veg quick snacks

Delicious Dahi ke kebabs

Posted on March 23, 2017 Updated on April 7, 2017

Delicious dahi ke kabab…with pudina chatney…👌👌

◆Recipe of Dahi Kebab

Author : Shweta Shah

◆Ingredients-

Hung curd – 750 gm
Onion (paste)- 2 medium size onions
Green chilli (crushed)- As per taste
Coriander (finely chopped) -As per taste
Kasuri methi -2 tbsp
Paneer (crushed) – approx. 170 gm
Salt
Corn flour 2 tbsp
Toast (crushed) – as required

◆Directions || How to prepare Dahi ke kebabs

If you get hung curd from market well and good.

If not, take curd and pour it in mal-mal cloth piece and tie a knot such that all water comes off.

Make sure not even drop of water remains. Do this for 4-5 hours and refrigerate it overnight..

Take the hung curd in a bowl. Mix all the ingredients- green chilly paste , onion paste , corn flour, coriander, paneer , kasuri methi,salt and mix well.
Prepare small kebab from this mixture. Use toast crush to make a layer on the kebab for getting a crisp texture.

Shallow fry this and enjoy the delicacy!

Best served with pudina chutney.

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Spongy and fluffy Idli (home made batter)

Posted on March 2, 2017 Updated on April 8, 2017

Idli(steamed rice cakes) is the traditional south India cuisine. I am sharing you the full proof step by step recipe of how to make idli batter at home.Trust me its very easy and there is no rocket science behind it, if you follow the steps correctly ,you will definately land up making a spongy fluffy idli’s at home.This recipe is a very basic recipe which uses only three ingredients namely Urad dal, Idly rice and Salt.
Idli’s goes perfect with sambar , chutneys and even with ketchup 🙂 yes my kids sometimes prefer having it with ketchup.
Watch this step by step recipe and do let me know if it help you to get the spongy , fluffy idlis at home. All the best!!!

Preparation time : 3 to 4 hours soak time, 8-10 hours fermentation ,Total : 11-14 hours
Cooking time : 10 mins
Serving 15-20 idlis

Ingredients

1 cup Idli Rice
3/4 cup Urad Dal
water as required
Salt as required

Directions || How to make idli batter

Wash rice and urad dal several times and soak them in enough water for 4 hours.
Even soaking overnight is also ok, but 4 hours is more than enough.
After 4 hours drain the water and add the soaked rice and urad dal in the grinder.
Do not discard the water,you can use it for grinding.
Grind this into a smooth batter adding water in regular intervals.
The consistency after grinding should not be so thick. Add salt and mix it well with the batter.
Keep it in a air tight container and allow it to ferment for 8 to 10 hours.
If its a cold weather, you can ferment it for additional 4 hours.
If the batter is thick you can even add water after fermentation to make it into a right consistency.
You can prepare idlis using stove idli makers or even use microoven idli’s maker as per your choice.
I don’t have traditional idli maker at home , so I always make a microwave idlis but they come out fluffy too.
I set the idlis to 2 minutes and 30 secs , you can try the same ,but if you thick that the idlis are still not well cooked you can adjust the timings accordingly.
f you have any doubts feel free to ask me on my comment box , I am here to help you out.
Enjoy the idlis with any chutneys or sambar 🙂

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Restaurant style Sambar

Posted on March 1, 2017 Updated on April 7, 2017

Sambar, also spelt sambhar, is a lentil-based stew, it is either prepared with one of these vegetables
or a combination of them – drumstick, carrot, radish, pumpkin, white radish, potatoes, tomatoes,
brinjal (eggplant) and whole or halved shallots or onions.Initially I always prepared Sambhar the way my mom used to prepare
maharashtrian style but later discover that using tamarind in sambar gives a perfect taste of tangy flavor to this recipe.
The trial and error was successful and succeeded preparing this restaurant style south indian Sambar.This sambhar I prepared
it to have with Idli but you can also try it with rice as well as dosa.
Do watch the video and follow step by step to get the same taste and flavor.

Preparation Time : 20 mins
Cook time : 30-35 mins
Serves: 5-6

Ingredients

1½ cups of toor dal/yellow lentils
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
5 – 6 curry leaves
2 medium sized onions thickly sliced
2 medium sized potatoes cut into cubes
3 drumsticks cut into long pieces
1 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
2 tbsp tamarind paste (or you can use tamarind extracted pulp)
salt to taste
1 tbsp sambar powder
1 tbsp oil

For tempering

3 red chillies
4-5 curry leaves
a pinch of asafoetida
a pinch of salt

For garnishing

few coriander leaves

Directions || How to prepare Sambar restaurant style.

Washed the toor thoroughly and add the dal in the pressure cooker
Add a pinch of turmeric, 2 cups of water and pressure cook the dal well, mash the dal well and rest it aside.
In a cooking pot, add oil and heat it, add 1 tsp cumin seeds, 1 tsp mustard seeds and curry leaves and allow it to crackle.
Add the chopped onions, potato cubes ,drumstick pieces into it and mix well.
Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and mix and cook for about 2 minutes on a low flame.
Add 1 tbsp of tamarind paste to the curry , add 1 cup of water and cook the drumsticks for about five to ten minutes.
Add the mashed dal into the curry and mix.
Next add water as per requirement if the sambar is thick.
Add sambar powder and salt according to the taste and let the sambar boil for 5-10 mins.
In a small pan , heat oil and add curry leaves , red chillies , asafoetida and salt.
Fry till red chillies turns color.
Pour the whole tempering in the steaming hot sambar , add coriander leaves and close the lid.
Allow it to cook for few minutes.
Serve hot with idli or rice !!!

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Garlic Cheese Toast Bread

Posted on January 31, 2017 Updated on April 12, 2017

Sharing this Garlic cheese toast recipe for all you folks who wants to prepare something yummy yet quick and easy breakfast or brunch or even as snacks.Turn your regular bread into this cheesy delicious dish. This recipe also serves as a great snacks for kids at school.
Do try this recipe and share me your experience.

Ingredients

6 Whole wheat Bread
1 cup parmesan cheese or Shredded Cheese
1/2 cup finely chopped Tomatoes
1/2 cup of finely crushed garlic

1/2 cup Coriander leaves
2 chopped green chillies
1/2 teaspoon Salt or as per taste
1/2 teaspoon Red Chilly Powder

How to prepare || Garlic Cheese Toast Bread

Take 1 cup of Parmesan cheese or shredded cheese in to a mixing bowl.
To that add grated garlic, tomatoes, coriander leaves ,green chillies and mix well
Now add salt and red chilli powder and mix well.
Take bread slices and toast in to a toaster till it gets very light golden color.
Now put the mixture over toasted bread and spread that out evenly.
Meantime pre heat oven to 350 degree Fahrenheit
Arrange bread on to a baking tray and bake for 10-15 mts.
Serve chessy garlic bread hot !!

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Rava Cheese Balls

Posted on June 14, 2016 Updated on April 21, 2017

Looking out for a simple quick and easy starters/snacks here you go Suji/Rava Cheese balls makes a great starter recipe and will be loved by all age groups. As its a Ramadan month many of you must be looking out for a new appetizers as well as planning for any iftaari party , you can surely try this out at home.
I got this recipe from one of my friend when we had a potluck lunch in office and trust me they were amazing . I just loved it and wanted to try it from quite a long time at home.
So try this crunchy soft centered cheese balls with a combination of rava/suji. Please check the step by step recipe of rava cheese balls.

Recipe courtesy : Shreyoshri Banerjee
Ingredients

2 tbsp butter
2 1/2 tbsp all purpose flour (maida)
1/2 cup milk
3/4 cup rava(roasted)
1/3 cup processed cheese
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1/4 cup finely chopped coriander
salt to taste

oil for deep-frying

To Be Mixed Into A Batter
1 cup plain flour (maida)
3/4 cup water
Heat the butter in a deep non-stick pan, add the milk and allow it to boil well .

Now add the rava in the hot milk and allow to simmer till the mixture thickens and leaves the sides of the pan, while stirring continuously.

Remove from the flame and add ginger garlic paste ,coriander, red chilli powder ,
grated processed cheese (I used cheese spread as i couldn’t arrange any cheese cubes) and finally salt. Allow it to cool completely.

Once cooled, mix well and divide the mixture into 15 equal portions and shape each into a round ball.Dip a few balls at a time in the flour-water mixture till they are evenly coated from all the sides.