Zayka Ka Tadka - April 2021 - Magazine
Zayka Ka Tadka - April 2021 - Magazine
Zayka Ka Tadka - April 2021 - Magazine
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ZAYKA KA TADKA
L I V E F R O M T H E K I T C H E N S O F M O M S O F I N D I A
Founder's
Words
Namaskar!
Hope all our wonderful viewers are doing well and
enjoying the beautiful transition of weather from
Winter to Spring to Summer.
Spring brings to us not just beautiful flowers but also fresh and new vegetables
come at the start of Indian New year season of Chaitra. The month also brings
in the revered Chaitra Navaratri Vrat which is followed in Northern part of
India.
In this magazine, we bring to you some interesting, easy and healthy recipes
suitable for the season. Also in this magazine, we bring a collection of few
simple and tasty Vrat special recipes from the kitchens of different lovely
moms.
We would like to remind you that Zayka Ka Tadka is now also available on Tata
Sky [Channel- 112] every Wednesday and Saturday[3PM - 6PM IST] and is
proudly featuring recipes of many moms across India to the TV audience.
Do try the recipes in this edition, share with your friends and family and share
feedback with us. Nothing gives us more happiness than your love and feedback
which helps us improve each day.
Yours Sincerely
Vijay Haldiya - [ Founder of Zayka Ka Tadka ]
In this Edition
ALOO PANCAKE-5 PAV BHAJI DOSA BRINJAL PIZZA-42
WRAP-25
SABUDANA BRAZILIAN (COFFEE)
KHICHDI-7 PEANUTS SESAME FLOAT-44
LADOO-28
VRAT WALA SALAD- VRAT KE ALOO-46
10 BANANA SMOOTHIE-
31 5 MINUTE SANDWICH
INSTANT MANGO WITHOUT BREAD-48
PICKLE-12 SABUDANA CHILLA-
33 MATAR KI CHAAT-51
POCKET PARATHA-
14 MISAL PAV-35 MANDA PITHA-54
WATERMELON
SALAD-23
Ingredients
Potato/Aloo – 2, grated Coriander leaves - 1 Tbsp, chopped
Besan/Gram flour - 2 Tbsp Crushed black pepper - 1/2 tsp
Corn flour - 1 Tbsp Salt - to taste
Green chilli – 1, chopped Ghee - as required
Tips
Adding salt to the soaked grated potato will prevent the potato from
turning black.
Green chillies are optional if this pancake is being made for kids.
Either crushed black pepper or black pepper powder can be used.
It should be cooked on a low flame so that it gets cooked completely
and becomes crisp from the outside.
Ingredients
Sabudana/Sago - 1 cup Sugar - 1 tsp
Boiled potato – 2, medium sized Salt - to taste
Peanuts - 1 cup Lemon Juice - of 1 lemon
Green chilli – 2, chopped Coriander leaves - a handful,
Ginger – a ½-inch piece, grated chopped
Cumin seeds/Jeera - 1 to 1 & 1/2 tsp Ghee - 2 tsp
Ingredients
Chopped cucumber - 1 cup Green chilli – 2, slit
Roasted and crushed peanuts - 1 cup Lemon juice - of 1/2 lemon
Fresh coconut - 1 cup, grated Coriander leaves - a handful,
Pomegranate seeds - 1 cup chopped
Rock Salt - to taste
Tips
Grated dry coconut can be added instead of fresh coconut.
Vrat special veggies and fruits of choice can be used to make this salad.
Ingredients
Raw mango/Kacha aam - 250 grams Mustard seeds powder/Rai powder -
Ginger/Adrak - 25 grams 1 & 1/2 tsp
Green chilli - 25 grams, chopped Danamethi powder/Fenugreek
Salt - 25 grams seeds powder - 1/4 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp Kalonji/Onion seeds/Nigella seeds -
Red Chilli Powder/Lal Mirch Powder 1/2 tsp
- 1 tsp Mustard oil/Sarson ka tel - as
Fennel seeds powder/Saunf powder required
- 2 tsp
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Instant Mango Pickle
Directions
Wash and pat dry the mango. Then peel and chop the mango into
long, thin pieces. In the same way, cut the ginger.
In a bowl, add and mix well chopped mango, ginger, green chilli, salt,
turmeric powder, red chilli powder, fennel seeds powder, mustard
seeds powder, fenugreek seeds powder, and kalonji/onion seeds.
Then add mustard oil and mix well. Fill the pickle in a sterilized glass
bottle and keep it in the refrigerator. The pickle will be ready to eat
after 2 days.
Delicious 'Kache Aam Ka Achar | Instant Mango Pickle' is ready to be
served.
Tips
The pickle should be kept in a sterilized glass jar.
The pickle can be stored in the refrigerator if you want it crunchy;
else, keep it outside.
This pickle can be enjoyed for up to 1 year.
AN INNOVATIVE DISH
Ingredients
Onion/Pyaz – 1, finely chopped Oregano - 1 tsp
Carrot – half, finely chopped Salt - to taste
Grated cheese - 1 cup Coriander leaves - as required
Red Chilli powder/Lal Mirch Powder - Whole wheat dough – for 2 to 3 rotis.
1 tsp
Tips
Instead of cheese, grated paneer can be used.
While sealing the pocket paratha, it should be ensured that the ends
are properly sealed.
The paratha stuffing can be made in an innovative way or style,
according to taste and preference.
Ingredients
FOR CUCUMBER PEANUT RAITA: Red Chilli Powder/Lal Mirch Powder -
Fresh Curd/Dahi - 1 cup to taste + for garnishing
Cucumber - 1/4 cup, grated Roasted Cumin/Jeera powder - to
Peanut - 2 to 3 Tbsp, roasted and taste + for garnishing
chopped FOR POMEGRANATE RAITA:
Mint leaves – a few + for garnishing Fresh Curd/Dahi - 1 cup
Mint powder - 1/2 tsp Pomegranate seeds - 2 to 3 Tbsp + for
Salt - to taste garnishing
Black pepper powder - to taste Pomegranate Juice - 2 Tbsp
Chaat Masala - to taste Salt - to taste
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5 Types of Raita
Ingredients
Roasted Cumin/Jeera powder - to Pomegranate seeds - 2 Tbsp
taste Coriander leaves - 2 Tbsp + for
Chaat masala - to taste garnishing
Red Chilli Powder/Lal Mirch Powder - Green chilli - to taste
to taste + for garnishing Roasted Cumin/Jeera powder - to taste
Black pepper powder - to taste + for garnishing
Coriander leaves - as required for Chaat masala - to taste
garnishing Red Chilli Powder/Lal Mirch Powder -
FOR SPICY MINT RAITA: to taste + for garnishing
Fresh Curd/Dahi - 1 cup Black pepper powder - to taste
Mint leaves – a few Salt - to taste
Green chilli - 1 FOR RAW MANGO RAITA:
Salt - to taste Fresh Curd/Dahi - 1 cup
Roasted Cumin/Jeera powder - to Raw mango - 1/4 cup, grated
taste Coriander leaves - 2 Tbsp
Mint leaves - as required for Sugar - 2 tsp or to taste
garnishing Red Chilli Powder/Lal Mirch Powder -
FOR MIXED FRUIT RAITA: to taste + for garnishing
Fresh Curd/Dahi - 1 cup Chaat masala - to taste
Onion - 2 Tbsp Roasted Cumin/Jeera powder - to taste
Tomato - 2 Tbsp Oil - less than 1 tsp
Cucumber - 2 Tbsp Curry leaves – a few
Ripe Mango - 2 Tbsp Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Banana - 2 Tbsp Cumin/Jeera seeds - 1/4 tsp
Apple - 2 Tbsp Dry Red Chilli (round, small sized) - 2
Tips
The spiciness can be adjusted to taste.
Fresh curd should preferably be used to make the raita.
Ingredients
Green split moong dal/Split green Ginger - 1 inch, finely chopped
moong beans - 1 cup Black peppercorns - 9 to 10 or as
Urad dal/Split and husked black required
gram - 1 cup Curry leaves – a few
Chana dal/Split chickpea - 1 cup Dry red chilli - 3 or as required
Toor dal/Arhar dal/Split pigeon Fresh coconut - 3 to 4 tablespoons,
peas - 1 cup finely chopped
Brown rice - 3 cups Salt - as required
Water - as required Oil - as required
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Adai Dosa
Directions
In a large bowl, add green split moong dal, urad dal, chana dal, and
toor dal. Add water and soak for 5 to 6 hours.
In another bowl, add rice and water. Soak for 5 to 6 hours.
Now, grind the soaked rice to a paste in a mixer jar and keep it aside.
Grind all the soaked dals to a paste in a mixer jar.
Mix both the ground rice and ground dal mixtures. Keep the
consistency thick or similar to that of idli batter. You can add some
water if needed.
Now, grind ginger, black pepper, curry leaves, and dry red chilli In a
mixer jar and add it to the above-prepared batter. Mix it well.
Further, add coconut and salt to the batter. Mix the ingredients
properly.
Now, heat a tawa/griddle and grease it with oil.
Take a ladleful of the adai batter and pour the batter on the tawa.
Quickly spread the batter into a circle. Keep the flame medium.
Flip it and allow it to cook for a few seconds. If needed, flip it again
until it is golden and crisp on both sides.
Delicious ‘Adai Dosa | Multigrain Adai Dosa’ is ready to be served.
Ingredients
Watermelon - a few scooped balls Cherry tomato - as required
(use a melon baller), as required English cucumber – chopped, as
Boiled corn kernels and green peas - required
as required Tofu/bean curd – chopped, as
Pineapple – chopped, as required required
Soaked and boiled chickpeas - as Pomegranate - as required
required (take 4 to 6 whistles and boil Mint (cut it with hands) - as required
it with ginger, green chilli, and salt). Dry mint powder/pudina powder - as
Bell peppers (red and yellow) – required
chopped, as required Olive oil - as required
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Watermelon Salad
Directions
In a bowl, add and mix gently watermelon, boiled corn kernels and
green peas, pineapple, boiled chickpeas, bell pepper, cherry tomato,
English cucumber, tofu, pomegranate, and mint.
Now, add dry mint powder and olive oil in a small bowl. Mix well and
add to the fruit mix bowl. Mix it gently.
Further, transfer the salad to the watermelon bowl.
Delicious and healthy ‘Watermelon Salad’ is ready to be served.
Tips
Veggies and fruits of choice can be used.
Fresh and tender veggies and fruits should be used to make this
salad.
Instead of tofu, paneer can also be used.
The mint leaves should be cut with the hands to retain its flavour
and aroma.
It should be served immediately for a better taste.
Ingredients
Dosa batter - as required Salt - to taste
Butter - 1 Tbsp Turmeric/Haldi powder - 1/2 to 1
Pyaz/Onion - 1 Tbsp, chopped tsp
Coloured Capsicum (red, yellow, Red Chilli Powder/Lal Mirch Powder
green) - 1 Tbsp, chopped - to taste
Tamatar/Tomato - 1 Tbsp, chopped Pav Bhaji Masala - 1 to 2 tsp
Ghee - as required Green chutney - as required
Mashed boiled Aloo/Potato - 2 to 3 Cheese slice - 1 no
Tbsp Hari mirchi/Green chilli - as
Boiled Hare Matar/Green Peas - 1 required, chopped
Tbsp
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Pav Bhaji Dosa Wrap
Directions
In a hot pan, take butter and, as soon as it melts completely, put the
chopped onion in it, sauté it, add coloured capsicum, and tomato, and
then sauté everything together. Let it cook for a while.
Meanwhile, to make a dosa, prepare the pan by putting some ghee
and sprinkling water on the hot pan and then wiping it clean with a
cloth.
Put a ladleful of dosa batter or as required in the centre and spread it
out in a circular motion. Put about 1 teaspoon of ghee on the sides.
Let it cook on a low to medium flame.
In the bhaji, put mashed potato, boiled green peas, salt, turmeric
powder, red chilli powder, and pav bhaji masala. Mix well and mash
with a hand-held masher.
After the dosa gets ready, keep it aside on a plate, in order to make
the wrap.
Using a pizza cutter or knife, make a cut in the dosa up to its centre.
Then spread 1 to 2 teaspoon of green chutney on the bottom left 1/4
portion of the dosa.
Spread the bhaji on the upper left 1/4th portion of the dosa and
place a cheese slice on its upper right 1/4th portion.
On the bottom right portion, sprinkle chopped onion (optional) and
green chilli as required.
Tips
Using the pav bhaji stuffing, a chilla wrap can also be made.
Onion is optional.
Ingredients
Groundnut/ peanut/ mungfali - 1 Jaggery/ gud - 1 bowl
bowl Ghee/ clarified butter - as required
Sesame/ til - 1 bowl
Ingredients
Banana pieces - 2 cups (of two Honey - 1 tsp
bananas) Vanilla essence - as required
Milk - 1 glass (or as required) Dates - 3 to 4 nos (or as required)
Oats - 1/2 cup (or as required)
Tips
Either pineapple or vanilla essence can be used, depending on the
choice.
It must be ensured that the cap of the grinder is tightly sealed.
Ingredients
Sabudana - 1 Cup Sendha Namak/Rock Salt - to taste
Boiled potato – 1, grated Kala Namak/Black Salt - to taste
Curd - 1 Tbsp (optional)
Green chilli-Ginger paste - 1/2 tsp Ghee - as required for roasting
Cumin/Jeera seeds - 1/4 tsp
Tips
The soaked sabudana should be ground with very little water; else,
the batter will be watery.
Only grated boiled potato should be added to the batter. If mashed
potato is added, then there will be pieces of potato in the batter
and it will be difficult to spread it.
Black salt is optional.
The chilla should be cooked on a low flame for a crispy texture.
Ingredients
Pav - 2 Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Farsan - as required Red Chilli Powder/Lal Mirch Powder -
Mixed whole lentils or sprouts 2 tsp
(White peas, Green gram/moong, Ginger-Green Chilli-Garlic paste - 1
black chickpeas/kala chana, mat tsp
bean/moth bean/matki/Turkish Misal Masala - 1 & 1/2 tsp
gram) - 1 Cup Water - as required
Onion – 1, finely chopped Butter - 2 Tbsp
Tomato – 1, finely chopped Oil - 1 Tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp Coriander leaves - a handful, chopped
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Misal Pav
Directions
Soak the whole lentils and then pressure cook them for 5 to 6
whistles.
Heat oil in a pan.
Add finely chopped onion and sauté it on a low flame until
translucent.
Then add tomato and mix well. Cover the pan and cook for 5
minutes.
Add turmeric powder, coriander powder, 1 tsp red chilli powder,
ginger-green chilli-garlic paste, misal masala, and salt. Mix well and
cook for a few seconds.
Then add water and mix well. Cover it with a lid and cook it for 7 to
10 minutes. Do check in between and add water if required.
Once the oil leaves from the sides and the mix of ingredients turns
into a smooth gravy, add boiled whole lentils. Mix well and cook. Add
coriander leaves. If required, add water to adjust the consistency.
Cook it for couple of minutes then turn off the gas. Transfer to a
serving bowl.
Now, heat butter in a tadka pan. Melt the butter and then add 1 tsp
red chilli powder. Mix well and pour this tadka over the misal.
Delicious 'Misal Pav | Mumbai Famous Misal Pav' is ready to be
served with farsan and pav. Serve it hot.
Tips
The spiciness of this dish can be adjusted to taste.
Mixed sprouts or whole lentils should be used to make this dish.
Ingredients
Chana dal/Split chickpea - 1 cup Green chilli - 7 to 8, finely chopped
Moong dal/Yellow lentils - 1 cup Ginger - 1-inch, grated
Urad dal/Split and husked black gram Red chilli powder - 2 tsp
- 1 cup Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Water - as required Coriander powder - 2 tsp
Methi/Fenugreek leaves - 100 grams, Salt - 2 tsp or as required
finely chopped Lemon juice - 2 tsp
Spring onions - 50 grams, finely Mitha soda/Baking soda - a pinch
chopped Oil - as required
Spring garlic - as required, finely Coriander leaves - as required, finely
chopped chopped
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Dal Vada
Directions
Soak chana dal, moong dal, and urad dal separately in enough water
for 4 to 5 hours.
Wash the soaked dals and coarsely grind them separately to a thick
batter.
Transfer the ground dals into a bowl and add methi, spring onion,
spring garlic, and coriander leaves. Mix well.
Add green chilli, ginger, red chilli powder, turmeric powder,
coriander powder, salt, lemon juice, mitha soda, and 2 tsp of hot oil.
Mix well.
Heat oil in a pan and place a spoonful of mixture in it. Stir it
occasionally on a slow to medium flame for 4 to 5 minutes until
golden and crispy.
Delicious ‘Dal Vada’ is ready to be served.
Tips
The chana dal, moong dal, and urad dal should be soaked for at least
4 to 5 hours.
The soaked dals should be coarsely ground separately.
It should be ensured to add hot oil to the batter.
It should be served hot for a better taste.
Ingredients
Broken Rice/Pitha Chawal - 1 cup Sugar/Chini - 1/2 tsp
Fresh Coconut/Nariyal - 2 cups, Salt/Namak - to taste
grated Ghee - for greasing
Tips
Instead of broken rice or arua rice, basmati rice can also be used to
make the batter.
It should be remembered to grind the rice and grated coconut
together and not separately.
It should be remembered to not flip the pancake while making it.
This pancake can be prepared on a tava instead of a pan.
Since the coconuts from Orissa already have some sweetness to it,
the batter traditionally is slightly sweet in taste. However, to get that
sweetness while making the batter with another variety of coconut,
1/2 tsp sugar should be added to the batter.
Ingredients
Butter - 2 Tbsp Salt - to taste
Baigan/Eggplant - 3 no (slices) Red Chilli powder/Lal Mirchi
Shimla Mirch/Capsicum - 1 cup, Powder - to taste
chopped Besan/Split chickpea flour - as
Tamatar/Tomato - 1 cup, chopped required
Paneer/Cottage cheese - 1 cup Grated Cheese - as required
(small cubes)
Tips
Corn, coloured capsicum, or any other vegetables of choice can be
added for preparing the pizza topping.
For the spice seasonings, adding spices like oregano, all spice mix
powder, etc. can be experimented with.
Eggplant (baigan for bharta) is used as a pizza base for this dish.
Ingredients
Coffee- 1/4 tsp or to taste Black salt-1/4 tsp
Sugar syrup – 4 Tbsp or to taste Crushed ice- 1 cup or as required.
Lemon juice- 1 tsp Chilled water- as required
ENO (lemon flavour) – 1/2 tsp
Tips
It is recommended to use sugar syrup to make the mocktail.
Drinking soda can be used instead of Eno fruit salt.
Ingredients
Boiled potato - 2 big-sized, diced Rock Salt - to taste
Peanuts - 2 tsp, roasted and crushed Lemon Juice - of 1/2 lemon
Cumin Seeds/Jeera - 1 tsp Coriander leaves - 1 Tbsp, chopped
Ginger-Green Chilli Paste - 1/2 tsp Ghee - 2 tsp
Tips
This sabji can be enjoyed with Rajgira Poori.
It is strongly recommended to add peanuts to the sabji to make it
tastier and crunchier.
Ingredients
Fine Semolina/Sooji - 1 cup, roasted Green chilli/ Hari mirch - to taste
Chilli flakes - to taste Onion/Pyaaz - ½, finely chopped
Salt - to taste Coriander leaves/ Dhaniya patti - as
Curd/Dahi - 1/2 cup required
Carrot/Gajar - 2 to 3 Tbsp, grated Water - 1/2 cup
Capsicum/Shimla mirch (green, red, Soda/Baking soda - 1/2 tsp
and yellow) - 1/2 cup Oil - for greasing
Ingredients
White Peas/Safed Matar - 2 cups, Dry Mango/Amchur Powder - 1/4
soaked and boiled tsp
Salt/Namak - as required Roasted Cumin/Jeera Powder - 1/2
Black Salt/Kala Namak - as required tsp
Red Chilli Powder/Lal Mirch Powder Ghee - for greasing
- as required Lemon/Nimbu Juice - as required
Black Pepper/Kali Mirch Powder - as Papdi - 2 to 3
required
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Matar Ki Chaat
Directions
TO BOIL THE WHITE PEAS:
Soak white peas in water overnight.
Boil the white peas in a pressure cooker for 1 whistle.
Keep it on medium flame for 10 to 12 minutes after 1 whistle.
TO PREPARE THE CHAAT:
Take the boiled peas in a bowl and add salt, black salt, red chilli
powder, black pepper powder, dry mango powder, and roasted
cumin powder into the bowl and mix all the ingredients well.
Heat an iron griddle/tava and grease it with ghee.
Put the required amount of mixture on the pan and mash it with a
flat spatula or a ladle on a high flame.
Crush 2 to 3 papdis and add them into the mixture on the tava.
Meanwhile, heat another iron tava and grease it with ghee.
Once the water from the mixture has been soaked, transfer it to the
other tava.
You can give it the shape of a patty and cook it on a low-medium
flame until it looks golden brown or crispy.
Once it is cooked, transfer it to a paper bowl and press it to give it a
shape.
Sprinkle salt, red chilli powder, roasted cumin powder, and lime
juice as per taste on it. Add a crushed papdi on it and press it once
again.
‘Matar Ki Chaat | Famous Lucknow Ki Chaat’ is ready to be served.
Ingredients
Sooji/ semolina - 1 cup Paneer - 1/2 cup, crumbled
Water - as required Cardamom powder/Elaichi - 1/2 tsp
Sugar - 2 tablespoons for filling and Black pepper powder - 1/2 tsp for
as required for garnishing stuffing and as required for
Ghee/ clarified butter - 1 tablespoon garnishing
Fennel seeds/ saunf - as required Dry fruits (raisins, cashews, almonds)
Salt - as required - as required, finely chopped
Fresh coconut - 1 cup, grated (optional)
Jaggery - 1/2 cup Oil - as required
Tips
This dessert can also be prepared without the stuffing.
The sweetness can be adjusted as required.
It can be stored for 2 to 3 days.
Instead of deep frying, it can be steamed.
The ratio of sooji:water should be 1:2.
Ingredients
Oil - 2 Tbsp Coriander seeds - 1 Tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Garlic - 12 to 15 cloves
Asafoetida/Hing - 1/4 tsp Spring garlic - as required, finely
Onion – 2, finely chopped chopped (optional)
Green chilli - as required, finely Tomato - 1 small-sized, finely
chopped chopped
Ginger – a 2-inch piece Red chilli Powder/Red Chilli
Cumin/Jeera seeds - 2 tsp Powder - as required
Tips
The bajra rotla should be broken into fine pieces.
Fresh spring garlic should be added to enhance its taste.
Water should be added first and then buttermilk; else, the buttermilk
may curdle.
It should be served hot for a better taste.
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