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Wednesday 24 April 2013

Bhatura



Bhatura
, this is something people go out to eat, As i am outside my home country and was missing them badly. Soi i decided to make myself. I know, it looks like a big task but trust me its not. Goes great with Channa Masala posted on my blog. So, please try this recipe and lemme know how you liked it.

Here comes the Recipe

Ingredients:

1½ Cup All Purpose Flour/ Maida
1 tbsp Semolina
½ Cup Curd
½ tbsp Active Rise Yeast
½ tbsp Sugar
1 tsp Salt
½ Cup Lukewarm Water
Oil for deep frying


Process:

1) Take a bowl with flour in and add in Semolina, Active rise yeast, sugar, salt and mix well.  Then add in curd and mix softly with hands. Then slowly add in water to kneed soft dough.

2) Cover the dough and let it rest for an hour. Then after you will observe the dough turns double i.e fermented. Punch dough to remove air from the dough. Then let the dough rest for 10 minutes so that it becomes easy to handle. Now make equal size round balls.

3) Now roll the balls with rolling pin to make any shape you like with the help of dry flour or the 
authentic way is to make oval shape with the help of hands and oil. 

4) Heat up the oil for frying. Add Bhatura's one at a time. You will observe the bhatura's will fluff up then its the time to flip that and fry from the other side too.

Enjoy !!

Sunday 14 April 2013

Nimbu Chutney




Nimbu Chutney, I know its a strange name..as we have always heard about Nimbu Aachar etc but never heard about nimbu chutney. But trust me its a burst of flavors with with grainy texture. Try this is fitters or pranthas. Let me know how you like this one.

Ingredients:

250 gm Lemons
250 gm Sugar
1 tsp Red Chili Powder
1 tsp Cumin Powder
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Rock Salt
Pinch of Asafetida

Process:

1) Wash lemons well and let them dry completely. Then chop lemon into rough pieces. Remove the seeds.

2) Put chopped lemons, salt, rock salt, asafetida, cumin powder, red chili powder in a blender and pulse that till you get desired or grainy texture. Then add in sugar and mix well.

3) Put that in airtight glass jar that needs to be moisture free and keep that in sunlight for 2 days.

Enjoy!
 
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