Honey chilli poha potato balls

 Honey chilli poha potato balls 

Honey chilli poha potato balls is a perfect dish goes well with fried rice and chow mein. It is a simple, healthy and quick recipe. This dish can also be consumed as an evening snack with coriander chutney. 

Quick recipe tip -

1. Adjust spices according to taste. 

Ingredients for balls -

1 cup poha

1 onion chopped

3 small potatoes boiled

1 tsp green chilli paste

1 tsp grated ginger

2 tbsp peanuts (roasted and crushed)

3 tbsp besan/ gram flour

1/2 tsp ajwain

To taste salt

1/2 tsp red chilli powder

1 tsp chat masala

3 tbsp coriander leaves 

For honey chilli sauce -

2 tsp sesame oil

1 tsp garlic minced

1 tsp ginger grated

1 tsp green chilli paste

1 onion chopped

1 capsicum chopped

To taste salt

1/2 tsp red chilli powder

1 tsp soya sauce

1 tsp white vinegar

1 tbsp tomato ketchup

1 tsp red chilli sauce

1 tbsp cornflour

1/4 cup + 1/2 cup water

2 tbsp honey

1 tsp sesame seeds 

Method -

1. Wash and rinse poha properly. No need to soak. Keep poha in the strainer for 10 minutes so that the extra water drains away. 

2. In a mixing bowl add onion, potato, green chilli paste, ginger, peanuts, besan, ajwain, salt, red chilli powder, chat masala and coriander leaves. Mix well. 

3. Add poha and mix everything well. 

4. Poha potato mixture is ready. 

5. Heat appam pan on slow flame. Drizzle little oil in appam holes. Make small balls from the poha potato mixture and place it in appam holes.

6. Cook on slow flame by flipping sides after few intervals. Cook properly on slow flame till golden and crisp. 

7. Poha potato balls are ready. 

For honey chilli sauce -

1. In a mixing bowl add soya sauce, vinegar, tomato ketchup, red chilli sauce and mix. Keep aside till use. 

2. In another bowl mix cornflour and water and keep aside. 

3. Heat oil in a wok on slow flame. Add garlic, ginger, green chilli paste, onion and fry till golden. 

4. Add capsicum, salt, red chilli powder and fry for 2 minute on slow flame. 

5. Add sauces mixture and mix well on slow flame. 

6. Add 1/2 cup water and mix. 

7. Add cornflour mixture and mix continuously on slow flame. 

8. Mix well.

9. Add sesame seeds, honey and mix well. 

10. Add Poha potato balls and mix well. 

11. Honey chilli poha potato balls are ready. 

12. Sprinkle coriander leaves on top and mix. 

13. Place it in a serving dish and serve hot. 

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Chatpata chutney aloo/ Aloo chutney chaat/ potato chutney chaat

Chatpata chutney aloo/ Aloo chutney chaat/ potato chutney chaat 

Chatpata chutney aloo is a spicy, tangy, delicious and popular chaat from the streets of Kanpur. It can be served as an evening snack or can be eaten as side dish in lunch or dinner along with rice, ghavan or paratha. This chatpata aloo chaat is prepared by shallow frying potatoes and then combined with coriander or mint chutney and flavoured spices. 

Quick recipe tip -

1. Adjust spices to taste.

2. Boil potatoes, peel and cut into cubes. Cool completely before shallow frying.

3. Instead of coriander chutney... Mint chutney can be used 

Ingredients -

6-7 boiled potatoes

1/4 tsp turmeric powder

As needed oil for shallow frying

For coriander chutney - 

2 cup coriander leaves

2 tomato

1 onion

5 garlic cloves

1 inch piece ginger

1 tsp green chilli paste

2 tbsp coconut powder

1 tsp black salt

1/2 lemon juice

Other ingredients -

4 tbsp chutney

To taste salt

1/2 tsp chat masala

1 lemon juice 

Method for chutney -

1. In a mixer jar add tomato, onion, garlic, ginger, green chilli paste, coconut powder and lemon juice. 

2. Add coriander leaves. 

3. Grind it to a smooth paste without adding water. 

Method for chutney potatoes - 

1. Cut boiled potatoes in cubes. 

2. Heat oil in a pan for shallow frying potatoes. Add turmeric powder and mix.  

3. Shallow fry potatoes in hot oil till golden. 

4. Remove fried potatoes in a mixing bowl. 

5. Add chutney, salt, chat masala and lemon juice. 

6. Mix everything well. 

7. Transfer to a serving plate. Sprinkle sesame seeds on top. 

8. Serve immediately. 

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Stir fry mushroom

 Stir fry mushroom 

A quick, easy and delicious way to prepare stir fry mushroom. A perfect sweet and spicy, effortless and healthy dish. 

Ingredients -

Mushrooms : 1 pkt washed cleaned and chopped

Onion : 1 chopped

Cumin seeds : 1 tsp

Dry red chillies : 2-3

Red chilli powder : to taste

Garam masala powder : to taste

Turmeric powder : to taste

Ginger garlic paste : 1 tbsp

Salt to taste

Oil : 1 tbsp

Coriander leaves for garnishing

Tomato ketchup : 2 tbsp or to taste 

Method : 

1. In a frying pan add oil and let it heat up. Add in cumin seeds and dry red chillies and let it sizzle for a minute. 

2. Add in ginger garlic paste and fry for a sec. Add onions and fry it.

3. Fry till translucent.

4. Add in mushrooms and mix well. 

5. The water from the mushrooms will come out fry this on high flame stirring in between untill  the water gets evaporated. 

6. Add in red chilli powder and salt and mix well on slow flame. Add turmeric powder, garam masala powder and mix well. 

7. Add tomato ketchup and mix well. 

8. Fry this for 5 minutes on high flame.

9. Garnish with coriander leaves. 

10. Serve hot as a side dish. 

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