Recipe Collection

Indori USAL PAV RECIPE

2009-05-21T22:51:00.001-07:00

Usal Pav is a delicious snack which is very popular in Maharashtra. People of Indore like a lot of dishes, which are influenced from Maharashtra, but are tweaked to Indori taste. Typically these dishes are made more spicey and tasty (Chatpati) and addition of Indori Sev to it makes it much more tasty then any other place.

There are many people who make fun of Indori dishes saying that Indori people can eat Sev with anything or everything. Well to some extent its true. Many people of indore have habit of eating Sev with regular meal. The unique taste of Sev makes people habitual to it.

Here are the Ingredients of Indori Style Usal Pav:

1 cup Green Peas
6-8 Pavs
1/2 tsp Garam Masala
1/4 tsp crushed Cumin Seeds
1 Lemon Juice
2 tblsp Oil
salt to taste

Make Paste of these:

1 small bunch fresh Coriander
8-10 Green Chillies
1/2 cup fresh grated Coconut

For Garnish:

- Chopped onions
- Fine Sev
- Lemon Quarters

Recipe:

- In a heavy bottom vessel and heat oil in it.

- Make the paste of coriander, green chillies and grated coconut.

- Stir fry this paste in the oil for 2 minutes.

- Add 3 cups water and bring to a boil.

- Add all the other ingredients, stir and boil.

- Simmer for 15-20 minutes with stirring occasionally.

- Cook till oil separates and floats on top and peas get soft.

- Check the seasoning.

- To garnish sprinkle chopped onions, juice of lemon

- Garnish on top with Indori Long Sev to make it more tasty .

- Serve hot with bread or pav.

Indori Poha Samosa recipe

2009-05-21T22:05:00.000-07:00

INDORI POHA SAMOSA Mix RECIPE

Famous indore style poha is simple to make and a good breakfast for people of Madhya Pradesh.
It is a very popular and delicious Indian breakfast recipe made by beaten rice. Poha is most common breakfast in Indore and other areas of Madhya Pradesh (MP). Usually garnish with indori sev and served with hot tea.

Indori Samosa is triangular pastry filled with spiced vegetables, mainly potato.

You can find Samos in any Indian restaurant. This is one of the most popular snack which is very easy to prepare.
You can enjoy it anytime in the day. In Madhya Pradesh (Specially in Indore, Ujjain, Dewas, Khandwa) people have it in the morning as a breakfast with Indori POHA and Chay (tea).
In other states like Uttar Pradesh(UP) people also have it as evening snack.
This is a tasty after school snack and kids love it.
Served in many movie theatres in India. Indore is a famous place for eating out, people like to eat snacks in different restaurants and stalls.
Indore's Sarafa market has many snacks which are served in the night. Typically after 9PM when the sarafa Bazar(Jewelry Market) is closed.
Indori term is typically used for things or people who belong to Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
Indori Samosa is a specialized Samosa with its special style of cooking and spicy chatney which is served with it.

Poha Samosa is very delicious snack in Indore and usually people like to eat it with tea. This mix is prepared by meshing the samosa and mixing it with Poha.

Here is the Indori Samosa Recipe

Here is the Indori POHA Recipe

Doughnuts Jamun - Doughnut with Sugar syrup(chashni)

2008-10-19T22:02:00.000-07:00

This is a very tasty and quick to make sweet dish. It is a Indian version of sweet dish using doughnuts. Indian sweet dishes contain more sweetness and therefore we have come up with this dish by adding more sweetness to the doughnut.

It can be prepared withing few minutes and can be served as desert after dinner.

Ingredients:

- Doughnuts
- Sugar Syrup
- Cardamom Powder (ilaychi powder)

Preparation:
- Cut each Doughnut into 8 pieces.
- Heat the Sugar Syrup to lukewarm temperature.
- Mix cardamom powder (ilayachi powder) into syrup
- Mix the pieces of Doughnut into warm sugar syrup.
- Let it cool down for few minutes.

Serve two pieces of doughnuts in small bowl with little sugar syrup on top of it. (Just like Gulab Jamun is served).
If you like Gulab Jamun then you would definitely love this one too.

Indori Samosa

2008-10-10T11:19:00.001-07:00

Indori Samosa is triangular pastry filled with spiced vegetables, mainly potato.

You can find Samos in any Indian restaurant. This is one of the most popular snack which is very easy to prepare.
You can enjoy it anytime in the day. In Madhya Pradesh (Specially in Indore, Ujjain, Dewas, Khandwa) people have it in the morning as a breakfast with Indori POHA and Chay (tea).
In other states like Uttar Pradesh(UP) people also have it as evening snack.
This is a tasty after school snack and kids love it.
Served in many movie theatres in India.

Indore is a famous place for eating out, people like to eat snacks in different restaurants and stalls.
Indore's Sarafa market has many snacks which are served in the night. Typically after 9PM when the sarafa Bazar(Jewelry Market) is closed.
Indori term is typically used for things or people who belong to Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
Indori Samosa is a specialized Samosa with its special style of cooking and spicy chatney which is served with it.

For the Pastry (Outer layer of Samosa)

1 1/2 cups all purpose Flour (Maida)
1/4th cup oil
1/8th cup water
Salt 1 teaspoon
Red Chili powder 1/4th teaspoon

For the filling

4 medium Potatoes, boiled and mashed coarsely
1/2 cup green Peas, cooked
1/2 tsp Garam Masala
1/4 tsp Pepper
Salt to taste or 1 teaspoon
1/4 tsp Red chili powder
1 tsp Dry Mango Powder ( Amchur)
1/2 tsp Cumin powder
3 Tablespoons Oil
1/2 Cumin seeds
A pinch of Asafoetida
1 finely chopped Green Chili
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Oil for frying

Step 1: First make the filling.

- Heat oil and season it with cumin seeds, Asafoetida or "Hing" and finely chopped green chilies.
- Now add the mashed potatoes and the peas.
- Now put in all the masalas like the garam masala, pepper, red chili powder, dry mango powder and cumin powder.
- Mix well and let it cook for 5-6 minutes covered.
- Add the lemon juice and mix well. Then remove and keep aside.
- Let the filling become cool.

Step 2: Now start making the pastry.

Mix the flour, water, oil, salt and red chili powder to make a stiff dough. Keep aside.

Step 3: To put the Samosa together

- Cut the pastry dough into 4 equal parts.
- Take a piece of one of the 4 parts the pastry dough.
- Roll it out into a round about 6 to 8 inches in diameter.
- Cut it in two parts (like semi-circle).
- Moisten the straight edge with a finger dipped in water.
- Then take one semi circle and fold it in a shape of cone .
- Stuff about a tablespoon of the potatoes-peas mixture in that cone and seal the top edge with a drop of water on your finger and press the edges together.
- Make all the Samosas this way.
- Keep both the samosa and dough covered with a piece of cloth.
- Heat oil and deep fry the Samosas.
- Fry 4 to 5 at a time for about 2 to 3 minutes turning once after 1 minute or Fry the samosa to a rich golden brown.

These ingredients make 8 samosas.

Indori samosa is served Hot with Tamarind chutney or Mint Chutney and Tea.

PUDINA RAITA (Mint Raita)

2008-07-17T14:21:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

1. Green Coriander 1/2 Bunch Finely Chopped
2. Mint 1/2 Bunch Finely Chopped
3. Green Chilli 1 Finely Chopped
4. Yoghurt 3 Cups or 750 ml
5. Jeera (Cumin Seeds)
6. Salt to taste
7. Black Pepper 1/2 Teaspoon
8. Kala Namak ( Black Rock Salt) 1/4 Teaspoon

Preparation:

1. Take the Jeera and dry fry it ( Heat the Tava or a Fry Pan and put the Jeera and let it cook till it turns dark brown, its flavour is greately enhanced when it is dry roasted like this), tkae it off the pan let it cool down.
2. Put this roasted jeera in a mortar and Pestle and ound it a bit to turn the jeera into a thick and coarse powder.
3. Whip the yoghurt in a blender or a hand mixer.
4. Add all the ingredients in the yoghurt.
5. Put it in the fridge.

Tips:

If you like to convert into a mint sauce or mint chutney then take this mixture and put it in the blender and blend it and you would get the green mint sauce, which you would have seen in the restaurants as an accompaniment to your Samosa or Chicken Tikkas.

You might also add lime or lemon juice in this chutney to enhance the tanginess

Raita Recipe

2008-07-17T12:43:00.001-07:00

BATHUE RAITA ( Curd preparation)

Ingredients:

1 Cup Curd (Yogurt)
1/2 cup Bathua (boiled and mashed)
1tsp roasted Cumin (jeera) powder
Salt to taste
Red chili powder to taste

Preparation:
Stir the curd with hand mixer (mathani).
Add bathua paste and mix well. If it becomes thick add little milk and mix it.
Now add salt, cumin powder and chili powder, mix well.
Keep in refrigerator for an hour or so.
Serve chilled bathue raita with rice, parathas etc.

PAV USAL RECIPE

2008-07-16T22:09:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

1 cup Green Peas
6-8 Pavs
1/2 tsp Garam Masala
1/4 tsp crushed Cumin Seeds
1 Lemon Juice
2 tblsp Oil
salt to taste

Make Paste:
1 small bunch fresh Coriander
8-10 Green Chillies
1/2 cup fresh grated Coconut

For Garnish:
Chopped onions
Fine Sev
Lemon Quarters

How to make pav usal :

In a heavy bottom vessel and heat oil in it.
Make the paste of coriander, green chillies and grated coconut.
Stir fry this paste in the oil for 2 minutes.
Add 3 cups water and bring to a boil.
Add all the other ingredients, stir and boil.
Simmer for 15-20 minutes with stirring occasionally.
Cook till oil separates and floats on top and peas get soft.
Check the seasoning.
To garnish sprinkle chopped onions, pieces of lemon and sev.
Serve hot with bread or pav.

Broccoli Salad

2008-07-15T12:11:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

• 1 (16-ounce) package broccoli florets
• 1 cup dry-roasted peanuts
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 pound sliced bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled
• 4 green onions with tops, chopped fine
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
• Salt
• Pepper

Directions:

In a large serving bowl, mix broccoli, peanuts, raisins, bacon, and onion. In a separate bowl, mix remaining ingredients. Pour dressing over salad and serve with roasted breads.

FRENCH FRIES RECIPE

2008-07-11T13:30:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

6 large baking potatoes, cut into strips
Oil for deep frying
Salt

How to make french fries:
Cut the potatoes into strips of about 1/3 to 1/2-inch thickness and width
Soak potatoes in ice cold water for 1 hour at room temperature. Drain well; pat dry with paper towels.
Heat oil in deep fryer to about 375°.
Place potato strips in a single layer in deep fry basket; fry in hot oil for about 4 minutes, or until golden brown and tender.
Drain the homemade french fries on paper towels then keep warm in the oven while frying remaining batches

INDORI POHA RECIPE

2008-07-11T13:21:00.000-07:00

INDORI POHA RECIPE

Famous indore style poha is simple to make and a good breakfast for people of Madhya Pradesh.
It is a very popular and delicious indian breakfast recipe made by beaten rice. Poha is most common breakfast in Indore and other areas of Madhya Pradesh (MP). Usually garnish with indori sev and served with hot tea.

Ingredients:

2 cups Poha (Beaten Rice)
1 Potatoes
1 Onions
2 Green Chillies
1/4 tsp Mustard Seeds
2 tsp Peanuts
4 tblsp Oil
1 pinch Turmeric powder
1 Lemon
1 tsp sugar
Few Corainder leaves
Salt to taste

How to make indori poha :

Soak the poha in water. Wash and drain all the water.
Add some salt , turmeric powder , & sugar keep aside.
Peel and cut the potatoes into small cubes, chop the onions, chillies, corainder leaves.
Heat oil and put mustard seeds, peanuts, curry leaves and fry until they crackle.
Add potatoes , saute for few minutes, then add chopped onions, chillies.
Cook till they are done. Add the poha, corainder leaves and stir.
Keep it on slow flame for 5- 7 minutes.
Let it cool for sometime and add then lemon juice & indori sev.