Tasty summer treats

By Puja Gupta

New Delhi, May 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) As season changes and we await monsoon, renowned chef Harpal Singh from Tata Sky Cooking brings some recipes that are easy-to-cook and deliciously filling.

Karele Ke Chips

Prep. Time: 15-20 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Serve: 4.

Ingredient Quantity

Bitter gourd (karela) 2 No. (Medium)

Turmeric powder 1 Tsp.

Sugar 2 Tbsp.

Lemon 1 No.

Gram flour (besan) 1/2 cup

Rice flour 2 Tbsp.

Oil for deep Frying

Salt to taste

Red chilli powder 1 Tsp.

Carom seeds (ajwain) 1 Tsp.

Chaat masala 1 Tsp.

Water as required

Method:

1. Wash bitter gourd and pat dry. Take out skin with the help of small knife and cut into slices
2. Take a mixing bowl; add sliced bitter gourds, turmeric, sugar, lemon juice mix it well until sugar get melts. Keep it aside for 15-20min

3. After 15-20 min. wash them in running water

4. Take another bowl add slice washed bitter gourd, gram flour, rice flour, salt, red chilli powder, and carom seeds and mix well. Add water as required and mix well, so that all slices are coated well with masala mixture

5. Meanwhile heat oil in a deep pan/kadai for deep frying. Once it's hot, add bitter gourd slices to the oil in batches. Fry on medium low flame on both sides till the bitter gourds are crispy

6. Remove them from oil and drain on absorbent paper

7. Sprinkle chat masala on top. Serve with sweet chilli sauce or tamarind chutney

   Instant Bread Cheese Vada

   Prep. Time: 10-15 min.

   Cook Time: 15min.

   Serve: 4.

   Ingredient Quantity

   Bread Slice 8-10 No.

   Curd 1/2 Cup

   Rice flour 3 Tbsp.

   Cumin seeds 1 Tsp.

   Ginger chopped 1 Tsp.

   Green chilly chopped 2-3 No.

   Coriander chopped 2 Tbsp.

   Baking soda 1/2 Tsp.

   Curry leaves 1 Sprig

   For stuffing:

   Cheese cube (small) 100 Gm.

   Paneer cube (small) 100 Gm.

   Ginger chopped 1 Tsp.

   Green chilly chopped 1-2 No.

   Coriander chopped 1 Tbsp.

   Salt to taste

   Oil for frying

   Method:

8. Cut the side of each bread, tear off them into small pieces and add them to mixing bowl

9. Add Curd, Rice flour, Cumin seeds, Ginger, Green chilli, Coriander, soda, curry leaves and salt

10. Mix it well and make dough. Keep it aside

11. Take another mixing bowl Add Cheese, Paneer, Ginger, Green chilli and Coriander. Mash it altogether. Add salt and mix well

12. Take bread mixer and make a ball, flatten them gently, put paneer and cheese mix in middle and roll it around

13. Heat oil in pan and fry them in slow heat

14. When vadas are half done take out from oil keep it aside for a while and fry them again in medium flame till golden brown. Remove them on tissue paper

15. Serve with tomato ketchup and green chutney

    Methi Anda Pakoda

    Prep. Time: 8-10 min.

    Cook Time: 10 min.

    Serve: 4.

    Ingredient Quantity

    Palak, chopped 1 Cup

    Methi Leaves, chopped 2 Cup

    Coriander Leaves, chopped 1/4 Cup

    Eggs, boiled 6 No.

    Paneer, grated 1/2 Cup

    Turmeric powder 1/2 Tsp.

    Red chili powder 1 Tsp.

    Ajwain 1 Tsp.

    Besan 2 Cup

    Salt to taste

    Water as required

    Oil for deep frying

    Method:

16. Take palak and cut them properly and keep it in a bowl. Add methi leaves in the bowl, add coriander leaves in it

17. Now grate boiled eggs, paneer in the bowl. Add turmeric powder, red chili powder and ajwain in the bowl

18. Add besan in the bowl and salt to taste and mix them well. Then add water to make a binding mixture

19. Heat oil in a pan, add small dollops of binding mixture in the pan to deep fry it. Take them out of the pan when it turns light brown

20. Sprinkle chat masala and red chili powder on the pakodas and serve it with green chutney

    (Puja Gupta can be contacted at puja.g@ians.in)

Source: IANS