Paneer Lollipops#SundayFunday

A yummy combination of paneer slices on stick marinated with spices, called paneer lollipop is a perfect snack to prepare over the weekend or a party! These are a realy kid's delight.
Ingredients
250 Grams Paneer
For The Marination
¼ Teaspoon Vegetarian Stock Powder
2 Tablespoons Red Chilly Garlic sauce
¼ Teaspoon Garam Masala Powder
¼ Teaspoon Coriander Powder
¼ Teaspoon Amchur/Mango Powder
2 Tablespoons Corn flour
For The Paste/Slurry
¼ Cup All Purpose Flour
¼ Cup Corn Flour
Salt & Black Pepper Powder to taste
Water as required to make a thick paste
Other Ingredients
Toothpicks as required 

¼ Cup White Sesame Seeds
Corn Flour as required for rolling
Oil as required for frying

Method

Wash and cut the paneer into broad/lollipop sticks.

In a large bowl add all the marination ingredients and make thick paste, add paneer sticks and toss it so that the spices stick to paneer sticks and leave aside for about 20 minutes,
Now take another bowl and add the slurry ingredients to this and add salt n pepper and dissolve with water to make a thick coating paste. 

Pierce each paneer lollipop to a stick one by one and roll each in dry corn flour and then roll in slurry, shake this lightly to make a even coating. Then roll in  sesame seeds. 

Heat oil in broad frying pan, shallow fry each paneer lollipop on medium high flame till one side is golden brown then flip and fry till all sides and golden. Serve hot with ketchup or any chutney or your choice.  

Very yummy and delicious .......crispy from outside and soft from inside with a rich garlic flavor.

My Notes 
I haven't used any salt in this recipe as chilly garlic sauce and stock has already lot of salt content in it ..you could check the marinade and use according to your taste.       

                                      

Labels: Paneer, Starters, Appetizer, Kids delight, Party pleasers, Sunday Funday, Vegetarian, Eggless

For Sunday Funday our theme is Something On A Stick, Host is Mayuri.
Here are some delicious recipes of Something On A Stick:  

  

Something On A Stick:

• Amy’s Cooking Adventures: Bacon Mini Cheese Balls on a Stick
• A Day in the Life on the Farm Homemade Corndogs
• Food Lust People Love: Marinated Turkey Kabobs - Shish Hindi
• Karen’s Kitchen Stories: Mini Caprese Salad Skewers
• Sneha’s Recipe: Paneer Lollipops
• Mayuri’s Jikoni: Vegetable Seekh Kababs 

Keto Chaffles - Low Carb No Cheese No Sweetners#PotluckParty

What is a Chaffle?
It’s a waffle made with cheese hence the play on the word waffle starting with a ch instead of a w. There have many variations, all over the internet for Keto chaffle which is also a keto version of a wonder bread. All who follow a Keto/Low Carb diet do not incorporate flour which is high in carbs. Instead of having regular flour bread and other goods, it's always flourless in keto. Flour's made from coconut, almond , cashew, flaxseed, chia seeds ..to make bread's etc.  

Chaffles have overtaken the Keto world by a storm? You will find numerous variations of the same on the internet.. be it Facebook, Google or YouTube, every Keto follower will make their own version to enjoy in their keto diet. When you are on a keto diet, bread, pancake, cakes etc.., are things that one craves for after sometime, so for every normal flour goods you will find a keto replacement.

In my version of Chaffles, I have not used cheese or any type of keto sweeteners. I have used this to make sandwiches...check this recipe here.

If you are following a Keto Diet then this recipe is perfect for you. These are light and delicious. You will not miss Waffles.. that I can assure you. 

You can use chaffles for a Keto hamburger bun, Sloppy Joes, hot dog bun or to make a sandwich. It also make fantastic breakfast sandwiches and a whole lot more as well. 

I have seen many using a Dash mini waffle maker, which is the perfect size for the Chaffle recipe. Since I already have a regular waffle iron, I did not want to invest in buying one just to make Chaffles, might as well use what you already have. 

The best part of making Chaffles is that they freeze very well. They stay good in the freezer for more than a month to three months. These come handy just when you want them. You can reheat them in the waffle maker or microwave or a pop up toaster. I reheat them in my air fryer, they are crisp and fresh to use on reheated. These take just 30-45 seconds to reheat. 

Makes 7 Chaffles
Ingredients
6 Eggs - beaten
1/3 Cup Keto Pasteurized Mayonnaise 
½ Teaspoon Baking powder
2 Tablespoons Coconut flour
½ Teaspoon Salt to taste Seasonings of your choice!
¼ Teaspoon Garlic Powder
¼ Teaspoon Onion Powder
¼ Teaspoon Cinnamon powder

Method

Whisk the eggs well, then add in the mayonnaise and whisk until well combined, then add in baking powder, coconut flour and mix well. Then goes in all the seasonings, like salt, black pepper powder, onion , garlic and thyme powder. Can add whatever other seasonings of your choice.

Heat the waffle maker and when heat, grease the waffle iron with olive oil or butter. Pour the batter ( do not overfill or will the overflow and it will messy to clean). Fill all the gaps/holes and close the waffle maker.

It takes about 3 - 4 minutes for the chaffle to reach a golden brown color ( depending on the waffle make). Once it is done, it should be easy to remove from the waffle maker.

Don't have a waffle maker, or do not wish to make chaffles then use the same batter and make pancakes using a non stick pan.

These are light and delicious.

Macros for 2 Chaffles: Without butter: Cal 218, Net Carbs 2 Fiber 1, Fat 20, Protein 8.

Labels: Keto, Chaffles, Waffles, Mayonnaise, Egg, Coconut Flour, Low Carb,Garlic Salt, Onion Powder, Cinnamon, Potluck Party, International CuisineSue of Palatable Pastime invites us each month to join her in a Potluck Party. No themes, no rules just bring a dish and share it. Let's see what the other's brought to this Party.
Keto Chaffles - Low Carb No Cheese No Sweetners from Sneha’s Recipe
Almond Butter Chicken from A Day in the Life on the Farm
Easy Spring Dessert Board from Magical Ingredients
Cauliflower Pizza from Patyco Candybar
Cold Soba Noodles from Palatable Pastime

NUTRITIONAL DISCLAIMER
Please note that I am not a medical or nutritional professional. I am simply recounting and sharing my own experiences on this blog. Nothing I express here should be taken as medical advice and you should consult with your doctor before starting any diet or exercise program. I provide nutritional information for my recipes simply as a courtesy to my readers. It is calculated using https://www.myfitnesspal.com.

Bhendi (Okra) Sabzi With Pickle Masala#SundayFunday

Ingredients

200 Grams Okra/ Bhendi - cut into big bits
1 Medium  Onion - finely chopped
1 Small Tomato - finely chopped
1 Teaspoon Ginger Garlic paste
1 Teaspoon Homemade Pickle Masala
½ Teaspoon Mustard seeds
A pinch of Asafoetida
A pinch of Turmeric powder
2 - 3 Tablespoons Oil
Salt to taste

Method

In a pan heat oil add the mustard seeds, when it splutters add the asafoetida, turmeric and the onions and sauté till light brown then add the ginger garlic paste and sauté till the onions have turned dark brown, then add the pickle masala and the bhendi and fry well on high flame for 2 minutes. Now add the tomato and fry for a minute, add salt stir well. Cover and cook till done are tender but still firm. Serve hot with rotis. 

Labels: Bhendi, Homemade Pickle Masala, Sabzi, Side Dish, Vegan, Gluten free, Sunday Funday    

 For Sunday Funday- theme is Okra 

Baked Okra Fries from Culinary Adventures with Camilla
Begova Corba from Bosnian Chicken Okra Soup from Pandemonium Noshery 
Bhendi (Okra) Sabzi With Pickle Masala from Sneha’s Recipe 
Crispy Oven Fried Okra from Food Lust People Love  
Okra Mexicana from A Day in the Life on the Farm

Spicy Red Lentil & Swiss Chard Soup#SoupSwappers

Spicy Red Lentil & Swiss Chard Soup is a vegan, gluten free and delicious. It's a complete meal and a healthy comfort food.  

Serves 2
Ingredients 

½  Cup Red lentils
1 Onion - diced
1 Potato - peeled and diced
1 Carrot - diced
1 Celery Stock - chopped
3 Cloves of Garlic - minced
1 Teaspoon Olive oil
½ teaspoon Coriander Powder 
¼ Teaspoon Cinnamon powder

½ Teaspoon Cumin powder or to taste
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
¼ Teaspoon Cayenne pepper (optional)
A teaspoon of freshly squeezed lime
A Small Vegetable Stock Cube
3 Cups Water
6 - 8 Leaves Swiss Chard - chopped

Method

Wash and soak red lentils for 10 minutes.
Heat oil in a pan, sauté onion and garlic. Then add lentils, potatoes, carrots, bay leaf and chopped celery. Add the water, vegetable soup and bring it to a boil. Cover and cook till done. Then add the cumin, coriander, cinnamon, black pepper and salt to taste. Stir well and taste to see if the spices need to be adjusted.  Remove the bay leaf and puree this with a hand blender. 

Stir the Swiss chard into the puréed soup. Taste for  salt and pepper . Heat the spicy lentil soup with Swiss chard for about 5 minutes to let the flavors meld.

Serve the spicy lentil soup in bowls while hot. Enjoy,
This soup is so comforting, smooth and creamy, with just a hint of heat.   
Labels: Soup, Healthy, Vegan, International Cuisine, Red Lentils, Masoor Dal, Middle Eastern, Swiss Chard, Vegan, Gluten Free  

 Soups with Greens Recipes

• Cream of Spinach Soup from Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Italian Bean Soup with Greens from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Spicy Red Lentil and Swiss Chard Soup from Sneha's Recipe
• Spring Greens and Potato Chowder from Palatable Pastime
• Vegan Green Goddess Soup from Magical Ingredients

Kerala Style Surmai Fish Cutlets#FishFriday

Crispy fish cutlets with traditional Indian flavors. Serve with a side of simple onion or tomato salad and watch your guests enjoy.. just sensational! These Kerala style cutlets are traditionally served as starters/appetizers.

Serves 4  
Ingredients

500 Grams Surmai Fish
1 Teaspoon Ginger Garlic Paste
2 -3 Green Chillies - finely chopped
1 Medium Onion -finely chopped
¼ Teaspoon Garam masala
¼ Teaspoon Pepper powder
1 Medium Boiled Potato - grated
1 Egg - separated
1 Cup Bread Crumbs
Salt - to taste
1 Teaspoon Oil
Other Ingredients
Oil as required for frying

Method

Wash & clean the fish. Boil fish in one cup water(without salt). Drain and remove the bones / thorns from the fish and then
shred it, ensure that there are not thorns.

Heat oil in a pan & and sauté onion till translucent then add the ginger garlic paste. Add minced fish & stir. Add salt & pepper. Stir well. Add garam masala. Cook for 3 more minutes. Take off flame and cool then add the grated the boiled potatoes, egg yolk and mix well so that all ingredients are well mixed. Make equal size small balls. Flatten each ball to make cutlets.
Beat the egg white. Dip the fish balls in egg white & roll with bread crumbs.

Heat oil in a broad frying pan. Shallow them on one side till golden brown then flip them gently and fry till that side too is golden brown. 

Serve with sliced tomatoes, lemon and a sprinkle of coriander leaves.   
Labels: Fish, Cutlets, Appetizer, Amuse Bouche, Fish Friday, Surmai Fish

Today we are sharing favorite recipes for Steamed Fish:

 

• Kerala Style Surmai Fish Cutlets from Sneha's Recipe
• Ligurian Seafood Salad from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Nori-wrapped Ginger Soy Steamed Cod from Food Lust People Love
• Sand Dabs en Papillote from Culinary Adventures with Camilla
• Steamed Fish Tacos with Avocado Salsa from Palatable Pastime
• Steamed Haddock with Brussels Sprouts in Vermouth from Goats and Greens
• Steamed Salmon with Fennel from Karen's Kitchen Stories  

Kentucky Butter Bundt Cake#BundtBakers

This rich bundt old-fashioned cake is moistened with a luscious caramel butter sauce while it's still warm. Tried to search on internet why this delicious butter cake is named after the state of Kentucky, but, got no clue.

Ingredients
3 Cups All Purpose Flour
2 Cups Caster Sugar
½ Teaspoon Salt
1 Teaspoon Heaped Baking powder
½ Teaspoon Slightly Heaped Baking
1 Cup Milk
2 Tablespoons Vinegar
200 Grams Unsalted Butter
2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract
4 Large Eggs
For The Butter Caramel Sauce
½ Cup Sugar
75 Grams Butter
3 Tablespoons Water
4 Tablespoons Condensed Milk

1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Method

Mix the milk and vinegar to make the butter milk and keep aside for 8 - 10 minutes.
Grease a 10 inch bundt pan well with butter.
In the meantime sieve the flour, baking powder and soda to gather, keep aside.
Beat butter, sugar till light, fluffy and creamy. Add an egg at a time alternating with sieved dry ingredients and butter milk, add vanilla essence till all the ingredients are incorporated.

Pour batter in the greased bundt pan.
Bake in a preheated oven at 170°C for 50 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean.
To Make The Butter Caramel Sauce
While the cake is baking let's make the sauce.

In a sauce pan combine together, sugar, butter, water, condensed milk and vanilla essence, cook till melted and slightly thick you get a light toffee color.

Unmold the cake into a large plate lined with cling film, so that it's easy to clean.
Prick holes in the still warm cake with skewer. 

Slowly pour sauce over cake slowly.

Enjoy this super easy and wonderful cake. This taste even great and moist after a day or two.

Labels: Bundt, Bundt Bakers, American, Caramel

Let's take a look at what everyone baked up with us today

• Cream Cheese Swirled Lemon Poppy Seed Bundt Cake by Patyco Candy Bar
• Eggless Honey Meyer Lemon Bundt Cake from Magical Ingredients
• Hot Cross Bundt Cakes by All That’s Left Are The Crumbs
• Kentucky Butter Bundt Cake by Sneha’s Recipe
• Lemon Poppy Seed Ricotta Cake by Food Lust People Love
• St. Patrick’s Day Bundt Cake by A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Topless Bundts Turned Spring Trifles by Culinary Adventures with Camilla  
#BundtBakers is a group of Bundt loving bakers who get together once a month to bake Bundts with a common ingredient or theme. You can see all of our lovely Bundts by following our Pinterest board. We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme/ingredient.Updated links for all of our past events and more information about BundtBakers, can be found on our home page.

Keto Irish Scrambled Eggs With Chaffles#SundayFunday

This is a Keto/low carb recipe, decided to make these for my brunch, you can have these for breakfast too. These scrambled eggs were amazing, buttery, creamy and delicious. I enjoyed them with Keto Chaffles( Waffles), a fantastic combo. 

Serves One
Ingredients 
2 Large Eggs 
Salt & Black pepper powder to taste 
1 Tablespoon Butter 
2 Tablespoons Heavy Cream

Method

Crack two eggs into a bowl, add salt and pepper to taste, and mix with a fork.
Beat the cream, add eggs well.
Add butter, in a frying pan, over low heat, when the butter foams, add the egg mixture and stir constantly with a wooden spoon until eggs are set {they look about 75% cooked and slightly wet}.

Serve with a sprinkling of chopped scallion green or chopped parsley, and enjoy immediately with a chaffle, slice of cheese, some crisp ham slices and slices of tomato and cucumber.

This was my satisfying brunch.

Adapated from here
Irish Scrambled Eggs

Nutrition Info (Per serving) For the Scrambled Eggs

Calories 253
Total Fat 10 
Total Carbs 1
Protein 13

NUTRITIONAL DISCLAIMER
Please note that I am not a medical or nutritional professional. I am simply recounting and sharing my own experiences on this blog. Nothing I express here should be taken as medical advice and you should consult with your doctor before starting any diet or exercise program. I provide nutritional information for my recipes simply as a courtesy to my readers. It is calculated using https://www.myfitnesspal.com/.

Labels: Breakfast,Egg,Keto,Sunday Funday,Single Serving,Irish, Chaffles, Waffles, Low Carb

For our event called Sunday Funday, wherein we share recipes our families will love to enjoy on a Sunday.  

• Amy’s Cooking Adventures: Irish Soda Bread & Leprechaun Traps
• A Day in the Life on the Farm: Dingle Pie
• Our Good Life: Irish Nachos
• Palatable Pastime: Bangers and Mash
• Sneha’s Recipe: Irish Scrambled Eggs With Chaffles
• Culinary Adventures with Camilla: Irish Stout Tea-Infused Truffles
• Food Lust People Love: Ham and Split Pea Soup (Instant Pot)
• Karen’s Kitchen Stories: Colcannon | Irish Mashed Potatoes with Kale
• Mayuri’s Jikoni: Irish Potato Farls
• The Mad Scientist’s Kitchen: Easy Irish Soda Bread

Keto Cabbage & Bacon Stir Fry#Improve

This Keto Cabbage & Bacon Stir Fry is the perfect keto/ low-carb dish! At just 1 net carbs per serving, this one-pan dish will be your new favorite, you always make this with bacon, it taste delicious!

Serves One
Ingredients
155 Grams Shredded Green Cabbage
3 Slices Bacon With Fat
1 Green Chilly - finely chopped Or Black Pepper Powder
Salt to taste

Method

In a cast iron skillet add the chopped bacon fry till it releases fat add in the cabbage, green chilly and salt to taste sauté for 2 minutes cover and cook till the cabbage is done but still has a slight crunch.

Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and Enjoy

Nutritional Facts
Per Servings 
Amount Per Serving
Calories 139
Total Fat 11  
Net Carbohydrate 1
Fiber 1 

Protein 9 

NUTRITIONAL DISCLAIMER
Please note that I am not a medical or nutritional professional. I am simply recounting and sharing my own experiences on this blog. Nothing I express here should be taken as medical advice and you should consult with your doctor before starting any diet or exercise program. I provide nutritional information for my recipes simply as a courtesy to my readers. It is calculated using https://www.myfitnesspal.com/.

Labels: Single Serving ,Bacon, Cabbage, Stir Fry, Main course, Improv Cooking Challenge

Improv Cooking Challenge: March 2022

Cabbage and Meat 

See Ji Tan - Chinese Lion’s Head Meatballs from Pandemonium Noshery

Grilled Rachel Tacos byA Day in the Life on the Farm

Cabbage and Noodles from Palatable Pastime

Keto Cabbage & Bacon Stir Fry from Sneha’s Recipe

Kielbasa Potato Stuffed Shells from Cookaholic Wife

Ghatte Manchurian Noodles from Magical Ingredients

Come y Bebe (Ecuadorian Fruit Salad)#EattheWorld

Come y bebe, which translates to “eat and drink”, is an Ecuadorian fruit salad made with fresh diced fruits and orange juice. You can eat it with a spoon or drink it straight from a glass, it’s perfect as a breakfast, snack, and even dessert. It's delicious and so easy to make, this is a very refreshing drink or dessert for the summer!

You can customize it however you’d like, just use your favorite combo of fruits: mango, pineapple, oranges, mango, berries, banana or papaya. The riper the fruit, the sweeter the Come y Bebe will be.
You also have the option of adding a sweetener, but I left it out as my fruit were sweet and the juice of oranges were sugar-sweet. I also topped it with non dairy sweetened whipped cream.

Serves 4 -5
Ingredients
2 - 3 Cups Fresh Orange Juice
½ Cup Papaya peeled and diced
1/2 Cup Diced Apple
½ Cup Pineapple, diced
½ Cup Strawberries - chopped
½ Cup Cape Gooseberries - chopped
Non Dairy Sweetened Whipped Cream - as required

Method

If you are making fresh orange juice,  juice the oranges first.
Add all of the diced fruit into a large bowl and pour over the orange juice. Set aside.
Mix and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to an hour. Pour it into serving glasses, top it with whipped cream.

Serve & Enjoy!!  
Labels: Vegan, Gluten free, Dairy Free, Fruit Salad, Ecuador, Dessert, Summer Fruits, Eat the World, Sweets & Desserts

 

Each month a group of us join Evelyne of CulturEatz as she travels to different countries to Eat the World.

Check out all the wonderful Ecuadorian dishes prepared by fellow Eat the World members and share with #eattheworld. Click here to find out how to join and have fun exploring a country a month in the kitchen with us! 

 Amy’s Cooking Adventures: Ecuadorian Lentil Stew with Rice (Arroz con Menestra de Lentejas) Magical Ingredients: Tortillas de Verde 

A Day in the Life on the Farm: Fritada de Chancho 

Sneha’s Recipe: Come y Bebe (Ecuadorian Fruit Salad) 

Pandemonium Noshery: Fritada - Ecuadorian Pork 

Kitchen Frau: Pescado Encocado (Fish in Coconut Sauce)