Guacamole/Mexican Dip

Preparation Time - 10 Min                                                     Serves - 4

Ingredients:

Avocado - 1

Finely chopped tomato  - 3 Tbsp

Finely chopped onion - 2 Tbsp 

Finely chopped  green chili - 2 Tsp

Finely chopped cilantro - 2 Tbsp

Lemon juice - 1/2 tbsp

Salt - 1 Tsp or to taste

Method:

1) Grind 1 tsp of green chili, 1 tbsp of cilnatro, 1 tbsp of onion, 1 1/2 tbsp of tomato together and keep aside.

2) Cut avocado in half and scoop out the pulp in a bowl and mash it well.

3) Add the ground mixture,salt,lime juice and remaining finely chopped ingredients and mix well and serve.

    Tip : You can refrigerate for half an hour and then serve.

Guacamole/Mexican Dip

Methicha Khuda/Methi Salad

Preparation Time - 10 Min                                                     Serves - 4

Ingredients :

Finely chopped methi (Fenugreek leaves) - 2 Cup

Finely chopped onion - 1/4 Cup

Finely chopped tomato - 1/4 Cup

Lemon juice - 1 Tsp

Red chili powder - 1/2 Tsp

Salt - 1/2 Tsp

Sugar - 1/4 Tsp

Oil - 2 Tsp

Cumin seeds - 1 Tsp

Method:

1) In a bowl mix methi, onion and tomato.

2) Heat oil in small pan and add cumin seeds. Switch off stove and after few seconds add red chili powder.

3) Add this tadka on methi mixture.

4) Add salt,sugar and lemon juice and mix well and serve.

Khavyachi(Mawa) Poli With Ricotta Cheese

Preparation time -  40 Min                               Cooking Time - 20 Min           Serves - 4      

This recipe makes 8 medium size khawa poli (Mawa sweet roti).

Ingredients:

For Stuffing :

Ricotta Cheese - 1 Cup

Sugar - 1 Cup

Cardamom powder - 1/4 Tsp

Nutmeg powder - 1/4 Tsp (Optional)

For Cover :

All purpose flour(Maida) - 1/3 Cup

Wheat flour - 1/3 Cup

Salt - 1/4 Tsp

Oil - 2 Tbsp

Ghee - 4 Tbsp

Method:

1) In a bowl mix wheat flour and all purpose flour and salt.

2) Heat 2 tbsp oil in pan and add it to flour and mix well with spoon.

3) Add water and knead into a stiff dough.

4) Cover the dough with wet cloth,paper towel or clear-wrap and keep aside.

5) In a pan add ricotta cheese and fry for 15-20 mins on low flame stirring continuously till cheese become dry and get khoya(mawa) like structure.
Tip : You can use fresh khoya(mawa) instead of ricotta cheese, fry it for 7-8 mins and other step remain same.

7) Add sugar, cardamom powder, nutmeg powder and mix well for 1/2 min. Switch off stove and let it cool for 10 mins and make equal size balls.

8) Take a ball of dough and flatten it, place the stuffing and close all edges slightly. Flatten it carefully into circle of 5 inches diameter and fry both sides well on hot griddle. Add little ghee on griddle while frying and serve hot.
 Tip - The ball of the dough should be smaller than stuffing ball. I take dough ball half of the size of stuffing ball.

Khavyachi Poli

Mawa Poli

Veggie Bread Balls

Preparation time - 20 Mins                             Cooking Time - 15 Mins              Serves - 6

Ingredients :

Bread slices - 6

Potato - 3

Finely chopped Onion - 1 Cup

Green peas - 3/4 Cup

Gated carrot - 1/2 Cup

Finely chopped green chili - 2

Finely chopped cilantro - 1/4 Cup

Ginger paste - 1/2 Tsp

Fennel seeds - 1 Tsp

Coriander powder - 2 Tsp

Red chili powder - 2 Tsp or to taste

Dabeli masala or garam masala - 1 tsp

Salt - 3 Tsp or to taste

Bread Crumbs - 1 Cup

Oil - to deep fry

Method:

1) Boil and mash potatoes and keep aside.

2) Boil green peas for 2 -3 mins and keep aside.

3) In a bowl mix together, mash potatoes, onions, green peas, carrot, green chili, ginger paste and cilantro.

4) Cut the bread crusts off. 

5) Now one after one dip bread slices in water, immediately take out and squeeze it to remove excess water.

Mix these bread slices in cutlet mixture.

6) Add salt, red chili powder, fennel seeds and coriander powder, mix well.

7) Take a ball off this mixture,dip into bread crumbs and deep fry till gets golden brown color.

8) Serve hot with tomato ketch up or coriander chutney.
Tip: You can also add spinach, beet root in these veggie balls.

Veggie Bread Balls

Eggless Coffee Cookies

Preparation Time - 10 Min                         Cooking Time - 15 Min

Ingredients :

All purpose flour - 1 1/4 Cup

Butter - 1/2 Cup

Powdered sugar - 1/2 Cup 

Pure vanilla extract - 1/2 Tsp

Instant Coffee powder - 1/2 tbsp

Salt - 1/4 Tsp

Baking powder - 1/2 Tsp

Baking soda - 1/2 Tsp

Water - 2 Tsp

Vinegar - 1 Tsp

Method:

1) In a bowl take butter and beat it for 1 min.

2) Preheat oven to 350° F or 180° C.

3) Add powdered sugar and beat the mixture well for 2 mins.

4) In another bowl mix together all purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.

5) Add this flour mixture to butter and sugar mix.

6) Add vanilla extract, salt, vinegar, water and beat well for 2-3 mins.

7) Add coffee powder and mix well.

8) Make small balls of mixture and put on greased baking sheet. You can grease the sheet with oil, butter or pam spray.
    Try to make all balls of same size. You can use ice-cream scoop for that.

9) Bake for 14 mins and let it cool for 20 mins on wired rack and then serve.

Eggless Coffee Cookies