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Lotus seeds ( Makhana) chat

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Ingredients : Makhana ( Lotus seeds ) - 1 Cup Tomatoes - 2 Onions -  2 Capsicum - 1 Carrot - 1 Coriander leaves -  Handful  Spring onion -  1  Chat masala - 1 Teaspoon  Salt as per taste Lemon juice - 1 Tablespoon  Cumin seed powder - 1 Teaspoon  Green chutney  : Green chillies - 1 Coriander leaves - Handful Mint leaves - Handful Ginger garlic pieces Black Salt  - 1/2 teaspoon  Coriander powder and cumin powder - 1 teaspoon of each Curd  - 1 Teaspoon  Grind all the ingredients and keep it aside. Sweet chutney :  Tamarind pulp - 1 Tablespoon  Dates - Few Jaggery - 1 Teaspoon  Chilli powder - 1/2 teaspoon  Chat masala powder - 1/2 teaspoon  Coriander powder and cumin seeds powder - 1/2 teaspoon each  Boil the tamarind pulp for few mins, add  dates, chilli powder, coriander powder and cumin seeds powder, chat masala  powder , cook for few mins and grind it well.  Method of preparation :  1. Fry the Makhana  ( Lotus seeds) in a pan with oil or ghee for a few minutes.. 2.  Add them into a b

Gatte ke sabji (Marwadi/ Rajasthani dish)

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  Ingredients  For gatte -  Besan - 1 Cup Salt as per taste Garam masala - 1/2 Teaspoon  Cumin seeds - 1 Teaspoon  Red chilli powder - 1 Teaspoon Asoefitida - One pinch Oil - 1 Teaspoon  Turmeric powder - 1/2 Teaspoon Chilli powder  - 1/2 Teaspoon Curd - 1 small cup Water  - Sufficient water For gravy : Onions - 2 Tomatoes - 2 Cumin seeds  - 1 teaspoon  Green chilli sliced  Ginger garlic paste - 1 Teaspoon  Cumin seeds powder - 1 Teaspoon  Coriander powder - 1 Teaspoon  Garam masala - 1/2 teaspoon  Curd - 1 Tablespoon  Lemon juice - 1 Teaspoon  Method of preparation  : To make gatte - 1. Add in besan,  red chilli powder, salt, hing ( asoefitida), cumin seeds, curd and make a very tight dough. 2. Take small amounts of dough and roll them into long cylindrical strips, and drop them into a kadai placed on stove with water. Let it cook for 8 to 9 mins or until there are small bubbles on the gatte which indicates that it is cooked well. To make the curry  masala -  1. Place a kadai on top o

Atukula ( Flattened rice) laddu

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 Ingredients :  Atukula ( Flattened rice)  - 2 Cups Dry coconut pieces  - 1 Cup Fried Chana dal - 1 Cup Jaggery powder - 11/2 cups Cardamom powder - 1 Teaspoon  Cashew nuts -  Tablespoon  Kismiss - 1 Tablespoon  Ghee  - 2  Tablespoons Method of preparation  : 1. Dry roast flattened rice, dry coconut, roasted  chana dal in a pan. 2. Grind it to a course powder, add cardamom as well while making the powder. 3. Add jaggery powder too to the powder.. 4. Add ghee to a pan, once it gets heated, add cashew nuts and raisins to it, fry them until golden colour , and then add to the powder prepared. 5. Mix all the ingredients well, and shape them into Laddus.