MOONG DAL CHANA DAL VADA !!!!!

I got this recipe from my dear friend SANDHYA KAMATH. You can serve it as starters or as snacks or as side dish with rice. Speciality of this vada is it is crisp outside & soft inside. Tastes awesome when eaten hot.

INGREDIENTS:-

Chana dal - 1 cup                                                                
Moong dal - 1/4 cup
urad dal - 1 tblsp
ginger, grated - 1 tblsp
green chilles, chopped - 3-4
coriander leaves, chopped - 4 tblsp
curry leaves, chopped - 2 tblsp
salt- to taste
oil for deep frying

METHOD:-

1. Soak urad dal+chana dal+moong dal in sufficient water for 2 hrs. & grind them in mixer coarsely without adding water.
2. To this, add grated ginger+chopped curry leavs, coriander leaves, green chillies+salt to tastte & mix well.
3. Heat oil in a kadai , make small balls from dough, flatten them & deep until golden brown.
4. Serve hot.

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.

GRILLED MINT CHUTNEY & CHEESE SANDWICH !!!!!!!

I adopted this recipe from EDIBLE GARDEN. Its a simple, easy to make delicious sandwich. Kids will love it for sure 👍 An ideal dish for kids lunch box. As my son loves sandwiches very much, i keep trying different recipes. 

Ingredients:

8 slices of bread of your choice
4 slices of cheese
For the Mint Chutney:
A bunch of fresh mint leaves
1/2 cup freshly grated coconut
1 green chilli
1/2 tsp minced garlic (optional)
A pinch of dry ginger powder or 1/2″ piece of fresh ginger
Salt to taste

METHOD:

Grind all ingredients together with very little water to a smooth paste.

To assemble and toast the sandwiches: Spread a generous amount of the mint chutney on one side of the bread slice. Top with a slice of cheese and toast in a sandwich maker until done. You can also toast in a pan on the stovetop with a pat of butter until both sides are golden brown and the cheese has melted. Or grill them in sandwich maker.

Serve mint chutney cheese sandwiches hot with ketchup.

HAPPY COOKING :)))))))

IDLY BURGER !!!!!!!

IDLY BURGER...sounds interesting na ! Actually it's a fusion food. Kids usually dont wana eat idly, dosas. & they love to eat burger any time. But burger buns are not that healthy. So, i substituted them with idlies :P . Patties are readily available in markets now a days. But i made it at home & followed my own recipe & it tasted good too. First thought will not add cornflour to the patty dough , But while frying everything got  seperated. & rava went bottom of the kadai. Then added cornflour to the patty dough & dipped the patty in the cornflour paste too & it came out nicely. But it looks like more roasted, actual fact is all coz of my previous disaster. The rava which went bottom of the pan coated with other patties too. So, please don't go by looks, prepare it & just enjoy the taste. 

INGREDIENTS:-

For burger patty:-

potato, boiled, peeled & mashed - 2 medium
onion, finely chopped - 1 medium
capsicum, finely chopped - 1/2
green chilly, finely chopped - 1
ginger- garlic paste - 1 tsp
garlic cloves. minced - 8
salt to taste
cornflour - 2 tsp
bombay rava - as required
oil for deep frying

Method:- 

1. Heat oil in a pan & add ginger garlic paste & fry for a while. Now add garlic, green chilly, onions, capsicum & fry for 2 mins on a medium flame.
2. Take a bowl & add mashed potatoes+all the ingredients in pan +salt+1 tsp cornflour & kneed it well
3. Make double the lemon size balls from dough & gently press them in between your palms.
4. Make very thin paste from rest cornflour & dip this patty in that paste.
5. Roll the patties on bombay rava & keep aside.
6. Heat oil in a kadai & deep fry the patties one by one.
7. When done take out from oil & keep them ready in a plate.

Note:- You can added cooked fresh/frozen green peas & grated carrots to the patty dough for extra taste.


INGREDIENTS IDLY BURGERS:-                                  

Now patty is done. Choose idlies according to moulds you have used. Will post the pics next to it.

Idlies - 2 OR 4
patties - 2
cheese slice - 2
tomato ketch up - as required
tomato slice - 2
ghee - 2tsp
lettuce leaves (i skipped this)
tooth pic - 2

  (If you are using these type of idly moulds, then use 2 idlies. Slice them into 2 & use)

   (If you are using these type of idly moulds, then use 4 idlies)

METHOD:-

1. Heat non stick tawa & spread a tsp of ghee on it. 
2. Now place idly slices/idlies on them.
3. Apply ghee  on upper sides too. & shallow fry them till golden brown.

4. Now take them in a plate & apply tomato ketchup on one side.

5. Place one tomato slice on one idly slice & then one patty & then one cheese slice & close it with another idly slice, tomato ketchup part down. 
6. Repeat same for another 2 idly slices.
7. Insert tooth pic on both & serve.

NOTE:- If you are using lettuce leaves place them before tomato slice.

HAPPY COOKING :))))))

CABBAGE PEAS POTATO SAMOSA !!!!

Tastiest samosa i ate till date is made by my mom. That is mixed veg samosa. That too she used to kneed maida flour into a dough & then rolling them & cut & fill , fold & fry. Ufffff...so much of work. I used to help her in making samosa before marraige but never tried it independently. Coz that kneeding, rolling maida part is used to make me panic, Then my sis told me now readymade samosa sheets are available. So , dared to try samosa. Thought will prepare mom's version but then i thought will make my own recipe. & the result is CABBAGE PEAS POTATO samosa. I really don't remember how many samosas i made using this proportion. I made one samosa by 2-3 tsp filling.

INGREDIENTS:-                                                            

               
Ready made samosa patty - as needed
grated cabbage - 1/2 small
baby potatoes, boiled - 5 
Dried green peas, soaked & cooked - 2 cups
garlic, chopped - 5 flakes
ginger garlic paste - 1tsp
red chilly powder - 1tsp
turmeric pow - 1/4 tsp
cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
garam masala pow - 1/2 tsp
chat masala - 1/2 tsp
coriander leaves, chopped - 1 tblsp
lime juice - 1 or 2 tsp
salt to taste
oil to deep fry
cornflour - 1 tblsp


METHOD:-

1. Heat pan, splutter cumin seeds , add ginger garlic paste & fry till raw smell goes.
2. Add chopped garlic & grated cabbage & stir it for 2-3 mins.
3. Now add all the powders & mix well.
4. Now add boiled, peeled, smashed potatoes (you can use normal potatoes too. Use 2 if medium, use 1 if large) & cooked dried green peas (soak them over night & pressure cook for 2-3 whistles) & mix well.
5. Now switch off the stove. Add salt to taste, lime juice & coriander leaves & mix well. Your filling is ready now.

6. Dilute cornflour into 1/2 cup water.
7. Place a samosa patti on a clean & dry surface & fold the right bottom corner of the samosa patti on the opposite side to form a triangle. (use diluted cornflour paste to seal it)
8. Fill 2-3 tsp of filling we made & close them with remaining patty portion to form a triangle. Again seal them using diluted cornflour paste.
9. Repeat step 7 & 8 for remaining patties.
10. Heat oil & deep fry them until golden brown.
11. Serve hot with dates imli chutney or tomato ketch up.

HAPPY COOKING :))))))))

FRENCH CHEESE TOAST !!!!!!!

French cheese toast...a yummy, easy to make snack for kids. 

INGREDIENTS:-

bread slices - 2
egg - 1
cheese cube - 1 (i used amul)
butter as required
red chilly powder as per taste
salt to taste

METHOD:-

1. Cut the sides of the bread slices & make triangles.
2. Beat the egg. Add red chilly powder & salt to that & beat again.
3. Heat the pan, add butter, dip the bread slices(2) in egg batter & place it on pan.
4. When cooked properly, turn it to another side. Sprinkle grated cheese on it.
5. When cooked properly, take out from pan & place it on a plate.(cheese part should be upside).
6. Dip another 2 slices of bread in egg batter & shallow fry on both sides.
7. Now place these bread slices on the other 2 bread slices. 
8. Serve it with tomato ketch up.

HAPPY COOKING :))))))

POTATO CHEESE BALLS !!!!!!!

Hiiiiiii frenzz........i m back....after a break...don't know long or short :PHmmmmmm....mansoon started. Let us prepare a yummy n hot starter today. A perfect dish for mansoon.  Potatoes are good for health & cheese is everyone's favourite. So, how about POTATO CHEESE BALLS ???? Yummy for our tummy na & kids will definately ask i want more mummy :DBTW, i adopted this recipe from the blog YUMMY TUMMY.I agree my pics are not as good as theirs, but taste was awesome ! So, thought of posting it.

Ingrediants:

Potatoes - 3 large boiled and mashed

Peas - 1/2 cup ( I used Frozen)

Spring Onion - 1 chopped (i used red onion)

Tomato Ketchup - 1 tblspn

Salt to taste

Pepper Powder to taste

CornFlour / CornStarch - 2 tblsp

Breadcrumbs - 1 cup

Mozarella Cheese - as needed cut into small cubes

Oil for Deep Frying + 1 tsp

Method:

Heat oil in a kadai. Add in spring onion and peas and saute for a min.

Add in tomato ketchup , salt and pepper to taste and mix well.

Add in potatoes and mix well. Allow this to cool down. Divide this into equal portions.

Take one ball and stuff it with small piece of cheese in the center and cover from all sides. Do the same to every balls.

Mix cornflour with some water to form a thin liquid. Take breadcrumbs in a plate and set aside.

Now take the cheese stuffed ball and dip them in cornflour liquid and then roll them tightly in breadcrumbs. Do the same to every balls.

Now heat oil for deep frying and fry these balls till golden brown.

Drain in a paper towel and serve with ketchup..

HAPPY COOKING :))))))

ZUCCHINI FRITTERS WITH SPICY MAYO DIP !!!!!

I adopted this recipe from TARLA DALAL. My son just loved this hot hot fritters with yummy dip. 

Ingredients

2 cups zucchini , cut into medium sized long strips
oil for deep-frying
chaat masala for sprinkling

For The Batter1 cup self raising flour
2 tbsp cornflour
salt to taste
1 1/2 tsp dry red chilli flakes (paprika)
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp chilli sauce
2 tsp tomato ketchup

To Be Mixed Together Into A Spicy Mayo Dip1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 tsp schezuan sauce

Method 

For the batter

1. Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and mix well to make a thick batter, using enough water.

How to proceed

1. Heat the oil in a deep kadhai, dip the zucchini sticks in the prepared batter, a few at a time, and deep-fry till they turn golden brown in colour from all the sides. Drain on an absorbent paper.
2. Sprinkle chaat masala on top and serve immediately with spicy mayo dip.

HAPPY COOKING :))))))