Dabeli

Dabeli is Indian version of Sloppy Joe. It is a street food from western state Gujarat.

Dabeli

4 medium sized potatoes - boiled and mashed.

Dabeli Masala (Available in Indian stores - I used Badshah brand Dabeli masala)

Peanuts ( I used cocktail peanuts. If you are using regular peanuts then fry them in a little bit oil and crush after it cools down)

Pomegranate seeds

Cilantro

Sev

Onion cut into small pieces

Green Chutney

Amli Chutney

Chili -Garlic paste

Hawaiian or plain dinner rolls

• Mix dabeli masala with mashed potatoes and make masala according to instructions
• Take a dip dish and make layer of spicy potatoes and add a layer of peanuts, sev, cilantro and pomegranates
• Cut the dinner role in half and toast it a little bit on a hot griddle the same way you toast the burger buns (you can use a T Sp. of oil if you prefer)
• Add garlic chutney on the bun, followed by dabeli masala potatoes.
• Garnish with Amli(Imli) chutney, green chutney, sev and onions.
• Enjoy the dabeli.

To make Green Chutney

• Grind a bunch of  cilantro, 2-3 green peppers, ginger (about 1 inch of piece), salt, 1 T Sp. Turmeric, juice of 1 lemon, 1 Tb Sp. Coriander-cumin (dhana-jeeru) powder and 3-4 cloves of garlic(optional) in a food processor or a mixer. You can add water as desired to make it smoother.

To make Amli Chutney

•  Soak amli in water for about half an hour. Boil the amli with water for about 10 minutes and add Gud (jaggery) to the water after turning the heat off. Jaggery will melt in the hot water, when it cools down squash the water out of amli and discard the remaining pieces of amli. Add little salt, dhana-jeeru powder, a T Sp. of red chili powder and mix well. (Note- Jaggery makes the sauce little salty so you may not need to add salt if you prefer less salty food.)

To make Chili- Garlic Paste 

• Crush about 4-5 garlic cloves with 2 TB Sp. red chili powder in a mortar. 

Gobi Manchurian Dry

Gobi Manchurian Dry

1 Cauliflower cut into medium florets
1/4 Cup Plain Flour (Maida)
1 T Sp. Soy Sauce (For Batter)
1 Tb. Sp. Soy Sauce (For Manchurian)
1 Tb. Sp. Maggi Hot and Sweet Sauce (You can find this in Indian grocery store)
1/2 Cup Bell Paper cut into Pieces.
1 T. Sp. Garlic or garlic paste
1 T SP Ginger paste
1 TSP Crushed red pepper
1 Medium size onion (cut into medium pieces)
Green Onion for Garnish
Oil to fry

• Make batter using plain flour, 1 TSP soy sauce and small amount of water
• Heat oil in a frying pan, cover the cauliflower florets with prepared batter and fry until it becomes golden
• Heat about 1 Tb. SP oil in another pan, add  Ginger-garlic paste and fry for few seconds, add onion and bell paper and cook until onion becomes translucent
• Add crushed red pepper, soy sauce, hot and sweet sauce and mix properly. 
• Add fried cauliflower florets and simmer it for 1 minute in the sauce.Remove from the heat and transfer into serving bowl. Garnish with green onion.