November 29, 2018

Vegetable Puff

     PUFFS - I love this snack all the time only because of crunchy, flaky, spicy tea time snack. I still remember my dad use to get this during all weekends/holidays during my childhood. I will gobble minimum two :D Suddenly this stroked my mind why not to give a try. So during my grocery shopping purchased all the required items and now the snack is for your reviews.


For Stuffing:
Puff Pastry Sheet 2 Nos.
Turmeric Powder 1/2 spoon
Coriander powder 1/2 spoon
Chopped Onion 1/2 No.
Boiled Potato 1 No.
Amchur Powder 1/4 spoon
Garam Masala 1/2 spoon
Green Peas 1/4 cup
Grated Carrot 1/4 cup
Grated Ginger 1/2 spoon
Cumin Seeds 1/2 spoon
Green chilly 1 No.
Salt To taste
Oil 3 spoons



METHOD:
     Heat a spoon of oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds, chopped green chilly, chopped onion, grated ginger, saute it by adding pinch of salt. Now add grated carrot, green peas, coriander powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, mix well. Cover the pan with lid and simmer the flame. Once the peas and carrots get cooked, add mashed potato, amchoor powder, adjust salt and mix well. Let it cool.

     Meantime preheat oven to 400 F, take a pastry sheet, roll it thin. Add 1 1/2 spoon of filling and close the pastry sheet and using fork gently press the sides to close the gap. Repeat process for the remaining sheets. Take a baking tray cover it with aluminium foil and grease with oil. Now line up the puff and grease the puff top with butter or oil. Bake it for 20 to 25 mins or until the top turns golden brown.

November 10, 2018

Green Chutney

     Before marriage, i was a big hater of Non-Veg items. But now i.e. after marriage being a wife for crazy non-veg lover, me started to excavating new varieties of non-veg dishes. In that line, this chutney is excavated/invented by me which is a best combo for Tandoori Chicken which is my latest crush. Hope you all enjoy !



ALL YOU NEED:
Coriander leaf 1 bunch
Mint Leaf Handful
Ginger 1 inch
Cumin Powder 1/2 spoon
Green Chilly 2 Nos.
Soaked Badam 4 Nos.
Thick Curd 2 1/2 spoons
Salt To Taste

METHOD:
     Soak badam in water for 2 hours, peel the skin and keep aside. In a blender, add washed coriander leaves, mint leaves, green chilly (adjust green chilly as per your taste and spicyness), ginger, cumin powder, chopped badam, curd and required salt. Grind it to a fine paste. Transfer it to a bowl and serve with Tandoori Chicken.

- Sangeetha Nambi

November 3, 2018

Bread Pizza

     As we are not Bread lover family, i always have some panic situation with the leftover bread slices after making some bread omelets. When i was googling for some kid friendly recipe, i came across this dish. Immediately went to the store the next day to bought the ingredients and prepared for evening snack, luckily my choosy eater kid, loved a lot. Hence, happily posting my kids FIRST favorite dish for you.


ALL YOU NEED:
Bread slices 2 Nos.
Mozzarella Cheese 1/2 cup
Italian seasoning To spinkle
Tomato Ketchup 4 spoons
Toppings Any*

METHOD:
     Before starting the process, slice all your toppings and saute it in a pan for 2 mins without adding oil. Let it sit for a while. Take a bread slices and cut edges if needed. Grease a spoon of tomato ketchup on one side of the slice. Sprinkle some Italian seasoning. Add some shredded mozzarella cheese evenly. Add your required toppings*. Again sprinkle some Italian seasoning. Repeat the process for all the slices and keep it ready. Heat a dosa pan in a low flame for a min. Place the slices and cover it in with a lid without touching the slices. Let it be in the flame until the cheese melts down. Once done, serve hot with a ketchup.

Note: * I used only Onions and Green Peppers as my toppings. You can add mushroom, tomato, olives, Jalapeno etc.

- Sangeetha Nambi

November 29, 2018

Vegetable Puff

     PUFFS - I love this snack all the time only because of crunchy, flaky, spicy tea time snack. I still remember my dad use to get this during all weekends/holidays during my childhood. I will gobble minimum two :D Suddenly this stroked my mind why not to give a try. So during my grocery shopping purchased all the required items and now the snack is for your reviews.


For Stuffing:
Puff Pastry Sheet 2 Nos.
Turmeric Powder 1/2 spoon
Coriander powder 1/2 spoon
Chopped Onion 1/2 No.
Boiled Potato 1 No.
Amchur Powder 1/4 spoon
Garam Masala 1/2 spoon
Green Peas 1/4 cup
Grated Carrot 1/4 cup
Grated Ginger 1/2 spoon
Cumin Seeds 1/2 spoon
Green chilly 1 No.
Salt To taste
Oil 3 spoons



METHOD:
     Heat a spoon of oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds, chopped green chilly, chopped onion, grated ginger, saute it by adding pinch of salt. Now add grated carrot, green peas, coriander powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, mix well. Cover the pan with lid and simmer the flame. Once the peas and carrots get cooked, add mashed potato, amchoor powder, adjust salt and mix well. Let it cool.

     Meantime preheat oven to 400 F, take a pastry sheet, roll it thin. Add 1 1/2 spoon of filling and close the pastry sheet and using fork gently press the sides to close the gap. Repeat process for the remaining sheets. Take a baking tray cover it with aluminium foil and grease with oil. Now line up the puff and grease the puff top with butter or oil. Bake it for 20 to 25 mins or until the top turns golden brown.

November 10, 2018

Green Chutney

     Before marriage, i was a big hater of Non-Veg items. But now i.e. after marriage being a wife for crazy non-veg lover, me started to excavating new varieties of non-veg dishes. In that line, this chutney is excavated/invented by me which is a best combo for Tandoori Chicken which is my latest crush. Hope you all enjoy !



ALL YOU NEED:
Coriander leaf 1 bunch
Mint Leaf Handful
Ginger 1 inch
Cumin Powder 1/2 spoon
Green Chilly 2 Nos.
Soaked Badam 4 Nos.
Thick Curd 2 1/2 spoons
Salt To Taste

METHOD:
     Soak badam in water for 2 hours, peel the skin and keep aside. In a blender, add washed coriander leaves, mint leaves, green chilly (adjust green chilly as per your taste and spicyness), ginger, cumin powder, chopped badam, curd and required salt. Grind it to a fine paste. Transfer it to a bowl and serve with Tandoori Chicken.

- Sangeetha Nambi

November 3, 2018

Bread Pizza

     As we are not Bread lover family, i always have some panic situation with the leftover bread slices after making some bread omelets. When i was googling for some kid friendly recipe, i came across this dish. Immediately went to the store the next day to bought the ingredients and prepared for evening snack, luckily my choosy eater kid, loved a lot. Hence, happily posting my kids FIRST favorite dish for you.


ALL YOU NEED:
Bread slices 2 Nos.
Mozzarella Cheese 1/2 cup
Italian seasoning To spinkle
Tomato Ketchup 4 spoons
Toppings Any*

METHOD:
     Before starting the process, slice all your toppings and saute it in a pan for 2 mins without adding oil. Let it sit for a while. Take a bread slices and cut edges if needed. Grease a spoon of tomato ketchup on one side of the slice. Sprinkle some Italian seasoning. Add some shredded mozzarella cheese evenly. Add your required toppings*. Again sprinkle some Italian seasoning. Repeat the process for all the slices and keep it ready. Heat a dosa pan in a low flame for a min. Place the slices and cover it in with a lid without touching the slices. Let it be in the flame until the cheese melts down. Once done, serve hot with a ketchup.

Note: * I used only Onions and Green Peppers as my toppings. You can add mushroom, tomato, olives, Jalapeno etc.

- Sangeetha Nambi