Thursday, September 15, 2016

Black Eyed Peas Quesadillas!!

 Quesadilla with a twist!!






Ingredients

1/3 cup Green bell pepper.
1/3 cup red bell pepper.
1/3 cup onion.
3/4 cup Black eyed peas soaked overnight and cooked till soft wid some salt.
1 ripe Avocado.

2 tbs Mayo.
1 tsp lemon juice.
8 white tortillas medium sized.

1/2 tsp Cumin powder.

1/2 tsp chilli flakes.

Add salt pepper as per taste.
Mexican cheese blend.
Butter.

Procedure

Mix the green ,red red bell peppers,onions,black eyed peas.

Add salt, pepper ,chilli flakes and cumin powder powder.
Mix well.
Apply some butter on 2 tortillas and roast a lil bit till soft.

Spread the veggies and spices mixture on the tortillas.

Generously spread the Mexican cheese blend on the tortillas.

Cover it with other tortilla.
And Roast on the griddle till a lil crispy and the cheese inside melts.

Repeat the same procedure for all the tortillas.
serve hot.

Creamy Avocado sauce.

Mash the avocado in a bowl.
Add 2 tbs mayo.
Add Salt pepper and lemon juice.
Spread the Avocado sauce on the quesedilla and njoyyy!!!


Sprouts Pasta Salads!!

Sprouts pasta salad!!!






Ingredients
1 cup Cooked macaroni pasta.

3/4 th cup moong sprouts or any sprouts.

1/4 cup green capsicum.

1/4 cup Onion.

1/4 cup chopped tomato.

2 tbs mashed Avocado.

1/4 tsp oregano.

1/4 tsp Basil spice.

1/4 tsp crushed black pepper.
Pinch of garlic powder.

1/4 tsp Cajun spice.

Salt as per taste.

Procedure

Mix all the ingredients together.Serve cold.


Monday, September 12, 2016

Chilli Paneer!!

Chilli Paneer!!




Ingredients.

1 n half slab of paneer 600 grms or 21 oz cut into 3/4 inch cubes.

1 cup cubes of red bell pepper.
1 cup cubes of yellow bell pepper.
1 cup cubes of green bell pepper
1 n half cup cubes of red onion.(i feel red onions are firmer n tastier)

1 tbs finely chopped ginger garlic.

2 green chilies chopped or cut into pieces.
3 tbs of corn starch.

1 tsp chilli flakes.
1/4 tsp crushed pepper.
2 tbs chili garlic sauce.

2 tbs tomato ketchup.

1/2 tsp dark soy sauce,

1/4 tsp vinegar.

Oil for frying.
Salt as per taste.

Procedure

Heat oil in a pot for frying.
Make a paste by adding water in corn starch.(not too thick and not too thin)
Add chilli flakes and pepper to the paste.

Dip the panner cubes in the paste and fry till slight golden.Keep it aside.DO NOT DISCARD THE PASTE

Then mix the sauces (chilli garlic,tomato ketchup,soy sauce,vinegar)in a bowl keep it aside.
Heat the wok.Add 3 tbs oil.
Add finely chopped ginger garlic.
Add cut green chillies.

Then add all the bell peppers and onion.

Sprinkle salt and cook it on high flame for about 3-4 mins(veggies should remain crunchy).
Make a well in the centre of veggies and add all the sauces.cook for half a minute.

Then add the remaining corn starch paste and cook for a minute.

Finally add the fried paneer toss it for about 2 mins. let it coat well with the sauces.

Serve Hot.



Friday, December 4, 2015

Oats Idlis!!


Oats Idlis

Ingredients

2 cups Oats(original) lightly roasted.
1 cup Sooji coarse .
1/2 cup veggies.(carrots grated,beans finely chopped,peas,corn)
Tadka-Urad dal,Chana dal,Olive oil.
1 cup yogurt.
1 Tbs Eno.

Procedure

Grind Oats and keep aside.
Put some oil in the pan.
Add Urad dal,Chana dal and brown a little.
Add the veggies cook for few mins.
Add sooji to the veggies roast lightly.
Remove from heat.
Add the powdered oats to the sooji mixture.
Add Yogurt  and some water to make idli batter consistency.
Ahen add eno and immediately put in moulds and steam for 12-14 minutes.


Ricotta Stuffed Shells!!







Ricotta Stuffed Shells...

Ingredients

Stuffed Shells-
15 oz of Ricotta.
1 cup Blanched Spinach.
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese.
1/2 cup Italian cheese blend.
16 pasta shells.(cooked a bit less than instructed on the box)
Salt and Pepper.
Sauce-

1 can Tomato Sauce.
2-3 Basil leaves torn.
2-3 Garlic chopped.
2 Tsp Italian seasoning.
Chilly flakes.
Salt and Pepper.

Procedure

Shells
Mix the Ricotta cheese + 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese + 1/4 cup Italian cheese blend.
Add salt and peppr as per taste.
Add chopped blanched Spinach.
Stuff the cooked shells with the cheese mixture.
Keep aside.




Sauce
Add some oil in the pan.
Add chopped Garlic till slightly brown.
Add the tomato sauce.
Add basil leaves.
Add the italian spice blend.
Add salt and pepper as per taste.
Add chilly Flakes as per requirements.
add some water and cook for few minutes.
Take a baking dish.
Put some sauce at the base.
Arrange the shells open side up.
Pour the remaining sauce on the shells.
Add the remaining Parmesan cheese and italian cheese blend over the shells.




Bake covered for 25 minutes till it starts to boil.
Then remove cover and bake till the cheese bubbles.








Monday, April 13, 2015

Batata Vada!!




Batata vada it is!!!!!!!!!

Ingredients

For vada.
3 cups Boiled mashed Potatoes.

2- 2 n half tbs Ginger garlic green chilli paste.
7-8 curry leaves.
1/2 tsp mustard.
Pinch of Asafoetida.
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder.



2-3 tbs oil.
Salt as per taste.
For vada Cover.
1 cup besan/chickpea flour.
1-2 tbs Rice flour.
1/2 tsp of red chilli powder.
1/2 tsp Turmeric.
Salt as per taste.
Oil for frying.

Procedure.

For cover
Mix Besan,Rice flour,salt.turmeric powder and chilli powder.



Add water till it forms a batter.(till it coats the spoon,not to thick not too thin)'




Keep it aside.
Add a pinch of baking soda.
Mix properly.
For Vada
Heat 2 tbs oil.
Add mustard and wait till it crackles.
Add asafoetida and turmeric powder.
Add Curry leaves.
Add ginger Garlic chilli paste.
Cook till it browns a little bit.



Add this mixture to the boiled mashed potatoes.



Add salt as per taste.
And mix it properly.
Make 13- 14 small balls or vada.



Heat oil in a pot for frying.
Dip these balls in the batter and fry in the oil till golden brown.

  

Instant Chutney.
In the same oil put a few tbs of batter(only batter) in the oil and fry till golden brown.



Gring in the mixer with garlic and chilli powder..


Chutney readyyyy!!!!!!