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Bac252 (Lab) - Course Pack
Bac252 (Lab) - Course Pack
O Snacks (Lab)
U 4th - Semester:
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October-2021 to January-2022
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E Course Manual
M Compiled by:
A Chef Sudhakar D.Nayak
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Assistant Professor
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A WGSHA
L Manipal Academy of Higher Education
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Preface of the subject:
This module helps in gaining knowledge about breakfast cookery, Indian sweets and snacks
and techniques and skill required for preparing it. To provide fundamental knowledge about
the tools, equipment, utensils, cooking method and techniques required for Indian breakfast,
sweets and snacks.
Professional Requirements:
The emphasis of a food service education, whether in baking and pastry or in the
hot kitchen, is on learning a set of skills. But in many ways, attitudes are more important
than skills because a good attitude will help you not only learn skills but also to
persevere and overcome the difficulties you may face in your career.
Mastery of skills is, of course, essential to success. There are, in addition, a number of
general personal qualities that are equally important for the new pastry chef or baker just
graduated from school who wants to advance in the industry. The important
characteristics are Eagerness to Work, Commitment to Learning, Dedication to Service
and Professional Pride.
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CONTENTS
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West Indian Sweets Enlist the ingredients, sweeteners, dairy 04
Shrikhand product, nuts, cereals and flours used in
Bebinca Indian sweets (C2)
Ghevar Explain and Prepare signature dishes (C2,
Karanji P3)
Puran poli
Unit 3: Comfort Food
North Indian comfort food: 04
Chole bhature
Dahi bhalle Describe the concept, techniques and
Samosa Chaat ingredients used in comfort of India (C2)
Alu tikka Explain and prepare street food dishes
( C2,P3)
South Indian Comfort food Describe the concept, techniques and 04
Goli bhaje ingredients used in comfort of India (C2)
Medu vada Explain and prepare street food dishes
Mysore bonda ( C2,P3)
Chilli bhajji
Mangalorean buns
East Indian Comfort food Describe the concept, techniques and 04
Chop ingredients used in comfort of India (C2)
kathi roll Explain and prepare street food dishes
Mughlai paratha ( C2,P3)
Jhalmuri
Momos etc.
West Indian Comfort food: Describe the concept, techniques and 04
Dhokla ingredients used in comfort of India (C2)
Khandavi Explain and prepare street food dishes
Pav bhaji ( C2,P3)
Chilla
Vada pav, etc.
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RUBRICS FOR PRACTICAL EVALUATION
PARAMETER EXCELLENT GOOD AVERAGE BELOW AVERAGE
OF MARKS
DISTRIBUTION (10pts) (8pts) (6 pts) (4 pts)
PUNCTUALITY Reporting Early On Time Reporting after the Reporting very Late to
class started the class
GROOMING / Student Reported always Student Reported Student Reported More than 3 steps are
PERSONAL with 100% Proper always with 80% always with 60% missing.
HYGIENE Grooming including: Grooming including: Grooming including:
PRODUCT OUT Product Out comes, Product Out comes, Moderate finishing Product does not have
COMES / Colour combination Colour combination presentation good colour
COLOUR should be well coordinate should be acceptable combination, could not
COMBINATION / and It should be very well and It should be nice complete fully. Gives
EYE APPEAL with eye appeal. for eye appeal. wicked eye appeal.
PRODUCT Product presentation done Product presentation Product presentation Product presentation
PRESENTATION very well done well but can do need to improve highly need to improve.
better
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INGREDIENTS Student performed with Student performed Student performed Student performed with
WASTE 0% wastage. with minimum with medium wastage. maximum wastage.
MANAGEMENT wastage.
VIVA / Student demonstrated Student showed proper Student attempted Student did not focus on
PROCEDURES proper cooking technique, cooking methods and tasks but got task at hand, left
DURING CLASS showed professionalism, techniques, but did not distracted or did not equipment on stove
completed all instructions practice well. complete assigned unattended, did not
successfully, and finished task, followed only control heat, and did not
on time. part of the follow instructions.
instructions.
TEAMWORK / Student worked within Student worked within Student helped but Student did not work
group and demonstrated group, did all assigned with minimal effort, within his group, did
EXTRAORDINA exceptional teamwork by tasks without wandered out of group not complete his
RY taking initiative in prodding. part of the time, and assigned tasks, or
PERFORMANCE completing tasks or only partially helped showed little group
assisting other members. other team members. participation
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Lesson plan for the class
Briefing about the menu and Lecture, PPT, White board &
cuisine related to menu 20 minutes
Marker, Questionnaire, Instructional
study notes & Reference book.
Demonstration for
finishing the dish & Demonstration & Lecture 30 minutes
presentation
Evaluation
Evaluation sheet 40 minutes
Cleaning
Instructions & Procedures
30 minutes
De-briefing
Lecture, Discussions,
Questionnaires.
10 minutes
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Learning strategies, contact hours and student learning time
Demonstration / Practical 40
TOTAL 48 12
Assessment Methods:
Formative: Summative:
Continuous evaluation
viva
Nature of assessment CO 1 CO 2
Continuous evaluation x x
viva x x
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Unit 1: Breakfast Cookery
Menu 1
North Indian Breakfast
Varieties of parathas
Poori bhaji
Bread pakoda
Varieties of parathas
(Aloo paratha/Paneer paratha/Gobi paratha/Mooli paratha)
Portion: 02
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Method of Preparation:
• Add ginger and green chillies in mortar and pestle and crush it coarsely, keep aside to be used in the
potato mixture.
• Add boiled and mashed potatoes in a mixing bowl, further add crushed ginger and green chillies,
ajwain, crushed sukha dhaniya, all the powdered spices, kasuri methi and freshly chopped mint and
coriander leaves, mix well and keep until used as a filling to make paratha. Make sure the potatoes are
mashed completely and there are no chunks.
• If you wish to add finely chopped onions to the mixture you can add it, but make sure to add them just
before you’re about to make the paratha.
• In a bowl, add wheat flour and salt to taste, add water as required to make semi soft dough, make sure
the atta is neither too soft nor too loose. Add oil and knead until the dough is smooth. Cover it with a
damp cloth and rest it for 30 minutes.
• After resting, knead the dough once again, and divide the dough in equal dough balls.
• Coat the dough balls with dry flour and flatten it with hands, use your thumb and finger to make a cup
shape keeping the center a bit thick, add wholesome of aloo mixture and press the mixture downwards
gently with thumb, bring the ends together with other fingers and bring the ends together and seal them.
Remove excess dough if any.
• Now, flatten the aloo mixture filled ball gently, sprinkle some dry flour and gently flatten with hands,
further roll it with a rolling pin in left upwards and right downwards movement or counter clockwise
direction, do not press it hard while rolling, or the filling may come out.
• You can also choose to make paratha by making two roti and applying the aloo mixture in between just
like sandwich, press the edges to seal and roll it flat without applying too much pressure.
• Set a hot tawa on medium heat, put the uncooked paratha over the hot tawa and cook it briefly from one
side until light golden brown, flip and cook again briefly, now apply ghee or oil or butter and cook on
both the sides until it starts to fluff and the paratha turns nice golden brown in colour.
• Cook all the parathas in the same way and make as many as you wish to, you're hot, tasty, Punjabi style
aloo paratha is ready, serve it with some freshly churned homemade white butter, or your favourite
pickle or any dip of your choice.
Note: Paneer paratha - Another popular one from North India with spicy paneer filling.
Gobi paratha - Again one more from Punjab or North India where grated cauliflower is cooked with few spices to make
stuffing.
Mooli paratha - Perfect for winter season when radish is easily available.
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Poori bhaji
Portion: 02
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Method of Preparation:
• In a mixing bowl add wheat flour, rava, Ajwain, salt to taste and oil, mix well, add water as required to
knead a tight dough, cover it with a damp cloth and rest it for 15 minutes. Knead once again after
resting
• Divide into small equal dough balls, apply some oil and roll into thin chapati.
• Set oil in a kadhai on medium high flame, make sure the oil is hot enough for frying, add the puri, and
fry on both the sides until nice fluffy and golden brown, push the puris down while frying with the help
of the frying spoon so that the puri fluffs.
• Heat oil in a pressure cooker keeping the lid open, add jeera and mustard seeds, sauté for few seconds.
• Add ginger, green chillies and curry leaves, sauté for ½ minute, add besan and cook until light brown.
• Add tomato puree and salt to taste, cook for 2-3 minutes, add powdered spices and jaggery and cook
further for 4-5 minutes.
• Add diced raw potatoes, mix and cook for 3-4 minutes, add aamchur powder and hot water, mix well.
• Pressure cook for 2 whistles on medium flame, switch off the flame and let the cooker depressurize
naturally to open the lid.
• Switch on the flame again on lo heat and cook further for 5-6 minutes, check whether the potatoes are
cooked.
• Check for salt if less add more as per your taste, add garam masala, freshly chopped coriander leaves
and serve hot with hot and fluffy puris.
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Bread pakoda
Portion: 02
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Method of Preparation:
In a large mixing bowl add mashed potato, green chilli, red chilli powder, jeera powder, chat masala and
salt.
For the batter. In a mixing bowl add gram flour, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt to taste.
Add water as per the thickness for the batter.
Spread coriander chutney on one side of the bread slice and overlap with the paneer slice on it.
Spread the prepared aloo stuffing on the other side of the bread slice.
Cover with another half slice and cut the edges of the bread slice.
Deep fry into hot oil. Splash oil over bread pakoda and fry on medium flame.
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Unit 1: Breakfast Cookery
Menu 2
South Indian Breakfast
Masala dosa
Idli
Vada
Upma
Masala dosa
Portion: 02
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Method of Preparation:
Wash the dosa rice and urad dal with water and soak them together for at least ½ an hour, you can also soak it for
longer.
After soaking, drain the excess water & transfer in a mixer grinder and grind to a fine paste, add 1/4th cup water
while grinding.
In a separate bowl, add first batch of water that is ½ cup, and mix with besan & salt to taste and whisk to ensure
there are no lumps, further add semolina and mix well, the mixture will get to thicken, so now add another batch
of water and mix well until there are no lumps.
Now add the grinded rice paste in the rava mixture and mix well to make the batter, rest the batter for at least ½
an hour, your dosa batter is done, you can also make this a night prior and store this in the fridge and use it next
morning for making dosas in breakfast.
Set a pan on medium low heat, add oil, chana dal and urad dal, and cook until the dal changes its colour. Further
add mustard seeds and let them splutter.
Add ginger, green chillies, hing and curry leaves, mix and sauté for a minute.
Add onions and cook until the onions are translucent, further add turmeric powder, mix and sauté it for 30
seconds.
Add the boiled potatoes, salt to taste, freshly chopped coriander leaves and lemon juice, mix with the masala, add
a dash of water and cook for 1-2 minutes, mash a little while cooking, but you can also choose to keep it a little
chunky.
Aloo masala is ready, keep aside to be used for making masala dosa or masala uttapam.
For making dosa, heat seasoned iron tawa or a dosa pan, just sprinkle little water to control the temperature,
before making the dosa, put a spoonful of dosa batter and spread evenly to make dosa.
Further, add ghee or butter or oil as per your preference and let the dosa cook until crisp and golden brown on
medium heat.
Further lower the flame and spread efficient amount of aloo masala, and little bit of chopped onions and fresh
coriander.
Once the dosa starts to leave the side, fold in half and serve crispy masala dosa with hot sambar and coconut
chutney, you can also serve with other chutney along with it.
For making uttapam, heat the tawa and spray water in same way, add big spoonful of dosa batter and spread
evenly keeping it thick, allow the uttapam to cook for a minute on medium flame, spread the aloo masala, add
chopped onion, tomatoes and coriander leaves, press gently and let it cook it cook it cook for 2-3 minutes.
Add butter over the uttapam and flip and cook until for 3-4 minutes, masala uttapam is ready, serve hot with
coconut chutney.
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Idli
Portion: 02
Method of Preparation:
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VADA
Portion: 02
Method of Preparation:
In a grinder, add soaked urad dal and grind it into a smooth batter, add little water while grinding.
Transfer this mixture into the bowl.
Add chopped green chillies, coriander leaves, ginger, curry leaves and fresh coconut mix it well.
Add Crushed black peppercorns, salt to taste and mix everything well.
Take a bowl of water. Apply some water on both your hands.
Take some batter in your hand and make a round shape.
With your thumb make a hole in the center. You can also use banana leaves to give a vada shape.
Heat oil in a kadai on medium flame.
Once the oil is hot, slide the vada into the hot oil.
Once the vada is slightly golden turn over the other side. Fry the vada on medium flame so that it’s cooked from
inside.
Remove it on a kitchen tissue.
Fry them again so that it turns evenly crisp and golden in colour.
Drain them on a kitchen tissue to remove excess oil.
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Upma
Portion: 02
Method of Preparation:
Set a pan on medium heat and add rava, dry roast the rava until the colour changes slightly and the aroma
releases.
Set a wok on medium heat, add ghee and oil, add mustard seeds, urad dal and chana dal and sauté for few
seconds.
Add green chillies, ginger, cashew nuts, curry leaves and onions, sauté until onion are translucent.
Add water, sugar and salt, mix well and bring to a simmer, cover it with a lid to fasten the process of boiling.
Add the roasted rava slowly and gradually while stirring continuously, mix well to ensure there are no lumps.
Keep stirring continuously on medium flame until the water is absorbed completely.
Add ghee, mix well and cook until rava leaves the sides of the pan, switch off the flame and cover it for 3-4
minutes.
Finish it by adding lemon juice and freshly chopped coriander leaves, mix well and serve hot, it tastes even better
with coconut chutney.
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Unit 1: Breakfast Cookery
Menu 3
West Indian Breakfast
Methi muthias
Kandha batata poha
Sabudana khichdi
Missal pav
Methi muthias
Portion: 02
Method of Preparation:
Combine the methi leaves and little salt in a bowl, mix well and keep aside for 5 minutes and squeeze out all
the excess liquid from the methi leaves.
Combine the methi and all the remaining ingredients in a deep bowl and knead into a soft dough, using approx.
1 tbsp of water.
Divide the mixture into 15 equal portions and shape each portion roughly into an oval by rolling it between
your palms and fingers.
Heat the oil in a kadhai and deep-fry the muthias, a few at a time on a medium flame till they turn golden
brown in colour from all the sides.
Drain on an absorbent paper. Serve immediately.
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Kandha batata poha
Portion: 02
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Sabudana khichdi
Portion: 02
Method of Preparation:
Dry roast the peanuts. Crush the half of the peanuts coarsely in the blending jar and keep the half-roasted
peanuts for later use.
Heat oil in a wok, add jeera and allow to splutter, add green chillies and diced potatoes and cook it on
medium heat.
Sprinkle some salt to taste and sauté until the potatoes are cooked completely.
Add curry leaves and sauté for a minute, add the whole and crushed roasted peanuts.
Add the soaked sabudana, sugar and salt to taste, squeeze some lemon juice to balance the flavor and mix
well.
Cook until the sabudana turns transparent, add some freshly chopped coriander leaves and serve hot.
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Missal pav
Portion: 02
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Method of Preparation:
Dry roast the grated coconut until golden brown.
Dry roast the Kashmiri red chilly and coriander seeds for 3-4 minutes.
Heat the 1 tbsp oil and add sliced onions, roughly diced ginger, garlic cloves, and cook until onions are light brown.
Add the sliced tomatoes and cook until they are mushy. Add some water and cool down the mixture.
Grind the tomato onion mixture and roasted red chilly, coriander seeds and coconut to form a paste.
In a pressure cooker add the sprouted moth beans, salt, turmeric and water, mix and pressure cook on high flame for 1
whistle. Switch off the flame and let the cooker depressurize naturally to open the lid.
Heat 4 tbsp oil in a deep pan or a wok, add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds allow them to splutter, add curry leaves,
and the freshly prepared chilly onion tomato paste, cook until the oil is released.
Add the red chilli powder and goda masala and cook for 3-4 minutes.
Add the cooked moth beans, 750 ml water, salt to taste and gud for balancing the flavor. Bring the curry to a boil and
cook for 10-15 minutes and let the oil rise to the surface.
Serve hot topped with farsan and being accompanied with pav and chopped onion and lemon on side.
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Unit 3: Comfort Food
Menu 4
East Indian Comfort food
Chop
Kathi Roll
Mughlai Paratha
Jhalmuri
Momos
Chop
Portion: 02
3. Fennel 20gms
4. Pepper 10gms
5. Bay Leaf 01nos
6. Cloves 10 Gms
7. Cardamom 5 Gms
8. Cinnamon 10gms
9. Dried Red Chilli 25gms
10. Oil For frying
11. Ginger 20gms
12. Green Chilli 3nos
13. Peanuts 30gms
14. Coriander 20gms
15. Plain Flour 50gms
16. Corn Flour 20gms
17. Breadcrumbs 100gms
18. Sugar 20gms
19. Salt To taste
20. Water As required
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Method of Preparation:
Firstly steam the vegetables and mash smooth.
Now in a large kadai heat 2 tsp oil and saute ½ tsp ginger paste and 1 chilli.
Further, add mashed vegetables and saute for 5 minutes.
Cook until the mixture loses its moisture and separates pan.
Now add bhaja masala, ½ tsp sugar and ¼ tsp salt.
Mix well until spices are cooked well.
Furthermore add 3 tbsp roasted & crushed peanuts, 2 tbsp coriander.
Mix well, prepare cylindrical shape vegetable mixture.
Dip in maida paste coating all over, then roll in breadcrumbs.
Now deep fry in hot oil or bake in preheated oven at 180 degree celcius for 15 minutes.
Finally, enjoy veg chop with tomato sauce.
Kathi Roll
Portion: 02
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Method of Preparation:
Marinate the chicken: Add chicken to a bowl and stir in all the marinade ingredients. Mix well and keep aside for
20 minutes. You can also marinate it for a longer time but 2 hours is generally enough. Make sure to keep it in the
refrigerator if marinating for more than 20 mins.
Make the filling: Heat oil in a pan. Add onions, peppers, salt and cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Add marinated chicken
and mix well. Cooked covered for 3 to 4 minutes on medium heat. Take the lid off and cook for another 2 to 3
minutes until the chicken is fully cooked. Turn the heat off. Add cilantro.
Cook the Parathas on medium-high heat for about 1 to 2 minutes on each side or until both sides are golden
brown, pressing gently with a spatula.
Assemble Kathi Roll: Spread 2 teaspoons of chutney on the cooked paratha. Add 2 to 3 spoonful’s of the filling
in the middle. Add sliced onions and cilantro on top. Roll the sides up to the middle. You can use small
toothpicks to hold them together.
Mughlai Paratha
Portion: 02
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Method of Preparation:
Heat ghee, and fry ginger and garlic. Put in minced chicken and simmer well. Stir in garam masala, salt and chilli
powder.
Add tomatoes and fry till tender, and ghee begins to separate. Add onions, green chillies and chopped coriander
leaves. Set it aside to cool it off.
For stuffing the parathas: First take 250 Gms of refined flour. Rub in some ghee and 1.5 tsp. salt.
Add some water to make a dough. Knead well till it is smooth and pliable.
Roll it out with your hands into a long roll about 2 inches in diameter.
Cut into pieces of equal size and flatten into a disc.
Spread some chicken mixture one disc, top with another disc, seal the edges, flatten it out, and roll out with a
rolling pin into a circle. Shallow fry on a tava till both sides are light brown.
Jhalmuri
Portion: 02
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Method of Preparation:
Firstly, in a large bowl take 3 cup puffed rice. Dry roast puffed rice if they are not crispy.
Also add ½ tsp chilli powder, ¼ tsp cumin powder, ¼ tsp garam masala, ½ tsp chaat masala, ¼
tsp aamchur and ¼ tsp salt.
Additionally add 2 tbsp onion, 2 tbsp cucumber, 10 cubes potato, 3 tbsp peanuts, 2 tbsp tomato,
1 green chilli and ½ inch ginger.
Add 1 tbsp tamarind pulp or lemon, 2 tbsp mustard oil and 3 tbsp sev.
Mix well without making puffed rice soggy.
Finally, serve jhal muri topped with coriander leaves.
Momos
Portion: 02
Method of Preparation:
Combine flour and salt in a bowl, mix well. Add sufficient water and knead into a soft dough. Combine minced
chicken, spring onions, ginger, green chillies, garlic, soya sauce and salt together and set aside.
Divide dough into sixteen small portions. Shape them into balls and roll out thinly. Put a teaspoon of the filling in the
middle. Bring all edges together to the centre, making small tight pleats.
Pinch and twist the pleats to ensure that the momo is closed tightly. Steam in a steamer for about twenty minutes.
Serve hot with tomato-garlic sauce.
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Unit 3: Comfort Food
Menu 5
North Indian comfort food
Chole bhature
Dahi bhalle
Samosa
Chaat
Alu tikka
Chole bhature
Portion: 02
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Method of Preparation:
Wash the chickpeas and soak it in fresh water for 5 hours or overnight.
• Drain the excess water and wash thoroughly with fresh water.
• Set a cooker on a medium heat add the soaked chickpeas, garlic cloves, whole spices, strained black
concoction to darken the chickpeas, salt to taste and add water so it is 2 inches above the chickpea.
Mix well and pressure cook for 3-4 whistles on medium heat.
• Switch off the flame and let the cooker depressurize naturally to open the lid. Give it a nice stir.
• Check whether the chickpea is cooked or not by mashing it with a fork or spoon, if not, give 1 or 2
whistles more to cook completely.
• Set a deep pan or wok on medium heat, add oil, onion paste and cook until golden brown, add a
splash of water if the onions stick to the pan.
• Add ginger garlic paste and sauté for 1-2 minutes.
• Add tomato puree and salt to taste, cook until the oil is released.
• Add ginger, green chillies and powdered spices, cook for 2-3 minutes, add 100 ml water, mix and
cook for a minute.
• Add the cooked chole along with its water and mix well, add water to adjust the consistency of the
curry, you can reduce or increase the amount of water depending how thick or thin you want your
chole to be, make sure you add hot water and bring it to a boil.
• Add garam masala, kasuri methi and freshly chopped coriander leaves, mix and cook further for 2-3
minutes.
• Your flavourful Amritsari chole is ready to be served, serve hot with freshly prepared bhaturas or
kulcha, accompanied with pickle and onion rings on side.
For Bhature
Sl. Ingredients Quantity
No
For Dough
1. Refined flour 200gms
2. Baking powder 10gms
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Method of Preparation:
In a mixing bowl add refined flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar, mix and ad ghee and curd,
mix well and incorporate the curd and ghee in the flour.
Add water to knead a soft and stretchy dough, apply oil on the dough surface to prevent it from drying, cover
it with a damp cloth and rest it for 1 hour.
Divide the dough balls into small equal dough balls.
Flatten it with hands and further roll in into a little thick chapati, apply oil if it sticks to the surface.
Set a wok or deep pan filled with oil on medium high heat, deep fry the bhatures in hot oil on both the sides
until golden brown in colour, push the bhature with the frying spoon downwards while frying to fluff up
nicely.
Your hot bhaturas are ready to be eaten along with hot chole.
Dahi bhalle
Portion: 02
For wadas
1. Urad dal 100gms
2. cumin seeds 1tsp
3. Green chillies 3nos
4. Ginger 1nos
5. Oil For frying
6. Hing 5gms
7. Salt To taste
8. Warm Water For soaking
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Method of Preparation:
• Soak the urad dal in fresh water for at least 5 hours or overnight.
• Drain the excess water of urad dal and grind them separately in a mixer grinder to make a smooth paste, do add
little water if required.
• Add both the dal paste in the same mixing bowl and whisk them well for 8-10 minutes use only one direction for
whisking, whisk until the mixture fluffs up. Check by taking a spoon if its stuck to the spoon it’s ready for the
next step, make sure it’s not pouring in consistency.
• Add jeera, green chillies, ginger and raisins, mix and fold gently.
• Set a wok or a deep pan filled with oil on medium high heat for deep frying the wadas, dip your hands in cold
water, scoop and shape the dal mixture in small roundels and drop it in hot oil carefully.
• While frying gently keep pouring the hot oil with the spatula so the wadas fluff up. Take out the wadas and soak
them in Luke warm water.
• Pour Luke warm water in a big bowl for soaking, add salt and hing, mix well and transfer the fried wadas in
water to soak.
• Take out the soaked wadas and squeeze out excess water with light hands without damaging the wadas. Keep aside
and assemble when about to eat.
For wadas
1. Curd 100gms
2. Black Salt 1nos
3. Powdered sugar 1nos
Method of Preparation:
• Strain curd with the help of sieve and add black salt and powdered sugar and mix well. Keep
aside for later use.
• Place the soaked wadas in a serving platter and pour the seasoned curd on every wadas evenly,
sprinkle some jeera powder, red chilli powder, black salt all over the wadas, pour tamarind
chutney and mint chutney, top it with some soaked boondis and some pomegranate seeds.
• Your dahi bhalle is ready to be served, serve it chilled.
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Samosa Chaat
Portion: 02
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Method of Preparation:
• For dough, add maida, sooji, salt, ajwain and ghee, in a mixing bowl, mix well until combined well, make sure to
crush the ajwain between your palms to enhance the flavour, the texture should be somewhere similar to
breadcrumbs & should stick when pressed.
• Add cold water gradually in the flour and knead a stiff & tight dough, knead the dough well for 7-8 minutes, after
kneading cover the dough with a damp cloth and rest for 30 minutes. By the time you can prepare the filling.
• For filling, we need to make the ginger & green chilli paste, for that, add green chillies & ginger in grinding jar and
grind into a fine paste, keep the paste aside to be used later in making the filling.
• Further, take a mortar & pestle, add jeera, saunf, & sukha dhaniya and grind to a coarse powder, you can also grind
the spices in a mixer grinder, keep the powder aside to be used later in making the filling.
• Cut the boiled potatoes in quarters and further slice them, keep aside for making filling.
• Set a pan or a wok on low heat, add ghee, further add the grounded spices & briefly cook on low heat for 30-40
seconds, now add the ginger chilli paste, stir & cook for 1-2 minutes on low flame, further add the boiled potatoes,
green peas, salt & pepper to taste, chaat masala, kasuri methi and freshly chopped coriander leaves, stir well to mix
the potatoes and the masala well.
• Increase the flame to medium high & cook the potatoes for 6-7 minutes, it should get some colour while cooking,
mash the potatoes lightly while keeping few chunks intact. Further transfer the mixture in a bowl and allow it to
cool down to room temperature. As the filling is ready, you can make the samosa.
• For making samosa, make the samosa sheets, for that, knead the dough once again that has been resting & divide
in equal size dough balls, further flatten the dough balls in thin sheets, making an oval shape, make sure the sheet
is not too thin or too thick, divide the sheet width wise in two equal halves. Roll the sheet once again after cutting,
as the sheet may shrink a little bit.
• Pick one sheet & apply water on the edge of the straight line, bring the ends together and seal well to shape like a
cone, fill sufficient amount of aloo filling, while lightly pressing downwards, bring the openings of the samosa
together and seal properly to shape a proper samosa. Shape all the samosa in same way, make sure to cover with a
cloth while you’re shaping other samosa. By the time you can set oil for deep frying.
• For frying, set oil in a big kadhai for deep frying, make sure the kadhai should be wide enough, heat the oil on
medium heat and drop in the samosa, fry the samosa on medium heat until they are crisp and golden brown in
colour, make sure to fry the samosa in batches but in good quantity that the kadhai is filled but do not overcrowd,
make sure the oil should not be too hot, fry the samosa on low to medium flame the samosas are perfectly cooked
from inside, adjust the flame accordingly, if you have a thermometer, fry the samosa at 140 ℃ - 150 ℃.
• Your crispy hot samosas are ready, you can serve as it is with the chutneys of your choice or you could also take
to another level by serving it with chole.
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Alu tikka
Portion: 02
Method of Preparation:
• In a mixing bowl add the boiled potatoes and mash them well, add the remaining ingredient in
order and mix and combine them well.
• Take a spoonful of potato mixture and shape into tikki, shape as many as you wish to.
• Set a pan on medium heat, add ghee / oil and shallow fry the tikki on both the sides until crisp
and golden brown. Remove it on absorbent paper and its ready to assemble.
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Unit 3: Comfort Food
Menu 6
West Indian Comfort food
Dhokla
Khandavi
Pav bhaji
Chilla
Vada pav
Dhokla
Portion: 02
3. Salt To Taste
4. Citric acid 5 gm
5. sugar 200 gm
6. Oil 10 gm
7. Ginger paste 10 gm
8. Baking soda 5 gm
For tempering
9. Oil 5 gm
10. Mustard seeds 5 gm
11. Curry leaves 10gm
12. Green chillies 5nos
13. Hing 5gm
14. Water As required
15. Sugar 100gm
16. Salt To Taste
17. Fresh coriander leaves 50gm
18. Fresh coconut 1no
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Method of Preparation:
Firstly, in a large mixing bowl sieve 1½ cup besan and 3 tbsp rava.
Add ½ tsp ginger paste, 2 chilli, ¼ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp sugar, pinch hing, ½ tsp salt, 1 tbsp lemon juice and 1 tbsp oil.
Prepare a smooth batter adding 1 cup of water or as required.
Additionally, add ½ tsp of eno fruit salt. You can alternatively use a pinch of baking soda.
Immediately steam the dhokla batter for 20 minutes.
Further, cut the dhokla and pour tempering.
Garnish the dhokla with 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves and 2 tbsp fresh grated coconut.
Finally, serve instant khaman dhokla with green chutney and tamarind chutney.
Khandavi
Portion: 02
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Method of Preparation:
In a bowl, add gram flour, curd, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and salt to taste.
In another bowl, add 2 cups of water and ginger paste mix well.
Add little by little water into the bowl and whisk well.
Make sure there is no lump to the batter.
In a kadai, add the mixture and cook stirring continuously till it becomes a smooth thick batter on
medium flame.
Quickly spread the mixture over the greased thalis as thinly as possible. While the batter is still hot.
When cool, cut into strips two inches wide and sprinkle some grated coconut, coriander leaves and
roll the strips tightly.
For Tempering :-
Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, sesame seeds, curry leaves let it splutter.
Add asafoetida, green chillies and salt to taste.
Pav bhaji
Portion: 02
Method of Preparation:
Firstly, in a large kadai heat 1 tbsp butter and add vegetables. Cook and mash well.
Now add 1 tsp chilli powder, ¼ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp pav bhaji masala, 1 tsp kasuri methi and 2 tbsp coriander
leaves.
Heat a tbsp of butter and add ¼ tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp pav bhaji masala, 1 tsp kasuri methi.
Also add 1 tbsp coriander leaves, 1 tsp ginger garlic paste, 1 onion and ½ lemon juice. Saute well.
Now add red chilly paste.
Boil and mash for 5 minutes adjusting consistency.
Finally, serve pav and bhaji as pav bhaji.
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3. Peas 50gm
4. Capsicum 1no
5. Potato boiled 3nos
6. Salt To taste
7. Kashmiri red chilli powder 30gm
8. Turmeric 1tsp
9. Pav bhaji masala 3tsp
10. Kasuri methi 1tsp
11. Coriander leaves 50gm
12. Ginger garlic Paste 50gm
13. Onion 3nos
14. Lemon juice 3nos
15. Red Chilli Paste 50gm
16. Water As required
Chilla
Portion: 02
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Method of Preparation:
Take split moong dal in a bowl, soak overnight and grind.
Now take the moong dal in a bowl and add onion, cheese, chopped green chillies, salt to taste
& water together and mix well.
Now take a pan keep on a medium flame add some oil
With the help of wooden spoon pour batter on pan and cook it
Flip it after some time until crisp
Now take two bowl add hung curd in both of them
In one bowl add mint chutney & salt to taste and prepare green chutney
In other bowl add red chilli powder and prepare red chutney
Serve the cheela alternately with green and red chutney.
Garnish the cheela with pomegranates.
Vada Pav
Portion: 02
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18. Water As required
19. Oil For frying
20. Asafoetida 30gm
Method of Preparation:
• In a mixing bowl add the boiled potatoes and mash them well, add the remaining ingredient in
order and mix and combine them well.
• Take a spoonful of potato mixture and shape into tikki, shape as many as you wish to.
• Set a pan on medium heat, add ghee / oil and shallow fry the tikki on both the sides until crisp
and golden brown. Remove it on absorbent paper and its ready to assemble.
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Unit 2: Indian Sweets
Menu 7
North Indian Sweets
Gulabjamun
Lengcha
Barfi
Jalebi
Gulabjamun
Portion: 02
Method of Preparation:
Knead the chaina, baking powder and baking soda and shape accordingly.
Make a stuffing out of the rest of the chaina, maida, cornflour and cardamom powder and stuff the shaped
chaina with it.
Cook in ghee.
Soak in sugar syrup. (Use 3kg sugar + 3l water)
For Kala Jamun: Cook them a little more till the colour turns black. Allow it to cool and then coat with grated
coconut.
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Lengcha
Portion: 02
Method of Preparation:
Knead the chaina, baking powder and baking soda and shape accordingly.
Make a stuffing out of the rest of the chaina, maida, cornflour and cardamom powder and stuff the
shaped chaina with it.
Cook in ghee.
Soak in sugar syrup. (Use 3kg sugar + 3l water)
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Barfi
Portion: 02
Kaju Barfi
Sugar 1/2kg
Sl. Ingredients Quantity
Cashewnut 1/2kg
No
1. Khoya 1kg Cardamom 10 pods
2. Sugar 300gm
Method of Preparation:
Cook the khoya and sugar together for about 15 to 20 minutes.
Put a pinch of cardamom powder.
Allow it to cool and then shape accordingly.
Apple Peda : Use the same mixture for apple peda. However, add orange food colour to it and give
an apple shape to it. Brush the sides with the jalebi syrup and top with a piece of clove.
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Jalebi
Portion: 3 kg
Method of Preparation:
Soak the urad dal well in advance.
Make a fine paste out of it.
Mash the urad dal paste a little with hand and add the flour to it. Add water if necessary.
Fry the jalebis in ghee/oil and soak in normal temperature sugar water to ensure crispiness.
For apple jalebi: Dip round slices of apple in the jalebi batter and fry in ghee. Soak in sugar
syrup thereafter.
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Unit 2: Indian Sweets
Menu 8
East Indian Sweets
Rasagulla
Rasmalai
Cham cham
Raj bhog
Rasmalai
Portion: 02kg
Method of Preparation:
Knead the chaina in order to remove lumps and add elaichi powder to it.
Heat sugar syrup and add hot water to dilute it.
Once heated, shape the chaina and add to the sugar syrup.
To create froth add flour and chaina water.
Allow it to cook for about 15 to 20 minutes.
In a different bowl mix about 4tbsp of sugar syrup with 4 to 5 cups of water along with saffron, milk and food
colour.
Once the ras malias are cooked, soak in the above mixture.
For the rabdi : Heat the milk and add the sugar to it after the first boil. Add orange food colour and saffron.
Reduce to 1/4th.
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Rasagulla
Portion: 02kg
Method of Preparation:
Knead the chaina in order to remove lumps and add elaichi powder to it.
Heat sugar syrup and add hot water to dilute it.
Once heated, shape the chaina and add to the sugar syrup.
To create froth add flour and chaina water.
Allow it to cook for about 15 to 20 minutes.
In a different bowl mix about 4tbsp of sugar syrup with 4 to 5 cups of water.
Once the rasgullas are cooked, soak in the above mixture.
(If the rasgullas settle at the bottom it shows that they have been cooked.)
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Cham Cham
Portion: 02
Method of Preparation:
Cook the cham cham in the same way as the rasgullas. However, shape the chaina in an
elongated manner.
Reduce the rabdi mixture to 1/4th or until the malai is formed.
Cover the cham cham with malai.
Garnish with thinly sliced almonds, pistachio and cherry.
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Rajbhog
Portion: 3 kg
Method of Preparation:
Knead the chaina in order to remove lumps and add elaichi powder to it.
Heat sugar syrup and add hot water to dilute it.
Once heated, shape the chaina and stuff with chaina, saffron and pistachio. Add to the sugar
syrup.
To create froth add flour and chaina water.
Allow it to cook for about 15 to 20 minutes.
In a different bowl mix about 4tbsp of sugar syrup with 4 to 5 cups of water along with saffron
and food colour.
Once the raj bhog is cooked, soak in the above mixture.
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