Paneer Sesame Fingers with a Twist

This month my challenge was with Sathya Priya Karthik. She gave me Paneer and sesame seeds. I would like to try different. Thank you Sathya.

Ingredients

Paneer - 10 pieces

(Finger shape and 1 inch wide)

Cornflour - 4 tbsp

Maida - 2 tbsp

Sesame seeds - 1/4 cup

Salt to taste

Oil to deep fry

Stuffing to fill the paneer

Green chillies - 2

Ginger - small piece

Method

Stuffing to fill the paneer

1. In a mixi jar add chillies and ginger and make a paste.

For sesame paneer

1. In a bowl add cornflour, flour, salt and water to make a smooth batter.
2. Take a piece of paneer and give 1/2 inch vertical slit and 1/4 deep slit in the middle and fill with stuffing.
3. Dip the paneer pieces in the batter and roll in the sesame seeds and deep fry in hot oil till they are golden brown.
4. Remove from the oil and drain on absorbent paper.
5. Serve with tomato sauce.

Tamalapaku bajji / Betel leaves fritters stuffed with potato masala

Ingredients

Tamalapakulu – 6

For the batter

Besan – 1 cup

Rice flour – 3 tsp

Ajwain – 1 tsp

Turmeric powder – a pinch

Baking soda – a pinch

Salt to taste

For the stuff

Boiled & mashed potato – 1

Grated carrot – 1

Boiled & mashed green peas – ¼ cup

Red chilli powder – ½ tsp

Chopped coriander leaves – 2 tsp

Curry leaves – 4 leaves

Cumin seeds - ¼ tsp

Homemade garam masala – a pinch

Lime juice – 2 tsp

Oil – 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Preparation

For the batter

1. In a bowl add all ingredients. Adding water, prepare medium thick batter.

For the stuff

1. In a pan add oil. Add cumin seeds, curry leaves. Allow them to splutter. 
2. Add mashed potato, carrot, peas, chilli powder, garam masala, salt, coriander leaves and mix for 5 mins. 
3. Now add lime juice and mix well. Allow them to cool.                          

Method

1. Wash and dry the wet on betel leaves. 
2. Heat oil on medium high. Place the leaves upside down spread the potato mixture  on top and roll it. Close the sides. 
3. Dip the stuffed leaves in batter and gently drop from the sides of kadai into hot oil and deep fry until golden. Remove from the oil. Place it on a paper towel. Serve. 

Banana stuffed with ice cream

Ingredients

Banana

Ice cream any flavor

(I used vanilla flavor)

Melted dark chocolate

Method

1. Cut banana into 2 inches size. Scoop out the flesh using small spoon upto inch depth.
2. Keep it in freezer upto 1 hour. Remove it.  
3. Fill it with ice cream and again keep it in freezer for 1 hour. Remove it.
4. Pour melted chocolate on top of ice cream and keep it in freezer for ½ hour.
5. Serve immediately.

Linking to:
Gayathri's WTML event hosted by Asiya.

Khatta Meetha veg (Indo – Chinese Style)

Ingredients

Bell pepper / Capsicum – 1

(Cut into cubes)

Onion – 1

(Cut into cubes)

Meal maker – 1 cup

Garlic pieces – 2 pods

Soya sauce – 1 tsp

Tomato sauce – 1 tsp

Chilli sauce – 1 tsp

Lime juice – ½ tsp

Pepper powder – 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Method

Boil water in a bowl, add salt and meal maker and allow them to boil for 2 mins.

Squeeze the entire water from meal maker. Keep it aside.

Melt butter in a pan, add garlic and fry for a while.

Add meal maker and fry for 4 mins.

Add capsicum, onion cubes to the same pan and fry for 5 mins until or half cook.

Add lime juice and mix for a while.

Add salt, pepper powder and mix for 2 mins.

Add all sauces and mix for 2 mins and serve.

Linking to :
Easy 2 Prepare in % Minutes @ Aathidhyam,
Vimitha's Event Hearty and Healthy,
Gayathri's WTML event hosted by Radhika,
Hearth & Soul Blog Hop 3rd Anniversary.


       

Punugulu/Urad Dal Bonda

Ingredients

Rice and urad dal – 1:3

(Soak for 2 hours. We need 1 cup)

Finely chopped onion – ½ cup

Red chilli powder – 2 tsp

Turmeric powder – ½ tsp

Coriander powder – 1 tsp

Garam masala – ½ tsp

Baking soda – ¼ tsp

Salt to taste

Oil to fry

Method

1. In mixi jar, add all ingredients except onion and oil. Grind it.
2. Make smooth batter using small amount of water.
3. Transfer it to a bowl, add onions, salt, baking soda and mix well.
4. Heat oil in a pan, drop like Punugulu and fry till it becomes crispy.

Linking to:
Gayathri's WTML event hosted by Hema,
Foodabulous Fest Event organised by Simply TADKA,
Cook like a Celebrity Chef event by Food Corner,
Cooking With Seeds - Dals.

Vegetable Rolls

Ingredients

For Stuffing

Boiled green peas – 1 cup
Sprouted moong dal - 1 cup

Grated carrot – ½ cup

Boiled sweet corn mashed – ½ cup

Jeera – 1 tsp

Garam masala – ¼ tsp

Chole masala – ½ tsp

Green chilli paste – 1

Pepper powder – 1 Tsp

Lemon juice – ½ piece

Salt to taste

Oil – 2 tsp

Oil to fry

For Dough

All purpose flour – 1 cup

Salt to taste

Method

For Dough

                        In a bowl mix flour and salt. Make a dough using water. Keep it aside for 30 mins.

For Stuffing

                        Heat oil in a pan, add jeera aloe to temper. Add vegetables, green chili paste and mix well. Let fry for 3 mins. Add moong dal, pepper powder, garam masala, chole masala, salt and mix well for 2 -3 mins. Add lime juice and mix it. Allow this mixture to cool.

                       

For Rolls

                   Divide the dough into lemon size balls. Roll it as puri. Place the stuffing (1 -2 tsp).Fold the sides first and roll it. Apply little water to the edges and roll it. Add 4 to 5 Tsp oil in a pan and shallow fry it. Serve with tomato ketchup. 

                                                                                         

      

                                       

  

                                               

    

Linking to:

Spotlight - Healthy Snacks hosted by Chandrani,
Best Recipes @ youtoocancookindianfood,
Desi - Videsi Food Fest @ Sizzling Tastebuds,
Heart & Soul Blof Hop 116 : 9/4/12.

'Only' Street Foods of the World hosted by Archana.

              


                   

Vegetable Manchurian

Ingredients

Finely chopped cabbage – 1 cup

Finely chopped carrot – ¾ cup

Finely chopped onion – ¾ cup

Finely chopped beans – ¾ cup

Finely chopped capsicum – ½ cup

Finely chopped green chillies – 3

Maida - 3 tsp

Corn flour - 1 tsp

Ginger, garlic paste – 1 tsp

Salt and pepper powder to taste

Oil to fry

Coriander leaves for garnishing

For the sauce

Chopped garlic – 2 tsp

Green chilli – 3

(Cut chillies vertically in between)

Tomato sauce – 2 tsp

Chilli sauce – 2 tsp

Soya sauce – 1 tsp

Vinegar – 1tsp

1 tsp of corn flour mixed with 1 cup water

Salt to taste

Oil – 1 tsp

Method

For the balls

                Ina bowl add all chopped vegetables, maida: cornflour (2: 1), pepper powder and salt. Knead well. Form small balls from the mixture. In case of any trouble, sprinkle a little water to bind the mixture. Deep fry in hot oil till golden brown. Drain on absorbent paper and keep aside.

For the sauce

                    Heat oil in a pan add garlic, green chillies. Stir fry over a high flame for a few seconds. Add fried balls, cornflour paste, soya sauce, chilli sauce, tomato sauce, vinegar and salt. Simmer for a few minutes. Garnish with coriander leaves.

Note: Add maida, cornflour according to vegetables quantity. 

Linking to:
'ONLY' Street Foods Of The World hosted by Archana.

 

Burritos

Ingredients

Tortillas / chapati – 2

Avocados – 1 (peeled, seeded & diced)

Carrot pieces – 1

Capsicum pieces – 1

Onion pieces – ½ piece

Pepper powder – ½ tsp

Salt to taste

Butter – 2 tsp

Method

   ·     Place a tawa on flame. Heat tortilla / chapati on tawa.

         ·     Heat butter in a pan, saute capsicum, onion, carrot for 5 mins.

         ·     When vegetables are soft, sprinkle pepper powder and salt. Cool it.

         ·     Add above mixture to avocado bowl. Mix well.

         ·     Place the mixture down the center of one warmed tortilla.

         ·     Fold in top and bottom of each tortilla.

         ·     Roll up from side. Serve.
         Linking to :
         Hearth & Soul Blog Hop : 130 : 12/11/12,
         60 Days to Christmas hosted by Divya & Priya,
         Ramya's Innovative Recipes 2013,
         ONLY Side Dishes
         Saras Dish in 30 minutes.

                

                       

Cabbage Pancake

Ingredients

All purpose flour – 1 cup

Corn flour – ½ cup

Finely chopped cabbage – 2 ½ cups

Grated carrot – ¼ cup

Ginger chopped – 1 inch

Green chilli chopped – 2

Salt – ¼ tsp

Oil – 2 tsp

Tomato ketchup optional

Mayonnaise optional

Method

                    In a bowl add flours, salt and mix well. Make dosa batter by adding water. Heat a tawa, apply oil. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Take big lemon size dough, spread it on tawa using hand. Close it lid. Cook on low medium flame. Cook for both sides. 

Note : Childrens don't like to eat pancake directly. If you spread ketchup on pancake, they will definitely like it.

Linking to :
Favorite Recipes Event : Vegetarian Recipes,
Hearth and Soul Blog Hop 120 : 10/2/2012.


         

Pasta Pakodi / Pasta Fritters

      

Ingredients

Boiled penne pasta

Oil to fry

Stuffing

Roasted daliya (Putnalu) – ½ cup

Ajwain – 1 tsp

Tamarind – small ball

(Soak in water)

Preparation

                        In a jar add daliya, ajwain and make it powder. Add tamarind and make it paste.

For the batter

Besan – 1 cup

Rice flour – 2 tsp

Ajwain – 1 tsp

Turmeric powder – a pinch

Red chilli powder – 3 tsp

Baking soda – a pinch

Salt to taste

Preparation

                          In a bowl add all ingredients. Prepare thick batter by adding water. Leave it for 30 mins.

Method

1. Boil the pasta by adding salt & oil. Strain it. 
2. In the middle space of each pasta, fill it with stuffing. 
3. Heat oil on medium flame. Dip the stuffed pasts in batter and gently drop from the sides of pan into hot oil and deep fry until golden. 
4. Drain on a paper towel. Serve with tomato ketchup.

Linking to :

Fast Food Event - Pasta @ Shama,

Announcing an event - I'm Well Stuffed @ Jagruti.

            

Onion Rings

Ingredients

Maida – ½ cup

Sweet yellow Onion – 1 large

Pepper powder to sprinkle

Oil to fry

Rusk powder / bread powder

Lemon juice (optional)

Salt to taste

Method

                Cut onion ½ inch thick, remove dark exterior, separate into rings. Mix ½ cup flour and salt. Add water to make a thick mixture of all ingredients. Dip onion rings into mixture and again dip in rusk powder. Deep fry in oil until golden brown. When golden, remove and let drain on paper towels. Sprinkle pepper powder on onion rings. Serve with ketchup.  

Linking to
Dish Name Starts With "O".

        

Cauliflower Manchurian

Ingredients

Cauliflower – 1 cup

Oil to fry

For the batter

Maida - 3 tsp

Corn flour - 1 tsp

Ginger, garlic paste – 1 tsp

Salt and pepper powder to taste

For the sauce

Chopped garlic – 2 tsp

Green chilli – 3

(Cut chillies vertically in between)

Tomato sauce – 2 tsp

Chilli sauce – 2 tsp

Soya sauce – 1 tsp

Vinegar – 1tsp

Salt to taste

Oil – 1 tsp

1 tsp of corn flour mixed with 1 cup water

Method

                   Cut the cauliflower into florets. Soak them in hot salt water for 5 mins.

For the balls

                            Ina bowl add maida: cornflour (2: 1), pepper powder and salt. Sprinkle a little water to bind the mixture. Dip the cauliflower in the batter. Deep fry in hot oil, till golden brown. Drain on absorbent paper and keep aside.

For the sauce

                            Heat oil in a pan add garlic, green chillies. Stir fry over a high flame for a few seconds. Add fried balls, cornflour paste, soya sauce, chilli sauce, tomato sauce, vinegar and salt. Simmer for a few minutes. .

Note: Add maida, cornflour according to vegetables quantity. 

Linking to:
Spotlight -"Healthy Snacks" hosted by Chandrani.