Almond Cookies

ALMOND COOKIES

Ingredients:

Plain flour - 1 cup 

Sugar - 1/2 cup

unsalted butter - 75 gms - 100 gms butter

almond flakes - 100 gms

vanilla essense - 1 tsp

Method:

- melt the butter for 30 secs

- mix the powdered sugar and flour together

- add the almond flakes and essence 

- mix well

- add the melted butter and mix well until it forms a dough

- then make them into desired shapes

- bake then for 12 - 15  mins at 180 degrees.

Nan

NAN

Ingredients:

flour - 2 cups

milk - 1 cup (warm)

curd - 2 tbsp

yeast - 1 tsp

sugar - 1 tsp

butter - 2tbsp

salt to taste

Method:

- mix sugar, milk and yeast and mix well

- allow that to prove by leaving them to rest for 10 mins

- mix well

- now mix the curd, flour and salt and mix well

- add the yeast mixture and mix well

- and make a sticky dough

- now close the dough with a wet cloth and allow that to rest and prove for 2 hrs

- the dough will be double the size

- make balls out of the dough

- dust them with flour and roll them into 1/2" thick roti

- you will need a tava which has to be heated

- when the tava is warm, add the rolled nan and allow that to get bubbles

- now add that half cooked nan on the direct fire and allow that to cook for 10 - 15 seconds

- after removing the nan from fire, apply butter and serve.

I have not used a grill or a tandoor. I felt this way was too good and easy.

Gram Flour Chappathi

GRAMFLOUR CHAPPATHI

Ingredients:

Gram Flour - 1/2 cup

wheat flour - 1 cup

ajwain seeds - 1/2 tsp

garam masala - 1/2 tsp

salt to taste

ghee - 2 tbsp

Mango powder - 1/2 tsp

oil - to fry

Method:

- mix all the ingredients except for the oil well

- add some water and make into a tight dough

- leave it to rest for 1 hr

- then make them into small balls

- roll them as chappathis 

- heat a tava till they are hot

- place the rolled chappathis and cook on one side 

- when the colour changes add some ghee and turn it to the other side

- cook on both the sides till they are golden brown 

Serve them hot.

Potato Chops

POTATO CHOPS

Ingredients:

Potato - 4 (sliced thin as for chips)

onion - (finely chopped)

tomato  - 1 (finely chopped)

salt to taste

ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp

turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

garam masala powder - 1/4 tsp

corriander leaves - chopped - 2 tsp

red chilli powder - 1 tsp

corriander powder - 1/2 tsp

saunf - 1/2 tsp

oil to fry

Method:

- add a pinch of salt to the potatoes

- deep fry them in oil (like preparing chips) until crisp

- leave it aside

- dry roast saunf and powder it

- in a pan add oil

- add the onions and fry till they are transparent

- add the tomatoes and fry

- add the ginger garlic paste and fry.

- add salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, corriander powder and garam masala powder

- fry till the raw smell is gone

- add the corriander leaves and give it one good stir

- now add the fried potatoes and fry for a min

- add the saunf powder and fry for another min

- serve hot.