Savouries...to take the edge of the sweetness, and that are easy to do. After all the sweets cooking, I tend to have little energy left for toiling over the hot stove again. You need The Masala
- one pod garlic crushed and chopped, bash it and then chop it
- a few sprigs of curry leaves
- handful of mint or coriander leaves
- 1 teaspoon freshly roasted and ground jeera (cummin) powder
- 1 teaspoon freshly roasted and ground dhaniya (coriander) powder
- 1.5 teaspoon haldi (turmeric) powder
- 1 teaspoon chilli powder, or more!
- a few broken full dried red chillies
- Any vegetable oil, not olive oil
| Steps
- Heat oil in a large wok.
- Fry the nuts and sultanas and remove from the wok. Keep aside.
- Add garlic when heat is still gentle, and swirl around.
- Add broken red chillies and allow to splutter briefly.
- Add the curry leaves.
- Add the turmeric, cummin, coriander and chillie powders and mix thoroughly.
- Turn off the heat and ensure you have two large wooden or steel spoons available.
| - 2 cups of rice bubbles
- 2 cups of french fries chips
- 1 cup of commercial bhujia mix
- 1/2 cup ground nuts
- 1/2 cup cashew nuts
- 1/2 cup sultanas
| - Add the rice bubbles to the wok and mix in lightly with both spoons, lifting the bubbles to mix and cool them quickly.
- Add the rest of the ingredients in the same way.
- Spread out on a large tray to cool as quickly as possible
- Store in an airtight tin or jar.
- Serve in small bowls, or encourage people to take spoonfuls into their palms and toss the mixture into their mouths.
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