Vegetable Sandwich Recipe


Vegetable Sandwich Recipe

Ingredients :

Sliced bread - 1 loaf
Butter - 100 gms
Mint chutney - 3 tbsp
Cucumber - 1
Carrots - 2
Tomatoes - 2
Green chillies - 6
Onions - 2
Chopped coriander
leaves - 2 tbsp
Salt, Pepper powder - As required.

Method :

1. Remove outer skin and cut the vegetables into thin slices.
2. Mince green chillies and coriander leaves.
3. Trim brown edge crusts of the bread slices with knife or scissors.
4. Apply butter on one side of bread slices.
5. Take one buttered bread slices. Spread little chutney on top of butter.
6. Arrange sliced cucumber and carrots on that.
7. Put one more buttered slice as second layer on top of vegetables. (Butter applied side should face up).
8. Now arrange onions and tomatoes slices with minced chillies and coriander leaves.
9. Sprinkle salt, pepper with a squeeze of lime on the vegetables.
10. Top with third slice of bread (buttered side facing down)
11. Press well and cut into four square pieces with sharp knife.
12. Dot with tomato ketchup and serve immediately.

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Pav Bhaji Recipe


Ingredients
8 pavs (squarish soft buns about 4" x 5" size)
butter to shallow fry.

For Bhaji
1 capsicum chopped fine
2 onions chopped fine
2 tomatoes chopped fine
2 1/2 cups chopped mixed vegetables (beans, carrots, cauliflower, potota, beans, bottle gourds, etc.) 1/2 cup shelled peas
2 tbsp. butter
2 tsp. pavbhaji masala
1 1/2 tsp. chilli powder
1/4 tsp. turmeric powder
1/2 tsp. sugar
salt to taste
1 cup water (in which vegetables were boiled)
1/2 tsp. each ginger grated, garlic crushed
juice of 1/2 lemon.

To Garnish
1 tbsp. coriander chopped
1 onion chopped
small pieces of lemon

Method
Pressure cook mixed vegetables and peas till well done.
Mash them coarsely after draining.
Heat butter in a pan.
Add ginger-garlice, capsicum, onion, tomatoes.
Fry for 2-3 minutes till very soft.
Add pavbhaji masala , chilli powder, turmeric, salt, sugar and fry further 2-3 minutes.
Bring to boil.
Simmer till gravy is thick, stirring and mashing pieces with masala, in between.
Add lemon juice, stir.
Garnish with chopped coriander and a block of butter.

For Pavs
Slit pavs horizontally leaving one edge attached. (To open like a book).
Apply butter (as desired) and roast open on a griddle till hot and soft with the surface crisp on both sides.
Serve hot with bhaji, a piece of lemon and chopped onion.

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South Indian Dish - Masala Dosa Recipe!!!


Masala Dosa


Ingredients:

Dosa shell:
1 1/2 cups rice
1/2 cup urad dal
salt to taste
Oil

Masala Filling:
2 large potatoes
1 medium onion (chopped)
1/2 teaspoon yellow split peas
1/2 teaspoon mustard seed
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1-2 green chili
1 tablespoon oil
salt to taste

Preparation:
Dosa shell

* Separately soak rice and urad dal at least 6 hour or overnight in water.
* Grind to paste.
* Mix together, add salt with water to make batter.
* Leave in room temperature overnight.
* Mix onion and chilies to the thin batter.
* Heat pan or griddle with little ghee or oil.
* Spread the mix on pan in circular motion to make thin Dosa.
* Cook on both the sides, if desired.


Masala Filling (Spicy Filling):

* Heat oil. Add mustard seed, peas, onions and spice.
* Fry for about 5 minutes on medium heat or/until onions are turned into golden brown
* Add potatoes and mix and cook some more Serve
* Add filling inside Dosa and roll. Serve hot with Chutney.

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Khandvi Recipe!!!!!


Khandvi

Ingredients
1/2 cup gram flour (besan)
1 cup thin buttermilk
salt to taste
2-3 pinches turmeric powder
1 tbsp. oil



For seasoning:
2 tsp. oil
1 tsp. sesame seeds
1/2 tsp. mustard seeds
1 tbsp. coconut scraped
1 tbsp. coriander finely chopped
2 pinches asafoetida
2 green chillies finely chopped
1 stalk curry leaves


Method
Mix water, flour, salt and turmeric to form a batter. Heat oil in a heavy pan, add batter. Stir vigorously and evenly to avoid lump formation. Cook till the mixture does not taste raw, stirring continuously. When done (about 7-8 minutes), pour a ladleful in a large plate. Spread as thin as possible with the back of a large flat spoon. Use circular outward movements as for dosas. When cool, cut into 2" wide strips. Carefully roll each strip, repeat for all plates. Place in a serving dish. For seasoning: Sprinkle coconut and coriander all over khandvi rolls. Heat oil in a small pan. Add cumin, asafoetida, curry leaves and chillies. At last at sesame seeds and immediately pour over rolls. Serve as is or with garlic chutney.

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Undhiyu Recipe!!


Ingredients
Serves about 4 people

100 gms. surti papdi, stringed, whole
100 gms. raw banana chunks unpeeled
100 gms. yam chunks (kand) peeled
100 gms. sweet potato chunks
100 gms. small brinjals - slit into two
4-5 green chillies crushed
1 tsp. ginger grated
1/2 tsp. garlic crushed
1 tbsp. coriander leaves finely chopped
1 tsp. wheat flour
4 tbsp. oil
1/4 tsp. asafoetida
1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
1 tsp. ajwain
salt to taste
1/2 tbsp. sugar
lemon to taste

For Muthiya
100 gms. methi leaves finely chopped
1/2 cup gram flour (besan)
1 tsp. red chilli powder
1 tbsp. fresh ground coconut
salt to taste
1 tbsp. oil

Method

For Muthiya
Mix all the ingredients for Muthiya & make stiff dough. Form into small oval, dumplings. Heat about 1/4 th cup oil, and saute the muthias for about 2 minutes. Remove from oil and keep aside.

Directions
Form a paste of green chilli, ginger, garlic and coriander. Rub the chunky veggies(yam, raw banana, sweet potato & brinjals) with oil and chilli-masala paste. Marinate for about 30 minutes.


Heat 4 tbsp oil, then add all the chunky vegetables and stir well. Cover and cook for 4-5 minutes. Add the papdi, turmeric, gram-flour, ajwain and salt. Cover and cook on low flame till all the vegetables are almost done.

Add coriander, lemon, and sprinkle some water if required. Add sugar according to taste and mix well. Cover with a lid and let it cook for another 8-10 mins, until all veggies are cooked and the spices are blended well.

Sprinkle some Sev on the top, if you wish, and serve hot with Chapatis.

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Crispy Poori !!!!


Ingredients for Crispy Poori
Wheat flour 2 cup Rava 3 t.spoons Salt 1/4 t.spoon Cooking Oil for frying

How to make Crispy Poori
Soak rava in little water for 15 minutes. Knead wheat flour, rava and salt to a fine dough. Make small balls, pat it on little wheat, and make thin crust with a rolling pin and deep fry in oil.

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Chole Bharture Recipe!!!!

Ingredients:

Bhature
2 cups All purpose flour (Maida) 1 pouch Yeast 1 cup Yogurt 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil Salt to taste

Choley
1 small can Garbanzo beans 1/2 tsp Ginger paste 1/2 tsp Garlic powder 1 tsp Cumin seeds 2 tbsp Oil 2 tbsp Cilantro 6-7 Mint leaves 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder 1/2 tsp Chilly Powder 2-3 Bay Leaves 2-3 Cloves 1/2 tsp Garam Masala 1 Medium-sized finely chopped onion 1 Big tomato 1 1/2 cup Water Salt to taste

How to make chhole bhature :

Bhature

* Take yeast and soak in lukewarm water for 5-10 minutes * Take all other ingredients and mix well. To this add the yeast and make a soft dough like for chappatis. If need be add a little water and keep aside for 4-5 hours, the longer kept, the better it is. * Roll like puri but this needs to be kept thicker than poori. Fry like poori till both sides are golden brown.

Chole

* Take 2 tablespoons of oil in a pressue cooker and heat it. * Add garlic powder and make it dark brown. Then add cumin seeds fry till they start spluttering. * Now add bay leaves and cloves. Add diced onions. Fry then till they are light brown. * Now add the rest of ingredients including water except the cilantro and mint leaves. * Close the pressure cooker and wait for 3 whistles to come or cook for 5-7 minutes. * Garnish choley with thinly sliced long pieces of onion and a piece of lemon split up into 4 pieces.

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