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Sabudana Vada

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Since navratri is approaching it strike me to share this very yum fasting snack, which is all time favourite and since years i have heard people asking my mom dear for recopies as there vada's never turned crisp. So here I share the good old mom ke haath ka recipe made by me this time and a great taste in mouth travelled just now... Sabudana Vada or say Sago vada Sabudana or Sago is a common ingredient that is used in fasting recipes all over india to make vada, sabudana khichri, sabudana kheer etc. This vada not only during fast but can be enjoyed otherwise also as a morning or evening snack and tastes best with curd/ dahi and mungfali chutney. INGREDIENTS 1 cup sabudana/ sago 3 to 4 medium potatoes/aloo (boiled) ½ cup peanuts/mungphali coarsely ground in mixer after roasting 1 tbsp cumin seeds/jeera (optional) 1-2 green chillies finely chopped 1 tsp finely chopped ginger/adrak 1 tbsp lime juice (optional) few chopped coriander leaves/dhania (optional) sendha namak/ rock salt  ghe...

Singhare Ke cookies or fasting biscuits made of water caltrop

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Fast.....Well i take it as cleansing of body and detoxifying system.... But when it comes to fasting only fruit diet gets boring as day moves ahead. I'm one person who loves to have tea with that tag of biscuit along and when its fasting time i cant find my tea tasty without biscuits so i gave this thought and come up with this creative experiment of mine. Here its Water caltrop or water chestnut biscuits and cookies to give fasting day that extra zing. 2 cups singhare ka atta 3/4th cup powdered suga 1/2 cup desi ghee (clarified butter) 1/2 tsp elaichi powder/ cardamom powder Preheat oven at 180C Knead batter/ atta with singhara atta + sugar and butter and a bit of water. Then I made the balls, they were little uneven so i decide to cut them with biscuit cutter and here i had more perfect or say creative cookies   Roll out dough like chapati, if it sticks either use lil singhara atta or roll between clean polythin sheet   Cut in desired shapes   Now put the tray in prehea...