Sneha's Recipe

Sweet Potato Patties#SundayFunday

In: Appetizer, Kids delight, Potato

These patties are tasty, nutritious, pan fried with just minimal oil. A perfect snack or appetizer for vegetarians.
Ingredients

2 Cups Grated Potatoes - boiled
400 Grams Grated Sweet Potatoes - boiled
1 Tablespoon Desiccated Coconut
1 Teaspoon Salt
1 Teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes
1 Teaspoon Ginger Garlic paste
1 Green Chilies - finely chopped
1 Small Onion - finely chopped
4 Tablespoons Coriander leaves - finely chopped 4 tbsp
4 Tablespoons Corn flour
1 Teaspoon Coriander powder
½ Teaspoon Mustard seeds
1 Tablespoon Oil
Oil for frying
Bread crumbs as required
Method

Bake the sweet potatoes and potatoes.
Grate the sweet potatoes and potatoes, mix in salt to taste. Heat a tablespoon oil in a wok, add mustard seeds, crushed red pepper, chopped onion, chilly powder, coriander powder desiccated coconut, ginger garlic paste, chopped green chilies cook for 5 minutes, remove, cool, Add this to the grated potatoes mix well, make into balls, then into flat disc.

Make a thin slurry with water and cornflour, dip each patty in slurry then roll in bread crumbs.

Pan fry them in little oil as possible on medium high flame till golden on boths sides. Serve hot with chatni of your choice.

Labels: Sweet Potato, Potato, Appetizer, Snack, Kids delight,Sunday Funday, Vegetarian

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Sneha's Recipe: Sweet Potato Patties
Sid’s Sea Palm Cooking: Sweet Potato Sushi

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Pork Korma#SundayFunday

In: Indian, Pork, Sunday Funday

This Pork Korma is very tasty and easy to make. Try it and I am sure you will enjoy it.

Ingredients
½ Kg Pork - cut into medium pieces
3 Tomatoes skinned
1 Bay leaf
1 Teaspoon Vinegar
1 Tablespoon Ghee
For The Masala
3 Onions lightly fried
1 Teaspoon Cumin seeds
6 Cloves Garlic
½ Inch Piece Ginger
2 Big pieces of Cinnamon
4 Cardamon's
4 Cloves
7 Dried Kashmiri Chillies
Method

Grind the masala ingredients to a fine paste. Heat ghee in a pan add the chopped tomatoes, bay leaf and fry till tomatoes are soft. Add the ground paste and fry till oil leaves the sides. Add the pork and and a cup of water. Cover and cook till done. Season it with vinegar.

Serve hot.

Labels: Pork, Sunday Funday, Indian

For Sunday FunDay -theme is Hunter/Gatherer.

Chili Cheeseburgers with Bison Chili from Karen's Kitchen Stories
Dried Rosemary from Sid's Sea Palm Cooking
Momiji Tempura ;from Culinary Cam
Pork Korma from Sneha's Recipe
Roast Pheasant Crowns from Food Lust People Love
Urban Foraged Stovetop Potpourri from Amy's Cooking Adventures
Venison Tater Tot Shepherd's Pie from A Day in the Life on the Farm

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Vangi Bath Masala - Homemade#AlphabetChallenge

In: Alphabet Challenge, Homemade, Karnataka

This is a recipe from Karnataka. This spice blend is so flavorful and fragrant, easy to make and a versatile masala, can use this to make other masala bath with the veggies you like. This masala has no preservative or added color.

Try this flavorful masala and you too will love it.
Ingredients
¼ Cup Chana dal
¼ Cup Urad dal
12 Bedki Red chillies or Adjust according to your taste
1 Tablespoon Heaped Coriander seeds
1 Tablespoon Heaped Poppy seeds
1 Tablespoon Heaped Dry Coconut grated or 8 - 10 slices
1 Stick Cinnamon
6 Cloves
1 Cardamom
A Sprig Curry Leaves
Method

Heat a teaspoon of oil in a pan and fry each of these ingredients - chana dal, urad dal, poppy seeds, coriander seeds, dry coconut, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, curry leaves and red chillies, separately on low flame until they release an aroma and turn red. Remove from pan and keep aside.

Once they cool down, grind all the ingredients into a fine powder. Ta daa.. Vangi Bath Masala is ready .
Store the powder in an air tight container and use it for making Vangi Bath or any other masale bath / rice with the vegetable of your choice.

Check this Vangi Bath Recipe

Labels: Homemade, Masala, Karnataka, South Indian, Alphabet Challenge

Let's take a look at the recipes being shared today with Alphabet "V"

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Food Lust People Love: Mirabelle Plum Vodka
Blogghetti: Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies
Mayuri’s Jikoni: Salata De Varza Rosie
Culinary Cam: Summer Rolls and Nước Chấm, a Ubiquitous Vietnamese Dipping Sauce
Sneha’s Recipe: Vangi Bath Masala - Homemade
Karen’s Kitchen Stories: Vanilla Bean Sable Cookies
A Day in the Life on the Farm: Vaquero Chicken
A Messy Kitchen: Vichy Carrots

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Vegetarian Rice Roni With Homemade Rice Roni Mix#SundayFunday

In: Broccoli, Capsicum, Carrot

This Homemade Rice Roni is a blend of rice and pasta which then cooked in butter, chicken/vegetable stock and seasonings until light and fluffy. A quick easy dish that tastes so good. This Homemade Rice-A-Roni has no artificial ingredients and is absolutely delicious.

I had this Rice Roni many times when abroad. I loved it , but, here it's not available so made my own. This is a basic mix, you can have many add ons/flavorful spices to it when you are cooking this as a meal.

This Homemade Rice Roni is the perfect accompaniment to make a complete and delicious meal with chicken, fish, steak or shrimp.
Ingredients
200 Grams Spaghetti - broken into pieces
2 Cups Basmati Rice
1 Tablespoon Oil
Method
Wash the rice with a wet cloth and let it dry for some time. In the meantime in a pan heat a tablespoon of oil and fry the spaghetti for a minute or two only. Cool and mix it with the rice.

Homemade Rice Roni Mix is ready.

Made a vegetarian version of this for our lunch.
Vegetarian Rice Roni

Ingredients
1 Tablespoon Dried Chives
1 Teaspoon Italian Seasoning Mix
1 Bay Leaf
¼ Teaspoon Black Pepper Powder or to taste
1 Vegetable Stock Cube
1 Scallion/Spring Onion - chopped
1 Medium Onion - chopped
1 Teaspoon Minced Garlic
5 - 6 Broccoli Florets
¼ Cup Diced Carrots
¼ Cup French Beans - chopped
½ Cup Colored Bell Peppers - chopped
1 Small Tomatoes - chopped
1½ Cups Rice Roni
3½ Cups Water
2 Tablespoons Butter
1 Tablespoon Oil

Method

Heat oil and butter in a large pot/pan, fry the onion, till translucent, add all the veggies, chives, seasoning , bay leaf and sauté for a minute.

Add the stock cube, water , give it a light mix and bring this to a rolling boil.

Now add the Rice Roni , give it a light stir. Cover, let it be on high flame for a minute then reduce the flame to low and let it cook for 12 -15 minutes giving it a light stir after 5 minutes. Check for taste and seasoning, add black pepper powder to your taste ( this is optional).

When liquid has been absorbed, take a test bite to see if rice is cooked through. Add hot water if necessary and continue cooking if it needs a bit more time.

Delicious Rice Roni is ready to enjoy.

Serve this with Egg And Cauliflower Salad.
Labels: Broccoli, Carrot, Vegetarian, Pasta, International Cuisine, Capsicum, Rice Roni, Pasta & Noodles, Homemade, Rice, Sunday Funday

Check this recipe made with Rice Roni Mix

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Pasta alla Norcina Amy's Cooking Adventures
Pumpkin Gnocchi by A Day in the Life on the Farm
Spaetzle by Sid's Sea Palm Cooking
Vegetarian Rice Roni With Homemade Rice Roni Mix by Sneha's Recipe

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Red Pumpkin Paratha#BreadBakers

In: Bread Bakers, Flatbread, Paratha

Red Pumpkin are just prefect to make some soft parathas. I used the boiled puree with some spices to knead the paratha dough. This parathas gives an excellent and eye pleasing colour with just a touch of sweetness as well.

Serve this along with a dal, a chutney or a spicy gravy, trust me this incredible soft paratha makes an excellent meal to serve either as breakfast, dinner or else for a simple lunch.

Ingredients
1 Cup Cooked & Mashed Red Pumpkin
2 Cups Whole Wheat flour
½ Teaspoon Red Chilly Powder
2 Tablespoon Chopped Coriander Leaves
2 Tablespoon Oil
½ Teaspoon Cumin seed powder
½ Teaspoon Salt
Water as required
Method

Take the wheat flour, oil, salt, coriander leaves and all the spices along with mashed red pumpkin in a large bowl.
Add gradually water if needed , knead everything to a soft, smooth dough..keep aside for an hour.
Make 7-8 medium sized balls from the dough.
Dust each balls with all purpose flour and roll them as round disc with rolling pin.
Heat a non stick pan and drop gently the rolled parathas, drizzle few drops of oil cook on both sides until they get cooked.

Serve hot with any dish.
Labels: Paratha, Flatbread, Bread Bakers, Red Pumpkin

#BreadBakers is a group of bread loving bakers who get together once a month to bake bread with a common ingredient or theme. You can see all our of lovely bread by following our Pinterest board right here. Links are also updated after each event on the #BreadBakers home page. We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme/ingredient. If you are a food blogger and would like to join us, just send Stacy an email with your blog URL to foodlustpeoplelove@gmail.com.
We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme/ingredient.
This month’s theme is Pumpkin Breads.

I am hosting this month and decided to celebrate Fall and the upcoming Holidays by asking the others in our group to join me in sharing breads containing pumpkin. Let's take a look at what everyone baked up...

Food Lust People Love: Cheesy Pumpkin Scones
A Day in the Life on the Farm: Sourdough Pumpkin Bread
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Sneha's Recipe: Red Pumpkin Paratha

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Keto Halloween Quesadilla#SundayFunday

In: Cheese, Flatbread, Halloween

Halloween is the perfect time to have fun with your meal. This spooky Keto Halloween Quesadilla are so cheesy, yummy meal to enjoy! I'm using these Low Crab Coconut Flour & Oat Fiber Flatbread.

Ingredients
2 Low Carb Flatbreads/Tortillas
½ Cup Shredded Cheese or 3 Cheese Mexican blend
Tomato - cut into triangles
Method
Place a frying pan on low flame.

Using a sharp knife, cut out jack o’lantern eyes, nose and mouth into one of the tortillas.

Place it on a greased frying pan and cook one side till crisp.Fry the uncut one on side till crisp.

On the crisp side of the uncut tortilla, sprinkle cheese on it.

Place the cut tortilla on top on which side is crisp.

Then lift it place it on the greased frying pan, cover with a lid and let it crisp on one side then flip.

cook that side till slightly crispy.

Place a cut tomato triangles and serve!

Labels: Halloween, Quesadilla, Cheese, Sunday Funday, Flatbread

Amy

Amy’s Cooking Adventures

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Black and Orange Cookies by Karen's Kitchen Stories
Halloween Focaccia by Sid's Sea Palm Cooking
Keto Halloween Quesadilla by Sneha's Recipe
Mummy Dogs by Culinary Cam
Necromancer Gnocchi by Amy's Cooking Adventures
Pumpkin and Apple Soup by A Day in the Life on the Farm
Sloppy Monster Sandwich by Palatable Pastime

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Togolese Gboma Dessi#EatTheWorld

In: Chicken, Eat the World, Gluten free

Togo is a small West African country on the Gulf of Guinea, in between Ghana and Benin. Togolese cuisine is made up of African, French, and German influences. Tomato and spinach is a popular combination, which happens to be the base of this so simple and tasty Gboma Dessi.
What I like about this dish that it's so flavorful, even with the minimum use of spices. What really stands out to me in this dish is the texture the ground pumpkin seeds in the sauce, the ground pumpkin seeds also helps in thickening the sauce.

Serves 5 - 6
Ingredients

1 Kg Boneless & Skinless Chicken Legs - cut into big pieces
Dry Roast Then Grind To A Fine Powder
1 Teaspoon Whole cloves
1 Teaspoon Ajwain seeds
1 Teaspoon Fennel seeds
6 Cardamoms
Other Ingredients
1 Teaspoon Ginger powder
¼ Teaspoon Nutmeg powder

2 + 2 Tablespoons Olive oil
1 Medium Onion - chopped
4 Cloves Garlic - minced
3 Green Chillies or Habanero Chillies - pierced
1 Green Chilly - finely chopped
2 Medium Tomatoes - blended

2 Tablespoons Tomato paste
1 Tablespoon Grated Ginger
500 Ml Chicken Stock
¼ Cup Pumpkin Seeds - ground to fine powder

500 Grams Spinach - chopped
¾ Teaspoon Salt or to taste
Method

Season the chicken with the roasted powdered spices along with ground ginger, nutmeg and half the amount of salt.
Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large frying pan over medium flame, fry the chicken until nearly cooked through and browned on both sides, remove from the pan. Keep aside along with the juice's.

Heat the other 2 tablespoons of oil and sauté the onion and garlic , ginger over medium heat until softened. Add the chopped green chillies, blended tomatoes, tomato paste, salt and cook for 3 -5 minutes until cooked. Add the stock and ground pumpkin seeds and taste for seasoning. Stir in the chicken and pierced green chillies cook for 5 minutes.
Simmer over medium-low flame for 20 minutes. Stir in the spinach and cook until wilted- for about 5 minutes. Serve Gboma Dessi with rice, potatoes, or polenta.

Labels: Togolese, West African, Chicken, Main course, International Cuisine, Spinach, Eat The World, Keto, Low Carb

Check out all the wonderful Togo recipes prepared by fellow Eat the World members and share with #eattheworld. Find out how to join Eat the World here and have fun exploring a country a month in the kitchen with us!
For Eat The World we are sharing recipes of Togo.

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Gboma Dessi by Culinary Cam
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Upside Down Apricot Bundt#Alphabet Challenge

In: Alphabet Challenge, Apricots, Bundts

When my favorite apricots are in season, this apricot cake is the first on my baking list. Pretty basic upside down fruit cake , except this one is very soft , almost melt in your mouth,with a little tanginess from apricots. A real treat for apricot lovers and the apricot cake itself looks just gorgeous and so appetizing.

1 Cup Measurement = 250 Ml

Ingredients
75 Grams Butter
1½ Cups Sugar
1/3 Cup Water
2 Large Eggs
1/3 Cup Sour Cream
½ Teaspoon Grated Lemon zest
½ Teaspoon Vanilla Essence
1 Cup All Purpose Flour
½ Teaspoon Baking Powder
¼ Teaspoon Salt
Firm Ripe Apricots - see my notes
Confectioners’ sugar for dusting - optional
Method
Preheat the oven to 180°C
Generously butter a bundtpan and arrange the apricots in the dish.

Slice the apricots in half and place the cut side up
Start by making the caramel ,sugar syrup

Combine ¾ cup of the sugar and 1/3 cup water in a small saucepan and cook over high heat until it turns a warm amber color, swirl the pan but don’t stir. Pour evenly over the apricot slices.

In a mixing bowl beat the butter and the remaining ¾ cup of sugar until light and fluff
Lower the speed and beat in the eggs one at a time.
Add the sour cream, zest, and vanilla and mix until combined
Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt, add to the mixture in 2 batches, mix until combined.
Pour the cake batter evenly over the apricot slices.

Bake 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Cool for 5 - 10 minutes, then turn the cake onto a flat plate
Dust with confectioners sugar before serving. Enjoy!!

My Notes
Use apricots as many as you need to cover the bottom of the pan.
This same cake can be made with sliced apples, plums, nectarines or peaches. When choosing fruit for the cake, make sure they are not too ripe so they don’t produce too much juice and make the cake soggy.