November 18, 2009

Coriander Green Chutney

Ingredients:

2 cups fresh Coriander
2 tsp Cumin seeds
3 Green chillies
1 tsp Ginger
1 clove garlic
2 -3 mint leave
Salt as per taste

Method:

Mix all above ingredients in a mixy. Add some water as needed and chutney is ready.

Tips:

Use this chutney to make Vegetable Sandwich or just a chutney Sandwich.

November 11, 2009

Corn-Poha Chat (Corn - Beaten Rice)

This recipe adds variety in your kitchen. Take no time to prepare.

Ingredients: Serves 3-4

1 Cup sweet corn
1 Cup Poha (Beaten rice)
1 Cup Corn Flakes (Fried flakes)
2 tsp Chopped green chili
Tamarind water
1 tsp Turmeric Powder
Red chili powder
Salt
Lemon juice (optional)

Method:

1.Soak the poha in water. Wash and drain all the water. Microwave sweet corns for 5-6 minutes.

2. Take some oil into pan, add mustard seeds and when they splutter add cumin seeds and green chili. Then add Poha and mix well so that yellow color spreads all over. Now add sweet corn. Add salt and mix again.

3. In a bowl take flakes, crush them a little with hands, add above poha-corn mixture on it. Sprinkle some refined sugar and red chili powder on it. Add 2 tsp of tamarind water in it. Mix again and Serve

Tips:

Poha is a very common breakfast in India. If they left you can easily use them and make Corn-Poha chat.

Broccoli-Capsicum Sandwich

Ingredients:  Recipe of 1 sandwich

2 Slices of bread
1/2 cup broccoli cut into small pieces
1/2 Capsicum
1/2 medium size Tomato
1/2 medium size Onion
1 tbsp Plain yogurt
Chopped Green Chili
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 tsp Salt
Tomato Ketchup (Sauce)
You will also need a sandwich maker.

Method:

1.  Boil broccoli pieces for 5-8 minutes. Cut capsicum, tomato, onion into very small pieces.

2. Now mix well all the above ingredients. Add yogurt, chili, salt, black pepper and mix again. Take a slice of bread and spread this mixture over it.

3. Take other slice of bread and spread tomato ketchup over it and place this slice over the other from #1

4. Now put some butter on outer sides of both the breads. Plug in the sandwich maker and place this sandwich in it and take it out after the slices turn crispy brown.

Tips:

If you don't like tomato ketchup inside you can skip that step .

November 9, 2009

Green Chutney 1

Ingredients:

1 tbsp roasted Chana Dal
1 tbsp roasted Peanuts
1 cup Cilantro
1/2 cup Spinach (optional)
3 Garlic cloves
1/4" cube Ginger
1 tsp dried mint powder (pudina)
1 Green Chili
2 tsp Salt
1 tsp Cumin Seeds
1 tsp sugar

Method:

Grind all the ingredients together into a grinder and Chutney is ready.

Tips:

You can use this chutney in Open Sandwich, Veg Sandwich and any food items you wish

November 5, 2009

Open Sandwich

Ingredients:


1 bread loaf(white or brown)
Green Chutney
1 bowl peeled diced Cucumber
1 bowl diced Tomato
Tamarind Chutney
Sev

Method:

1. Take a bread slice and spread green chutney on it.

2. Put tomato and cucumber on the slice as toppings.

3. Add some tamarind water on the slice.

4. Cover this slice with sev.