Prabha Ki Rasoi - Recipes in Hindi and English

Aata Namak Pare Ingredients: Wheat Flour (Aata)- 2 cup Refined Oil - 6 tbsp (1/2 cup) Carom Seeds (Ajwain) - 1 tsp Salt - 3/4 tsp Oil for frying Method: 1. Take wheat flour in a big plate. Add salt, carom seeds and mix nicely 2.  Add 6 tbsp oil in the wheat flour and mix nicely 3. Knead a hard dough of the wheat flour using little water at a time. 4. Cover the dough with a clean cloth and keep it aside for 20 -25 minutes 5. After 25 minutes mash the kneaded flour 6. Divide the dough into two equal parts 7. Take a part of the dough and pressing between your palms make it round and smooth 8. Using a rolling pin roll the rounded dough into a thick circle 9. Using a knife cut the circle into squares of small size as per your desire. Discard the edges and join them together with other piece of dough. 10. Keep the squares in a plate 11. Similarly make the squares of remaining dough and keep in the plate 12. Heat Oil for frying in a Kadahi 13. When the Oil is m...

Khasta Kachori Ingredients: Urad Dal (Split and dehusked black gram lentils) - 1 cup Ajwain (Carom Seeds) - 1 tsp All Purpose Flour (Maida) - 500 gm Oil - 1 cup Hing (asafoetida) - 1/2 tsp Salt - 2 tsp Coriander Powder - 1 tbsp Saunf (Fennel seed) Powder - 1 tbsp Red Chilli Powder - 1/2 tsp Baking Soda - a pinch Oil for frying Method: 1. Wash and Soak Urad Dal for 5- 6 hours 2. Remove Dal from water and grind coarsely using minimum water 3. Heat 3 tbsp oil and add hing 4. Add ground Dal and cook till it looses its moisture and becomes crispy and golden brown 5. Add 1 tsp salt, red chilli powder, coriander powder, saunf powder, baking soda and mix well 6. Remove from fire and keep it aside 7. Add 1 tsp salt and ajwain in Flour and mix well 8. Add 3/4 cup oil in it and rub well 9. Using warm water (About 1 cup) little by little, knead a bit hard dough 10. Cover the dough with a muslin cloth for about 30 minutes 11. Take small portions from the dough and pr...