Sunday, April 12, 2009

VEGETABLE CHEESE ROLLS

Preparation Time : 15 minutes
Cooking Time : 15-20 minutes
Serves / Makes : 4-6 portions


Ingredients:

Bread - 8 slices

Cheese, grated - 1/2 cup

Onion, chopped – 1

Green chillies, chopped - 2

Ginger, chopped – 1 tsp

Cabbage, chopped – 1/2 cup

Capsicum, chopped – ½ cup

Coriander leaves, chopped – 1 tsp

Oil for deep frying

Salt to taste

Method:

Heat the oil in a pan and fry onion till golden brown.

Add capsicum and cabbage, ginger and green chillies also.

Mix the grated cheese, coriander leaves and salt.

Keep aside this mixture.

Take some water in a bowl and dip one bread slice for 2-3 seconds.

Squeeze out the excess water pressing it between your palms.

Spoon the mixture on to each bread slice and roll it tightly.

Heat the oil in a kadai.

Fry rolls on high heat.

Fry till the rolls are crisp and light brown in color.

Drain on a paper towel.

Serve hot with green chutney and tomato ketchup.


VEGETABLE VERMICELLI RECIPE

Ingredients:

Vermicelli – 2cups

Mustard seeds – half tsp

Peanuts – 2 tsp

Gram pulse– 1 tsp

Onion – 1 (chopped)

Green chillies 1 or 2 (chopped)

Ginger – ½ tsp (grated)

Peas – half cup

Tomato – 1 (chopped)

Potatos – 1 (small pieces)

Beans – few chopped

Carrot – 1 ( small pieces)

Capsicum – few (chopped)

Curry Leaves - few

Vegetable oil – 3tsp

Water – 4 big cup

Salt – according to taste

Method:

1. Cut all the vegetables onions, tomatoes, ginger, chilies, potatoes, beans, capsicum carrots into small pieces and keep aside.

2. Heat oil and add chana dal, mustard seeds and curry leaves.

3. Add peanuts when they start to crackle.

4. Fry till they turn golden brown.

5. Add potatoes, beans and carrots and give low heat for 4-5 minutes until soft.

6. Now add onions, chilies, ginger, peas and tomatoes.

7. Cook and add 4 big cups of water.

8. Then add salt and cover it and let it boil.

9. Add vermicelli after boiling the water.

10. Stir well,lumps should not come.

11. Stay on heat and cover it for 5-6 minutes.

12. Serve hot with chutney or sauce.

NUTTY CHOCOLATE FUDGE

Ingredients:

100 gm - Sweet thick cream

200 gm - Chocolate powder

50 gm - Almonds (chopped)

50 gm – Cashewnuts ( chopped)

250 gm – Khoya or Dry milk

2 tbsp -Butter

1/2 tsp - Vanila essence

Method:

Take a pan and melt the butter first.

Add chocolate powder and sweet cream mix gently.

Add almonds and cashewnuts also.

Grate khoya and mix well.

Mix 1/2 tablespoon vanilla essence.

Grease a tray and put the mixture

Allow the mixture to cool and cut the pieces.

Keep in refrigerator

SHAHI PANEER

Ingredients:

Cheese or Paneer – 250 gm

Onions - 2

Ginger - small piece

Garlic 2-3 pieces

Turmeric Powder ¾ spoon

Red Chili Powder ½ spoon

White Pepper Powder small ½ tsp

Garam Masala Powder – ½ tsp

Cream 3-4 tbsp

Dry fruits - 3/4 cup (Cashew Nuts, Raisins)

 Milk - 1/2 cup

Vegetable oil - 3-4 tsp

Salt to taste

Method:

* Cut cheese into small equal pieces.

* Fry them in medium heat until light brown.

* Keep the cheese pieces aside.

* Take one tsp of oil and saute the dry fruits.

* Make a fine paste of onion, ginger, garlic, green chili in a blender.

* Fry the mixture in the oil in medium heat until golden brown and oil starts separating.

* Add salt, red chili powder, white pepper, turmeric powder, garam masala. Saute for 1-2 minutes.

* Now add milk to make the gravy, reduce the heat and cook until the gravy becomes thick. Put the dry fruits in the gravy.

* Now add cheese or paneer pieces and 1 tbsp cream and give heat for 4- 5 minutes.

* At last garnish with cream, coriander leaves and dry fruits.

Now it’s ready!