Showing posts with label grilling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label grilling. Show all posts

Monday, 7 April 2014

Mum's Birthday Part 2: Skewered Cottage Cheese Balls with Raw Mango Twist!

I was suddenly humming and dancing to this song all day "Aao twist karein",I kinda like the dance moves full of twist! twist! and twist!


So,why would twisting limit itself just to dance moves,why not try it in food..ha! ha! ha!
Today's post is just on it with twists so enjoy the video and dance while you cook as well.

This was the second dish served in the evening to her(my mother) along with the Dahi Vada.

Ingredients:

For the Cottage Cheese Balls:

Cottage cheese/paneer 250 gm.
Raw mango pulp finely diced for filling.
Readymade Kasundi mustard sauce 1 tbsp.
Refined flour/Maida 3 tbsp.
Black pepper 1/2 tsp.
Green cardamom powder 1/2 tsp.
Salt to taste.
Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp.
Cherry tomatoes 1 pkt.
Green leaf lettuce 4 leaves washed and cleaned.
Chat masala for sprinkling.

For the Red sauce:

Readymade Chilly sauce 2 tsp.
Tomato ketchup 2 tsp.
Pudina leaves 3-4 leaves finely cut.

For the Raw Mango Chutney:

Raw mango 1 pc with the skin cut into 5-6 pc lengthwise.
Salt and sugar to taste.
Sunflower oil 1 tbsp.
Turmeric powder 1 tsp.
Fennel seeds a pinch.
Fenugreek seeds a pinch.
Whole dried red chilly 1 pc.
Black mustard seeds a pinch.
Mix Roasted spices(fennel,fenugreek,mustard,carom,dried red chilly) grind to powder.


Method:

For Skewered Balls:

Soak the skewers in a jug full of water.

In a bowl take panner and add maida,black pepper,green cardamom powder,salt,turmeric powder and mix well to form a dough.

In a small bowl mix the raw mango pieces with the kasundi sauce.

Now make small balls of the panner and put the raw mango mixture as the filling in the center and make round balls with them.

Deep fry in a pan all the balls and set aside in a paper towel.

Lightly marinade the cherry tomatoes with salt and butter and put it in the skewers.

Now in a grill pan grill the tomatoes well on all sides.

Alternatively put the panner ball and the tomatoes in the skewers.

Serve on a bed of lettuce leaves and sprinkle the chat masala over it.


For the Red sauce:

In a bowl,mix tomato ketchup,red chilly sauce and the pudina leaves and mix well.

****(You could avoid this sauce if you are not to fond of hot sauces)


For the Raw mango chutney:

Boil the mango pieces along with salt and turmeric powder and strain the water and keep aside.

In a skillet, heat oil and add dried red chilly broken into two halves,fenugreek seeds,fennel seeds,mustard seeds and let it crackle.

Add the boiled mangoes,turmeric powder,sugar and stir.

Now add water as required and let it simmer.

Once the mango looks well cooked add the roasted spices powder.

After 5 mins take it off the flame.

****(Now if the seeds bother you,then use a strainer to strain the chutney and re-drop the mango pieces in it and serve).




 Birthday isn't complete without the cake cutting photo.



Do you see that smile and sparkle on her face. Isn't what this every daughter seeks for.Ooh! I love her too much..so Cook. Eat and Enjoy!!!!! and don't forget to Dance...


Wednesday, 10 July 2013

Grilled Vegetarian Bruschetta

Bruschetta is a fresh,simple and delicious Italian appetizer that can be prepared in minutes and enjoyed any time of the year.Authentic Italian form,bruschetta requires that bread be toasted over real coal,rubbed with slices of raw garlic,drizzled with olive oil,sea salt and fresh pepper.

But many variation have evolved,using of different vegetables like basil, tomatoes, beans, etc.The recipe that I'm posting in here isn't cooked in authentic style,its a variation that I came across in a cookbook.


Let's go over the Ingredients:

1 loaf of french bread,sliced.
A handful sliced mushrooms.
Yellow and green zucchini or courgette,thinly sliced.
Medium sized long eggplant,thinly sliced.
Tomatoes,chopped.
1/2 teaspoon chili flakes.
2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil.
1/2 teaspoon of black pepper.
Salt to taste.

Method:

Mix salt,black pepper in olive oil and then add in the tomatoes and marinate it for an hour.

Grill Mushrooms,zucchini and eggplant in preheated oven at 180 C.

Toast the bread slightly in preheated oven at 180 C.

Now place the grilled veggies,layering one after the other.

Again in 220 C toast the bread,bring it out and Serve.