Fish Pakora || Fish Fry

Bringing this delicious and crispy recipe from our new year's eve tradition at home. With my kids usually preparing for upcoming exams, my husband loved to serve these warm for the starters along side some cozy drinks. Hope enjoy these while you welcome the new year!

Ingredients

• Deboned fish fillets cut into small pieces           500 gm

         (Rohu or any flaky/white fish)

• Wheat flour                                                          2 tbsp
• Asafoetida(heeng)                                               1 pinch
• Mustard oil                                                          1 tsp
• Lemon juice                                                        1 tbsp
• Turmeric powder                                                 1 tsp
• Gram flour (besan)                                              1 tea cup
• Rice flour                                                            1/2 tea cup
• Yellow mustard powder                                      1 tbsp
• Red chilli powder                                               1/4 tsp
• Kashmiri redchilli powder(optional)                  1/4 tsp                       
• Ginger                                                                 2"piece
• Green chilies                                                       3-4 pieces
• Garlic                                                                  4-5 cloves
• Dry garam masala                                              1/2 tsp
• Chat masala                                                        1 tsp
• Oil                                                                       3-4  serving spoon                                               

Preparation

1. Wash the fish with water 2 to 3 times and rinse the water. Then add asafoetida in a cup water and soak the fish in it for few seconds and rinse. Gently rub wheat flour on the fish and rinse again.
2. Initial treatment to get rid of the smell-

                    Salt.                         1 tsp
                    Mustard oil              1 tsp
                    Lemon juice            1 tbsp
                    Turmeric powder     1/2 tsp

        

         Take a big bowl, remove the water thoroughly. Sprinkle above things on the fish and mix well.    

         Keep aside for 30 minutes cover with cling wrap, later wash it thoroughly.

Marination

1. Take gram flour and rice flour in a deep bowl.
2. Grind ginger, garlic and green chilli into a thin paste.
3. Add the paste to the bowl along with turmeric powder, mustard powder, red chilli Powder and dry garam masala. Add water slowly in small quantity till you get a thick batter (thickness can be compared that of a cake batter).

1. Add salt.
2. Take the rinsed fish pieces and drain any excess water. Now add fish into the batter and evenly coat on both sides of the pieces.
3. Cover the bowl with lid and keep it aside for 10 to 15 minutes for marination.

Cooking Method

1. Heat oil in a deep frying pan on high flame for few minutes or till you see fumes coming out.
2. Very carefully add 3-4 pieces of battered fish in the hot oil to fry. Reduce flame to medium and fry the fish till they become golden brown on both sides (take about 2-3 minutes for each piece to cook on both sides)

1. Continue  this process till all fish pieces are fried properly.
2. Now Fish Pakoras are ready. 
   

To serve

Take all fish Pakoras in a serving dish, squeeze some lemon juice over them and sprinkle chaat masala. Garnish with coriander leaves or mint leaves.

Serve hot with mint and coriander chutney, along with your favorite drinks!

Shalooli Tikki

 

Shalooli Tikki is a nutritious product of shaljam and mooli,as main ingredients and other vegetables.

Ingredients

Turnip(Shaljam)

• Turnip (shaljam)           2 piece(medium size)
• Radish(mooli)              1 piece (medium size)
• Carrot                          2 or 3 pieces (medium size)
• Onion                          1 small piece
• Ginger                         1 small piece
• Garlic                          3-5 flakes
• Cinnamon Stick           1 small piece
• Mace(Javitri)                2 small piece
• Green chilli                  2-3 pieces
• Garam masala              1/4 tsp
• Coriander leaves          1 bunch

• Salt to taste
• Oil                               2 tbsp
• Roasted gram powder  1 tbsp
• Cornflour                    1tbsp

Preparation

• Grate Turnip,Radish,Carrots and Ginger.
• Keep grated vegetables in one bowl or plate.
• Cut green chilly into small pieces
• Chop onion into fine pieces.
• Cut coriander leaves and garlic into small pieces.

 

 

 

 

 

    Method

• Take a deep pan or cooker,add grated vegetables,cinnamon stick,garlic and javitri. Boil it for 15 to 20 minutes or 1 whistle.
• Cool it,then strain extra water. Squeeze it so that water is drained out from the mixture totally.
• Add to the above mixture salt,garam masala,roasted gram powder and cornflour and mix. Make a smooth dough.
• Make small balls of similar size from the dough. 
• Take one ball,keep it on one palm,flatten it with another palm,hollow it in middle and fill it with some chopped onion and Coriander. Mould it into a ball again,press lightly in middle giving shape of patty with care so that mixture does not come out of ball. Keep aside.
• Repeat the process with other balls.
• Now heat a flat pan,spread 1 tsp oil on the surface. Keep  4-5 Patties at a time on the pan.
• Cook both sides till golden brown.

Serve hot with green Coriander chutney

Tricolor Sandwich

     Tricolor and multi flavour sandwich for family members in breakfast on a holiday or to arouse taste buds of your esteemed guests.

 Ingredients:

Sandwich bread
  [white or brown]        4 slice  for 1 sandwich

Paneer               50 gm
Cucumber or cabbage.    1

Capsicum.         1

Carrot.          2piece 
Tomato        2medium      

Green coriender or mint chutney.     2 -3 tbsp
Tomato sauce.     2-3tbsp
Lemon juice.        1 tsp
Chilli sauce.          1tbsp
Cheese.                 3-4 cubs

Black paper powder.    1 tsp
Butter               2tbsp
Salt to taste

Preparation:

Remove the side crusts off the slices if necessary.

Grate the paneer.

Grate the cheese.

Slice the tomatoes finely.mix black paper powder and 1 pinch salt

Peel off and grate cucumber. Mix 1/2 tsp lemon juice and   finnly chopped capsicum

Prepare green coriander chutney using green chilli.

Method:

Place one slice on a plate,.Add a layer of grated paneer & cheese.Place second slice over first one.Spread green chutney and add grated cucumber all over.Sprinkle salt.Add chilli sauce.

Place third slice on second one,spread tomato sauce and then tomato slices all over.
Take a fourth slice,spread thin layer of butter and place it as cover with buttered side down.

Once assembled,cut each one into 2 triangles and wrap each triangle with paper napkin.

Tricolor sandwich is ready.

     Serve immediately otherwise the sandwich will become saggy and difficult to hold.

Arvi ke Patte ke Pakode [Colocasia Leaves Fritter ]

     There are so many kinds of pakode or fritters which are just not mouthwatering in taste,but form popular part of Indian kitchens.Arvi ke patte ke pakode deserve special place among them!These hot pakode can be enjoyed as snacks in cool seasons or with meals.                                   

Ingredients

• Arvi ke patte                  6-9  leaves
• Black gram (urad daal )          1 cup
• Green gram (Moong ki daal)   1cup
• Rice                                      1/4 cup
• Garam masala powder              1tsp
• Asafoetida                            1/4 tsp
• Green chilli                      7-8 pieces
• Garlic cloves                             5-6 
• Ginger                         1small piece
• Lemon juice                       2 lemon
• Mango powder                        2 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil for fry                           1/2 cup
• Bengal gram (channa daal)      1cup    

Preparation:

• Wash and soak black gram, bengal gram,green gram and rice in three/four separate bowls for 6 hours.Then grind each soaked gram & rice separately as suggested below :

       1.grind black gram with asafoetida and green chilli.

       2.grind bengal gram with garlic and green chilli.

       3.grind green gram with ginger,rice and green chilli.

       4.Mix mango powder and salt with each gram paste.

 Method:

• Wash the leaves.If leaves have hard stems,remove them.
• Rub lemon juice on the every leave.Keep aside for about 10 m9nutes.
• Place the leaves on clean & large surface.Take one of these,place it with smooth side face down and  rough side up.Apply bengal gram paste on upper surface.
• Then place another leave over first one with smooth side down,apply black gram paste.
• Now again place third leave over second one with smooth side down and apply green gram paste.
• Now roll these leaves carefully like a swiss roll.

• Repeat the process with other leaves,thus preparing several sets of leaves.

• Now the rolls are to be steamed in the steamer.If required,as an alternative,take a cooker or large pan, fill in the water nearly up to rim,cover with plain jaali and boil water.Your steamer is ready.
• Steam 2 or 3 rolls at a time as may be suitable in the steamer,placing side by side and covered with a dish or so,for about 15-20 minutes till daal pastes are cooked.

 

•  To check whether gram pastes are cooked,insert a knife about 1 inch through the rolls.Withdraw it.If knife is clean,it suggests daal pastes are cooked. 

•  When done,remove the rolls slowly from steamer,put on a plate and cut  the rolls into 1/2 inch thick slices.

• Heat oil in a deep pan.When steaming hot.Deep fry the slices,4-5 at a time.Ensure the slices do not break.

•  [The people who do not wish to use deep fried pakode,then alternatively Heat one tbsp oil in a pan,add mustard seeds.When seeds pop up,add slices,saute on both sides for 5-6 minutes.]

Serve hot as a snack or with rice,roti and daal.

Kachaudi---Chane ke Daal ki

There are many kinds of Kachaudies which are very popular in nearly all parts of India--as a snack in breakfast or in meals. Chane ke daal ki Kachaudi is more tasty and in demand.

 

      Ingredients:

• Bengal gram       1 cup
  [chane ki daal]
• Wheat flour         2 cup
• Green chilli  3-4 pieces
• Ginger     1 small piece
• Green coriander leaves  1small bunch
• Cumin seed                 1/2 tsp
• Black pepper corn  7-8pieces
•  Black cardamom      2 pieces       
• Green cardamom   2-4 pieces
• Cloves                   5-6 pieces
• Red chilli powder       1/4 tsp
• Ghee                             3tbsp
• Oil  for fry                    2cup                            
• Salt to taste

         Preparation:

• Chop finely green chilly,coriander leaves and ginger.

  For filling--

• Soak the chana daal for 6 -7 hours. Wash thoroughly and grind soaked chana daal along with ginger,cumin seeds, black & green cardamom, black pepper and cloves to get a smooth paste.
• Heat 1 tsp oil in a pan. Add channa daal paste, chopped green chilly & red chilli,   salt, chopped green coriander leaves. Mix thoroughly. Saute for 5-6 minutes. When paste gets dried,close the flame.
• Filling paste is ready.

For Kachaudi--

•  Add warm ghee and salt to the wheat flour, mix well.Knead to a smooth,soft and little loose dough as is made for chapati.

 

Method:

• Make small balls of wheat flour dough of equal sizes. 
• Take one ball, place it on a rolling board,press with palm and roll out a little. 
• Take it in one palm, place one spoon of daal paste in middle and close from all sides.

• Now put it back on rolling board and roll it lightly with rolling pin so that daal does not breach.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Meanwhile heat oil in a deep fry pan on high flame. 
• When steaming hot, deep fry the roll till light brown.Fry on both sides.

 

• Repeat the process with other balls.

Kachaudi is ready.

Serve hot.

Eat it as snack with green coriander chutney or pickle at tea time,or,in meals.