Cheese and Herb Baked Bread

After a long vacation which include almost three countries (Swiss, Italy and France) I was too tired to get out of the bed and cook breakfast for the family so I came up this idea which is one of the most quick and lazy breakfast ideas.

Ingredients:

1. 3 plain paw bhaji Buns (or 6 thick bread slices )
2. 1 cup grated Cheese of your choice
3. 1 table spoon of herbs / Oregano (I used Italian seasoning)
4. 1 tea spoon Chilli Flakes

Directions:

• Pre heat oven to 180 degrees.
• Cut the buns from the centre to make two equal thick slices (avoid if using normal bread slices)

• Put one thick layer of cheese on it, sprinkle the herbs and chilli flakes.
• Put them on lightly greases baking tray and bake for 15 minutes on top rack.
• Serve hot with your choice of dips.

Pizza Scrolls

This is one more version of pizza which is very popular among kids.Its very easy to make and a perfect starter for any party specially kids party.

Ingredients:

1. 2 Cups Self Raising Flour
2. 1-1/2 table spoon Butter (room temperature)
3. 3/4 cup Milk
4. 1/2 cup Tomato Pasta Sauce
5. 1 cup grated Cheese (any of your choice )
6. 100 gms chicken cubes (boiled and chopped)
7. 1 table spoon seasoning.

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 180 °C .Line a large tray with non-stick baking paper. 
• Sift flour into a large bowl. Add butter and rub in with your fingertips until evenly combined.
• Make a well in the centre of flour mixture and pour in the milk. Mix until mixture is moist and starts to clump together. Gather the dough into a ball.
• Roll dough into a roughly rectangular shape using a rolling pin.

• Spread pasta sauce over the dough leaving a 3cm space along the two long edges. Sprinkle cheese, chicken and seasoning over sauce.

• Starting from a long side, roll into a log. Cut into equal slices. Place onto tray, cut side up and with ends turned inwards so they don't unroll while cooking.
• sprinkle little cheese on each slice. Bake for 25 minutes until risen and golden brown.

 Tips: If you don't have self rising flour then make your own by combining 1 cup of all-purpose flour with 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Happy baking.

Masala Oats Paniyaram

Highly inspired by my new friends in London I have tried this recipe and to my surprise it came out to be wonderful and tasty. Instead of using actual batter for paniyaram I used oats mix which made it more healthy.Thanks Rupa for letting me use your paniyaram pan and also instructing me how to use it..you are a star.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Oats
• 3 tablespoon Rice Flour 
• 1/2 cup Thick Curd
• A nice pinch of Baking Soda
• 1 Carrot grated
• 1 big Onion finely chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
• Oil 
• Salt - to taste
• Paniyaram pan
• To Temper:
• 1 teaspoon Oil
• 1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon Urad Dal
• 2 teaspoon Curry leaves chopped finely

Directions:

• Dry roast oats for 2mins.
• In a pan heat oil add mustard seeds,urad dal and curry leaves let it splutter.Then add onion and sauté till transparent.
• Then add carrot and sauté till raw smell leaves, add chilli powder and give a quick mix.

• In a mixing bowl take roasted oats,carrot onion,rice flour,curd,baking soda and coriander leaves.
• Add water, mix well to form a medium thick batter , like our idly batter.
• Grease the paniyaram pan with oil and add a spoon full of the batter in each hole.

• cook covered until it gets cooked. When the top part looks cooked then turn and cook on other side till golden brown.
• Serve hot with any chutney or sauce of your choice.

Baked Chicken Pasta

I am very big fan for Big chill baked pasta( anyone from Delhi can understand what I am saying),well its a food chain which is famous for its unique pastas. I wanted to try out this recipe since long and finally I got a you tube video of similar recipe by Todd's kitchen.

Ingredients:

1. 1 cup Pasta any shape ( I mixed two shapes)
2. 1 tablespoon Oil
3. 1 small Onion chopped
4. 1 Tomato chopped
5. 1 Capsicum
6. 2-3 cloves of Garlic finely chopped
7. Salt to taste
8. 1 tablespoon Italian herb seasoning (oregano)
9. 2 tablespoon Pasta Sauce / spicytomato salsa
10.  1/2 cup boiled chicken breast fillets, cubed (increase or decrease according to your choice)
11. 1/3 cup Cheddar cheese (increase with your choice)
12. 1/4 cup mozzarella Cheese (optional)

Directions:

• Cook pasta in water along with little salt.Drain it and keep aside
• take little bit oil in a pan and fry the chicken pieces little bit so that it doesn't taste like boiled. This step is purely optional you can skip it and use the boiled chicken directly
• Heat oil in a pan add  garlic, onions, capsicum, tomatoes cook for 2 minutes. when raw smell goes add herbs. sauces and chicken pieces and salt, give a quick stir

• In a baking dish add pasta, sauce mixture and little bit of shredded cheese and mix well.

• Now cover the top portion with enough cheese and bake it in 220 degrees for 10 minutes or till the cheese have melted and browned a bit.
• Serve with your choice of bread.

Note:

1. I have used the basic pasta sauce. you can make your own flavour.
2. you can even make it pure veg by adding veggies instead of chicken.
3. I have used two types of cheeses but choice is all yours.
4. Be very careful while serving as the dish will be very hot.

Bhappa Doi Bengali Style

Never thought steamed sweet yoghurt or bhappa doi would be so easy to make.This recipe will drag you back to the streets of Bengal. Thank you my dear sister-in-law(supriya bhauja) for the idea of making this at home.

Ingredients:

1. 1 cup plain Yoghurt / Curd
2. 1 cup Milk
3. 1/2 can (200 gm) sweetened condensed milk
4. 5 almonds sliced
5. 10 pistachio nuts sliced
6. 5 raisins
7. 2 cups water for steaming

Directions:

• Beat together yoghurt, milk and condensed milk till well blended. 
• Add almonds, pistachio nuts and raisins, and mix well.
• Pour the mixture into a pudding mould. cover the mould with a plate or with aluminium foil.Fill a large bowl half with water and bring the water to boil, put the covered mould into the water (making sure water can’t splash into it), reduce the heat and cover the bowl. 
• Steam for 20 minutes. 

• 

  Remove the bowl from heat.open the cover and allow to cool naturally.
• Once cooled refrigerate until well chilled (approx. 4 hours). 
• Place a serving dish on top of mould and invert. Shake it gently to release. Remove mould and Serve cold. 

Note: The original source called out to use full tin (400 gm) of condensed milk but it was too sweet for us to handle so I would suggest to use 1/2 tin.

Suji / Rawa Toast

If you are bored of same cereals or butter toast for busy mornings then you can definitely try this Indian version of bread toast.This is my mother in laws creation which we all love to have in the morning.Even my 2 year old kid loves the crunchiness and taste of it.

 

Ingredients:

1. 1 cup Suji / Rawa
2. 1 Onion chopped
3. 1 Tomato chopped
4. Salt to taste
5. 2 Green Chillies chopped
6. 1/2 teaspoon Curry Powder
7. Butter or oil to toast

Directions:

• In a bowl add ingredients except bread , add enough water to make it a batter consistency.
• Heat few drops oil/ butter in a flat pan, spread a nice layer of above mixture on one side of the bread and put it on the pan to toast.
• while its in pan spread the other side of the bread with the mixture.Wait till one side is  golden brown colour then flip it and wait till other side also colours.
• When both side are golden brown colour and little bit crispy remove from pan and serve hot.
• Serve with with ketchup and some freshly squeezed orange juice to complete your meal.

Creamy Green Peas Masala

If you are carving for food from local dhabbas but don't want to buy from there due to the oil portion in it then you are in the right page. This creamy green peas masala tastes just like local dhabba -creamy and yummy with less oil. I bet you will go for second round for this side dish. It goes well with anything to everything like roti , phulka, chapati, rice, pulao etc etc..

Ingredients:

1. 1 cup Fresh or Frozen Peas
2. 1.5 teaspoon Channa/Chole Masala
3. 1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli Powder
4. 1 teaspoon Kasoori Methi
5. 1 Onion chopped
6. Salt to taste

To Grind:

1. 2 large Tomatoes
2. 2 Onions
3. 1 tablespoon Ginger-Garlic paste(you can also use fresh)
4. 2 Green Chillies
5. 5 Cashews
6. 2 tablespoon Curd
7. Milk (instead of using water to grind use milk for more rich gravy)

To Temper:

1. 2 cloves
2. 1/2 inch Cinnamon
3. 1/2 teaspoon jeera
4. 1 tablespoon Ghee/ butter
5. 2 tablespoon Oil

Directions:

• Heat one teaspoon oil in a pan add to grind ingredients except curd, cashews and milk. Sauté till the tomatoes are soft.Let it cool down for sometime, then add curd cashews to the mixture and grind to a fine paste by adding little milk at a time or as required
• Heat butter and rest oil in a pan , add to temper items. Once the spice aroma starts coming add onions and sauté till golden brown.
• Add the masala paste ,chilli powder, channa masala, salt and cook for 3-4 minutes.
• Add peas and little water to the masala- mix, cover and cook for 5 minutes

• Check for gravy consistency.
• Add kasoori methi and mix well, Serve hot with rice or roti.