Tavshyahi Bhakri\ Kakdiche Thalipeeth\ Cucumber Pancakes



Cucumber Pancakes serves as a very easy and healthy breakfast option.

It is known as Kakdiche Thalipeeth in Marathi and Tavshyachi Bhakri in Konkani. Kakdi and Tavshe both standing for cucumber in Marathi and Konkani respectively.

It tastes best when served hot and crispy. You can also back it for lunch box, which would be then the softer version but yet delicious.

Ingriedients
Rice flour - 2 cups
Rava - 2 table spoon
Chopped Onion - 1
Grated Cucumber - 1
Chilli powder - half teaspoon
Turmeric powder - half teaspoon
Coriander leaves - finely chopped
Salt
Oil - for frying


Procedure
1. In a bowl, add all the above ingredients except oil and mix well.
2. The grated cucumber will leave water, so no need to add water to prepare the dough. If it leaves to much water, add some rice flour.
3. Make small round balls of the dough.
4. Next take a pan and add a pinch of oil. place one round ball on the pan. and pat it with your hand till it becomes round and thin.

5. Make a small hole at the centre and pour little oil in it. Also add oil from all sides.
6. Fry on a median flame. After 3-4 mins, turn the thalipeeth other way round, still maintaining the medium flame. Fry for another 3 minutes.

Kakdiche Thalipeeth is ready to be served.

Serve it hot with a dollop of butter or with green chutney.

Tips:
1. In case you are not comfortable patting the thalipeeth with your hands directly on the hot tawa, you can take a clean plastic and pat it on that. Once it is done, place it on the tawa and fry it as mentioned in the steps 6 and 7.
2.You can add green chilies instead of chili powder. I usually avoid green chillies for my little daughter.

Flower Batatacha Rassa\ Cauliflower Potato Curry

Flower Batatacha Rassa is a simple curry with potatoes and cauliflower cooked in onion tomato gravy. What makes this special is the addition of peanut powder and jaggery, the combination of which makes it delicious. This is a typical Marathi preparation of curries

Ingredients:
Cauliflower
Potatoes - 1 (boiled)
Onion -1
Tomatoes - 1
Garam masala - half teaspoon
Chilli powder - half teaspoon
Turmeric powder - half teaspoon

Mustard seeds -  - half teaspoon

Jeera\ Cumin seeds - half teaspoon

Peanutpowder - 2 tablespoon
Ginger - garlic paste - 1 teaspoon

Jaggery - 1 teaspoon
Hing

Salt

Oil

Water

Coriander leaves - finely chopped (for garnishing)

 

Procedure:
1. Wash and clean the cauliflower and chop it into small pieces.
2. Chop the boiled potatoes into small cubes
3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a kadhai. Add mustard seeds.
4. Once it splutters, add jeera, hing and ginger garlic paste.
5. Finely added chopped onion, Fry it till golden brown.
6. Next add Chilli powder, Turmeric powder and Garam masala.
7. Next add chopped tomatoes and later add boiled potatoes.
8. Finally add the cauliflower florets.
9. Add 1 cup water and sufficient salt.
10. Add jaggery and groundnut powder and let it cook for 15 minutes.
11. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

Serve the delicious Flower batatacha rassa with roti or chapatis.

Notes:
1. If you do not have boiled potatoes readily available, You can add the raw ones. Just slice it into thinner slices (maybe around 2 mm thick).
2. For peanut powder preparation, click on the link Peanut Powder




 

Cold Coffee

This is the one and the only recipe that I learnt from my brother in law (as of today). So it has to be a really simple one. Yet this simple cold coffee is really refreshing to the mind as well as the body. That's the reason, its on my blog now :)

Ingriedients:
Milk - 1 litre (chilled)
Instant coffee mix - 10gm
Sugar - half cup (or as per taste)

Procedure:
1. Mix all the ingredients in the juicer and run it on high speed for a minute.
2. Repeat this one more time.

The Cold Coffee is ready

Notes:
1. Adjust the sugar and instant coffee as per your taste.

Danyachi Kut\ Peanut Powder

Danyachi Kut is a commanly used kitchen ingredient in all the Marathi homes. When added to curries, gravies, and even in dry sabjis like bhindi (ladies finger) or pumpkin, it really enhances the taste. I usually prepare and store it in a airtight container for ready to use.

In many of my earlier recipes, you would have found this ingredient. So here goes its simple preparation style.

Ingredients:
Peanuts - half kg

Procedure:
1. Dry roast the peanuts for around 10 minutes, till it is properly raosted.
2. Once it cools down, remove the skin of the roasted peanuts.
3. Grind it in the mixer to a coarse powder.

Danyachi Kut or Peanut Powder is ready.

Store it in a airtight container.