Dabeli

Preparation Time :  10 Min.

Cooking Time   :   20 Min.

Complexity   :  Easy

Ingredients :

1.  Pav (Bun)  - 8
2.  Butter - 2 tbsp
3. Cilantro (Dhaniya) chutney - 1/4 cup
4. Tamarind (imli) chutney - 1/4 cup
5. Masala Peanuts - 2 tbsp
6. Thin sev - 2 tbsp
7. Grapes -  10 (chopped into 4 pieces each)
8.  Cilantro (Dhaniya) - 2 tbsp (finely chopped)
9. Onion - 2 (finely chopped)

For Dabeli Masala :

1. Whole coriander (Dhaniya) -  2 tsp
2. Cumin seed (jeera) - 1 tsp
3. Red chili  - 1
4. Cinnamon -  1 inch piece
5. Clove - 2
6. Black pepper - 3-4

For Stuffing :

1. Boiled Potato - 5
2. Dabeli Masala - 3 tsp
3. Salt - to taste
4. Green Chili - 4
5. Cumin Seed - 1/2 tsp
6. Asafoetida (Heeng) - 1 pinch
7. Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
8. Lemon Juice - 1 tsp
9. Red chili Powder - 1/4 tsp
10. Oil - 1 tbsp

For Garnishing :

Thin Sev - 4 tbsp

Method :

For Dabeli Masala :

1. Put all the spices in a heated pan and roast them till they turn light brown.
2. Cool off the roasted spices and grind them into fine powder.
3.  Dabeli Masala is ready. We use it in making dabeli stuffing.

For The Stuffing :

1. Mash boiled potatoes.
2. Heat  oil in a pan.
3. Add  cumin seed and a asafoetida.
4. After lightly roasting of cumin seed add turmeric powder and green chili.
5. Now add mashed potatoes, salt, red powder, lemon juice and dabeli masala.
6. Mix them and cook it for about 2-3 min.
7. Now stuffing is ready.
8. Transfer these potatoes into a bowl and press well with back of a spoon to make a flat surface.
9. Sprinkle grapes, sev, masal peanut, onions and cilantro on top. Keep it aside.

How To Proceed :

1. Take a pav (Bun) and cut it on three side so that it remain join from 1 side.

2. Heat a flat pan, apply little butter on upper and lower side of cut pav. Heat them till both side turn light brown.
3. Open the cut portion of pav, on inner portions apply cilantro chutney on one side and tamarind chutney on another side.
4. Now take one spoon full of dabeli stuffing and place it on inner portion of pav.
5. Take dabeli on your palm and Press it to close.
6. Garnish dabeli with sev.
7. Your dabeli is now ready to serve.

Note :

1. You can also use pomegranate in filling.

Eggless Coconut Cookies

Preparation Time :  30 Min.
Complexity : Medium

Ingredients  :

Maida : 1 Cup

Shredded Coconut : 1 Cup

Powdered Sugar : 1/2 Cup

Unsalted Butter : 1/2 Cup

Baking Powder : 1/2 Tea Spoon

Milk : 2 Table Spoon

Method  :

• In a bowl mix maida and baking powder and sieve them twice.
• Put unsalted butter in a bowl and melt it.
• Add sugar to butter and mix it well for about 3-4 min. so that mixture becomes fluffy.
• Now add maida to butter - sugar mixture and mix it well .
• Now add shredded coconut and knead it to make a dough.
• If mixture seems very dry then add 1-2 table spoon of milk to it.
• Grease tray with oil.
• Take small portion of dough in your hand and make round ball, press lightly with your palm.
• Make more cookies in the same manner and keep them on tray at appropriate distance as their size increases on getting baked.
• Now preheat your oven at 180 degree C or 356 degree F.
• Put the tray in oven for about 15 min.
• Now check the cookies that it has turned light brown from upper surface and dark brown from lower surface. If not then bake them for another 5 min.
• Now remove the tray from oven and let them cool down.
• Now your coconut cookies are ready to serve.

Strawberry Float

Preparation Time : 5 min.

Complexity : Easy

Serving : For 2 persons

Ingredients :

Strawberry crush : 8 tea spoon

lemonade : 2 cup

vanilla ice cream : 2 scoops

Method :

1. Pour 4 tea spoon of strawberry crush in a tall glass.
2. Add 1 scoop of vanilla ice cream  and then add 1 cup of lemonade. Then you will see vanilla ice- cream start floating on the top.
3. Strawberry float is ready to serve.

Eggless Almond Cookies

Ingredients:

All purpose flour(Maida) : 2 cup
Baking Powder                : 11/2 tea spoon
Crushed Almond              : 1 cup
Unsalted Butter                 : 3/4 cup
Sugar                                : 3/4 cup
Milk                                  : 2 table spoon
Whole Almonds                : 15-20

Method :

• In a bowl mix Maida and Baking Powder and sieve them twice.
• Chop whole almonds vertically into two pieces.
• Take unsalted butter in a big bowl and melt it. 
• Add sugar into butter and mix it well for about 3-4 min. so that mixture become fluffy.
• Now add maida into butter mixture and keep mixing it until it becomes smooth.
• Now add milk and crushed almond into the mixture and knead it to make a dough.
• Grease tray with oil. 
• Take small portion of dough and and make a round ball, press ball lightly with your palm.
• Fix half chopped almond at center of cookies and keep it in tray.
• Make more cookies in the same manner and keep them in tray at appropriate distance as their size increases on getting baked.
• Now pre-heat oven at 180 degree centigrade or 356 degree Fahrenheit.
• Put the tray into oven for about 15-20 min.
• Now check the cookies that it has turned light brown from upper surface and dark brown from lower surface. If  not then bake them for another 3-5min. 
• Now remove the tray from oven and let the cookies cool down.
• Now your almond cookies are ready to serve.