Zucchini Savory Pancakes

Zucchini Savory Pancakes, These are healthy and delicious pancakes. Yes these pancakes are savory and versatile. You can replace zucchini with carrots or any vegetable you like. These are very quick and best to pack for kids lunchbox. This can be enjoyed with mint sauce or just regular ketchup.

Ingredients:

¼ Cup Gram Flour Or All Purpose Flour

         1 Cup Shredded Zucchini   
          ¼ Cup Water           

1 Eggs Beaten

Salt and Pepper as taste

½ tbsp Chopped Green Chili

3 tbsp Chopped Cilantro

2 tbsp Oil

Process:

1) Take a bowl, add in Green Chili, Chopped Cilantro, Gram Flour, Salt, Pepper, Egg, Water and mix well to dissolve all the lumps.

2) Preheat oil in flat griddle, with the help of spoon pour in the batter to make for any size. Cook from both sides until turns golden brown.

Enjoy hot!

Paneer Kulcha Sandwich

Paneer Kulcha Sandwich, this is a amazing twist to our plain Kulcha's. As i am outside my home country and was missing them badly. I know, it looks like a big task but trust me its not. Goes great with Coriander Chutney or ketchup. So, please try this recipe and lemme know how you liked it.

Ingredients:

2 Kulcha

1 Cup Cottage Cheese

½ tsp Cumin Powder
1 tsp Cumin Seeds

1 Finely Chopped Green Chili
1 Onion Chopped

½ tsp Salt

½  tsp Chat Masala

1 tbsp Chopped Cilantro
1 tsp Oil


Process:

1. Heat oil in a pan on medium high flame, add in cumin seeds and onion. Stir till onion turns translucent. Then add in cottage cheese, cumin powder, green chili, salt, chat masala, cilantro and mix well. 

2. Take 2 kulcha's and then sandwich paneer stuffing in between kulcha's. 

3. Now take few drops of oil and roast sandwich from both sides.

Enjoy with cup of tea....

Moong Daal Vada (Laddu)

Moong Daal Vada (Laddu), i know delhi people would know how yummy is this one. Here's the delicious Moong Dal laddu's. This is a perfect snack in rainy weather best served with Grated raddish and mint chutney. Hope you would love to try this.

Ingredients:

1 Cup Moong Dal without skin

           2 tbsp Rice Flour              

¼ Cup Water

½ tsp Salt

½ tbsp Chopped Green Chili

3 tbsp Chopped Cilantro

1 tsp Chopped Ginger

1 tsp Cumin Seeds
1 tsp Fennel Seeds
Pinch of Hing
Pinch of Baking Soda
1 Chopped Onion
Oil for Deep Frying
1 tbsp Chopped Curry Leaves
 2 tbsp Chopped Cilantro

Process:

1) Soak Moong Dal for atleast 3 hours.

2) Take a grinder, add in soaked Moong Dal and grind well with water till becomes coarse paste. Add water slowly as per required.

3) Add in Cumin Seeds, Fennel Seeds, Salt, Rice Flour, Chopped Cilantro, Curry Leaves, Onion, Baking Soda, Hing, Ginger and mix well.

4) Heat up Oil for frying on medium flame. Make any shape vada's and fry them till turn golden brown....Enjoy hot!

Egg Chop

Egg Chop, has become one of my favorite tea time snack.They are crunchy with the sift flavorful core with the goodness of boiled egg and flavorful potato mixture. I hope you try them and let me know how you really liked them.

Ingredients:

2 Cup Boiled Mashed Potatoes
1/2 Cup Copped Roasted Peanuts

1 tsp Red Chili Powder
1 tsp Coriander Powder
2 tbsp All Purpose Flour
1 tsp chopped Green Chili
1 Cup Rice Flour/ Maida
1/2 Cup Bread Crumbs
2 Boiled Eggs
1 Beaten Egg
1 tsp Chaat Masala 

Oil for Deep Frying
1 tbsp Chopped Cilantro

Salt to taste

Process:

1)  In a Big Bowl add in mashed potatoes, green chili, salt, red chili powder, chaat masala, coriander powder, peanuts, cilantro and mix well till combined.

2) Heat the Oil in large skillet on medium high heat to fry Egg Chops. 

3) Cut boiled egg in half then coat potato mixture all around boiled egg. Then Dip the chop in beaten egg and then at last coat with bread crumbs.

4) Fry them on medium heat till that turns golden brown in color.

Enjoy...

Zucchini French Toast

Zucchini French Toast, Here's the healthy and very delicious breakfast recipe. I love to make them on a rainy day. Can be enjoyed with ketchup.

Ingredients:

¼ Cup Chickpea Flour

1 Cup Shredded Zucchini              

2 Eggs Beaten
¼ tsp Baking Powder
4 Bread Slice

Salt and Pepper as taste

½ tbsp Chopped Green Chili

3 tbsp Chopped Cilantro

1 tsp Grated Ginger

2 tbsp Oil

Process:

1) Take a bowl, add in Green Chili, Chopped Cilantro, Chickpea flour(Besan), Baking Powder, Salt, Pepper, Eggs and mix well.

2) Pre heat oil in flat griddle, Spread the batter over one side of bread and place the bread over the griddle upside down i.e. batter side over the griddle first. Flip when cooked and roast the bread from other side.

Enjoy hot!

Indian Zucchini Fitters

Indian Zucchini Fitters, Here's the healthy and very delicious Indian style fitters. I love to make them on a rainy day. Can be enjoyed with Ginger Pickle, Peanut Chutney posted on the blog.

Ingredients:

¼ Cup Chickpea Flour

              1 Cup Shredded Zucchini              

¼ tsp Baking Powder

Salt and Pepper as taste

½ tbsp Chopped Green Chili

3 tbsp Chopped Cilantro

1 tsp Grated Ginger

2 tbsp Oil

Process:

1) Take a bowl, add in Green Chili, Chopped Cilantro,Ginger, Chickpea flour(Besan), Baking Powder, Salt, Pepper and mix well.

2) Preheat oil in flat griddle, with the help of spoon pour in the batter little distance apart. Cook from both sides until turns golden brown.

Enjoy hot!

Begun Bhaja (Eggplant Fry)

Begun Bhaja, is known to be a Bengali dish and these days i am under Bengali cooking influence. These are served with rice and ghee(clarified butter). This is spicy and crunchy side dish or snack with soft center. I hope you guys will try this out and enjoy this amazing snack.

Ingredients:

Eggplant Slices

½ Cup Besan/Chickpea Flour
Oil for Deep Frying
1 tsp Cornflour
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste

2 tbsp Water

Process:

1) Heat Oil in large skillet on medium high heat to fry eggplant. In a Big Bowl add in besan, ginger garlic paste, salt and mix well with water to make a paste.

2) Dip eggplant slices in batter and fry till they turns to golden and crispy.

Enjoy!

Falafel

Falafel, my all time favorite Mediterranean dish. I love to have falafel sandwich anytime of the day. Who doesn't know this in India. These are crunchy from outside and soft from center. Try this with hummus in pita bread. Pita bread recipe i will post soon. 

                     Ingredients:

1 Cup Overnight Soaked Chickpeas 

4-5 Cloves Garlic

1 Big Onion Chopped

1 tsp Sesame Seeds

1 tsp Lime Juice

1 tbsp Green Chili paste

Oil for Deep Frying

1 tsp Baking Powder

1 tsp Cumin Powder

1 Bread Slice

1 tbsp Coriander Powder

1 Cup Chopped Cilantro/Parsley

Salt and Pepper as Taste

Process:

1)  Put chickpeas, sesame seeds, lime juice, salt, pepper, cumin powder, coriander powder, Baking powder, bread slice, green chili, garlic and cilantro in food processor to make course mixture. 

2)  Add 1/2 cup water in the mixture and pulse again in food processor. Now you will get a mixture that is suitable to make a ball that stay a single piece.

3)  Now make small balls out of the mixture, as a tip i can say that you can use ice cream scoop to make equal sized balls.

4)  Fry balls in preheated oil till they turn golden brown in color. If you see the mixture is not sticking together once you put in oil for frying then little All Purpose Flour can be used to mix in the mixture.

Enjoy!

Chicken Roll

Chicken Roll, is a wonderful masaledar dish includes a parantha with chicken filling. I try to always put some variation in everyday dishes. This recipe is very simple and quite flavorful dish that fills the pallet with amazing flavors. Goes great for lunch or dinner.

Ingredients:

Filling:

16 Oz Chopped Chicken
½ Cup Curd

1 tbsp Minced Ginger

1 tbsp Minced Garlic

1 tsp Red Chili Powder
1 tbsp Chili Sauce
1 tbsp Tomato Ketchup/ Hot and sweet Maggie Sauce

1 tsp Salt

1 tsp Coriander Powder

1 big Onion Sliced
1 tbsp Chaat Masala
1 Cup Green Bell Pepper Sliced

2 tbsp Oil 

½ tsp Garam Masala

Cilantro Leaves for garnish

Parantha:
1 Cup Wheat Flour

1 Cup All Purpose Flour

1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Oil

Water to Kneed Dough

Process:

1) Take a bowl, Add in Flours, Salt, Oil and mix well. Kneed with water to make a medium hard consistency. Let the dough rest for half an hour. Then take a flour ball and roll to make parantha. Cook on both sides with little bit oil.

2) In a bowl marinate Chicken with Curd, Garam Masala, Ginger, Garlic, Salt, Coriander powder, Ketchup, Chili Sauce. Let the marinate rest for an hour at least. In a pan, heat the oil on medium flame and once hot add in the marinated chicken.

3) Cook covered on medium high flame till chicken cooks and liquid evaporated to becomes a bit dry. Stir in between to prevent from sticking at the bottom.

4) Add in sliced onions and bell pepper. Stir well and cook for another 5 minutes.

5) Once done, Take parantha put some chicken inside. Garnish with Cilantro and Chaat Masala, Roll and serve.

Potato Cutlets

Potato Cutlets, is one of my favorite tea time snack. This is another version of Bread Roll posted on my blog. But with the same ingredients these taste altogether different....They are crunchy with the burst of flavors. I hope you will try them and let me know how you really liked them.

Here comes the Recipe

Ingredients:

2 Cup Boiled Mashed Potatoes

4 Bread Slices

1 tsp Red Chili Powder
1 tsp Coriander Powder
1/2 Cup Finely Chopped Onions
1/2 Cup Finely Chopped Bell Pepper
2 tbsp Rice Flour/ All Purpose Flour
1 tsp chopped Green Chili
1 Cup Corn Meal
1 tsp Chaat Masala 

Oil for Deep Frying
1 tbsp Chopped Cilantro

Salt to taste

Process:

1)  In a Big Bowl add in mashed potatoes, green chili, salt, red chili powder, chaat masala, coriander powder, onions, bell pepper, cilantro and mix well till combined.

2) Heat the Oil in large skillet on medium high heat to fry Cutlets. 

3) Cut the bread pieces round with the help of cookie cutter.Take some water in a bowl, dip the bread slightly in water and squeeze water. The purpose is only to moist the bread to roll bread. 

4) Divide potato mixture in medium sized balls and put potato mixture in the middle of one bread slice and cover with the another bread slice. With the help of hands join two bread slice edges as shown in the above picture.

5) Coat the cutlets in corn meal and Fry them on medium heat till that turns golden brown in color.

Enjoy...

Healthy Puff Pastry (Tip)

Healthy Puff Pastry, I know its surprising to heard that puff pastry could be healthy. I tried this and loved that as its a bit less of guilt in eating this one but no less in flavor. I have many recipes posted on my blog that can be used as a filling like Spicy Aalu, Aalu Methi, Soya Matar, Egg Burji, Aalu Shimla Mirch, Paneer Bhurji, Chinese Tofu. Here's the Crispy and flaky Snack. Can be enjoyed with tea or coffee.

Ingredients:

1 Malaysian Parantha Plain

Any Leftover Dry Vegetable

1 tsp Ketcup

1 tsp Coriander Chutney

Process:

**Tools Used: Cookie Pan.

1) Preheat your oven to 350F. Grease baking pan with butter and line the bottom with butter paper. 

2) Take a Parantha and cut in half to make two Pastries. These have a lot less calories than Puff Pastry sheets.

3) Take a Bowl, mix in Ketchup and Coriander Chutney and apply over parantha pieces.

4) Spread Dry Veggie evenly all over the parantha pieces. Seal the end with the help of water/Milk.

5) Place them over baking sheet, Maintain some gaps. Bake for 15 minutes..Enjoy after 5 minutes!

Tips:

1) Move Parantha's from Frozen section to refrigerator section at least 1 hours prior from the making time. Keep in mind parantha's shouldn't be out for long time, else it will be difficult to handle.

2) Brush pastries with Milk/Egg Wash(beaten egg plus 1 tbsp milk) before baking.

3) Use any kind of filings as per desired like minced pork, tofu, shredded cooked chicken etc.

Banarasi Chura Matar (Poha)

Banarasi Chura Matar, was one of the best things i ate in banaras..and loved it. I wanted to recreate the magic at home..so i got the recipe and i modified a bit for my taste... Its best to make in winters when we get fresh and sweet peas. Its such a flavorful recipe with the flavors of whole garam masala...Try these, i am sure you will be addicted by this morning/evening snack.

Ingredients:

1 Cup of Poha
1 Cup Fresh Peas
1 tbsp Lime Juice/ Amchur
1 Stick Cinnamon Stick
2-3 Whole Black Pepper
1 Grounded Cardamom
1 tsp Garam Masala
1 tsp Cumin Seeds
1 tbsp Grated Ginger
1 tbsp Sugar

½ tsp Red Chili Powder
½ tsp Minced Green Chili
½ Cup Water
1 tbsp Chopped Cilantro

1 tsp of Salt

2 tbsp Ghee/Clarified Butter

Process:

1) Soak poha in water for atleast 2 hours. Then remove excess water from poha . Add in Salt, Red Chili Powder, Garam Masala, Amchur, mix well and set it aside.

2) Preheat Clarified butter. Add in Cumin seeds, Cinnamon, Black Pepper, Cardamom, Grated Ginger Stir a bit. Add in minced Green chili, Peas, Sugar, Water and let it cook for 5 minutes with lid. 

3) Now add in Poha and mix well. Cover and cook for few minutes. Poha is now ready to serve with the garnish of Cilantro...

4) Serve with mint chutney. 

Enjoy!

Aalu Tikki (Potato Peas Cutlet)

Aalu Tikki, These cutlets we are eating since childhood from Indian street chaat food. This one used to be one of the biggest treat for evening snack. These cutlets are full of flavor with the crusty top with soft potatoes and the core is burst of flavors..I hope you all will love this and enjoy as a tea time snack.

Ingredients:

2 Cup Boiled Mashed Potatoes
1 tbsp Cornflour
1 tsp Lime Juice
1 tsp Cumin Powder

½ tsp Red Chili Powder
1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
1 tsp Dry Mango Powder
1 tsp Coriander Powder
1 tsp Cumin Seeds
1 Cup Peas

1 tsp of Salt
¼ Cup Roasted Crushed Peanuts
¼ Cup Chopped Cilantro
¼ Cup Chopped Cashews

Oil to Shallow Fry

Process:

1) Take mashed potatoes in a big bowl and add in cornflour, salt, cilantro, lime juice and mix well.

2) Take a tsp of oil in a fry pan and once the oil is hot add in cumin seeds, ginger garlic paste, Then add in salt, red chili powder, dry mango powder, coriander powder and peas. 

3) Cook on medium low flame and mash a bit with spatula. Add in chopped almonds and mix well.  Let the mixture cool down.

4) Now to make tikki's, take a big lemon size ball of potato and make a hole in the middle to fill with peas mixture and close the potato mixture. Now we have balls of potatoes with the peas mixture in the core. Press them to flatten them.

5) Take a flat nonstick skittle. Heat the oil in a pan, once oil is hot add in tikki's and fry from both sides till they turn golden brown from both sides. Now tikki's are ready, Serve with mint chutney. 

Enjoy!

Vegetable Upma (Andhra Style)

Vegetable Upma, this is a andhra style upma recipe. I think you all must have got by now that how much i love upma. I am having upma since my childhood. When i was a kid my mother used to prepare upma for me as a comfort food. Here's the Mild and Savory snack. Can be enjoyed as breakfast or tea time.

Ingredients:

1 Cup Semolina (Rawa)

1 tbsp Oil

1 tbsp Clarified Butter

1 Medium Onion Chopped

¼ Cup Peas

¼ Cup Chopped Carrot
2-3 Curry Leaves

2 Cup Water

½ tbsp Chopped Green Chili

2 tbsp Chopped Cilantro

1  tsp Grated Ginger

1 tsp Mustard Seeds

1 tsp Lime Juice

Salt as taste

Process:

1) Heat ½ tbsp Oil in large skillet on medium high heat. Roast semolina lightly. Remove semolina from skillet.

2) Heat up another ½ tbsp oil in the same skillet. Once Oil is hot, Add in Mustard Seeds and allow them to pop. Add in Curry Leaves, Onion, Green Chili, Grated Ginger, Peas, Carrot and saute till cooked.

3) Add in Water, Salt and let the water comes to boil.  Add in Semolina and stir continuously till water evaporates. Now switch off the gas and cover upma for 5 minutes.

4) Garnish with Cilantro...Enjoy with a cup of Tea!

Corn Meal Upma

Corn Meal, the Mild and Savory snack with full of flavor and health. This quick snack can be enjoyed as breakfast or tea time. This is a perfect lunch box idea for kids. Any kinda vegetables can be added to make is even more healthy.I just hope my all friends will try this.

Here comes the Recipe

Ingredients:

1 Cup Cornmeal

1 tbsp Oil

1 Medium Onion Sliced

½ Cup Water

½ tsp Clarified Butter

½ tbsp Chopped Green Chili

1  tsp Grated Ginger

1 tsp Mustard Seeds

1 tsp Lime Juice

Salt as taste

Process:

1) Heat the Oil in large skillet on medium high heat.

2) Once Oil is hot, Add in Mustard Seeds and allow them to pop. Then add in Onion, Green Chili, Grated Ginger and saute till cooked.

3) Add in cornmeal and stir till that turns lite brown. Add in Water slowly and stir continuously till water evaporates.

4) Garnish with Clarified Butter...Enjoy with a cup of Tea!

Poha Cutlet

Poha Cutlet, was just an experiment and it happened to be a dish i will make always..it was delicious. Its super crunchy from outside with lite and delicate flavors inside. You can put any kinda a veggies in there but i just loved them as it is. Try these, i am sure you will be addicted by these cutlets.

Ingredients:

1 cup of Poha
1 Cup Boiled Mashed Potatoes
1 tbsp Lime Juice
1 tsp Cumin Powder

½ tsp Red Chili Powder
½ tsp Minced Green Chili
1 tbsp Chopped Cilantro

1 tsp of Salt
¼ Cup Roasted Crushed Peanuts

2 tbsp Oil 

Process:

1) Soak poha in water for atleast 2 hours. Then remove excess water from poha .

2) Preheat oil till hot to fry. Take a bowl and add in poha , potatoes, cumin powder, salt, red chili, lime juice, peanuts, green chili, cilantro and mix well.

3) Once oil is hot enough to fry, then made any shape of cutlet as desired and fry till golden brown.

4) Serve with mint chutney. 

Enjoy!

Savory French Toast

Savory French Toast, is very pretty looking and yummy snack. French Toast is my favrt. snack in rain or breakfast any day. This is a perfect standalone snack for your Chai (Tea) Time. The Crunchy outside – The Soft juicy core – A Sip of Tea –  Myself Happy :)

           Here comes the Recipe

            Ingredients:

 Serve 2 Person

 4 Slices of baguette/Bread

 2 Eggs Beaten 

 2 tbsp Oil
½ tsp Salt
½ tsp Pepper
1 tbsp Chopped Cilantro

 2 tbsp Milk

Process:

1)   Preheat oil in a flat skittle. Take a flat bowl and add in eggs, salt, pepper, milk, cilantro and mix well.

2)   Dip in the bread pieces in egg mixture from both sides. Then place them over the preheated pan. Cook from both the sides till fully done. It will take 2-3 minutes each side.

Enjoy!

Sabudana Khichadi

Sabudana Khichadi, This is one of the dish, myself and my brother used to wait for the day when my mother prepares these sabudana cutlets or either sabudana khichadi. My mother  prepares this for navratri when we used to fast for the whole day(I know funny). 

This khichadi is super moist and flavorful with the crunch of peanuts.

Ingredients:

1 cup of Sabudana
1 Cup Boiled Chopped Potatoes
1 tbsp Chopped Green Chili
1 tsp Cumin Powder

½ tsp Red Chili Powder
1 tsp Coriander Chutney or Lime Juice

1 tsp of Salt
½ tsp Sugar
½ Cup Roasted Crushed Peanuts

1 tbsp Oil

Process:

1) Soak sabudana in water for atleast 2 hours. Then remove excess water from sabudana.

2) Take a bowl and add in sabudana, grounded peanuts, salt, red chili powder, cumin powder, salt, red chili, Coriander Chutney and mix well.

3) Preheat oil in a fry pan. Add in potatoes and green chili. Stir till potatoes turns light brown. Then add in sabudana mixture. Cook for 5 minutes on medium flame, stir in between for the even cooking, then add in sugar and stir cook for another 5 minutes.

4) Serve hot with curd or tamarind chutney. 

Enjoy!

Bread Roll

Bread Roll, is my favorite tea time snack. Every Sunday morning we myself and my brother used to wait for these bread rolls and used to eat them with the competition, that who gets more to eat. Ohhh those were the fun days...They are crunchy with the sift flavorful core. I hope you try them and let me know how you really liked them.

Ingredients:

2 Cup Boiled Mashed Potatoes

4 Bread Slices

1 tsp Red Chili Powder
1 tsp Coriander Powder
2 tbsp Rice Flour/ All Purpose Flour
1 tsp chopped Green Chili
1 Cup Rice Flour/ Maida
1 tsp Chaat Masala 

Oil for Deep Frying
1 tbsp Chopped Cilantro

Salt to taste

Process:

1)  In a Big Bowl add in mashed potatoes, green chili, salt, red chili powder, chaat masala, coriander powder, cilantro and mix well till combined.

2) Heat the Oil in large skillet on medium high heat to fry Bread Rolls. 

3) Take some water in a bowl, dip the bread slightly in water and squeeze water. The purpose is only to moist the bread to roll bread. 

4) Divide potato mixture in medium sized balls and put potato mixture in the middle of bread and try to cover the mixture with the bread completely in round way..as shown in the above picture.

5) Coat the rolls with rice flour or all purpose flour to prevent alot of oil gets sucked by the bread. Fry them on medium heat till that turns golden brown in color.

Enjoy...

Aalu Bonda

Aalu Bonda, is my favorite road side snack. I love to visit Maharashtra to have this authentic vada pav. I just wanted to recreate the same to fulfill my craving..specially in rainy season with a cup of tea. This is spicy and crunchy snack with soft center made of potatoes, this great combination of great flavors just burst in mouth. I hope you guys will try this out and enjoy this amazing snack.

Here comes the Recipe

Ingredients:

2 Cup Boiled Mashed Potatoes

½ tsp Turmeric

1 tsp Mustard Seeds
Oil for Deep Frying
1 tbsp Chopped Cilantro

1 tsp Butter

1 tsp Lime Juice

Salt to taste

For Batter

½ Cup Besan/Chickpea Flour
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
1 tsp Chopped Cilantro

2 tbsp Water

Process:

1)  Heat a tbsp Oil in large skillet on medium high heat, Add in mustard seeds, turmeric powder, red chili powder, mashed potatoes and mix well. Then add in salt, lime juice and mix well. Let the mixture comes to room temperature.

2) Heat the Oil in large skillet on medium high heat to fry vada's. In a Big Bowl add in besan, ginger garlic paste, salt, cilantro and mix well with water to make a paste.

3) Divide potato mixture in medium sized balls and coat them well with besan mixture. Fry the balls till they turns to golden and crispy.

Enjoy with a cup of tea...