Vegetable Puffs

Oven Bread Pizza

Macher dimer Bada

Macher Dimer Bora which is a very famous Bengali recipe. I took Ilish eggs for this recipe but you can take any fish egg to make it. You can have it with rice and dal during lunch or dinner.

Sweet Mini Kachori

Kachori is a crispy, delicious, spicy, fried puff pastry. This sweet coconut Kachoris are great as teatime snack.

Chana Dal Masala

Chana Dal has low glycemic index. It is very good for diabetic patients.

Chenna or Paneer

Chenna is an another variety of Indian cottage cheese prepared from fresh milk.

Ingredients:

•          500 Milk of full fat Milk

•          3 tbsp of lime juice

Method:

•          Bring the milk to boiling and then turn of the flame and leave it for 1to 2 min.

•          Now add 2 tbsp of the lime juice and stir gently. You will find that the cheese starts separating from the whey. If it still seems milky, add some more lime juice.

•           When the cheese has completely separated it will about 2-3 mins and pour into a colander lined with a cheesecloth or clean cotton cloth. Run this under some cold water at the sink. (This step is to remove the flavor of the lime  juice imparts to the cheese.)

•          Gather the ends and squeeze tightly. Tie a knot and hang it over a tap and leave it to drain for 30 mins.

•          chenna is done.

Recipe Credit: From my Ma’s Rasoi

Cook Tip: With this soft chenna, you can make different sweets.  

Chole (Chickpea) Salad

Chickpea Salad is very tasty and easy to make.

Ingredients:

•          1 cup Chickpeas (boiled, drained and mashed)

•          2 stalks celery, finely chopped

•          1/2 Onions, thinly sliced

•          1/4 cup finely chopped Tomato

•          2 tbsp mayonnaise

•          1½ tsp fresh lemon juice (or to taste)

•           Salt to taste

•           Freshly ground Black pepper

•          Chopped Coriander leaves

Method:

•           In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients. And mash them very well.

•          Serve with toasted bread as sandwich or serve with chips or Papad.

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Bread Pudding

Bread pudding is a sweet dish made of bread and milk. It is very quick and very easy to make.

Makes/Serves: 3 servings

Ingredients:

•           500 ml. Milk

•           6 slices of Bread

•           1/2 cup Sugar

•           2 tsp. chopped mixed Nuts (dry fruits)

•           1 tsp. Ghee

•           2 tsp. fresh Malai (Cream)

•           1/2 tsp. Cardamom powder

•          Few threads of Saffron

Method:

•          Boil Milk till reduced to half. Add Sugar, Cardamom powder and Saffron (Sugar should dissolved in a little milk) towards the end of the process.

•           Cut the Bread slices into round shape with the help of a round object of sharp edge (or give any shape as you like).

•           Apply a little ghee on both sides and toast it on a tava very lightly.

•          Now mix the nuts with the Cream or Malai and apply on one side of two bread pieces then place the other pieces on top of each (like a sandwich). Repeat the process to other bread pieces.

•           Place it on a serving dish and pour the thick milk over it.

•           Garnish it with chopped nuts or 1-2 threads of saffron.

•          And serve (hot or cold).

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