Ingredients:
Serves:4-6
200g mushrooms (chopped finely)
3 big potatoes (boiled and mashed)
4 green chillies (chopped)
1 inch ginger (chopped)
2 big onions (chopped)
1/2 cup boiled peas
1 tsp garam masala powder
1/2 tsp dried mango powder
1 tsp red chilli powder
1 1/2 tsp salt or to taste
3 bread slices,2 tbsp oil.
Method:
Heat oil and add chillies, ginger and onion. Cook till onions are light in color. Then add mushrooms and cook till they turn dry and brown. Mix in the peas, garam masala powder, dry mango powder (amchur), red chilli powder and salt. Remove from fire and add mashed potatoes and crumbled bread. Shape into oval cutlets and shallow fry till well browned on both sides. Serve hot with ketchup or chutney.
5.Stuffed Pizzas:
Ingredients:
3 pizza base
400g cottage cheese
100g beans
100g carrots
100g capsicums
1 cup peas (shelled)
50g broccoli
2 tbsp coriander leaves (chopped)
1 tsp mint leaves (chopped)
3 tbsp tomato puree
3 cloves garlic
1 tsp curry powder
6-7 tbsp oil Salt to taste.
Method:
Thread the beans and scrape the carrots, cut the beans, carrots, mushrooms, broccoli and the capsicums thinly. Peel and chop the garlic. Heat 3 tbsp oil and fry garlic till golden brown. Lower the flame and add the chopped vegetables. Cook covered on a low flame till the vegetables are tender. Mix in the crumbled cottage cheese, curry powder, salt to taste, the tomato puree and the coriander and mint leaves. Cook for another 2-3 minutes and then remove from fire. Halve the pizza base and spread the prepared mixture on one half. Cover with the other half and grill in an oven, brushing with oil from time to time. Grill till golden brown and serve hot.
6. Submarines
Ingredients:
4 plain hot dog rolls
1 carrot
1 beet root
2 tbsp lemon juice
Butter
4 lettuce leaves
4 cheese slices Salt and pepper to taste.
Method:
Peel and grate the carrot and beetroot. Mix in a bowl and add the salt, pepper and lemon juice. Cut each hot dog roll into half horizontally. Place the lower half on the plate. Spread butter on each hot dog half. Place a lettuce leaf and slice of cheese on it and then the carrot and beetroot mixture on top. Cover with the other hot dog half. Hold them together with toothpicks and then cut them and serve.
