Kothambir Wadi

Kothambir wadi is a yummy and easy to make snack that goes well with drinks, at  tea time and as a side dish with a meal.

Ingredients

1 bunch coriander leaves removed from stem, washed and finely chopped
1 small bowl of gram flour/ besan
1 tblspn ginger, garlic, green chilli paste
1/2 tspn jeera/ cummin seed  powder
1/4 tspn turmeric/ haldi powder
Salt to taste
few tbspns oil for frying

Method

In a deep bowl / tray, mix wet coriander leaves with all the other spices. Slowly add the gram flour and mix well to make a dough. Divide the dough into 2 parts. Flatten each into a roll of about 2 inches diameter. Place the rolls in a large sieve and put the sieve on a pan of boiling water. Cover the sieve and let the rolls steam for 10-15 minutes on medium flame till they are cooked. To check if done put a knife through one roll. If it comes out smooth, it is done. Turn off flame, allow the rolls to cool and cut into slices of 1 cm thickness. Heat 2 tblspn of oil in a non stick pan and put around 6-8 slices and fry till both the sides are golden brown. Serve hot with coriander mint chutney, coconut chutney or ketchup.

Chilled Dahi Aloo chaat

In the sweltering May heat, Dahi aloo chaat makes a great meal accompaniment as well as an in between meals and tea time snack.

Ingredients

2 cups chilled blended yogurt
1-2  potatoes boiled peeled and cut into small pieces
1 small bowl of fresh pomegranate seeds
Salt, pepper/ red chilli powder and chaat masala to taste
few strands of coriander leaves

Method

In a bowl put boiled potatoes. add all dry spices and chilled yogurt. Mix well. Now pour out the contents in a glass serving dish. Garnish with fresh pomegranate seeds and coriander leaves and serve chilled.

New Flavour for Ice cream lovers !!

Ice cream Lovers are always experimenting with new flavors, either based on seasonal fruits or other exotic ingredients. While April and May are months when Alphonso mango ice cream is the favorite with young and old , I was surprised when a few days ago I got a gift of a tub of fresh jackfruit ice cream. Not being fond of jackfruit, I opened the tub a bit apprehensive about what lay in store, but was pleasantly surprised at the unique and delicious flavour of the ice cream. So next time you're looking for an original flavour think of Jackfruit!