Showing posts with label snacks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label snacks. Show all posts

Monday, 7 April 2014

Mum's Birthday Part 2: Skewered Cottage Cheese Balls with Raw Mango Twist!

I was suddenly humming and dancing to this song all day "Aao twist karein",I kinda like the dance moves full of twist! twist! and twist!


So,why would twisting limit itself just to dance moves,why not try it in food..ha! ha! ha!
Today's post is just on it with twists so enjoy the video and dance while you cook as well.

This was the second dish served in the evening to her(my mother) along with the Dahi Vada.

Ingredients:

For the Cottage Cheese Balls:

Cottage cheese/paneer 250 gm.
Raw mango pulp finely diced for filling.
Readymade Kasundi mustard sauce 1 tbsp.
Refined flour/Maida 3 tbsp.
Black pepper 1/2 tsp.
Green cardamom powder 1/2 tsp.
Salt to taste.
Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp.
Cherry tomatoes 1 pkt.
Green leaf lettuce 4 leaves washed and cleaned.
Chat masala for sprinkling.

For the Red sauce:

Readymade Chilly sauce 2 tsp.
Tomato ketchup 2 tsp.
Pudina leaves 3-4 leaves finely cut.

For the Raw Mango Chutney:

Raw mango 1 pc with the skin cut into 5-6 pc lengthwise.
Salt and sugar to taste.
Sunflower oil 1 tbsp.
Turmeric powder 1 tsp.
Fennel seeds a pinch.
Fenugreek seeds a pinch.
Whole dried red chilly 1 pc.
Black mustard seeds a pinch.
Mix Roasted spices(fennel,fenugreek,mustard,carom,dried red chilly) grind to powder.


Method:

For Skewered Balls:

Soak the skewers in a jug full of water.

In a bowl take panner and add maida,black pepper,green cardamom powder,salt,turmeric powder and mix well to form a dough.

In a small bowl mix the raw mango pieces with the kasundi sauce.

Now make small balls of the panner and put the raw mango mixture as the filling in the center and make round balls with them.

Deep fry in a pan all the balls and set aside in a paper towel.

Lightly marinade the cherry tomatoes with salt and butter and put it in the skewers.

Now in a grill pan grill the tomatoes well on all sides.

Alternatively put the panner ball and the tomatoes in the skewers.

Serve on a bed of lettuce leaves and sprinkle the chat masala over it.


For the Red sauce:

In a bowl,mix tomato ketchup,red chilly sauce and the pudina leaves and mix well.

****(You could avoid this sauce if you are not to fond of hot sauces)


For the Raw mango chutney:

Boil the mango pieces along with salt and turmeric powder and strain the water and keep aside.

In a skillet, heat oil and add dried red chilly broken into two halves,fenugreek seeds,fennel seeds,mustard seeds and let it crackle.

Add the boiled mangoes,turmeric powder,sugar and stir.

Now add water as required and let it simmer.

Once the mango looks well cooked add the roasted spices powder.

After 5 mins take it off the flame.

****(Now if the seeds bother you,then use a strainer to strain the chutney and re-drop the mango pieces in it and serve).




 Birthday isn't complete without the cake cutting photo.



Do you see that smile and sparkle on her face. Isn't what this every daughter seeks for.Ooh! I love her too much..so Cook. Eat and Enjoy!!!!! and don't forget to Dance...


Mum's Birthday Part 2: Dahi Vada

In my last post I have put up a main course recipe cooked on the same day..this was served in the evening along with virgin mojito,but unfortunately I forgot to click the photo of the mojito so I couldn't post the recipe but next time when I mix it again I will surely put it up for you guys...So enjoy because two more recipe upcoming..main-course and evening snack one of each...

Ingredients:

1 cup urad dal
1/2 cup besan
salt to taste
red chilly powder 1/2 tsp
black pepper a pinch
turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
sugar to taste
Sour curd 250 gm
Tamarind chutney 1 tbsp
chat masala 1/2 tsp
Sev accordingly.
Pudina chutney 1 tbsp
Roasted cumin powder 1 tsp.
Mint leaves 3-4 spring for garnish.
Sunflower oil for frying
A bowl of chilled water.

Method:
Soak for over 12 hours the dal.Then finely blend it into paste in a mixer.
In a bowl,take the urad dal mix and add besan,salt,sugar,chilly powder,black pepper,turmeric powder,jeera powder and mix them well.
Fry in oil the mixture making small balls.
Now take a bowl full of cold water and drop off the ball to let it soak the water.
Meanwhile prepare the curd mixture by adding sour curd,sugar in a blender until smooth.
Drain the water and take out the balls in a kitchen towel.Then immediately place them in a dish.
Pour over the balls pudina chutney,then the blended curd and over it sev and finish off with tamarind chutney.
Sprinkle red chlli powder,cumin powder,chat masala and the mint leaves.
Serve chilled.