Ajwain-jeera biscuits

This is chat-pata snack and recipe is simply and fast.This is usually a combination with hot tea.


Ingredients:

1. Maida/All purpose flour.
2. Ajwain.(little)
3. Jeera/cumin.(little)
4. Water.
5. Salt.
6. Oil for frying.

Method:

• In a mixing bowl pour maida, salt to taste, ajwain, jeera (crushed a bit) mix all the ingredients with water to make a hard dough.
• Roll the dough like roti and cut into diamond shaped using a knife or pizza cutter.
• On a medium flame heat the oil and slowly drop each diamond shaped biscuit into the oil for frying and fry until golden red.
• Take out on tissue paper so that it absorbs excess oil and once it comes to room temperature can be snacked its READY TO EAT :)

NOTE: Can be stored in air tight container after cooled for 2 weeks.

ShankarPali

This is the most favorite and is traditional Maharashtrian snack recipe. This is fried crunchy and sweet cookies that literally melt in your mouth! 

Ingredients:

1. All purpose flour/Maida.
2. Sugar.(acc to taste)
3. Ghee.
4. Milk.(1/2 cup)
5. Oil for frying.
6. Little water.

Method:

• In a skillet on a medium flame boil little water, sugar, salt to taste and little milk in it.(no exact measurements required go as per your taste).
• Now in a mixing bowl take u r required quantity of maida and make a hole in center and add the warm water which is prepared earlier and also add melted ghee.
• Make it in form of a dough and roll it like a roti and cut them in to small diamonds.
• In a frying pan oil is heated on medium flame for deep frying pour one by one carefully and take them out when they are golden red..dust with sugar powder and serve as snack and its READY TO EAT :)

Oats thalipeeth

Oats .. as previously known as a healthy fiber which mainly aids in weight loss and control of diabetes.Oats recipes are lot to be made and this is one way to eat them especially for breakfast.

Ingredients:

1. Powdered oats.
2. Wheat flour.
3. Onions.
4. Grated vegetables(cucumbers,ginger,carrot)
5. Cumin.
6. Curry leaves.
7. Cilantro.
8. Salt.
9. Chilli paste.
10. Turmeric.

Method:

• In a big bowl pour oats powder and little wheat flour in 2:1 ratio following with all the mentioned ingredients.
• Mix well first and if required sprinkle water and make dough of it.
• On a clean cloth take a small dumpling of the dough and spread it with fingers to make like roti.

• On a heated pan lift the cloth and transfer it on pan sprinkle some water to remove the cloth. and roast it with ghee(if required) and serve it hot with choice of chutney or pickle and its READY TO EAT :)

Beetroot sabji

Beetroot is very delicious vegetable and is a blood purifier.The iron content in this vegetable is unmeasurable.This is very simple,crunchy and healthy sabzi and can be eaten with choice of roti, paratha or as side with white rice.


Ingredients:

1. Beetroot.
2. Onions.
3. Cumin.
4. Curry leaves.
5. Chillies.
6. Salt.
7. Chana dhal.
8. Oil.
9. Cilantro.
10. Grated Coconut.

Method:

• Peel and chop the beetroot fairly thin and pressure cook with water it until soft and drain the rest of the water.
• Now take a skillet on a medium flame pour some oil cumin, chana dhal, chopped onions, chillies, curry leaves.
• Saute until transparent.... add the cooked beetroot and salt to taste.
• Garnish with cilantro and grated coconut and its READY TO EAT :)

Oven baked raw banana fritters

This is snack that goes well with tea and loved by oil. The only disadvantage is that its deep fried and a fat stuff. Here I make it yummy and oil free chips. 


Ingredients:

1. Raw banana.
2. Salt.
3. Chilli powder.

Method:

• Peel the raw banana and slice it thinly and place it on baking tray.
• Sprinkle salt and chilli powder and bake it until it changes in texture and gets crispy and its READY TO EAT :)