Mixed green puri with potato cannelloni bean curry

I have a colleague from central India and she makes some amazing puri and roti. Always so soft and delicious at lunch time.

      The other day she got some spinach puri for lunch and they were pretty yummy. So took a chance to make them on my husband's bday.

Mixed green puri ( deep fried wheat bread with mixed greens)

Ingredients:

1. 3 cups wheat flour

2. 1 cup packed mixed green from a can of mixed greens

3.1/2-3/4 teaspoon salt

4. 1/2 tablespoon +oil for deep frying

Grind the mixed greens to a smooth paste. Add salt and the paste to the flor and 1/2 tablespoon oil and form into dough. Add little water at a time and make it into dough. Let it rest for 10-20 minutes.

Divide into 12-15 parts and roll into 4-6 inch diameter disks and deep fry. Enjoy

Potato and cannelloni bean curry

Ingredients

0. 1 medium small onion chopped fine

1. 2 medium large potatoes peeled and cubed small

2. 1 cup canned cannelloni beans

3. 1 tablespoon oil

4. 1/2 teaspoon each of cumin, fennel seeds, methi seeds, salt, chili power , turmeric.

In a pan heat the oil and add cumin, fennel and methi seeds and let them splutter...1-2 minutes. Add onions and fry for 5-7 minutes. Add potatoes and all the other ingredients except beans. Add a cup of water and cover and cook for 15 minutes.

Add beans and mix well. Add some water if neede. Cover and cook for 10 more minutes. Garnish with cilantro and enjoy with puri

Sour cream dip for crackers

I got these crackers the other day which were delicious by themselves but I wanted to eat them with some dip and u started searching for some dip recipes and finally with some inspiration I made my own... And yum yum yum. The crackers started flying

Sour cream dip for crackers 

Ingredients

1. 1 cup sour cream

2. 1/4 cup El Paso hot salsa

3.1 tablespoon red hot sauce original

4. 1/4 teaspoon salt

5. 1/4 teaspoon pepper 

6. 1 medium garlic pod grated

7. 1/4 cup grated cucumber optional 

Mix all the ingredients to thoroughly incorporate them. Cover and chill until ready to be used. Enjoy with your fav crackers or chips 

Sukha murgh masala

Back in the G-olden days my mom used to make the most amazing dry chicken fry. So I went searching for the recipe as I was feeling nostalgic...but I did not find it .

So, I kept looking and I found another recipes and made it and it was dddddlicious. But fair warning...it takes some time to make this but rest assured, the results are finger locking good

Sukha Murgh Masala (Spicy Dry chicken fry) (SAY THAT 3 TIMES) 

Dry Chicken fry                                             

Ingredients:

1. 2 lbs or so whole chicken cut into 12 or more pieces
2. 1 medium onion crushed (not a smooth paste but a coarse paste)
3. 2 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
4. 2 tablespoons plain yogurt
5. 1 teaspoon each of salt, turmeric, chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, garam masala
6. 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
7. few curry leaves
8. 2 tablespoons oil

Marinate the chicken pieces with all the spices except garam masala and salt for 15 minutes. Add yogurt, crushed onions and ginger-garlic paste. Marinate in the fridge for 20 minutes atleast.

Leave it on the counter.

Heat oil in a non stick pan and add the mustard seeds and curry leave to it. Cover and let fry for a couple of minutes or until the mustard seeds start popping.

Add the chicken pieces with all the marinade and cover and fry on medium-medium low flame for 30-40 minutes or until the fry turns brown. Add the garam masala in the last 5 minutes and stir to combine. Serve with white rice and dal

Eggs benedict with yogurt sauce

I love eggs benedict with Hollandaise sauce but once I started looking at the recipe to make it at home, I backed off. The sauce is soooo super high in calories, so I went looking for a substitute sauce and ...I found a yogurt sauce recipe and I made it and ate it and yum yum yum

Yogurt sauce for Poached eggs

Eggs benedict

                                              

Yogurt sauce for poached eggs              

Ingredients:

1. 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
2. 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
3. 1 teaspoon each of horseradish sauce, boar's head delicatessen style mustard (optional)
4. 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper to to taste, turmeric, fresh dill (optional)

Mix them all together and set aside until ready to serve

Poach the egg.

Bring a pot of water to gentle boil. Crack an egg into a small bowl and drop it into the water by placing the small bowl touching the water and dropping the egg into the water. Poach for 6-7 minutes. Drain on a paper towel. Serve on a toasted English muffin topped with the yogurt sauce

Quinoa kheer

The other day I was on a health shopping spree and u got a whole pound of quinoa. I was planning to eat it for dinner every night on, need less to say the packet was sitting one my counter unopened for 10 days :)

And then some good news on my professional side and I want to make some sweet and I thought I had some boxed mix for rasmallai and I was wrong . And hence the search for a recipe and stumbling upon this kheer/phirni/payasam/pudding etc with quinoa. It was delicious. Everyone loves it. So give it a try.

Quinoa kheer(Rice pudding without rice and with quinoa...indian style)

Ingredients

1. 1/2 cup quinoa

2. 2 cups milk

3. 1 tablespoon condensed milk

4. 1/4-1/3 cup sugar or sweetener

5. 1 pinch saffron

6. 1/2 teaspoon rose water or cardamom 1

7. 1 teaspoon each of slivered almonds and raisins fried in 1 teaspoon butter (optional)

In a heavy bottomed pan bring the milk with quinoa to a boil and simmer for 10-12 minutes. Add sugar and simmer for 10 more minutes. Add the rest of the ingredients and serve hot/ room temp or cold

Roasted cauliflower hummus

Hummus is great but plain hummus can get pretty boring quite quickly. So I am always looking to make hummus with different flavors. So I found this recipe for roasted cauliflower hummus and I served it with chips on the game day... Serving with pita chips would greatly be appreciated

Roasted cauliflower hummus

Ingredients:

1. 2 cups or about 1/2 medium sized cauliflower cut into florets

2. 2 tablespoons olive oil

3. 1 cup or 1/2 can chick peas

4. Salt and pepper to taste

5. 2 large or 3 medium garlic pods

6. 1 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 

7. 1/2 teaspoon Rosemary (optional)

8. 1 tablespoon roasted sesame seeds or tahini

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Mix the cauliflower with 1 tablespoon olive oil salt and pepper and 2 garlic pods and roast for 20 minutes. Turn once around 10 minutes. Let cool a bit

In a blender blend all the ingredients along with the roasted cauliflower to a smooth paste. Serve with your fav pita chips

Yaya's tomato balls

I was watching the "carnival Eats" program on tv and I don't remember which state's fair it was but one of the most popular item there was Yaya's tomato balls and they seemed pretty interesting . And it was the perfect occasion today...the 50th super bowl.

One great super bowl dish. It was super yummy

Tomato balls ( tomato balls with bread crumbs)

Ingredients:

1. 2 Roma tomatoes chopped

2.2-4 medium mushrooms chopped ( optional)

3. 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper

4. 1 heaped tablespoons all purpose flour

5. 1 teaspoon garlic powder

6. 1-1.5 cups bread crumbs ( I used home made wheat bread crumbs)

Oil for deep frying

Mix all the indri ends with a light hand until you cN make balls 1-1.5 inches in diameter .

Heat oil in a deep pan and fry the balls for about 4-5 minutes. Serve with tatziki