CRISPY KAKRA

INGREDIENTS:

1.Wheat flour 1 cup

2.Cumin seeds / Ajwain (caromseeds) 2 teaspoons

3. Salt a little

4. Turmeric powder a pinch

5. Chilly powder 1/2 teaspoon

6. Ghee 1 teaspoon

7.Water as required to make a dough

PROCESS:

1. The dough made for kakra should be in the consistency of the dough that we make for

poori. that is it must be dry and rough.

2. Add the wheat flour, salt, cumin seeds,turmeric,chilly powder and water and make a

rough dough.

3. Knead the dough for atleast 10 minutes.

4. Let it soak for a minimum of 30 min.

5. Now spread the dough as thin as possible.The thinner the crispier. Hence it must be

Super thin. Get the help of a little ghee to make it.

6. Heat the non stick pan and put this thin spread on it.

7. Make sure it does not raise as chapathi. Keep pressing the dough that is on the tava with

the help of a cloth or presser.

8. Turn it and do the same. After 3 to 4 min slowly it ll give a slight brown colour.

9. Now take the kakra from the pan and keep it on a dry plate. After it becomes cool it ll be crispier kakra. Keep it in airtight container.

VARIATIONS:

1. Instead of Cumin seeds , Ajwain /Carom seeds can be used.

2. Garam masala can also be used instead of any seeds.

BAKED SOMASI

INGREDIENTS:

1. Wheat flour 1/2 cup

2. Maida flour 1/2 cup

3. Ghee 1 table spoon

4. Water as required to make dough

5. Milk 3 table spoons

6. Salt a little

FOR FILLING:

1. Rava/Sooji 1/2 cup

2. Coconut 1/4 cup (desiccated)

3. Sugar 3 table spoon

4. Cardamon a pinch

Powder

5. Ghee 1 tablespoon

6. Nuts 1 table spoon

badam/cashew/pista/walnut

PROCESS:

1. Add the 2 types of flour with a little salt. Add water and make a dough. Similar to that of

chapathi dough.

2. Heat the kadai and add ghee. Roast the nuts and keep it seperately.

3. Now in the same ghee,roast the sooji till it becomes a little brown. Add the

coconut and saute it for 2 to 3 min.

4. Add the sugar, cardamon powder and the roasted nuts and saute it for 2 min.

5. Leave it till it becomes cool. it ll be a dry mixture.

6. Take a little of dough and spread it like chapathi. Slice it diagonally and make it into two.

7. Now add the filling in each of the dough piece and fold it in the triangle shape. Seal the edges tight with spoon and apply milk on the edges (all the 3 sides).

8. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.

9. Now spread the baking sheet in the baking plate and keep all the samosi and bake it for 13 to 15 min.

TOMATO DOSA

I was bored in doing same dosa... I had few tomatoes that have to be used... so tried tomato dosa...

INGREDIENTS:

SERVES 2 PEOPLE WITH 3.5 DOSAS EACH :)

1. Raw rice 1 cup

soak in water for 3 hours

2. Chilies green 2

3.Ginger a little

4.Cumin seeds 1 teaspoon

5.Fenugreek 1 teaspoon

7.Onion 1 small piece (optional)

8.Walnuts or Cashews a little

9.Coriander leaves a little

10 Urad Dhal 2 spoons

together with raw rice soak all the above ingredients

11. Ripe tomatoes 2 big

12. Salt a little

PROCESS......

1. Drain water from the soaked rice and other ingredients and keep it

2.Cut the tomatoes and grind it. This tomato paste will be watery

3.Now add the remaining ingredients and grind. add water as needed.

4. The batter must be of that of normal dosa batter.

5. Add the salt to taste and make dosas and enjoy :)