Poha tikki

 This is one of those tea time snacks which is super delicious and easy to make. The original recipe is here

Poha Tikki (Shallow fried cakes made of flattened rice)

Ingredients:

1. 1.5 cups of Flattend Rice/Chiwda/Poha 
3. 2 What or white Bread slices
4. 2 tablespoons Rice flour/Corm flour 
5. 1 green  chilli finely chopped
6. 1/4 cup Finely Chopped Onion 
7. 1/2 teaspoon each of Ginger Garlic paste ,Red Chilli flakes cumin powder, coriander powder
8. 1 teaspoon each of Chaat masala,Salt
9. Handful of Fine Chopped Coriander 
10. 2-3 tablespoons of plain yogurt
11. oil for shallow frying

Wash the poha under running water and st it up for drying/draining in a colander for 5 minutes. Cut the crust off of the bread and dip it in a bowl of water and squeeze off the water. Shred it into small pieces and mix all the ingredients together. On an oiled plate flatter the mixture into 1/2 inch thick piece. Let rest in the fridge for 5-10 minutes.

Cut it into desired shapes like squares, cubes or diamonds.

Heat a non stick griddle and add some oil to it. Fry the pieces of poha cake 2-3 minutes per side until golden brown. Enjoy with ketchup and mint chutney

Garlic Parmesan Roasted Carrots

 The other day, I got beautiful scallops. I needed a side dish which would compliment the "Butter Garlic Scallops" I was making. So I found the recipe here. To make it a meal, I got store bought cheese tortellini which were ready in minutes. It was a yummy dinner ready in 35 minutes

Garlic Parmesan Roasted Carrots

Garlic Parmesan Roasted Carrots

Ingredients: 

1. 3 large carrots, peeled and cut into 2-3 inch pieces, halved or quartered to make 1/2 inch sticks
2. 1/4 cup olive oil
3. 2 large cloves garlic, minced 
4. 2 tablespoons each of grated Parmesan cheese, Panko bread crumbs,
5.  1/2 teaspoon Salt
6. 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
7. 1 tablespoon dried Parsley

Preheat oven to 400°F . Then I reduced the heat to 375 degrees as I have a dark baking pan. Spray a baking sheet with cooking oil spray.

Arrange carrots on baking sheet. Mix the olive oil, garlic, Parmesan, bread crumbs, salt and pepper. Toss all ingredients together to completely coat the carrots. Spread out and bake for 20-25 minutes or until tender. Toss the carrots half way through.

Remove from oven and serve immediately.