Evening Recipe: Samosa

Samosa is the best time pass food to spend evenings with family and friends.

Ingredients:

1. Refined flour or maida—200 grams
2. Wheat flour—100gm
3. Potatoes (boiled and chopped) =1/2 kg
4. Peas (shelled and boiled) =1 cup
5. Green chillies (chopped) =2
6. Coriander seeds (crushed) =1 table spoon
7. Cashew nuts (cut into halves) =1/4cup
8. Raisins= I table spoon
9. Red chilli powder =1/2 tablespoon
10. Garam masala =1 table spoon
11. Salt to taste
12. Ghee or oil =sufficient.

Method of preparation:

1. Heat 1table spoon of oil in a pan.

2. Fry green chillies, coriander seeds, cashew nuts and raisins for 1 minute (on1).

3. Add potatoes, peas, salt, red chili powder and garam masala to (2).

4. Mix well (2+3) and cook for 5 minutes.

5. Now mix Maida, wheat flour, 2 table spoon of oil and ½ table spoon of salt. Knead dough with cold water.

6. Make a ball and roll it like a Puri (5).

7. Cut it into two parts (6). Fold each part in triangle shape.

8. Fill the potato mixture (2, 3, and 4) and stick sides (7) with the help of water.

9. Deep-fry till they (8) are light brown color.

Serve them in hot, with tamarind chutney to the guests.

Source: Sunday Times.

Soup Recipe: Cream of soup

Ingredients:

1 pkt mushroom (sliced)
1 onion (chopped)
3 glasses of water
2 cloves (crushed)
1 stick cinnamon (crushed)
4 tsp corn flour
1 cup milk
4 tsp butter
Salt and pepper to taste.

For garnishing:

Fresh cream

Method of preparation:

1. Melt butter in a pan, fry onions. Add sliced mushrooms, water and spices tied in a bag.

2. Cook till mushrooms are tender. Remove spices and put the liquid in blender
(Keep a few mushroom slices for garnishing).

3. Mix milk with the soup and put it on the flame. When it starts boiling, add corn flour (mixed in ¾ cup water).

4. Add salt and pepper. Garnish with cream and sliced mushrooms.

Yoghurt salad

Ingredients:

2 tomatoes (chopped)
¼ cucumber (chopped)
1 spring onion (chopped)
½ radish (chopped)
1 cup yoghurt a dry red chilly (chopped).

Method of preparation:

1. Mix all ingredients in a bowl.
2. Serve chilled.

Indian Recipe: Samosa

Samosa is the favorite recipe for Indians during evenings. It is a simple time pass recipe and easy to prepare.

Ingredients:

Maida flour (refines) – 200 gm
Wheat flour – 100 gm
Potatoes (boiled and chopped) – 500 gm
Peas (shelled and boiled) – 1 cup
Green chillies (chopped) - 2
1 tsp coriander seeds (crushed)
¼ cup cashew nuts (cut into halves)
1 tbsp raisins
Salt to taste
½ tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp garam masala ghee or oil

Method of preparation:

1. Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan.
2. Fry green chillies, coriander seeds, cashew nuts and raisins for 1 minute.
3. Add potatoes, peas, salt red chilli power and garm masala. Mix well.

Cook for 5 minutes. Enjoy evenings with Samosa.