Wheat Flour Naan

Naan is a kind of Roti, and I have prepared this Naan with wheat flour and chiroti rava/Thin variety of semolina. 

Naan is a type of roti and most of the people love to have Naan. Normally Naan is prepared by using Maida/All Purpose flour.
This Naan recipe has no maida. I have used wheat flour and chiroti rava and to soften the naan I have used milk and a tablespoon of curd.
I have seen this this Naan preparing method in a T. V. Cookery show. Just changed maida to wheat and tried it and it turned as good and soft Naan. So prepared these Naan many times at my home
Now I can happily eat and enjoy these Naan because I am sure it is healthy.
I have used Wheat flour, chiroti rava/thin variety of semolina, milk, curd, oil and salt.
Naan turned as soft and yummy.
Let us see the recipe:

Ingredients : 

Wheat flour  : 2 Cups
Chiroti Rava/Thin variety of Semolina : 2 Tablespoons
Milk : 1/2 Cup
Curd : 1 Tablespoon
Oil : 2 Teaspoons.
Salt : A little
Cooking Soda : A pinch
Bowl of water

Method :

1. Mix wheat flour, chiroti rava/semolina, oil, salt, cooking soda and mix it well.
2. Add milk and curd to the mixed flour and prepare dough. Add required water while preparing the dough.
3. Let the dough rest for 20 minutes.

4. Now keep a pan on the fire and heat.
5. Divide the ready dough into small portions. Take a small ball size of dough and roll as chapati or reetangle shape.
6. Sprinkle a drop of water on chapati and put it on the tava and press a little. Cook on medium heat.

7. Sprinkling water helps the chapati to be moisture and helps to cook with out oil.
8. It starts to bubble up on chapati.

9. Remove this chapati and put it on a burning gas and cook fof 10 to 20 seconds.

10. It should be roasted well on the other side.
12. Put it on the plate and apply butter on the top.

13. Naan is ready to serve. Serve " Hot Naan" with the curries of your choice.

14. Repeat the same with remaining dough and prepare Naan.

Note:

Let the dough be soft so that Naan turns as soft. Adding milk and curd makes the dough soft. Adding butter instead of oil is optional. You can sprinkle sesame seeds on the top of Naan. ( Optional).
Moisture on the top helps the naan to cook well. (You can press the rolled naan to tava and then hold it on gas burner. It helps you to do the process bit easy. Naan sticks to tava and you can turn the tava upside down to cook upper layer of Naan. Hot Naans is better to have or it might turn bit hard.(Dry).
Time : 30 minutes.
Serves : 3 to 4 ( 8 Naan can be made, according to the size ).

Chiroti Rava Pani Poori & Spicy Chutney

Pani Poori name it self brings water in your mouth. I normally prepare Pani Poori at home. I do not know some how I don't feel like to eat that Pani Poori selling out side. Though it is there way of earning money to live, it is not at all comfortable for me to go and eat outside.

I have tried these pooris with chiroti rava (thin variety of semolina), very very small quantity of maida and salt. I have prepared the pani and the spicy chutney to have with this pooris. Potatoes are also used for filling.
Let us see some benefits of eating Pudina /Mint leaves in our diet.
Mint leaves have the best medicinal values. It is one of the superb herb which is used for many health issues. Mint helps in easy digestion. It is good remedy for nausea, depression and headache. It is used for treating ashtma and memory loss. Mint is known for refreshing breath. It is one of the oldest herb which in practice we use mint as home remedy for many sickness.
Let us see the recipe now :
There are two steps. First we prepare small pooris and then proceed to spicy and sweet chutney.
Small Pooris:

1. Poori preparation :

Things Needed :

Chiroti Rava : 2 Cups
Wheat flour : 1 Tablespoon
Cooking Soda : A pinch (1/2 of 1/4 teaspoon)
Salt : As required
Oil : 1 Cup

Method :

1. Take a big bowl and put chiroti rava, wheat flour, salt and cooking soda.
2. Mix all the ingredients well. Add water and prepare thick dough.
3. Add a teaspoon of oil to the dough and kneed it well.

4. Divide the dough into small portions.
5. Take a small portion and roll it flat as chapati. Roll it as thin as you can.
6. Take a small bottle cap /or small bowl (circle shape) and press it and let it be small pooris.
7. Remove these small circles and arrange them on the tray or plate.

8. Keep a small pan on the fire and heat. Put oil. Let it get hot.
9. Fry pooris on medium and low flame. Frying pooris on low flame helps the poori to be crispy.

10. Fry poori on both sides and remove from the pan and put it on a kitchen tissue.

11.. At time you can fry 2 to 3 pooris.
12. Repeat the same with remaining dough. Serve Poori with pani and potato inside a small whole.

2. Sweet and Spicy Chutney.
Things Needed :
Dates : 6 to 8
Mint leaves : 1 Bundle (Small bundle will do)
Coriander leaves : 1 Bundle (Small bundle will do)
Black salt : As required
Jeera /Cumin seeds : 1/4 Teaspoon
Pepper pods : 2 to 3
Green chilly : 1 to 2 ( According to taste)
Tamarind : 1/2 of one small marble.
Method : 
1. Wash mint leaves, coriander leaves and green chilly.
2. Remove the seeds from dates and cut it into small pieces.
3. Grind mint leaves, coriander leaves, green chilly, jeera, pepper and dates with required water.

4. Add only little water. The chutney should be thick. Add black salt and churn for a minute.
5. Remove it from the mixi jar to a bowl.

6. Green spicy and sweet chutney is ready to serve.
7. Add required water and mix it well. It should be like normal water consistency.

Potato Filling :

Wash and remove the outer layer of potatoes and cut into small pieces till it is cooked soft.
Put off the fire once it is cooked. Let it get cool.
Put boiled potatoes to a plate and smash it nicely. Add garam masala powder and chat masala powder.

Add required black salt and mix it well.  Filling is ready to serve.

Pani poori serving :
Take a poori make a hole in the middle and fill some potato mixture and fill it with spicy water and serve immediately.

Note :

No need to add any oil or ghee while preparing the dough. Kneed the dough well. It helps the poori to be fluffy.
You can add spice and sweet mixture together and grind it nicely. It helps us to separate the dishes.
Adding water to chutney should be careful. It should be like normal water consistency. Just after filling potatoes and spicy water.  It should be eaten immediately or it might sag.
Potato should be boiled nicely. Adding spice /any masala is optional. I have added chat masala and garam masala.

Total Time : 45 Minutes
Serves : 3 to 4 .

Mixed flour Spicy Chapati

It is just boring to eat the same food. I think you all agree with me. It should be bit different and should be on healthy side. That is my opinion and I do follow. It turns me in to do bit experiments, twists, changes and it is one of the best hobby for me now.
Mixed flour Spicy Chapati is ready to serve.

Here I have tried spicy chapati using wheat flour, rice flour, besan and chiroti rava. I have used curd and some simple spices.
Let us see the recipe Now :

Things Needed :

Wheat flour  : 2 Cups
Rice flour : 2 Tablespoons
Besan/Channa flour : 1 Tablespoon
Chiroti Rava : 1 Tablespoon
Ghee : 1 Tablespoon
Curd : 1/2 Cup
Jeera /Cumin Seeds powder : 1/2 Teaspoon
Chilly Powder : 1/2 Teaspoon
Garam Masala Powder : 1/2 Teaspoon
Pepper powder : 1/4 Teaspoon
Salt : As required
Oil : 2 to 3 Tablespoons

Method :

1. Take a big bowl and add all the flours,salt and spices. Add curd.
2. Mix it nicely and prepare dough. Kneed the dough nicely.

3. Divide the dough into small portions.
4. Take a small portion of the dough and roll it as chapati. (Dip the ball size dough in dry wheat flour just before rolling).

5. Keep a tava/pan on the fire and heat. Put the rolled spicy chapati and cook on both sides.
6.At first do not add oil. Press it with the spatula on the sides of chapati. It fluffs up. Add little oil now.
7. Turn the other side and cook for 10 to 20 seconds..

8. Sprinkle some oil on the top of the chapati while it is cooking.

9. Mixed flour chapati is ready to serve. Serve it with the side dish you  have prepared.

10 We had it with basale/malabar leaves and kesu/colocasia  huli/sambar and Amaranth leaves dry curry.

Note : 

Mix the flour nicely with ghee and then add curd. Mix it well and if need add water.  Be careful while adding the curd. Adding more/less ghee is optional. Adding oil instead of ghee is optional. Adding more spice is optional. You can use your choice of brand. I have used MTR and Mayya's spice powders. I feel it fits into our taste bud and also its healthy. The dough should be soft.
Time : 30 Minutes
Serves : 8 to 9 Chapatis can be prepared. ( It depends on the size of the chapati).

Rava - Jaggery -Wheat Holige (Rava Pooranpoli)

Holige/Poli/Boli/Pooran Poli what ever you call it, it is loved by almost all. People have come a long way eating Holige during festivals, feast or functions. Holige is one of the traditional dish and is a signature dish of Indians.

There are varieties of holiges which are made from different ingredients. Different places in India have different styles in preparing Holiges. They are called as in different names too. Pooran Poli in Maharastra, Boli in Tamilnadu, Poli in Kerala, holige or Obbattu in Karnataka, bobbatlu in Telugu. In Gujarathi  it is known as Vedmi.

Varieties of holiges are available in the market. Carrot holige, coconut holige, dal/bele holige, rava holige, dates holige, nuts holige, fruits holige so and so. The basic ingredients are like sugar/jaggery, maida/all purpose flour or wheat/rava etc. You can choose your own choice and prepare Holige these days. Kova/Milk content or panner also can be used and prepare  holige.

Obbattu/Holige is normally prepared during festivals like Yugadi, Deepavali, Holi and Gowri Festivals. Holige /Obbattu prepared during the marriages and celebrations like inviting Son in Law to home for the first time.
Now a days there are lots of Holige selling shops in each road and people just buy from their and add it to their menu and enjoy eating them.

Here is a Holige which is prepared using small size rava (chiroti rava), jaggery and used wheat flour for the outer layer.

It is an  healthy option to use jaggery and wheat flour.

It is very easy to prepare and you can njoy eating Holige with ghee, milk, fresh coconut milk and  fruit rasayana(mango or banana).
Let us see the recipe Now :

Things Needed :

For the Outer layer :
Wheat flour : 3 Cups
Chiroti Rava /Thin variety of semolina : 2 Tablespoons
Salt :  2 pinches
Cooking Oil : 1/2 Cup
For  stuffing :
Chiroti Rava : 2 Cups
Jaggery : 2 Cups or little more
Cardamom : 5 to 6 pods
Ghee : 1/2 Cup
Turmeric powder : 1/4 Teaspoon

Method :
1. Mix salt, chiroti rava and wheat flour with required water. Add 2 tablespoons of oil on the top and let it rest for an hour.

2. Keep water for boiling. ( 4 cups of water for 2 cups of chiroti rava).
3. Keep a pan on the fire and heat. Put 2 tablespoons of ghee. Add chiroti rava and fry on low and medium heat.
4. Fry rava till the raw smell disappear. Add boiling water and mix it nicely and let it cook for a minute.
5. Add powdered jaggery and mix it well. Let it mix well with cooked chiroti rava. Add a spoon of ghee. (Tablespoon).
6. Keep stirring till it thickens. Add the remaining ghee and cardamom and mix the  sweet content nicely.
7. Put it on a plate/tray and let it cool.
8. Divide the wheat dough in to small portions. ( 20 to 22 portions can be made).
9. Now mix the rava jaggery mixture and divide them into small portions.
10. Take a small divided portion of wheat flour and stuff a small portion of rava jaggery mixture.
11. Fold the sweet mixture in wheat flattened chapati. Give a round shape.
12. Keep a bowl of dry wheat flour by the side.
13. Keep a pan on the fire and heat. Clean it with a kitchen tissue.
14. Take a stuffed wheat dough and dip in dry wheat and roll it on chapati plank (chapati Mane).
15. Flatten as round circle. Do not put your weight or it might tare.
16. Place this rolled sweet holige on the tava and cook on both side.
17. Holige is ready to serve. Serve Hot " Rava - Jaggery - Wheat Holige " with ghee on the top.

18. Repeat the same with remaining dough and sweet rava mixture.

Here is a video of preparing Rava - jaggery - wheat Holige 

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Note :

Wheat dough should be soft and easy to roll. Adding more oil to prepare the dough and cooking holige is optional. Adding more jaggery is optional. Rolling thin/thick holige is optional.
Do not put weight while rolling
holige. It might tare. Handle the holige with slow and soft touch. Use of sugar and all purpose flour to prepare holige instead of wheat flour and jaggery is optional. (wheat and jaggery healthy option).
Time : Total time : 1 Hour 30 Minutes.
25 Holiges can be prepared. (According to the size).