Guguni(chat from Orissa)

Guguni is a popular chat food from Orissa  and most eastern side.Each region has different versions.Today I'm presenting my way of Guguni from Orissa.I got to know more about the dish from my husband who hail from orissa.Though I SPENT MOST OF MY CHILDHOOD DAYS IN ORISSA I haven't tried to prepare guguni at home.Now I tried my attempt though I cooked vatana curry many times.Guguni is prepared with dried white peas.Dried peas soaked over night and cooked in the morning with some spices.There are many variations in the Guguni recipe entirely depends on your choice.In some areas they add Potato and sauces at the end.My way of presenting Guguni is entirely my choice which satisfies our family tastebuds.You may  make changes according to your preferences.Here is my recipe.

Ingredients:

• white dried peas 1 cup
• onion paste 1/2 cup
• Green chilli2
• Potato( optional)
• jeera 1/4 tspn
• Bay leaf 1
• ginger garlic paste 1 tbspn
• tomatao 1
• cumin(jeera) powder 1/4tspn
• coriander powder 1 tspn
• redchilli powder 1/2 tspn
• coriander leaves few chopped
• turmeric 1/4tspn
• salt to taste
• garam masala 1/4tspn
• curd 1 tbspn ( optional)
• chat masala 1 tspn
• mixture or sev 1 tbspn ( entirely your choice)

 Spice powder:

• cumin seeds 2 tbspns
• Red chillis 2
• Dry roast jeera and redchillies into powder and blend into fine powder.store in a jar.

Procedure:

• Soak white peas( vatana) whole night and next day ready to cook chat.
• Pressure cook vatana adding little salt and turmeric just for one whistle( some variety peas will be mushy,make sure you switch it off the stove just before the whistle blows.
• Drain the white peas and keep aside.Don't throw the water.
• Heat a tbsp of oil in a pan add jeera,bay leaf then add Onion paste( one big onion made into paste)
• fry well until raw smell of onion goes off.
• Add ginger garlic paste fry few mins then add tomato paste( one tomato made into fine paste) saute few mins, add chill powder, coriander powder,cumin powder
• Fry everything well until raw smell goes off.Add cooked peas and cover the lid cook few more mins.
• Now add water which stored before,let it cook few more mins till it completely cooked.
• Finally add garam masala1 tspn and 1/2 tspn of spice powder(mentioned in the ingredients, you may reduce or increase the spice
• powder)
• Arrange 4 tbspns of curry in a bowl,sprinkle some chopped onions,chopped coriander leaves,mixture or sev 1 or 2 tbspsn) chat masa,little curd on top.Yummy GUGUNI is ready to eat.Enjoy!!
  

Sambar punugulu

Sambar punugulu recipe is a delicious recipe ,which I learnt from one of the cookery show in tv.As soon as I saw  i thought to try.I tried this recipe first time when one of my friends visited our home.They liked it very much even my kids enjoyed as a evening snack.

Ingredients:

For punugulu batter

• Urad dal  1 cup
• Idli rava or idli rice(If it's rava use 2 cups,if it's rice use 3 cups)
• Chopped ginger1tspn
• One tbspn maida (optional)
• Two tbspn semolina (optional)
• Oil for deep fry

Procedure:

Soak urad dal,idli rice for about 6 to 8 hrs,then grind along with idli rice ,add salt and ferment whole night.The next day if  we make it ,is more tasty.Mix all above ingredients in a bowl except oil and make into a fine tight batter.Heat oil in a pan,when the oil is hot fry them by dropping it like pakoras.Turn both sides and fry well until it is golden brown.

For Sambar::

For punugulu sambar no need to add vegetables in the sambar

Ingredients:

• Toor dal1 cup
• Tamarind lemon size
• One Chopped tomato
• Asofoetida 1pinch
• Curry leaves 1string
• Garlic chopped(2 pods)
• Green chillies 2 to 3
• Chilli powder1 Tspn (optional)
• Mustard seeds,jeera seeds1/2 Tspn each
• Sambar powder 1 tbspn
• Oil  as needed

Procedure: Heat oil in pan,add mustard seeds ,jeera seeds ,garlic chopped,curry leaves and chopped onions,salt,chopped green chillies.Asofoetida.When the onions are transparent add tamarind juice squeezed from the tamarind.Boil well until the raw smell of the tamarind goes off.Then add toor dal already cooked in a cooker and mashed.Boil few more mins then add chopped tomatos.Let it boil few more mins.Now add sambar powder to the pan boil 5 more mins.Sprinkle some coriander leaves on top of it.Take sambar in a small bowl add few punugulu to it,sprinkle some chopped onions on top of it.Have it  as a snack ...yummy taste.

Baked murukulu(chakli)

Ingredients:
1. Rice flour1 cup
2. Besan (sanaga pindi) 1/2 cup
3.ghee 1 Tspn
4.Ajwain 1/2 Tspn(vamu)
5.water 
6.chilli powder 1 Tspn
Procedure:
1. Take a bowl mix all ingredients well and slowly add water to prepare a tight dough as we do for chapathis.
2.Preheat oven 350f.Arrange a baking tray grease with oil(you can spray any oil ),this is optional.Though u can try without oil,and put a small amount of dough (lemon size) in a murukulu maker.

3. Slowly arrange it on the tray.When the temperature reaches 350F,put the tray inside.
4.Wait 30 to 35 mins.Mean time we have to observe inside,time varies from oven to oven.
5. After 35 mins take out the tray and let it cool down.Yummy murukulu ready now,have it as snack.

Aratikai (raw banana or plantain)cutlet

Ingredients:
1.Aratikaya 2 count
2.onion 1 small one
3.green chillies 3 count finely chopped
4.Ginger finely chopped 
5. Cumin powder 1 Tspn 
6.Aamchur powder 1/2 Tspn
7. Lemon juice 1 Tspn 
8.Coriander leaves finely chopped

Preparation:

       Cook Aratikai till it is  little bit soft.I cook in a pressure ,I usually off the cooker when it is about to give a whistle.Cut aratikai into big pieces.

Procedure

1.Take raw banana pieces in a bowl and add above mentioned ingredients,mix well.
2.Make small round balls( lemon size) and flatten the dough by gently pressing in your palm.
3. Now heat  a wide pan drizzle little bit of oil.
4.when the pan is almost hot arrange  it and  fry slowly until  it is well cooked .
5. Turn other side and fry few more minutes until it is golden brown.It is almost done now we  can have simply the cutlets or we can have with tomato sauce. 

Maida Butter Biscuits

Ingredients:
1.Maida 1 cup
2. Butter 1/3 cup ( less than 1/2 cup)
3.sugar1/2 cup
4.Vineela essence. 1 Tspn
5.Baking powder 1 Tspn and little bit baking soda( less than 1/2 Tspn )

Before baking 

Procedure:

After baking

1.Take a bowl mix maida baking powder and baking soda to it.
2.In another bowl cream the sugar and butter.
3.By adding sugar and butter cream to the bowl prepare a tight dough as we do for chapathis.
4.we can add more butter if the consistency of dough is too hard.
5.Make small round balls and press each one into flat circles with less pressure.
6.Arrange it in a baking tray with aluminum foil on it and grease it  with oil.
7. Pre heat the oven to 325 Fand bake it around 25 to 30 mins.
8.we can observe the cookies almost changing the color.
9. When they are done.Take out from the oven and cool it of.Enjoy the taste of yummy butter cookies.

JANTIKALU (Famous Andhra snack)

Ingredients:

•  2 cups of rice flour
•  1 cup of Besan( sanaga pindi)
• 1 tsp of ghee( clarified Butter)
•  1 spn of Vamu (ajwain)
• 1spn of red chilli powder.
• Salt to taste

Procedure:

•   To make delicious jantikalu first we get ready the dough .
• Take a wide bowl, mix all ingredients and slowly add water to make tight dough like we do for chapathis or rotis.( you may add drops of water while pressing if the dough will be more tight to press)
• Once the dough is ready, keep aside for ten mins.Mean time we can heat oil in a wide,deep non stick pan for making jantikalu.
• I had a very good jantikalu maker at home.I put small amount in the maker and just pressing on both sides we can get the desired shape.
• While frying we have to be more cautious. As the oil comes almost to the top of the pan so make sure we first simmer the stove then slowly we can put it in medium to high flame.
• Once it is almost little brown color we can take out and put it in a plate.
• Delicious jantikalu ready to taste.