Bread Sticks Recipe | Bread Finger Fries | Bread Stick Fritters

Bread Sticks Recipe | Bread Finger Fries | Bread Stick Fritters

Ingredients :
8 Bread Slices
½ Cup Besan (Gram flour)
¼ cup Rice Flour
½ teaspoon Ajwain (carrom seeds)
½ teaspoon Red chili powder
Water as required
Salt to taste
Oil for frying

Preparation :
1. In a bowl, take Besan, Rice Flour, Carrom Seeds, Red Chili Powder, Salt and mix well.
2. Add water to the mixture and make a smooth semi thick batter with medium consistency.
3. Now take the bread slices and cut 1/2" thick pieces from all 4 edges. Keep the middle soft portion to make sandwich (it will not be used in this recipe).
4. Now dip the edges in the batter prepared above and gently coat all around.
5. Take a pan and heat oil for frying.
6. Deep fry all the edges in hot oil until Golden Brown and crispy.
7. Serve hot with Green Chutney or Tomato sauce or Enjoy with Tea as Snacks.

Tips :
Do not dip the bread edges in the batter for longer time as bread edges would become soggy and would crumble in the batter.

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Vegetable Biryani or Veg Biryani Recipe

Vegetable Biryani Recipe

Ingredients:
1 cup Basmati Rice
2 medium Onion, sliced lengthwise
½ cup Green Peas
5-6 Florets of Cauliflower
½ cup Carrot and French beans pieces.
Puree of 2 medium Tomato.
8-9 Cashew Nuts
1 tbsp Garlic Paste
1 tbsp Ginger Paste
½ cup Milk
¼ to ½ cup Plain Yogurt, well beaten
1 tbsp Ghee
½ tsp Red Chili Powder
¼ tsp Turmeric Powder
1 tbsp Vegetable Biryani Masala
Salt to taste
2 tbsp Oil
(Add other Veggies of your choice)

Preparation:
1) In a deep sauce pan boil 2½ cup water. Add ½ tbsp Oil and ½ tbsp Salt. Then add 1 Cup Basmati Rice. Let it cook on Medium heat. Cover with lid for few minutes. Do not cook rice completely. Let it be uncooked slightly. Drain and transfer rice to a flat plate for cooling.
2) Cook vegetables. Do not overcook them, Keep them uncooked slightly.
3) Heat a nonstick pan; add 2-3 tbsp oil and Onion, Cashew nuts, Ginger-Garlic Paste. Sauté for 2 minutes on medium heat. Then add Tomato Puree, ½ tsp Red Chili Powder, ½ tsp Turmeric Powder. Cover and cook for 2-3 minutes. Then add Yogurt, Biryani masala and mix well. Then add cooked vegetables and very little salt. Let it cook for few minutes.
4) In other pan spread rice and make a layer. Then make layer of gravy. Again make Rice Layer followed by layer of Gravy. Make 3-4 more layers like this.
5) Pour ½ cup milk over the surface. Cover pan with lid and let it cook for 10-12 minutes. Keep the heat on medium. Once Biryani is ready, drizzle Ghee over Biryani to enhance richness.
6) Serve with Raita.

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