Bhel Puri (Home made- 100%):

I have had bhel puris from shops nearby with the help of basic mix. Here is a perfect my version of bhel puri. It is very simple and spicy snack special for a rainy day accompanied by hot chai.

Ingredients:

Potato – 1 large

Onion – ½

Tomato – ½

Chat masala – 1/2 tsp

Chilli powder – a pinch

Pappad:

Rava – 1 cup

Maida – 1/2 cup

Salt – per taste

Water – to make dough

Green Sauce:

Pudina – 1 bunch

Corriander leaves – 1/2 bunch

Green chilli – 2

Ginger – A small piece

Salt – ½ tsp

Method:

• Dice onion and tomatoes finely
• Boil potatoes and keep the aside.

Pappad:

• Mix rava, maida, salt and water and make a dough.
• Make large roti with it and cut out smaller circles from them of desired circle size. Normally that would be a mouthful.
• Fry them in oil and keep them aside.

Green Sauce:

• Grind pudina, Corriander leaves, green chilli, salt and ginger into a fine paste.

Now comes the final makeover.

• Break the pappad into half or into pieces.
• Smash the boiled potatoes and add them.
• Add the dices onions and tomatos.
• Add salt, Chat masala and a pinch of chilli powder and mix them well.
• Add the green sauce on this and serve.
• Can also add ketchup to enhance taste.

Veg Puffs:

Have always wondered if we could make puffs at home during the school days where I used to grab a puff before getting on to the school bus to home. Here the conventional oven makes it easy to make all our crispy dreams come alive.

Though I have made this snack many times here, it dint survive long enough to tale a picture :) This time rolled my tongue till the photoshoot. Here it is; hope it tingles your taste buds too...

Ingredients:

Puff pastry sheets

Potato – 1

Onion – ½

Tomato – ½

Chilli powder – ½ tsp

Garam masala – ½ tsp

Salt per taste

Method:

• Cut the pastry sheets into three as per the folding. Two long stripes can make 4 puffs. You can make 6 out of them if it is a smaller puff.
• Boil the potatoes, peel their skin and keep it aside.
• Finely chop the onion and tomatoes.
• Heat the frying pan and saute onion till glassy. Then fry tomato by adding salt, chilli and garam masala for about 2 minutes.
• Add potato and mix it for a minute in flame.
• Now cut the sheets into two and fill it with masala.
• Close the pastry by wetting the edges with water and press it to close with a fork. It will look presentable.
• Preheat the conventional oven for 400F.
• Place the puffs on to the greased tray or covered with foil.
• Bake at 400F for 20 minutes till golden brown.
• Crispy, yummy, sizzling veg puffs ready to munch.