sound cookery

POORIES Ingredients 1 cup wheat flour 1 t ghee or oil water enough to make a stiff dough 1/4 t salt 1/4 t suji (rava,semolina) fat or oil for frying METHOD Mix wheat flour ,suji with salt Rup the melted fat in the flour thoroughly Make a firm dough using enough water Leave the dough covered for 20 -25 minutes Knead the dough again for a few minutes Divide the dough in to small lime size balls Roll each ball into a thin round using oil Heat oil or fat in a karahi till moderately hot and fry each poori on both side by pressing little the side of the poori with the spoon till puffed ups and turn and golden brown. Serve with potato masala and curries.

ARBI FRY -2 Ingredients 1/2 kg Arbi 2 Onion 1 small piece ginger 1/4 t red chiili powder 1/4 t coriander powder 1/4 t turmeric powder 1/4 t jeera powder 1/4 t amchur powder 1/4 t garam masala powder salt to taste oil for frying METHOD Wash and boil the arbi peel the skin and cut in to 1'' pieces chop the onion and ginger very small pieces heat a fat fry the onion and ginger for few minutes and add the arbi pieces and fry few minutes now add the all masala powder (redchiili powder,turmeric powder,jeera powder,coriander powder,amchur powder,garam masala and salt).mix well fry for few minutes the arbi till gets well coated and let cook covered on low fire for few minutes.

ARBI FRY ARBI FRY ARBI-Colocasia stem:colocasia antiquorum (In Hindi- arwi or arbi,Kannada-kesu dantu,Malayalam-chembin thandu,Tamil -seppan kilangu,or seppan thandu,Telugu- chame kada,other name -sarunada,alu-che-deth) Ingredients 1/2 KG Arbi 5-6 Red chilli whole 1/4 t coriander seeds 1/4 t turmeric powder 2 garlic cloves 1 t curd salt to taste 2 t rice powder or basan oil for frying METHOD Soak the red chilli,coriander seeds for 5-10 minutes boil the arbi in a presser cooker for 5 minutes (do not over boiled) or 2 whistle. open the lid and put on cold water.remove the skin. grind the red chilli,coriander seeds,garlic,turmeric powder,curd and salt to a paste cut the arbi length wise marinate the prepared arbi in the above chilli paste for 1 /2 hour or keep in a refrigerator. heat a oil in a karahi add the marinate arbi fry till it golden brown.sprinkled the rice powder the arbi get cripes TIP Steam the arbi in a steamer avoid the stickiness.easy to remove the skin.