Dry starter

Papad Roll Recipe

Ingredients:
4 papad
4 potato (alu)
1 green chilly (hari mirch)
few coriander leaves (dhania patti)
1/2 lemon (nimbu)
1/4 tsp red chilly powder (lal mirch)
1/4 tsp spice blend (garam masala)
1/4 tsp sugar (chini)
salt to taste
1 tbsp gram flour (besan)
oil for frying

Preparation:
    
     * Boil and peel potato. Mash them.
    * Finely chop coriander leaves and green chilies.
    * Mix potatoes, green chillies, coriander leaves, red chilly powder, spice blend, sugar, salt
    * lemon juice properly.
    * Dip papad in water and take them out.
    * Now roll potatoes into papad and role papad also.
    * Seal the corners with gram flour batter.
    * Heat oil in a pan and deep fry all papad rolls until they turn golden brown.
    * Cut them into long pieces.
    * Serve them hot with chutney and sauce

Tandoori Paneer Pakora

Ingredients:
250 gm cottage cheese (paneer)
2 green chilly
2 onion
1/4 cup curd
2 cup gram flour
a pinch baking powder
1/2 tsp red chilly powder
1 tsp salt
a pinch orange colour
oil for frying

Preparation:
     * Cut paneer, hari mirch and pyaj into small long pieces.
     * Mix dahi, namak, lal mirch, baking powder and orange colour in besan
     *make a thick batter using water.
     * Heat oil in a pan.
     * Dip a piece of paneer, hari mirch and onion in the batter and deep fry in oil.
     * Sprinkle some tandoori masala on all pakoras and serve them hot.          

Kathal Tikka 

Ingredients:
250 gm jackfruit
1 piece ginger
8-10 garlic buds
4 green chilly
1 onion
1/2 cup sour curd
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp gram flour
oil for frying
1 tbsp vinegar
 Preparation:
    * Cut jackfruit l into small pieces.
    * Grind ginger and garlic buds.
    * Finely chop green chillies and onions.
    * Mix jackfruit, ginger, garlic paste, curd, salt and vinegar and leave it for 2 hours.
    * Then cook in a pressure cooker and then grind.
    * Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan and fry onion.
    * Then add jackfruit mixture and mix green chilies also.
    * Now make tikkis of the above mixture.
    * Heat oil in a pan and deep fry all tikkis.
    * Serve them hot.  
              
Mushroom Basket:

  Ingredients:
6 bread slices
100 g. butter
2 (100 g.) onions, chopped fine
10 g. pineapple slice, chopped fine
250 g. fresh mushrooms, chopped fine
Salt and pepper to taste
150 ml. milk
50 ml. fresh cream
1/2 cup (100 g.) white sauce
 
 Preparation:
                
      * Place two bread slices side by side on a greased baking tray.
     * Place two bread slices over each slice and press gently.
     *Scoop out the centre soft portion of the two bread slices to make two boxes. Toast them till brown.
     *Heat butter and fry the onion till translucent. Add pineapple and mushrooms.
     * Add salt, pepper and milk. Saute till done and dry. Remove from heat.
     * When cool, fold in the fresh cream and white sauce.
     * Pour the mixture into the bread boxes.
     * Bake in a hot oven for 10 minutes. Serve hot.
     * Serves: Four