I guess if Miss Muddly Pie could speak in proper language, she would yell back to her elder sister Miss Picky Pie this. Miss Picky Pie nowadays can lift her sister up in her lap, so her joy knew no bound. But most of the time she will come from the back and lift Miss Muddly Pie while sitting on the floor. And Miss Muddly Pie will start giggling and remain in the same posture the way she is sitting on the floor. So it will look like that Miss Picky Pie is carrying a baby kitten in an attire of a human being. What I do, I first scream at the sight in fear that Miss Picky Pie will drop her baby sister. But then I will be seen rushing to grab the phone or the camera to capture the moment. An elated emotion streams down through me. I touch the wood and pray to god to shower happiness all the time to the kids. Miss Muddly Pie is becoming more responsive and interactive day by day and Miss Picky Pie is turning to a dotting and possessive elder ‘DIDI’ as days passing by.
Now let me come to the recipe. One day I made these Chanar Chop/ Cottage Cheese Fritters. And danced like Mumble when the daughters asked for more. I have added some chana daal to it, to enhance the taste more. This healthy twist to chana is avidly enjoyed by the kids so as the adults. Serve it with a bowl of puffed rice as your evening snack or to your main meal against rice and dal it will make your appetite hearty and healthy. Enjoy the recipe here:
- 1/2 Cup Chana Dal (Split Chickpeas
- 1 small Onion (Chopped)
- 1 small Tomato (Chopped)
- 1 Tea Spoon Ginger Paste
- 1 Table Spoon Raisins (Soak in water)
- 1/2 Tea Spoon Turmeric Powder
- 1/2 Tea Spoon Cumin Powder
- 1/2 Tea Spoon Coriander Poweder
- 1/4 Tea Spoon Red Chili Powder
- 1 More or less Green Chli seeded and finely chopped
- 1 Cup (More or Less) Bread crumbs / Powdered roasted biscuite
- 1/4 Cup Flour
- 3/4 Cup Water
- Salt & Sugar as per taste
- Oil Enough to fry.
- Squeeze the lemon juice reserve.
- Boil the milk. When it will start to bubble, add the lemon juice and stir continuously. When the milk starts to curdle switch off the gas. Strain the Chana placing a cheese cloth on a container and drain the whey completely out.
- Now Boil the Chana Dal in a pressure cooker with 2 cups of water and salt till 4-5 whistles blow. Drain the water and mash it with a masher or hand.
- Now take a bowl add the chana/cottage cheese, chana dal and all the other ingredients except the onion, ginger, tomato, breadcrumbs, oil and the flour.
- Now mix altogether nicely so that all the ingredients should incorporate with each other.
- Heat 1 table spoon oil in the non-stick pan. Add the chopped onion. Fry till it turns brown. Then add the tomato and cook till it starts to loose oil. Add the chana mixture and cook till it start to leave a nice fried aroma and comes to a tight dough. Don't forget to stir continuously.
- Place it on a plate and cool it.
- Now take small portions and give them a shape of a ball or a roll after your heart to fry them.
- Take a small bowl. Add the flour and water and make liquid mixture not very thick and not runny too. DOn't add the water all at once. slowly keep on adding. Make sure there should be no lumps.
- Place the breadcrumbs on a plate.
- Now take one ball and dip in the flour mixture. Then roll them in the breadcrums. Make sure if you are using your right hand for dipping then use your left hand for rolling. Again dip it in the flour mixture and again roll them in the breadcrumbs. While rolling make the shape perfect. Do the same procedure with all the other balls.
- Keep them in the refrigerater for an hour before you start frying.
- Now heat enough oil in a Kadai. The oil should be smoking hot. Then slowly add two to three fritters at a time. Make sure the fritters should be dipped in the oil fully. Fry in meduim flame until it turns brown. Place a kitchen towel on a plate and place the fried fritters on it so that the towel absorbes the excess oil.
- Serve hot with rice, dal at your main meal or with Puffed rice as your snacks.
- One can add potatoes, coriander leaves to give other variations.
- It can be stored in the freezer in an airtight container or a zip-lock bag for 2 to 3 weeks. Just before frying take them out for some time to thaw.
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