Showing posts with label Toddler/kid friendly. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Toddler/kid friendly. Show all posts

Jul 26, 2012

Chicken Sausage Sandwich


This is a quick and yummy sandwich last time I had made a open potato sandwich so this time I taught of making something with the sausages. Its a quick & yummy recipe with minimum ingredients.


Ingredients:
Brown bread - 6 slices
capsicum - 1 large
chicken sausage - 6 cut in small rounds
tomato paste - 2 to 3 tbs
cheese - 1 cup grated
salt and pepper - to taste
oil


Method:
Preheat the oven at 180 degrees for 10 minutes

Heat some oil in a skillet add capsicum just stir fry for a minute now add the sausages add little salt and pepper cook for 2 to 3 minutes switch off the flame.

Grease the grilling tray with some oil place the bread apply the tomato paste on each bread now add a spoonful of the sausage and capsicum mixture. Add grated cheese and grill until cheese melts or the top layer becomes light brown.

While making it in a pan:
Heat some oil or butter in a pan prepare the sandwich as above and place in the pan cover and cook until cheese melts. Be careful the flame should be low to avoid burning.

Enjoy with some ketchup or green chutney.



Jul 17, 2012

Instant Dhokla and some Awards.

After several tries this time I was successful. All thanks to Poonam from http://www.spicy-aroma.com/ its her recipe wihich clicked for me. I just couldn't wait to post this It was past 23.30hrs and I was in two minds whether to make the dhoklas now or some other time as I was dead tired but was excited to try this version so started the process...Guys my happiness had no boundaries when I saw the fluffy dhoklas I was just blushing my hubby immediately said "so this time it is successful" I replied "YESSSSSSSSSSS" was so happy..They were tasting yum!!!!All thanks to Poonam who has a lovely space with so many detailed yummy recipes.

My only suggestion to this recipe is addition of 1 to 2 tsp of lemon juice.

Friends I have blindly followed her recipe so you can get the recipe and step by step details here.





Awards time.

Thank you 

All of them have wonderful blogs with so many different recipes thanks you once again dear friends for sharing these awards with me.

I am so pleased to win these awards.Receiving awards is such an amazing feeling which can't be put in words. It may not be a big thing for some but for me it means that people are recognizing my work and that makes me feel so good. 

As far as rules are concerned most of the questions are answered in my previous awards. So I will go straight to sharing this joy with my fellow bloggers.

Jul 12, 2012

Dahi Batata Puri

Another chaat which tops the list.. Its a perfect snack on a on summer day the puris are stuffed with either potatoes or hot ragda topped with khatta meetha chutneys and dolloped with a spoonful of thandi dahi (cold curd). The green chutney in this recipe is adapted from http://www.rakskitchen.net/. I love surfing her blog there are so many yummy recipes. Thanks Raks for sharing the chutney recipe with us.

Ingredients:
Round puris - 20
potato - 2 boiled and mashed
red chilli pwd - 1tsp
roasted cumin pwd - 1 tsp
chaat masala - 2 tsp
thick curd - 1 1/2 cup
sugar - 1 tsp
nylon sev - 1 cup
chopped coriander - handful
salt
Sweet and sour chutney (khatti meethi chutney)
Ingredients:
Dates (khajur) - 2 cups - deseeded
tamrind - 1/4 cup - deseeded
jaggery - 1 cup
red chilli powder - 1 tsp
asafoetida - a pinch
salt - to taste


Green chutney recipe can be found here..

Method:
Add little sugar to the curd and lightly beat it.
Place the Puris in a plate, with the help of your thumb carefully make a hole in the center of the puri add a spoonful of sweet and sour chutney and green chutney then fill in some potato then sprinkle some red chilli powder, chaat masala and cumin powder. Add a spoon of the beaten curd now add again sprinkle some red chilli powder and chaat masala and little salt. Now add the Sev to all the Puris along with both chutneys and garnish with coriander.

Enjoy!

P.S. The boiled potatoes can be substituted with ragda as well.









Jul 11, 2012

Tandoori Chicken

Absolutely requires no introduction its immensely popular around the world the blend of aromatic spices is amazing in this recipe. In the good old days making tandoori in the house was just a dream but now with all the things so easily available it can be made and enjoyed with the whole family. We enjoyed it with cabbage and capsicum salad some french fries, boiled eggs and of course the mint chutney.

Ingredients:
Chicken drumsticks - 9
thick curd - 3/4th cup
ginger - 1 1/2 "
garlic - 6 to 7 cloves
Lemon - 1small
mint leaves - 1/2 cup
coriander leaves - 1/2 cup
red chilli pwd - 1/2 tbs
turmeric - 2 tsp
garam masala pwd - 2 tsp
badshah tandoori masala - 1tbs
melted butter - 2 tbs
red food color - 1 tsp
salt - to taste

Method:

  1.  Wash and completely dry the drumsticks with a kitchen towel. 
  2. Grind mint, coriander, ginger and garlic together to a fine paste
  3. Take a bowl add chicken, grounded green paste,squeeze lemon, add all dry masalas, curd, food color and salt nicely coat all to the chicken. Now transfer the chicken to the refrigerator minimum for 3 hrs.
  4. Preheat the oven to 250 deg C for 15 min
  5. Cover the tray with aluminium foil  now transfer the chicken to the tray. Brush them with some butter
  6. Grill the drumsticks totally for 25 min. (Turn the chicken pieces after 15minutes and  brush with some butter)
  7. Once done broil them for 5 minutes.
  8. Remove and serve hot with mint chutney.







Jul 4, 2012

KFC Chicken fry

This recipe is adapted from one of my favorite blogs http://tastyappetite.blogspot.com/. I just love the way the dishes are been presented by Jay. I am a big fan of KFC and Jay had posted the fried chicken recipe it looked very perfect. The texture of the chicken was so very close to the original recipe without wasting much time I tried my hands on it. Except for the addition of Oats  I haven't made any changes from the original recipe.As I had boneless chicken I cut them in strings and went ahead to make the perfect KFC chicken fry.

Ingredients:
boneless chicken - 1/2 kg
eggs - 2
milk - 2 to 3 tbsp
maida - 1 1/2 cup
oats - 1/2 cup
garlic powder - 2 tsp
onion powder - 3 tsp
red chilli powder - 1 tsp
pepper powder - 1/4 tsp
oil - to fry
salt - to taste

Marinade:
Lemon juice - 1 tbs
red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
pepper powder 1/2 tsp
salt

Method:
Wash and clean the chicken pat dry and keep aside. Coat the chicken with the ingredients under marination and keep in the refrigerator for 1 hr minimum. Now take a bowl break eggs add milk with a pinch of salt and whisk to a smooth mixture keep aside. Start heating oil in kadhai. Now take another plate add the plain flour, oats, garlic powder, onion powder, red chilli powder, pepper, salt and mix.
Take a piece of chicken roll in the  flour mixture and coat it. Now dip the chicken in egg batter and again roll in the flour dust the extra flour and deep fry in the heated oil. Fry until crisp golden brown on medium flame. Drain on a kitchen towel.


Enjoy with ketchup.


P.S. I have added Oats to the flour just to get the crispy crunch KFC texture.


Jul 2, 2012

Eggs on Potato chips (Patate per eda)

Simply love the Parsi cuisine be it Dhansaak, Akuri or any other parsi delicacy. I made this recipe and it was tasting really nice.Its a perfect breakfast recipe and quiet filling too. I would like to share with all and I hope you will try it.


Ingredients:
Eggs - 2
potato wafers - 1 small packet roughly crushed
onion - 1 finely chopped
green chilli - 1 finely chopped
salt  and pepper - to taste
oil

Method:
Heat oil in a pan add onions and green chilli add salt and stir fry until onions turn light pink now add the crushed wafers and spread them over the onions. Break the eggs on the wafers add little salt and pepper (remember salt is also added to the onions) cover and cook for 2 minutes on medium to low flame. Remove the lid and slowly take the egg odd the flame.

Serve with toasted or plain bread.






Jun 28, 2012

Chickpea cutlet/ Veggie Burger with desi sauce

Wanted to take a break from the normal cooking of curries, rice....So taught of making burger for dinner I know it sounds weird a Burger for dinner but folks this is the only time where we can peacefully sit and enjoy the meal and hubby dear too enjoys it. Keeping the toddler in mind i taught of making a healthy patty with loads of carrots and some spinach. I also made a desi sauce and it complemented the patty very well I highly recommend it to all as its low calorie and very healthy. Folks do try it and you will surely fall in love with the complete package.



Ingredients for Chickpea patty:


Chickpeas - 400gm boiled and coarsely grinded
potato - 2 medium sized boiled and grated
carrot - 1 medium sized grated
spinach - 4 to 5 leaves roughly chopped
onion - 1finely chopped
cumin seeds (jeera) - 1/4 tsp
ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tbs
green chilli - 2 finely chopped
freshly chopped coriander - handful
amchur powder - 1/2 tsp
turmeric- 1/2  tsp
red chilli powder - 1 tsp
garam masala powder - 1 tsp
dhaniya jeera powder - 1 tsp
salt - to taste

To shallow fry:
Maida (All purpose flour) - 2 tbs
Bread crumbs - 1 cup
oil

Method:
Heat oil in a cooking vessel add jeera along with onions and green chilli, ginger garlic paste cook for a minute then add salt and turmeric after few seconds add red chilli powder, dhaniya jeera and garam masala powder once the raw smell vanishes add half of grated carrot and half of chopped spinach cook until they become soft now add the coarsely grinded chickpeas and grated potatoes,amchur powder and chopped coriander mix it properly and cook it for a few minutes. Add salt if required.
Once cool then apply little oil on your palm and make round tikkis.

For frying take a bowl add maida along with little water make a thin paste. (little thinner than dosa batter ). heat oil in a frying pan dip each patty in the flour paste then in the bread crumbs and shallow fry until crisp brown. Drain on a kitchen towel. Enjoy with tomato chilli garlic sauce.

Now the same cutlet can be used in the Burger.

Desi sauce:

Ingredients:
Thick yoghurt - 1 cup
carrot - 1 small grated
spinach - 2 leaves roughly chopped
salt - to taste
black pepper - a pinch
sugar - 1 tsp

Method:
Whisk the curd add remaining carrots and spinach used in the chickpea patty along with sugar, salt and pepper mix well and chill in the refrigerator.

Assemble:
Slightly toast the burger buns now apply little mayonnaise and tomato garlic chilli sauce then some lettuce, onions and tomatoes add a spoonful of desi sauce and the patty or any cutlet cover the bun and enjoy.

P.S. The quick desi sauce can be used in sandwiches or any wraps specially for kids as its healthy and yummy.






The desi sauce looks yummy




Burger is ready









Jun 19, 2012

Medu vada

A South Indian breakfast crispy golden vadas dipped in sambhar and coconut chutney are to die for. In Bombay we see men travelling on cycles with a large steel dabba stuffed with idli and vadas and a bag full of chutney they travel in targeted areas to sell these vadas mainly early in the mornings.  I too have tried some and they taste yummy. I make them frequently and hubby dear is completely in love with them So here goes the recipe.

Ingredients:
Urad dal - 2 cups
coconut - 1/2 cup grated or finely chopped
green chili - 3 finely chopped
black pepper powder - 1/2 tsp (I used powder as I don't like whole or crushed pepper in vadas)
coriander finely chopped - handful
curry leaves - 2 springs finely chopped
salt - to taste
oil - to deep fry

Method:
1. Soak the urad dal in water for about 4 to 5 hrs. Drain and grind it to a fine paste add little water if needed. Now add coconut,green chilli, balck pepper powder, chopped coriander and cury leaves. Adjust salt. Mix well

2. Heat oil in a kadhai take water in a small bowl for wetting the palm. Take a lump of the above batter shape it in a small round vada make a hole in the center with the help of your index finger and slowly drop in the hot oil. the vadas should be fried on medium flame until golden brown. Remove and place them on a kitchen towel.


Enjoy with  chutney and sambhar.

Sambhar recipe will be posted shortly.








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Jun 12, 2012

Open Potato Cheese Sandwich

It was love at first sight with this recipe. This recipe is adapted from Kanchan's blog http://personaltadka.blogspot.com. I have blindly followed her recipe and the end results were too too good. Get to make a good heavy breakfast only on Fridays as its weekend here and we enjoyed the sandwich to the core.Here goes the recipe.

Ingredients:
Potatoes boiled  - 2 medium size
capsicum  chopped - 1 large
onion chopped - 1
green chilli - 1 to 2
coriander chopped - handful
lettuce - 5 to 6
bread - 6 slices
butter - 2 tbs
cheese - 1 packet grated around 200gm
salt and pepper - to taste

Method:
Mash the potatoes add capsicum,onion,chopped coriander, green chilli, salt and pepper.
Toast and butter the bread slices.

Assemble:
Arrange the bread slices place the lettuce and potato stuffing add the grated cheese.
Push them in the oven and grill until cheese melts.
Enjoy with tomato ketchup and tea.







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