On the occasion of Navratra, Chef Gautam Mehrishi of the Zee TV show Khana Khazana has prepared for viewers the following recipes. You can also watch Chef Gautam prepare them on the channel this Saturday at 12 noon which will be repeated at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on the same day. The name of the episode is
Dhaniya barfi
Serves 2-3 persons
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Equipment needed: pan, bowl
Preparation time: 20 mins – 22 mins
Cooking time: 25 mins – 30 mins
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Ingredients
1/4 cup melon seeds
1 cup coconut powder
1 cup coriander powder
1 tbsp cardamom powder
3/4 cup sugar
2 tbsp desi ghee
Method
Firstly, roast the melon seeds in a pan. Now, take out the roasted seeds in a bowl. Next, roast the coconut powder in the already used pan. Mix the roasted coconut in the melon seeds. After this, roast the coriander powder in the pan.
Meanwhile, mix the cardamom powder in the melon and coconut mixture. Now, mix the roasted coriander powder in the melon seeds mixture.
Next, caramelise sugar in the pan. After this, mix desi ghee in the prepared caramel. Now, mix the coriander mixture in the caramel and shape them.
Coat the shaped barfi’s in the remaining coriander powder mixture.
Garnish the prepared barfi’s with cardamom powder.
Aloo singhade ke dahi vade
Serves 4 persons
Equipment needed: 2 bowls, pan
Preparation time: 20 mins – 22 mins
Cooking time: 15 mins – 20 mins
Ingredients
8 tbsp sweet yoghurt
1 tsp cardamom powder
3/4 tsp coarsely ground black cardamom and black peppercorns
Sea salt to taste
Oil for frying
For vade base
4 boiled potato
3/4 tsp green cardamom
2 tsp coarsely ground black cardamom and black peppercorns
4 tsp water caltrop flour
Sea salt to taste
For garnish
Mint leaves
Coarsely ground black cardamom and black peppercorns
4-5 cardamoms
Method
Firstly, mash potato, green cardamom, coarsely ground black cardamom and black peppercorns in a bowl.
Now, mix the water caltrop flour in it and make vadas.
Next, deep fry the vadas.
Meanwhile, mix the sweet yoghurt, cardamom, coarsely ground black cardamom and black peppercorns along with sea salt in another bowl.
Coat the fried vade with the prepared yoghurt mixture.
Garnish the vade with mint leaves, coarsely ground black cardamom and black peppercorns along with cardamoms. Serve.
Kuttu chila
Serves 2 persons
Equipment needed: bowl, pan
Preparation time: 15 mins – 20 mins
Cooking time: 15 mins – 20 mins
Ingredients
4-5 tbsp buckwheat flour
1 tbsp deseeded and finely chopped green chilli
To taste sea salt
2 tsp desi ghee
For garnish
Desi ghee
Deseeded and finely chopped green chilli
Yoghurt
Mint leaves
Method
Firstly, mix buckwheat flour, chopped green chilli, sea salt and yoghurt in a bowl to prepare a batter.
Now, heat desi ghee in a flat pan and cook the prepared batter on it.
Repeat this process to make one more chila.
Garnish the prepared chila with desi ghee, chopped green chilli, yoghurt and mint leaves.
Serve.