Muthia

Category : Snacks and refreshments
Time Taken : 15-30 mins


Ingredients: 
1 cup cooked brown rice
1 cup wheat flour
3/4 cup gram flour (besan)
1 1/4 cup chopped spinach
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp crushed ginger
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/4 cup buttermilk
salt to taste

For tempering:
1&1/2 tsp oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp sesame seeds

Method

1. In a large bowl mix in the wheat flour and the gram flour, add the salt, the chili powder, cumin powder, cumin seeds and mix well.
2. Add the spinach and all the other ingredients and mix well and knead into a soft dough.
3. Make small lime sized balls and roll it into slightly elongated shape and steam for about 5 to 6 minutes.
4. Cool slightly, cut the elongated steamed muthias into 1/4 inch discs and keep aside.
5. Heat oil in a small pan and put in the mustard seeds and sesame seeds and when it splutters pour this on top on all the steamed muthias.
6. Serve hot with cilantro chutney or ketchup.

Fruity Sandwich

Category : Bread, Tamilnadu, Snacks and refreshments
Time Taken : 15-30 mins


Ingredients: 
8 slices - Bread
1 cup - Finely cut apple
1 cup - Finely cut pineapple
1 cup - Tutty Fruity
1 tbsp - Honey


Method

1. Mix the fruits and honey.
2. Place the mixture on one bread slice and close it with the other slice.
3. Place the bread in a tawa and roast it.

Shahi-Paneer Bread Pakora

Category : Paneer, North indian, Bread
Time Taken : 15-30 mins


Ingredients: 
6 - bread slices
3 tbsp - spicy mint chutney/sauce
3 tbsp - sweet tamarind chutney/sauce
4 to 6 - 5mm thick paneer slices
2 tbsp - butter
1 cup - gram-flour
1/2 cup - beaten curd/yoghurt
1.5 tbsp - chaat masala
1/4 tsp - ajwain
1/4 tsp - red chili pwd
1/4 tsp - turmeric pwd
1/ tsp - cumin pwd
1 tsp - sugar
water to make the batter
salt to taste
oil to deep fry


Method

1. Marinade paneer slices in butter & chaat masala
2. Set aside for 10-15 mins.
3. Make a smooth batter (ribbon - consistency) of the flour, sugar, salt, yogurt, turmeric, red chili pwd, cumin pwd, ajwain with some water.
4. Apply tamarind sauce to 3 slices & mint sauce to the other 3.
5. Place paneer slices between a slice of tamarind sauce & 1 with mint sauce.
6. Repeat with the remaining bread & paneer.
7. Cut into half or diagonally to triangles. Wet your hands
8. Press each sandwich between moist palms to ensure slices stick together & don't slip apart.
9. Heat oil in a deep-frying vessel (kadai).
10. Insert triangles delicately into the batter, coat evenly & safely immerse into the hot oil.
11. Turn over; when it is golden-brown beneath
12. Fry to get an even colour all-round.
13. Leave to drain on paper towel & serve with chutneys, ketchup of any sauce of your choice.

Vegetable stuffed potatoes

Category : Snacks and refreshments
Time Taken : 15-30 mins


Ingredients: 
4 to 6 big potatoes
250g boiled mix vegetables(carrot, capsicum, beans, peas, etc)
1 tbsp besan
salt as per taste
oil for frying
1/4 tsp.turmeric powder
1/2 tsp red chillipowder
1 tsp coriander powder


Method

1. Peel the potatoes and cut it lengthwise
2. Scoop out the potato and make a boat like shape
3. Heat 1 tsp.oil in the pan add the boiled vegetables salt and spices, this can be used for stuffing
4. Make a thin paste of besan flour
5. Stuff the potatoes with the vegetables dip in the besan flour and deep fry it
6. Enjoy with sauce as starter