Wednesday, 27 February 2013




Vegetable and Cheese Buger





 


Method
  1. Boil the French beans, carrots, green peas and the potatoes in sufficient water in a heavy bottomed vessel till done.
  2. Drain out the excess water from the vegetables.
  3. Cool completely. Dry grind the bread slices.
  4. In a bowl mix together the boiled vegetables, ground bread, corn flour, ginger-garlic paste, powdered masalas, coriander leaves and salt. Mix well.
  5. Make round medium sized patties.
  6. Shallow fry the patties on a medium flame till golden on both sides.

To Serve:
  1. Cut the bun into 2 halves.
  2. Apply butter on the inner sides of each bun.
  3. Place an onion ring on one half.
  4. Place a vegetable pattie on it.
  5. Top it with a tomato slice and some grated cheese.
  6. Place the other half of the bun on it and brush it with a little butter.
  7. Place the bun in a pre-heated oven at 140 degree C for 4 to 5 minutes.
  8. Repeat with remaining buns.
  9. Serve hot with potato chips and tomato ketchup.


Ingredients: 
4 - burger buns
100 g - french beans (finely chopped) 1 - carrot (finely chopped) 
4 - potatoes (cut into cubes)
handful - green peas
1 tbsp - ginger garlic paste
2 tsp - red chilli powder (or as per taste)
11/2 tsp - coriander powder
11/2 tsp - mango powder
handful - fresh coriander leaves (finely chopped)
salt to taste
4 - bread slices
2 tbsp - corn flour
sufficient oil for shallow fryingOther Ingredients: 
50 g - butter
1 - onion (cut into thin rings)
1 - tomato (cut into thin roundels)
4 cubes - cheese (grated) 

Paneer Sandwich Receipe



Paneer Sandwich






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Paneer Sandwich Recipe

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 2
Main Ingredients: paneer bread

Ingredients

  • Whole wheat bread slices - 4 (or brown bread)
  • Fresh paneer - 1/2 cup (crumble or grate)
  • Capsicum - 1 (small), finely chopped
  • Onion - 1/4 cup, finely sliced
  • Green chilies - 1-2, finely chopped
  • Fresh coriander leaves - 2 tbsps, finely chopped
  • Tomato Sauce - 1 tbsp (or Tomato Ketchup)
  • Salt to taste
  • Butter - 1 tsp

Method

  1. In a bowl, mix all the ingredients except butter and bread. Take 2 tablespoons of the prepared paneer filling and place on the whole wheat bread slice. Place another bread slice over it.
  2. Drizzle some butter on a pan and toast the sandwich. Alternately, you can grill the sandwich too. In that case, spread a little butter on one side of each bread slice and place filling on the un-buttered and grill it. Serve warm.

Tips

  • If you do not have paneer on hand, use tofu or hung yogurt.
  • Use any colored bell peppers.
  • Add a pinch of garam masala for variation in flavor.

Monday, 25 February 2013

PEANUT CHATUNEY


1: heat oil in a pan. add the peanuts and fry them in the oil till they start changing color. fry for about 3-4 minutes on a low to medium flame.
2: now add curry leaves and fry for a minute.
3: lastly add the sesame seeds, roasted chana dal and fry for 2-3 minutes.
4: let this mixture cool. add green chilies, ginger & salt and grind the mixture with some water to a smooth consistency. serve with idli or dosa or even pakoras. or store in an air-tight container and refrigerate and use whenever required.
peanut chutney
 peanut chutney recipe details below:
peanut chutney
Prep time
Cook time
Total time
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Serves: 1 small serving bowl
Ingredients
  • ¼ cup peanuts
  • ¼ cup roasted chana dal/bengal gram
  • 1-2 green chili or dry red chilies
  • ½ tbsp sesame seeds
  • 12-15 curry leaves
  • 1 or 2 tsp oil
  • a pinch of asafoetida
  • salt as required
  • water as required
Instructions
  1. heat oil in a pan.
  2. fry the peanuts on a low to medium flame for 3-4 minutes.
  3. add the curry leaves and fry for a minute.
  4. lastly add the roasted chana dal and sesame seeds and fry for 2-3 minutes more on a low flame.
  5. take care that you don’t over brown or burn this mixture, else the chutney might have bitter tones.
  6. let this mixture warm or cool down.
  7. add in a chutney grinder or a small blender.
  8. add in the ginger, green chilies and salt.
  9. pour some water and grind the chutney to a smooth consistency.
  10. you can make the chutney thick or of medium consistency.
  11. check the salt and add more if required.
Notes
for a more pronounced peanut flavor, add ½ cup of peanuts.
you can also use roasted peanuts. in this case, just fry both the peanuts and curry leaves together first, before proceeding to the next step.
the chutney can be made with both green chili and dry red chili chilies. both ways it tastes good.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 3-4