…h oil for deep frying so it should not be a problem. Besides, one does not deep fry every day. Today’s post is the ever popular Irani samosas which are also called patti samosas. These samosas are triangular in shape, crispy & crunchy… In Pune we have Irani restaurants & bakeries at every corner serving these awesome flavorful & crunchy samosas which have a perfect triangular shape. Naaz Restaurant in Pune was very popular for their Ir…
…& pepper. Heat a wok with vegetable oil till hot. Reduce heat & deep fry the prawns in small batches. To deep fry, dip each prawn in the batter & gently slide in the hot oil. Fry on both sides till golden & crisp. With a slotted spoon drain completely & transfer onto paper towels. Alternatively, you can pan fry prawns using butter & garlic. You can eliminate deep frying with batter if you so wish. Next, heat butter i…
…mins. Heat cooking oil in a wok on med.heat. Add marinated prawns, 2 tbsps.masala paste & stir fry on high heat for 3 mins. Keep aside in a bowl. To the same wok add onions & capsicum & stir fry for another 2 mins on high heat. To this add the prawns from the bowl & again stir fry & toss for another 3 mins. Serve hot with fresh bread, hot chapati or steamed rice….
…completely, sprinkle about a tbsp.of corn flour & lightly mix. Oil for deep frying To prepare Crisp Fried Noodles : Heat a wok/kadhai with sufficient oil till hot. Reduce heat to med. & fry in small batches the par boiled noodles. Deep fry on both sides till crisp & lightly golden brown. Drain completely with a slotted spoon & place on absorbent paper. Fry all the noodles in this way. To serve : Prepared Sauce Crisp Fried Noodles F…
…he same pan add curry leaves, sauf, cumin seeds, haldi pwd., garlic & fry for a few seconds. Then add tomatoes & fry till soft. Now add red chilli pwd., garam masala pwd., sabji masala, pepper & cumin seed pwd., sugar & fry for a few seconds. Finally, add the fried bhindi & mix with the masala. Keep tossing the bhindi masala on high heat for a few seconds. Add salt to taste. Mix well. Remove f…
…ng. Sprinkle some pepper & toss again. Adjust salt to taste. Now in a fry pan add a tsp. of oil & fry the egg omelette. Cut the omelette into strips & add to the prepared hakka noodles & toss well till well mixed. Serve hot with Chicken Pineapple Oriental or gravy of your choice. Tips & Variations : Julienned vegetables cook faster; retaining the crunch enhances the taste of the stir fry. While adding vegetables to the wok…
…negar as per choice Salt to taste Water as needed Sesame / Cooking Oil for deep frying the noodles Garnishing: Spring Onion Greens; finely cut 1 packet Noodles (cook as per instructions; cool & deep fry until golden) Method: Boil the noodles as per instructions on the packet. When cold; deep fry till golden. Drain the oil completely and set aside on tissue paper to cool and crisp up. Reserve to garnish your Manchow Soup. Heat oil in a sufficie…
…3 tbsps. Corn Flour 1 Egg (lightly beaten) Salt to taste Vegetable Oil for deep frying or pan frying For Rolling the Bombay Duck : 1 cup dry Bread Crumbs 3 tbsps. Corn Flour /Rice Flour Method : Clean the fresh Bombay duck by gently removing the head, the side fins, the insides of the mouth & cut the tail. ( I get this done by the fishmonger). Slit the fish along its length & debone gently. Do not cut through completely; spread the fish…
…ce on a cookie tray or plate. Form chaklis until all the dough is used up. Deep fry the moong dal chaklis in medium hot oil. Fry the chaklis in batches. Do not over crowd. Adjust heat if needed. Fry on both sides, flipping occasionally and basting with hot oil. Fry all the chaklis in this way. Deep fry until lightly golden brown and crisp. When they are done they will float and sizzle. Drain completely with a slotted spoon and transfer onto a tray…
…em. Discard the central bone or retain it if you wish. Heat a wok/ kadhai /frying pan with oil till hot. Reduce heat & sauté lightly ginger, garlic, green chillies till rawness disappears for about a minute. Then add onions & sauté till they turn soft & translucent. Add the chopped tomatoes, chilli pwd. or chilli paste, turmeric pwd.,a pinch of salt, sugar & pepper pwd. & cook till tomatoes turn soft & oil starts separating…