It’s time to indulge in some lip smacking snacks. Rakesh Anand, Executive Sous Chef, The Westin Hyderabad Mindspace shares some recipes which are best relished during monsoon
Paan Jalebi
INGREDIENTS
Refined flour 250 gms
Silver leaves 2 nos
Dry yeast 5 gms
Gulkand (Rose compote) 1 tbsp
Edible green colour little
Granular Sugar 1 ltrs
Betel leaves (Shredded) 4 nos
Edible green colour little
Betel leaves essence 2 drops
METHOD
Mix the yeast with 2 tbsp of warm water in a bowl and keep aside for few minutes.
Combine this yeast mixture with the refined flour in a bowl and mix well.
Add little water to make a thick batter and cover and keep aside for 30 minutes.
Heat all the ingredients mentioned above to make a flavorful sugar syrup.
Heat ghee in a swallow pan.
Pipe in the batter and form a coil shaped Jalebis.
Deep fry on both the sides.
Dip it in sugar syrup.
Strain the Jalebis, garnish with silver leaves and Gulkand.
Serve hot
Bharwan Paneer Pakoda
INGREDIENTS
Cottage cheese slices (roundels) 20 nos
Ghee 50 gms
Tomato ketchup 25 gms
Royal cumin 3 gms
Chili powder 5 gms
Blanched spinach (Chopped) 150 gms
Roasted cumin powder 10 gms
Spinach paste 15 gms
Garam masala powder 3 gms
Chat masala 10 gms
Roasted chick pea flour 10 gms
FOR BATTER
Ginger chopped 15 gms
Water 250 ml
Green chilies chopped 3 nos
Refined flour 100 gms
Salt to taste
Carom seeds 5 gms
Mashed potato 50 gms
Red chilly powder 5 gms
Turmeric powder 3 gms
METHOD
Marinate cottage roundels with salt, red chili powder, and ketchup. Keep them aside.
FOR STUFFING
On the other hand in a pan heat ghee on a slow flame add royal cumin as it crackles
Add chopped ginger and chopped green chilies sauté just for a minute
Add mashed potatoes, sauté for a while and add red chili powder, roasted cumin powder, garam masala powder, tomato ketchup, chat masala, chopped spinach and spinach puree, sauté. Take it off the flame.
On the other hand make a batter with water, refined flour, carom seeds, red chilly powder, turmeric powder and salt.
Now, take two roundels of cottage cheese together and stuffing in between (sandwich)
Dip these sandwiched roundels in the batter and deep fry it.
Sprinkle chat masala and serve hot.
