Aloo Vada

One of the most favorite street food in Mumbai is vada-pav and I simple LOVE it. Here's my take on making the vadas. Simple, yet such a great snack.

Ingredients -

• Potato - 4
• Onion - 1
• Besan 
• Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tbsp
• Coriander leaves
• Green Chilies
• Ginger - Garlic paste - 1 tbsp
• Turmeric - 1/2 tbsp
• Chili powder
• Udad dal seeds - 1 tbsp
• Oil

Method -

• Boil, peel and mash the potatoes.
• Finely chop the onions and green chilies.
• Heat oil in a pan on medium heat, add mustard seeds, udad dal seeds, ginger-garlic paste, onions, chilies, turmeric.
• Add the potatoes, salt to taste and coriander leaves.
• You can add some lemon juice (optional).
• Mix it for 5 minutes, remove from heat and let it cool.
• For batter - Add besan in a bowl, 2 tbsp oil, salt, chili powder, salt to taste and add water.Ensure the consistency is medium thick, we need to use this batter to coat for frying.
• Heat oil in pan for frying.
• Make small round balls out of the potato mixture, dip it in the batter and fry it at medium heat.
• Serve hot with sauce or green chutney....enjoy!

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Coffee Cake

Simplest Coffee cake recipe ever!

Ingredients -

• Yellow Cake Mix
• Instant Coffee - Nescafe
• Chopped Almonds

Method -

1. Prepare the yellow cake mix batter per instructions on the box. Save some water to make the coffee. Example - If the box says add 1 cup water, add 1/2 cup to the batter and save 1/2 cup for coffee.
2. Pour the water in a cup and add 2 tablespoons of instant coffee. Microwave it for 1 minute. Remove and stir it to ensure the coffee has completely dissolved. Let it cool for 5 mins.
3. Add the coffee to the cake batter,chopped almonds and mix it properly and bake as per the instructions on the cake mix box.
4. Enjoy the cake with tea or coffee. Simple....but tastes delicious!

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