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French beans with Peanuts

by Pooja 22. October 2008 02:33

Ingredients:

  • 1 pound french beans chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves chopped
  • 1/2 cup coarsly grinded peanuts
  • 1/2 tea spoon mustard seeds
  • 3 teaspoon oil
  • 1/2 tea spoon Chilli Powder
  • salt

Direction

  • Heat oil in pan, Add mustard seeds and when they start crackling add Garlic
  • cook it for minute and add beans and Salt.
  • cover it and let it cook until beans are half done.
  • Add Peanuts and cook it for few more minutes.
  • Add Chilli powder and cook until beans are done completely.

Server with Hot chappati! 

Tags:

Creative | Indian | vegetarian

Corn Fritters

by Pooja 28. June 2008 17:20

Ingredients

  • two large egg yolks
  • two large egg whites
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
  • Butter or little oil
  • 2 cup corn kernels ( thawed if you are usually frozen)

Directions

  • Beat the egg whites in a large bowl with a whisk. You can also use your stand mixer or hand mixer with a whisk attachment.
  • Lightly beat the egg yolk and then mix into the corn.
  • Add flour, salt, pepper, and sugar and mix.
  • Fold in the egg whites into the corn mixture.
  • After melting 2 tablespoons of butter in a nonstick skillet, place tablepoon sized heaps into the hot butter.
  • Once they browned, about 2 to 3 minutes, flip them over and browned the other side.
  • Serve them hot with Soy Sause or chilli sauce.

 

 

 

Tags:

Creative | Snack | vegetarian

Tomatoe & Onion Sandwich

by Pooja 17. April 2008 05:14

This is classic receipe in our house. This is one of my favorite snack Receipe because it very tasty, quick and Spicy :)

Ingredients:

  • 1 Finely Chopped Tomatoe
  • 1 Finely Chopped Onion
  • Salt
  • 1/2 t sp. Chilli Powder
  • 1/2 t sp. Garam Masala
  • 1/2 t sp. Cumin Powder
  • 1/2 t sp. Chaat Masala
  • Fresh Coriander  Chopped
  • Wheat Bread 8 Slices

Direction:

Mix all ingredients in bowl nicely except Bread. If possible try to mash it with hand. Please do not grind it. Spread this masala/mixture over one bread Slice and cover it with another slice and cook it in Sandwich Maker. If you don't have Sandwich Maker, Heat Skillet, add little oil if needed and cook sandwich on it. Turn sandwich after 1 minute and cook another side. If you want it dark and toasty, keep thali/plate over sanwich and keep some heavy box/pressure cooker over plate/thali while sandwich is on Skillet/Tava. Usually Sandwich maker does a good job and its pretty inexpensive. I bought few years back for $10 or so from Target.

 

 

 

Tags:

Break Fast | Creative | Quick Recipes | vegetarian | Sandwich

Broccoli Bhurji/Spicy Broccoli with Eggs

by Pooja 10. April 2008 05:16

This is my friends "Stanley's Idea". if I won't name him, I won't be able to contribute anymore because I will be dead. I have done some modifications too it, to make it more deliecious. I like this receipe because its quick, tasty and it has Broccoli which has good nutritional value.

Ingredients:

  • Broccoli Sliced - 1
  • Small Onion long sliced- 2
  • Tomatoe - 1
  • Eggs - 4
  • Coriander leaves - few
  • Coriander Powder - 1 t sp
  • Cumin Powder - 1 t sp
  • Chilli Powder -  1/2 t sp
  • Salt
  • Garam Masala - 1/2 t sp
  • Cumin seeds - 1/2 t sp
  • Oil - 1 tb sp
  • Garlic- 3 cloves

First cook Broccoli in half of the oil mentioned above. Once it done, take it out of pan and keep it aside. In same pan add oil and when oil is heated add cumin seeds and onions. Once onion turns light brown add tomatoe and smashed Garlic . Cook them till tomatoe becomes soft completely. If I am out of tomatoe, I usually add Hunt Tomatoe puree 1/3 of small can. Add Coriander powder, Chilli, salt and Cumin powder. Cook for few more minutes. Now Break eggs and add in pan, keep stirring . When eggs are half cooked, add broccoli to it. Try to fold broccoli in eggs as much as you can. Add garam masala and keep stirring until eggs are cooked completely. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with Rice or chappati.

Enjoy!

Tags:

Creative | Non-Vegetarian | Quick Recipes

Sweet & Creamy French Toast

by Pooja 7. April 2008 07:13

I learned this recipe few weeks back and since this is on our breakfast menu every Weekend. Its addictive and yummy, so be cautious :)

Ingredients:

  • Jam(I prefer organic apricot)
  • Plain Cream Cheese  at room remperature(low fat will work too)
  • Wheat Bread(at least something is healthy)
  • Egg
  • Salt
  • Little Seasonings(Black pepper or cinnamon powder)

Its a french toast with tasty filling inside. First we need to break some egg to coat breads, add some salt and seasonings to it, mix it thoroughly and keep it aside. Now in small bowl add 2 spoons of Jam and 2 spoons of Cream Cheese, mix it will. don't worry if u have little lumps. we are not trying to make paste, just mix as much as you can. Take a slice of bread, speard Jam/Cream Cheese filling on it, cover it with another piece of bread. Hold carefully and gently roll in egg mixture. Finally cook them on skillet till egg coating is done. I promise it won't take more then fifteen minutes next time.

 Cheers,

Tags:

Break Fast | Creative | Quick Recipes | Sandwich