Open faced Vege n Olives Sandwich(Danish Smørrebrød)

After moving to Copenhagen, I was quite amazed to see the sandwiches served here ,were 'open'. Open, in the sense, just one slice of bread with the cheese, butter, or meat. This is known as smørrebrød in Danish. You can't go far in Denmark without noticing the beautifully decorated open-faced sandwiches!! The best thing was when we had ordered for a sandwich at a restraint, we were quite surprised to see the other slice of bread...

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Egg Stuffed Khara Bun

Whenever I would pass through a patisserie ,it would often remind me of you so very Indian bakeries selling khara buns, vegetable patties, sweet buns, khara twists and the mava cakes.  For a very long time , I was craving for a khara bun, not where you would slice into halves and apply a spread or some desi masala. So I decided to stuff the buns and then bake it.It was worth the effort!  Egg Stuffed Khara Buns Ingredients: For...

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Veg Calzone

Calzone is half moon shaped folded pizza made with bread dough,one of the famous Italian Street food.This can be had on the go and is a very convenient snack for travel. All that goes in as a topping for pizza can be used as a stuffing.Typically it would be tomatoes,olives,mozzarella cheese,mushrooms,bell peppers and the lists goes on.What I tried, was my take on a healthy version of a calzone with potatoes and green peas. Veg Calzone Ingredients: For...

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Baked Corn Samosa

S a m o s a is one snack which is so synonymous to India.The firangis/foreigners call it the 'Indian Triangle',but you dig deeper its a world famous dish with different names in different countries. Tamilnadu,India - SumsaWest Bengal ,India - ShingaraBurma - SumsaBangaldesh - SomuchaPakistan - SamosaIndonesia - PastelAfrica - SambusaIsrael - SambusakMaldives - BajiyaaPortugal - Chamucas Think I went the whole world round with a 'Samosa' in...

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Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake

'No Eggs,no butter, and you call this a chocolate cake'. This was my first thought when I came across this recipe.Chocolate cake is a cake flavoured with melted chocolate or cocoa powder.Rocket science!! :D The main ingredient being the cocoa powder, plays a great role in the kind of colour and flavour, so just be sure to buy a good quality one. One benefit of using oil, instead of butter is that the cake remains soft when refrigerated...

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Mutter Paneer ( with Almond n Cashew Paste )

Mutter Paneer is one the simple dishes which any one can cook.When my husband was longing for a paneer dish, I thought why not tweak a bit and make it really yummy.The result was mind blowing and once you attempt this, you would say a big goodbye to the boring old 'Mutter Paneer'.This dish has almond and cashew paste which makes this extra yummy and lip smaking.You can either make it the dry version or the gravy style, like how they would serve...

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Chicken Korma(Quick Method)

After moving abroad, without the mixie/mixer-grinder, I really need to think of a work-around with recipes which require grinding masalas in the mixer. Same was applicable when I wanted to make vegetable korma or the chicken korma. This is a very quick method which you can finish making in 15 minutes flat. Goes well with rotis, or toasted bread. A life-saver recipe for any office-goer who longs for a ghar ka khana at the end of a busy day. Chicken...

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Modak/Modagam(Deep Fried Method)

In my earlier post, I had posted the recipe of a steamed modak.This Ganesh Chaturthi, I made two different varieties the steamed ones and the fried ones.The fried modaks are usually not made in the South India, but I have seen a lot of Maharashtrians making it.So I looked for a good recipe and attempted it this time.My Hubby's joke ' Even our Lord Ganesha gets variety this time! '. Ingredients: All purpose Flour - 1 cup Water - 1/4  cup Salt...

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Modagam/Modak (Microwave Method)

Come Ganesh Chaturti,I start dreaming of modaks.The steamed ones being my favourite. Modak is a sweet steamed dumpling, which is offered to Lord Ganesha.He is also known as Modakpriya,meaning 'the one who loved modaks'.For every Ganesh Chaturti, my mom would make  many batches of these ,and I remember as a kid, I would always pop one as and when I would pass by the dining table. My mom still makes them, but so many...

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Egg Fried Rice

Fried rice is a common staple in oriental cuisine, most of the time termed as fast food. Fried rice can vary in appearance, from a dark brown appearance to a light brown appearance. All depends on what ingredients or sauces you want to add. Bored of making Vegetable Rice/Vegetable Biryani, the Egg Fried Rice was something that came to my mind for a weekend lunch.It was good for a change, and as I wanted it plain, I did not add any masalas or sauces.As...

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Chickpea Cutlets

Come weekends, it would be time to cook some good tiffin/snack for my hubby for  evening tea.I was so bored of the same potato based tikkis/cutlets and the same time I did not want anything fried every weekend.I was in the 'eat-healthy' mode for sometime.LOL.. Then I came across the chickpea cutlets which had not potatoes in them.Tasted quite good and goes well with hot masala chai. Chickpea Cutlet Ingredients: Chickpea/White Kabuli...

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Spinach Packets (Cottage Cheese Stuffed)

After having seen spinach packets in the frozen section of the supermarket,though I did not find it appealing to pick it up,I attempted making an Indian version of the same at home. This goes best with hot masala chai and btw......'Anything deep-fried is so yummmmm at anytime of the day'. Spinach Balls with  Cottage Cheese      Ingredients: Spinach(blanched and pureed)-1/2 cupPotatoes(boiled and mashed)-1 1/2...

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Garlic Knots

Authentic Italian dinner rolls, garlic knots are made out of bread dough(with sauteed garlic) tied in a knot, baked and then brushed with olive oil. Usually served in pizza joints, made there out of left over pizza dough. This is a perfect tea-time snack. Garlic Knots Ingredients: Maida/All purpose flour - 2 cupsYeast - 2 tbspSugar - 2 tspSalt - 1 tspMilk - 1/4 cupOlive Oil - 4 tbspGarlic (Crushed) - 10 pods Method: Preparing the...

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