Samosa

Ingredients:
For the Dough:
Maida - 1 cup
Salt - required

For the stuffing:
Potatoes - 3 boiled and mashed.
Onion - 1
Cashews - a handful
Chilly ginger paste - 1tablespoon(green chilli 2 + ginger 1inch piece)
Chilli powder - 1 teaspoon
Salt required
Jeera/cumin - 1 teaspoon
Coriander leaves - a handful
Oil for deep frying.

Method:
1.To prepare the dough,mix maida and salt together add required water and mix it into chappathi dough consistency.keep it aside.
2.To prepare stuffing,Heat oil in a pan,splutter cumin seeds,add chopped onions and fry till transparant,add cashews and greenchilli+ginger paste and chilli powder.fry till  raw smell goes away.
3.Now add mashed potatoes and salt,fry till all comes together and does not stick to the pan.remove from heat and allow it to cool.



4.Now take a lemon sized ball from the Dough.Roll it into a thin round shape like u do for chappati's.
5.Now cut it into 2 semicircles.take one semi circle and fold it into a cone.Stuff it with potato mixture and seal the open end .Samosa is ready to be fried.
6.Heat oil for deep frying in a pan.Drop the samosas and cook till golden brown.serve hot with dates tamarind chutney.

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Spicy tomato cheese pasta

Ingredients:
Pasta - 1packet
Cheese Slices - 2slices(u can use any cheese.It depends on ur own preferences)
Tomato - 2
Onion - 1
Ginger Garlic Paste - 1teaspoon
Chilly Tomato Sauce - 2tablespoon
Chilly powder - 1teaspoon
Green Chillies - 1 finely chopped(Optional)
Coriander Leaves - a Handful
Oil & salt as per taste

Method:

1.Cook pasta as per instructions in the pack.filter it in running water and apply oil(to avoid pasta sticking together)and keep it aside.
2.Heat oil in a pan.Once oil is hot,add chopped onions and fry till transparant.
3.Add chopped tomatoes,ginger garlic paste,chilli powder and salt.Fry till all comes together n leaves oil.
4.Add Chilli tomato sauce and fry for a minute.Now add cooked pasta and fry for 2mins.Top it with cheese slices n close the lid and simmer for 2mins.
5.Once the cheese slightly melts stir the mixture and decorate it with coriander leaves n serve hot.I liked the texture of cheese slices in the dish.

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Pav Bhajji

Ingredients:
Pav Buns - 8
Butter - Required.

For Bhajji:
Onion - 2
Tomatoes - 3
Cooked vegetables - 2cups(potato,carrot,cauliflower,peas,beans,green peppers)
Garlic - 2 finely chopped
Pav Bhajji Masala - 2tablespoon
Chilli Powder - 1teaspoon
Oil - 2tablespoon.

For Garnish:
Coriander Leaves.
Onion Finely chopped

Lemon wedges
Butter.


Method:
1.In a wide pan,heat oil.Put in the garlic and onion.Saute.
2.Add tomatoes and a pinch of salt.fry till the mixture comes together and oil seperates.
3.Add in the cooked vegetables,chilli powder,pav bhajji masala and fry till raw smell goes away.
4.Slightly mash all the vegetables and fry till all comes together.Garnish with raw onions,butter and coriander.Serve along with toasted pavbuns.

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Yam Bites/karunai kilangu fry

Ingredients:
Yam - 1/2 kilo

To make into a paste:
chilli powder - 2tablespoon
jeera powder - 1teaspoon
Rasam Powder - 1teaspoon
Coriander Powder - 1 teaspoon
Pepper Powder - 1teaspoon
Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 teaspoon
Turmeric Powder - 1 tablespoon
Asafoetida - a pinch
Salt Required

Oil for shallow fry.


Method:
1.Cut the yam into 2 inch square pieces.Wash it thoroughly.
2.In a pan, boil water along with salt and turmeric.Once the water is boiling,add the yam pieces and cook it till halfdone.
3.Strain the contents through strainer and keep it aside.
4.Make a paste with the ingredients given in "to make into a paste".
5.Apply the paste on all the yam pieces and allow it to marinate for 1 hour.
6.Heat oil for shallow frying in a pan.once hot,put in the yam pieces and fry till it gets completely cooked and crisp.

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Not KFC.....!!!!DFC!!!!Darshins Fried Chicken!

Ingredients:
Boneless/With bone chicken(Big pieces) - 1/2 kg
Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 1/2 tablespoon
Chilli Powder - 11/2tablespoon
Pepper - 1teaspoon
Lemon - 1

Salt for taste
Ajinamoto - 1teaspoon
Egg - 2
Maida/Corn Flour - 2cups
Bread Crumbs - 2cups

Method:
1.Wash and dry pat the chicken to remove the excess water.
2.Take a bowl,put in the chicken,ginger garlic paste,salt,chilli powder,pepper,1/2 teaspoon ajinamoto and lemon juice.

3.Mix it well and put it in the fridge.Let it marinate for 2hours.
4.After 2hours take it from fridge and keep it aside.Now break eggs in a bowl and beat the egg along with salt and 1/4 teaspoon ajinamoto.
5.Spread maida in a plate.mix bread crumbs along with another quater teaspoon ajinamoto and a pinch of salt.spread it in another plate.
4.Now take a piece of chicken,roll it in maida,dip it in egg and again roll it in breadcrumbs.repeat for all the pieces.
5.Heat oil for deep frying.Once the oil is hot,Deep fry the chicken and remove it when golden brown.
6.Serve along with french fries.

This is my version of Kentucky Fried Chicken,Thus the name DarshinsFried Chicken.

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