Bean Burgers

Bean Burgers are healthy and tasty too! I have added dill leaves to it for more freshness.

Ingredients:

• 1 Cup Bens (used Rajma/ red kidney beans) (soaked , cooked & mashed)
• 1 Potato (boiled and Mashed)
• 1-2 tsp Dill leaves ( chopped)
• 1/4 tsp Mint leaves (chopped)
• 1 tsp Red chili powder
• 1/2 tsp Cumin powder 
• 1/2 tsp Coriander powder
• 1/4 tsp Garam Masala powder
• Few drops of lemon juice
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp rice flour
• Bread crumbs.

Method:

  Mix all the above ingredients and make desired size patties. Shallow fry them on on hot oiled tava/ griddle.

Serve hot.

For burger: Apply mayonnaise, mustard sauce  to buns, add some lettuce, fresh tomatoes, cucumber , cheese or any other salad and place these hot bean patties . Bean burgers are ready to eat!

Note:

• These patties will be soft and may turn little dry too. While shallow frying be careful.
• Beans must soft and add spices, salt according to your taste as beans and potato requires more taste.

Spinach tortilla wraps

Ingredients:

• 4 Spinach Tortilla (or can use palak paratha)
• 1 Tomato (sliced)

For stuffing

• 1-2 tsp Cream cheese / Mayonnaise
• 1 Green capsicum (sliced)
• 1-2 Carrot (sliced)
• 1/2 cu Cabbage (chopped)
• 1 Onion ( sliced)
• Paneer cubes (lightly pan fried)
• Salt and pepper.

Method:

        Heat the pan with oil, add onion , capsicum, carrot, cabbage and fry till they turn light brown and tender.  Add paneer cubes, salt and pepper and mix it well.

       Warm up the tortillas, spread the cream cheese/ mayo, add above made pan fried veggies,sliced tomatoes roll it.

Spinach tortilla wraps are ready to serve.

Baked Stuffed Eggplant

Ingredients:

• 1 Big Eggplant
• 1-2tsp Tamarind Paste
• 2-3  Onion Chopped
• 1 Tbsp Ginger & Garlic paste
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp Red chili powder
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1 tsp Cumin powder
• 1 tsp Coriander powder
• 1/2 tsp Cinnamon powder
• 2-3 Oil + some more
• Jaggery as per taste
• Salt as per taste.

Tempering:

Oil, fenugreek seeds, curry leaves & cumin seeds.

Method: 

 Cut the eggplant into half and scoop out the pulp. Apply oil on the cut eggplant.  Place these eggplant up side down and bake  for 10 15 minutes. or till you see brown color. (they will be tender too).Once they are done let them sit for awhile.

Heat the pan with oil, add cumin seeds and let then splutter. Add onion and fry till they turn light brown. Add tamarind paste , red chili powder, cumin powder, coriander powder. salt, jaggery and fry for few minutes.

Let it cool for some minutes and blend this into paste.(not to much watery paste)

Heat the pan add little oil and fry these eggplant pulp and above made paste. Cook till the paste is thick. Add cinnamon powder and mix everything well.

Stuff this paste into eggplant. Bake these stuffed eggplant for 10 minutes @ 350F.

Heat the pan with oil, add tempering ingredients and pour this on stuffed eggplant before serving.

Serve with Chapti/ Rice.

Happy Deepavali / Diwali

      Wish you all my blogger friends a very Happy Deepavali /Diwali...Njoy Panch pharal /five types of snack treat. 

Rava Ladoo

Beasan Ladoo

Karchikai / Karanji, / Kayi Kadabu (recipe blow)

Chakali,

Poha Chiwada / Avalakki chiwda

Recipe for the Karanji / Karchikai / Kayi  Kadabu:-

Ingredients for outer cover:-

• 1 cup Maida/ All purpose flour
• 1-2 tsp Rava 
• 3-4 tsp Hot oil  (mohan)
• Pinch of salt

Method:  In blow add apl flour, salt, rava and add mohan and mix everything well. Add little water and knead the dough. (it should be little stiff). Let it sit for 20 minutes or so.

Ingredients for Stuffing:

• 1/2 cup Putani  / Hurigadale /Split Dalia
• 1/2 cup Jaggery (grated)
• 1/4 cup Dry coconut (light roasted)
• 1 tsp Poppy seeds(light roasted)
• 2-3 tsp Sesame seeds(light roasted)
• 1/2 tsp Cardamom powder 

Method: 

             Mix putane. coconut, poppy seeds, sesame seeds and make a powder. In bowl add putane mixture and add jaggery, cardamom powder and mix it well.

Roll the dough into small puri and stuff the above made sweet stuffing. Apply cold milk on the edges and fold in to half and close it tightly.Cut the edges and deep fry in the hot oil till they turn puffy and light brown color.

Once they are cool down, keep them in the air tight container.

Notes:

• You can use fresh coconut but it will stay for very short period.

Bread Pakoda

 Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup Besan (benegal gram flour)
• 2-3 Bread slice (cut into triangle shape)
• 1/4 tsp Ajwain (carom seeds)
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1 tsp Red Chilly powder
• Salt to taste
• Water
• Oil for deep fry

Method:

In a medium bowl add besan, ajawain, termeric powder, red chilly powder,salt and mix everything with  water and leave for 15 to 20 minutes. (consistency should not be watery, it should be able to stick to the bread slice).

Heat the Oil on medium high heat for  frying. Dip the sliced bread in the besan flour mix and deep fry in the oil on both the side and till they turn light brown.

Serve hot with ketchup.

Veg Fried Noodles

Very simple and quick fried noodles.

Ingredients: 

• 1 Packet Noodles 
• 1 Carrot (sliced)
• 1 Capsicum (sliced)
• 1/2 cup Green beans (chopped)
• 1 Onion (sliced)
• 1 tsp Ginger & garlic paste
• 2-3 tsp Tomato sauce
• 1/2 tsp Soya sauce
• 1/2 tsp Red chili sauce
• Salt and pepper as per taste
• 2-3 tsp oil

Method:

     Cook the noodles as per the instruction and keep it a side. Heat the shallow pan with oil, add ginger garlic paste, onion and fry till they tun light brwon. Add all veggies and cook till they are tender. Add all the sauce and mix it well. Add noodles, salt and pepper and cook for a while.

Serve hot.
Veg Fried Noodles recipe goes to Shama's Fastfood event- Noodles.

Palak Paratha

Happy Dasara to all my blogger friends...

These are very simple and easy to make. You can have with yogurt, pickles or chutney.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups Atta ( wheat flour)
• 1 cup Spinach / Palak leaves 
• 1 tsp Red chili powder
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
• Salt to taste
• Oil for roasting.

Method:

     In a blender add all the ingredients (except the atta/ flour & oil). Make a fine paste by adding little water. In bowl add atta , above make paste and make a soft dough.  Let it rest for 25-30 minutes.

Knead the dough and make small balls. Roll these on floured surface till desired size. Roast them on tava. Use generous amount of oil. Roast it from both the side.

Serve hot with Sundried Tomato Chutney.

Palak / Spianch Burgers

Burgers!!!!

Ingredients:

• 2 Potatoes (boiled and smashed with small chunks)
• 1/2 cup Spinach / Palak (finely chopped)
• 1/4 cup Coriander leaves (finely chopped)
• Few leaves of Mint (optional)
• Few drops of Lemon
• 1/2 tsp Green chili paste or 1-2 chilies
• 1/2 tsp red chili powder
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1/4 tsp Cumin powder
  
• Salt as per taste
• Bread Crumbs
• Oil for deep frying

Method:

      In a bowl add all the ingredient except oil. Mix everything well so that all the ingredient mix well. Divide into 5-6 portion. Roll into bread crumbs ,shape with your palm as desired.   And let them sit for few minutes.

Heat the oil and deep fry these patties till they turn light brown color. 

Serve with fresh Tomatoes, Onion slice, Cucumber and Mayo, mustard!

Note: Frying  on medium heat so that it cooks properly.

Paneer Jalfrezi

This very simple and easy to make when you are in really hurry !

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Paneer cubes (cottage cheese)
• 1 cup Green Bell Paper (sliced)
• 1 Tomato (sliced)
• 1 Onion (sliced)
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds
• 1 tsp Ginger n Garlic paste
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp Red chili powder
• 2-3 tsp Oil 
• Salt to taste
• few Coriander leaves

Method: 

Heat the pan with oil, add cumin seed let them splutter. Add onion, ginger n garlic paste and fry for few minutes. Add turmeric, red chili powder and fry for 3-4 minutes. Add  pepper and cook till they are soft.

Add tomatoes, paneer and cook for few minutes till they are soften. Add salt and mix it well.

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with hot roti/ chapati.