Bread Upma

Ingredients

Bread-10 slices finely cut
Onion-1- finely chopped
Curry leaves-1 strand
Coriander leaves-1/2 bunch-chopped
Green chilly-3- chopped
Tomato 1-Finely chopped or lemon
Oil
Mustard Seed
Jeera
Turmeric powder
salt to taste
Sugar -1 pinch

Procedure:

Take oil in a pan, once oil gets heated add mustard seed.
Let it splutter, to this add Jeera and saute.
Add curry leaves,onions, green chilly,tomato and turmeric powder
Once onions are done,simmer the flame.
Add, bread to this mix and stir well.

If you have not added tomatoes, squeeze lemon to the mix, salt taste,sugar and mix well.

Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

Chilly Soya Chunks

My colleague Shraddha is an innovative cook and she came up with this recipe :) We all loved it and here is the recipe for the same..(the picture posted is not clicked by me and got it from google)


Soyabean-Small Packet
Capsicum-1-Chopped
Green Chilly-2
Tomato-1-Chopped
Big Onion-1-finely chopped
Tomato sauce-1 Spoon
Chilly sauce-1 Spoon
Salt to taste
Black Pepper powder-3 pinches
Oil- 1-1/2 Spoon

Procedure:

Boil the soya bean and drain it out.
Take oil in a pan, add onion chopped fry till golden brown.
To this add,capsicum and green chilly.
Saute the mix,  add boiled soya and tomatoes and stir it.
To this add, add tomato and chilly sauce.
Salt to taste and  add  black pepper.

Chicken Green Masala

Dedicated to my Mom:) Love it when she makes it...this with Rice Bhakri is yummylicious :)

Ingredients:

Chicken-1/2 kg
Coriander leaves-1 bunch
Garam Masala- quantity depends on spice level
Shredded Coconut
Green chilly-quantity depends on spice level
Onions finely chopped-3
Tomato-chopped 2
Ginger Garlic
Oil


Process:

Wash chicken and cook it in pressure cooker for one whistle.
Take a pan, add oil, add onions sliced,green chilly, garam masala whole, shredded coconut and fry all of it till onions and coconut turn golden brown.
Now blend the above mixture into fine paste with coriander leaves, tomatoes, ginger and garlic cloves.

Add the blended mix to the chicken  above and cook till chicken is done , add salt to taste.
Maintain a medium consistency, neither too thick nor liquidy.

Cucumber Groundnut Salad

Ingredients

• 1 large cucumber - peeled, seeded, and shredded
• salt to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
•  1 Spoon Mustard
•  1 Chopped Green Chilly
• 3 tablespoons coarsely ground peanut
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• Asafoetida
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh cilantro
• Curd

Directions

1. Mix together salt and cucumber, and allow to drain in a colander for ten minutes to release water. Pat dry, and place in a medium size bowl. Add Curd to the mixture.
2. Heat oil in a small saucepan, and stir in  cumin,mustard and asafoetida. Add it to the curd cucumber mixture above with sugar and green chilly.
3. Add Peanuts and  garnish with cilantro.

Chicken Kebab

My neighbor invited me  for a sumptuous dinner yesterday, she made these yummy kebabs...

Ingredients 

½ Kg Chicken

Cornflour-2 Table Spoon

Kasoori methi-1 ½ Table spoon

Maida-1/2 table Spoon

Red Chilly powder- Depending on the spice level preferred

Mint leaves/coriander leaves chopped

Ginger garlic  green chilly paste

Egg White

Salt to taste

Oil

Orange red color

Mix all the above given ingredients with Vinegar to form a thick consistency.

Keep it marinated for 10 minutes, do not leave it longer.

The salt added will leave water and hence deep frying this will separate the chicken from masala.

Serve it with onions chopped

Pudina Pulao

This recipe is from a colleague of mine ..his home cooked Pudina Pulao is one the best I have tasted for a long time now..

Ingredients

Green Chilly- 2 to 4
Ginger-1/2 inch
Garlic cloves-2 to 6
Coriander leaves-1/2 cup
Pudeena Leaves-1/2 cup
Onion  finely chopped
Garam Masala- cardamom,cloves,star anise,bay leaf
Vegetables of choice finely chopped
Peas
Coconut milk
Basamati Rice
Ghee
Lemon Juice


Process:

Make a paste of green chilly,ginger,garlic,coriander leaves,pudina leaves.
In a cooker, add ghee and heat it.
Add garam masala and fry it.
Add chopped onion, vegetables and stir it.
Now put the above paste and mix it well.

After evenly mixed, add rice to which add coconut milk and water in even proportion.
For 1 cup of rice , add 1 cup of coconut milk and 1 cup of water.
Add salt to taste, lemon juice and keep it on medium flame for 2 whistles.

Serve it with Raita

You can replace ghee with vegetable oil if you are more health conscious, but ghee has its own taste.

Corn Spinach !

This one is served in all the Cafe-Coffee day:)
Goes well with bread...try it
Ingredients:
Spinach chopped (palak) – 1 cup
Sweet corn kernels – 1 cup
Garlic – 2 pods
Onion – 1
Olive oil – 2 tsp
Pepper powder – 1/2 tsp
Oregano powder – 1/2 tsp
Salt – for taste
Mozzarella Cheese – 3/4 cup- Optional
For white sauce:
All purpose flour (Maida) – 4 tbsp
Butter – 4 tbsp
Milk – 3 cups



Method:

To make white sauce - Dilute the maida in milk and mix it thoroughly without lumps. Melt the butter in a pan. Simmer the stove, pour in the diluted milk mixture and stir continuously until the sauce thickens. Finally add salt and mix well.
Chop onion and garlic finely. Steam the corn and remove kernels.
Heat olive oil in a pan, add the chopped onion and garlic and sauté till they turn light brown.
Add the chopped spinach and corn and cook on medium flame for 4 to 5 minutes. Add salt, pepper and oregano and mix well. Now add the white sauce and cook for 5 minutes.

Add cheese and serve it with bread.