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Chana Puri

Okay, so I finally made it :)

Some days back I had this chana dish at a friend's place and I loved it. This weekend I decided to make it, I called her for the recipe but, unfortunately she was not available... So I made it with my own recipe. It turned out pretty good as well. So, here I am.. writing the recipe down for furture reference :)

Chana Masala

1 can of chick peas

1 medium sized yellow potato - peeled and diced and boiled

1 tablespoon oil

1/2 sliced onion

1 diced tomato

1 teaspoon tomato puree

1/2 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste

1 bay leaf

1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds

1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder

1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder

1 teaspoon garam masala powder

1/2 teaspoon ground cumin and coriander seeds.

1 tablespoon tamarind chutney

Salt to taste

1 teaspoon of mixed achar

Fresh coriander

Okay so...  fry the onions till they change color.

Add ginger garlic paste, bay leaf and cumin seeds.

Fry for 5-10 seconds and then add the tomato and the tomato puree.

Take out the bay leaf. Let it cook till the tomatoes soften.

Add turmeric, salt and chillie powder.

Add the ground cumin and coriander powder and half hte garam masala.

Add the canned chick peas with only half of the canned water.

Let it cook till the chana go soft. Once they do... add the potatoes.

Finally add the tamarind chutney & achar. Cook for 2-5 more minutes.

Serve with chopped coriander on top and the rest of the garam masala.

Puri

Regular dough.

Just  remember to wet your hands with a bit of oil before making puris and deep fry them at medium heat.

Le Hubby's Favorite Snack...

Aloo Tikki (Potato Cutlets)

So, he calls me from the airport to tell me he is on his way home... yipppyyyy :) I ask him what he wants to snack on when he gets here... since it will be too late for dinner.

He says, what he alwasys says... "Allu ke cutlets" (potato cutlets).

The desi ones :P

I like the cheesy chicken ones better :)

These are pretty easy to make.

Ingredients:

1 egg.

2-4 boiled potatoes-skinned and mashed.

A quarter of an onion finely diced.

Green chilli - finely diced.

Add Salt - Red Chilli - Chat masala to your taste.

Mix all the above.. make cutlets cover in egg batter and shallow fry.

Two minute Dahi phulki!

Dahi Phulki

Had plans of going out today. Plans of spending the day with a friend and doing some baking together. Had plans of taking fotoz of the baking session and putting them up on the blog... as they say, man proposes and God disposes... woke up to a snow storm :P Waited for it to subside. It only got worse. So here I am. Stuck at home... and hungry. Din't really feel like cooking anything special... so, i made this quick but delish dahi phulki.

Comfort food - doesn't get any better than this!

Paratha and Shami kebab

Hubby left early to day...  I made him paratha and fried egg for breakfast... had a little dough left, and was lunch time, so i made me a paratha and had it with a shami kebab. My all time favourite for breakfast, lunch or even dinner. I can eat this all day.. everyday :o)

My mum (may her soul rest in peace) used to make sure that her freezer was always stocked with them. She made the best shami kebabs ever. And ofcourse her parathas were beyond compare. Awesome she was. Love you Aman.

Rajma Chavel

Sunday night`s dinner :)

Shrimp Biryani...

Am not really happy with the shot ... was too hungry :oP