Crudiites platter and dips They get their name from the word Cru, which means raw, explains chef Dharmesh Karmokar of Silver Beach Cafe. <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/nov/aioli_1.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 333px;" /> Homemade veg dip and aioli dip by chef Dharmesh Karmokar of Silver Beach Cafe in Juhu. Pic/Satyajit Desai This Diwali, as you host a card party, a group of friends for dinner or a family gathering, keep your finger foods non-messy, simple and fingerlicking-good. Here&rsquo;s how: You can choose a variety of veggies such as carrots, capsicum, cucumber, raddish, and boiled babycorn to make some delicious dips. You can even add fruits such as pears, apples, pineapples in the dips. What&rsquo;s more, you can make them crunchier by adding bread sticks, cheese straws, chips and khakra. <h2 class="footer_style"> Aioli</h2> Ingredients * 1 egg * 90 ml oil * A pinch of mustard * 5 ml lime juice * Salt and pepper to taste * 5 g garlic paste Method * Make mayonnaise the classical way by pouring oil drop by drop and whisking continuously in a bowl with egg yolk and all the other ingredients. <h2 class="footer_style"> Veg Dip</h2> Ingredients * Leftover subzi * Taste enhancer (Maggi cube) * Chilli powder to taste Method * Put the subzi in a blender. * Blend it into a fine paste. * Add a little chilli powder or maggi cube according to taste <h2 class="footer_style"> Pistachio Rabdi</h2> Ingredients * 1.2 litre milk * 80 g pistachio * 80 g sugar * 0.1 g saffron Method * Boil the milk in a heavy bottom vessel * Let it boil until it reduces to half, then add sugar * Add the chopped pistachios once it comes to boil * Add saffron and set it aside * Refrigerate and serve cold. <h2 class="footer_style"> Banana Cutlet</h2> Ingredients * 2 boiled potatoes * 1 boiled banana * 1 &frac12; tsp red chilli powder * 2 tsp garam masala powder * &frac12; tsp coriander powder * 4 tsp finely chopped cashew nuts * &frac12; cup boiled noodles * 2 tbsp oil * Salt to taste for garnish * Roasted noodles * Red chilli powder * Garam masala powder * Coriander powder * Roasted peels of bananas * Finely chopped cashew nuts <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/nov/Banana.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 307px;" /> Banana cutlet can be made in 15 minutes, says Executive Chef of Sun N Sand Hotel, Gautam Mehrishi Method * Mix diced potatoes, diced bananas, red chilli powder, garam masala powder, coriander powder, salt and cashew nuts in a bowl to prepare the cutlet mixture. * Now, heat oil in a pan and cook the cutlets. * Garnish the prepared cutlet with roasted noodles, red chilli powder, garam masala powder, coriander powder, banana peels and cashew nuts <h2 class="footer_style"> Apple Jalebi</h2> Ingredients * 150 g flour * 2 g baking soda * 62.5 g yogurt * 240 ml water * 100 g apple, sliced in circular rings * 200 ml oil * 250 g sugar * 240 ml water * 3 g cardamom powder <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/nov/Apple.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 641px;" /> Recipe by Foodhall, Palladium, Lower Parel Method * Sieve flour and baking soda * Mix yogurt and water and ferment it overnight * Slice the apples in circular motion without the skin * Add sugar and water in a vessel, dissolve it and let the syrup boil to a sticky consistency * Add powdered cardamom and saffron and keep it aside * Heat oil and drop a little batter. If it pops, it is ready to fry * Check th fermented batter. If it is very thick, add a little water * Dip the apple slices in the batter in batches and fry till they turn golden brown. Flip over to fry the other side * Drain the jalebis with your ladle, pour over the syrup * Put them in the wire rack to drain excess syrup * Proceed with remaining apple slices * Garnish with pistachio and saffronu00a0

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