Methi Falafel / Fenugreek Falafel

methi or fenugreek falafel

Chickpeas falafel made with pleasant flavour of fenugreek and served with tahini paste.

Ingredients

Boiled chickpeas                       2 – 3 cup

Fenugreek leaves chopped         ½ cup

Parsley leaves chopped              2 – 3 tbsp

Cumin powder                           1 tsp

Cayenne pepper powder             1 – 2 tsp

Black pepper powder                  2 tsp

Lemon juice                               2 tsp

Salt                                           to taste

Oil                                             to fry

For salad

Tomato                                      1 no.

Lettuce leave                              1

Lemon juice                                3 – 4 tsp

Parsley chopped                         1 tsp

For garnish

Tahini paste

Chopped parsley

Mint leaves

Sesame oil

Tomato

Method

Take a mixer, add boiled chickpeas, chopped fenugreek leaves, parsley leaves, cayenne pepper, cumin powder, black pepper powder, lemon juice, salt and make a paste.

prepare chickpeas mixture for falafel

Now give the shapes of the prepared paste.

falafel

Then deep fry them and remove on tissue.

fried falafel

To prepare salad

Take a mixing bowl, add sliced tomato, chopped lettuce leaves, parsley leaves, lemon juice and mix well and place on serving plate.

prepare salad

Place the fried methi falafel on serving plate and garnish with tahini paste, chopped parsley, mint leaves and put sesame oil on them.

methi or fenugreek falafel

Folded Pizza / Calzone

folded pizza or calzone 

Calzone is a folded baked pizza stuffed with onion, bell peppers, pizza sauce and cheese. It is great for family members as well as party crowd.

Ingredients

For dough

Refined flour                             1 ½ cup

Milk powder                              ½ tsp

Salt                                          to taste

For yeast

Yeast                                        2 tsp

Sugar                                        ½ tsp

Water                                        ¼ cup

For filling

Chopped onion                           ½ cup

Chopped red, green,

yellow bell peppers                     1 ½ cup

Chopped tomatoes                      2 tbsp

Pizza sauce                               ¼ cup

Cheese slices                             as required

For garnish

Oil                                             for glaze

Chopped bell peppers                  as required

Method

To prepare dough

Sieve refined flour, milk powder, salt in a bowl.

sieve flour, milk powder and salt

In another small bowl, mix yeast, sugar and water.

yeast

Then add water and yeast mixture in refined flour and make a soft dough and cover it with wet muslin cloth and keep it aside for 15 minutes for formatting.

To prepare filling

Take a mixing bowl, add chopped onion, chopped bell peppers, chopped tomatoes, pizza sauce and mix well.

prepare filling

Now take some portion of dough and roll out in thin round shape.

roll out the dough 

Now cut out small circles from the rolled sheet with the help of cutter.

cut circles by cutter 

Then place the filling and cheese on each circle.

place filling and cheese on circles 

Now fold them and seal with help of the fork.

fold the pizzas 

Arrange them on baking tray and bake them for 15 minutes at 200 degree celcius in microwave.

Take out and brush oil on them.

baked folded pizza 

Serve them on plate with chopped bell peppers.

Karela Sabzi / Bitter Gourd Curry

karela sabzi or bitter ground curry 

It is a popular north Indian dish for bitter gourd lover. This dry sabzi is very easy to prepare with easy available ingredients. Best match with white rice or rooti.

Ingredients

Sliced bitter gourd                     1 cup

Sliced onion                              1 cup

Red chilli powder                       1 tsp

Coriander powder                       ½ tsp

Finely chopped tomato               1 cup

Finely chopped green and

red chilli                                    1 tsp

Peanut powder                           2 tsp

Grated coconut                          1 tbsp

Water                                        as required

Salt                                           to taste

Oil                                            3 tbsp

For garnish

Grated coconut

Method

Heat oil in a pan, add sliced onion and sauté till light golden.

saute onion slice

Then add coriander powder, red chilli powder and mix well.

add dry spices 

Add finely chopped tomato and stir well then add chopped red and green chilli.

add tomato and chopped chilli 

Now add sliced bitter gourd, salt and mix well and add some water and cook till bitter gourd becomes soft.

add sliced bitter gourd and cook 

Then add peanut powder and grated coconut and mix well.

add grated coconut and peanut powder

Serve the bitter gourd curry and garnish with grated coconut.

serve karela sabzi

Dahi Vada

dahi vada

Yummy Dahi Vada is a very popular north Indian dish made with lentil dumplings dipped in yogurt and topped with boondi, red chilli powder, coriander. It is great as a side dish for party.

Ingredients

Urad daal soaked                                  ½ cup

Curd                                                     1 cup

Chashni                                                2 tsp

Coriander leaves finely chopped              as required

Red chilli powder                                   to taste

Boondi                                                  as required

Black salt                                             to taste

Method

First grind the soaked udar daal with some water and make a smooth paste.

Heat oil in a pan and put the daal paste by spoon and deep fry on low flame till golden brown.

Remove on tissue and let it cool.

fried vada

Then put them in water in a bowl for 2 – 3 minutes.

Then press the wada and let come out the water and place on serving plate.

Now beat curd with chashni and pour over vadas.

Then sprinkle boondi, red chilli powder, black salt, chopped coriander and serve.

Tartar Sauce

tartar sauce

Tartar sauce (tartar in the UK, New Zealand and Australia) is a mayonnaise-based thick white sauce. It made with mayonnaise, dill pickles, capers, mustard paste, shallots, gherkins, parsley and lemon juice. Perfect for serving with fried fish or chips.

Ingredients

Chilled soya milk                       1 ½ cup

Lemon juice                               ¼ cup

Salt                                           to taste

Mustard paste                            2 tsp

Finely chopped shallots              ¼ cup

Chopped capers                         1 tbsp

Gherkins                                    ¼ cup

Chopped parsley                         1 tsp

Lemon juice                                2 tbsp

Crushed black pepper                  to taste

Method

In a glass put chilled soya milk, lemon juice, salt, 1 tsp mustard paste and blend well with hand blender.

blend soya milk lemon juice musturd paste with oil 

Now slowly add vegetable oil and blend till the mixture thickens.

blend well

Then remove the thick mixture in a mixing bowl, add remaining 1 tsp mustard paste, chopped shallots  chopped capers, chopped gherkins and mix well.

add shallots capers gherkins

Add parsley, lemon juice, crushed black pepper, salt and mix well.

add parsley

Serve the ready tartar sauce with crumbed fried baby corn and cucumber slices. 

Garlic and Parsley Bread

garlic and pparsley bread

The tasty bread made with big loaf, baked it with smeared garlic butter parsley mixture. It is an excellent accompaniment with any soup.

 

Ingredients

French loaf (baguette)                1

Butter                                       200 gms

Garlic finely chopped                 20 cloves

Fresh parsley finely chopped      2 tbsp

Method

First slice the baguette diagonally without cutting through.

slice the loaf without cutting through

Take a mixing bowl, add butter, garlic, parsley and mix well.

prepare butter garlic parsley mixture

Now apply this mixture between the slices.

apply the butter garlic parsley mixture 

Then wrap the loaf in aluminium foil bake it in 180 degree celcius preheat oven for 15 minutes.

wrap the loaf with aluminium foil

Serve with laksa or any soup.

Chicken and Prawn Laksa

chicken and prawn laksa

Laksa is a popular spicy noodle dish with a curry soup base from the Peranakan culture, which is a merger of Chinese and Malay elements found in Indonesia, Malaysia. Laksa is a spicy noodle dish that is popular in Malaysia and Singapore; it's.

Ingredients

Boneless chicken (cut into strips)           100 gms

Prawns                                                 12 medium

Chicken stalk                                        1 cup

Coconut milk                                         1 cup

Noodles boiled                                       1 cup

For laksa paste

Whole dry red chillies (soaked)                6

Shallots                                                 12

Garlic                                                    4 cloves

Turmeric powder                                     ½ tsp

Galangal chopped                                   I inch pieces

Roasted peanuts                                    2 tbsp

Salt                                                       to taste

Olive oil                                                 3 tbsp

For garnish

Bean sprouts                                         ½ cup

Fresh mint leaves chopped                      6

Onion sliced and deep fried                     1 small

Lemon  sliced                                        1

Lemon grass                                         1 stalk

Method

To prepare laksa paste

First remove the seeds from soaked dry red chillies and put into mixer jar, add 10 shallots, garlic, lemon grass, chopped galangal, peanuts, turmeric powder, salt, 1 tbsp oil, little water and grind in a smooth paste.

prepare laksa paste

Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan, add chicken and sauté.

Then add laksa paste and stir.

add laksa paste in to chicken 

Now add chicken stock and let it boil.

add chicken stock 

Then add prawns and cook for a minute.

add prawn

Add coconut milk and mix well.

add coconut milk

Then cook till chicken and prawn both are done.

Now put the boiled noodles in serving bowl and pour the laksa over it.

pour laksa over noodles

Then top with bean sprouts, chopped shallots, fried onions, mint leaves, lemon slices and serve hot.

garnish chicken and prawn laksa

Tomato Bruschetta

tomato bruschetta

Bruschetta is traditional Italian dishes in which small bread slices are topped wipe 3 types of tomato, pesto sauce, parsley and mozzarella cheese.

Ingredients

Finely chopped garlic                ½ tsp

Chilli flakes                               ½ tsp

Crushed black peppercorns       1 tsp

Finely chopped onion                1 – 2 tbsp

Chopped tomato                       1 cup

Chopped green tomato              1 cup

Chopped cherry tomatoes         1 cup

Chopped capsicum                   1 tbsp

Oil                                            1 tbsp

Bread slices                              3 nos.

Grated cheese                           as required

For garnish

Parsley

Pesto sauce

Method

Heat oil in a pan, add finely chopped garlic, chilli flakes, crushed black peppercorn and stir well.

saute the garlic peppercorn chilli flakes 

Then add finely chopped onion and stir well.

add onion chopped

Add chopped tomato, chopped green tomato, chopped cherry tomato and chopped capsicum and mix well.

tomato mixture

Then cut a bread slice in pieces.

bread pieces 

Place them on baking tray and put the tomato mixture on bread pieces.

place tomato mixture on bread

Then add grated cheese on them.

Now heat it in oven for 2 – 3 minutes.

Take out from oven and serve on plate and garnish with parsley and pesto sauce.

garnish tomato bruschetta with pesto sauce

Tomato Soup

tomato soup 

Tomato soup is the most popular soup in Indian cuisine. This soup is very easy to make with easy available ingredients and is loved by all.

Ingredients

Bay leaf                                    2 nos.

Garlic cloves                             8 – 10 nos.

Sliced onion                              1 tbsp

Sliced carrot                             1 tbsp

Sliced tomato                           1 cup

All purpose flour                        2 – 3 tbsp

Water                                       as required

Butter                                       1 – 2 tsp

Sugar                                       ½ tsp

Soup cube                                1 tsp

Salt                                          to taste

Crushed black peppercorn          to taste

For garnish

Fresh cream

Puffed rice

Coriander leaves

Method

Heat oil in a pan, add bay leaf, garlic cloves, sliced onion and sauté.

Then add sliced carrot, sliced tomato then stir and add all purpose flour and mix well.

cook tomato with all spices 

Add water then mix well.

Now blend this tomato mixture well.

Then heat butter in another pan, pour the blinded puree.

blended tomato mixture 

Add sugar, salt, sugar cubes, crushed black peppercorn and boil it.

boil the blended mixture 

Then strain it in a bowl.

strain the soup

Serve the prepared soup in a bowl.

serve the soup in a bowl

Now garnish with fresh cream, puffed rice and coriander leaves.

garnish the tomato soup with cream