Rava appe is quick and best for those morning struggles when everything has to be in fractions,a best snack for any occasion.
Appe is basically south Indian dish which is made with idli batter,but if you are in hurry and want a quick appe then making rava appe is best.Here we use semolina/rava and curd with little water to make the batter,if you wish you can add vegetable of your like,i have made a simple version of appe here.
Before making these appes we have to rest this batter for 15 minutes so that semolina soaks all the curd along with water and is of perfect consistency,if you notice the batter to be quite thick after 15 minutes you can add more water to it.
Many people use fruit salt or soda while making appe to make it fluffy,but if you want you can skip this,i have not used any soda here,still my appe were fluffy and soft.
Cabbage paratha was for my kids lunch box idea and they did not want the regular masala paratha so had to think and make something more yummy
Anything with pizza herbs flavour is always welcome, so grabbed my hand on this.Hope you love this recipe as it’s a hit in my family and the one’s who have tasted them.
A simple recipe where you have to just chop cabbage and mix herbs and stuff them,so the detailed recipe is here
Winter’s are the time when you get your veggies in abundance.My pantry is stocked with cauliflower that too 4🤔 now what better than making stuff parathas with them and consuming.
Best paratha for kids lunch box and they definitely love them.Cauliflower is blanched and then grinded not fine but coarse.
We usually keep making the onion-tomato version of vermicelli,today just wanted something chinese and grabed this vermicelli and cooked in my style.with only few veggies available in the pantry,instead of heading and shopping I prefered of cooking with whatever is there.Chinese cuisine is one such dish which is loved by all and you don’t have to request them to finish this off.
Try this different style vermicelli for your kids lunch box or as a evening snack,you won’t be disappointed.
Vermicelli is often stored at every Indian household for making of seviya,either we cook sweet or salty,this time let’s cook chinese.
Chinese vermicelli
Ingredients:
2 cups vermicelli cook as per given in packet
1 onion chopped
1 green capsicum chopped
1/2 cup chopped cabbage
1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste
1/2 tablespoon soy sauce
1/2 tablespoon vinegar
1/2 tablespoon schezwan chutney
2 tablespoon boiled sweet corn(optional)
2 green chillies chopped
salt as per taste
1 tablespoon sugar
oil for cooking
Method:
First cook vermicelli as per the instructions given on the packet
Heat oil in a kadhai on medium flame
Add in ginger-garlic paste,saute till raw smell has gone
Add in green chillies, onions and saute till soft
Add in veggies(whichever you are using) cabbage, capsicum and boiled corn
Saute for few seconds
Next add in the given sauces with salt
Mix well
Add sugar
Add cooked vermicelli
Toss it well
Garnish with chopped capsicum and corn
Serve hot
Chinese vermicelli is ready to be served
Hope you liked my version of vermicelli
Until then keep exploring…..
While adding salt remember,the sauce does have a little amount of salt already.
Kathi rolls were originated in Calcutta with kababs like beef,chicken amd mutton and the variations are endless today.Everyone coming with their own version here to suit their taste buds.I developed his recipe to the exact taste of my twins,knowing what they will like n what not.This roll has being a hit with them,actually made this for their lunch box as every mother will understand the pain of making something different every day for kids,it’s a huge task.So just grabbed whatever was in my pantry and essembled ,there you go a delicious mouthwatering, tasty and tangy with some spicyness here it is Chinese bhajiya roll
Chinese is every childs favourite cuisine,I can say even adults,so best roll I thaught of making was this.Purely being my way of cooking here,I have not used maida rotis only wheat flour rotis to keep it healthy.
Kathi rolls are basically any kabab or bajiya rolled into Indian flat bread like maida ki roti or gehu ki roti.
A best lunch box idea or snack
Do check my You Tube channel for detailed video Purvanchal’s Tadka
This generation is divided into two parts half being the pizza gang and half being the Indian samosa gang😂😂I hope you agree,if not you are free to do so😉but if you take on a serious note there still are people who would give away pizza for samosa and with people I mean the younger generation.
And the gang that I am talking about is none other than my twins,they love samosa.The street from where they pass by for classes has a small hotel from where aroma of Deep frying samosas just make you feel hungry and wanting to just have , from that place samosa have become my twins fav,in either way it had to happen as their dad is a hardcore fan of Samosa 😃.
Coming from Uttar Pradesh where all the samosa and chaat stuff started making them was never a big deal and every house had their own way of making masala.The whole trick lies in the masala or stuffing of samosa a little bit here n there with the masala you are gone,so perfect quantity of spices is the main stuff.
This recipe which I am sharing is the one made by all the local shopkeepers from Purvanchal region and main bazar of our native place that’s Pattinarendrapur,any person who has tried samosa from UP will get easily connect to it by have this one.
Now that you have boiled and mashed potatoes keep it aside
Take a blender jar and blend all this ingredients- green chillies, coriander leaves, haldi powder, coriander seeds,garlic, curry leaves and coriander powder with little water
Keep the paste aside
Heat kadhai with oil add rai let it crackle
Add saunf/fennel seeds,saute
Pour in the paste and fry till oil leaves the sides
Now add in salt,amchur powder and hing
Cook for a second
Add in the mashed potatoes
Give it a nice mix,here you need some muscle power😀
Let them cool
Meanwhile knead the dough with salt,oil,kalonji,ajwain and water
Start rolling into disc shape and cut into half
Make triangular shape
And stuff the potato mixture
And seal the ends by pressing well or applying water at the edges
Stuff all the samosas in that shape and keep ready
Heat oil for deep frying
Start frying all the samosas till light brown in colour
Serve them with dahi or chutney
Have a party then do try this samosas make them before and stock,just microwave them before the party starts and serve hot
You can even have samosas with gujarti kadhi they really taste yum check the link here http://Gujarathi kadhi
Baghara bhaat as the names says it all is a quick way to finish your leftover rice.in my house its rare that rice is left but whenever this happens Masala bhaat is made and the first in queue is my husband 😂 plane rice is not liked by him.
Making Baghara chawal I learnt from my MIL as at my place this is not entertained, they don’t like fried chawal.This recipe belongs to her.
So without wasting any time, let’s get the recipe quick…
Spinach or palak as we call it in Hindi has been liked by all in the house,be it palak paneer,palak pakora,palak ki dal….so on.as we all know that palak helps in digestion of food and clearance of all the toxic stuff in the stomach so i would suggest you all to include palak or spinach in your diet once in a week in any form.My kids love palak puri and palak paratha,so it goes in their lunch box as well,I hope you understand what its like thinking of new stuff for lunch box.This recipe is a must try for all of you,there is no need of any accomplishment one can just roll and finish this up.Do check my recipe of https://purvanchaltadka.wordpress.com/2018/12/01/mixed-saag-sabzi-how-to-make-mixed-saag-sabzi/https://purvanchaltadka.wordpress.com/2018/10/23/palak-aur-paneer-ki-bhurji-how-to-make-palak-paneer-bhurji/
Palak/Spinach
Palak paratha
They are good in Iron,calcium,magnesium,asthama prevention,lowering blood sugar and many more.
Spinach is also called as Super food.
Palak ki roti is full of nutrition and healthy,coming to the recipe lets see how did I make this.
While writing about meethi puri I am nostalgic about childhood days and missing my daddy,but its life and it goes on.There’s a story to tell here way back to 30 years travelling by train was a big deal if it was long distance and to travel from Mumbai to Banaras it took more than 24 hours and in that time maa use to make these sweet puri for snack as kid kept demanding for something ,we use to keep nibbling them the whole journey.This puri would stay fresh till 3 days in that hot summer as well.In Purvanchal region small festivals are incomplete without these meethi puri as it is served as bhog to Diety.Made meethi puri on occasion of saptami which falls in the month of sawan where Goddess Durga is praised by keeping fast and cooking in midnight before the dawn,this is quite ineresting as the next day kitchen is kept closed and members eat all the pakwans cooked in midnight.A simple recipe with wheat flour and sugar been used,while I am writing down this blog let me tell its pouring heavily here,which makes the weather more pleasant today,had gone to the nursery today and brought some plants which I am sharing with you just a random click
This does refresh the mood,right.so coming to meethi puri its basically wheat flour and sugar mixed Let’s get the recipe quick
Masala pav is a street food and loved by many.Till few days i had never tasted Masala pav only heard about it,thanks to my devar (brother in law) who made me taste this at famous outlet near Wardhaman nagar in Nagpur.Taste was exactly like pav-bhaji but no mashed potatoes were there,i wanted to ask the recipe from the stall owner but a little hesitant (though i could Google the recipe) thought these people make the real taste and their recipes are the best one’s if stall owners are willing to share.After the stall was a bit less crowded i asked the guy who was making the masala on a huge tawa..
Bhaiya isme kya dala h (how is it made)
Oh God!!! That guy went so fast and thank God i was recording his voice😂went home and repeatedly heard his voice and got the recipe…finally
Masala Pav is quick recipe,perfect for kids lunch box or evening snack.This can be served as party snack or finger food.
Dosa has always been healthy breakfast or dinner .It has also been recommended by doctors if one falls sick, as there’s no oil or deep frying involved. Our South Indian food has so many ayurvedic benefits with it,being the very old culture of our country .There are so many varieties of dosa or adai available, but the one I am making today is what my mother use to make and this recipe belongs to her ,a quick and instant dosa ready without any fermentation required.