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Potato Pancake

                      Potato Pancake Potato pancake are made with eggs. Here is the egg less version of the potato pancake. Good for breakfast or a snack or lunch or dinner, potato pancake is a great at all times dish. The ingredients are few and the method is simple. So here we go and make some eggless potato pancakes. Ingredients          1.       Potatoes grated-3(medium size) 2.       Onion grated - 1 3.       wheat flour or maida – 3 tbsp 4.       Pepper powder - 1/4 tsp or to taste 5.       Salt - 1 tsp or to taste. 6.       water - 1/2 cup or as needed 7.       Vegetable oil - 2 tbsp 8.       Green chilly-1(finely chopped) 9.       Mixed Herb-1 tsp.(optional) 10.    Besan-3 tbsp.0r egg-2 11.    Baking soda(optional) - a small pinch How to prepare it. 1.       Peel the potato and grate it and add 2 glass of water, after 10 min. drain the water from potato, wash it again with running water, squeeze the water properly like t

French fry

French fry French fries are served hot, either soft or crispy, and are generally eaten as part of lunch or dinner or by themselves as a snack, and they commonly appear on the menus of fast food restaurants. Fries in America are generally salted and are often served with ketchup; in many countries they are topped instead with other condiments or toppings, including vinegar, mayonnaise, or other local specialities .  Ingredients 1.       Medium size potato-2-3 2.       Salt-as required 3.       Black pepper-1/4 tsp. 4.       Chat masala-1/4 tsp. 5.       Oil-for frying 6.      cold water How to prepare it. 1.      Peel and rinse the potatoes. Cut each potato lengthwise into 4 or 5 pieces, and then cut each piece into sticks.       2.      Place the fries in a large bowl. Cover with cold water, and then allow them to soak 15-20 minute. 3.      Drain them out from water in a colander. 4.      Take some water in a vessel and turn on the fl

Coconut Burfi Recipe

Coconut Burfi Recipe   Coconut Burfi is my hubbys fav and my mother in law is an expert in making this. To me she makes the best coconut burfis - perfect in texture and shape too. I wanted to try this simple and tasty sweet with easy to get ingredients too. Ingredients for coconut burfi. 1.       Coconut grated – 100 gram 2.       Sugar – 200 gram  3.       Water - 1/4 cup 4.       Khoya-100 gram 5.       Cashews broken - 1 tbsp 6.       Ghee - 2 tsp 7.       Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp [optional] Method for preparing coconut burfi . 1.       Add little ghee, roast the broken cashews till golden brown and keep aside. Grease a plate/tray with ghee and keep it ready. Take wide bottomed pan add sugar and water mix well till sugar dissolves completely and starts bubblin 2.       Keep stirring continuosly, cook till a single string consistency: If you take a drop between your thumb and index finger you can see a single string forming as s

Crispy Chikki (Peanuts and Til ki chikki)

Crispy Chikki (Peanuts and Til ki chikki) Chikki is a healthy, delicious traditional candy made from dry fruits, coconut, and sugar. It can be eaten alone or with snacks and is a perfect replacement for chocolates. This recipe uses sugar to make crispier chikkis in easier way. Ingredients (Peanuts Chikki)   1.       Peanuts-100gram 2.       Sugar-200 gram 3.       Til-50 gram 4.       Ghee-2 tbsp. How to prepare it. 1.       Roast Peanuts in a pan on medium flame for 4-5 minutes. Stir constantly to prevent burning. Let roasted peanuts cool for 3-4 minutes. Remove its skin while they are little warm and break them into halves. 2.       Roast till also in 2-3 minute on medium flame. 3.       Take 200 gram sugar in a heavy bottomed pan over low flame and stir continuously when sugar dissolves and starts to turn light brown, turn off the flame and add roasted peanuts, roasted til. 4.       Grease surface of kitchen platform or reverse sid

Crispy Chikki (Healthy Candy)

Crispy Chikki (Healthy Candy)   Chikki is a healthy, delicious traditional candy made from dry fruits, coconut, and sugar. It can be eaten alone or with snacks and is a perfect replacement for chocolates. This recipe uses sugar to make crispier chikkis in easier way. Ingredients 1.       Peanuts-50 gram (Roasted) 2.       Sugar-200 gram 3.       Til-25 gram 4.       Almond-25 gram(chopped) 5.       Cashew-25 gram(chopped) 6.       Coconut- 50 gram(thinly sliced)  7.       Ghee-2 tbsp. How to prepare it. 1.       Roast Peanuts in a pan on medium flame for 4-5 minutes. Stir constantly to prevent burning. Let roasted peanuts cool for 3-4 minutes. Remove its skin while they are little warm and break them into halves. 2.       Roast till also in 2-3 minute on medium flame. 3.       Take 200 gram sugar in a heavy bottomed pan over low flame and stir continuously when sugar dissolves and starts to turn light brown, turn off the flame and add