Homemade Grilled Veggie Cottage Cheese#SundayFunday

Homemade Cottage Cheese with veggies and flavorful spices makes a great and low fat starter. Making the cottage cheese from starch is a great pleasure, the cheese is soft and succulent. See the detailed recipe of making it home here.

Ingredients
For the Cottage Cheese
1½ Liter Cow Milk
200 Ml Fresh Cream
Other Ingredients
1 Tablespoon Each Red , Yellow & Green Bell Peppers
1 Tablespoon Chopped Coriander Leaves
1 Teaspoon Red Chilly Flakes
1 Teaspoon Oregano
1 Teaspoon Parsley
1 Teaspoon Ginger Garlic Paste
¼ Teaspoon Salt

Method

Prepare the cottage cheese as per this recipe. When milk curdles, add all the other ingredients and mix it lightly. Strain this into a cheese/muslin cloth. Dip this cloth it in a bowl of cold water, rinse the cheese with fresh water till it cools and hang it at a height  for the excess liquid to drain. Let it drain for half an hour.

Now remove the knot of the cloth and place the cheese along with the cloth on a wide plate, strainer or kitchen counter. Gently press it to form a rectangle shape. Place a heavy weight or a saucepan of of water on the cheese cloth and let it sit for an hour or till all the water is drained and forms firm cheese.

Cut them into pieces. 

Heat a grill pan with just a few drops of oil and then grill them on both sides of just a minute or two on each side. Do not grill for a long time as then cottage cheese becomes hard. 

Serve  them  as starters or as finger food or tapas along with drinks. Served these to my diet conscious friends as starters. 

Labels: Paneer, Cottage Cheese, Grilled, Coloured Bell Peppers, Starters, Finger food, Tapas, Low Cal, Diet Meal, Sunday Funday, Homemade,  Vegetarian, Gluten Free

For our event called Sunday Funday, wherein we share recipes our families will love to enjoy on a Sunday. I thank our host for this week's event Camilla M. Mann of https://culinary-adventures-with-cam.blogspot.com/

Sunday Funday: Holiday Cheese Boards!

• Breakfast Charcuterie Board by Palatable Pastime
• Cheese Boards: A Feast for the Eyes and the Tastebuds by Culinary Adventures with Camilla
• Holiday Cheese Board Ideas by Making Miracles
• Homemade Grilled Veggie Cottage Cheese by Sneha's Recipe
• Honey Thyme Feta by A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Spicy Marinated Cheese by Food Lust People Love

A Chunky Peanut Butter Dip#SundayFunday

A Chunky Peanut Butter Dip is delightful for fresh crudités or hors D’oeuvres/appetizers, a great crowd pleaser. Tasty, low in calories, you must try this for your coming party.

Makes ¾ Cup
Ingredients
1/3 Cup Crunchy Peanut Butter
2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
½ Teaspoon Red Chilly Flakes
Fresh Lemon juice of a small lemon
1 Tablespoon Sriracha or Chili sauce - I used Sriracha 
1 Tablespoon Ketchup
1 Teaspoon Light Soy sauce

Method

Mix all ingredients until well-blended. 

Serve with crudités/raw vegetables sticks like (cucumber, radish, boiled turnip, bell pepper, carrot or vegetables of your choice).

Or with these Cajun Tortilla Chips. Enjoy!!
Labels: Chutneys & Dips, Peanut Butter, Peanuts, Crudités, Sunday Funday, Nibbles, Low Cal, Healthy, Vegan, Gluten Free

Today I’m joining a new group of bloggers for an event called Sunday Funday, wherein we share recipes our families will love to enjoy on a Sunday. I thank our host for this week's event Wendy of A Day in the Life on the Farm the theme is "Nibbles".

• Barbecue Smokehouse Almonds by Palatable Pastime
• Cheddar Horseradish Dip by A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Chunky Peanut Butter Dip by Sneha's Recipe
• Confit de Gesiers by Food Lust People Love
• Fontina Salami Bites by Making Miracles
• Olive Tapenade by Pandemonium Noshery
• Spiced Cheese Wafers by Culinary Adventures with Camilla
• Tomato Bread by Our Good Life

Mango Cheesecake - No Bake Dessert #Choctoberfest

Eating the King of Fruits on its own needs no explanation and there  recipes that can  lift the  delightful King of fruits  to an all new high. This no-bake cheesecake is an absolute breeze to make and it's low cal. In fact should I call it a Mango Breeze-Cake ... just pour all ingredients into a mixer jar and pulse it 3 -4 times its ready.  So isn't it a Breeze Cake?

Ingredients 
¾  Cup  Condensed Milk
2 Teaspoons  Gelatin
¼  Cup Water
1 Cup Mango Puree
Fresh Paneer -  grated - Homemade
¼ Teaspoon Mango Essence (optional)
1 Cup Whipped Cream
Grated chocolate  for decoration

Method 

How to make the paneer  with 500 Ml milk (here).

Dissolve the gelatin in ¼ cup water over a pan of hot water.

Blend together the grated paneer, condensed milk, dissolved gelatin, mango puree  and mango essence in a blender.  Add the whipped the cream well and gently fold into the paneer - mango  mixture or pulse it just once. 

Pour into a wet mould (see notes). Leave to set in the refrigerator, When set then decorate with grated chocolate, unmould, cut into squares/ wedges, serve.

My Notes:

Rinse the aluminium mould with cold water, drain the water. Pour a few drops of vegetable oil and swirl the wet mould ( but do not wipe the mould). Using this wet oily mould will make un moulding easier.

Keep it in the refrigerator overnight to set.  Was in a hurry since I, had guest and wanted to serve, as you can see in the pic it is a little wobbly. 

Labels : Cheesecake, No Bake Desserts, Mango,  Choctoberfest, Paneer, Low Cal, Gelatin, Sweets & Desserts

• 101 Chocolate Cheesecake Recipes from Triple Chocolate Kitchen
• No Bake Keto Cheesecake from Our Good Life
• Cheesecake Truffles from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Summer Fruit No Bake Cheesecake from That Recipe
• Double Chocolate Fudge Cheesecake in the Instant Pot from Shockingly Delicious
• Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Verrine from Simply Inspired Meals
• Instant Pot Cookie Dough Cheesecake from Join Us, Pull up a Chair
• Berry Granita with Mint Cheesecake Bites from Delicious Not Gorgeous
• No Bake Lemon Cheesecake from Red Cottage Chronicles
• Matcha Swirl Cheesecake Bars from The Spiffy Cookie
• Frozen Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake from Hostess at Heart
• Mango Cheesecake - No Bake Dessert from Sneha's Recipes

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Vegan Whole Wheat Crackers#BreadBakers

In bread bakers this month our host Sue Lau, asked us to bake "Crackers".  Thank you Sue for hosting this month's event. 

If you are vegan then these cracker's are excellent for you to snack on. They have a hint of saltiness and are crisp. You do not require any dip or any accompaniment to snack these. They are so addictive that you will not be able to stop eating.

Made these for my vegan guest and they enjoyed snacking on them as they were busy chatting with each other. They didn't realize that they had nearly finished them. Got few to enjoy for myself. 

Ingredients
1 ½ Cups Whole Wheat Flour
1 ½ Cups All Purpose Flour
1 Teaspoon Salt
1/3 Cup Oil
1 +1/3  Cup Water
Fine Sea Salt for sprinkling

Method

In a  bowl, stir together the both the  flours and 3/4 teaspoon salt. Pour in the oil and water; mix until just blended and forms a soft dough. Wrap this dough in a cling film and keep it in the refrigerator to rest for an hour at least.

On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough as thin as possible - no thicker than 1/8 inch. 

Place dough on an greased baking sheet. 

Mark squares out with a knife, but don't cut through. 

Prick each cracker with a fork a few times, brush it water and then sprinkle salt. Keep it t again in the refrigerator to cool, for 15 to 20 minutes at least then only take the tray out to bake. These will turn nice and crisp when baked.
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C.

Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until crisp and light brown. When cool, remove from baking sheet and separate into individual crackers.

Enjoy these addictive vegan crackers.

These low in calorie and healthy too.

Labels : Breads, Bread Bakers, Crackers, Whole Wheat, Vegan, Healthy snacks, Low Cal, Baked

#BreadBakers

March 2018: Crackers 

Enjoy the diversity of cracker recipes this month!

• Coconut Cheese Crackers from Gayathri's Cook Spot
• Crispy Homemade Cheddar Crackers from Palatable Pastime
• Dried Fruit Crackers from Cook's Hideout
• Easy Homemade Oyster Crackers from Food Lust People Love
• Garlicky Chickpea Flour Crackers from Ambrosia
• Sourdough Crackers with Chilli and Garlic from Sonlicious
• Sourdough Crackers with Gruyère and Thyme from Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Spicy Popcorn Crisps from What Smells So Good?
• Sweet & Savory Crackers from All That's Left Are The Crumbs
• Vegan Whole Wheat Crackers from Sneha's Recipe

#BreadBakers is a group of bread loving bakers who get together once a month to bake bread with a common ingredient or theme. Follow our Pinterest board right here. Links are also updated each month on this home page. We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme/ingredient.

Vegan & Gluten Free French Tomato Soup #SoupSwappers

This month's soup swappers host is Sally of Bewitching Kitchen who choose  the theme French Soups .  I made this soup with Homemade French Onion Dry Mix  and used to make a Vegan  and Gluten Free  French Tomato Soup. This soup thickens as it comes to a boil, so there is no need to add any other ingredient to it.

Ingredients

4 Medium Ripe & Firm Tomatoes

1 Tablespoon Homemade French Onion Soup Mix
Salt to taste
1 Bay leaf

A Pinch of Sugar

A Leaf of Scallion Green - snippet 
Method

In a pan boil the tomatoes in 1 cup water.  Then cool it and skin it, blend it well along with water.  Strain it.  Pour this into a sauce pan add the soup mix, scallions green, sugar  and bay leaf stir it well and place it on medium flame till it comes to a boil.  Keep stirring, taste for salt, add if necessary.  

Serve it and enjoy this vegan, gluten free , low calorie  French Tomato Soup.

Labels : Soup, French Cuisine, Tomato Soup, Homemade Soup Mix, Soup Swappers, Gluten free, Vegan, Low Cal, Diet Soup, Healthy

The recipe for the French Onion Dry Soup Mix will be posted soon.

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Mushroom And Carrot Soup #soupswappers

This month's event for Soup Saturday Swappers the theme is Root Vegetables, our host is Wendy , thank you dear for hosting this event.

Since we had use root vegetables to make the soup, I, decided to make this satisfying, hearty and low cal vegetarian soup with carrot, mushrooms and gave it a punch of garlic. This is a little spicy soup since carrot and mushrooms have a bland taste. 

Serves 3
Ingredients:
2 Big Carrots  -  chopped
1 Small Onion -  chopped
2 Medium Tomatoes -  chopped
6 Cloves Garlic  -  chopped
8 Button Mushrooms -  chopped
1/2 Teaspoon Chili flakes
1 Teaspoon Corn flour - if required (I did not add) 
1/4 Teaspoon White Pepper Powder
Salt to taste
6 Cups Water
1 Veg Soup Seasoning Cube
1 Teaspoon Olive Oil or Butter
Bread Croutons  or Garlic Bread for serving

Method

In a pressure cooker add water onion, tomato, carrot and garlic, cook for on high flame for a whistle. Reduce the flame and then let it cook for 5 minutes. Take off flame and let the cooker cool. Once the pressure is released separate veggies and water. Retain the water for later use. Grind veggies to fine paste. Add retained water. Strain mixture and set aside.
In a sauce pan add a teaspoon of olive oil, sauté mushroom slices with a pinch of white pepper powder and chilly flakes for 2 to 3 minutes till they get soft. Add the strained mixture, seasoning cube with chili flakes, salt and pepper powder or according to your taste . If the soup is thick then add additional water if required. Let is simmer  for 5 to 10 minutes or till you get the required thickness.

 Serve hot with a few bread croutons or  slices of garlic bread. Enjoy this delicious, easy soup, it warms and comforts you after a long day. 

Labels : Soup, Root Vegetables, Carrot, Garlic, Mushroom, Low Cal, Soup Swappers, Mushroom And Carrot Soup

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Low Cal – Pita Pockets with Herbed Eggless Mayonnaise And Veggies

Pita bread is served at just about every meal in the Middle East. It can be used for dipping, or to make delicious sandwiches in the pocket. In the Middle East, pita is made in brick ovens, where very high heat can be achieved. It is very hard to duplicate in a home kitchen, but this recipe, combined with high heat, comes very close. The Syrian call Pita bread as Syrian bread in their country.

Pita bread can also be baked in oven but I baked in on the non stick tava. This bread baked on the tava taste much better than when baked in the oven. While baking the pita bread the aroma that fills your kitchen is awesome. The mayonnaise that is made a vegetarian , easy and tasty. This pita pocket was my lunch today.

Ingredients for Pita Bread ( Makes 4 )
¾ Cup Wheat Flour
½ Cup All Purpose Flour
2 Tablespoons Semolina (Rawa)
½ Teaspoon rapid rising yeast
1 Teaspoon sugar
¼ Teaspoon salt
½ Teaspoon oil
1 Cup Lukewarm water.

Method
Dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup of warm water. Add sugar and stir until dissolved. Let sit for 10-15 minutes until water is frothy. Combine flour and salt in large bowl. Make a small depression in the middle of flour and pour yeast water in depression. Slowly add the warm water, and form it into a dough knead till the dough is no longer sticky and is smooth and elastic. Coat large bowl with vegetable oil and place dough in bowl. Turn dough upside down so all of the dough is coated. Allow to sit in a warm place until it has doubled in size.

Once doubled, roll out in a rope, and pinch off 4 equal pieces. Place balls on oiled floured surface. Let sit covered for 10 minutes. Roll out in oblong shape with your hand ¼ inch thick and keep it on a plastic sheet. Heat a nonstick pan on medium flame and cook the pita bread on each side for a minute until it puffs up or a cavity is created in the bread. When cooled cut the pita bread in 2 halves. Create a pocket with a bread knife carefully and lightly.
Note:  You can also bake these in the oven. Preheat oven to maximum temperature and make sure the rack is at the very bottom of oven. Be sure to also preheat your baking sheet. Bake each circle for 4 minutes until the bread puffs up. Turn over and bake for 2 minutes.
Remove each pita with a spatula from the baking sheet and add additional pitas for baking.

Storing Pita Bread
Pita bread can be stored for up to 3 days in a bread box, and up to a month in the freezer. Be sure to use freezer bags when storing in the freezer.

Ingredients for the Herbed Eggless Mayonnaise

1 Cup Hung Curd

1 Medium Boiled and Mashed Potatoes
1/2 Cup Fresh Bread Crumbs -  sides removed
2 Teaspoon Caster Sugar
1/2 Teaspoon Black Pepper
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
1 Teaspoon Heaped Mustard paste
2 Tablespoon White Vinegar
1/3 to 1/2 Cup Olive Oil 

2 Teaspoon Chopped Parsley or Coriander leaves

Method

In a mixer jar add all the ingredients except the oil and chopped parsley/coriander and blend well . Then add the oil in stream while the blender is still running, till it forms a thick mayonnaise. Transfer to a bowl add the parsley/coriander. Keep aside.

Other ingredients
1/4 cup finely chopped cabbage leaves
2 cucumber sliced finely
3 Tablespoon boiled corn
1 Capsicum finely chopped.
1 teaspoon lemon juice

Assembling the Pita Pockets

In the Pita pocket spread the herbed mayonnaise lightly, then put the corn, cabbage, capsicum, cucumber, sprinkle lemon juice on the veggies and on top a spoon of herbed mayonnaise. Serve immediately. This is a delicious pita pockets. I enjoyed every bit of it. To make it vegan use soy curds.

Look out for a post of Pita Bread with a different yummy and tasty filling.

Lables: Breads, Healthy, Wraps, Chutneys & Dips, Low Cal, Continental Cuisine, Pita Bread, Sandwiches,Herbed Eggless Mayonnaise, Vegetables