Rataryacha Purya

One of the many recipes that are made on the day of ekadashi fast. Yeah - fast and more dishes than normal...

Ingredients

1.  200 gm sweet-potato (cooked, pealed and smashed)
2. 50 gm jaggery (grated)
3. 1/2 coconut (dry, grated)
4. 1/4 tsp elaichi powder
5. 1 1/2 cup wheat flour
6. 1 tbsp ghee (clarified butter)
7. oil (for deep frying)

Method

1. Take the sweet potatoes in a bowl (big enough).
2. Add coconut, jaggery  ghee and  elaichi. Mix well.
3. You may not need all the flour, add according to the moisture content in potatoes.
   Avoid adding extra flour, the taste changes.
4. Kneed the dough well. Do NOT add water.
5. Make balls of the dough of the same size as u make for your chapaties, roll out puries of about 1/2 cm thickness.
6. Heat oil for frying in a kadhai. Fry puries till golden brown.
7. Done!!

You can have them directly.

Try with mango pickle... i love it that way..:)

Chaha Masala

There is nothing like masala chai in cold winter mornings. So here is the masala to put in your chai.
It is very easy to make and can be kept for long.

Ingredients

1. 75 gm suntha(dried ginger)
2. 25 gm cardamom(vilayachi)
3. 10 gm cinnamon(dalchini)
4. 10-12 cloves (lavang)
5. 10-12 pepper(kali miri)

Method

1. Just hold and keep turning your suntha above gas flame. Don't actually roast.
2. Now break down the suntha, cinnamon and cloves into smaller pieces
3. Mix the ingredients together and put them into the grinder to make a powder.
4. Your chaha masala is ready. 
5. Store it in a dry air-tight container.
6. Add about 1/4 tsp of masala to a cup of tea. It will taste perfect. 

Enjoy your winter mornings now! :D