Cut Mirchi Bhaji

Its been such a long time that I didn't post anything as there was some renovation work going on in my house I couldn't get time for blogging at all..the other day when I got these chillies , I thought I would do something other than the usual bhajis wanted to give the flavour of curry leaves ....long back when we went to a restaurant we read cut mirchi bhaji in their menu ...when we ordered it we liked it a lot it was something so similar to my post.....it usually tasted the same and I loved it :).....so when I saw them I thought Ill try it so here's the recipe for that...

Ingredients

6-7 Long Green Mirchi

oil for deep frying them  + 1 tsp for frying the masala

For Batter

1/2 cup Gram flour

1/4 tsp haldi

1/2 tsp salt

pinch of baking soda (opt)

water to mix into a semi thick batter

Other ingredients

1 onion (chopped)

1 tbsp coriander leaves chopped

4-5 curry leaves (chopped)

Method

• Wash and pat dry these chillies.
• Make a smooth batter of the above ingredients under the batter using little by little water make a semi thick batter, then dip these  whole chillies in batter and deep fry them in oil till crisp, drain and keep it aside.
• Now cut them into 1 ' thick roundels as shown in the picture below.
• In Pan add little oil then add curry leaves, coriander leaves, onion and fry till onion turns brown then add these cut chillies and fry well on v low heat and keep tossing for about 5 Min's . Serve them I am sure not only Ur guests but even Ur family would love to have more :)

Cracked & Crunchy Oats & White Chocolate Cookies

First of all Wish U all a very 'Happy New Year'...May this year bring everyone  all the happiness they truly wished for in their lives:).....I wanted to start with a sweet crunch and munch taste today so tried these Healthy cookies which was very nice tasted something like Mcvities oat biscuits which I love to have with hot Coffee:)....So here goes the recipe for that :)

Ingredients

1 cup Maida

1 cup Oats

1/2 cup Muscavado sugar( Brown Sugar)

1/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp baking powder

2 tbsp golden syrup

1/2 cup butter

1/4 cup melted white chocolate

few pistachios

Method

• Melt butter and golden syrup and brown sugar in saucepan & keep aside
• Sieve Maida, Baking Soda, Baking powder and keep aside
• In a bowl add the Maida Mix,Oats, Melted butter -sugar mix and mix well till you get a dough
• Make 10 balls of the dough and press the thumbprint in the middle of each
• Grease a baking dish and arrange the cookies on it and bake it in a preheated oven at 180 C for 10-15 minutes
• Then put the melted white chocolate in the center where you have done a thump print and then put one pistachio on it and then leave it to cool and serve when required

Mint & Potato Biryani

Ingredients

2 cups Basmati Rice

For the gravy

2 green cardamom

1 " cinnamon stick

3 cloves

1 bayleaf

3 green chillies slit

1 big onion chopped

1 sprig of curry leaves

1 chopped tomatoes

1/2 tsp garam masala powder

1 tsp coriander powder

1 tbsp curd

1 tbsp mint leaves chopped

1/2 tsp veg stock powder

2 potatoes cut into cubes

1 tsp cornflour

1 tsp semolina

salt to taste

2 tbsp ghee or oil + oil for deep frying

Method

• Soak the basmati rice for 30 min, drain it and then cook it till 3/4 th done and then keep aside
• Sprinkle cornflour and semolina,salt on the potatoes and then deep fry it till golden brown and crisp and then keep it aside

For the gravy

• Heat ghee in a pan, add bayleaf, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves and fry for 1 min and then add onion, curry leaves and fry till translucent
• Add tomato and fry till its mashed and then add green chillies and fry for a min
• Add garam masala, coriander powder, curd and fry well till it leaves out oil 
• Add veg stock powder, salt, fresh mint and then mix well and lastly add fried potatoes and mix well 
• Switch off the gas and let it cool completely and then mix the rice gently
• Switch on the gas and then close the lid and cook for 15 min on a low flame and then serve hot

Crispy N Spicy Potato Wedges Roll Ups

Ingredients

2-3 tortilla

For Mayo schezwan dip

1/2 cup Mayo

1/4 cup schezwan sauce

2 tbsp finely chopped spring onion greens

pinch of salt 

pinch of fresh black pepper

For the Baked Potato Wedges

3 potatoes cut into wedges

1 tsp paprika

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp freshly crushed peppercorn

1 tsp mixed herb

2 tsp olive oil

salt to taste

Method

• Marinate the potato wedges with paprika, pepper,garlic powder mixed herb, olive oil and salt for 15 min and then bake it in a preheated oven at 180 C for 15 min, then turn it and then bake it for 15 more min till crisp
• Mix all the ingredients for the dip and keep aside
• Take a tortilla , apply the dip evenly on it and then arrange 3 potato wedges in the center and then roll it, cut it into 2 and then serve it hot

Kasoori Pickled Cauliflower

If U adore spicy dry curry with roti or Chapathi ...I strongly recommend this curry which I experimented Yesterday :).....So pls try this and serve it for ur loved ones I am sure they will love it as much as my family did  ;-)

Ingredients

1 cup cauliflower (cut into florets) (boiled)

1/2  tsp cumin seeds

1/4 tsp grated ginger

1 tsp Priya 's Mango Tokku Pickle( You can use any brand which u like)

1/2 tsp Pav bhaji Masala

2 tbsp Tomato Ketchup

1/2 tsp Kasoori Methi (crushed)

2 Tomatoes (chopped)

1/4 tsp Garam Masala

2 tbsp Coriander leaves

2 tbsp Oil

salt to taste

Method

• Parboil the cauliflower florets and keep aside.
• In pan add oil add cumin seeds when it splutters add ginger, Kasoori methi and fry then add coriander leaves and fry well.
• Now add chopped tomatoes and fry well till it leaves out oil and it gets mushy then add  Mango tokku pickle then add pav bhaji masala then add tomato ketchup and fry well now add Cauliflower florets. Season with salt, Sprinkle Garam masala and toss and cook for 3-4 mins.. Lastly while serving sprinkle a generous pinch of Kasoori Methi  .....SIMPLY YUM YUM !

Onion Bhaji & Cheese Wrap

I Just loved experimenting this wrap it had such vibrant flavours when I took the bite that I cannot express. So If u fancy something new try this and love this:)

Ingredients

3 Tortilla Wrap

1/4 cup Cheese (Any variety)

oil for deep frying the bhajis

salt to taste

For Onion Bhaji

2 onion Sliced

4-5 curry leaves finely chopped

2 tbsp coriander leaves (chopped)

salt to taste

4 tbsp Gram Flour

2 green chilly finely chopped

little water to bind them

For Green Chutney

1/2 cup coriander leaves

1 Clove of garlic

3 tbsp coconut

2 tbsp lemon juice

1 green chilly

salt to taste

Method

For Green Chutney

• Blend the ingredients under Green chutney adding little water to a smooth consistency.

For the Onion Bhajis

• Mix all the ingredients under Kanda bhaji add little water to make it crisp and take one spoon of the batter, deep fry in oil in small batches. Drain and keep aside.
• Heat the tortilla Wrap on a tawa for 1 min then keep aside.
• Take it on a plate and spread the green chutney evenly then place fried onion bhajis in the center then place cheese on it evenly roll and take a yummy bite...ull love it I am sure :)

Coconut & Boondi Roll Ups

Ingredients

2-3 Tortilla

1/2 cup Boondi 

2 tbsp hung yogurt

2 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves

1 tsp cumin powder

1 tsp red chilli powder

For the Chutney

3 tbsp grated coconut

3 tbsp peanuts

1/2 tsp red chilli powder

2 cloves of garlic

salt to taste 

Method

For the chutney

• Grind coconut,peanuts, red chilli powder, garlic, salt and few drops of water to a coarse paste and then keep it aside

For the Roll

• Heat a pan and warm up the tortillas on both the sides for few seconds and keep aside
  
• Place a tortilla on a plate, spread hung yogurt on it evenly and then sprinkle chutney on it all over 
• Add boondi, sprinkle coriander leaves, a pinch of cumin powder, a pinch of red chilli powder evenly and then roll it , slice into 2 and then serve immediately

Boondi Sabzi

I hope you all have had a Wonderful Diwali , this festive season thought of doing this boondi sabzi which is little different ,this is a quick Amazing no onion no garlic sabzi that I tried last week and was really happy how everyone liked it :)....and I loved the way it turned out so yummy , just try it and fall in love with it :)...

Ingredients


1 Cup Crispy Boondi

2 Tomatoes


1/4 cup Tomato juice (Del Monte)


2 tsp grated ginger


2 green chillies


2 Boiled Potato cut into cubes


1  Green Capsicum (finely Chopped)


1/2 tsp haldi


 1/2 tsp chilli powder


2 tbsp Coriander leaves


1/4 tsp garam masala


1 tbsp oil


salt to taste

Method

• Boil 2 tomatoes and then peel and grind it and then strain it for a puree.
• Mix salt and pepper to the cubed parboiled potato and fry till crisp , drain and keep it aside. Now add the chopped capsicum in the same pan fry for 2 Min's and drain and keep it aside with the potatoes
• In a pan add  oil then add grated ginger,  green chilli and fry for 2 min then add tomato puree , Tomato juice and fry till it leaves out oil.
• Now add haldi, garam masala, chilli powder and fry well  and cook for 1-2 mins.
• Add the fried potato and capsicum to it and continue frying add little water if needed and continue cooking for 2 mins. 
• switch off the gas and add boondi then mix well and lastly garnish with Coriander leaves. Excellent Side dish for Chapati ..just loved it.

Mushroom Garlic Maggi Noodles & A Week Break

Happy diwali to all my dear blogger friends and my dear readers!!!!  And am taking a week break from blogging!!! will be back with many interesting recipes soon....till then miss you all!!!


Ingredients

1 1/2 packet Maggi ( without the Tastemaker)

1 cup sliced mushrooms

2 green chillies chopped

1 tbsp spring onion whites

1 tbsp spring onion greens

2 tbsp chopped garlic

1 tbsp chopped ginger

1/2-1 cup vegetable stock

salt to taste

2 tsp oil

2 tsp butter

Method

• Heat oil, butter in a pan, add garlic, ginger and fry till golden brown
• Add green chilli, spring onion white and fry for a min and then add mushrooms, salt and fry till its tender
• Add the stock and the maggi and cook it till done and then add spring onion greens and then  serve hot

Stuffed Pizza Pakoda

Ingredients

1 pizza base cut into 4 ( day old ,should be little hard as it will be easier to slit )

oil for deep frying

For the Batter

1 cup gramflour

1/2 tsp coriander powder

1 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves

1 tsp finely chopped green chillies

Salt to taste

a pinch of soda

1 tsp very hot oil

For the stuffing

1 pototo boiled and rougly mashed

1/2 cup shredded cabbage

1 onion finely chopped

1 green chilli finely chopped

1 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder

salt to taste

2 tsp oil

Method

For the Stuffing

• Mix cabbage,onion and potato in a bowl and keep aside
• Heat oil in a pan, add the green chillies and fry for a min and then add the cabbage mix and fry well till it is half done
• Add salt and chilli powder and continue to fry till it is soft and fully done and then keep aside to cool

For the Batter

• Mix gramflour,green chilli,coriander leaves, coriander powder and salt and enough water to make a thick batter and then keep aside

For the Pizza Pakoda

• Cut the pizza base into 4, take each pizza base and slit it till the end and keep aside
• Fill each piece of base with the filling and then keep aside
• Put a pinch of soda and very hot oil in the batter just before frying and keep aside
• Heat oil for frying and then dip each pizza base in the batter and coat it well on all the sides and deep fry it on a medium flame till golden brown and crisp and then serve hot with tomato ketchup

(If you dont want to deep fry, then you can shallow fry it too with or without the batter)

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