THANDOOR MUSHROOM !!!!!

Who dont like mushrooms ? From kids to elders , everyone wants to eat starters prepared by mushroom. Infact when i visit barbeque nation, i eat starter thandoori mushroom miximum. So, when i saw this recipe in one of food group in facebook, thought let me try it. And believe me it turned out awesome. But take care of one thing, curds should not be sour & dont keep it for too long time after marination.  Btw, i adopted this recipe from KINI'S KITCHEN.

INGREDIENTS:                                

10 nos button mushrooms
Salt to taste
Oil as needed

FOR MARINATION:

1/2 cup hung curd or thick curd
2 tsp roasted besan/bengal gram flour
1/2 tsp kasuri methi
1 tsp red chilli pdr
1/2 tsp chat masala
1 tsp roasted cumin pdr
1/4 tsp ginger and garlic crushed
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp oil

PROCEDURE:

1. Wash the mushrooms and remove the stems
2. Marinate with the ingredients and keep for 1/2 an hour
3. Heat tava fry the mushrooms adding littlle oil
4. Serve hot .

HAPPY COOKING :))))))

CRACKLING SPINACH !!!!!!

I adopted this recipe from one of my favourite blog GEETHS DAWATH. Something unique & tasty. But looks like i over fried them a little bit. So, please take care of the flame & temperature of oil while deep frying spinach. But tasted good & got to taste something new too. Btw, it's a chinese dish.

Ingredients:

Spinach- 1 bunch

Cornflour - 2-3 tblsp

Chilly flakes – to taste

Sesame seeds -2 grams

Sugar- 1/2 tsp

Garlic – 2 tbsp chopped finely

Salt   to taste

Oil – as much needed to deep fry 

Method:

1. Wash the spinach well, dab it in a clean kitchen cloth, remove the water and chop the spinach into julienne.
2. Sprinkle lots of corn flour on it.
3. In hot oil deep fry the dusted spinach till crispy.
4. Put the fried spinach on an absorbent paper to drain the oil. 
5. Heat wok/pan on a high heat.
6. Saute garlic until light brown.
7. Add the deep fried crispy spinach.
8. Add chilly flakes(except sugar).  
9. Add sesame seeds and toss till seasoning covers the spinach.
10. Toss it with sugar.

HAPPY COOKING :))))))

CHILLY CHEESE TOAST !!!!!

My son was craving for this & i had mozzarella cheese lying in my fridge. So,, decided to try both grilled & tawa version. I liked grilled version very much & my son liked tawa version. What i felt is i should have added little oregano & few chilly flakes to the mixture.  You can serve it as starter or for evening snacks or for kids lunch box.

INGREDIENTS:-

Bread – 6 slices
Cheese – 100gm (I used mozzarella), grated
Green Chillies – 1 (thin long variety)
Green Capsicum – half
Italian Seasoning 1/2 tsp

Chilly flakes - 1/2 tsp

Butter - 2 cubes (i used salted amul butter cubes)
Salt – if needed

METHOD:-

1. Cut green chillies finely, chop the capsicum – set aside. 

2.Take grated cheese in a bowl and mix green chillies, italian seasoning , chilly flakes and capsicum with it.

(Quantity shown here is after applying mixture to 3 bread slices)

3. Take the bread slice and apply butter to both sides.

4. Now apply the cheese chilli mixture. 

HOW TO GRILL ?

 Meanwhile preheat oven at 200 deg C for 3mins and grill it at the same temperature for 11 mins.

Cut diagonally n serve wid tomato ketch up

TAWA METHOD:-

Heat tawa and apply butter to both sides of bread and toast bread slices from one side.

Now keep flame low and turn bread slices to another side & apply chilly cheese mixture.

Now close the lid and turn the flame off when cheese completely melts (it will take 5 mins on low flame).

Cut diagonally n serve wid tomato ketch up.

HAPPY COOKING :))))))

NOTES:-

1. You can add one more green chilly minced to make it little spicy.

2. Or you can sprinkle oregano and chilly flakes while serving.