Wheat Flour Papdi( crispy ) Chat

Papadi is a fried fritter normally prepared using Maida. Chats are every one's favourite.
Papadi is used for preparing chats of many kind. Like Dahi papadi chat, Papdi chat and Sev papdi Papadi is used for preparing chats of many kind. Like Dahi papadi chat, Papdi chat and Sev papdi chat..etc.

Papadi chat with Sweet and Spicy Chutney (Without Curd )

                         
You can have them with  Thick Curd on the top  with Sweet and Spicy Chutney.

I love chats with simple with mild spices. Most of the time I do prepare papdis at home and enjoy eating.  Preparing chats at home has many advantages like, You can be just sure what you are eating and that is more important to me. Another one is you can eat as many papdis. You can choose your own spreadings.
I have used wheat flour, moong dal and some spices. It has turned out crispy and exactly what I wanted.

Ingredients:

Papdis :
Wheat Flour : 1 cup
Moong Daal: 2 Table spoon
Chilly Powder: 1 Tea spoon
Asafotodia: a pinch
OIl: 1 cup ( to fry Papdis )
Chat Mixture :
Onion: 1
Coriander leaves: 4 to 6 sticks
Carrots : 1
Boiled Groundnuts : 2 Tablespoons
Fried GroundNuts : 2 Tablespoons
Dahi/Curd/Yogurt : 1/2 Cup
Chat Masala : a pinch

Method:

1. Papadi : 
1. Soak Moong Daal for ten mintues.
2.Put wheat flour in a big bowl and add salt.chilly powder, Jeera/cumin seeds, ingh and mix it well.
3. Wash soaked moong dal and remove all the water from moong dal. Add moong dal to the flour.
4. Mix it well and add a teaspoon of ghee. Mix again nicely. Add required water and prepare dough.

5. Kneed the dough nicely and divide the dough into small portion.
6. Take a small portion and give a ball shape. Dip in wheat flour and roll that into small poori shape.

7. Prepare some small papads and arrange them in a plate.
8. Keep a  pan on the fire and heat. Put oil and let it get heat. Fry papadis on low flame till they turn crispy on both sides. (Do not burn them as black).

9. Remove fried papdis from oil and put it on a kitchen tissue.
10. Repeat the same with remaining dough.
11. Keep fried papdis in a big bowl.

Note : Fry them on low flame so that it turns crispy. Adding more chilly powder is optional. Normally papdis have only salty taste. (Plain). You can not keep them for long. It turns saggy and soft.
Toppings : 
1. Wash and cut onions into thin. Cook groundnuts and remove the shell and keep it aside.
2. Keep a pan on the fire and dry roast or fry groundnuts with very little oil. Keep it aside.
3. Grate carrots and put it in a big bowl. Add cooked ground nuts, cut oinions.
4. Wash and cut coriander leaves into thin. Mix carrots and other ingredients nicely.
5. Add salt and chat masala to the carrots, onions, coriander leaves and boiled ground nuts.
6. Mix it well and keep the toppings ready.

Sweet and spicy chutney.
Wash and grind mint/pudina, coriander leaves, jeera/sonf 1 tablespoon of jaggery and little tamarind together with salt. Use very little water to grind it. Remove from the mixi jar and put it in a bowl.
Servigng :
1. Arrange the papdis in a plate and put some carrot - onion mixture on the top.
2. Add littel sweet and spicy chutney. Top up with roasted or fried groundnuts.
3. Papdi Chat is ready to serve.

4. You can add little dahi on the top serve Dahi/Curd papdi chat.

Note :
Adding more /less chat mixture is optional. Adding more spice to the chat mixture is optional.
Adding boiled potatoes on the top of papdis is optional. ( I did not use potatoes).
All together : 1 Hour
Serves : 3 to 4 . 

Rava Idli

Rava Idli  is a well known breakfast dish. We can prepare Rava idli in different ways using different vegetables and spices. I have prepared Rava Idli , using medium sized Samolina (Rave) and some spices.

Rava idli can be eaten with coconut chutney, or any other chutneys, curries, sambar or gojju.(Thick variety of curry).
It is an instant idli and can be prepared with in 20 minutes. Hot idlis should be enjoyed.

Ingredients:

Rav:2 cups
Curd: 1 cup
Mustard seeds 1/2 tea spoon
Urad daal: 1/2 tea spoon
Asofotodia(ingh): a Pinch
Curry leaves: 6 to 8
Green chillies: 2
Salt: to taste
Eno salt: 1/2 tea spoon
Oil: 1 tea spoon.

Method

1. Take a pan.Put 1 tea spoon of oil and heat for 2 seconds. Add mustard seeds and urad daal. Fry until mustard seeds splutter.
2. Add asfotodia and curry leaves.( Cut curry leaves into small).
3. Add rava and fry for 5 minutes. Add cut green chillies. Leave it for cooling.

4 Take a bowl. Put curd and add 1/ 2 cup of water. Add salt, cut coriander leaves and grated coconut. Add fried rava, leave it for 10 to 15 minutes.

5. Take idli plates.Apply oil and keep it.
6. Add Eno salt to the ready dough and Put the dough to idli plates.

7. Cook idlis for 8 to 10 minutes in the pressure cooker or idli cooker.(Do not keep weight on the pressure cooker).

8.Now put off the gas. Open the lid of the pressure cooker and take out the ready idli plates.
9. Serve Hot Rava idli with the side dish you have prepared.

Note 

You can also add grated carrot and Green peas to the dough while mixing. You can add cut cashew nuts while frying. I have prepared simple idlis. You can enrich the idea and prepare nice rava idli. If you do not have idli plates, use any container which fits inside the cooker and cook idlis.(Cut ready idly according to your wish). Mix Eno when you are about put the dough into idli plates. You can use cooking soda instead Eno Salt. Add a pinch of cooking soda just before you fill idli plates with idli dough.
Time : 25 to 30 minutes.
Serves : 3 to 4