Friday 13 February 2015

Continental- Vegetables- Tomatoes

                                     Stuffed Tomatoes

Ingredients: 7-8 tomatoes (small size), 2 onion, 1 capsicum, 100gm paneer, 1 tbsp raisins, 1 green chilli, 1 tsp red chilli, 1 tsp dania powder, 1 tsp amchur powder, 1 tsp tomato ketchup & salt

Method: Cut the tomatoes from top. Remove pulp with the knife and keep it inverted for 2 min. Take a bowl  and add 1 finely chopped onion, 1 finely chopped capsicum, mashed paneer, kishmish & all dry masalas. Mix all ingredients well and fill it into tomatoes with spoon.
                 Make the paste of 1 onion & 1 tomato. Heat oil in a pan and add paste in it and saute for 5 to 6 min. Add salt red
chilli and tomato ketchup and a little water and saute for 1 min. Take out this masala in a microwave bowl and keep the stuffed tomatoes in it and micro it for 2 min  until tomatoes  are tender.

                          Stuffed Tomatoes are ready.



Thursday 12 February 2015

Continental- snacks- Cheese Vegetable sandwich

                        Cheese Vegetable sandwich

Ingredients: 1 bread large in size, 1 onion (chopped), 1 tomato (chopped), 1 capsicum (chopped), 1/2 cup  sweetcorn, 1/4 cup cheese (grated), 1 green chilli, 1 tsp oregano, 2 tbsp butter, 2 tbsp tomato ketchup & salt.

Method: Take a bowl add all the chopped vegetables, chopped green chili, cheese, sweetcorn, oregano & 1 tsp tomato ketchup. Mix all well with a spoon. Cut 8 bread slices in round shape. Cut half of these in a circle shape. Apply butter & tomato ketchup on round slice and place the circle one on it. Add the vegetable mixture in it. Keep it in the sandwich grill or OTG.             The crispy healthy sandwich is ready. 


        

Indian- Vegetable- Grapes (Tomatoes) Chutney

                           Khatti Mithi Grapes Vegetable

Ingredients: 1 large bowl of Grapes, 9-10 dates, 1 tsp rai, a few curry leaves, 1 tbsp ginger paste, 2 green chillies (chopped), salt, 1/2 tsp red chillies, 1 tsp lemon juice & 1 tbsp sugar.

Method: Heat oil in a pan and add rai when it crackle add ginger paste & curry leaves. Saute for 1 min.  Add grapes (cut in half) add salt, sugar, red chillies & 1 cup of water. Cover the pan & Bring to boil and let it simmer for 10 min. Add dates (cut in strips). again cover and let it cook for 5 min. Add  lemon juice (optional).
                   Khatti Mithi sabji is ready. Can be have with chapatti or rice.
             (Replace grapes with tomatoes for Tomatoes chutney)






Indian- Vegetable- Babycorn & Capsicum masala

                             Babycorn & Capsicum masala

Ingredients: Babycorn 200gm (12 pieces)(cut 1" ), 1 capsicum (cut small strips), 1 bayleaf, 2 green chillies, 1 tomato (chopped), 1 onion (chopped), 1 tsp ginger paste, 1 tsp garlic paste, 1 tbsp coriander powder, 1 tsp jeera powder, 1 tsp turmeric, salt, garam masala 1tsp & fresh cream 2 tbsp.

Method: Heat oil in a pan add bay leaf, onion, saute till brown. Add ginger garlic paste green chillies saute for 1 min. Add coriander powder, cumin powder, haldi & chopped tomatoes and saute for 2 min. Add capsicum and babycorn 1" mix well and cook for 2-3 min. Add fresh cream and cook for 1 min. and add garam masala. Babycorn masala is ready.


Indian- Chutney and Pickles- Apple Jam

                             Apple Jam

Ingredients: 2 Apples, 4-5 tbsp sugar, 2 tbsp lemon juice & a 1" cinnamon stick
Method: Chop the apples in a very small pieces.Take a pan and add apple pieces cinnamon stick and add 1/4 cup water cover with lid. Keep it on low flame for 10 min. Remove cinnamon stick & mash the apple and add sugar add a pinch of food colour (optional). Saute it on high flame till u get thick consistency add lemon juice and mix it properly.
           Apple Jam is ready. 


Tuesday 3 February 2015

Chinese- Starter- Vegetable

                                       Gobhi Manchurian

Ingredients: Cauliflower 1 flower (medium size), 4 tbsp maida, 4 tbsp cornflour, 1 onion (chopped), 1 capsicum ( chopped), garlic paste 1 tsp, ginger paste 1 tsp, soy sauce 2 tbsp, Tomato ketchup 3 tbsp,   salt, red chilli, vinegar 1tsp, oil for deep frying, spring onion chopped for garnishing.

Method : Keep the cauliflower florets in boiling salted water for 10 min.. Make a batter of maida and  cornflour, ginger paste, garlic paste, a pinch of food colour, salt & chilli & water. Heat oil and  deep  fry gobhi dipped in the batter.                                                            In another pan heat 2 tbsp oil add giner garlic paste saute add chopped onion & capsicum  again saute  for 1 min. Add soy sauce, tomato ketchup, chilli sauce(optional), salt, 1/4 cup water and  vinegar and add fried gobhi in it and mix well. Garnish it with chopped spring onions. 

            Gobhi Manchurian is ready.


Indian- Bread- Methi Parantha

                 Methi Parantha

Ingredients: 3 cups wheat flour, 1 cup methi leaves(chopped), 2 green chillies(chopped), 1 cup cooked daal,  1 tbsp oil and salt

Method: Knead all the above ingredients in warm water to make a soft dough. Make small balls & roll out the parantha. Fry it with oil on tava. Khasta parantha is ready.