ANNALILA: Rahul-Giri: cold drinks, samosas for protesters!

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NDTV Correspondent / Updated: August 26, 2011 17:42 IST.

Delhi:  A group of protesters outside Rahul Gandhi's home this evening were put into buses by the police. Not before a little taste of Rahul Gandhi-giri.

His staff sent cold drinks and samosas to the demonstrators. Which were accepted.

The protesters -many of them appeared to be college students - were responding to a request made by Anna Hazare's aides.  They have asked people who support 74-year-old Anna's anti-corruption movement to make their voices heard at the homes of MPs and ministers.  The idea is to prove that Anna's Jan Lokpal Bill has popular support.  The Bill is what has provoked Anna's fast, now in its 11th day.  He says he will not eat till parliament approves the Jan Lokpal Bill, which creates a new agency to tackle corruption among public servants.

Yesterday, in the afternoon, four metro stations near the Prime minister's home were closed to prevent people from protesting there. 300 people, however, managed to demonstrate there till they were taken away by the police.

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http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/rahul-giri-cold-drinks-samosas-for-protesters-129271

     

HYDERABAD BUZZ: Samosas that don't drip oil!

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Parvathy Menon, The Hindu / August 21, 2011.

Healthy treats Samosas Photo: Parvathy Menon.

You can have the cake and eat it too! Here is a heart-friendly recipe that tastes good too.

Baking is verily a heart-friendly, low-on-calories option .These recipes are heart-friendly and delicious. They are almost oil-free too.

Baked Samosas

This recipe makes a dozen samosas.

Ingredients

Flour - 1/2 cup

Wheat flour - 1/2 cup

Butter - 1 tbsp, softened

Yoghurt - 1 tsp

Carom seeds, regular cumin - a pinch, crushed

Water at room temperature - 1/3 cup

For the stuffing:

Onion - 1

Ginger-garlic paste - 3/4 level tsp

Green chillies - 1-2 nos

Tomato - 1, chopped

Curry leaves - 1 sprig, sliced

Turmeric, Kashmiri red chilli powder, coriander powder - a pinch

Carrot - 1 small

Green peas - 1/4 cup

Potato - 1, medium

Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp, minced

Lemon juice - A few drops

For the garam masala -

Ajwain/ carom seeds - A pinch

Saunf / Fennel - 1/4 tsp

Clove - 1 no.

Cinnamon - 1 piece

Cardamom powder - 1-2 pinches

Method

In a bowl, sift both flours. Sprinkle salt, crushed carom and cumin. Mix well. Add soft butter, yoghurt and ply the dough , pouring water to make a soft and supple dough. Keep it covered with a moist cheesecloth for an hour.

Meanwhile prepare the stuffing for the samosa cases.

Crush all the items for garam masala to a coarse grainy texture using a mortar and pestle.

Pressurecook carrot, green peas and potato, roughly chopped, in some water for 3 whistles. Drain the liquid and slightly mash this mixture.

In a heavy-bottomed wok, heat 1 tbsp oil. Saute the onion slices, ginger-garlic-green chillies, curry leaves until the onions turn crimson.

Add the tomato cubes and saute until the tomato turns dark. Now, add turmeric, Kashmiri red chilli powder and coriander powder, all in pinches.

Tip in the garam masala. Roast well. Add the crushed vegetables, salt, a pinch of pepper, lime juice. Stir well and take it off the fire.

Check the flavour. If tomato lends enough sourness, skip the lime juice. Sprinkle minced coriander leaves.

Divide the ball of dough into three balls. Roll out as thinly as possible like chapathis. Slice one into four parts with a knife. Take a qaurter. Dab water along the rim and margins. Place a teaspoon of filling in the middle.

Close the dough and press together. You will get a triangle. Press the rim edges in place using a fork. Prepare all the samosa cases this way. Place on a greased baking sheet. Bake at 160 degrees for 1 hour 5 minutes.

At mid-time, brush butter or oil on both sides of the samosas. This step is optional. The samosas will be golden and crisp.

Serve hot with hot and sour tomato ketchup.

Courtesy,

http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article2379382.ece