KHARA BREAD / KHARA BUN

ingredients:
all purpose flour or bread flour 3 1/4 cup
active dry yeast 2 tsp
sugar 1 1/2 tbsp
salt 1 tsp
cooking oil or butter (melted) 1 tbsp
water 3/4 cup
milk 1/2 cup
dry fenugreek leaves(methi leaves) 2 tbsp
cumin 1 tsp
chilli powder 1 tsp(optional)
green chillies(2 or 3)
hand full of coriander leaves
sesame seeds 1 tsp
loaf tin,tray

method:
1. In a small bowl mix dry yeast and sugar , add lukewarm water & milk.
2. keep it in warm place to proof (approximately it takes 20 min) .
3. In a mixing bowl sieve flour & add salt, dry fenugreek leaves,chilly powder,cumin.

4. mix well then add finely chopped coriander & green chilli.

5. pour the yeast mixture slowly to the flour , oil and knead well to make  a soft dough.

6. wrap with cling film or kitchen towel and keep  it in warm place to raise for 2 to 3 hours ( preheat the oven  for 3 minutes and place the dough).

7. after raise punch the dough knead once again for 4 to 5 min  and shape it like loaf and place it in greased loaf tin.
8. if you have any remaining dough shape it like buns and keep in greased tray.

9. leave them to raise once again for 1 hour and brush with milk or butter & sprinkle sesame seeds.

10.preheat the oven for 180 C  and bake them for 20 minutes until you get the nice golden colour.
11. after baking remove from oven brush with butter and cool down completely.

ALOO BONDA (DIFFERENT METHOD)

ingredients:

gram flour

potato

onion, green chilli

mustard, cumin, urad dal

curry leaves, coriander leaves

chilli pwdr,turmeric pwdr

coriander pwdr

cooking soda powder a pinch

salt,oil

method:

1.In a bowl sieve gram flour and add water.

2.Add salt,chilli powder,cooking soda pwdr.

3.The batter should be  neither too thick nor too thin.

4.To prepare potato masala, boil the potato's

5.Heat oil in a pan, splutter cumin,mustard,urad dal,curry leaves.

6.Add onions, green chilly and saute.

7.Add the boiled potato's and gently saute.

8.Add pinches of coriander,turmeric and chilli pwdrs& saute.

9.Make them into balls and keep aside.

10. heat paniyara kal & pour oil in each pit.

11. dip the potato balls in gram flour batter and drop in each pits.

12. just turn the aloo bondas when it is brown colour & cook another side.

13. serve with your favourite chutneys.

BAKED NIPPATTU

ingredients:
all purpose flour / plain flour / maida 1 3/4 cup
rice flour 1/4 cup
butter 4 tbsp(melted)
oil 4tbsp
water 1/4 cup(slightly warm)
onion 1/4 cup(finely chopped)
coriander 1/2 cup(finely chopped)
white/black sesame seeds 4 tsp
green chilli 1
red chilli pwdr 1/2 tsp
salt 1 tsp
sugar 2 tsp
baking soda 1/2 tsp
ajwain 1/4 tsp
cumin 1/2 tsp

method:
1. In a  bowl sift plain flour & rice flour together.
2.add salt , sugar, baking soda, sesame seeds, ajwain, cumin, red chilli pwdr,green chillies,
   coriander, onion, melted butter.

2. now add oil and water little by little & knead well and keep covered for 30 minutes.

3. pinch a small amount of dough and make them into  small balls.

4.  roll flat with  rolling pin.

5. cut it into round shape with cookie cutter or anything you get desired shape.

6. prick with fork to make small holes so that it won't puff up while baking.

7. preheat the oven to 160 c

8. arrange in baking tray with greased baking sheet.

9. bake for around 20 to 30 min until brown colour.

10. keep it in air tight container & enjoy with tea.

PARANGIKAI MASALA KUZHAMBU

ingredients:

yellow pumpkin sliced 2 cups

onion 1

tomato 1

garlic 3 pods

peanut / ground nut 1 handful(roasted & peeled)

chilli pwdr

coriander pwdr

turmeric pwdr

salt 

oil

mustard, urad dal, cumin, curry leaves,red dry chilli

method:

1.  heat oil in a pan saute chopped onions & garlic .

2.  add tomato and saute well.

3.  cool down the sauteed (onion+garlic+tomato).

4.  in a blender blend the roasted peanut along with sauteed( onion+garlic+tomato) = grounded paste .

5.  heat oil in a pan splutter mustard, urad dal, cumin, dry red chilli &curry leaves.

6.  add the diced pumpkin & fry gently.

7.  add salt & little water cover and cook for 10 min or until it is cooked,

8.  then add the grounded paste .

9.  add chilli powder,turmeric, salt, coriander pwdr according to your taste.

10.  adjust salt and water.

11.  cook well & garnish with coriander.