Daal Kachori (Dal Kachory)

 Ingredients

3/4th cup skinless dried black beans (urad)
4 cups Flour (atta)
1 green chili chopped
1/2tsp Salt
Oil for deep frying
1tbsp anise seeds (Saunf)
1tsp coriander seeds
1tsp white cumin seeds
1/2tsp red chili powder
1/4th tsp asafoetida powder

Method:

• Soak the beans in water overnight then rinse and drain.
• Sift the flour and gradually add enough water to make soft dough. Cover the dough with damp cloth and leave for 30 minutes.
• Grind the drained beans with the chili powder, salt and spices to make stuffing. Mix well and divide it into 16 equal portions.
• Divide the dough into 16, using wet hands, and smear each portion with a little oil.
• Flatten and roll out into 2inch round.
• Wrap one portion of stuffing in each round and roll into a smooth ball, using greased hands.
• Flatten and roll into a 3-4 inch round.
• Heat plenty of oil in a deep frying pan or a kadhai.
• Now lift the rolled kachori and carefully slip it into the hot oil.
• Immediately start flickering hot oil over the top of it with a spatula so that it will swell up like a ball.
• This should take only a few seconds. Flip the kachori over and cook the other side until golden brown.Serve the dal kachori hot with chutney.

Chicken Marengo (Chiken Maringow)

• Ingredients
  
• Butter 1 tbsp
• Virgin Olive Oil 2 tbsp
• Onion(sliced) 1
• Garlic Cloves 2
• Chicken thighs(Skinned) 12
• All-Purpose Flour 2 tbsp
• Grape Juice 1 cup
• Caned Toamtoes(crushed) 400 gms
• Tomatoe Paste 1 tbsp
• Sugar 1 tsp
• Salt & Ground Pepper to taste
• Prawns(Peeled) 225 gms
• Fresh Coriander(chopped)1/4 cup

2  Method

1. Melt butter with oil in a large flame proof casse-role, add onion & garlic, & saute gently until soft.
2. Add chicken & sprinkle flour, then saute over moderate heat, turning chicken constantly, until it is golden brown on all sides.
3. Add grape juice and stir to loosen the sediments from the pan,then add tomatoes and bring to a boil, stirring.
4. Lower heat and add tomato paste, sugar, and salt and pepper to taste.
5. Cover & simmer for 40 minutes.
6. Add prawns to the pan, stir well until coated in sauce, and heat through for a few minutes.
7. Remove pan from heat and stir in coriander.
8. Taste for seasoning.
9. Serve hot, straight from the casserole.