155 indian fried Recipes

you will need, all purpose flour (i used bread flour), semolina, salt, warm water to make dough or more (i used 1 1/4 cups), oil/melted butter, for frying & spreading, original recipe required 1 cup each oil and butter...i didn tsp use that much maybe, 1/3, mix flour ,semolina & salt., add 1 cup of water( warm to the touch), stir with wooden spoon until moistened., if the dough is a bit dry add about 1 tbsp water at a time until just moistened. mine felt that it needed about 4 tbsp more or about 1/4 cup. cover the dough and let it rest for about 30 minutes., it is at this time that you may want to clean up and get your work space ready. after the 30 minutes resting time, knead the dough for 5 minutes until smooth. i used my kitchenaid mixer to do this job., divide the dough into about 9-10 dinner size rolls ., cover with kitchen towel to prevent skin from forming. spread about 2 tbsp oil on your counter top. take a roll of dough and place on oiled surface., spread into thin square sheet. lightly brush with melted butter., then fold like a business letter ( three sides). you should have a long rectangle., lightly brush with melted butter again. fold left third to center and then fold right third to center of rectangle., you should have a layered square....maybe the size of your palm. it is at this point that you may want to let it rest a bit., roll this square into a big square of 9x9 inch square( or thereabouts...doesn tsp have to be exact it could be smaller). the layers might move about on you a bit ...just be gentle and try to make it look like a square. if you let it rest a bit you won tsp have this problem. fry on preheated griddle or in a skillet on medium/low heat. you may add some oil and butter ( about 1 tbsp) in the hot skillet. i usually squirt a bit of oil from my oil dispenser and add a bit of butter to help with the browning. place the layered paratha(bread) and let it cook until the top seems a bit dry.* flip over and add a bit more butter/oil. press on the bread a bit, with a spatula, so that the second side gets brown as well., while it is cooking , i roll out the second dough...using the same method(while keeping an eye out on the skillet. i guess you can make them all ahead and this way you don tsp have to worry about watching the skillet. it might actually be better that you do them all in advance..., this bread is best eaten hot ...maybe right out of the skillet ., variation, i did a few parathas , where i added some chives, in the folding process. in case you would like to try this version, here are a couple of pictures.

cooked basmati rice, mixed vegetables (you choose from green beans, peas, sweet peppers, mushrooms, or anything else you fancy in fried ric), salt, chili powder, cinnamon, garam masala, ghee, garlic cloves, minced, cashews

canola oil, mustard seeds, green serrano chilies, sliced in 1/8-inch-thick rounds, red onion, cut into 1/2-inch dices, ground turmeric, cooked white rice, cooled, lemon juice, salt, sugar, cilantro , tightly packed and minced

mustard oil , corn oil or 1/4 cup peanut oil, yellow mustard seeds, vege-sal or 1/2 tsp salt, turmeric, ground dried wild ginger or 1/2 tsp regular ground ginger, coriander seed, garlic, minced, chili paste or 1/2 tsp ground dried hot pepper, like cayenne, brown basmati rice or 1 1/2 cups other brown rice, wild rice, amaranth, boiling water

mutton , pieces, basmati rice, washed, drained and soaked for 1 hour before cooking, potatoes, onions, thinly sliced and fried crisp, tomatoes, peeled and chopped, garlic paste, ginger paste, fresh yogurt, salt, oil or 1/4 cup ghee, cinnamon, black peppercorns, green cardamoms, bay leaves, green chilies , slit, cumin powder, red chili powder, turmeric powder, saffron strands , dissolved in a little, warm milk, leaves fresh mint, leaves fresh coriander

egg, water, lemon juice, fresh, chickpea flour, salt, cayenne pepper, garam masala, cumin seed, ground cumin, ground turmeric, green chili pepper, finely chopped, cilantro, chopped or 2 tbsp coriander, vegetable oil, for deep-frying, onion, peeled and diced

boiling potatoes, sambhar powder (i use mtr), coarse salt, oil, for sauteing, rice flour

vegetable oil for frying, eggplants , halved lengthwise, ghee (clarified butter), onion, finely chopped, garlic, minced, ground coriander, vindaloo curry powder (optional), chili powder, salt

whole, 2 percent fat , or 1 percent fat milk, yellow cornmeal, flour, plus more , as needed, granulated sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, unsalted butter, melted, egg, beaten, vegetable oil, for deep-frying, sugar

butter, onion, chopped, pinto beans, undrained, kidney beans, undrained, pork and beans, tomato sauce, water, sugar, chili seasoning mix, chili powder, seasoned salt, all-purpose flour, baking powder, white sugar, salt, water , or as needed, all-purpose flour, vegetable oil for frying, shredded lettuce, tomatoes, chopped, shredded cheddar cheese, onion, chopped, sour cream

brazil nuts, almonds, walnut halves, cashews, fried chinese noodles, egg white, peanut oil, ground cumin, ground coriander, garam masala, sweet paprika, ground fennel, ground turmeric, salt & freshly ground black pepper, raisins

brazil nuts, almonds, walnut halves, cashew nuts, fried chinese noodles, egg white, peanut oil, ground cumin, ground coriander, garam masala, sweet paprika, ground fennel, ground turmeric, salt & freshly ground black pepper, sunbeam flame raisins

cooked rice , just a bit, mushroom, shredded cheddar cheese, onion, fried buffalo (also use hamburger), tomatoes, green pepper, tabasco sauce (if you like it hot add lots), chili powder, head lettuce, shredded, diced fresh tomatoes, refried beans, red kidney beans

rice, onion, chopped, peach, diced, oil, chopped ginger, almonds, ground cardamom, hot red pepper sauce, salt and pepper, coriander sprigs, optional

onions, divided, garlic cloves, peeled and coarsely chopped, fresh ginger, about 2 inches long and 1 inch wide, peeled and coarsely chopped, whole black peppercorns, whole cardamom pods, seeds of, ground cinnamon, ground coriander, ground cumin, whole poppy seed, ground mace, salt, divided, lemon juice, plain yogurt (1 container), vegetable oil, bay leaves, black cardamom pods, if available, chicken legs or 2 lbs chicken breasts, saffron strands, loosely packed, roasted and crumbled according to directions (see note), milk, grain rice, golden raisins, fried, blanched almonds, hard-boiled eggs or 2 sliced eggs or 2 quartered eggs, lengthwise