CHIKKI / GROUNDNUT TOFFEE

Ingredients:

Groundnuts/peanuts- 2 cups
sugar or crushed jaggery - 2cups

Method:

Roast peanuts, clean and pound roughly. In a pan take sugar or
jaggery and melt it on a slow flame. When it becomes watery,
pour powdered/crushed peanuts. Mix well and stir continuously.
When it leaves the sides pour on a greased plate or chopping
board and roll it with a rolling pin. Cut into desired shapes
when it cools.

CHAKLI

Ingredients:

Rice flour- 4 cups
gram flour - 1/2cup
chilli powder -2tbsps
jeera - 1 tbsp
ghee/butter/margarine - 2tbsp
hot oil - 2tbsp
hing/asafoetida -a pinch
salt to taste

Method:

Mix all the above ingredients using water. Knead to pliable dough. Press in chakli mould. Fry in preheated oil.

POTATO CHIPS

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Ingredients:
Big size Potatoes - 4
red chilli powder - 1tsp
turmeric powder a pinch
salt to taste
oil for deep fry


Method:
Slice the potatoes into thin long pieces using chips slicer or processor. Add 1tbsp salt and soak in water for 10 minutes. Dry it on a large sheet of paper or cloth. Once it is dried, then deep fry in oil until it turns crisp. Add red chilli powder and turmeric powder, salt and mix well.

PURIS

INGREDIENTS:

Maida / all purpose flour - 1 cup

wheat flour - 1 cup

ghee/butter - 2tbsp

salt -1/2tsp

sugar-1/4tsp

oil for deep frying

Method:

In a bowl, mix flour,butter or ghee, salt and sugar and mix well. Now add the water and mixing and kneading until a stiff dough has formed. cover and set aside for 20 - 30 minutes. Divide the dough into small lime size portions and make the balls. Flatten the ball into a round cake. Roll out the puris to about small disc size. Heat the oil and fry the all puris. Serve with aloo ki bhaji / any curry or chutney.

ONION BAJJI

Ingredients;

Onions - large, sliced into half rings
green chillies -2, finely chopped
Besan /chick - pea flour
chilli powder - 1tsp
cumin powder - 1tbsp
coriander powder - 1tsp
rice flour - 1tbsp
pinch of baking soda
salt to taste
oil for deep frying

Method:

In a bowl mix all the ingredients besan, greenchillies, chilli powder, cumin powder, rice flour, 2 tbsps of hot oil , salt and soda mix well. Now add the sliced onions and little water and mixing until a soft but thick batter is formed and the onions are coated with this batter. Heat the oil (using a big spoon put in as many small amounts of the onion batter as the pan.) And fry for outside turns golden brown and crisp. Drain the bajjis on absorbent paper.

Mango Milk Shake/ Mavinahannina milk shake

Ingredients:

Mango slices or pulp
milk - 1cup
sugar to taste
rose water - 1tsp
cardamom powder
water

Method:

Put the mango slices or pulp,milk,cardamom,rosewater and sugar into a blender and switch on for a few seconds. Transfer the juice into a mug and Chill for one hour. Then put the mango juice into a glasses and serve.