Easy Dinner Rolls

I love fresh baked bread. The aromas are intoxicating and it's my weakness. I need to make these more often, since they are really easy to make and they fit the bill for fresh homemade baked bread. Spread some butter on them right out of the oven and it's bliss.

Ingredients:
All Purpose Flour - 3.5 to 4 cups

Water - 1 cup

Sugar - 2 tbsp

Oil - 3 tbsp

Yeast - 2 tbsp

Salt - A big pinch

Egg - 1 (Optional)

Mix warm water, sugar, salt and yeast and let it froth for 10 min. Once the yeast is activated, add the flour, oil and the beaten egg and mix well. I have made the rolls with instant yeast too and it works just as well.

Knead with oiled hands and let it raise for 15 min. Knead again and make golf size balls and place on a parchement lined baking sheet for 10 more min until they raise a bit.

Pre-heat oven to 375F and bake for 10 to 12 min, based on how dark you like them.
Remove and brush with olive oil or butter if you like. Enjoy they warm.

Fried Indian Fritters: Potato and Mirchi Bajjis

This is a perfect snack for those chilly rainy evenings. Goes well with a cup of steaming masala chai.

Potatoes - 2

Big Green Chilis - 5 - Mild ones that are lighter in color

Oil - for deep fry

Batter for the Fritters:

Gram Flour/Besan - 1 cup

Carrom Seeds/Ajwain - 1 tsp

Red Chili powder - 1 tsp

salt - to taste

Baking Soda - 1 pinch

Water - required amount

Stuffing for Chilis:

Potatoes - 2 medium
Onion - 1/2 Red chopped fine
Ginger grated - 1 tsp
Green chili - 2 chopped fine
Citantro - few sprigs chopped
Cumin powder - 1 tsp
Red chili powder - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Amchur powder - 1 tsp
Oil - 1 tbsp
Shajeera - 1 tsp

Toppings:
Red Onion - 1/2
Cilantro - chopped
Amchur powder/Lime Juice

Boil the potatoes until soft, peel and mash.
In a pan, heat 1 tbsp oil, add shajeera, and the onions and green chilis. Cook till soft, add the potatoes. Mix the rest of the masalas and salt. Add the cilantro and cool.

Mix all the ingredients for batter.

Slit the green chilis and stuff with the potato mix. Peel and slice the potatoes into thin slices.
Heat a frying pan with oil to deep fry. Dip the chilis and potatoes into the batter and deep fry.

Slit the chilis and add the onions, cilantro and sprinkle with the amchur powder or squeeze some lime.

Serve hot with Masala chai.