Gobi Manchurian Dry

Recipe Source:- showmethecurry.com
Ingrediants:-
For the Sauce:-

• Cauliflower / Gobi - 1/2 ( big size )
• Onion - 1 medium size
• Garlic - 6 big cloves
• G.Chilles -3
• Tomato Sauce-2 tbsp
• Red Chilli Sauce -2 tbsp 
• Vinegar - 2 tbsp
• Soy sauce - 4tsp
• Corn flour -2 tsp
• Green Onion - 3 stalks
• Oil

For the Batter:-

• Maida /All Purpose Flour - 5 t bsp
• Corn Flour - 3tbsp
• Salt - as per taste
• Pepper- 1/4 to 1/2 tsp
• Red Food Color - a pinch (optional)

Method:-

1. In a pan heat oil and saute finely chopped onions...
2. Now add chopped g.chillies and garlic
3. Saute till oil ouches out or till the onion changes color to slight brown..

    4. Now add in redchilli sauce and tomato sauce..

    5. Saute till oil ouches out...add vinegar and soy sauce... 

    6. Add little water and corn flour and saute till u get a very thick sauce..

    7. In a bowl mix all purpose flour , corn flour,salt ,pepper and red food color and water to make a batter    which is neither too thick nor too thin..

    8. Dip the cauliflower florets in the batter and deep fry it till cripsy in medium heat...

    9. Drain the excess oil by place the fried cauliflower in paper towel.

    10. Now add the fried cauliflower to the sauce already prepared..

    11. Fold in gently till sauce coats the cauliflower evenly..Now Garnish with some chopped Green onions.

    12. Serve  as a starter or as a side dish for noodles or any bread like roti or naan..

enjoy:)

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Re posting : Veg Cutlet

Ingrediants:


Vegs : 2 Cups (carrot,beans,green peas,cauliflower) 
Onions :1 Small 
Ginger Garlic paste :1 tsp 
Potato : 1 big(boiled and mashed) 
Chilli Powder : 1/2 tsp 
Cumin powder :1 tsp
Pepper : 1/8 tsp
Garam Masala : a pinch 
Salt : as needed 
Maida : 1 cup
Egg : 1 
Bread crumbs / rusk : as required
Oil for deepfrying

Preparation: -

1. Chop all the vegs and onion. Boil the potato and mash them without any lumps. 
2. In a pan add a little oil and saute onions till transparent,then add ginger garlic and fry well till the raw smell goes . 
3. Add chilli pwdr,cumin pwdr,salt,pepper,garam masala and saute them again till the raw smell goes. 
4. To this add the mashed potato and mix well.remove from the pan and let the mixture to cool.
5. In a bowl beat the egg well and keep it aside.
6. Once the mixture is cooled . Make balls of desirable sizes and flatten the balls like that of a paruppu vada.
7. Now roll this cutlet in the maida ,then dip it in the egg and atlast roll it over the bread crumbs...
8. Once u have finished doing this....you can deep fry the cutlets . but  before frying make sure the oil is hot.and fry till golden brown as all the ingrediants used are already cooked it won't take much time to fry it.

Note:- 

you can also do the cutlets ahead of time and store it in the fridge in a air tight box and fry it later...but don't keep it more than a day or two.

Cutlet tastes great when it's hot and served with ketchup...yummyyyy!!!!!!!


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Millagai Bhajji ( Chilli Fritters )

Ingrediants :-

• Big long Chillies -4 or 5
• Besan - 1 cup
• Rice flour - a handfull
• Dosa Batter - 1/4 cup
• Red chilli  powder -1/2 to 3/4 tsp
• Baking soda -1/4 tsp
• Hing - a big pinch
• Saltt
• Oil

Method:-

1. Make holes in the chillies using a fork and marinate the chillies in a some salt overnight .
2. In a bowl make batter mixing all the given ingrediants except chillies and oil..
3. Add water little by little ,it should be slightly thicker than dosa batter.only then batter will stick to chillies while frying..
4. Now heat oil in kadai for deep frying..once the oil is hot ..
5. Take the Chillies dip it into the batter making sure all sides are covered .and slowly drop it into the oil..
6. Add deep fry it till u get a nice crispy bhajji...
7. Have it with a cup of tea /coffee on a rainy day.... &.enjoy:)

Note:-

• Marinating the chillies in salt will reduce the spicyness of the Chillies

Paruppu Vadai

Ingrediants:-

• Channa Dal - 2 cups
• Onion - 1 small
• Green chillies -2 (chopped finely)
• Dry red Chillies -5 or 6
• Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
• Cloves - 4 
• Ginger - 1 medium piece
• Curry leaves -a springy red
• Hing - a pinch
• Oil
• Salt

Method:-

1. Soak channa dal and dryred chillies in water for atleast 3 hrs .Drain it completely and keep aside.
2. To the Soaked channa dal and dry red chillies add cuin,ginger,hing,curry leaves and cloves..
3. Grind this channa dal in 2 batches .Grind one batch finely and another batch coarsely just few pulses..don't add water while grinding
4. Now mix both the batches and add chopped onion ,g.chillies ,and few curry leaves (roughly chopped),salt and mix well.
5. Make even size ball out of this channa dal mixture.
6. Now heat oil in a pan for deep frying...once oil is hot flatten the balls and deep fry it.make sure to reduce the flame to medium once vadai is dropped into the oil..
7. Deep fry it till the vadai becomes brown on both sides...

Serve hot with coconut chutney and a cup of tea or coffee..

Note:-

• Make sure u drain the water from the channa dal completely before grinding it..

Typical Indian Toast

Ingrediants:-

• Bread - 3 slices
• Besan - 1 cup
• Onion - 1 small
• Carrot -1 
• Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp
• Chillir powder  -1 tsp
• Cumin powder -1/2 tsp
• Hing - a pinch
• Salt
• Oil

Method:-

1. In a bowl add besan , chillipowder, cumin powder, hing, salt .mix well..
2. To this add chopped onion,carrots and coriander leaves .mix well..
3. Add water approx 1 cup  to the besan and make a batter..
4. Now switch on stove and place a dosa griddle.apply oil and place the bread.
5. Now take the batter and apply over the top of the bread..turn the bread ,sprinkle some oil along the edges of the bread and apply the batter to the  side of the bread too...
6. Once the bottom side is cooked reverse the bread and cook the other side ...once both sides are done
7. Cut them into two and serve hot with ketchup...

 Can use any veg of ur choice..

 This is an easy tea time snack....and it is best served hot...enjoy :)

Yuca root with Spicy podi

Ingrediants:-

   Yuca root or maravalli kilangu(in tamil) -2 medium size
    salt - as needed

Onion vada /Onion pakodas

Ingrediants:

Onions -3

Besan flour-1/2 cup( kadalai mavu)

rice flour -2 tsp

cumin powder - 1/4 tsp

chilli powder - 1 tsp

asfestodia powder - a pinch

salt
Curry leaves
oil for deep frying

Method:

Cut the onions into thin juliens( lengthtwise).add cumin powder,chillipowder,asfestodia powder,curry leaves,salt.mix well now add besan flour gradually mix with hand .add rice flour and mix well .now sprinkle some oil and mix well ,at this stage the dry ingrediants will stick to the onions if not sprinkle little water and mix..the onion mixture should be like shown in the picture 2 (make sure not to add too much water.then the pakodas will not be crispy and the taste will itself change)

In a pan add oil and heat.when the oil is hot drop the onion mixture made to balls into the oil.deep fry and serve hot with tea / coffee.