Bread Pakoda evening snack for kids

A quick snack for children. Use fresh bread for this Pakoda. I have used atta (whole wheat) bread,

Bread pakoda/bajji. Evening snack for children.

Ingredients

Bread slice - 5 to 6
Besan - 1 cup
Chat masala - 1 tsp
Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
Ajwain - 1/4 tsp
Salt as required
Oil for frying

Method of preparation

Cut bread into four. In a bowl add besan and rest of the ingredients. Add water n make a thick batter. In a heated kadai pour enough oil for frying. Adjust the flame. Keep the frying oil in medium heat dip each bread piece in batter and fry till golden brown. 

Serve hot with tomato ketchup/coriander pudina chutney.

Whole Tuwar Dal

Whole tuvar dal. Trying a new recipe. Its first time. Fingers crossed. Surprisingly the dish turned out to be very tasty. 

Whole tuvar dal 

Soak and cook in pressure cooker

Onion tomato masala

Tuvar dal masala 

Ingredients

Tuvar dal - 150 gram 
Onion - 1 large
Tomato - 1 large
Green chilli - 2
Ginger a large piece
Dhaniya powder - 1 tbsp
Jeera powder - 1 tsp
Garam masala -1/4 tsp
turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Clove - 1
Jeera -1/4 tsp
Bay leaves - 1

Method of preparation

Soak and pressure cook tuvar dal by adding turmeric and salt.  

Chop onion, tomato, ginger and chilli. Grind and keep aside.

In a pressure pan pour ghee or oil add jeera, bay leaves one clove. Let the jeera release its aroma now add onion paste and saute till it release oil. Add cooked tuvar dal. Add all the dry masala powders and pressure cook for two whislte. Remove and pour in a serving bowl. Garnish with coriander leaves.   Serve hot with freshly made phulkas or basmathi rice.

Cauliflower masala (Restaurant style)

Cauliflower masala restaurant  style for roti. A quick gravy.  

Ingredients

Cauliflower - 250 grams
Onion - 1 large
Tomato -1 large
Capsicum yellow and green - 1/2 each
Ginger a large piece
Green chilli - 2
Cashew nuts ,- 1 tbsp
Thick curd - 1/2 cup

Dry masala

Red chilli powder- 1/2 tsp
Jeera powder -1 tsp
Dhaniya powder -1 tsp
Badhshaa vegetables masala - 1/2 tsp

Method of preparation

Wash and put cauliflower florets in hot water add a little salt. Keep aside for 20 minutes. Drain excess water.

In a kadai add little oil and roast cauliflower in slow fire till its brown spots appear. 

Chop vegetables into big cubes.

Grind cashew nuts and curd into a fine blend. 

Grind onion, tomato, green chilli, ginger into smooth paste. Pour ghee/ oil in kadai add jeera, saunf and clove. Let the spice release its aroma.  Now add yellow and green bell peppers (capsicum) and saute. Carefully add roasted cauliflower. Mix well. Adjust salt. Add cashew but paste. Reduce flame and mix well. Add dry masalas and garnish with coriander leaves. Its taste best with phulkas.