Masala Chai ( FLAVOURED TEA WITH INDIAN SPICES)

Since all of you have the recipe of  the yummy PAALAK PAKORA'S , now its time for some hot tea to blend it with the spinach fritters and which enhances the taste of these fritters. Since pakora's and tea is the Indian classic monsoon menu, we here give you a perfect recipe of the tea but with a twist.. that is adding a little spice into in.. YES YES.. you heard it right.. SPICES!!! So here is the recipe...


                                                               INGREDIENTS

• 4-6 teaspoons tea leaves
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon chai masala
• sugar - as required

FOR CHAI MASALA

• 1 inch of cinnamon stick
• 4 green cardamoms
• 16 black peppercorns
• 1/4 teaspoon of grated nutmeg
• 1/2 inch of dry ginger
• 4-5 cloves

                                                                INSTRUCTIONS

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-Dry grind all the masala ingredients to a fine powder. Let it cool completely then sieve.

- Store in an airtight container
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-Use the masala as and when required to make tea

 -Boil three cups of water in a pan.

-Add tea leaves, milk, the powdered masala and Sugar Free and bring the mixture to a boil again

-Boil for a couple of minutes. Strain and serve piping hot.

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SSERVE WITH HOT PAKORAS AND ENJOY THE MONSOON.!!! AND DON'T FORGET TO WATCH OUT 

THIS SPACE FOR MORE EXCITING RECIPES.

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Paalak Pakoda (SPINACH FRITTERS)

Paalak Pakora or deep fried Spinach Fritters is one of the recipe from my mom’s collection.

Yes i know in the peak of summers Paalak Pakora or for that matter any pakora is too much….. but what to do…… at home everyone loves pakoras. be it summer, rains or winters does not matter to folks... right??? Nothing beats the combination of some hot pakoras with some steaming TEA...

These Paalak Pakoras can be baked too if you don’t want to fry them, with all the goodness of the spinach, sesame seeds and of course chickpea flour.

                 INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup besan/gram flour
• 1 to 1.5 cup spinach or paalak, finely chopped
• 1 medium size onion, chopped
• 1 tsp chopped ginger, chopped
• 1 green chili, chopped
• 1 tsp fennel seed powder (saunf powder)
• ¼ to ½ tsp red chili powder
• 1 tsp coriander powder/dhania powder
• 1 tsp cumin powder/jeera powder
• a pinch of asafoetida/hing
• 2 tbsp sesame seeds
• ½ cup to 1 cup water
• salt to taste
• oil for deep frying

           INSTRUCTIONS

1. Mix everything to a semi thick batter.
2. The batter should not be thin.
3. Almost like idli batter.
4. Take spoonfuls and fry the pakora in hot oil till they are golden brown in color.
5. Serve palak pakora hot with chutney, tomato sauce and bread slices.

I HOPE YOU ENJOY THESE FRITTERS.. AND HAPPY MONSOON!!! :)

So today I will be posting our very first recipe for this awesome monsoon season..... Stay tuned.. until I post this recipe which would make your monsoon feel a little more warmer.. ;) :D

THE BEGINNING....

HELLO EVERYONE..As we all know the one thing that most of us like is food.. Be it out new cuisines or making new dishes is something,everyone has tried one or the other time..

                                             

                  Through this blog we want you all to know about the different cuisines in  and around Goa and different states of India And  about some International cuisines..And we will give you review about the different restuarants in Goa and the different food they offer ...

THERE IS NO SINCERER LOVE THAN THE LOVE OF FOOD

                                                                                     - GEORGE BERNARD SHAW

         That is definitely well said by G.B.SHAW...  food lovers are the most sincere lovers. Having a healthy relationship with food has no harm ;)                       

        So... let all of us start a new relationship with food.... Watch out for this space until we come up and with our first recipe for the monsoon :) ;)

Till then keep eating, loving and blogging..!!!!