easy iftar recipes - hyderabadi dahi bade

This is a favorite indian delicacy, very easily found in almost all indian food joints in the month of Ramadaan. It is a dish consisting of fried gramflour balls soaked in yogurt.

Ingredients:
for the batter:
1 cup gramflour (besan)
1 tsp ginger and garlic paste
1 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp chopped cilantro/coriander leaves
1 1/2 tbsp baking powder
1 tsp salt or more according to taste
oil for frying
for the liquid yogurt:
400gms yogurt
1 tbsp ginger and garlic paste
1 tbsp chopped cilantro/coriander leaves
for tadka/seasoning:
1 tsp mustard seeds (rye)
3 or 4 dried red chillies
2 tbsp oil

Method:
In a deep serving bowl, add the yogurt, ginger garlic paste, salt and chopped coriander. Now dissolve the yogurt with water about 2 cups or more till you get the right consistency. The right consistency is neither too watery or nor too thick. It should be well enough to soak the fried gramflour balls in. Keep aside.
Now for the batter, in another bowl, add all the ingredients except the oil and dilute with a little water. The batter should not be watery, it should be thick but smooth. To check if the consistency is right, take a tbsp and dip it into the batter, lift up and slowly pour it back in, if the batter slides slowly and smoothly of the tbsp then its the right consistency, INSHAALLAH.
Now in a shallow frying pan, heat oil to deep fry the balls. *Take 1 tbsp batter and slowly pour the batter into the heated oil till it forms a small 1 inch circle**, repeat from * to ** beside the former circle. Leave some gap in between so that the gramflour balls don't stick together. Flip with the help of a knife or spatula. Be careful with the oil. A batch of atleast five gramflour balls can be fried at one time. The gramflour balls will puff if they are made right. Fry the balls till golden brown on both sides and add them directly to the prepared liquid yogurt. Don't overfill the liquid yogurt. The extra fried gramflour balls can be eaten even without being soaked. Now for the tadka/seasoning, in a small pan, heat 2 tbsp oil, crackle the mustard seeds and then add the dried red chillies. Remove from heat as soon as the chillies change colour and add directly over the prepared dahi bade and serve.

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easy iftar recipes - bread pakoda

MASHAALLAH, this snack is very delicious and here's the recipe.........

Bread pakodas:

Ingredients:
1 loaf of bread (sliced)
1 cup water

(for filling):
3 medium sized chicken breasts (boiled)
1/2 cup sliced olives
1 cup feta cheese
1 tsp chilli sauce
1 tbsp ginger and garlic paste
black pepper and salt to taste

Method:
In a mixer, mix all the ingredients of filling (except feta cheese) till combined together. Now add the feta cheese and spin it in the mixer for just a few seconds so that the cheese chunks are still visible. Remove the filling into a bowl/plate.

In another bowl (it should be wide enough to dip a bread slice) take some water and add a pinch of salt to it. Dip the bread slice in the water and press the slice between your palms to remove the excess water. Now add the filling about 1 tbsp in the center of the bread slice and fold it in (as shown in the video at the end) to make it into an oval-shaped ball.

Keep the Pakodas/balls in a plate to air dry for a few minutes. Deep fry the bread pakodas till golden brown.

heres the video tutorial..........

MASHAALLAH, my mom is a brilliant chef (i know every child thinks the same) but this is not only my own view but the people who have tasted her handmade food really thinks she is a master chef, MASHAALLAH. Now this is sounding more like a mother's day post, so heres me signing off, try this recipe, INSHAALLAH, you will love it too.
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Note: These pakodas are well accompanied with mayochup, a simple combination of ketchup and mayonnaise, approx. 1 tbsp mayonnaise and 2 tbsp tomato ketchup mixed together.

easy iftar recipes - egg rolls

ALHUMDULILLAH, today onwards i am starting a new post thread for easy iftar recipes, i know am a little late to start this off but here goes. INSHAALLAH, i will try to post recipes as often as i can. Here are some easy egg rolls recipe that you can try at home for iftar.

Easy egg rolls:

Ingredients:
1 packet of ready made spring roll pastry sheets (20 sheets)
5 medium sized eggs (boiled)
4 tbsp sliced olives
1 1/2 tbsp mayonnaise
1 tbsp ginger and garlic paste
black pepper and salt according to taste

Method:
In a bowl, mix all the ingredients.

Make the egg rolls using the pastry sheets, for new cooks here are the step-by-step instructions of folding the rolls:
Take a sheet of pastry. I usually use these.

Spread horizontally about 1 tbsp of the mixture onto the center of the sheet. (as shown in pic)

Now fold the sheet halfway from bottom to center. (as shown in pic)

Fold in the right and left edges simultaneously to the centre of the first fold. Dap a little water at the top edge to help in keeping the rolls intact. Now roll it all together to the top edge. Heat oil in a frying pan and shallow fry the rolls till golden brown.

The rolls are ready to be devoured at Iftar.

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