Baked Bhindi (Okra)

Ingredients:

1 pound Fresh Okra
1 teaspoon hot chili powder
1/2 teaspoon each of ground cumin and coriander
Pinch of turmeric
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
3 teaspoon oil

Method:

Cut each okra into two after washing and drying them.
Transfer in a large mixing bowl and combine with all the spices ,oil and salt.
Preheat Oven to 375F.Lay the okra on a baking sheet,spread evenly and prevent any overlapping.
Keep a close eye on them,as these can burn easily.
Bake for 8-10 minutes until crisp.

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Panneer Bhurji

Kids will love this. Very colourful yet very nutritious. Easy to make if you have readymade panneer. Serve while hot.


Ingredients:

Panneer - 1 cup or a little more
Onion - 1 small chopped finely
tomato - 1 small chopped finely
garam masala - 1/2 tsp(optional)
turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
green chillies - 3-4 chopped
mustard seeds - 1tsp
cumin seeds - 1 tsp
hing - a small pinch
coriander leaves for garnish
salt
oil for tempering

Method:

Temper the mustard and cumin seeds and then add the hing pinch and cook.
Saute the onions till translucent and then add the tomato and cook for a few mins
Add the spices and cook till the raw flavour vanishes.
Crumble the panneer with hand and add them to the masala and then sprinkle salt and then cook for a few mins.
Garnish with coriander leaves.
Goes really well with rotis.

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Brown rice stuffed bittergourd

This recipe was adapted from Yasmeen's blog. This is very good for diabetic people. You can find some good uses of bitter gourd in the other blog post. Instead of Bulgur we substituted with brown rice that was there in our kitchen pantry. It came out well, that is if you like bitter gourd.

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Patata Bravas

Hola Amigos!

Patata bravas is a traditional tapas recipe. Each household has their own recipe and finds them the best. kids sure will love this recipe needless to say about adults. Tapas means a variety of appetizers or snacks in the Spanish cuisine. It is usually served to encourage conversation among people who otherwise will be busy eating a whole meal. We had Tapas for the first time in Solea Restaurant, MA, USA. You can find the review of the restaurant in our other blog. Just click here.



Ingredients:

• 3 bsp of olive oil

• 4 large Russet potatoes, peeled, and cut into wedges
  
• 2 tbsp minced onion
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 1/2 tablespoons Spanish paprika
• 1/4 tsp Tabasco Sauce
• 1/4 tsp ground thyme
• 1/2 cup (4 fl. oz) Ketchup
• 1/2 cup (4 fl. oz_) mayo
• Chopped parsley, to garnish
• 1 cup (8 fl. oz) olive oil, for frying

Method:

Brava sauce:

In a saucepan, heat 3 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and saute until the onion is soft. Turn off the heat, and add the paprika, Tabasco sauce, and thyme, stirring well. Transfer to a bowl and add the ketchup and mayonnaise. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.

Potatoes:

Boil the potatoes. Sprinkle the potatoes lightly with salt and black pepper. In a large skillet fry the potatoes in 1 cup (8 fl. oz) olive oil until cooked through and golden-brown, stirring occasionally. Drain the potatoes on paper towels, check the seasoning, add more salt if necessary, and set it aside.

Mix the potatoes with sauce before serving. Garnish with parsley and serve hot.

Hope you will enjoy this recipe too like we did.

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Brinjal Masaal

Ingredients:

brinjal - 3 cut into four
ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
coriander leaves - a handful
green chillies paste - 1 tsp
salt to taste

Method:

Heat oil and temper mustard seeds and urad dal.
Add the brinjal pieces and add the spices and cook till done. Sprinkle salt and cook.
Garnish with coriander leaves chopped.,

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Vayakaai Podimaas

Ingredients:

Raw banana - 2
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp.
Urad dhal - 1/2 tsp.
Dry red chillies - 2
onion - 1 very small
Grated ginger - 1/2 tsp.
Curry leaves - few
Coriander leaves - few
Lime - 1
Oil - 2 tsp.
Salt - as per taste

Method:

In a kadai, heat oil, season with mustard seeds, urad dhal, grated ginger and curry leaves. Add onions and saute.

Add the diced bananas and salt. Mix well. Sprinkle some water and cover with a lid. When done, switch off the stove and squeeze the juice of a lemon. Add chopped coriander leaves, mix well and serve hot.

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Parm coated brussel sprouts

We are trying brussel sprouts for the first time. This is the top most hated veggie in Britain. Well, we know what you must be thinking. Then why this? We can assure you that even those who hate BS will love them this way. Everybody deserves a chance, even Brussel sprouts :-)



Ingredients:

Brussel sprouts
parmesan cheese shavings
salt and freshly ground pepper

Method:

Cut them lengthwise(you know what we mean)
Remove any outside leaves
saute them in olive oil for a few min till they brown. If not cooked well, sprinkle some water and cover and cook.
Sprinkle salt and pepper
Turn the heat off and top them with parm shavings..
They are a delight to see n eat.

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Golden fried Potato chips

Call us old-fashioned, but we want our chips fried. Not that we have anything against microwaved ones. We are favour of that too. But we are sure you will agree with the fact that fried chips are definitely tastier.

Ingredients:

Potatoes- 2 large ones
salt to sprinkle
pepper(optional)


Method:

• Slice the potatoes (we used a mandoline here).
  
• Soak the slices in salted water for say 10 mins
• Dry the slices on a paper napkin.
• Drop the slices in hot oil and fry them.
• Sprinkle salt and pepper for taste.
• Golden fried potato chips ready.
• This will make a great tasty snack or a side for puliyodharai or lemon rice
  

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Roasted garlic mashed potatoes

Ingredients:

Garlic - 1 head
Yukon gold potatoes -1 lb
olive oil - 1 tbsp
sour cream - 1/8 cup
butter - 2tbsp
milk if needed
salt
white pepper


Method:

Separate the garlic into cloves and add olive oil and wrap in an aluminium foil and bake for 45 mins at 350 F

Mash the garlic finely or if you are using a ricer rice the garlic along with the potatoes.

Boil potatoes with salt and then peel them.

Mash the potatoes and then add the other ingredients. Add milk if needed for consistency.

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