Baked matar ( fresh green peas ) karanji

It is the season of fresh green peas here in India !! I tried this matar karanji in baked version & it turned out very good!                                                                                

Ingredients :
For outer cover :

Whole wheat flour : 1 cup
All purpose flour ( maida) : 1 cup
Baking powder : 1 tsp
Salt : 1/2 tsp

Vegetable oil : 4 tsp
Warm water : 1 cup or as required

Corn flour : 4 tbsp

Desi ghee or butter :  4 tbsp

For Stuffing : 
Boiled & coarsely ground fresh green peas  :2 cup ( Frozen can be used )
Mashed potato : 1/2 cup
Fresh grated coconut : 1/2 cup ( Frozen can be used )
Green chilli paste ; 1 tsp
Garlic paste : 1 tsp
Ginger paste : 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala : 1 tsp
Salt : 1 tsp or As per taste.
Vegetable oil : 2 tsp
Roasted cumin powder : 1/2 tsp
Lemon juice : 1 tsp

Add oil in a pan. Turn on the gas. Add chilli, garlic & ginger paste one by one & roast nicely.   Add boiled & crused peas & mashed potato. Add salt,cumin  powder & garam masala. Add lemon juice. Mix properly. The mixture should be dry. Keep aside to cool down.

Outer cover:

In a big bowl mix together whieat flour, maida, salt & baking powder. Add oil. With the help of water prepare a medium soft smooth dough. Keep it covered & let it rest for 2 hours.

Now take corn flour in a deep broad vessel. ( If you have parat use that preferably). Add  melted ghee in corn flour. With the help of hand mix both thoroughly till you get creamy smooth texture. Add more ghee if  required. The consistency should be like  cream.
After 2 hours prepare 3 bases like thick chapati. Spread corn flour ghee mixture on each base.Roll tightly all three & cut into pieces as the size of karanji you want. Roll each piece with pin & fill with stuffing.
Bake the karanjis @ 180C for 10-15 minutes.
This karanji is not crispy. It is soft but tastes yummy.

Enjoy hot  stuffed karanji with tomato ketchup or with chutney.

Appe with Veggies

Soft, tasty & healthy Appe

Ingredients :

Rice : 1 1/2 Cup

Chana dal ( Bengal Gram ) : 1/2 cup

 Urad dal ( Black Gram ) : 1/2 Cup

Pinch of Soda bicarb ( optional )
Finely Chopped veggies :
Onion : 1/2 cup
Carrot : 1/4 cup
Green bell pepper ( simla mirch ) : 1/4 cup
Green peas : 1/4 cup
Finely chopped ginger & green chilli : 1 tsp or as per taste
Oil : For greasing Appe pan

Jeera ( cumin seeds ): 2 tsp

Coursely ground Black pepper: 1 tsp
Chopped Curry leaves : 8-10
Salt : as required

Recipe :

1. Soak rice for 4-5 hours in a bowl

2. Soak Urad dal , Chana Dal  4-5 hours.

3. Drain the water. But do not throw it. Use little water for grinding.

4. Grind all the ingredients to very smooth batter.

5. Pour the batter in the vessel & mix it thoroughly.

6. Keep this batter overnight for fermentation. Take large bowl otherwise batter will come out after fermentation.

7. Add salt  as per taste & mix batter gently. Add all vegetables, chopped ginger & chilli, ground pepper & mix well.

8. Keep appe pan on gas stove. Add little oil in all cavities. Drop spoonful of batter in every cavity, cover it & cook till golden colour. Flip it & cook other side also.

Enjoy with chutney or tomato ketchup.

Green chutney :

Handful coriander, 1/2 cup fresh grated coconut, ginger, green chilli, lemon juice, 1/2 tsp jeera,salt & sugar as per taste. Grind all ingredients smooth & chutney is ready !!

Fresh Green peas wadi ( cake )

This is traditional recipe my MIL used to prepare ! She used to prepare it on gas stove. With little variation I baked this wadi in oven. Its really very tasty!!

Ingredients :

Besan (Gram Flour) : 1  Cup
Bhajni :  1 cup ( chakli bhajni or thalipith bhajni )
Rice flour : 2 tsp

Water : 2-3 Cup or as required
Fresh Green peas : 1 1/2 cups ( frozen can be used )
Potato : 1/2  cup boiled & cut in big pieces
Chilli paste : 1 tsp
Garlic paste : 1 tsp
Coriender leaves : Handful
Red chilli powder : 1 tsp
Turmeric powder : 1  tsp
Cumin seeds : 1 tsp
Sesme seeds : 2 tsp
Salt : as per taste
Sugar : 1tsp
Vegetable Oil : 4 tbsp
Baking powder : 3/4 tsp

Recipe :

1. Dry roast Gram flour for 5 minutes or till it becomes light brown.
2. Add Bhajni & Rice flour in the besan. 

3. Boil green peas till little soft. Add  peas & potato to above misture.

4. Add Coriander, cumin, chilli, turmeric powder .
5. Also add Chilli & Garlic paste. Add salt & sugar.
6. Add water as required. Consistency should be little thicker than idli batter.
7. Add oil.

8. Grease the  pan with oil generously.  Pour the mixture  and spread it evenly. Add a few drops of oil on top & also add some chopped coriander on the top.

9. Bake the wadi in preheated oven at 180 C for 40-45 minutes till it becomes golden brown..

Cut into pieces & enjoy this tasty wadi with yogurt!!

Savory Rawa Cake

Ingredients :

Fine Rawa (Suji ) : 1 cup ( 250 ml )

All purpose flour ( Maida ) : 1/2 cup

Butter :2 tsp ( I used Amul butter )
Grated Cheese : 3 tsp
Vegetable oil : 3 tsp
Ginger paste : 1/2 tsp
Green chilli paste : 1 tsp
Garlic paste : 1/2 tsp
Chopped Green beans : 1/4 cup
Chopped carrot : 1/4 cup
Finely chopped onion : 3 tsp
Green peas : 1/4 cup
Chopped spinach : 1/4 cup
Boiled corns : 3 tsp 

Plain yogurt : 1 Cup
Water : 1 cup

Baking Powder : 1  tsp

Baking Soda     : 1 tsp
Salt : 1 tsp or as per taste.

Recipe :

1.Dry roast rawa till it becomes light brown. Do not over roast. Let it cool .

2. Take  vegetable oil in a pan. Add all chopped vegetables when it becomes hot. Saute for 2-3 minutes. Do not overcook. Add salt. Preserve some corns to top on the cake. 

3. Add butter, cheese chilli garlic ginger paste & mix well.

5. Add roasted rawa, maida & yogurt. Mix.
6. Add water slowly till dropping consistency.

7. Add baking powder & baking soda & mix gently.  

8. Greese the cake pans & line with parchment paper.

10. Bake at 180C for 30 min. in preheated oven.

9. Cut & enjoy this different cake with sauce or dahi !!!.

Carrot & red pumpkin puri

Try these yummy puries full of healthy goodies. Will be favourite to all !! Ideal for children's lunch box!!

Ingredients :
Grated carrot : 1 cup
Grated red pumpkin : 1 cup

Wheat flour : 2 cup

Rice flour : 1 cup
Jaggery : 2 tsp
Red chilli powder : 1 tsp
Salt : 1 tsp or as per taste
Rosted jeera powder : 1/2 tsp
Black pepper powder : 1/2 tsp
Hot Vegetable oil : 3 tb sp ( mohan )
Oil : for frying puris
Sesame seeds : 3 tsp
Adjust red chilli powder & jaggery as per your test. But this proportion gives very good test.

Recipe :

1. In a  heavy bottom pan mix all ingredients except oil, wheat flour & rice flour.
2. Turn on the gas. Add 1/2 cup of water.
3. Let it cook till jaggery dissolves completely. Keep for 2 minutes. 
4. Turn off the gas. Let the mixture cool completely.
5. Add wheat flour & rice flour. Add hot oil.
6. Prepare nice soft dough. Let it sit for 1/2 an hour.
7. Divide in 4-5 parts. Roll with pin about 1/4 inch thick  & cut in the shape as you like.
8. I cut the puries with cookie cutter.
9. Fry in the oil & keep on tissue napkin to remove extra oil. 

These puries are very tasty as there is perfect balance of sweet, hot & salty taste. Sesame seeds give nice crunch & Carrot, red pumpkin gives beautiful colour & heathy too!!

   Enjoy with hot tea or tomato ketchup or sweet lemon pickle.