 tsp oil and knead it with your hand.

3.Add little water to it if needed.When the dough become ready make small round balls from it ,and make it in the form of puri.

4.Heat the oil in a frying pan and deep fry the puris till it become dark brown in color.

5.This puri will be crunchy than other puri .Serve it with aloo ki sabzi or chutney..........

Achari Paneer A north Indian dish

This is the onion seeds or Nigella or Kalonji

It is a very simple and delicious recipe of paneer.

Ingredients

1.Paneer or Cottage cheese - 250 gm
2.Onion sliced - 1 no
3.Yogurt - 1/4 cup
4.Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
5.Salt
6. Refined Oil or Olive oil --2 table spoon
7.Red chillies - 4
8.Asafotida - a pinch
9.Onion seeds or nigella or kalonji - 1/4 tsp
10.Coriander seeds - 1 tsp
11.Fenugreek seeds or methi seeds - 1 /4 tsp
12.Fennel seeds or perum jeerakam - 1/4 tsp
13.Black pepper - 1/2 tsp


Preparation

1.Mix the yogurt ,salt and paneer and keep it for 1/2 an hour.

2.Then heat the oil in a pan and then add all the seeds to it roast it really well till all the smell comes out from it add asafotida to it.At last add the crushed red chillies to it. And then add the sliced onions to it and mix it well.

3.When the onion become translucent add the marinated paneer to it.And make it in to the form of dry paneer .Since the paneer is coated with curd it will give a nice taste .If you want it spicy add the crushed black pepper to it and mix it well.

Aloo Gobi -North Indian Dish

Ingredients

1.Cauliflower - 1 big

2.Potato - 3 no

3.Onion - 4 no

4.Ginger Garlic paste - 2 table spoon

5.Tomato - 3 no

6.Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

7.Kashmiri Chilli powder - 2 tsp

8.Coriander powder - 1 tsp

9.Cumin powder/Jeerakam powder - 1 tsp

10.Garam masala powder - 1 tsp

11.Kasoori Methi Powder - 1 table spoon

12.Mustard Oil - 1 cup

13.Salt

14.Coriander leaves

Preparation

1.Make fine paste of onion and tomatoes.

2.To clean the cauliflower separate the florets and put it in hot water for 5 mts.Also put the pieces of potatoes in hot water for 10 mts.

3.Heat the oil in a pan and fry the potatoes and cauliflower in it.

4.Heat another pan and add 4 tsp of oil in to it.To this add ginger garlic paste ,onion and tomato paste.Saute it well till it becomes golden brown in color.

5.When the oil starts to oozes out from it add turmeric powder,chilli powder,garam masala powder,cumin powder and kasoori Methi powder and salt to it.

6.When the raw smell goes out add the fried potatoes and cauliflower to it .Mix it well and cook it for another 6 mts.Add the chopped coriander leaves to it.

Serve it hot with chappathi or roti.............