Potato Lollipops#FoodieExtravaganza

Potato is the universal and staple vegetable that is eaten the most in the world. Today I am sharing a starter/snack made with baby potatoes wherein kids and adults will love these tasty lollipops, this can be served a party pleaser or enjoyed on a rainy day.

This a very quick and yummy snack which can be made in a jiffy, provided you have boiled baby potatoes at hand. This potato recipe is made by marinating potato in flour mixture and then deep frying it in oil.

Ingredients
15-20 Baby Potatoes- boiled and peeled
3 Tablespoons Heaped All Purpose Flour
3 Tablespoons Heaped Corn Flour
1 Tablespoon Kashmiri Red Chilly powder
1 Tablespoon Lemon juice
Salt to taste
A Sprig Curry leaves - finely chopped
1 Tablespoon Chopped Coriander leaves
½ Teaspoon Orange Red Color
Water as required
Oil for frying

Method

In a bowl, add all purpose flour, corn flour, chilly powder, lemon juice, salt, color, water, mix well and turn into a thick coating batter. 

Add the baby potatoes, curry leaves, coriander leaves, into the mixture

mix so that all the potatoes are coated well. 

Heat oil in a deep frying kadai, when the oil it hot, with a spoon drop each potato gently into the hot oil and fry on medium high flame till they are golden and crisp. Take them out on to a kitchen paper towel.

Serve them on a platter with a tooth pick pierced on each.

Crispy Potato Lollipops are ready.

I served them with Sweet Date & Tamarind Chutney.
These have to eaten hot or else as they cool the outer covering will start to turn soft.

Labels: Baby Potatoes, Savory Snacks, Starters, Kids delight, Foodie Extravaganza Party, Vrat, Deep Fried, Vegan

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Bombay Chapatti Sandwich#SundayFunday

Have some left over chapattis from the previous meal, then Bombay Chapati sandwich is for you. This is a filling and a complete meal sandwich, have this and you will satisfied.  

Serves- 2 - 3
Ingredients 
8 Phulka's /Chapatti
2 Medium Potatoes - boiled & peeled, cut slices
2 Capsicum -  cut rings
2 Cucumber -  cut slices
2 Medium Tomato - cut slices
2 Onion -  cut rings
200 Grams  Processed /Cheeza Cheese
1 Cup Coriander Garlic Coconut Chutney
Seasonings
Sandwich Masala Or Chaat masala- as per taste
Salt to  taste
Black pepper to taste
Butter or  Oil as required 
Tomato Ketchup to serve

Method

Slice all the veggies in thin rings.

Place a phulka on a clean and dry surface.

Spread Coriander Garlic Coconut Chutney,  

arrange potato slices, 

capsicum rings over it

season with sandwich masala or salt & pepper.

Grate processed cheese over it

cover with another chapatti.

Again apply green chutney on the chapatti on top 

arrange  tomato slices over it

season with sandwich masala, salt & pepper. Grate some more cheese 

cover with another phulka/chapatti. Apply green chutney, arrange cucumber

season with sandwich masala, salt & pepper. 

Grate some cheese over it, 

place onion slices and season with sandwich masala, salt & pepper.

Grate some cheese 

cover it with another phulka/chapatti on which chutney is applied, chutney side down.

Bombay Chapatti Sandwich is ready to be toasted.

Heat oil & butter in a pan. Place the prepared chapatti sandwich on it & cover with a lid for 2 minutes or till the top gets crispy.

Flip it over carefully using a plate & let the other side get crispy too.

It's ready !!

Cut the chapatti sandwich into pieces using a sharp knife.
Serve hot with tomato ketchup. 
Labels: Sandwiches, Phulka, Green Chutney, Onion, Tomato, Cucumber, Capsicum, Sunday Funday, Healthy snacks, Main course, Vegetarian, Street Food

Check out the different & delicious Sandwiches prepared by our Sunday Funday group

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• Chicken Bacon Pressed Picnic Sandwiches by Making Miracles
• Club Sandwich by Amy's Cooking Adventures
• Falafel Pita Sandwich by Mayuri's Jikoni
• French Dip Sandwich au Jus (Slow Cooker) by Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Grilled Kielbasa Sandwiches by A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Homemade Muffuletta by Food Lust People
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• Submarine Bites with Sub Sauce by Palatable Pastime
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Sweet Date & Tamarind Chutney/Khajur Imli Ki Chutney

Date & Tamarind Chutney/Khajur Imli Ki Chutney is a sweet and sour tangy chutney. This sweet chutney is an essential component in dhoklas, chaats like pani puri, bhel puri, samosa etc. I make this in the pressure cooker since it reduces the cooking time and also helps you make it in one pot.

Ingredients
20 Dates – pitted
50 Grams Tamarind
2 Teaspoons Cumin seeds
1½ Teaspoon Saunf/Fennel seeds
½ Cup Grated Jaggery
1 Teaspoon Sugar
1 Teaspoon Red Chilly powder
½ Teaspoon Dry Ginger powder
½ Teaspoon Sendhav Namak/Black/Rock salt
¼ Teaspoon Sea Salt
1 Cup Water

Method 

Dry roast cumin seeds and fennel seeds. Cool slightly and grind to a powder. Wash, de seed dates and chop roughly.
Clean the tamarind to remove any seeds.
In a pressure pan add the dates, tamarind, sugar and jaggery together, with a cup of water and pressure cook on high for one whistle then reduce the flame and cook it on low flame for 5 minutes. Switch off the flame and allow the pressure to release naturally.
Once the pressure has cooled open the pressure cooker and with the help of a hand blender blend the tamarind and dates to make a coarse mixture. Strain this paste. Pour this into a pan and add all the spices, chili powder, cumin, fennel powder, black salt, salt and ginger powder into the pressure pan and bring it to a boil, then lower the flame and simmer the chutney till it reached the right thick consistency or for about 6 - 8 minutes.

Cool and serve with Samosa or Bread Pakora or add it to Dahi Batata Puri Chaat, Pani Puri, Bhel Puri etc., Enjoy!!
My Notes

This chutney can be stored in refrigerator for days or make it in bulk and freeze it for up to 6 months. The best part of freezing this chutney that it remains soft (not frozen) and can be eaten any time, just microwave for 15 - 20 seconds and your chutney is ready to use.

Labels: Chaat, Dates, Tamarind, Chutney, Dipping Sauce, Homemade, Preservatives free, Pressure Cooker

Mango Pudding - A No Bake Dessert#SundayFunday

I love mangoes and enjoy eating them they are so good. Using them to make any dessert or cake feels like as though you’re punishing them if you try to make something out of it. But any way my hubby wants a sweet dish after every meal. If no sweet dish,then,  he will have chocolates. Since mangoes are in season  kuch meetha bhi bana chhaye. 

So here is a refreshing and cool Mango Pudding...you will love it.

Makes around 8 - 10 shot glasses/glass verrines
Ingredients

For the Mango Pudding 

80 Ml Milk 

½ Teaspoon Gelatin
1 Tablespoon Water 

2 Tablespoon Level Sugar 

100 Ml Fresh Cream 

1 Teaspoon Sugar 

½ Cup Mango Puree 

For the Milk Pudding 

150 Ml Milk 

1 Teaspoon Level Gelatin
1 Tablespoon Water 

2 Tablespoons Heaped Condensed  Milk 

For the Mango Sauce 

1 Cup Mango Puree 

40 Ml Water  

½ Teaspoon Gelatin  

Method
First - Make the Mango Pudding 

Soak the gelatin in water for 5 minutes to bloom. Heat the milk till hot, do not bring the milk to a boil, add the soaked gelatin to the milk, keep stirring till the gelatin dissolves, take off the flame and add sugar and keep stirring till sugar melts. Strain this mix.

In a another bowl add sugar and cream and whisk till it form soft peaks add the mango puree and mix well. Now add the gelatin mix to the pudding and mix well. 

Pour it on to the serving bowl or glass and tap to remove any bubbles keep it to set in the refrigerator.

Second - Make the Milk Pudding 

In a tablespoon of water add the gelatin , set it aside for 5 minutes to bloom. Heat the milk till hot, do not bring the milk to a boil, add the soaked gelatin to the milk, keep stirring till the gelatin dissolves, take off the flame and add the condensed milk and stir. 

Strain this mix, then pour this over the chilled / set mango pudding layer and refrigerate till this sets.

The Top Layer - Mango Sauce

In a sauce pan add the water and the gelatin and it aside for 5 minutes to bloom . Heat the water and gelatin till it melts do not bring this to a boil. 

Let it cool for 3 to 4 minutes then add mango puree and mix it well, then pour this over the pudding and swirl it till the edges. Refrigerate.

Serve this chilled, garnish it mango pieces or blueberries.
This is a perfect summer dessert! It's so refreshing and cool.
I used shot glasses/glass verrines to make these, but, you can use one big serving bowl to set this pudding.

Labels : Shot Glass Desserts and Verrines, Sweets & Desserts, Mango Sauce, Mango, Party pleasers, Kids delight, Sunday Funday

For our event called Sunday Funday, wherein we share recipes our families will love to enjoy on a Sunday. Our host for this week's event is Stacy of Food Lust People Love.
Sunday Funday: " No Bake Desserts".

• Carlota de Limón from Food Lust People Love
• Drumstick Dessert from Palatable Pastime
• Oreo Icebox Cake from Amy's Cooking Adventures
• Mango Pudding - A No Bake Dessert from Sneha's Recipe
• Nutty Cracker Jack and Pretzel Treats from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Pineapple Mousse from Mayuri's Jikoni

Aloo Bhendi Fry - No Onion, Garlic & Tomato

Bhendi is also known as lady’s finger or okra. In South East Europe it is known as bamya/bamija. Aloo is potato in English. In this sabzi there is no onion, garlic and tomato, it's dry sabzi, goes well with chapatti or dal rice, quick and easy to make. Choose small tender bhendi for this recpie, small ones have less seeds.

Ingredients

2 Medium Aloo/Potatoes - cut into small cubes
250 Grams Small Tender Bhendi/Okra
1 Teaspoon Red Chilli Powder or to your spice level
1½ Teaspoons Coriander Powder
½ Teaspoon Turmeric Powder
1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
½ Teaspoon Garam masala
A Sprig Curry Leaves
3 - 4 Tablespoons Oil
1 Teaspoon Mustard seeds
A Pinch Asafoetida
Salt to Taste

Method

Wash and pat dry the bhendi with a cloth. Chop off the top and tail, then, cut them in small pieces on a slant.
Peel and cut the potatoes in small cubes.
In a frying pan heat two tablespoons oil. Add the bhendi and keep stirring till the stickiness is gone. Cook till soft on medium low flame. 

When cook, remove them on to a plate.
In the same frying pan heat the remaining oil, add the mustard seeds when they crackle add the asafoetida and curry leaves, give it a good stir then add cut potatoes and fry till nice and crisp. Now add all the dry spices and fry well for about 2 minutes , add the bhend, lemon juice and salt mix well. Let this cook on medium low flame for 2 - 3 minutes, stirring in between. Making sure that it does’nt burn. Switch off the flame and serve. 

Enjoy this sabzi with dal rice or chapatti.

Labels : Bhendi, Okra, Sabzi, No Onion No Garlic, Vrat, Jain food, Side Dish, Indian Style