Halwa puri

Halwa Puri

Ingredients for suji ka Halwa:

Semolina                                                             1 cup

Sugar                                                                  1 ½ cups

Water                                                                 3 cups

Cloves                                                                2

Kewra essence                                                   a few drops

Yellow food color                                               a pinch

Cardamom, almonds, pistachios                           as required

Banaspati                                                            ½ cup

Method;

In a wok, slightly heat banaspati for 2-3 minutes and add cardamom & Cloves then add semolina and stir till fragrant.

In another pan, stir sugar with water and add food color. Bring to a boil and add this syrup to semolina. Stir well, cover and cook on low heat till the water dries. Add kewra essence in the end. Sprinkle almonds pistachios.

Ingredients for chanay ka salan;

Chickpeas (Boiled0                                          ½ kg

Ginger garlic paste                                            1 tbsp

Salt                                                                   as per taste

Brown Onions                                                   ½ cu

Tomatoes (Chopped)                                        5-6 Medium

Red Chilies (Crushed)                                       1 tbsp

Turmeric powder                                              1 tsp

Cumin seeds                                                     1 tsp

Garam masala powder                                      1 tbsp

Black pepper powder                                       ½ tbsp

Sugar                                                                ½ cup

Tamarind pulp                                                   ½ cup

Method:

In a pot, slightly heat oil for 2-3 minutes and sauté ginger garlic paste. Add cumin and the remaining dry spices. Mix well sprinkle a little water and stir the spices for a few minutes. Once and add 2 cups of lukewarm water, sugar and tamarind. Simmer on low heat for 5-7 minutes. 

             Mix salt and black pepper in the end and remove from stove.

Ingredients for aalo bhaji:-

Potatoes(boiled and cubed)                              ½ kg

Garlic (crushed)                                                1 tb sp

Salt                                                                   as per taste

Red chilies (crushed)                                         1 tb sp

Fenugreek seeds                                                ½ t sp

Nigella seeds                                                      ½ tb sp

Mustard seeds                                                    ½ t sp

Oregano seeds                                                    ½ t sp

Sugar                                                                  1 tb sp

Tamarind pulp                                                      ½ cup

Oil                                                                       4-6 tb sp

Method:-

   Boil 1 ½ cups of water and add red chilies and nigella seeds. Add potatoes and cook until gravy thickens.

In a frying pan, slightly heat oil for 2-3 minutes and add mustard, fenugreek, garlic and oregano. When they pops, pour the tarka on the potatoes and cook for 4-5 minutes. Add salt, sugar and tamarind. Mix well and remove from stove

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