Veg Soya Burger

Vegetarian or non-vegetarian, you will love this veg burger recipe. Full of protein
packed, mouth watering, delicious and healthy.


Category:           Snacks
Cooking time:    30 minutes
Serves:               2

Ingredients:

1 cup soya granules

1 onion (chopped)

2 tomatoes (chopped)

1 tsp ginger-garlic paste

2 green chillies

1/2 tsp garam masala powder

1/2 tsp cumin powder

1 tsp coriander powder

1 tsp red chilli powder

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1/2 tsp garam masala powder

4 pieces pav bread

2 tbsp ghee

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

Coriander leaves for garnishing

Salt to taste.


Method:

1. Boil around a cup of water, remove from heat and add soya granules.

2. Stir for few seconds till soy granules soften.

3. Finely chop the green chillies.

4. Heat ghee in a pan on medium high heat, add cumin seeds, when cumin seeds
    start to get brown colour, add garam masala powder, chopped onions.

5. Fry the onion till it turns light brown around the edges.

6. Then add ginger garlic paste and green chillies and fry for few more seconds.

7. Add chopped tomatoes, and cook till tomatoes soften and become mushy.

8. Then add coriander powder, red chilli powder, cumin powder and salt.

9. Add soya granules. Cook till soy granules absorb all the flavors and let most of the
    moisture evaporate. Remove from heat and garnish with coriander leaves.

10. Slice the pav bread into two. Apply ghee to both sides of the bread.

11. Heat a flat pan on medium heat. Place the sliced pav on hot pan and fry on both
      sides till light golden brown.

12. Stuff each bread with soya granules mixture and serve the burgers immediately.


Tip:

Cook the tomatoes very well before adding the spices.You can substitute the Indian
pav bread with any kind of bread.

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Spicy Braided Buns

                                                                         

                   
Category:             Snacks
Preparing time:    45 minutes
Serves:                 4


Ingredients:

250 grams maida

5 grams dried yeast

15 grams sugar

15 grams oil

5 grams salt

1 tsp green chilli paste

2 tsp ginger-garlic paste

ghee for toping

Warm milk as needed.


Method: 

1. Dissolve the sugar in the warm milk. Mix the rest of the ingredients and make a
    soft dough using the warm milk.

2. Knead very well. Keep the dough covered in a warm place till it becomes
    double in volume.

3. Knead again until the dough comes back to its original size.

4. Divide the dough into 6 portions.

5. Roll out three parts into long cylinders. Plait them and make fine buns of them.

6. Repeat with the remaining 3 portions.

7. Put on a well-greased baking tin, leaving enough margin for expansion.

8. Leave the tin in a closed cupboard for about 20 minutes.

9. Bake in a oven at 200 degrees Celsius for 10-15 minutes.

10. Remove from the tin and brush on top with ghee.

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Makkai Ki Seekh

Category:           Snack / part of main course
Cooking time:    30 minutes
Serves:               4


Makkai ki seekh is traditional South Asian cuisine. These make mouthwatering starters
and are good for a party.


Ingredients:

3 Potatoes (boiled)

3 Carrots (boiled)

50 grams Sweet corn (boiled)

10 grams Green chillies

5 grams Black pepper

Some coriander leaves (chopped)

5 grams Red chilli powder            

5 grams Coriander powder

5 grams Garam masala

2 tbps Cornflour

20 grams French beans (boiled)

20 grams Green peas (boiled)

6 Sticks (skewer)

Oil for frying

Salt to taste


Method:

1.  Mince all the boiled vegetables and add chopped coriander leaves, chopped
     green chillies, sweet corn, salt, red chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala
     and cornflour.

2. Put sufficient portion of the mixture on sticks and fry in oil until they are golden
    brown.

3. Serve with onions and mint chutney.


Tip:

Grill, sticks, metal or bamboo kebab skewers (if using bamboo skewers, soak in water
for 30 minutes before using)

         .........................................ENJOY YOUR DISH..................................................

Dal Ke Kebab

Category:         Snacks
Cooking time:  30 minutes
Serves:             2

Dal ke kebab is a delicious Indian recipe served as a snack. Masoor dal is
pressure cooked till tender. All the spices are mixed and then it is deep fried in the oil.

Ingredients:

150 grams Masoor dal (red lentil)

1/2 tsp Turmeric powder

1/2 tsp Red chilli powder

15 grams Green chilli (chopped)

20 grams Coriander leaves (chopped)

1 tsp Chaat masala

1/2 tsp Black pepper powder

10 grams Ginger (chopped)

3 tbsp Corn flour

Oil for deep frying

Salt to taste.


Method:

1.  Boil masoor dal and add turmeric to it.

2.  When cooked, strain the dal and make it dry with the help of a muslin cloth.

3.  Then add chopped coriander leaves chopped green chilli, chopped ginger, salt,
     red chilli powder, black pepper, chaat masala, and corn flour to it.

4.  Mix well everything, make small round tikkis and deep fry in refined oil.

5.  Sprinkle chaat masala.

6.  Serve hot with mint chutney or tomato ketchup.


Tip:

Cooking masoor dal perfectly is very important.

.......................................ENJOY YOUR DISH.........................................

Cubed Potato Fry

                                                                 
Category:         Snacks
Cooking time:  20 minutes
Serves:             2   persons.


Cubed potato are shallow fried and tossed with some Indian spices. This can be
served for the breakfast or they are just perfect for the tea time. Simple and easy to
make with in a short period.


Ingredients:

4 big Potatoes

1/2 tsp Amchur powder

1/2 tsp Chilli powder

1/2 tsp Jeera powder

1/2 tsp Kala namak

1/2 tsp Dhaniya powder

Haldi a pinch

6 Green chillies

Salt to taste.

Method:

1. Half- boil the potatoes and cool them.

2. Peel and cut into cubes.

3. Heat oil and shallow fry the cubes in a frying-pan till golden brown.

4. Sprinkle all the masalas over the potatoes and mix well.

5. Slit the green chillies and fry in oil.

6. Garnish with green chillies.

7. Serve hot.

Tip:

Mix all the dry ingredients in a blow and then sprinkle on the potatoes.

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Vegetable Cutlets

Category:             Snack
Cooking time:      25-30 minutes
Serves:                 4


Vegetable cutlet is a great combination of boiled vegetables and  Indian spices. This tempting  deep-fried snack is perfect for tea time. Its crisp outside and soft inside. Bread is a must have ingredient in this recipe. Mostly served with mint chutney.


Ingredients :  

250 grams Carrots

1 big chopped Onion

1/4 cup Green peas 

250 grams Potatoes

1/2 cup Cabbage

1/2 cup Cauliflower

Salt to taste

1/2 tsp Garam masala

2 tsp Red chilli powder

2 tsp Coriander powder

1 tbsp Maida

1/2 cup Bread crumbs

2 Eggs (beaten)

Method:

1. Peel the potatoes.

2. Steam the vegetables.

3. Boil the potatoes and mash it.

4. Finely grate the steamed vegetables.

5. Heat oil and fry the onions till brown.

6. Add the grated vegetables,green peas and potatoes.

7. Add all the masala powder and fry.

8. Add the maida and turn well.

9. Allow it to cool. Make the small square shape cutlets.

10. Dip in egg and roll in bread crumbs.

11. Heat the tawa. Place the cutlets on it and pour oil around it.

12. Fry till golden brown.

13. Serve hot with chutney or ketchup.

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Spring Rolls Recipe.

                                                                                            

                                                                      

Category:             Snack
Cooking Time:     25-30 minutes.

Serves:                 4.

Spring roll is a Chinese recipe with an exciting blend of different kinds of 
vegetables and spices, sealed inside the roll wrapper. Non deep-fried,but 
still its tasty and crunchy.  Perfect for the party.

Ingredients  

2 cups Maida 

                                                                                                                                       

Salt to taste                                                                                

Pepper                                                                             

                                                                                                            

Oil

Bread Crumbs

1 chopped Onion             

1/4 cup grated Cabbage

1/4  cup chopped Capsicum

1/4 cup grated Carrots

  Method:          

  1. Boil the vegetables and drain.

  2. Fry the onions.

  3. Add the vegetables and fry till there is absolutely no water.

  4. Add salt and pepper.

  5. Make a thick smooth batter of maida, egg and salt.

   6. Pour a double spoon of the batter in a non-stick pan, spread it out.

   7. Flip over. Keep it aside.

   8. When cool, put a portion of the vegetables in it.

   9. Make a role of it. Coat with bread crumbs and deep fry.

  10. Make slits into it.

  11. Pour chilly sauce and ketchup into the slits.

  12. Garnish with onion rings.  

  13. Serve hot. 

                       .............................ENJOY YOUR DISH.......................................