June 2017 - Page 2 of 6 - Ranjus Kitchen

Aam Panna Concentrate

By Ranju | June 3, 2017

Time To Cook	Serving	Measures
Preparation Time = 15 mins. Cooking Time = 15 mins.	4 Persons	1 Cup = 250 ml. 1 Teaspoon = 4 g. 1 Tablespoon = 15 g.

Ingredients
Raw Mangoes – ½ Kg.
Sugar – ½ kg.
Black salt – 2 teaspoon
Roasted jeera powder – 2 teaspoon
Black pepper – 1 teaspoon
Mint leaves – 1 cup
Salt to taste

Method
For Concentrate
• Make sugar syrup with 1 cup water. Cook on low flame till sugar dissolves.
• Peel and cut mangoes. Separate seeds and skin.
• Take the pulp and pressure cook it with little water till 2 whistles.
• Let it settle. Open the pressure cooker.
• Put mango pulp in mixer jar. Put all the remaining ingredients.
• Add churn it.
• Add little water. Sieve it.
• Cook it for 10 mins.
• Let it cool. Strain it and keep in a bottle or a jar in a refrigerator.
For Drink
• Take 2-3 tablespoon concentrate in a glass.
• Mix cold water and ice. Serve chilled.
• Garnish with mint leaves.
• You can keep the concentrate for upto 1 week in refrigerator.

Grilled Egg Sandwich

By Ranju | June 3, 2017

Time To Cook	Serving	Measures
Preparation Time = 10 mins. Cooking Time = 15 mins.	4 Persons	1 Cup = 250 ml. 1 Teaspoon = 4 g. 1 Tablespoon = 15 g.

Ingredients
Bread slices – 16 nos.
Eggs, boiled – 4 nos.
Onion, medium sized, chopped – 1 no.
Ginger, grated – ½ teaspoon
Green chilli, chopped – ½ teaspoon
Coriander leaves, chopped – 2 tablespoon
Butter – ½ cup
Red chilli powder – ½ teaspoon
Amchur powder – ½ teaspoon
Salt to taste

Method
• In a bowl grate hard boiled eggs and mix all the ingredients. Mix well.
• Spread the egg mixture on bread slice and cover with another slice.
• Make all sandwiches and grill them with butter.
• Cut the sandwiches in triangular shapes and serve with green chutney.

Tandoori Aloo Paratha

By Ranju | June 3, 2017

Time To Cook	Serving	Measures
Preparation Time = 20 mins. Cooking Time = 25 mins.	4 Persons	1 Cup = 250 ml. 1 Teaspoon = 4 g. 1 Tablespoon = 15 g.

Ingredients
For dough
Wheat flour – 2 cup
Refined oil – 1 tablespoon
Water for kneading.
Salt to taste.
For stuffing
Potatoes, boiled – ½ kg
Onion, chopped – 1 no.
Garlic, chopped – ½ teaspoon
Ginger, chopped – 1 teaspoon
Green chilli, chopped – 1 tablespoon
Red chilli powder – 1 teaspoon
Garam masala powder – 1 teaspoon
Jeera – 1 teaspoon
Ajwain – 1 teaspoon
White till – 1 teaspoon
Ground anardana – ½ teaspoon
Coriander leaves, chopped – ¼ cup
Kasuri methi – 1 teaspoon
Salt to taste
For serving
Butter – 3 tablespoon
Dahi – 2 cup
Mango pickle as per liking

Method
For dough
• Knead atta with little oil, salt and sufficient water.
• Make a soft dough.
• Cover it.
• Keep it for 15 mins
For stuffing
• Boil potatoes. Peel and mash them with potato masher properly.
• In a deep bowl put potatoes and add all ingredients for stuffing.
• Mix well. Taste the mixture. If you need you can add more masala according to your taste.
For rolling
• Divide dough in 8 equal portions. Make round balls. Dust them with wheat flour.
• Flatten each ball and shape them into 3” disc with rolling pin in such a way that the edges are thinner than the centre.
• Place the potato stuffing in the centre. And, seal the edges.
• Roll the stuffed balls into rotis.

Apply little water with hand on the upper side of the rotis for shinning.
Place the rotis in electric or gas tandoor. Cook on the medium heat on both sides till it is done.
Serve it with butter and dahi. You can serve mango pickle with it.
Note – parathas can be made on tava with little ghee or oil.

Kadhi Pakode Wali

By Ranju | June 3, 2017

Time To Cook	Serving	Measures
Preparation Time = 15 mins. Cooking Time = 30 mins.	4 Persons	1 Cup = 250 ml. 1 Teaspoon = 4 g. 1 Tablespoon = 15 g.

Ingredients
For Kadhi
Dahi – 250 gm
Besan – ½ cup
Curry leaves – 8-10 nos.
Rai (mustard seeds) – ½ teaspoon
Dhania (coriander seeds) – 1 teaspoon
Hing – ¼ teaspoon
Whole bore chilli – 8-10 nos.
Methi dana (fenugreek seeds) – ½ teaspoon
Kasuri methi – 1 tablespoon
Onion, sliced lengthwise – 1 no.
Ginger, chopped – 1 tablespoon
Green chilli, chopped – 1 teaspoon
Garlic, chopped – ½ teaspoon
Red chilli powder – 1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder – ½ teaspoon
Dhania powder – 1 teaspoon
Garam masala – 1 teaspoon
Coriander leaves, chopped – 2-3 tablespoon
For pakode
Besan – ½ cup
Onion, chopped – 2 tablespoon
Green chilli, chopped – 1 no.
Dhania (coriander leaves), chopped – 1 teaspoon
Red chilli powder – ¼ teaspoon
Garam masala – ¼ teaspoon
Oil for frying
Baking soda – 1 pinch
Salt to taste

Method
For pakode
• In a bowl mix all ingredients and make a paste with water.
• Heat oil in a pan and fry pakode. Keep aside.
For kadhi
• In a bowl put dahi and besan and mix with hand blender. Mix water. Keep aside.
• Heat oil in a kadai. Add hing, rai, kadi patta, bore chillies, methi dana and coriander seeds. Saute for few seconds.
• Add garlic, onion, green chillies and ginger. Saute till onion turns brown.
• Add kasuri methi, red chilli powder, dhania powder, haldi.
• Add dahi and besan mixture
• Add salt to taste and mix well. Adjust consistency by adding water.
• Stir continuously so as avoid curdling.
• Keep it on a full flame.
• When it starts boiling reduce the flame.
• Add pakode.
• And, let it boil for 15-20 mins. On low flame.
• When it is done, add garam masala
• Transfer in a serving bowl.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve it with rice, roti or paratha.