Recipe- Besan Methi Mathri



Recipe- Semolina Bites

Semolina Bites


Ingredients
Suji/ Semolina 1.5 cups
Curd 2 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp or according to taste
Eno Salt 5 gm pkt (Unflavored)
Mustard Seeds 2 tsp
Curry Leaves 15-16 nos 
Oil 1 tbsp


Method

  • Take suji in a bowl add curd and salt, mix well.
  • Add sufficient water to make a medium thick paste.
  • Cover and keep aside for 0.5- 1 hour.
1. Steam Method
  • Heat a steamer and grease the plates.
  • When done add the eno salt to the semolina paste and mix well (Fig 1).
  • greased plates.
  • And steam for 20 minutes.
  • Check with the help of knife or tooth pick, if not cooked keep it for another 2-3 minutes (Fig 2).
2. Microwave Method
  • For that half fill a big wide microwave safe bowl with water.
  • And microwave for 5 minutes.
  • Meanwhile grease a microwave safe bowl and keep aside.
  • Now add the eno salt to the semolina paste and mix well (Fig 1).
  • greased microwave safe bowl.
  • And place this bowl in the water filled big and wide bowl (Like a double boiler system).
  • Cover with another bowl and microwave for 10 minutes on high.
 
  • When done remove from the bowl and allow to cool (Fig 3).
  • Now take 1 tbsp oil in a non stick pan and heat on medium flame.
  • When oil is hot enough add 1 tsp Mustard seeds and let it cracker.
  • Add curry leaves and green chili, fry (Fig 6).
  • Now add semolina bites and toss well on high flame for 2-3 minutes or untill golden in color (Fig 7).
  • Serve hot with coconut or daal chutney.
 

Tips
Do not beat too much after adding Eno salt.
Pour the mixture in a greased bowl as soon as you done with mixing Eno salt.
If serving to kids, adjust salt and chili according to your child taste and tolerance.

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Recipe- Veggie Wheat Steamed Dumplings

VeggieWheat Steam Dumplings


 Ingredients
For Dumplings
Grated Vegetables 1 cup 
(Cabbage+Bottle Gourd/Lauki+Carrot)
Whole Wheat (Aata) 0.75 cup
Semolina (Suji) 3 tbsp
Gram Flour (Besan) 3 tbsp.
Turmeric Powder 1 tsp
Ginger 1 tsp (Finely Chopped)
Green Chilli 1 tsp (Finely Chopped)
Ajwain/ Carom seeds 0.5 tsp
Jeera 0.5 tsp
Hing 1 pinch
Red chili Powder 1 tsp
Salt 1 tsp (or according to taste)
Edible Soda 0.5 tsp
Oil 1 tbsp.
For tempering
Oil 1 tbsp.
Mustard Seeds 2 tsp
Sesame Seeds 2 tsp 

 Method

  • Take all grated vegetables in a deep bowl.
  • Add sieved Aata, Suji and Besan, mix well by rubbing your hands.
  • In a small bowl mix well turmeric powder, ajwain, jeera, hing, red chilli powder, salt and soda powder.
  • Add this to dough with ginger, green chilli, and oil.
  • Mix well and make a paste like dough.
  • (you might not need to add water as vegetables has sufficient water naturally, but you may add sufficient water if you feel the dough dry)
  • Now pour sufficient water in a steamer and let it heat. 
  • Make small sized balls out of the dough and arrange on the greased plate.
  • Now steam these for 20 minutes
  • Check if dumplings are cooked with the help of knife or toothpick.If knife does not have batter traces, it means dumplings are ready.
  • Keep aside and let it cool completely.
  • When cool cut each dumpling into four piece and keep aside.

Now when you want to serve

  • Take 1 tbsp oil in a non stick pan and heat on medium flame.
  • When oil is hot enough add mustard seeds and let it cracker.
  • Now add sesame seed and fry until golden brown in color.
  • Now add dumplings and toss on high flame until change in color.
  • Cover the pan and switch off the flame. 
  • Open in 5 minutes and serve hot with green chutney or tamarind chutney.   

Tips

Jains or others who don’t eat root vegetables, can cook this recipe without carrot and ginger. 
You can use vegetables as per your choice.
Sometimes i use only 1 cup of grated lauki.
For better taste fry it just before serving.
While arranging for straming make sure to leave enough gap as they might double in size.
You can sprinkle some chopped coriander leaves while serving.
Make sure to adjust chilli if you are serving to kids.
You may also use it as a curry while dipped this dumplings in any gravy and enjoy.

 

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Recipe- Rava Kheer

Rava Kheer


Ingredients (2 nos)
Suji 4 tbsp
Ghee 2 tsp
Sugar 4 tsp cup
Milk 4 cups
Chopped Almond 2 tsp
Chopped Pistachio 2 tsp
Raisins 2 tsp
Saffron 1 pinch

Method

  • Heat ghee in a pan on medium flame.
  • When ghee is hot enough add suji.
  • Keep stirring Suji and fry untill golden brown.
  • Remove from flame, add milk and sugar.
  • Put the pan on medium  flame and add saffron and nuts.
  • When milk starts boiling switch the flame to low.
  • Cover the pan and leave on low flame for 1-2 minutes.
  • Switch off the flame and garnish with nuts.
  • Serve hot.

Tips
Make it just before you need to serve. as it may set if you leave it for long.
Add nuts of your choice.

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“Live and Let Live”



Recipe- Vegetable Cheela

Suji Vegetable Cheela

Ingredients (4 nos)
Suji/ Semolina 1 cup
Curd 2 tbsp
Crushed black pepper 1 tsp
Salt 1 tsp or according to taste
Chopper onion 1 medium
Chopper tomato 1 medium
Chopper capsicum 1 medium
Chopped potato 1 small
Chopped paneer 2 tbsp
Ghee/ Oil to fry

Method

  • Take suji in a deep bowl add curd and salt and mix well.
  • Add sufficient water to make a medium thick paste.
  • Cover and keep aside for 1-2 hours.
  • Add chopped vegetables, black pepper and pinch of salt mix well.
  • Heat non stick tawa on a medium flame.
  • Apply 1 tsp ghee or oil on the tawa and wipe with a clean cloth.
  • Pour some mixture (around 3-4 tbsp) over the tawa and spread in a round shape.
  • Apply ghee or oil on the sides and cover with a lid. Turn the flame to low.
  • Check in 2-3 minutes if upper side of cheela is cooked turn carefully and let this side also cook. 
  • Flip again if needed, when looks crispy on both sides serve hot with ketchup.

Tips
You can use yellow or red capsicum as well to make the dish more colorful.
You can use your choice of vegetables.

according to your child taste and tolerance.