It is a basic batter for fritters.
- Maida – 1cup
- Corn flour – 1tbsp
- Rice flour – 1tbsp
- Salt - ½ tsp
- Ground ginger, garlic, chillies – to taste
- Mix all the ingredients together.
- Add enough water to make a batter which will coat the back of a spoon thinly when dipped.
- Dip small pieces of cauliflower, baby corn, etc. which should have first been boiled to be tender but not mushy, but Chill the boiled veggies before frying.
It is a basic batter for bhajis. It is up to you how innovatively you use this batter to make Bhajis.
- Gramflour – 1cup
- Rice flour - 1tbsp
- Salt – ¾ tsp
- Ajwain seeds – as required (slightly crushed in the hands)
- Asafetida – a pinch
- Cumin powder – ½ tsp
- Baking soda – 2 to 3 pinches
- Oil– 2 tsp(It should be hot, after batter has been prepared)
- Mix all the ingredients together.
- Make a batter which will coat the back of a spoon thickly, when dipped.
- You may add Crushed garlic, ginger, chillies, as desired.
- You can dip sticks of paneer, or sliced capsicums,potato, pappad, onions, hot green chillies, boiled whole babycorns, palak etc.
It is a basic flour for thaalpeeth and hondvoh.
- Wheat – 1cup
- Jowar – 1cup
- Rice – ½ cup
- Bengalgram or channa dal – 1/2cup.
- Take each grains and roast in the stove lightly.
- Now mix all together, cool and grind into flour.
- Cool the flour and store in airtight container, in dry area.
- Add water to knead to smooth dough when required.
- Proceed to pat thick chapatti, sprinkle finely chopped coriander, onion, chilies, etc. over it and press in.
- Make small hole in it with blunt end of hand churner.
- Roast on hot griddle over low flame till roasted crisp.
It is a basic flour. You can store this for long time in a air tight container.
- Rice – 4cups
- Bengal gram dal or Channa dal – 2 cups
- Urad dal - 1cup
- Take the rice, bengal gram and urar dal all together Wash and soak in water for 2-3 hours.
- Drain and spread on a clean large kitchen cloth till dry.
- Dry roast till all moisture is dried up.
- Grind to a flour of the texture of fine semolina.
- Store in dry airtight container.
