Khus Khus Aloo [Poppy Seeds with Potato] Fasting Recipe

Khus Khus Aloo Is a simple and delicious dish. The aroma of Khu Khus is very attractive . Learn how to prepare this easy fasting recipe.

Ingredients for Khus Khus Aloo

Potatoes – 4 [peel and cut into square pieces]

Khus Khus – 1 tbsp

Coriander leaves – 1 tbsp

Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp

Green chillies – 2

Water 1 ½ cups

Dry Red chillies -- 2

Salt to taste

Oil – 2 tbsp

Method of Preparing Khus Khus Aloo

Grind the green chillies and Khus Khus by adding little water and make a fine paste. Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan and add the potatoes and fry on low flame until it becomes light brown.

Drain and keep aside. Heat the remaining oil in a pan and add the red dry chillies and turmeric powder.

Add the Khus Khus paste and fry  again on low flame for 5 minutes. Add potatoes, salt and water to the paste and mix nicely and cook for 10-15 minutes on low flame.

Remove from the flame and garnish with coriander leaves and serve.

Sweet Lassi Fasting Recipe

 Lassi is a good energizer at the time of fasting.Made with curd and  some natural flavors. Rose water is a common ingredient, which adds a good flavor to Lassi It is a common drink of northern India.Learn how to prepare good and easy lassi.

Ingredients for the sweet Lassi

Curd – 500 ml

Sugar – 4 tbsp

Crushed ice

Water -- 250 ml

Rose water -- 1 tsp

Green Cardamom -- 1[crushed and remove the outer side]

Mint leaves -- 3

Method of Preparing Sweet Lassi

Blend  the curd, sugar, rose water and water in a hand blender, until the froth appears. Transfer into a serving glass and garnish with mint leaves and serve

Sukha Aloo Fasting Recipe

 Sukha Aloo is a popular recipe. It is a easy recipe for fasting. Learn how to prepare this easy fasting recipe.

Ingredients of Sukha Aloo

Potatoes—4 [boiled]

Green chilies – 4

 Pepper powder – ½ tsp

Sendha Namak to taste

Dry Mango powder – ½ TSP

Coriander leaves – 2 tsp [chopped]

Oil – 2 tbsp

Methods of preparing Sukha Aloo

Peel and cut the potatoes into cubes. Heat oil in a pan. Add green chilies and mix well.

Add potato cubes and fry the potatoes, till it becomes light brown.

Add Sendha namak, pepper powder and dry mango powder and mix well. Fry the potatoes become crisp and golden brown. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves Serve hot.

Khoya Burfi Holi Recipe

Khoya Burfi is authentic Indian dessert recipe. It is tasty and healthy. Learn how to make easy way of preparing Khoya  Burfi.

Ingredients for Khoya Burfi

Milk – 2 liter

Sugar – 250 gms

Cardamom powder – 1 tsp

Pistachio – ½ cup

Silver sheet – 1

Method of Preparing Khoya Burfi

 Heat the milk in a thick bottom pan on high flame and stirring occasionally. When it stars boiling reduce the fame. Stir continuously. When the milk gets thick, remove it from the fire.

Add the powdered sugar and mix gently till the sugar dissolves and allow to cool.

Add cardamom powder and chopped pistachio and mix well.

Press silver sheets on the thickened milk mixture.  Cut it into small square shape, when it becomes cool.

Khoya Burfi is ready.

Broken Wheat Kheer Holi Recipe

Broken Wheat Kheer  is a popular recipe, The combination of coconut milk and jaggery is very delicious.Try to learn the easy way of preparing Broken Wheat Kheer in this Holi day.

Ingredients of Broken Wheat Kheer

Broken wheat – 1 cup

Coconut milk – 2 cups

Jaggery --1 cup

Water – 2 cups

Cashew nuts –4 [roasted]

Cardamom powder – 1 tsp

Ghee – 1 tbsp

Method of Preparing Broken Wheat Kheer

Grind the wheat in mixer grinder coarsely. Heat ghee in a pan and add the broken wheat and sauté it turns light brown color.

Take the fried broken wheat and put in a pressure cooker and add water, then cook 5—8 minutes or till it becomes soft.

Add jiggery and cook again on low flame, stir occasionally. Add coconut milk and cook till the kheer become thick consistency.

Remove from the flame and add cardamom powder.

Wheat Kheer is ready. Garnish with cashew nuts and serve.

Puri Holi Recipe

Puri is a popular Indian dish, In this festive season every Indian kitchens are busy to Prepare Holi  Pakka Kahana Puri with subzi. Try this easy way of making tasty puris

Ingredients for Puri Recipe

Wheat flour – 2 ½ cups

Water – 2/3 cup

Salt to taste

Oil for deep frying

Method of Preparing Puri

Mix salt and flour and add the water slowly. Use one hand to mix the flour with water in a rotating motion till the dough becomes elastic and smooth.

Cover the dough with a wet towel and keep aside for 30 minutes.

Make small balls and dip in oil and rollout 4 inches round. Repeat the same process and make all puris.

Fry the puris in very hot oil. Put one puri immediately and start flickering hot oil over the top of it.

The puri will swell up like a ball Fry the both side until golden brown.

Drain the puris and put on kitchen towel.

Serve hot with Aloo tomato curry or kadhu curry.

Matter Karanjis Holi Recipe

Mattar Karanji is a popular recipe. Learn how to prepare Mattar Karanji in this Holi time.

Ingredients for Mattar Karanjis

Maida – 2 cups

Green peas – 2 cups [crushed]

Salt to taste

Oil – 2 tbsp

Mustard seeds –1 tsp

Green chilies –3 [chopped]

Coriander leaves – 1 tbsp

Oil for frying

Method of the preparing of Mattar Karanjis

Mix the maida salt and  2 tbsp of oil and knead to make stiff dough and cover with a wet cloth and keep aside.

Heat oil in a pan and put the mustard seeds when mustard seeds start spluttering, add chopped green chilies, crushed green peas, salt and chopped coriander leaves.

Mix well and cook for 5—8 minutes and put off the flame.

Divide the dough into small equal sized balls. Rollout round shaped puris of 3 inches. Place 2 tsp of filling on one half of puri and wet the edges with fingers and fold over. Lightly press to seal.

Heat oil in a pan and fry the Karanjis until crisp and golden brown.

Drain excess oil on kitchen towel.

Serve hot.