Crumbed Fresh Herbed Fried Fish#FishFriday

This fish recipe is so easy to prepare and it’s ready in just 25 minutes – that’s your starter for a party or meal is sorted. This fish doesn't require any sauce or chutney to go with it, since it's flavorful and delicious.

Ingredients
3 White Fish Fillets - cut into big squares
Grind To A Coarse Paste
3 Big Cloves Garlic
1" Piece Ginger
1 Spring Onion /Scallion - chopped
½ Teaspoon Cumin Seeds
½ Teaspoon Salt
½ Teaspoon Black Pepper powder
1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
A Handful Chopped Coriander leaves
For Coating
¼ Cup All Purpose Flour
¼ Cup Fine Semolina
Oil as required for frying
Method

Grind all the ingredients given to a coarse paste without adding water.
Wash and pat dry the fish fillets, Apply the ground paste to the fish well and keep it aside for at least 15 minutes.
Mix the flour and semolina well. Coat the fish in this flour by pressing it well into the mix. Shallow fry them on a cast iron frying pan.

Serve these as a starter or as a main course accompaniment.
Enjoy!! 

Labels: Fish, Fish Friday, Starters, Main course,  Herbs, Pan Fried

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Air Fryer Tofu 65- Vegan & Gluten Free#MultiCookerMonday

Tofu, this soya cheese which is a perfect replacement for paneer for vegan's. They are excellent source of protein with many health benefits. Tofu has a neutral taste.
Made this Tofu 65 which is an excellent for a starter or else as a snack food for my vegan guest. Since these are air fried it doesn't take much time in cooking. Once marinated, these tofu slices can be grilled in an air fryer with less effort and short time.

Ingredients
400 Grams Firm Tofu
2 Teaspoons Kashmiri Red chilly powder
1 Teaspoon Black Pepper powder
1 Teaspoon Cumin powder
1 Teaspoons Ginger garlic paste
1 Small Lemon juice
1 Teaspoon Garam masala
1 Teaspoon Pink Himalayan Salt or to taste
1 Teaspoon Oil
A Pinch of Tandoori color - optional
½ Teaspoon Oil for brushing the air fryer basket

Method

Drain the water from the tofu and cut as medium thick slices and keep aside.

Take all the ingredients in bowl except the tofu slices, mix the marinade well and then add the tofu slices. apply the marinade well on each slice. Cover and keep it in the refrigerator for at least an hour.

After an hour take it out of the refrigerator and preheat the air fryer for 4 minutes at 180°C.
Grease the air fryer basket with a pastry brush with oil. Then arrange the slices, do no crowd the basket and set the air fryer timer to 10 or 15 minutes so as to how crispy you want.

It took just 25 minutes to make two batches of these in a preheated air fryer,
The first batch I kept for 10 minutes after 6 minutes changed the sides. The next batch to make a little more crispy kept it for 15 minutes, after 10 minutes changed the sides.

I served it Mayo Chipotle Sauce , you can serve this with any sauce of your choice.

Labels: Air Fryer, Vegan , Gluten Free, Healthy, Tofu, Starter, Party Pleasers, Multi Cooker Monday

Multicooker Monday

• • Air Fryer Buffalo Chicken Wings by Karen's Kitchen Stories
  • Fryer Tofu 65- Vegan by Sneha’s Recipe
  • Instant Pot Kheer by Magical Ingredients
  • Slow Cooker Barbecue Green Beans by Palatable Pastime
  • Slow Cooker Steak Fajitas by A Day in the Life on the Farm
  • Toaster Oven Mexican Rice by Sid's Sea Palm Cooking

Potato Lollipops#FoodieExtravaganza

Potato is the universal and staple vegetable that is eaten the most in the world. Today I am sharing a starter/snack made with baby potatoes wherein kids and adults will love these tasty lollipops, this can be served a party pleaser or enjoyed on a rainy day.

This a very quick and yummy snack which can be made in a jiffy, provided you have boiled baby potatoes at hand. This potato recipe is made by marinating potato in flour mixture and then deep frying it in oil.

Ingredients
15-20 Baby Potatoes- boiled and peeled
3 Tablespoons Heaped All Purpose Flour
3 Tablespoons Heaped Corn Flour
1 Tablespoon Kashmiri Red Chilly powder
1 Tablespoon Lemon juice
Salt to taste
A Sprig Curry leaves - finely chopped
1 Tablespoon Chopped Coriander leaves
½ Teaspoon Orange Red Color
Water as required
Oil for frying

Method

In a bowl, add all purpose flour, corn flour, chilly powder, lemon juice, salt, color, water, mix well and turn into a thick coating batter. 

Add the baby potatoes, curry leaves, coriander leaves, into the mixture

mix so that all the potatoes are coated well. 

Heat oil in a deep frying kadai, when the oil it hot, with a spoon drop each potato gently into the hot oil and fry on medium high flame till they are golden and crisp. Take them out on to a kitchen paper towel.

Serve them on a platter with a tooth pick pierced on each.

Crispy Potato Lollipops are ready.

I served them with Sweet Date & Tamarind Chutney.
These have to eaten hot or else as they cool the outer covering will start to turn soft.

Labels: Baby Potatoes, Savory Snacks, Starters, Kids delight, Foodie Extravaganza Party, Vrat, Deep Fried, Vegan

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Leftover Brown Rice Cakes#SundayFunday

What do you do with leftover rice? Leftover rice is most common in kitchens where rice is a predominant part of the diet in an Indian house and most of South East Asian countries. It's difficult to make the exact quantity of rice that will be consumed by the family on most days, let alone guests. That’s no problem at all since here is a recipe wherein leftover rice can be put to use in the most delicious ways, make cakes/patties. This is my family favorite way to use up leftover rice we have these cakes as a snack or a side dish in our main course meal.

Ingredients 
1 Cup Leftover Brown Rice - lightly crushed
1 Teaspoon Chilly powder
A Pinch of Salt
¼ Teaspoon Cumin seeds
1 Scallion/Spring Onion - finely chopped
2 Tablespoons Capsicum - finely chopped
1 Tablespoon Corn Flour
Oil as required for shallow frying

Method

To prepare the rice cakes using leftover rice, mix all the above ingredients in a bowl. Bind into a smooth dough. Divide into 6 equal pieces and shape each into round cakes. Refrigerate for 25 to 30 minutes.

Pour an inch of oil in a broad frying  pan and once oil is hot, place the shaped cakes and fry on a medium flame for 6-8 minutes per side until both sides are crisp and golden brown.

It's simple but makes a great snack or a delicious side dish. Serve with a green chutney or ketchup. I served these with mayonnaise and hung curd. 

These make  a lip smacking  snack. These leftover rice cakes are both vegan and gluten free.

My Notes

If the rice is too dry , sprinkle a teaspoon or two of water, cover and microwave for 2 minutes until it is somewhat softened. Extremely dry rice will not hold together in these patties.

Labels: Leftover series, Brown Rice, Patties, Starters, Snack, Sunday Funday, Vegan, Gluten free

For our event called Sunday Funday, wherein we share recipes our families will love to enjoy on a Sunday. Our host for this week's event, is Wendy of A Day in the Life on the Farm. 

• Au Gratin Potato and Ham Casserole from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Broccoli Ham and Swiss Casserole from Palatable Pastime
• Chef Salad from Amy's Cooking Adventures
• Ham and Cheese Buttermilk Biscuits from Making Miracles
• Ham and Spinach Quiche from Food Lust People Love
• Leftover Brown Rice Cakes from Sneha's Recipe
• Toasted Croissant Croutons from Culinary Adventures with Camilla

Gromperekichelcher-Luxembourg Potato Fritters#EattheWorld

Luxembourg potato fritters called Gromperekichelcher. These are awesome crispy fritters made of grated potatoes, onions, parsley, flour and eggs. These are made flat, but I used a tablespoon to shallow fry  them.  They were delicious, but authentically, these should be formed flat like a small pancake and pan fried. We enjoyed as a side dish with our lunch.

Serves 2 
Ingredients
2 Medium Potatoes
1 Small Onion
2 Tablespoons Heaped Freshly Chopped Parsley
2 Small Eggs
½ Tablespoon Heaped Self Raising Flour
Salt, Pepper and Red Chilly Flakes to taste
Oil as required for frying

Method 

Wash, peel and coarsely grate the potatoes.
Put them in a cloth to remove excess water by pressing it.
Put them in a bowl, add the parsley, onions and mix them well. Add the beaten eggs, salt, pepper and red chilly flakes to taste and finally mix in the self raising flour.

Heat the oil in a frying pan until medium hot. Form the batter into flat cakes, I used a tablespoon to make them of same size and fry them in the oil on both sides until golden brown.

Remove and place on a paper towel to remove excess oil, serve warm.

Labels: Pancake, Fritters, Potato, Starters, Snack, Eat the World, Breakfast, Luxembourg, International Cuisine 

Join us as we Eat the World!!!

Each month Evelyne of CulturEatz invites us to visit a country and explore their foods. This month it's Luxembourg.

Check out all the wonderful Luxembourg recipes 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!

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Grilled Grapes & Paneer Sticks#SundayFunday

This grilled skewers is a lip-smacking appetizer/starter, a wonderful party pleaser. I have also sauté veggies too along with them. It's healthy and delicious.

Ingredients
1 Cup Grams Grapes
200 Grams Paneer / Cottage Cheese - cut into cubes
1 Carrot- cut into sticks
1 Small Green Capsicum/Bell Pepper -diced
1 Medium Potato - boiled and cut into wedges
2 Medium Tomato - de seeded and cut into wedges
For The Marination
½ Teaspoon Dried Parsley
½ Teaspoon Salt
½ Teaspoon Sweet Chilli Preserve/Jam
½ Teaspoon Sweet Paprika
¼ Teaspoon Bezar Spice -Homemade
1 Teaspoon Balsamic Vinegar
1 Tablespoon Heaped Olive Oil

Method

Mix all the ingredients for marination well, add all the paneer, grapes, coat them in the marinade and keep it aside. 

Then add the tomato, potato, carrot, coat them in the marinade. Keep aside for 30 minutes.
Thread the paneer and grapes on wooden skewers.

Heat a grill pan add the veggies - tomato, potato wedges, carrot along with the marinade and sauté till they are grilled /charred, remove them on to a plate. In the same pan grill the paneer and grape skewers.

When done serve them and enjoy!! 

Crisp paneer with sweet  grapes and veggies taste fantastic.

Labels : Paneer, Cottage Cheese, Grilled, Appetizer, Party pleasers, Healthy, Starters, Grapes, Carrot, Tomato, Potato

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 Rebekah Rose Hills of Making Miracles 

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Chocolate Chip Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies by  Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice 

• Strawberry Almond Crumble by Food Lust People Love
• Watermelon Mousse by Mayuri's Jikoni
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Batter Fried Herbed Chicken Wings#Improv

Make this for a party as a starter and it will be a hit. They can be made in advance by frying the chicken till done. Just before serving , refry them in hot oil on high flame for 2 minutes. These are ready to serve.

Ingredients
For Marination
12 - 15 Chicken Wings - with skin
Salt or to taste
2 Tablespoons Heaped Green Chilly Garlic Sauce
For The Coating
Dry Ingredients
1½ Cup Heaped All Purpose Flour
2 Tablespoons Coriander leaves - finely chopped
2 Green chilies - - finely chopped
1 Teaspoon Paprika powder
¾ Teaspoon Salt or to taste
1 Teaspoon Black Pepper powder
1 Teaspoon Chicken powder
Wet Ingredients
2 Large Eggs
½ Cup - ¾ Cup Buttermilk
¼ Teaspoon Salt
For Deep Frying
Oil as required

Method

Make the wings into lollipops and marinate them in salt and green chilly garlic sauce, keep aside for at least an hour.
For the coating 

Mix all dry ingredients for the coating in a large bowl. In a seperate bowl whisk the egg, ½ cup buttermilk and salt well, add this to the ingredients and keep whisking till it form a a smooth batter, if the batter is thick then keep adding a tablespoon at a time the remaining buttermilk till you get a coating batter. 

Heat oil in a large deep frying pan on medium low flame
Dip each lollipop in the batter, shake it lightly to remove any excess batter.
Deep fry in hot oil medium low flame in a single layer till golden and done.

Serve hot with Homemade Delicious Szechwan Sauce.
Labels : Chicken, Chicken Wings, Egg, Deep Fried, Improv Cooking Challenge, Starters, Appetizer, Party Pleasers

Improv Cooking Challenge: January 2021

Buttermilk and Flour 

• Batter Fried Herbed Chicken Wings by Sneha’s Recipe
• Buttermilk Pancakes by Kate’s Recipe Box
• Kodhuma Dosa / Wholewheat Crepes by Magical Ingredients
• Sourdough Buttermilk Biscuits by A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Baked Cinnamon Sugar Donuts By Cookaholic Wife
• Biscuit Chicken Pot Pie by Making Miracles

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!

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• 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

Wasabi Prawn On Air Fryer Sweet Potato Roundles#FishFriday

Japanese are very artistic when comes to the  serving  their food.  Wasabi prawns traditionally are deep fried, topped with the sauce, super delicious. As you bite into these appetizers you will feel the sweet and crispiness of the sweet potato, spicy, sharp taste of the horse radish and the tingling flavor of wasabi mayo. 

They are blast of flavors in your mouth and you will not be able to stop at one or two, you'll stretch your hand to have more, that, I can assure you. So prepare more that you can imagine if you are making these for a party.

I have used Wasabi Mayo that comes in a tube which is a prepared paste. Do try these you will love them.

Ingredients
150 Grams Cleaned Prawns- tail shell intact and de-veined
3 Tablespoon Corn Flour 
1 Teaspoon Red Chilly Powder 
1 Teaspoon Lemon Juice 
½ Teaspoon salt
Oil required for deep frying

For Serving
Wasabi Mayo
Air Fryer Sweet Potato Chips

Method 

Wash and pat dry the prawns. In a bowl mix the lemon juice, salt, corn flour and red chilly powder well. Add the prawns and toss them well so that they are coated with flour. Keep them aside for 15 minutes.

Heat the oil in small deep frying pan when hot, add only two prawns at a time and fry them for just two minutes on each side ( if you over fry them they will become rubbery and dry out, they will not be juicy) . So fry them in batches. Remove with a slotted spoon and keep aside on a kitchen towel to drain the excess oil.
For serving

Arrange the sweet potato roundels in a serving plate, squeeze a teaspoon of the wasabi paste, place the prawns as shown in the pic. Pick and enjoy, makes perfect Amuse Bouche.

Serve warm with the wasabi dressing.

My Notes

Drain the prawns properly. They should be ''dry'' and not dripping in water when you begin. It is best to leave it in a colander for 10 minutes which will allow the water to drain and then pat it dry with kitchen paper before starting to fry.

Air Fryer Sweet Potato 

Lables: Starters, Seafood/Fish, Prawns, Shrimps, Fried, Japanese, Fish Friday, Amuse Bouche, Party pleasers

December 2020 Fish Friday event the theme is Amuse-bouche, our host is Camilla M. Mann of Culinary Adventures with Camilla 

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• Egg and Tapenade Toasts with Anchovies by Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Smoked Salmon Deviled Eggs by Making Miracles
• Wasabi Prawn On Air Fryer Sweet Potato Roundles by Sneha's Recipe