BEST FOOD RECIPES

Chakri is spiral spicy snack made from rice or wheat flour. Both of them have equal importance in different state. Wheat chakri is famous in Gujarat and Rice chakli is famous in Kerala and other Southern part of India. It goes very well with tea or cofee. You can make chakri of your own taste and you save lot of bucks by preparing at home. I have never prepared chakri and thought it is very hard, but believe me it take less than 30 mins to make chakri and damn easy!

Ingredients:
2 cups rice flour
1/2 cup udad dal paste
1/4 cup seasame seeds
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp ginger paste
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
salt according to taste
2 tbsp unsalted butter

Oil for deep frying

Method for making chakri:
1. Mix all the dry ingredients
2. Add butter and mix it well.



3. Add water until dough becomes soft and pilable.
4. Lightly grease the sev maker (as shown in picture)and disc that has spiral shape.


5. Place the spiral disc in sev maker and then fill it with dough.
6. Close the sev maker with its spiral lead.
7. Heat the oil on medium heat.



8. On butter paper or greased plate, start making spirals using sev maker. Turn the handle in clockwise direction and dough will start coming out. Move the sev maker in clockwise directions to make spiral of 2 inch diameter.
6. Continue making 7-8 spirals at a time.



7. Carefully lift the spirals from butter paper and deep fry it.
8. When spirals cool down completely store in air tight container



Enjoy!

Lasagna is the originated from Italy. If you got for pure italian lasagna, it has some specifications, but now a days lot of people make variations according to their taste buds and a complete new dish emerges. This Veg Lasagna recipe is very easy to prepare and your vegetarian friends will luv it.

Ingredients:
1 box lasagna sheets
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp chilli flakes
2 minced garlic cloves
1 tsp oregano leaves
1 tsp basil leaves
1 chopped onion
1 chopped eggplant
24 ounces crushed tomato can
1 cup sliced mushroom
1/2 cup low-fat ricotta cheese
1 cup mozarella cheese
1/2 cup parmasean cheese

Method:
-Preheat oven at 350 F.

Tomato sauce:
-Heat olive oil in non-stick pan at medium heat.
-Add garlic, oregano and basil leaves in oil.
-Add onion and saute until it turns golden brown.
-Add crushed tomato paste to it and let it boil for 10 mins.
-Cover up with the lid.
-Add salt and chilli flakes according to taste.

Eggplant and Mushroom filling:
-Heat olive oil in non-stick pan at medium heat.
-Add garlic and oregano leaves to it.
-Add finely chopped egg plant and mushroom to it.
-Let it sit on heat for 10-12 mins until egg plant becomes soft.
-Add salt according to taste

Cooking Lasagna sheets:
-Cook Lasagna sheets according to the instructions on the box
-Remove with the pair of tongs and placed it on aluminium foil.
-Dont stack one sheet above another.

Making Veg Lasagna:
-Grease the casserole with oil.
-Apply some tomato sauce at bottom of casserole.
-Arrange pasta sheets side by side.
-On top of pasta sheet apply tomato sauce, followed by egg plant-mushroom filling and cheese mix (mozarella, parmasean, ricotta cheese)
-Repeat the process.
-On top layer apply tomato suace and add olives as toppings, followed by cheese.
-Cover it with aluminium foil
-Bake it at 350 F for 30-40 mins.

Enjoy VEG Lasagna!