Sweet Corn Chat

Sweet Corn Chat is very less time consuming recipe.This will serve for 2-3.  

Sweet Corn Chat

Ingredients:

• 2 cup sweet corn
• 1/2 tsp salt(according to the taste)
• 1 chopped green chili
• 1 tsp chopped cilantro (green coriander)
• 1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder 
• 1 tsp Chaat Masala
• 1 table spoon Lime juice
• 1 chopped tomato
• 1 chopped onion

Making Sweet Corn Chat:

Boil corn for 5-7 minutes.
Mix all ingredients and enjoy!

Variations
Try adding 1 spoon butter in boiled corn, this will give a different flavor to your chat.

Serving Suggestions
It can be serve as side dish or as a salad in lunch.

Besan Chila or Besan Paratha

Generally Parathas are whole-wheat Indian flat bread. Here we are using gram flour not whole wheat.Parathas can be made plain or stuffed with many different fillings.This recipe is very less time consuming recipe.This will make 6/7 chilla.  

Besan Chila

Ingredients:

• 1 cup gram flour
• 1 1/2 cup water (Use more as needed)
• 1/2 tsp Carom seed
• 1/4 tsp salt(according to the taste)
• 1 chopped green chili
• 1 tsp chopped cilantro (green coriander)
• 1/4 tsp Black Pepper Powder 
• 1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder
• Oil to cook

Making Chilla

1. Put all the ingredients except water in a big bowl.
2. Now start adding small quantities of water to make a smooth batter, so that there should be no lumps in it.
3. Add water till it comes to a dropping consistency or just like dosa batter. now keep it aside.
4. Now heat a non-stick- tawa or heavy bottom frying pan, then turn the heat on medium. put little oil on tawa [1tsp.] & spread 1 serving spoonful of batter evenly on it.
5. Cover it with lid just for a minute so that it should cook inside also. then remove lid, put some more oil on the top & turn it upside down.
6. Let it be brown & crispy from both sides.
7. Repeat the same with rest of the batter.
8. Serve hot with green chutney or sause. it can be taken with toast also.

Variations
Try adding chopped onion and tomato. If you are feeling hard to mix the batter then first mix the water and gram flour in mixer and then add rest of the ingredient.

Serving Suggestions
 Chilla can be served with tomato chutney,green chatni.

Sooji Halwa

Sooji Halwa is a very popular sweet dish all over India and is made on religious occasions, as parsad (offering to God). After prayer Halwa is served to devotees as a blessing.
Makes 4 servings.  

Sooji Halwa

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup sooji (rava, semolina flour)
• 1/4 cup ghee (clear butter)
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 1/2cup water
• Pinch of cardamom powder
• 1 tble spoon sliced almonds for garnish

Method:

1. Boil the water with sugar, and cardamom powder in a pan over low medium heat. Bring to a boil and Set aside.
2. Melt the butter in a frying pan on medium heat.
3. Add sooji and roast to golden brown color, stirring constantly this will take about 5 to 7 minutes. Sooji will be golden brown in color and will have a light sweet aroma.
4. Add the syrup slowly, as you add the syrup to sooji water will splatter.
5. Turn down the heat to medium low and let it cook for about 2-3 minutes.
6. Sooji will absorb the water, as the Halwa cools so keep Halwa a little more softer then you want.
7. Garnish with almonds.

Serving suggestion:

1. Serve hot for best taste. If you like, garnish with shaved pistachio, almonds or shredded coconut.
2. For breakfast serve with aloo poori.
3. For prashad serve with dry chana masala

Variations:
Instead of water add 1 cup of milk and 1/2 cup of water and keep Halwa a little thicker. Pour the Halwa on a greased plate, keep it about 1/2 inch thick. Garnish with shaved almonds or pistachio or shredded coconut, and let it cool for about a half an hour. Cut the Halwa in square or diamond shapes like burfee.