Bhuttey Ki Khichdi (Corn Savory Porridge)

Daal Ki Poori

Daal Ki Poori

Ingredients

1. 1 cup Yellow Moong Daal 
2. 2 cups whole wheat flour 
3. cooking oil 
4. 1 teaspoon salt
5. 1 tsp cumin
6. pinch asafoetida 
7. 1 tsp chilli powder 
8. 2 tsp coriander powder 
9. 1 tsp Garam Masala 
10. 1 cup water 
11. Green chillies and fresh coriander (optional)

Method-

1. Soak moong daal in hot water after washing it for 2-3 hours 
2. Make whole wheat dough with water and 1 tsp oil until firm 
3. In a frying pan heat oil put the asafoetida and cumin until they splatter. 
4. Drain daal and put it in on medium heat. 
5. Mix the rest of the spices and fry for a bit until all is mixed.
6. Do NOT add water. 
7. Turn heat off and let daal cool down
8. Grind the daal mix coarsely in a mixer.
9. If you are going to add fresh green chilli and coriander add it after grinding 
10. Heat frying oil (2 cups min) 
11. Roll ball of whole wheat to form a flat circle 
12. Put a spoon of daal mix in the centre
13. Fold the roti from all side inside to form a bag with all ends meeting in the centre 
14. Start rolling gently
15. Use oil to keep dough smooth and not stick 
16. Test frying oil put in a piece of dough and it should fry immediately.
17. Put in the rolled in filled poori. 
18. Fry it
19. Put it out on a paper town to soak in the extra oil 
20. Serve with your favourite curry or just plain Yogurt 
21. Warning- the oil can get too hot and start burning the porous to temper the heat as per required but not too low or the dough will be raw. 

Don't forget to tell me how they turned out ??😁

Cold home remedy

Whenever mine or anyone in my family has a cold I give this remedy to them every 5-6 hours and it really has helped in calming the sinus.

Ingredients-

2 cups water
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1-2 pieces of cloves
1/2 teaspoon cardamom seeds out of the pods
1/2 teaspoon tulsi leaves
1 inch or peeled ginger roughly chopped
1 teaspoon honey
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice (optional)


Method-

Add the following ingredients to boiling water-
pepper, cloves, cardamom seeds, tulsi leaves, ginger.

Wait for the water to reduce to one cup

Turn off the heat and strain the water

Add honey and lemon juice

Serve- 

Sip on this drink slowly but drink it as warm as you can.

Tip- You can make a huge batch and refrigerate the rest and heat and use as per need.