Crispy Goli Bajje and no-guilt Sikarni recipes to satiate your monsoon cravings

Monsoon is the time to indulge in deep-fried crispy snacks that go wonderfully well with your evening tea. Goli Bajje and Sikarni can satiate your spicy and sweet cravings during monsoon Cookbook author Roopali Mohanti shares 2 monsoon recipes with HT Dogital that can be enjoyed during the rainy season to satiate your spicy and sweet cravings. GOLI BAJJE • All-purpose flour: 80 gm • Green chillies: 2 chopped • Gram flour:40 gm • Curry leaves:2 sprigs chopped • Baking powder: ½ tbsp • Water:75–80 ml • Thick yoghurt: 50 ml • Salt: ¾ tsp • Fresh coconut: 3 tbsp diced • Refined oil: to deep fry • Ginger: 2 tsp chopped Method 1. SIKARNI Ingredients • Greek yoghurt: 350 ml • Pistachios: ¼ cup shelled and sliced thick • Cream: 100 ml • Raspberries:6 • Honey: 1 tbsp • Strawberries: 2–3 sliced • Icing/Castor sugar: 3–3½ tbsp • Saffron: 6 –8 strands soaked in warm milk • Cinnamon powder: ½ tsp • Rose petals: a few • Black pepper powder: ¼ tsp • Nutmeg powder: ¼ tsp • Green cardamom powder: ½ tsp Method 1. This dessert existed long before we were introduced to the cool and hip frozen yoghurt, queuing up at stores selling it with the tagline ‘100 percent sin, zero percent guilt’.