Cauliflower manchurian

  Preparation Time: 10 minutes

  Cook Time: 45 minutes

  Serves: 2-4 people as appetizer

  Ingredients:

  1 whole cauliflower diced into small pieces

  1 cup of all-purpose flour

  2 teaspoons of Rice

  1 teaspoon of ginger garlic paste

  1 teaspoon of grated chili

  Salt as needed

  1 cup of capsicum cubes

  3 pods of crushed garlic

  2 teaspoons of soy sauce

  3 teaspoons of sriracha paste

  1 teaspoon of Vinegar

  Oil for frying (If we are using air fryer, we don't need more oil)

  Steps to prepare:

• In a large bowl, put all-purpose flour, rice flour, 1 teaspoon of ginger garlic paste, salt and grated chili. Mix well. Add some water to get batter consistency.  
• In a deep-frying pan, heat oil and test it with little batter
• In small batches, fry all the cauliflower florets in oil and keep them aside.

• Now, in a pan add oil and fry crushed garlic.
• Now, add capsicum cubes. Fry until capsicum is soft.
• Add soy sauce, sriracha red chili paste, vinegar and mix well.
• Add little sugar and salt. Adjust spice levels according to taste.
• Now, add all the fried cauliflower florets to the sauce and mix well.
• Cauliflower Manchurian is ready for serving. Serve it with Noodles or fried rice. or just enjoy it as appetizer.

                                                       

                                                    

Broccoli Fritters(Pakora)

 Broccoli is our favorite snack item. We generally dip it with Ranch or make Broccoli soup. Here is another way to enjoy this vegetable on a cold or rainy day. we can also make this in air fryer.

 Preparation Time: 10 minutes

 Cook Time: 30 minutes

 Ingredients:

 2 cups of Broccoli florets washed 

 1/2 cup Besan

 2 teaspoons of rice flour

 1/2 teaspoon of chili powder

 1/2 teaspoon of crushed Ajjwain

  Salt as needed

  water for mixing

  oil for frying

  Steps to prepare:

• In a pan keep oil for heating, meanwhile in a large bowl keep all the broccoli florets.
• Add Besan flour and rice flour.
• Put chili powder and crushed Ajwan. mix it with flour.
• Add water
• Add salt. Now the broccoli Besan mixture is ready for frying. Taste and make sure salt and Spice levels are sufficient.
• Meanwhile, oil might be ready as well.
• On Medium flame, fry broccoli florets until they are golden brown.
• Take the broccoli florets and serve hot with Ketch up.

      

                                                

Mysore Bonda

Mysore bonda with Maida an extremely popular deep-fried snack recipe from the south Indian cuisine made with plain flour. it is known for its round ball-shaped soft texture and hence the name of Bonda recipe. it is popular street food, evening snack recipe served with the combination of spicy chutney with a strong coffee or chai.

Preparation Time: 4 hours

Cook Time: 30 Minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 cup curd
• ▢¾ tsp salt
• ▢1 tsp baking soda
• ▢2 cup Maida / plain flour
• ▢2 chili (Finely Chopped)
• ▢1 inch ginger (Finely Chopped)
• ▢few curry leaves (Chopped)
• ▢2 tbsp coconut (Shredded)
• ▢2 tbsp coriander (Finely Chopped)
• ▢1 tsp cumin
• ▢oil (for frying)

        Steps to Prepare:

• In a large bowl take 1 cup curd, ¾ tsp salt and 1 tsp baking soda.
• mix well until the curd turns frothy.
• Add 2 cup Maida and start to mix gently.
• adding more curd if required, start to beat in 1 direction.
• the batter will turn elastic texture.
• now add 2 chili, 1 inch ginger, few curry leaves, 2 tbsp coconut, 2 tbsp coriander and 1 tsp cumin.
• mix well combining everything well.
• cover and rest for 4 hours.
• After 4 hours, the batter will turn softer and fluffier.
• beat it further for a minute.
• dip your hand in the water and pinch a ball sized batter.
• drop in hot oil, keeping the flame on medium.
• stir and fry until the Bonda turns golden brown and crisp.
• Drain off the Mysore Bonda and enjoy with coconut chutney or chutney of your choice.

                                                

Potato Fritters

 Preparation Time: 10 minutes

 Cook Time: 30 minutes

 Ingredients:

 1/2 cup of chickpea flour

 2 teaspoons of corn flour or rice flour

 1/2 teaspoon of chili powder (Adjust according to your spice levels)

 1/2 teaspoon of Ajwain

 Sliced potatoes (I generally slice it vertically)

 Salt as needed

 Oil for frying

 Steps to Prepare:

• In a bowl, put all the sliced potatoes, Add chickpea flour, corn or rice flour. Add Chili powder, Ajwain. Add Salt.
• In a wok, put oil and allow the oil to warm.
• Put the sliced potatoes and allow it to fry until golden brown.
• Serve hot with ketchup.

                                                           

                                          

Onion Pakoda

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time:  30 minutes

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Ketch up

2 cups Besan (Chickpea flour)

2 teaspoons rice flour

3 cups sliced onions

1 green chili

1 teaspoon chili powder

1 teaspoon Ajjwain

Salt as needed

Sunflower oil

Steps to prepare:

• In a frying pan, put sunflower oil and allow the oil to boil.
• In a bowl Mix onion, chickpea flour, rice flour, chili powder, 1 teaspoon Ajwain, salt as needed. Now the Onion batter is ready.
• Put little batter in oil to make sure, oil is hot enough to fry pakora.
• Slowly, put little of onion batter evenly in oil.
• Fry the pakoras until they are golden brown.
• Serve immediately with ketch up.