ThinkDigit Chefs

johans

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Ragda pattice.

Pattices trace back it’s historic origins in Anglo-Indian cuisine.Ragda Pattice which is a popular fast food that forms part of the street food of Maharashtra and Gujarat. It is considered to be a variation of the popular aloo tikki found in North Indian cuisine.

Ingredients

For Patties

Potato – 4

Bread crumbs – 1/4 cup

Green chilli – 1 finely chopped

1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves

Salt as per requirement

For ragda

White or yellow dried peas – 1 cup

Tamarind extract – 1/4 cup

1 tsp Ginger garlic paste

2 tsp Red chilli powder

1 tsp Garam masala powder

1/8 tsp Asafoetida

1/4 tsp Turmeric

2 tbsp Chopped coriander leaves

Salt & water – As requirement

To serve with:

Red chutney (Sweet chutney)

Green chutney

Plain sev

Finely chopped onion

Chaat masala

Instructions

1. Soak peas for overnight, drain water and pressure cook by adding water just to immerse it, along with little salt, turmeric and a pinch of asafoetida for 4/5 whistles. Once done, slightly mash it. (Must be half mashed).

Heat oil in a kadai, add ginger garlic paste. In low flame, add red chilli powder, garam masala powder and a pinch of asafoetida. Stir well. Then add cooked peas, tamarind extract and jaggery.

Stir well. Add two cups of water and simmer for 8 minutes. When it gets thick, add coriander leaves and switch off the flame. It will become thick when it cools, so switch off accordingly.

For patties, cook diced potatoes with very little water for 3 /4 whistles. Once done, cool down, peel the skin off. In a mixing bowl, add salt, coriander leaves, green chilli and bread crumbs.

Mix to make dough, make equal sized balls.

Make patties now. Heat skillet and drizzle oil. Cook the patties from both sides until golden. While cooking, gently press it to ensure even cooking.

For serving, gather all the ingredients mentioned, place a couple of patties over the serving plate.

Add warm ragda over it generously. Add littles green chutney, generous amount of sweet chutney, onion, chaat masala, coriander leaves and sev. Serve.

Notes

Adjust water quantity in ragda to get the right consistency.

Cook the potatoes carefully,don’t over cook, it will become very mushy when you make patty.

Generously add bread crumbs too, to make it tasty and also it helps in binding the patty stiff.
 

johans

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Blueberry Muffin Bread.

I love to start my morning with easy blueberry muffins, it’s like cake.

To mention blueberries are a super food. I don’t actually know what a super food is, or why there is no space between the two words but they make a good place in diet chart, apparently.

I took this amazing recipe for a blueberry breakfast cake that is already on the site, tried it to give all touch with love, and then poured it into a loaf pan instead of a cake pan. Sometimes you want a change of taste, a bread instead of cake to make you feel more healthful and grown up.

If you have a home of kid/kids they will definitely love them. My kid devoured this so quickly that I had to make a second batch the very next day. To mention one day I hid a little super food , because there is a kid hidden in the mumma also.

Hope you guys love this! It would even make a great homemade holiday gift!

This Blueberry Muffin Bread is just the yummiest bread for breakfast or any time of the day. Frozen blueberries are used, which were handpicked and frozen myself last year – they yet very fresh tasted. This bread is even better with freshly picked ones, so if you can fetch that can go for it.

Ingredients

1 cup sugar powder
1/2 Cup Salted Butter
2 whole eggs
1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
1 cup whole milk
2 cups all-purpose flour or maida
2 tsp baking powder
2 cups blueberries, fresh or frozen

Methods

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Grease a 10 inch loaf pan.
Mix together the butter and sugar to bring a creamy texture
Add the eggs, vanilla and milk mixing well.
Add the dry ingredients and mix until well combined
Add blueberries and mix by hand gently with a spoon, but be careful not to crush the berries.
Pour batter into your loaf pan and bake for 60-75 minutes.
Let it cool in pan for 10 minutes before removing to finish cooling.
Handy Tip: Reserve a small handful Blueberries to apply from above after the batter is poured into the loaf pan. Gently press them into the top to as a choice of decoration.
 
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