indian easy snacks
Seekh kabeb
Seekh Kebabs is a recipe inspired from middle eastern tradition and terrific appetizers made from chicken or goat meat,they can also be served as side dish with the main meal.
Since most of us don’t have ovens, most of us don’t try this easy recipe to make them at home , but you can prepare this dish by frying too. I tried out both the method
grilled it in oven and by frying and trust me both came out with good taste.
please read the complete recipe for the directions.
Prep time: 10 mins
Cooking time: 25 mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients
500 Grams of chicken/goat meat mince
2 Large Cardamom (Black, ground large)
1-2 Cardamoms (small, green, ground)
2-3 Springs of Fresh coriander
½ tsp of Garam masala powder
½ tsp of Chilli powder
½ tsp of Cumin seeds (whole)
1 tsp of Dry coriander
2 Large Onions
5 Garlic cloves(large)
1.5 Ginger stick
½ Beaten egg
1 Cup Bread crumps (optional)
salt to taste
Method
Directions | How to make Seekh Kebab
1.Chop onions,garlic,garlic and coriander.
2.Put all the mince chicken in a large bowl and add chopped onions, garlic, ginger, coriander.
3. Add large cardamons,green cardamons,garam ,chilli powder,dry coriander and chilli powder to the prepared mixure
and grind it together,add beaten eggs and bread crumps to it and mix thoroughly with either your hand or a wooden spoon.
4. Take a large hand-full of mixture and flatten it on the barbeque skewer,if skewer is not available then wooden spoon can be used instead.
5. Preheat the oven at about 420 degree farenhiet.Once the oven is preheated,put foil on to your grill and put your kebabs over the hot grill.
6. Set the kebab’s in the oven and let it cook for 20-25 minutes or until coooked.Cook until all sides are bown
Alternative cooking if you don’t have oven at home.
5. Follow all the steps till 4
6. Cook the kebab’s directly over flame for a minute.
7. Heat a little oil seperately in a frying pan.
As soon as the kabab gets roasted remove it from the skewer and put into frying pan.
Fry well on all sides by rolling with wooden spoon. After frying, remove from heat and place kababs on absorbent paper or paper towel to drain out excess oil.
Serve on a bed of lettuce. garnish with tomatoes, onion rings or spicy green chutney.
Tips
Brush the foil papaer with oil before setting the kebab’s over it to avoid sticky of kebab’s.
While cooking the kebabs on the grill , turn the sides at 10 minutes interval so the kebab’s gets grilled evenly.
Prawns Popcorn(shrimps popcorn)
Prawns popcorn,this crispy golden fried popcorn makes as an easy appetizer and your guest will love it ,
It can be served with fries,creamy coleslaw or a simple tomato ketchup dip.
Prep time: 10 mins with 30 mins prawns to marinate
Cooking time: 10-15 mins
Serves: 4
INGREDIENTS
For marination
250gm Prawns washed and cleaned well.
½ tsp. of black pepper powder
½ tsp. of turmeric powder
½ tsp. of red chili powder
½ tsp. of ginger-garlic paste
1 tsp. of lemon juice
1 tsp of mint(pudina) paste.
Salt as required.
For cooking
1 cup all-purpose flour(Maida)
½ beaten egg
1 cup Bread crumbs
Oil to fry.
salt to taste
Directions | How to make Prawns Popcorn
First, marinate 250gm prawns for half an hour in: black pepper powder,turmeric powder,red chilli powder, ginger-garlic paste,
lemon juice, mint(pudina) and salt.
When ready to fry, take ½ cup of all-purpose flour mixed with quarter tsp. of salt and ½ egg, beaten well.
One at a time, roll the prawns in the remaining flour,then roll them once more in the bread crumbs.
This normally gets messy and sticky with hands but once you get hold of it,it will take much time.
Heat oil in a pan, then deep fry them in batches at medium heat until golden and crispy.
After frying, remove from heat and place the prawns on absorbent paper or paper towel to drain out excess oil.
Serve with fries or a simple tomato ketchup dip!!
TIP: Do not over-fry as prawns harden if over-cooked.
Chicken Bread rolls
An innovative crispy tasty bread rolls made from mashed potatoes,left over bread slices and chicken curry.
Now no need to worry about your leftovers anymore.
These bread rolls are favorite at my home and I usually pair them with the evening chai as a snack served with tomato ketchup. Hope you too will try this at home.
Its very simple and easy to prepare. Watch out this step by step recipe of these yummy chicken bread rolls
Preparation time : 10 mins
Cooking time : 10 mins
Serves : 4
Ingredients:
1/2 cup left over chicken
8 bread slices( I used brown bread, you can use any breads of your choice)
2 medium size potatoes(boiled peeled and mashed)
1 tsp of ginger garlic paste
1 tsp red chili powder
1 tsp garam masala powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp soya sauce
1 tablespoon Cilantro (hara dhania), finely chopped
Oil to fry
Directions || to prepare Chicken Bread Rolls
To prepare the filling
Pick up all the chicken pieces from the curry and shred them all.
In a bowl mix all the ingredients shredded chicken,mashed potatoes,ginger garlic paste,red chilli,garam masala,salt,soya sauce,chopped coriander
and knead lightly to form a soft dough.
To prepare the rolls
Trim the edges of the bread slices and set aside.
Fill a small bowl with water to wet the bread.
Dip one side of a slice of the bread lightly in the water. Place the slice between your palms and press, squeezing out the excess water. This makes the bread
moist.
Place the filling in the center of this bread and mold the bread to completely cover it all around, giving an oval shape. Repeat to make all the rolls.
Heat the oil in a frying pan on medium high heat. Drop the rolls slowly into it, taking care not to overlap them.
Fry the bread rolls until they are golden brown, turning occasionally. This should take about two to three minutes. Take them out over a paper towel.
Serve them hot with any chutney or ketchup.
Tips:
Before frying, let the roll sit for about five minutes. This will evaporate some of the water from the bread so that it
absorbs less oil while frying; also making the bread rolls crisper
Chicken Patties
One more flavorful snacks or a side dish to a main menu, Chicken Patties cooked with meat (mutton or chicken) stuffing that is fried with a batter/covering.
This is one of my kid’s favourite and i discover that she loves having it so i made some addition to the patties and added Green Peas(Matar) to this recipe.
We can also add more veggies to it,specially its good for kids who loves chicken and hate having veggies,this will add nutritional value to the patties.
Please leave any comments or feedback if any.
Prep time: 30-40 mins
Cooking time: 10-15 mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients
250 grams of boiled Shredded Chicken
1 cup boiled green peas(Matar)
1 boiled potato
1 tsp of Ginger garlic paste
1 tsp of Red Chilli powder
1 tsp of Garam Masala powder
1 tsp of Tomato Ketchup
1 egg
1 cup of Bread Crumbs(optional)
Salt to taste
Oil for frying.
Directions | How to make Chicken-Green Peas Patties
In a bowl mix all the ingredients (shredded chicken,green peas,potato,ginger-garlic paste,red chilli,garam masala and tomato ketchup)
and knead lightly to form a soft dough.
Divide the mixture into equal portions. Shape each portion into a round and flatten slightly.
Whip the egg in a bowl and dip each patty into the egg beaten and then roll it in the bread crumb
Deep-fry the patties in hot oil until they are golden brown in colour and drain on absorbent paper.
Fry it for about 10 minutes and serve hot with tomato-garlic sauce or any chutney of your choice.
Tips
You can any veggies of your choice like shredded cabbage or carrots.
Sev Batata puri
Sev Batata Puri is another famous chaat snack from the lands of Mumbai. You can either prepare Dahi Sev batata puri those are prepared with round puri with masala stuffed in it or you can make it with flat puri.
I tried it with flat puris.This recipe is absolutely simple to make if you have your puris, sev and chutney ready.
All these three ingrdients can be brought readymade or you can prepare it at home.
Preptime: 10-15 mins
Cooking time: 5-10 mins
Serves: 4 + people
Ingredients
2 medium size boiled and peeled potatoes
½ cup tamarind chutney
½ cup mint coriander chutney
chaat masala as required
1 tablespoon red chili powder
1 onion,finely chopped
1 tomato,finely chopped
1 green chili chopped (optional)
a few sprigs of coriander leaves to sprinkle,finely chopped
1 cup curd
15-16 puris
1 cup sev
1 to 2 tsp lemon juice (optional)
black salt
Directions || How to prepare Sev batata puri
Arrange the puris on a plate , you can decide the puris to be served each plate.
Mix chopped potato, lemon juice,salt and red chilli powder and place this over the puris.
Now add the chopped onions,tomatoes and greed chilies on top of the potatoes over the puris
Now top the puris with mint coriander chutney,dahi and tamarind chutney one on top of the other.Top the chutneys and dahi as per your taste.
Now Sprinkle chat masala and cover all the puris with pently of sev and at last sprinkle chopped coriander leaves,.
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