Kache Kela aur Gajar Kofta

Kache Kela aur Gajar Kofta step by step instructions:

Grated carrot and boiled raw banana together make a delicious kofta. To make it healthy I have cooked the koftas in appam pan with very little oil. They can be served as a starter or snack. They taste wonderful plain also otherwise accompany them with green chutney, tomato ketchup, etc.

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Ingredients:
Raw banana: 1 (boiled, peeled, and mashed)
Carrot: 1 (grated and peeled)
Turmeric powder: 1/8 tsp
Coriander powder: 1 tsp
Chaat masala: ½ tsp
Cumin seeds: ¼ tsp
Salt as per taste
Oil for cooking the koftas

Method:
1. Mix together raw banana, carrot, coriander powder, cumin seeds, turmeric powder, chaat masala, and salt.

2. Make 6-7 small balls from the dough.

3. Heat appam pan. Grease it.
4. Keep the dough balls into the cavities of the pan.

5. Cover it and let cook for about 4-5 minutes.

6. Flip and again cook for 3-4 minutes.

7. Take out on a plate.
8. Serve hot with chutney, ketchup etc.
9. Yummy “Kache Kela and Gajar Kofta” is ready!

Tips:
1. I did not add chili to the koftas. You can add as per your taste.
2. These koftas can be deep fried also.

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Kache Kele ki Stuffed Naan

Kache Kele ki Stuffed Naan step by step instructions:

Today I will be showing you a very simple method of making naan on a tawa. I have stuffed the naan with raw banana and trust me they taste awesome.
This is a perfect Jain recipe also. Do check out my "Kache kele ka paratha" recipe.

Do try this recipe and share your feedback!

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Ingredients:
For the stuffing
Raw banana (Kache Kele): 1 (boiled, peeled, and grated)
Coriander powder: 1 tsp
Chaat masala: ½ tsp
Red chili powder: ¼ tsp
Lemon juice: few drops
Coriander leaves: 1 tbsp (finely chopped)
Salt as per taste
For the naan
All purpose flour: ½ cup (75 gms)
Milk: ¼ cup
Sugar: 1 tsp
Active Dried yeast: ¾ tsp
Salt as per taste
Ghee: 1 tbsp
Ghee for making the naan

Method:
For the naan dough:
1. Heat the milk until it becomes lukewarm. Add sugar and yeast. Mix well. Keep it covered in a warm place to rise.

2. Take all purpose flour in a bowl. Add salt to it and mix well.
3. Add the yeast mixture and knead into a smooth dough.

4. Add 1 tbsp ghee and knead with the help of your palm for about 8-10 minutes.

5. Keep it covered in a warm place for about 2 hours and let it rise.

For the stuffing:
6. Mix together raw banana, coriander leaves, chaat masala, salt, coriander powder, red chili powder, and lemon juice.

7. Keep aside.
To prepare the naan:
8. Punch the dough and divide into 4 eqal parts.

9. Take one ball and roll into a small circle with the help of dry flour.

10. Keep a spoonful of stuffing in the center of the roti. Fold from all the sides and again form a ball.

11. Roll it gently into a circle keeping the thickness to be around ½ cm.

12. Heat a tawa and grease it.
13. Keep the naan on it and let cook.

14. Flip it after some time and let cook on the other side also.

15. Apply ghee on both the sides and cook until brown spots appear on it.

16. You will see that the thickness of the naan has increased.
17. Similarly, prepare other naans also.

18. Serve hot. They are good to be had alone only or serve them with pickle, curd etc.

19. Delicious “Kache Kele ki Stuffed Naan” is ready!

Tips:
1. Make sure the milk is warm enough as yeast needs warm milk and sugar for rising.
2. Always keep the dough in a warm place for rising.
3. I always prefer to grate the boiled raw bananas instead of mashing them.

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Raw Banana and Celery Soup (Kache Kele aur Celery ka Soup)

Raw Banana and Celery Soup step by step instructions:

We generally make potato soup but have you tried making raw banana (kache kele) soup. If not, then this recipe is a must try. This soup is perfect for a cold winter evening. I have added onions to the soup which you can certainly skip to make it a Jain soup.
My mother doesn’t eat potatoes and hence she makes all those things, which are made from potatoes; from raw bananas.

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Ingredients:
Raw Banana (Kacha Kela): 1 (100 gms, peeled & cut into small pieces)
Celery: 1 sprig (25 gms, chopped)
Onion: 1 small (50 gms, chopped)
Milk: 1⁄2 cup
Water: 1 cup
Salt as per taste
Black Pepper powder as per taste

Method:

1. In a pan add water and bring it to a boil.
2. Add onion, celery, and raw banana pieces.

3. Add salt and mix well. Cover and let cook for 15 minutes, or until all of the vegetables are very tender.

4. Coarsely crush the bananas using a potato masher.

5. Add milk and black pepper powder. Mix well.

6. Let cook for a few more minutes.
7. Serve hot.
8. Yummy "Raw Banana and Celery Soup" is ready!

Tips:
1. If you like the soup to be chunky, then don't mash the banans.
2. The quantity of milk can be adjusted as per the thickness you require for the soup.
3. Raw bananas require a little more salt and pepper. So add those accordingly.
4. If you want to make the soup even richer, then add half cream and half milk.

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Aloo Palak Bajra Roti

Aloo Palak Bajra Roti step by step instructions:

Bajra roti always tastes wonderful and what if we add goodness of spinach and potatoes to it. They taste even more wonderful.

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Ingredients:
Black Millet Flour (Bajra atta): 1 cup
Potato (Aloo): 1 (boiled, skin removed and grated)
Spinach (Palak): 1 cup (washed and finely chopped)
Onion: 1 (finely chopped)
Coriander leaves: 2 tbsp (finely chopped)
Ginger: 1 tsp (grated)
Chaat masala: ½ tsp
Red chili powder: ½ tsp
Coriander powder: 1 tsp
Turmeric powder: ¼ tsp
Asafoetida: a pinch
Cumin seeds: ½ tsp
Water: ¼ cup (lukewarm)
Sugar: 1 tsp (optional)
Salt as per taste

Method:
1. In a big bowl mix together bajra flour, Aloo, Palak, Coriander leaves, Onion, Ginger, Chaat masala, Red chili powder, Coriander powder, Turmeric powder, Asafetida, Cumin seeds, and Salt.

2. Add water and knead into a smooth dough. Let the dough rest for half an hour.

3. Divide the dough into 6-7 equal balls.

4. Take one ball and flatten it. Apply some dry flour and roll into a thin circle.

5. Heat a tawa.
6. Put the roti on it. Let it cook on one side. Then flip it and cook on the other side.

7. Apply ghee on both the sides of the roti and cook for few more seconds.

8. Serve hot with kadhi, pickle etc.
9. Healthy “Aloo Palak Bajra Roti” is ready!

Tips:
1. Add water carefully while you knead the flour as spinach and potato gives a binding to the flour and extra water may result in a very loose dough.

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