HOW TO MAKE SALTED HOLI DOUBLE DECKER

INGREDIENTS :-
( SERVING TWO )

• Flour - 200 gms 
• White Oil - 1 tea spoon (to add to the flour )
• Sodium Bicarbonate - quarter tea spoon
• Cumin Seed - half tea soon 
• Potato - 1 (washed and cut into very small cubes )
• Paneer - 50 gms .
• Carrot - 2  (one carrot washed and cut into very small cubes and the other one made paste )
• Tomato - 1  (washed and cut into very small cubes )
• Beet - 1  (quarter part washed and cut into cubes/ circle and the rest made paste )
• Ginger - half inch (crushed )
• Onion - 1 (sliced )
• Green Chili - 1 (washed and cut into very small pieces )
• Fresh coriander leaves for garnish .
• Salt to taste 
• Chat Masala or Black salt - a few pinches 

DIRECTIONS:-

        

 Process of making the staffing :-

• Heat oil in a frying pan .
• Add onion and a pinch of salt to it .
• Add potato and fry for 3-4 minutes .
• Add paneer and saute for two minutes 
• Add carrots , tomato , ginger and green chili and saute well and cook in low flame till it is soft .
• Add salt to taste .
• Put the stuffing aside and let it cool down .

         

Process of making the dough :-

• Take flour in a bowl and add a pinch of salt ,cumin seeds and sodium bicarbonate and 1-2 tea spoon of oil and mix well with the flour .
• divide the flour mixture into two parts .
• Add beetroot paste into one and make a dough and put it aside . (sprinkle water if needed )
• Add carrot paste into the other mixture and make a dough .(sprinkle water if needed )
• Put it in refrigerator for half an hour .
• Divide the dough into ten little balls (five from each) and roll them one by one into round shape

Process of making the Salted Holi Double Decker :-

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• Put one tea spoon of stuffing into the middle of one circle each and fold from both sides .
• Put one red folded on a carrot coloured folded circle in crisscross position .and fold wrapping the other colour to give it a rectangular shape .
• Deep fry and garnish with coriander leaves and salad .
• Sprinkle black salt or chat masala just before serving .
• Serve hot and enjoy with tea or coffee .

Note :-

One may use sweet stuffing to make this item also.

HOW TO MAKE METHI SHAK BHAJA ( METHI SAAG OR FENUGREEK LEAVES FRY )

INGREDIENTS :-
(SERVING 3-4 )

• Methi leaves - 4 bunches 
• Mustard oil - 1 table spoon
• Garlic - 3-4 cloves ( crushed )
• Black cumin _ half tea spoon 
• Dried red chili/green chili - 1 
• Daler bori -8-10
• Turmeric - half tea spoon
• Salt to taste 
• Sugar - half tea spoon 

DIRECTION:-

1. Cut the methi saag 3-4 inches from the top where the stems are typically soft. Then pluck the leaves from rest of the stems. Chop them in one inch size.Put the leaves in a stainer and wash it thoroughly.
2. Heat mustard oil in a frying pan .
3. Fry daler bori till light beown colour and make it half crushed and put them aside .
4. Add dried red chili or green chili and black cumin .
5. Add crushed garlic and saute for one minute .
6. Add methi shak (methi saag) and cook in low to medium heat for 4-5 minutes till it reduces to almost half.
7. Add crushed daler bori and mix with the shak.
8. Add salt and suger to taste and mix it well .
9. Serve hot with rice or roti.
10. Enjoy.

Note :-

Methi shak is very good for health specially for diabetic people . 

Some love to add eggplant to this dish .Some even add daler bora instead of daler bori .

Please Make sure you break the red chilly while cooking otherwise it might burst and cause trouble .

During the cooking if the shak becomes too dry then just srinkle some water and cook in low heat .