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Showing posts with label Snacks. Show all posts

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Chicken Puffs

Ingredients
  1. Puff  Pastry sheets
  2. Boneless Chicken pieces (Cook chicken well in pressure cooker adding turmeic and salt.Chop the chicken into small pieces.)
  3. Chopped Onion -1 large
  4. Green Chillies – 3
  5. Ginger Garlic paste -1 tbsp
  6. Chopped tomato -1
  7. Vegetables – 1 cup (I used carrots,green bellpepper,cabbage,celery)
  8. Soya Sauce – 1 tsp
  9. Salt – to taste
  10. Oil – as needed
  11. Egg -1 Beaten
  12. Red Chilly Powder- 1/2 tsp
  13. Coriander Powder – 1 tsp
  14. Pepper powder -1/2 tsp
  15. Garam Masala- 2 tsp

Method Of Preparation

  • Cook vegetables if you are using veggies with little amount of water adding pepper powder and salt
  • Heat oil and add onions,salt,green chillies and ginger garlic paste.
  • Saute till onions turn brown.
  • Add all the masalas and saute for few minutes.
  • Then add tomatoes,veggies,soyasauce and chicken pieces.
  • Simmer for 15 mins stirring in between.
  • Chicken should be well cooked and almost fried.
  • If necessary add oil in between. 
  • Now the filling is ready.
  • Take the pastry sheet and fill it with filling
  • Brush beaten egg on top of the puffs to get golden brown color
  • Grease baking dish with butter and arrange the puffs in it
  • Bake in a preheated 400 F for 10-15 mins or until one side is golden brown
  • When cooled ,puffs are ready to serve.







Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Uzhunnu Vada


Ingredients
  1. Urad Dal -2cups 
  2. Onion - 1/2 cup (chopped)
  3. Green chillies -3-4nos
  4. Curry leaves -1 spring
  5. Crushed Black Pepper Corns -1tbsp
  6. Ginger -1 inch piece
  7. Salt to taste
  8. Baking Soda -1 tsp
  9. Rice Flour-2tbsp
  10. Oil to fry
Method Of Preparation
  • Soak urad dal in a vessel and  keep aside for 1hr.
  • In a wet grinder, grind the dal in small portions without adding water,If  unable to grind well, sprinkle some water and grind again till you get a smooth, thick paste,the batter has to be as thick as possible. 
  • To this dal batter, add chopped ginger, green chillies, onion, curry leaves, crushed whole black pepper corns,  baking soda and salt and mix well. 
  • To have a crispy vada, add 2 tbsp rice flour to the batter,Let the batter sit for 15 mins.
  • Heat oil in a kadai 
  • Make round shapes ball with the batter either using the palm of your hand.
  • Wet the palm of your hand with water and place a ball of the vada mix on it, Press it down slightly with the fingers of your other hand. Now using one finger make a hole in the middle of it. Drop it slowly and carefully into the hot oil. 
  • Wet your palm each time to prevent the batter from sticking on your hand.
  • Fry the vadas till golden brown

Friday, March 26, 2010

French Toast

Ingredients

  1. Bread Slices-3(Remove crust)
  2. Egg-1
  3. Milk-1/4 cup
  4. Sugar-3 tbsp
  5. Ghee
Method Of Preparation
  • Beat egg well.Add Sugar and milk to this and beat well
  • In a sauce pan heat ghee/butter
  • Dip bread into the above mixture,allow to soak for 30 secs on each side 
  • Place 2 slices of bread at a time into the pan and cook until golden brown

Monday, March 8, 2010

Cherupayar Vada





Ingredients
  1. Cherupayar(green gram)-1 cup
  2. Green Chillies-3
  3. Ginger-3 tbsp
  4. Onion-1 big
  5. Salt
  6. Oil-To fry
  7. Garam Masala - 1 tbsp


Method Of Preparation


  • Soak Cherupayar in water overnight
  • Grind Cherupayar to a coarse paste or semi ground  without adding water.(Don't grind them for long) 
  • Mix chopped onion,ginger,garam masala,salt,green chillies with the ground paste
  • Heat oil in a pan for deep fry on medium heat.
  • Wet your palms and take small amount of the mixture and make a ball.Place in the center of the palm and flatten to a round shape and drop into the hot oil.
  • Flip after 5 minutes and Cook until the vada is a dark golden brown color