Janmastami Special - Farali Samosa

Recipe by Naiya Sheth: Learn how to make Farali Samosa. Janmastami is the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna and is celebrated all over India. It is a celebration of eighth avtar of Lord Vishnu. This  religious festival is celebrated on astami of krishna paksh of shravan month according to the Hindu calender with great devotion and zeal. It is also known as Gokulashtami and Krishnaasthami.  In India Samosa's are very well known fast food. But at the time of fasts you can't have it. But with this home made recipe it will be possible to have Samosa during fast. So, enjoy Farali Samosa during this Janmastami.

Preparation time - 5 minutes
Cooking time - 15 minutes
Serves - 2 persons

Ingredients to make Farali Samosa:

For outer layer:


1 cup moraiya flour
1 tea spoon oil
Sindhav salt to taste
Oil for frying


For stuffing:


2 - 3 boiled potatoes
2 tea spoon oil
1/4 tea spoon cumin seeds
Sindhav salt to taste
3 - 4 green chilies - crushed
1/2 tea spoon red chilly powder
1/2 tea spoon lemon juice
1 table spoon sugar
1/2 tea spoon sesame seeds
1/4 tea spoon roasted cumin powder


To serve with:


Tomato sauce

Method to make Farali Samosa:

For outer layer:

• Mix all the ingredients of outer layer and make a dough like rotti from it, keep a side covered.

For stuffing:

• In a pan add oil and then add cumin seeds. When seeds crackles add sesame seed and green chilly, now add boiled potatoes and mix well. 
• Add salt, cumin powder, lemon juice, red chilly powder and sugar to it.
• Cook for 2 - 3 minutes. Remove from flame and sprinkle coriander to it. 
• Let it cool at room temperature.

For Farali Samosa:

• Make small balls from dough and roll a rotti from it. Divide it in to 2 parts and stuff potato stuffing in it. Wet the sides and make cone shaped samosas from it. Repeat the process for rest.
• Heat oil in a pan and fry samosa in it till light pink.
• Drain them on a absorbent kitchen towel..
• Hot and tangy Farali Samosas are ready to eat.

Tips:

• Roll slightly thick rotty from the flour.
• Fry samosa as soon as possible after making.

Janmastami Special - Farali Biriyani

Recipe by Naiya Sheth: Learn how to make Farali Biriyani. Janmastami is the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna and is celebrated all over India. It is a celebration of eighth avtar of Lord Vishnu.
This  religious festival is celebrated on astami of krishna paksh of shravan month according to the Hindu calender with great devotion and zeal. It is also known as Gokulashtami and Krishnaasthami.

Normally we are not having Biriyani in fasts. Here it's a recipe for farali biriyani which is a modified version of moraiya ni khichdi. Healthy and stomach feeling recipe for fast.

Preparation time - 10 minutes
Cooking time - 20 minutes
Serves - 4 persons

Ingredients to make Farali Biriyani:

1 cup moraiyo
1 tea spoon oil
1/2 tea spoon cumin seeds
1/2 table spoon crushed green chilly
Sindhav salt to taste
1/4 cup whipped curd
1 tea spoon sugar
1 table spoon roasted peanut - roughly crushed
1/4 tea spoon red chilly powder

1 medium potato - grated
1 tea spoon oil
1/4 tea spoon cumin seeds
Sindhav salt to taste
1/2 tea spoon red chilly powder
2 - 3 crushed green chilies
1 tea spoon lemon juice
1 tea spoon sugar
1 table spoon roughly crushed roasted peanuts


For garnishing:


Chopped coriander
roughly crushed masala peanut
farali chevdo

Method to make Farali Biriyani:

• First of all heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds and green chilies and grated potatoes. Add sindhav salt and let it cook covered. Stir occasionally.
• When potatoes are cooked add lemon juice, red chilly powder, sugar and crushed peanuts.
• Cook for 2 minutes and keep a side.

• In other pan heat oil, add cumin seeds and then add green and red chilly. Add 2 cups of water and let it boil. Now add soaked moraiya to it.
• Let it cook covered. When it is cooked add whipped curd and again cook for 2 minutes, after it add sugar and crushed peanuts.
• Cook for some time and keep a side.

• In a serving bowl make a layer of moraiya and spread it properly. Above it spread potato layer and repeat the process.
• At last spread farali chivdo and garnish Farali Biriyani with coriander and crushed masala shing.
• Serve hot with curd chutney.

Ingredients to make Curd Chutney:

1 cup curd
1 table spoon sugar
Sindhav salt to taste
Pinch of cumin powder

Method to make Curd Chutney:

• Mix all the ingredients of Curd Chutney.

Tips:

• Wash grated potatoes 3 - 4 times in tape water.
• You may add lemon juice in stead of curd in moraiya.

Janmastami Special - Farali Dosa

Recipe by Naiya Sheth : Learn how to make Farali Dosa. Janmastami is the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna and is celebrated all over India. It is a celebration of eighth avtar of Lord Vishnu.

This religious festival is celebrated on astami of krishna paksh of shravan month according to the Hindu calender with great devotion and zeal. It is also known as Gokulashtami and Krishnaasthami.

Dosa is a very well known south Indian recipe. Here it's a recipe of Farali Dosa. Normally it is a big head ache about the menu in fast. So, it's an honest try to make it easy. This recipe is very easy to make and good in taste.

Preparation time - 15 minutes
Cooking time 10 minutes
Serves - 4 persons

Ingredients to make Farali Dosa:

3 cups moraiya
1 cup sabudana - sago
1/2 cup curd
Sindhav salt to taste
Oil or butter for frying dosa
For masala:

250 gram boiled potatoes
1 tea spoon crushed green chilies
Sindhav salt to taste
1 tea spoon lemon juice
1 table spoon sugar
1 table spoon oil
1/2 tea spoon roasted cumin powder
8 to 10 curry leaves
1/2 tea spoon cumin seeds
1 table spoon chopped coriander

Ingredients to make Curd Chutney:

1 cup curd
1 table spoon sugar
Sindhav salt to taste
Pinch of cumin powder

Method to make Farali Dosa:

• Soak moraiyo and sabudana in normal water for 3 to 4 hours. Crush them separately and mix together, now add curd and sindhav mix well. Keep for 3 - 4 hours at warm place.
• After 3 -4 hours mix it properly. In a non stick tavi - griddle spread batter and add oil or butter over it. ( It will be slight thicker than normal dosa.)
• Turn around and cook properly. Place masala over it and fold it. 
• Repeat the process for the remaining.
• Serve Farali Dosa with curd chutney. 

Method to make Masala:

• Pour oil in a pan, add cumin seeds and curry leaves, add green chilly paste and potatoes ( chopped ). Now add salt, cumin powder, lemon juice and sugar. Mix well.
• At last garnish with chopped coriander.

Method to make Curd Chutney:

• Mix all the ingredients of Curd Chutney.

Tips:

• You can also make Farali Uttapa from this batter.

Janmastami Special - Sabudana ni Khichdi

Recipe by Naiya Sheth: Learn how to make Sabudana Khichdi. Janmastami is the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna and is celebrated all over India. It is a celebration of eighth avtar of Lord Vishnu. This religious festival is celebrated on astami of krishna paksh of shravan month according to the Hindu calender with great devotion and zeal. It is also known as Gokulashtami and Krishnaasthami. Sabudana ni khichdi is very well known farali dish. Here it's an honest try to make it easy and quick. This recipe is full of starch.

Soaking time - 4 to 5 hours
Cooking time - 5 minutes
Serves - 4 persons

Ingredients to make Sabudana ni Khichdi: 

250 grams sabudana - sago 
(Washed and soaked for 4 - 5 hours.)
150 grams potatoes - boiled
1 table spoon powder sugar
2 table spoon oil
Salt to taste - sindhav salt
1 table spoon red chilly powder
1 table spoon lemon juice
1 - 2 green chilly crushed

For garnishing:


Pomegranate seeds
chopped coriander
Fried potato chips - Farali chevdo 
Roughly crushed masala peanuts

Method to make Sabudana ni Khichdi: 

• Wash and soak sabudana for 4 to 5 hours in normal water.
• Cook them on steam. Let it Luke warm at room temperature.
• Cut potatoes and mix all the ingredients together. Mix properly.
• Garnish it with Pomegranate seeds, chopped coriander, Fried potato chips - Farali chevdo, Roughly crushed masala peanuts.
• Hot and tempting Sabudana ni Khichdi is ready to serve.

Tips:

• If you are in hurry soak sabudana in Luke warm water. It will take 1 hour to soak. But stir occasionally on both the method.

Janmastami Special - Rajgira halwo

Recipe by Naiya Sheth : Learn how to make Rajgira Halwo. Janmastami is the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna and is celebrated all over India. It is a celebration of eighth avtar of Lord Vishnu. This  religious festival is celebrated on astami of krishna paksh of shravan month according to the Hindu calender with great devotion and zeal. It is also known as Gokulashtami and Krishnaasthami.

Rajigra Halwo is made from rajigra flour and you can eat it in fast. It's a stomach feeling recipe for fasts. The most important thing of this recipe is that it is made in microwave oven, so very quick and easy to make and fast to eat.

Preparation time - 2 minutes

Cooking time - 5 minutes

Serves - 3 persons

Ingredients to make Rajigra halwo:

1/2 cup rajigra flour (coarse)

1/2 cup water

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 cup ghee

1/2 tea spoon cardamom powder

1 pinch saffron

For Garnishing:

Chopped almonds 

Chopped pistachio

cardamom seeds

Method to make Rajigra Halwo:

• In a big microwave bowl mix ghee and rajigra flour. Cook for 1 minute at micro high. Stir and again cook for 1 minute at micro high. If you want more roasting cook for 1/2 minute more.
• Add water and cook for 1 minute at micro med., now add sugar and again cook for 1 minute at micro med. Add saffron and cardamom powder and cook for 1 minute at micro med.
• Rich Rajigra halwo is ready to serve, garnish with cardamom seeds, chopped almonds and chopped pistachio.

Tips:

• You make this recipe on fire also. But in that case stir continually.
• In case you are making on fire you will require more quantity of ghee.
• Timing of cooking in microwave may different as different brand.

Janmastami Special - Milk Cake

Recipe by Naiya Sheth : Learn how to make Milk Cake. Janmastami is the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna and is celebrated all over India. It is a celebration of eighth avtar of Lord Vishnu. This  religious festival is celebrated on astami of krishna paksh of shravan month according to the Hindu calender with great devotion and zeal. It is also known as Gokulashtami and Krishnaasthami. Here there is a recipe of Milk Cake with the great of Lord Krishna. Which is made from milk, so can be taken during fast also. We call it ' DOODH NO HALWO' also.

Cooking time - 25 to 30 minutes

Ingredients to make Milk Cake:

500 ml. full fat milk
1/2 cup milk powder
1/4 cup ghee
1/2 cup - 2 table spoon sugar
1 pinch alum
1 tea spoon lemon juice


For garnishing:


Cardamom powder
Chopped or sliced almond
Saffron 

Method to make Milk Cake:

1. Mix all the ingredients together in a non stick pan.
2. Heat it on very slow flame for 15 to 20 minutes.
3. Stir continually.
4. When it's color turns to light pink and ghee is separated the milk cake is ready. 
5. Pour the mixture in a metal tin and allow to cool at room temperature. 
6. When it is Luke warm Garnish with chopped almond and cardamom powder.
7. You can UN mold the Milk Cake in another plat and serve after cutting in small pieces also.  
8. Calcium rich Milk Cake is ready to serve.

Tips:

• Sugar and ghee proportion can be changed as per the taste.
• Always take non - stick vessel for making milk cake.