Thursday, February 5, 2009

Chocolate Ladoo

The name itself makes my mouth water… I am one of those numerous people in this world who go weak in their knees at the first mention of the word ‘chocolate’. I learnt this recipe from a school kid! Surprised… well its so easy and quick I bet every kid wouldn’t mind doing it on their own! This is a cousin of mine and she is said to have won a prize in her school for this – one word delectable sums it all for this :)

Ingredients

Marie biscuit – 1 pack

Cocoa powder – 2 tablespoons

Condensed milk – 1 cup

Shredded dry coconut/ deciduous coconut

Method

Grind the Marie biscuits to make a fine powder

Mix cocoa powder to it

Add condensed milk as per requirements to make a dough of it

Make small balls of it ( They would be sticky, so don’t let them stick together)

Roll it in shredded coconut or deciduous coconut

Your coconut laddo’s are ready to be served!

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Stuffed Aaloo Tikki

This one’s from the numerous TV channels that I browse. A Sindhi lady, whose name I forget, taught this on one of the channels. As a rule, if I see something interesting I try it and then put it up on the blog. We made it this weekend and even after a sumptuous lunch, it looked tempting enough to be finished off in one serving. So, the baseline is that this thing tastes fabulous.

Ingredients

Boiled potatoes - 2
Green chilies- 2
Ginger – 1 teaspoon
Amchoor powder (raw mango powder) – ½ teaspoon
Coriander powder- ½ teaspoon
Cumin powder – ½ teaspoon
Boiled green peas/ chikpeas (chana) – 1 cup
Bread- 1or 2 slices
Salt to taste
Oil for frying

Method

Take the boiled green peas or chana in a bowl.
Add ginger, green chilies, amchoor powder, coriander powder, salt and cumin powder.
Mash and mix well
Take the boiled potatoes in a separate bowl.
Dip the bread slices in water and squeeze out the water completely from the slices.
Mix this bread into the potatoes and mash it well.
Take a small portion of the potato mixture & roll it into a ball
Using your thumb press in the middle and then using your thumb & index finger make a circular hollow in the dough.
Fill it with the greenpeas mixture and cover from all sides.
Flatten it a little to make an oblong shape tikki
Take oil in a pan and once heated drop these tikki’s into the oil
Fry till golden brown
Serve hot with tomato sauce or green mint chutney.