Rajgira Aloo Tikki

Rajgira flour is generally preferred as a fasting food since it is a non-cereal flour. The flour is prepared from the amaranth seeds. Mostly this flour is made as parathas. Being gluten free, it is suitable for gluten intolerant people.  I tried making tikkis with this flour. Used some mashed potatoes for binding. Very easy to make if you have cooked potatoes in hand.

Yield - 9 nos

Time Taken - 15 minutes

You need

• Rajgira flour - 1 cup


• Cooked and mashed potatoes - 1 cup ( I used 2 big potatoes)


• Ginger,green chilly paste - 1 tspn


• Seasoning ingredients - Salt, lemon juice, hing and chopped coriander


• Oil to shallow fry

Method

Take all the ingredients except oil in a bowl. Mix well. No need to add water. The moisture from potatoes will help to bind the mixture.  Pinch off lime sized dough and shape into tikkis.  If you want some crunch, you can roll the tikkis in sesame seeds. This step is optional.

Heat a tawa. Place the tikkis. Drizzle oil on the tikkis. When the bottom gets cooked, flip and cook the other side. Enjoy hot with some ketchup or chutney.

I am sending this tikkis to the Fasting Food event by MomChef at Sizzling Tastebuds.

Check out what my blogging marathon buddies have cooked for the day

Diwali - "Festival Of LIGHTS" - Event Aug 31st to Oct 31st

Diwali- "Festival Of LIGHTS" is the most popular festival of Hinduism, Jainism and Sikhism, celebrated for different reasons, occurring between mid-October and mid-November. 

The name "Diwali" which translates into "Row Of Lamps". Diwali involves the lighting of small slay lamps filled with oil to signify the triumph of good over evil. 

The festival starts with Dhanteras on which most Indian business communities begin their financial year. The second day of the festival, Naraka Chaturdasi, marks the vanquishing of the demon Naraka by Lord Krishna and his wife Sayabhama. Amavsya, the third day of Deepawali, marks the worship of Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth in her most benevolent mood, fulfilling wishes of her devotees. Amavasya also tells the story of  Lord Vishnu, who is the dwarf incarnation vanquished the Bali, and banished him to Patala. It is on the fourth day of Deepawali, Katika Shudda Padyami, that Bal went to  Patala and took reins of his new kingdom in there. The fifth day is reffed as Yama Dvitiya, and on this day sisters invite their brothers to their homes.

Lets go back to the Event .........

During Diwali, all the celebrants wear new clothes and share  sweets and snacks with family members and friends. So I thought why not make sweets and snacks with all my fellow bloggers.

So why waiting for the beautiful day.....as we know we all make sweets and snacks before a week or two or whenever we have time....I thought we can make and share the recipes and help out others who don't know how to make or who are searching to try new recipes all at one stop place......HERE...... :)

So let's share and celebrate Diwali together..........

Now the EVENT RULES:

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1. Bloggers and Non-Bloggers are welcome to post as many recipes as you want. 

2. Non-Bloggers can send the recipes to my email at anu (DOT) healthykitchen (AT) gmail (DOT) com.

3. Recipes can be any Sweets, Snack (sweet or savory), or any Vegetarian dishes which you prepare usually during this Diwali festival.

4. Using the LOGO is MANDATORY to spread the word.

5. Please link all the recipes through the Linky tool, if you find it difficult to do so, leave a comment or write to me anu (DOT) healthykitchen (AT) gmail (DOT) com.

6. This event will be open till October 31st. (Diwali is on 26th October!)

Hope to see lot all of yummy recipes!

Sri Ganesha Chaturti Prasaadams - Shola Vadai - Fried Corn Patties

SHOLA VADAI

                                                  

Aama vadai or Vadai prepared using bengal gram dal is a standard dish required to celebrate all the festivals in South Indian homes.With the addition of onion and some spices it can be turned out into a delicious Masal Vadae - a spicy  snack.

Vadai occupies an important place among the prasaadams prepared for Sri Ganesha Chaturti as well.

Lord Ganesha is referred to as Dantin (The one who has tusks ) in the ancient sacred texts. Dantin is described as holding a corn sheaf in one hand and a sugar cane in the other. He is the protector of crops and His rat mount symbolises that He controls pests and assures of a bountiful harvest.

Here is a Vadai for Sri Ganesha prepared with His favourite corn - Sholam - which He holds in His hand.

                                                   

INGREDIENTS

Frozen corn - 1 cup
Bengal gram flour/besan - 1 cup
Rice flour - 2 tbsps
Chopped green chillies - 1 tsp
Chopped coriander and dil leaves - 2 tbsps
Chopped fresh ginger - 1 tsp
Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Hot Oil - 2 tbsps

Oil for frying

METHOD

1. Defrost the corn and squeeze out the excess water.
2. Mix all the ingredients together adding 1 tbsp of hot oil.

3. Sprinkle water little at a time and knead it into a stiff dough.

                                                  

                                                  

4. Mix in  the remaining 1 tbsp of oil so that the dough does not stick to your hand.

5. Heat oil.

6.Pinch a small lemon size ball of dough and pat it into a round vadai on your wet palm.

7.Slide the vadai into hot oil.

                                                     

8. Make batches of  6 or 8 vadais and fry on medium flame until they turn golden brown in colour.

                                                  

Offer the hot and crisp Shola Vadais with soft interiors to Lord Ganesha and relish the Ganesha Prasaadam.