Chatpata Mazedar

Spring is a season of colors. Nature ornaments colors decorating earth like a bride. A beautiful bride in fact. I remembered when I was walking on the street observing the fresh baby leaves which had sprouted out on the trees, freshly filling liveliness and  prosperity everywhere.....few were Green, few were Yellow, few were Pink, few were Red...  What an amazing mixture of colors :)  I was totally moved by the sight.


The power of spring and its regenerative effects are evidenced by the fact that every major religion includes a major holiday in the spring season. Ugadi being one such,  always  encourages me to create something new as a tribute to newness which the festival brings in all aspects. 


O goddddd... whaats wrong with me??? I Turned really emotional today :P  All i wanted to say is, I invented this dish (which is something similar to Kachori) on the eve of Ugadi just for the heck of creating something new.. which i m following as a custom of my own code, for years :)


Don know if it was my pure luck or my extra ordinary skill in cooking, it came out extremely well. As a result of my habit, friends you have got an opportunity to try one more cuisine of my kitchen and become world famous in your part of the world..


OK lets get started .. else spring will be over and it might start raining or snowing

Ingredients


Simple & Common ingredients which are available in all seasons. So don’t give me the excuse of not being able to find ingredients… Go get it now...

• Moong Dal - 1 cup
• Tamarind - 1 inch
• Salt
• Jeera - 2 spoons
• Somph - 4 spoons
• Dry red chili - 3
• Jaggery - 1 spoon
• Oil
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 spoon
• Sesame seeds - 2 spoons
• Maida- 1/4kg
• Ground nuts- 1/2 cup
• Haldiram mixture- 1/4 cup

Cooking

This recipe has a soft interior and hard exterior….Just the opposite of me ;) ….if you know me well enough..


Basically what you do is, prepare the nice Chatpata filling & then roll them up in Maida sheets just as if tying a gunny bag and fry nicely in Oil.


Here is how you do it..


Preparing the Filling


1. Roast Moong Dal till it turns slightly brown (close to the color of Bipasha if you need hint)
2. Roast Cumin seeds, Mustard seeds, Sesame seeds. Ground nut, Dry red chilly
3. Grind the above roasted things along with Jaggary, Tamarind, Salt, Somph and mix with Haldi Ram mixture 


Filling is all ready at this point and ready to get covered up..
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Covering Up


1. Prepare dough of Maida with Chapatti's consistency.
2. Make small leaves out of Maida dough.
3. Fill the mixture in Maida leaves and fold it as shown in the picture.
4. Fry them in oil


You should get the color of the covering to Sun Tanned Bipasha's color.


You Did IT!!!!......If you like it let me know.. Enjoy Madi….


PS: This dish is dedicated to my beloved loving season : Spring