INDIAN CHAPATHI

INGREDIENTS:

Atta Flour - 2 cups

Oil - 2 tbsp

Salt - 1 tsp

PREPARATION:

1. Add flour, salt and oil to procceser bowl. Pulse it first and then add water (at room temp) slowly until it forms into soft dough consistency. Turn this on a cleaned bench top and knead it soft for few min. Keep this in a bowl and cover for 30 min.
2. Take lemon size balls out of the dough and roll into soft balls.
3. Take each ball and dust with a little flour, then roll out to a 15cm/6in round, dusting with flour as necessary.
4. Brush with oil,fold in half and brush with oil again.
5. Fold to form a triangle,dust with flour and roll out in a 15cm/6in triangle.
6. Heat the pan over medium heat until hot, and grease lightly.
7. Put a chapathi on it, cook 30 seconds, then flip and cook on the other side.
8. Repeat the above steps for remaining dough.

SEMIYA PULIHORA (Vermicelli)

INGREDIENTS:

Semiya -2 cup
Lemon juice -2 Tsp
Salt - 1 1/2 Tsp
Turmeric - 1/2 Tsp
Peanuts - 2Tbsp
Cashew nuts - 2Tbsp
Channa dal - 1 Tbsp
Urad dal - 1Tbsp
Mustard Seeds -1Tsp
Cumin Seeds -1Tsp
Red Chillis - 2
Green Chillis - 4
Curry Leaves - 5 Strings
Oil - 1Tbsp
Asafotida - a pinch

PREPARATION:

1. Take a big bowl, add plenty of water and bring it to the boil. When it starts boiling add 1/4 tsp salt, turmeric and oil.
2. After a min add semiya,when semiya gets boiled switch off and strain it(semiya takes 3 min to get boiled).
3. Heat a pan and pour 3/4 tbsp oil and add peanuts, cashew nuts, channa dal, urad dal.
4. After 1 min add cumin seeds, mustard seeds, dry red chillis, asafoetida, green chillis.
5. Let it fry until it gets golden brown.Finally add curry leaves and switch off the stove.
6. Take the boiled semiya in a big bowl, then add seasoning and lemon juice, and mix well.
7. Serve after 30 minutes.

KULFI (Indian Ice cream)

INGREDIENTS:

Condensed Milk - 14oz

Heavy Whipped Cream - 1/2 Quart

Cool Whip - 8oz

Vanilla essense - 1 tsp

Pista powder - 1 tbsp

Cashew powder - 1 tbsp

Cardamom powder - 1 tsp

Preparation:

1. In a big bowl, mix condensed milk, heavy whipped cream, cool whip and vanilla essense (do not mix with blender/mixer).
2. Stir gently till all the ingredients are well mixed.
3. Add cardamom powder, cashew&pista powder and keep it in a freezer.

Serving Tips:

Serve chilled.