Mirchi cha Techa

Ingredients

Green chillies – 10 to 12

Garlic cloves – 5 to 6

Sesame seed – 1 tbl.sp

Few chopped coriander leaves

Salt as per taste

Method

Crush garlic little.

Cut green chillies into half

Heat one tsp of oil in a pan, and add garlic cloves. Cook for few seconds and then add green chillies. Cook for two minutes on a medium flame. Make a well in the centre and put sesame seed. Fry this for few seconds and then add chopped coriander leaves. Mix well and off the flame. Add salt as per taste.

With the help of mortar and pestle crush it coarsely. Serve hot with roti or bhakri.

Methi Vadi

Ingredients

Methi leaves/fenugreek leaves – 1 cup

Besan flour/gram flour – 1 ½ cup

Rice flour – 2 tbl.sp

Chilli powder – 1 tsp or as per taste

Coriander powder – 1  tsp

Poppy seed – 1 tsp

Sesame seed – 1 tsp

Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp

Baking soda – ¼ tsp

Lemon juice – 2 tsp

Make a paste of

Ginger – 1 inch

Green chilli – 2

Method

In a bowl, combine together all the ingredients given and make a batter of medium consistency by adding water to it.

Leave this to rest for 10 to 15 minutes.

Take a pan, grease it with oil and pour this batter. Spread it evenly and steam it for 10 to 15 minutes.

Remove and leave it to cool.

Cut into square pieces and then deep fry or shallow fry in oil.

Palak Vadi

Ingredients

Besan/gram flour – 1 cup

Palak/spinach leaves – 3/4 cup

Red chilli – ½ tsp

Cumin seed – ½ tsp

Paste of ginger and green chilli – 1 tsp

Turmeric powder – ¼  tsp

asafetida - ¼ tsp

Baking soda – ¼ tsp

Sesame seed – 1 tsp

Lemon juice – 1 tsp

Salt as per taste

Oil – 1 tsp

Method

Mix together all the ingredients, add one tsp of oil to it and then add enough water to make a thick batter. Grease the plate with oil and pour this batter in it.

Steam it in a pressure cooker or steamer for 15 minutes and then cut into cubes when it is cool.

Shallow fry in oil and serve hot with chutney or tomato ketchup.