Capsicum Chaat

RECIPE OF CAPSICUM CHAAT STEP BY STEP WITH PICTURES

Ingredients

For stuffing

1. 1 tbsp oil
2. 2 tbsp onion, finely chopped
3. 2 tbsp carrot, finely chopped
4. 2 tbsp cabbage, finely chopped
5. 2 tbsp capsicum, finely chopped
6. 2 tsp ginger-green chilli paste
7. 2 boiled potatoes
8. ½ cup cooked rice
9. 2 tbsp coriander leaves (kothmir)
10. ¼ tsp chaat masala
11. pinch of black salt (sanchal) powder
12. 1 tbsp bread crumbs
13. 6 no. Thick capsicum rings
14. 2 tbsp corn flour
15. 3 tbsp oil for shallow fry

For garnishing

1. 3 tbsp yogurt (remove excess of water and add salt and sugar to yogurt and whisk till smooth)
2. 2 tbsp khajur-imli (dates-tamarind) chutney
3. 1 tbsp green chutney
4. 1 tsp chaat masala
5. 2 tsp sev
6. 2 tsp coriander leaves (kothmir)
7. 1 tsp pomegranate (anar) seed

Method

1. Take a pan and heat oil in it. Add onions and cook for a while.
2. Add carrot, capsicum and cabbage in it.
3. Add ginger-green chilli paste, mix well and cook for few minutes. Put off gas and take the mixture in a bowl.
4. In a bowl add boiled potatoes, cooked rice, coriander leaves, chaat masala, black salt (sanchal) powder, bread crumbs and salt and mix well. (See Image 1)
5. Put this stuffing in a capsicum ring, press this ring in-between your palms. (See Image 2,3,4,5)
6. Sprinkle corn flour on both the sides of the capsicum ring. (See Image 6)
7. Take oil in a pan and shallow fry these stuffed capsicum rings. (See Image 7)

Garnish

1. Take shallow fried capsicum rings. (See Image 8)
2. Drizzle yogurt over each rings. Then drizzling by green chutney and then khajur-imli chutney. (See Image 9, 10)
3. Sprinkle chaat masala, coriander leaves, sev and pomegranate seeds and serve it. (See Image 11)

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Puran poli

Recipe of Puran poli step by step with pictures

Puran poli is prepared on any festive occasion in Gujarat as well as Maharashtra. Puran poli is one of the favourite dishes for all. In Maharashtra puran poli is made from chana dal while in Gujarat it is made from toovar dal. The stuffing is known as puran and the outer cover is known as poli.

Ingredients

For  puran (stuffing)

1. 1 cup Toovar (arhar) dal
2. 1 cup Jaggery (gud)
3. ½  tsp Cardamom (elaichi) powder 
4. A pinch (1/4 tsp) of Nutmeg (jaiphal) powder
5. 1 tbsp Ghee

For  Dough 

1. 1 ½ cups whole wheat  flour (gehun atta)
2. 1 tbsp oil

Method

1. Boil the dal with enough water in pressure cooker.  (See Image 1)
2. Drain excess water and mesh the dal lightly.
3. Heat dal in a non-stick pan (kadhai), add the ghee and jaggery, mix well and cook on a medium flame.  Stirr continuously till the mixture become thick.
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4. Add cardamom powder, nutmeg powder and mix well. (See Image 5)
5. Cool the mixture and make small balls from it. (See Image 6)
6. Making of dough – mix oil with whole wheat flour add enough water and knead into soft smooth dough.
7. Take lime sized ball from the dough . Roll into a 4” round.
8. Place a ball of  filling in the center of  the rolled dough and bring the end  the edges of  the  dough to the center on top of the filling, pinch them together and then press it down.  (See Image 7, 8, 9, 10)
9. Roll it out carefully to  a 6”round using a little wheat flour. (See Image 11)
10. Now cook it on a Tawa (griddle) till it turns golden brown on both the sides. (See Image 12)
11. Apply a tsp ghee all over it and serve hot in meal. (See Image 13).

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