What do you prefer to eat at breakfast? Is it oatmeal, pudding, sandwich, poha, upma, porridge, paratha, and toast? These are some of the most consumed breakfast dishes. They all are tasty and healthy. Among all toast is the one, which can be easily cooked with few minutes. So, today let’s make toast but wait, not an ordinary toast, let’s make French toast.
French toast is a very popular breakfast dish in France. It is prepared by coating the bread with a mixture consists of milk, vanilla essence, cinnamon, sugar, and salt and then, it is pan-fried with butter and oil. French toast is served with maple syrup, honey, cream and berries. It is also served as a sweet dish. This delicious toast is also served with ketchup and mayonnaise. Do you know? French toast is a healthy recipe that you can eat in your breakfast. It is rich in protein and carbohydrates.
So, scroll down for the French toast recipe.
Per serving contains 229 kcal
Carbohydrates: 25g
Protein: 8g
Fat: 11g
Prepare time: 5 min
Cook: 5 min
Ready in: 10 min
Ingredients
6 Bread slices
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1/4 cup milk
2 eggs
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1 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp cinnamon
pinch of salt
splash of vanilla essence
butter and vegetable oil for cooking
Method
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In a bowl, add milk, sugar, cinnamon powder, salt, and vanilla essence. Whisk well.
Now heat a pan and add oil and butter. Spread well and let it melt.
After that, take a bread slice and dip it into the prepared mixture and coat both sides.
Place the bread in the pan and let it cook until lightly golden brown.
Flip the slice and cook the other sides.
Repeat this process to make toast with the remaining 5 bread slices.
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Transfer all the toast to a serving plate and drizzle some maple syrup over it. The tasty and delicious French toast is ready to serve.
Beaches, seafood, adventure sports, sunsets, and shopping are the things, that every traveler wants to experience during the tour. If you are among those travelers, then Goa is best for you. Goa has the most beautiful beaches in India and is also known for the best Goan food and seafood.
People from far away visit Goa to see its natural beauty and to spend leisure time. Other than beaches, and adventure sports, tourists like the seafood of Goa. The Goan food is inspired by Goan cuisine.
The Goan cuisine is mostly influenced by Portuguese cuisine and the main ingredients used in Goan foods are coconut, rice, seafood, vegetables, and local spices. Wherever you go in Goa, you will always find seafood restaurants and Goan food corners.
If you are about to visit Goa, then here are some of the best dishes that you can taste in Goa to satiate your seafood craving.
Following Are Some Flavored Pack Goan Foods
1. Goan Fish Curry
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This is the first dish that strikes in everyone’s mind, whenever talk about Goan food. Goan fish curry is the most famous dish of Goa. It is made with white fish, coconut milk, vegetables, and spices. This fish curry is amazingly delicious and it is paired with rice.
So, if you also want to try this Goan fish curry, then you should dine at the Fat Fish Restaurant & Bar located at Calangute. This place is packed with food lovers.
2.Chicken Xacuti
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Chicken xacuti is a curry prepared from chicken, coconut, local spices, poppy seeds, dried red chillies and herbs. The xacuti was originated from Arambol, Goa. It is a traditional Goan dish and a part of Goan cuisine. Xacuti is called Chacuti in Portuguese.
You should visit Souza Lobo at Calangute beach to relish this scrumptious xacuti.
3.Goan Nevri
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The Goan nevri is a sweet dish and it is also known as Karanji in Goa. It is made with dough balls stuffed with coconut, sugar, cardamom and dry fruits. The nevri is a Gujia and is prepared in festivals like Diwali and Ganesh Chaturthi.
You can buy this from any local sweet shop on the streets of Goa.
4.Rava Fried Fish
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The Goan people are crazy for this dish. It is a fried fish fillets prepared with fish, spices like red chillies, ginger, and garlic. Rava fried fish is garnished with coriander leaves and dazzled with lemon juice.
The Spice Goa Restaurant at Mumbai Goa highway is the best place to relish Goan food especially Rava fried fish.
5. Goan Prawn Curry
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After fish curry, the Goan prawn curry is the second most famous dish in Goa. This dish is made with spiced gravy prepared with coconut milk and fresh prawns. The prawn curry tastes heavenly and is most popular among tourist and sea-food lovers. It is served with rice.
So, if you want to try this mouth-watering dish, then you should visit the Fat Fish at Baga, Goa. The seafood served here is very tasty.
6. Chicken Cafreal
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Cafreal is a Portuguese dish and it is introduced by the Portuguese to Goa. It is not like any other chicken dish, chicken cafreal is prepared differently. It is made with unique ingredients like rum. Chicken marinated with a paste and cooked with vinegar and rum. It is always made from whole chicken leg and paired with potato wedge or lemon wedge.
To savor this delicious dish, you should dine at Florentine Bar & Restaurant at Chogm Road.
7. Fish Recheado
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Recheado is a special masala prepared in Goa. It is a special red masala, and the fish recheado is prepared with pomfret fish marinated with recheado paste and fried with onion until golden brown. The recheado is a Portuguese word that means “Stuffed”.
Hog this dish at Ritz Classic at 18th June Road, Goa. Once you eat this dish, you will never forget its taste.
8.Bebinca
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Bebinca is a layer cake, derived from India-Portuguese cuisine. It has 7 to 16 layers, prepared with eggs, coconut milk, butter, and jaggery and is very popular during Christmas. The bebinca can be preserved for a longer time.
You can buy this cake from Viva Panjim, located in Panaji, Goa. They serve the best Bebinca cake in Goa.
9. Kokum Juice
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Kokum juice is very popular in Goa. If you are in Goa, then you should drink this juice. Kokum is a purple berry and it is sweet and sour in taste. It has many health benefits and is highly recommended by Ayurveda.
Drink this juice at any beach in Goa. You can buy it from juice corners or stalls at Goa beach.
10. Bolinhas
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It is a Goan cookie, prepared with coconut, semolina, and dry fruits. Bolinhas is very popular among Goan folks and you can find these cookies in every household of Goa.
So, you can buy these Bolinhas cookies from any local bakery shop in Goa.
If you are in Goa then you should devour these dishes. So, while exploring this beautiful beach place, smack some relishing seafood and enjoy your Goa trip. And, yes don’t forget to buy cashew nuts, the cashew nuts of Goa are very popular and has different taste.
Til ki chikki is a crunchy snack that requires sesame seeds and jaggery as its main ingredient. It is a super delicious winter snack that is generally made during festivals like Lohri and Makar Sankranti. Til ki chikki is a crunchy chikki that can be stored and enjoyed for months. So, here is the recipe of winter special chikki.
Tips to make perfect Til Ki Chikki:
Ensure to dry roast the sesame seeds on low flame.
If you want brown chikki use dark-colored jaggery.
To make the dish more nutritious you can add dry fruits to it.
Starting your day with healthy food provides enough energy for the whole day. There are many healthy breakfast dishes, you can prepare for your breakfast. Dishes prepared from semolina, cracked wheat, oats, ragi, corns and pulses are very healthy and tasty. Eating simple oats and cornflakes daily will bore you soon. So, better try a new dish every day. Here is the fusion dish prepared from oats, that is tasty and healthy. Its name is oats upma.
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Usually, upma is prepared with semolina but here with a little experiment, it is prepared with oats, urad dal, vegetables and spices. It is packed with fibre, vitamin, minerals and protein. Oats upma will make your petite full and will provide enough energy.
The quick oats upma recipe is here.
Per serving contains 207 kcal
Carbohydrates: 122 g
Protein: 30 g
Fat: 58 g
Prepare time: 5 min
Cook: 10 min
Ready in: 15 min
Ingredients For Oats Upma
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1 cup rolled oats
1 tbsp oil
1/2 tsp urad dal
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp mustard
few curry leaves
10 cashew nuts
1-inch ginger
2 chillies, slit
1/2 onion, finely chopped
1/2 carrot, finely chopped
5 beans, finely chopped
1/4 capsicum, finely chopped
2 tbsp peas
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
3/4 tsp salt
2 tbsp coriander, chopped
1 cup water
2 tbsp coconut, grated
1 tbsp lemon juice
Method
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In a wok, add oil, mustard seeds, urad dal, cumin seeds, curry leaves and cashew nuts. Saute until cashew turns golden brown.
Now, add ginger, chillies, and onion. Saute well.
After that, add chopped carrot, beans, capsicum, peas, turmeric powder, and salt. Mix well
Then, add 2 tbsp of water, cover and let it simmer for 5 minutes.
Now, add 1 cup of water and give it a boil.
Once it is boiled, add roasted oats and mix well until it absorbs all the water.
After that, cover and simmer for 5 minutes until oats are cooked properly.
After 5 minutes, add salt, coriander leaves, coconut and lemon juice.
Mix well and turn off the flame.
Finally, transfer it into a serving bowl.
The healthy and tasty oats upma is ready to serve. Enjoy your breakfast and have a happy day.
Street food is the lifeline of every city. Wherever you go, it is the food especially street food which recognizes the country or place. It tells so much about the food culture, local and their cooking method. The taco chaat is one among them.
India is known for its delicious street food and so is Mexico. Both Indian and Mexican cuisines are incredibly famous and most preferred, and when dishes of both countries are combined, it becomes relishing and different.
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So, let’s make a fusion dish with Mexican taco and Indian chaat. Taco is a Mexican street food that was brought by Spanish people to Mexico; it is a half-folded tortilla and topped with a filling.
It can be made with a variety of fillings, and it is topped with Guacamole or cream. Whereas chaat is Indian street food, originated from the Uttar Pradesh state of India. It is a savoury snack, which is made with potato pieces, puffed rice, curd, chutney and chopped onion, tomato and chillies.
There are enormous varieties of chaat, and their ingredients also vary from each other. In this dish, the Mexican taco is filled with Indian chaat and then garnished with curd and chutney. Make this unique chaat at home with this taco chaat recipe.
Per serving contains 203 kcal
Carbohydrates 92g
Proteins 32g
Fat 81g
Prepare time: 20 min
Cook: 15 min
Ready in: 35 min
Ingredients
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For Taco Shells
1.5 cups wheat flour
2 tbsp suji (semolina)
1 tbsp coriander powder
¼ tsp carom seeds
1 tbsp red chilli powder
Water as required
1 tsp turmeric powder
Oil for frying
1 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped
2 tbsp ghee
1 tsp salt
For Chaat
½ cup potatoes, boiled, diced
¼ cup tomatoes, chopped
Take ¼ cup boiled corns
¼ cup pomegranate seeds
¼ cup oats (toasted)
2 tbsp masala chana dal
1 tbsp green chillies, chopped
5-6 tbsp jaggery, date & tamarind chutney
2 tbsp spicy mint chutney
1 tsp lemon juice
Curd whisked
Sev
Fresh coriander leaves, chopped
Chaat masala to taste
Method
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For Taco Shells
In a mixing bowl, add wheat flour, suji, Ghee and mix well.
Do you want to surprise your sibling with a perfect birthday cake? But couldn’t decide which flavour to prepare. Why not make red velvet cake. Red velvet cake is very tasty, and everyone loves its creamy and sweet flavour. It is a perfect cake for party and celebrations. It is very rich and creamy in texture.
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Red velvet cake was originated in Maryland in the 20th century. It is called red velvet because it is red in colour and has a velvet texture. Earlier beetroot juice was used to add colour to the cake, but later red food colour was introduced in the market and after that red food colour is added in the batter. In the traditional red velvet cake recipe, French-style butter roux icing was used for frosting, but it was very time consuming to prepare.
Now cheese cream frosting is used as its variation, and it is very easy to prepare cream cheese frosting. Nowadays, red velvet cakes and cupcakes are very popular in the US and other European countries. It is widely served in the US, especially during Christmas and Valentine’s day.
So, hurry up and make this tempting cake with this red velvet cake recipe.
Per serving contains 589 kcal
Carbohydrates: 258 g
Protein: 32 g
Fat: 301 g
Prepare time: 1 hr
Cook: 1 hr
Ready in: 2 hr
Ingredients
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For Red Velvet Cake
1/2 cup butter, unsalted
1 cup condensed milk
1 1/2 cup milk
4 tsp red food colour
1 tsp vinegar
1.5 cup refined flour
1 tbsp cocoa powder
3/4 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
A pinch of salt
1 tsp vanilla essence
For Cream Cheese Frosting
250gm cream cheese
2 tbsp butter, unsalted
1 tsp vanilla essence
2 cup icing sugar
For Garnish
3 tbsp chocolate
Method
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Take a mixing bowl, add butter and condensed milk. Beat well until it smoothens and fluffy.
Now, add milk, vanilla essence, red food colour and vinegar. Beat again and combine well.
Then, sieve in refined flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Beat the batter at low speed until it combines well.
After that, transfer this batter into a greased baking mould and bake it at 180*C for 40 minutes.
After 40 minutes, take out the cake from the oven and let it cool completely.
Keep aside for further use.
For Cream Cheese Frosting
In a bowl add cream cheese and butter. Beat smooth until turns whitish.
Now, add vanilla essence and icing sugar, mix well. Beat again until stiff peaks.
Keep it aside for further use.
For Layering Red Velvet Cake
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Firstly, trim the top layer of the cake and keep it aside.
Now, cut the cake in the centre dividing it into two equal parts.
Then, place a layer of baked cake on a cake stand.
After that, spread the prepared cream cheese frosting evenly on it.
Then, place another layer of baked cake on top of it.
Now, start spreading the prepared frosting over the sides of the cake.
After that, spread the prepared frosting on top of the cake. Spread uniformly.
Lastly, garnish it with grated chocolate.
The delicious and gorgeous red velvet cake is ready to serve. So, let’s celebrate a surprise birthday party and enjoy this heavenly cake.
We all crave street food, especially when it comes to snacking. Bread pakora is popular Indian street food and tea-time snack. It is deep-fried until crispy and filled with aalo fillings, which makes it a wholesome snack.
Bread pakora is simply two bread slices dipped in gram flour (besan) batter and then fried. It is not necessary to add fillings to the bread pakora.
Some people prefer to bake bread pakora; however, the authentic taste lies in deep frying the pakora because that is how they are cooked in India’s streets. Bread Pakoras are a very common street food in Mumbai. They are even served in cafes. Make this snack at home with this quick and easy bread pakora recipe.
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Prepare time: 15 mins
Cook: 10 mins
Ready in: 25 mins
Ingredients
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4 Slices bread
200 grams paneer/ slices
2-3 Potato/boiled/mashed/grated
2 green chili, finely chopped
1 tsp red chili powder
1 tsp jeera powder
2 tsp Chat masala
Salt to taste
2 tbsp coriander chutney
For batter of pakora
1 cup Gram flour/ Besan
¼ tsp Red chili powder
¼ tsp Turmeric powder
Salt to taste
200 mI Water
Oil for frying
Preparation
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Take a large mixing bowl, and in that bowl, add mashed potatoes, green chilli, red chilli powder, jeera powder, chat masala, and salt.
Mix all the ingredients properly and keep them aside.
For the preparation of batter.
According to taste, in a mixing bowl, add gram flour, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, and salt.
Now, add water as per the thickness of the batter you want.
Spread coriander chutney on one side of the bread slice, thoroughly and overlap with the paneer slice on it.
Now, spread the prepared aloo stuffing on the other side of the bread slice.
Next, cover them with another half slice and cut the edges of the bread slice.
Dip into besan batter covering both sides.
Then, deep fry into the hot oil.
Splash oil over bread pakora and fry on a low-medium flame.
Fry till the pakora turns golden brown in colour and crispy in texture.
Serve bread Pakoda hot, with coriander chutney and tomato sauce.
Oyster stew is a part of The Gambian cuisine and the stew is made with oysters. In the Gambia, oysters are grown in swamps on mangrove roots. It is very popular in the United States and is brought to the US by Irish Immigrants as Catholic Customs.
Oyster is a symbol of the arrival of the winter holiday season and it is available in December. Thus, in the Southern United States, oyster stew is prepared on Christmas Eve and in New England cuisine it is served for Thanksgiving.
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This is an easy oyster stew recipe that can be made in few minutes and very healthy and good for health. Oysters are highly nutritious and contain Zinc which improves night vision, rich in protein and a good source of phosphorus, calcium and potassium.
Per serving consists of 171.5 kcal
Carbohydrates 11.2g
Protein 7.0g
Potassium 304.8g
Sodium 199.7g
Cholesterol 46.5g
Fat 11.2g
Phosphorus 15.9%
Zinc 139.75%
Magnesium 7.6%
Iron 21.2%
Calcium 15.9%
Prepare time: 5 min
Cook: 10 min
Ready in: 15 min
Ingredients
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340g Fresh raw oysters
1/4 tsp white pepper
2tbsp butter
1 quart half and half, whole milk
2 green onions, chopped
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp cayenne pepper (Red Chillies) or Tabasco sauce
For Garnishing
Sliced green onion
For serving
Crackers
Preparation
If you are using fresh oysters, you need to check if the oysters are good or alive. To check, tap it and they should sound like the rock and not hollow. Once checked, steam it so they can open easier. To open oyster put the larger shell on the bottom and small shell on top, open oysters from the hinge, pop and cut it in half.
Method
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In a saucepan, add butter heat it, add onion and sauté it until it turns soft.
Now add milk, salt, white pepper and cayenne pepper or Tabasco sauce.
Add oysters and cook on low heat until the edges of oysters start to curl. Don’t boil the mixture only cook until it turns hot.
Transfer the stew to a bowl and garnish it with sliced onion.
Serve this dish with oyster crackers and avocado salad; this combination will make this dish super healthy. Enjoy the delightful oyster stew with your friends and family.
Nomoshkar! To everyone who loves to eat Bengali food. I hope you all guessed that from where today’s recipe belongs. Yes, it is from Kolkata, West Bengal, and its name is “Jhalmuri.” So, before jumping on to the recipe, let’s get some knowledge about Bengali cuisine.
Bengali cuisine is emphasized on fish, vegetables, and lentils with rice and its many food traditions are drawn from social activities. It is known for its different use of flavours and desserts. Rather than food served all at once, Bengali cuisine uses the French cuisine style in which the food is served in courses, and it has the only traditionally developed multi courses.
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Bengali street food is also very popular, and one of the most popular street foods is Jhalmuri. That means spicy, and the muri mean puffed rice. Thus, it is a spicy muri made with puffed rice, chickpeas, mustard oil, chanachur, spices, and vegetables. It is not only famous in India but also in other parts of the world. It first gained popularity in London by British chef Angus Denoon. He tried the jhalmuri in Kolkata, and then he started selling it on the streets of London. So, this was all about it. Know it’s time for the jhalmuri recipe.
Per serving of Jhalmuri contains 250 kcal
Carbohydrates 5.02g
Protein 4.5g
Fat 3.7g
Prepare time: 20 min
Cook: 5 min
Ready in: 25 min
Ingredients
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For Bhaja Masala
1 tbsp cumin seeds
2-3 green cardamom
1 tbsp fennel seeds
1 tsp coriander seeds
A pinch of salt
For Jhalmuri
1 cup puffed rice
2 tbsp chana jor garam
1 fresh green chilli, chopped
2 tbsp sev
1 tbsp white peas, boiled
2 tbsp onion, chopped
1 tbsp black chickpeas, soaked
2 tbsp tomato, chopped
1 tsp bhaja masala
½ small potato, boiled & chopped
2 tbsp mustard oil from pickle
Salt to taste
1 tbsp fresh coconut, chopped
Method
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For Bhaja Masala
In a pan, add all ingredients and dry roast them until fragrant.
Once it cooled down, transfer it into a mixer grinder and grind it into a fine powder.
Transfer it into a bowl and keep it aside for further use.
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For Jhalmuri
In a mixing bowl, add all ingredients one by one.
Now mix it properly.
Serve it into a bowl.
The Bengali Jhalmuri is ready to serve. Relish this tasty Bengali street food to calm your evening hunger.
Potato snacks are very popular snacks in the whole world. They are the most ordered snacks in restaurants or food corners. There are varieties of potato snacks in the world, and every country has its own signature dish of potatoes. Likewise, in the US, a very famous potato snack is popular i.e. tater tots. Are you interested to know what tater tots really are? Then let’s learn more about it.
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Tater tots are cylindrical fried potato snacks, and it was originated in the US and served as a side dish. Tater tots were invented by an American frozen food company Ore-lda in 1953 and were first offered in stores in 1956. It is named tater because tater is short for potato.
It is made with grated potatoes, formed into small cylindrical and after that, they are deep-fried in oil. In the USA, tater tots are sold at frozen food corners at grocery stores, restaurants, cafeterias, and also at school lunch counters. Do you know that tater tot is a registered trademark of American frozen food company Ore-lda?
Do you want to “how to make tater tots“? Then follow this tater tots recipe.
Per piece of tater tots contains 70kcal
Carbohydrates 20g
Protein 2g
Fat 8g
Prepare time: 30 min
Cook: 20 min
Ready in: 50 min
Ingredients
1 lb of russet potatoes, peeled
2 tsp flour
1 tsp granulated garlic
salt and pepper to taste
1 tsp dried parsley
oil for frying
Method
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Firstly, in a saucepan, add potatoes and cold water, and bring it to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
Secondly, After 10 minutes, drain them and let them cool.
When it is entirely cool, shred them with a vegetable grater and squeeze water from sliced potatoes.
Now take a bowl and add shredded potatoes, flour, garlic, parsley, salt, and pepper. Mix them properly.
Meanwhile, take a heavy bottom pan, add oil and let it heat for deep frying.
Then make tots from potato mixture and deep fry in oil until crisp and golden brown.
Now transfer them into an absorbent paper plate.
Note:
1. These tater potatoes can be freeze and reheat very well. Place them on a baking sheet on a single layer and freeze for about 45 mins, then transfer them to a plastic resealable bag and store them for later use.
2. To reheat, bake them for about 15 minutes at 425*F.
The homemade tater tots are ready to serve. So, serve it with tomato ketchup, mustard sauce, and mayonnaise.
You may have eaten dal baati several times, but have you ever tried litti chokha? Litti chokha is a staple food of Bihar, and it is also very popular in Jharkhand. People often relate litti with batti, but both of them are different from each other.
Litti chokha is prepared in two parts. Where litti is ghee dipped, roasted dough bowl made of wheat flour, sattu, and salt dough, and stuffed with sattu filling. In comparison, chokha is prepared with roasted eggplant, tomatoes mixed with potatoes, spices, and herbs.
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If you visit Bihar, you can find this dish selling on the streets and local food shops and restaurants. You can make also cook it at home with this quick and easy litti chokha recipe.
Per serving of litti chokha consists of 290 kcal
Carbohydrates 50g
Protein 10.5g
Fat 6.9g
Prepare time: 40 min
Cook: 20 min
Ready in: 1 hr
Ingredients For Litti Chokha
For Dough
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3 cups wheat flour
1 cup sattu
3 tbsp ghee
2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp carom seeds
1/4 tsp baking soda
water as required
For Chokha
Four potatoes, boiled
1 eggplant
Four tomatoes
1 tbsp pickle masala
Two lemon
1/2 cup coriander leaves, finely chopped
2 tbsp mustard oil
5-6 green chilies
2-inch ginger
salt to taste
Method
For Stuffing
Take a bowl and add sattu, salt, grated ginger, pickle masala, coriander leaves, mustard oil, and juice of 1 lemon. Now mix everything properly. If it is dry, then add little water and mix again. Stuffing is ready.
For Dough
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In a mixing bowl, add wheat flour, ghee, salt, carom seeds, baking powder, sattu, and water (in small portions).
Now knead a soft dough. Cover and keep it rest for 20 minutes.
After 20 minutes, grease your hands with ghee, take a small portion of dough and make a small ball.
Now make it hollow with thumb and finger while rotating it and make a bowl from it.
Then put 2 tbsp of stuffing, lift the edges and close the litti.
Make the rest of the littis with the same process.
Now place a wok over the flame and grease it with ghee. Let it heat.
Once it is heated, place littis inside the wok and cover it and let it cook for 3-4 minutes on low flame.
After that, open the lid and flip the littis. Cover it and again let it cook for 3-4 minutes.
Repeat this process until it turns golden brown.
Litti is ready to serve.
For Chokha
Grease eggplant and tomatoes with oil. Now place a net over the flame and put greased eggplant and tomatoes on it, and roast them.
Flip them at intervals and roast them until the skin turns black.
Once roasted, remove them and place them on a plate. Let it cool a bit.
After that, peel the skin and keep it aside for further use.
Now in a bowl add, boiled potatoes, tomatoes, eggplant, and mash them well. Then add salt, chopped green chilies, grated ginger, coriander leaves, juice of 1 lemon, and mustard oil. Mix them well.
For Assembling
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Place the littis on a plate and break it. Pour ghee over them.
Now place a bowl full of chokha on the same plate.
The litti chokha is ready to serve. Relish this desi food and enjoy your holidays.
The one dish which is cooked and served in every Indian household is khichdi. It is one of the tastier and healthier Indian food. Khichdi is nutritious and easy to digest. It is light food and can be consumed as breakfast, lunch, or dinner. So, let’s cook dal khichdi today.
Khichdi is made with lentils and rice. There are many varieties of khichdi like sabudana khichdi, bisi bele bath, chakkara Pongal, Gujarati khichdi, Bihari khichdi, Bengali khichori, and Rajasthan’s bajra khichdi. In this recipe, khichdi is prepared with rice, lentil, spices, and vegetables. Do you know the Anglo-Indian Kedgeree was inspired by the dish khichdi?
Scroll down for the dal khichdi recipe.
Per serving contains 320 kcal
Carbohydrates: 232g
Protein: 50g
Fat: 38g
Prepare time: 10 min
Cook: 20 min
Ready in: 30 min
Ingredients
1 cup rice
1 cup moong dal (yellow)
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2 potatoes, cubes
1/3 cup green peas
2-inch ginger, chopped
6 garlic cloves, chopped
12-15 curry leaves
2 onion, chopped
1 tomato, chopped
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1-2 green chilli, chopped
1/4 tsp asafoetida
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp turmeric powder
4 tbsp cooking oil
1 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp garam masala powder
salt to taste
coriander leaves, chopped
For Tadka
1 tsp ghee
4 garlic cloves
8 curry leaves
Method
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In a large bowl, add rice, dal, and water. Rinse them properly and keep them aside for further use.
In a pressure cooker, add oil, cumin seeds, chopped ginger, and garlic. Cook well until it turns golden.
Then, add chopped onion, curry leaves and mix well. Saute and cook for 3-4 minutes on medium flame until it changes its colour.
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4.Now, add chopped tomatoes and green chillies. Mix well.
5. Add potato cubes and peas and mix well.
6. Then add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, and garam masala powder. Mix well.
7. After that, add rice and dal. Cook for 1 minute on low flame.
8. Now, add 6 cups of water and salt to taste. Mix well.
9. Cover and pressure cook for four whistles on medium flame.
10. After four whistles, turn off the flame and let it cool.
11. Meanwhile, in a tempering pan, heat ghee and add garlic and curry leaves. Saute until brown.
Open the pressure cooker lid and pour this tempering over it.
Lastly, garnish the dal khichdi with coriander leaves and mix well.
Serve it on a once platter.
Via: Envato
The tasty dal khichdi is ready to serve. Serve it with curd or raita.
