Chilli Garlic Lady Finger / Okra / Bhendi - Baked

 I read this recipe in my oven users manual and just though I should try it so I made it.  It's very easy and quick to make.  These lady fingers are grilled and hence require very little oil.  I had this for my dinner.  Its real diet and healthy food.

Ingredients
14 Lady fingers 
6 Flakes Garlic- chopped finely
1 Green Chilli - chopped finely
1 Teaspoon Lime juice
Salt to taste
1 Teaspoon Oil  - I used Olive oil

Method

Wash, wipe and cut the top and end to the lady finger and then slit it the centre.  Mix the garli, green chilli, lime juice and salt together well.  The spoon little of this into the lady fingers.  Arrange the lady fingers in a baking dish and just drizzle the oil.

Grill these in a preheat oven at 180 degress for 10 - 12 minutes.  Turn them  after 7 minutes and again bake  till done say another 5 to 7 minutes.  For the last 2 minutes turn on the boiler and grill till light brown. 

Serve with dal, steamed rice or parathas. I had with curds for dinner and enjoyed them.  

Labels :  Bhendi, Healthy, Vegetarian, Baked

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Pizza Cones - How to make Pizza Cones

Pizza cone is an innovative way to give kids . A perfect snack that is both delicious and impressive, while still being easy to make. Bread cones are not that difficult to make! Wrap strips of dough around each cone and you have a tasty snack which you can serve next to tea. Fill them with salad, vegetables and with any sauce. Kids will love this.. This was one recipe that was on my to do list, but for some reason kept postponing it. The other day my daughter was carving for pizza, so I made this and gave her, she was simply dumb founded. She could not believe that these were made at home. She loved these.

Ingredients:

For dough:
2 Cups Flour
1/2 Cup  Warm Milk
1.1/2 Tablespoons Milk powder
2 Teaspoons Sugar
1 Tablespoons Oil
1 Tablespoon Melted Butter
2 Teaspoons Instant yeast
3/4 Teaspoon Salt
Warm water to make dough
Sesame seeds for sprinkling
Milk for brushing

For filling:

200 Grams Chicken breast
1/2 Teaspoon Garlic paste
1 Teaspoon Lemon juice
1/2 Tespoons Chili sauce
1/4 Teaspoon Mixed herbs 
1/4 Teaspoon Black pepper
1/4 Teaspoon Salt or to taste
1 Teaspoon Oil
1 Teaspoon Butter 

For sauce:

1/4 Cup  Thick Yogurt
1 Tablespoon Mayonnaise
1 Teaspoon Tahini paste 
1/2 Teaspoon Lemon juice
1/2 Teaspoon Pizza seasoning
1/4 Teaspoon Salt or to taste
1/4 Teaspoon Garlic paste
Lettuce thinly sliced

Method:

For dough:

Mix all the dough ingredients together expect the water and mix well.  Then add water as required and make soft dough , keand well and keep it in an oiled bowl and allow it to rest until double in volume.

When it doubles in size, punch down and roll it into a log and Cut the dough in 12-14 pieces. Shape them into balls and set aside to rest for 15 minutes. 

Wrap the cones in aluminium foil and grease them with oil well.  Roll each ball into a rope, roll them around the greased cone molds and leave them for 15 minutes.

 Brush with milk wash  and  sprinkle sesame seeds.

Bake in a pre heated oven at 180 C for 18 - 20 mins or until golden.

For filling:

Marinate chicken with all the ingredients for about ½ an hour

In a pan heat oil and butter, stir fry chicken until tender. 

For the sauce:

Combine all the ingredients.

To assemble:

Stuff each cornetto with lettuce, grilled chicken strips and finalyy drizzle with the prepared sauce. 

Enjoy your snack!

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Lables : Starters, Breads, Blogging Marathon, Kids delight, Pizzas, Sandwiches 

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Grape and Almond Clafoutis - Eggless - A French Dessert

Grape Clafoutis, a delicious and light French dessert. Clafouti is a French country dessert, something bewteen a custard and a cake, with fruit thrown in.  The recipe is easy and flexible – throw in any fruit you like, and serve the clafouti warm or at room temperature.

Method

200 Grams Fresh Grapes
1/3 Cup Gulab Jamun Mix
2 Tablespoons Ground almonds
2 Tablespoons Condense Milk
3 -4 Tablespoons Milk
1/2 Tablespoon Sugar powder
1/4 Teaspoon cinnamon powder

Method

Preheat the oven at 150 degrees.

Take a  fluted flan or pie dish and lightly butter the inside surface. Take the stalks off the grapes and place the grapes in the dish. Pack them in quite tightly. Sprinkle the sugar powder over it and keep this aside.

In a mixing bowl add the gulab jamun mix, ground almonds, condense milk, cinnamon powder, mix well. Add milk a tablespoon at a time and lightly beat with a whisk to mix well to make this a pouring consistency.

Pour this batter over the grapes and put into the oven. Cook for 25-30 minutes until the mixture sets and the top turns a golden colour and it starts leaving the sides. 

Take from the oven, allow to cool a little, and serve with whipped cream.

Served straight from the oven with whipped cream, a clafoutis is like a fruit flan without the pastry crust. This is easy to prepare and makes for healthy eating.

Labels : Cakes, Continental Cuisine, Blogging Marathon, France, Grapes, Almond

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Vegetable Puffs

Here's a simple snack for a party. Takes hardly any time to put together, and totally delicious. These can be prepared well in advance and kept.

I have lot of memories associated with Vegetable Puffs. My mom used to get this for me very often. I like both the sweet and savoury version. Nowadays I make this puffs often using homemade puff pastry sheet, making them at home gives you a different joy that just cannot be explained. I made these for a party in my house and they turned out superb with crispy outer layer and delicious filling.

Ingredients:

1 Pastry sheet
4 Potatoes
2 Carrots
1/2 Cup Beans
1 Onions – finely chopped
4 Green chillies –  finely chopped
1/4 Teaspoon Turmeric powder
1 Teaspoon Coriander- Cumin powder

A pinch of Garam masala powder
1 Tablespoon Coriander leaves – finely chopped
Salt as required
1 Tablespoon Oil

Method

Take a pastry sheet from freezer and thaw for 30 minutes.

Boil the potatoes,peel and cut into small pieces or mash them lighlty .

Heat oil in a pan, add chopped onions fry till translucent, then add the beans, carrots, green chillies and fry for  few mintues.  Add turmeric, salt, coriander cumin powder and fry well.  Cover and cook till veggies are cook.  Then add mashed potatoes and fry for 3 -4 minutes.  Take down from flame add the garam masala powder and coriander leaves.  Mix well and keep to cool.

Slowly unfold the pastry sheet and cut into  square pieces. Roll each piece with rolling pin to make it little thinner.

Put about 2 tablespoons of vegetable filling in each of them, applying little water over the edges.  Fold the puff and lightly press the edges.  Arrange them in a tray (do not grease the tray) and lightly brush them with milk.

Bake in a preheat oven to 180  degree. Place the prepared puffs on a baking tray and bake for 20 to 25 minutes.

Tastes good when warm with tomato ketchup.

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Labels: Starters, Blogging Marathon, Pure Veg, Puffs

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Chocolate Orange Buns

I had to make something filling for friends for breakfast. As usual lots of things come to your mind.  But I wanted something that could be prepared the previous night as I go for my walk very early .  Opened my recipe book and found this pic glaring at me, now this is the apt recipe for our breakfast.  Got the ingredients together and ta da  started my preparation.  By the time these were ready it was 11pm.   When my friends had them next day they thrilled because they looked like roses.   

Makes around 18 Buns

Ingredients for Dough
4 Cups Flour
1 Tablespoon Coco powder
1/2 Cup Castor Sugar
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
1/2 Teaspoon Cinnamon powder
1/4 Cup Oil
1/2 Cup Glazed Cherries - chopped
2 Tablespoon Raisins - chopped
2 Tablespoons Orange Juice
2 Tablespoons Orange Jelly Crystals
2.1/2 Teaspoons Instant Yeast
4 Tablespoons Milk powder
1 to 1.1/2 Cup Warm Water - for kneading

Ingredients for the Filling
100 - 150 Grams Orange Marmalade
2 Tablespoons Butter - melted

For the Glaze
1/4 Cup Orange Juice
4 Tablespoon Orange Marmalade

Method
Mix all the ingredients for the dough well. then add little little water at a time and knead into a soft dough. Take this dough on to your kitchen counter and knead for 10 minutes till soft and smooth dough is achieved. Place this into an oiled bowl cover and leave it to rise till double in volume for about a hour or more.

Grease a muffin pan well and keep it ready.

Then when risen punch the dough and roll it into a square sheet about 1/4 inch thick. 

Then apply melted butter with a brush on the sheet well.

 Spread orange marmalade over it. 

Then roll into a thigh roll.

Divide this into 4 parts., then divide each part into 5 or 6 equal parts.

 Place them into the muffin pan and leave them rise till double in volume for about 45 minutes to an hour.

Preheat the oven at 180 degrees and bake these for 20 to 25 minutes.  Remove them from the muffin pan after 5 minutes and place them on a wire rack.  If you keep them lying in the muffin pan they will turn soggy.

For the glaze:

Heat the orange juice lightly add the marmalade and mix well.  Brush the buns with the glaze when they are out off the oven.

We had these with khawa, a herbed tea.

Labels : Breads, Chocolate, Orange, Blogging Marathon

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