CHATPATA CORN USAL

CHATPATA CORN USAL

It's a good choice for evening snacks to make Chatpata Corn Usal. It's very easy & fast to cook :-) Try it out!

Ingredients:
1 cup corn, 1 tbsp oil, 2- 3 chilies, ½ tsp turmeric powder, ½ tsp mustard seeds, ½ tsp garlic paste, ½ tsp ginger paste, pinch of asafoetida, 1 tsp garam masala, salt for taste, 1tsp lemon juice, 2 tsp grated coconut and coriander to garnish.


Method:
1) Grind the corn.
2) Make chili paste and add salt to it.
3) Take oil in pan and heat it. Add mustard seeds, chili, garlic and ginger paste to it.
4) Add turmeric and asafoetida and mix it well.
5) Add grind corn to the above mixture.
6) Add garam masala and mix it well.
7) Cook it for 5 mins.
8) Add lemon juice to it.
9) Serve it hot by garnishing it with grated coconut and finely chopped coriander.

DATE CAKE! (Eggless)

DATE CAKE

Ingredients:
20 seedless dates (khajoor), ¾ cup milk, ¾ cup sugar, 1 cup all purpose flour or maida, ½ cup ghee, 1 tsp baking powder, 1 tbsp cashews & walnuts.

Method:
Soak the seedless dates in warm milk for 1 hour.
Add sugar and grind them to smooth paste along with the milk in which it is soaked.
Add ghee and mix.
Sieve together flour and baking powder.
Add the flour 1tbsp at a time to the above mixture and mix slowly.
Add cashews and walnuts to it and mix it well.
Preheat the oven at 350 F.
Bake the cake in a greased ovenproof dish for 35-40 mins or till a knife inserted in the cake comes out clean.

PS: The color of the cake largely depends on the dates used. I have made it with black dates. So do not panic if your cake does not look exactly like mine.

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PANEER CHILI

PANEER CHILI

A Paneer prepared in chili and Soya sauce gravy.

Serves: 2

Preparation time: 15mins

Ingredients: 1 cup Paneer chopped into cubes, 3-4 green chilies, 1 tsp. Soya sauce, 1 tsp. tomato ketchup, 1/2 tsp. ginger-garlic paste, 1/2 cup onions slices, 1/2 cup capsicum slices, 1 tbsp. Oil, 2-3 strands coriander leaves, Salt for taste.

Method:

1.Heat oil and fry the Paneer cubes till they turn slightly brownish. Take them out. 2. In the remaining oil, add ginger-garlic paste and onions. Fry till onions turn translucent.
3. Add capsicum, finely chopped green chilies and fry till they become soft.
4. Add Soya sauce, tomato ketchup, salt and Paneer.
5. Mix well. Garnish with coriander leaves.Serve hot as a starter. :-)