Steps/Method to make Roasted Poha Chivda 

How to make Creamy Smooth restaurant style Mashed Potatoes 

Tip/ Notes

• 1 Cup Black grams/ black lentils / whole Urad Dal
• 3 tbsp Red Kidney beans / Rajma
• 2 Tbsp Ghee
• 1 tsp cumin seeds / jeera
• 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste 
• 3 medium sized tomato (puree)
• 2 tsp chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 1/2 tsp coriander powder
• 1/2 tsp cumin powder (jeera powder)
• 1 tsp garam masala powder
• 2 tbsp butter
• 3 tbsp cream
• Coriander leaves
• Salt as per taste

• Soaking – Soak the Dal and Rajma for a minimum of 8 to 10 hours or overnight. It helps in cooking the beans and dal faster.
• Wash the Dal and Beans twice or thrice before soaking. If you have forgotten to soak the lentils, soak them in boiling hot water for 2 hours and then pressure cook.
• Freshness – Make sure that the Dals and Beans are fresh and not aged. If they are old, they will take a lot of time cooking.
• Butter & Cream – Do not compromise on Butter and Cream, as this Dal is known for its richness. Be generous with these two ingredients.

Ingredients for dal vada:

• Wash and Soak chana Dal in water for 3-4 hours
• Drain water and grind chana dal with garlic, fennel seeds and dry red chillies 
• Grind it to a coarse paste 
• Transfer the ground chana dal into a bowl. Add all the remaining ingredients like coriander leaves, onion, green chilli and curry leaves. Add salt as per taste.
• Mix the ingredients thoroughly.
• Heat oil in a deep bottom pan for frying. Make small portions of the mixture. Shape it into a ball and flatten it. Keep applying a little water or oil to your palm while doing so.
• Gently put the vadas into the oil and deep fry on both the sides. Fry it until it turns golden brown. Transfer these vadas onto a strainer to drain off excess oil.
• Crispy masala vadas are ready. Serve hot with coconut chutney or tomato ketchup.

Shakkar para is a crispy, sweet, diamond or rectangular shaped Indian snack is usually made on the festivals of Diwali and Holi. In Maharashtra, this traditional snack is known as shankarpali. It’s worth to make this snack at home because the process is very easy and you just need a few basic ingredients like maida/refined flour, sugar, ghee, milk and oil.

Ingredients For Shakkar Pare Recipe

• 2 cup (250g) maida/refined flour
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4th cup ghee/clarified butter
• 1/2 cup (100g) sugar
• Oil for frying
• Pinch of salt
• 1 tsp white sesame seeds (optional)

Pani Puri/ GOL Gappa/ Puchka recipe 

Ingredients for pani puri: 

• 100 g Dates, boiled
• 1 marble-sized ball of Tamarind
• 1 tsp Chilli Powder
• 1 pinch Black Pepper
• 1 pinch Salt

• 1 cup Cilantro/coriander Leaves
• 1/2 cup Mint Leaves
• 5 Green Chillies, coarsely chopped
• 4 cups Water
• 2 Cloves
• 1 small Cinnamon Stick
• 2 Cardamom
• 1 tsp Cumin Powder
• 3 tbsp Jal Jeera Powder (available in most Indian grocery stores)

• 1/2 cup Green Moong Dal/ Green Lentils, soaked in water until tender
• 1/2 cup Garbanzo Beans/ Kabuli Channa, soaked in water and then boiled
• 5 small Potatoes, peeled and boiled
• 3 tbsp Channa Masala/ chat masala (available in all Indian grocery stores)