Mixed Vegetable Pakora

Ingredients

1.Besan flour - 3/4 cup

2.Onion - 1 medium(sliced)

3.Cabbage - 1/2 cup(Julienne)

4.French beans - 1/2 cup(chopped)

5.Potato - 1small(sliced)

6.Ajwain seeds - 3/4 tsp

7.Salt - to taste

8.Ginger - 1/2 tbsp(minced)

9.Green chillies - 4(chopped)

10.Oil - for deep frying

Method

1.Combine all the mixed veggies,salt,ajwain seeds,ginger,green chillies,onion to the besan flour and mix well by adding little water.The batter shoould be hard to make pakoras.

2.Heat oil in a deep frying pan.

3.Once the oil is piping hot reduce flame to medium and drop pakoras in the oil.Fry in high flame by turning pakoras in between till it changes into nice golden brown color. 

4.Serve as a snack with ketch up.

Diwali Special Sweets ----- Mysorepak

Ingredients

1.Besan flour - 1cup

2.Ghee -1cup+1tsp

3.Sugar - 1cup

4.water- 1/4 cup

Method

1.In a pan roast besan flour with 1tsp ghee for 4mts in medium flame by stirring continuously.

2.Sieve the roasted flour and keep this aside.

3.Mix besan flour,2/3 cup ghee and mix well with out no lumps. 

4.In a deep bottomed pan add 1cup sugar,water and bring to boil in medium flame.Make into 1 string consistency.when you touch the sugar syrup with index finger you should get 1 string between index and thumb finger.That is the correct consistency.

5.Grease the plate with ghee and keep  aside.

6.Once the syrup gets ready add the besan flour,ghee mixture to the syrup and stir continuously in medium flame.Add remaining 1/3 cup ghee little at a time in between to avoid burning.

7.The mixture turns thick slowly,leaves the sides and forms like a dough.Transfer this mixture to a greased plate and spread evenly.Cut into desired shape and  let it dry for 20 mts.

8.Store into air tight container.