Tangy puffed rice

Pori/Puffed rice is all time favourite for everyone from kids to adults. Its almost always available at everybody's home. I wanted to post something for Kurinji's puffed rice event. Usually, I make bhel puri. Last week, I made puffed rice with mango chutney and potato for evening snack & it had very huge welcome from my family. Here goes the recipe.
Ingredients:
Puffed rice - 2 cups
Olive oil - 2 tsp
Salt to taste
Mango Chutney - 2 tsp
For garnishing:
Fried Paneer cubes - 1/4 cup
Tomato - 1 sliced
Sev - 2 tsp
Ingredients to make Mango Chutney:

Mango - Cut small - 1/2 cup

Chilli - 1 or 2 (depend on your spiciness level)

Hing - a pinch

Method:

Grind the above ingredients with salt to taste and the mango chutney is ready.

All the veggies below cut small:
Potato - boiled - 1/4 cup
Tomato -  1/4 cup
Cucumber -  1/4 cup
Green chilli -  2 (optional)
Onion - 1/4 cup
Method :
Mix all the vegetables and Mango chutney with Oilve oil in a big bowl. 
Add puffed rice, salt & green chillies into the bowl.
Garnish with Paneer cubes, Sev & Tomato.

Sending this to Kurinji's Healthy recipe Hunt # 2

Cucumber Chickpea Salad

Thanks Everyone for all your wonderful comments.
Salads and diets have always had a delicious partnership. I want to share you the nutritious salad which I did with Cucumber & Chickpea.
Here goes the recipe:
Ingredients:
Cucumber - 1 cup (chopped)
Tomato     - 1/2 cup (chopped)
Chickpea  - 1 cup (soaked overnight & boiled)
Ripe Mango - 1/2 cup (chopped) 
Lemon juice - 1 tsp
Mint leaves   -  1/4 cup (chopped)
Olive oil  - 1/2 tsp 
Salt to taste
Pepper       - 1 tsp
Method:
Mix Cucumber, Tomato, Chickpea, Mango, Mint leaves, Oilve Oil, Salt & Pepper.
Give it a shake. Add Lemon Juice to the mixture and give a stir.
The colorful "Cucumber Chickpea Salad" is ready to be served!!

Note - You could add fresh grated coconut, raw mango to enhance the taste of Salad.

Sending this to Innovative Salad event hosted by Pia

Cauliflower Bhaji

Its raining outside and I wanted to make the appetizer, but simpler and special...
I opted to make Cauliflower bhajiyan ....I wanted to make it some more tastier, added secret ingredients too...
I felt heaven when my 2 yr old son asked for more n more (I stopped him with 3 :-)  )
Now lets see the recipe:
Ingredients:
Besan - 2 cups
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Garlic powder - 1 tsp
Chilli powder  - depends upon your spiciness
Turmeric - a pinch
Ajwain - 1/4 tsp
Lemon juice - 2 tsp
Yoghurt - 1/2 cup
Cauliflower  - Cut into small florets
Salt to taste
Oil for frying
Method:
Put the cauliflower florets in little water and cover with the lid till it becomes semi cooked...make sure its not over cooked.
Once it looks semi cooked, transfer it to another bowl.
Mix Yoghurt, Garam masala, Chilli powder, Garlic powder, Ajwain, Lemon Juice & salt. Make a smooth paste. Now mix it with besan and if required water till you get a kind of paste, not too watery.

Dip the floret one by one into the batter, fry it in oil (Make sure the oil is heated, otherwise the bhajiyan will be soggy)

Serve hot with ketchup or chutneys.

Mango Stuffed Sweet Mini Pepper

Today I planned to prepare Mango rice for ladies's get-together.

But it got cancelled due to rain. Then I thought I will do something with mango and mini bell pepper which I got from costco.

I started with mango rice and ended up with mango stuffed bell pepper which turned out to be super hit!!

Here goes the recipe:

Ingredients:

Raw Mango - peeled & grated

Chilli powder 

hing

turmeric powder - a pinch

Ginger - grated (tip: - usually, I put a piece of ginger in freezer and its so easy to grate it)

1/2 cup cooked rice

cooked spinach (1/4 cup) - optional

Mini Pepper - 10

For tadka:

oil ( I used gingely oil as I like its flavor)

Method:

Heat some oil in a pan & put hing, grated mango. Fry for few minutes, add chilli powder, turmeric powder, ginger, salt and stir till it blends.

Then add  cooked spinach & stir together.

Now add  cooked rice and mix it. 

Switch off the stove once you feel the mixture is ready with mango/ginger aroma.

Cut the sweet mini pepper in half & stuff it with the mixture.

Arrange them in a greased pan. 

Make sure you spray the oil over the mini peppers, then bake for 30 - 40 minutes.

The yummy mango stuffed mini pepper is ready to be served!!

Kothu Parotta (roti)

Kothu Parotta is a delicacy popular in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Its one of my favy dish. 
I had one full set of readymade rotis with me and I wanted to experiment kothu roti in my style.
And it came out so well, I got applause from my hubby too..I am sharing the recipe with you all!!!
Ingredients:
Onion
Garlic
Tomato
Ginger
Coriander leaves
Curry leaves
bay leaves, cinnamon stick, star anise
Bell Pepper (I used mini sweet pepper)
Green chilli
Garam masala
Chilli powder
Ofcourse, rotis or parottas
Lemon
Method:
Fry minced onion, garlic, ginger, bay leaves, cinnamon stick, star anise in kadai.Then add curry leaves, coriander leaves, bell pepper, green chilli.
Saute them for few minutes, now add tomatoes. When tomatoes gets cooked, add salt, garam masala, chilli powder.
Once the mixture gives nice aroma, add parotta/rotis into it and stir it few minutes. switch off the stove.
Squeeze lemon and serve hot with onion raita.

Cheese Quesadilla

Hey All,


Its been too long I posted any recipe.
I was quite busy in preparing for my kid's b'day celebration.
Now back after Sankranthi celeb, here I 'm posting which I tried very recently.
Its "Cheese Quesadilla". Yeah..We usually get it from Taco or any Mexican restaurant.
I had some Tortillas left and thought of giving it a try.
In large fry pan on low-medium heat, put 1 tortilla laid flat. Sprinkle cheese over half of tortilla. When cheese is melted, fold tortilla & serve hot.

Paneer Wrap

Its been long I posted any of my kaivannam :-)
I tried few recipes last week, I thought I would share with all of you.
My Bhabhi told me about the paneer wrap her friend made for thanksgiving party and I thought I would make it in my style.
Here's the recipe:
Ingredients:
Tortilla - 3
Paneer - 1/2 cup grated
Onion - finely chopped
Ginger - 1/2 tsp grated
Carrot - 1/4 cup grated
garlic - finely chopped
Chilli (optional) - finely chopped
Cream Cheese - 3 tsp
Garam masala, coriander pwder - 1 tsp
Parmesan cheese - grated - 1 tsp
Method:
Fry onion, ginger, garlic, chilli, carrot, paneer & then add salt, garam masala, coriander powder.
After it gets blends, add parmesan cheese and mix with it.
Heat Soft Tortilla on a Tawa for a min both sides, then spread 1 tsp of cream cheese(I used garlic herbs cream cheese), then place 1 big spoon of the stuff in the cener and spread it over the Tortilla, roll it. Cut it into pieces and serve hot with tomato sauce or any hot chutney.