Veg Sandwich

Veg sandwich has become my favourite snack recipe. I dont own a sandwich maker so making a sandwich seemed so difficult for me because making sandwich without sandwich maker means the breads would fall apart which would upset me.

But ever since I found this method, It became so easy and sandwiches are easily customisable. You can make them with whatever you have. Read on to know how to make perfect sandwiches in a tawa.

                     

What you will need:

• Bread slices-2
• Onion- 1
• Tomato-1
• Boiled potato-1
• Butter- 1 tbsp
• Tomato ketchup- 1 tbsp
• Green chutney/ Mango mint sauce- 1 tbsp
• Grated cheese- 2 tbsp

How To:

As I told, sandwiches can be customised to your choice. Let me mention few ingredients that I use based on availability.

• Bread- white, brown, whole wheat, multigrain- preferably large so that it can hold more veggies and cheese.
• Spread- tomato ketchup, green chutney, mayonnaise, sandwich spread, mango mint sauce, sandwich dressing
• Vegetables- onion, tomato, capsicum, boiled potato and beetroot, cucumber, carrot
• Cheese- any cheese that you like

1. Slice onion, tomato and boiled potato thinly. Grate cheese.

2. Trim the edges of bread. Take a bread slice. Apply butter on one side. Turn to the the other side. Apply tomato ketchup.

 

3. Arrange onion slices, tomato slices, boiled potato slices on the bread. Spread grated cheese on top.

4. Take the second bread slice. Apply butter on one side and mango mint sauce on other side.Place the bread above cheese with butter side facing the top.

 

5. Press the top of the bread firmly with a spatula. Heat a tawa. Place the sandwich on it. Then place a plate on top of the bread. Place a heavy weight on the plate(I have used mortar and pestle)

 

6. Cook it in low flame for a minute. Remove the weight. Remove the plate(Use a cloth to do so because it would have got heated up by now.)Flip it to the other side and repeat the same process.

 

Slice the sandwich into two and serve with tomato ketchup or any side dish of your choice.

Egg Bhurji with Peas and Capsicum

Eggs and peas are my favourite ingredients and these two put together in a recipe is my all time favourite. But I never plan purposely to make this dish. Few eggs , a handful of peas and a capsicum are what you need for this dish.This is what is usually left in my fridge after a few days of veggie shopping. So this dish always happens by itself at our home mostly for dinner.

What you will need:

• Eggs-4
• Onions- 2 medium sized
• Tomato- 1
• Capsicum-1
• Grean peas- a handful
• Green chillies-2
• Ginger garlic paste- 1 tsp
• Chilli powder- 1 tsp
• Garam masala powder- 1/2 tsp
• Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
• Oil- 1 tbsp
• Cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp
• Kasuri methi- 1 tsp
• Coriander leaves- 2 tbsp chopped
• Salt- as needed

How to:

1. Heat oil in kadai. Add cumin seeds, let it splutter. Add finely chopped onions and greeen chillies. Let it get fried for 2 mins. Add ginger garlic paste. 

 

2. When the raw smell of ginger garlic paste leaves, add finely chopped capsicum, let it fry for two mins. Add finely chopped tomato. Add turmeric, chilli, garam masala powder and salt. Mix well and let it cook till tomato turns mushy.

 

3. When the tomato turns mushy, add green peas ,mix well and add 1/4 cup of water. Cover kadai with lid and cook till peas are cooked and water gets dried up.

 

4. When the peas are cooked well , break open the eggs and pour into kadai. Mix well and and add crushed kasuri methi. Let the eggs cook and add corainder leaves and switch off.

 

You can have it along with rotis or plain bread .

P.S:

• You can replace eggs with crumbled paneer and make paneer bhurji in the same way.
• You can skip peas and make it plain egg bhurji.

Chicken Drumsticks Masala

I have been wanting to try something with chicken drumsticks  since so long. Tried this easy recipe for a week day dinner. It turned out so good that it is going to be a  keeper. The freshly ground masala is so flavourful and you will feel the freshness in every bite of  chicken. The pictures I have taken dont do justice to how delicious this curry was. So try this and let me know how it turned out.

What you will need:

• Chicken drumsticks- 1/2 kg
• Onion- 3
• Tomato- 2
• Green chillies-1
• Ginger garlic paste- 1 tbsp
• Curry leaves- 1 sprig
• Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
• Oil- 2 tbsp

To roast and grind:

• Coriander seeds- 2 tbsp
• Cumin- 3/4 tbsp
• Black Pepper- 1/2 tbsp
• Red chillies- 4

How to:

1. Clean the chicken pieces well in running water and make one or two slits on it. Dry roast the items given until a nice aroma comes and grind it into a fine powder.

 

2. Heat oil in a kadai. Add mustard seeds. When it splutters, add onions, green chillies and curry leaves. Let it fry for two mins. Add ginger garlic paste. Let it fry till the raw smell leaves.

 

3. When the onions gets fried well, add tomatoes. Add turmeric powder and salt. Let it cook well till tomatoes turn  mushy.

 

4. When tomatoes turn mushy, add chicken pieces, mix well. Add freshly ground powder ,mix well and let it cook for 15 mins.

5. Add water till all the chicken pieces are fully immersed. Cover and cook in medium flame. When the curry reaches desired consistency and the chicken pieces are cooked well ,add coriander leaves, mix well and switch off. It will take atleast half an hour.

 

You can serve it along with rotis, rice or biriyani.

P.S:

• You can try the same recipe  with normal chicken pieces too.
• If you want to fasten the process, use a pressure cooker and pressure cook it after adding water till the chcken is cooked.
• Try not to replace the freshly ground powder with ready made powders.

Bitter Gourd and Potato Fry / Karela and Aloo Fry

Recently I got to taste Aloo- Karela sabji served as a part of Nort Indian thali at A2B. I liked the taste and this combination sounded new to me. So I thought I would try the same at home. 

Sometimes I try to recreate a recipe that I tasted at a friend's place or a restaurant. And then it turns to be tastier than the original version I attempted. This is one such recipe. When I started making it I dint know that it would turn out so yummy. Do try this irresistible veggie combo.

What you will need:

• Bitter gourd- 2 medium sized
• Potato- 1 medium sized
• Onion- 2 medium sized
• Green chilli- 2
• Red chilli powder- 1.5 tsp
• Amchur powder- 1 tsp
• Coriander powder- 2 tsp
• Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
• Jaggery- size of half a lemon
• Curry leaves- 2 sprigs
• Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
• Oil- 2 tbsp
• Salt- as needed
• Curd- 2tbsp

How To:

1. Slice the bitter gourd into thin slices. Add curd and 1/2 tsp of salt to it. Mix well. Set aside for 15 mins.

 

2. Peel the potato and slice it into thin pieces. Take water in a bowl and add potato to it. Slice the onions thinly.

 

3. Add 1 tbsp oil in a kadai. When it gets hot, add mustard seeds, When it splutters, add onions, green chillies and curry leaves.Let the onions brown a little bit.

4. When the onions get light brown in colour, squeeze the bittergourd from curd and add it to kadai. This is to remove the bitterness. Add potatoes. 

 

5. Add chilli, turmeric , amchur , coriander powder and salt. Mix well. Let it cook in low to medium flame. Add jaggery. Mix well and close with lid. Add the remaining oil little by little and stir in between. When the veggies are cooked well you can switch off.

 

Karela - aloo fry along with curd rice turned out to be a yummy meal. You can have it as a side along with sambar , rasam  or with rotis too.

P.S:

• After adding the spice powders it will take atleast 20 mins to cook.
• Using curd removes bitterness from bitter gourd to some extent. We also add jaggery. So there is no trace of bitterness in this recipe.
• This recipe requires more oil. So feel free to add more oil when needed.