After a journey to northeastern state Tripura,we are in Uttarpradesh located in northern India.The state is bordered by Rajasthan,Haryana and Delhi.Lucknow is the capital and Kanpur is the commercial city and largest city of UP.
Awadhi and Mughalai cuisine are the two major cuisines of the state which has both veg and non-veg.UP cuisine has Mughalai influence and Lucknow is famous for its Nawabi dishes such as meat kebabs and biriyani.
Banaras is a city popular for saree and kachoris,chaats.Coming to the recipe the banarasi kachori resembles poori and the potato curry is a simple and flavorful,tangy dish.Off to the recipe...................................
Basic Information
Recipe Source Banaraskakhana
Preparation Time 15 minutes
Cooking Time 15 minutes
Makes 8-10
Ingredients
Ingredient | Quantity |
---|---|
Wheat flour/gothumai maavu | 1 cup |
Urad dhalflour/ulutham maavu | 1/3 cup |
Cumin seeds/jeeragam | 1/2 tsp |
Carom seeds/omam | 1/2 tsp |
Salt | 1/2 tsp |
Oil | for frying |
Method
- Except oil mix all the ingredients and form a stiff dough with water.Keep it aside for 10 minutes.
- Divide the dough into equal portions and roll each portion on a floured surface to a disc.
- Heat the oil in a medium flame and fry it till it becomes golden.Remove it from the oil and drain it on a paper towel.
- Serve it warm.
Raswale Aloo
Basic Information
Recipe Source Banaraskakhana
Preparation Time 15 minutes
Cooking Time 20 minutes
Serves 2-3
Ingredients
Ingredient | Quantity |
---|---|
Potato/urulaikilangu | 3 (mediumsize) |
Ginger/inji(grated) | 1 tsp |
Red chilly powder/milagi podi | 1 tsp |
Coriander powder/dhaniya podi | 1 tsp |
Roasted cumin powder/jeerga podi | 1/2 tsp |
Black pepper powder/milagu thool | 1/4 tsp |
Aamchur powder/dry mango powder | 2 tsp |
Mustard seed/kadugu | 1/2 tsp |
Turmeric powder/manjal podi | 1/8 tsp |
Asafoetida/perungayam | a pinch |
Coriander leaves(chopped) | 2 tsp |
Salt | 1 tsp |
Oil | 1 tbs |
Method
- Boil the potatoes in a pressure cooker and peel the skin,mash it roughly and keep it aside.Mix all the spice powders and salt given in 1/2 cup of water.
- Heat a pan with oil and throw in the mustard seeds,add the asafoetida,add in the chopped ginger and saute it.Add the spice mixture and let it cook till the oil separates.
- Now add the mashed potatoes along with 2 cups of water,let it cook for 5 minutes in a medium flame.Once the curry reached the desired consistency add in the chopped coriander leaves and put off the flame.
- Raswale Aloo is ready.
Serve it with Kachori.
Enjoy..................................................................
- For the kachoris instead of urad flour,1/4 cup of urad dhal can be soaked and ground to a fine paste and can be added.
- Instead of aamchur powder,tamarind paste can also be used for the raswale aloo.
Comments
Post a Comment