Instant Sabudana Wada

Sabudana vada is traditional and very famous Maharashtrian recipe. It is generally served during fast or vrat.

Ingredients

Sabudana or Sago 200gms

2 boiled potatoes 

3 green chilles

1 inch ginger

7-8 curry leaves

1/2 cup coriander leaves

1/2 cup roasted peanuts

lemon juice

1&1/2 tbsp sugar

Salt

Oil for deep frying 

Method:-

Step 1

Wash and soak 200 gms sabudana in warm water (till the level of sabudana) then leave it for 10 mins

Step 2

Meanwhile in a mixer jar make coarse of 1/2 cup roasted peanuts, 3 green chilies, 1 inch ginger, 1/2 cup coriander leaves and curry leaves.

Step 3

Add the prepared  mixture, 2 medium size boiled & peeled potatoes, lemon juice ( 1 medium size), 1 1/2 tbsp sugar and salt to soaked sabudana. Mix it well to form dough consistency mixture. If it becomes sticky then add 1 or 2 tbsp rajgira atta.

Step 4

Apply oil on your palms to make flatten patties of the mixture. Lastlydeep fry in hot oil on medium flame until it turns golden.

Enjoy hot and spicy Sabunana vada with curd or green chutney.

Lauki Halwa in Microwave

Lauki halwa is one of the India's classical dessert. It is very nutritious and delicious too. Lauki is widely known as bottle gourd,  dodhi, ghia etc. Lauki is 92% water and one of the healthiest vegetables around. It is very easy to prepared and required only few ingredients.

Ingredients

• 2 cups lauki peeled and shredded
• 1 cup milk powder ( or khoya)
• 2 tbsp ghee
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp cardamom powder
• 1 tbsp each cashew nuts, raisins and  chopped almonds (dry fruits)

Method

Step 1:-

Peel and shredd the lauki, then squeeze it to remove access water and keep aside. 

Step 2:-

Take a microwaveable glass bowl. Add 2 tbsp of ghee add above mentioned dry fruits to microwave it for 2 mins.

Step 3:-

After then remove all the dry fruits from the melted ghee and keep a side. Then add lauki to ghee and microwave it for 2 mins.

Step 4:-

Add 1 cup of milk powder, 1/2 cup of sugar and mix  well to microwave it for 8-10 min. After 4 mins check it and mix well.

Step 5:-

Microwave it until the mixture becomes sticky dough and then add cardamon powder as well as fried dry fruits.

Enjoy healthy and tasty luaki halwa either hot or at room temperature.

King of street food

"PAV BAHJI" is iconic street food and one of my favorite too. Its a spicy veggie recipe serve with Indian bread commonly know as pav. It’s one of the best ways to feed your kids with plenty of veggies and bread. Try out its recipe.

Ingredients:-

• Potatoes 2 medium size

• Tomatoes 2 medium size

• Onions 3 medium size

• Ginger 1 inch piece

• Garlic 8-10 cloves

• Cauliflower 1/4 small (appx 100gms)
• Carrot 1 

• Green capsicum 1/2 medium size

• Green peas shelled 1/4 cup

• Fresh coriander leaves 1/4 cup

• Lemons 1

• Oil 3 tablespoons

• Salt to taste

• Turmeric powder
• Kashmiri red chilli powder

• Pav bhaji masala 1 & 1/2 tablespoons

• Butter 3-4 tablespoons

• Pav 

Method:-

For Pav

Take flat nonstick tava, add butter to it. Once butter starts melting put sliced pav on it and fry for a minute or a half. 

For the bhaji

Step 1

Boil potato, carrot, green peas, cauliflower in a pressure cooker ( till 2 whistle).

 
Step 2

Heat the 2 tbsp butter and  1 tbsp oil in a kadhai or nonstick pan then add ginger-garlic paste and sauté it for a minute.

Step 3

Add the finely chopped onions and sauté for 3 to 4 minutes till it become translucent.

Step 4Add the capsicum and sauté for 1 more minute. Then add finely chopped tomatoes and allow to cook for 3 to 4 minutes.

Step 5

Now its time for seasoning so add salt to taste, 1 & 1/2 tbsp pav bhaji masala, 1/2 tbsp chilli powder and 1/2 tsp turmeric powder and cook for another 1 or 2 minutes.

Step 6

Mash all the boiled vegetables and add it to gravy. Then add water and mix it well with the help of a masher. Allow to cook for another 2-3 min.

Step 7Finally add finely chopped coriander and  lemon juice (1 lemon) mix well. Garnish it with onion and coriander leaves  and enjoy delicious bhaji with buttered pav.

Try it and share your comments with me.