Onion Mini Samosa

Time 45 min

Ingredients

For wrapper
Maida/ All purpose flour 1/2 cup
Salt 1/4 tsp
Water 1/2 cup (1 tsp less)
For the filling

Chopped onion 1/2 cup

Poha 1/2 cup

Chaat masala 1/2 tsp

Coriander 2 tsp

Red chili powder 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste

Paste
Wheat flour 1 tbsp + 2 tsp water

Oil  for frying

Method
For making wrapper

Mix all ingredients and make batter like dosa. Keep it aside for 1 hr.
Heat non stick pan, (it should be medium hot). Add 2-3 drops of oil now with the help of cloth spread oil all over tawa. Now add one spoonful of batter at the center then spread in a round shape. Let it be for 2 min till the edges curl sightly. Remove from tava and keep it on the plate. Continue till you make wrapper from the rest of batter. You can spray oil on every wrapper so that u can stack on each other. Same you can freeze them for the recipes which requires wrappers.

For the filling

First mix onion and poha, then add remaining ingredients, mix well. Keep it aside for 15 min.
Actual method

Cut the wrapper at the center. Take one end, fold on other side by applying wheat flour paste then press at the end, insert spoonful of stuffing, then again apply paste to close the ends. Deep fry till golden in colour. 

Cucumber / Kakdi Dosa

Time 15 min
Ingredients
Dosa batter 1 cup
Grated carrot 2 tbsp
Grated onion 2 tbsp
Grated cucumber 1/4 cup
Grated ginger 1/4 tsp
Butter 2 tbsp 
Salt to taste

Method
Mix carrot, cucumber, ginger, onion, salt and batter.
Heat non stick pan, sprinkle salt water (2 tbsp water+1/4 tsp salt) all over the pan.
Then immediately pour spoonful of batter at the center, with the help of spoon spread batter fast in circular fashion.
Apply 1tsp ghee all over the dosa, then roll dosa and serve hot.

Kanda bhajis

Time 20 min

Ingredients

Gram flour (Besan) 1/2 cup

Chopped onion lengthwise 1 cup

Red chili powder 1/2 tsp

Cumin coriander powder 1/4 tsp

Chopped green chilies 1/2 tsp
Chopped coriander 2 tbsp
Garam masala 1/4 tsp

Turmeric Powder 1/4 tsp

Carom seeds (Ajwain) 1/4 tsp

Water 2-3 tbsp

Pinch of baking soda

Salt to taste

Oil fry frying

Method

To make batter mix all ingredients in a mixing bowl except water. Keep this for about 15-20 min. The mixture will leave water, now add besan and water. The consistency of the batter should be in such a way that if we hold it in spoon it should not fall so easily. It means it should not be very watery. Heat the oil in kadai. Make small balls and then deep fry in kadai. Fry till golden brown. Remove from oil and soak in the tissue paper to remove excess oil.

Tip

The oil should not be very hot when u drop the balls in the kadai for frying. Because of this Bhaji will not get fried properly from inside.

Kanda bhajis

Time 20 min

Ingredients

Gram flour (Besan) 1/2 cup

Chopped onion lengthwise 1 cup

Red chili powder 1/2 tsp

Cumin coriander powder 1/4 tsp

Chopped green chilies 1/2 tsp
Chopped coriander 2 tbsp
Garam masala 1/4 tsp

Turmeric Powder 1/4 tsp

Carom seeds (Ajwain) 1/4 tsp

Water 2-3 tbsp

Pinch of baking soda

Salt to taste

Oil fry frying

Method

To make batter mix all ingredients in a mixing bowl except water. Keep this for about 15-20 min. The mixture will leave water, now add besan and water. The consistency of the batter should be in such a way that if we hold it in spoon it should not fall so easily. It means it should not be very watery. Heat the oil in kadai. Make small balls and then deep fry in kadai. Fry till golden brown. Remove from oil and soak in the tissue paper to remove excess oil.

Tip

The oil should not be very hot when u drop the balls in the kadai for frying. Because of this Bhaji will not get fried properly from inside.

Raita

Time 10 min

Ingredients

Finely chopped onion 1 big size

Finely chopped tomato 1 big size

Metkut powder 2-3 tbsp

Salt to taste

Coriander 1tsp

Method

Add all ingredients and mix well. It tastes good with bhakari, chapati.

Onion Curd Salad / Dahi Kanda

Time 10 min

Ingredients

Chopped onion 2 big size Lenthwise chopped

Chopped tomato 1 big size

Curd 2 tbsp

Salt to taste

Sugar to taste

Method

Length wise cut onion, add salt, mix well, then add water, mix well, completely remove water. This way onions spicyness will get removed. Then to this add chopped tomato, coriander, curd and sugar to taste. Serve with non veg items.

Tip

In kolhapur this is traditionally served with every non veg item.

U need to chose good pinkish onion to make this dahi kanda.

Onion Rings

Onion Rings

Time 20 min
Ingredients
Onion 1 large size
All purpose flour/ Maida 1/2 cup
Corn flour 1/2 cup
Red chili powder 1/4 tsp
Coriander Cumin powder 1/4 tsp
Garam masala 1/4 tsp
Pinch of baking soda
Water 1/2 cup
Salt to taste
Breadcrumbs 2 tbsp
Oil for frying

Method
Onion need to be peeled, sliced into 1/2-inch thick ringed slices, rings to be separated.
Make the batter by mixing water, corn flour, all purpose flour, garam masala, red chili powder, baking soda and salt. Dip the onion rings in the batter, take out and then coat the cutlet with breadcrumbs. Deep fry in the kadai till golden brown.

Tip
U can use pepper powder instead of red chili powder.

Onion Rings

Onion Rings

Time 20 min
Ingredients
Onion 1 large size
All purpose flour/ Maida 1/2 cup
Corn flour 1/2 cup
Red chili powder 1/4 tsp
Coriander Cumin powder 1/4 tsp
Garam masala 1/4 tsp
Pinch of baking soda
Water 1/2 cup
Salt to taste
Breadcrumbs 2 tbsp
Oil for frying

Method
Onion need to be peeled, sliced into 1/2-inch thick ringed slices, rings to be separated.
Make the batter by mixing water, corn flour, all purpose flour, garam masala, red chili powder, baking soda and salt. Dip the onion rings in the batter, take out and then coat the cutlet with breadcrumbs. Deep fry in the kadai till golden brown.

Tip
U can use pepper powder instead of red chili powder.