Sunday 27 March 2011

Rice Flake Cutlet

Put your foot down and say good bye to junk food and bakery snacks. Surprise the kids with a whole new healthy “teatime snack”. Watch them gobble down cutlet after cutlet...

Ingredients
01. Rice flakes (locally known as aval) - 2 cups
02. Onion (finely chopped) - 1 cup
03. Green chillies (finely chopped) - ¼ cup
04. Carrots (finely chopped) - ½ cup
05. Curry leaves - a few
06. Coconut (grated) - 1 cup
07. Bread slices, cut into very small pieces - 2
08. Garam masala powder - ½ tsp
09. Egg white (whipped) - 2
10. Bread crumbs -1 cup
11. Oil - for frying
12. Salt - to taste
Preparation
01. Soak the rice flakes in a little water, take out immediately and squeeze out the water. Keep aside.
02. Heat a little oil in a pan and sauté the onion, green chillies, carrots and curry leaves.
03. Add the mix to the coconut, bread pieces, garam masala, salt and the rice flakes.
Knead together to a dough.
04. Divide into lemon-sized balls and flatten the balls to the desired shape.
Dip them one by one in the whipped egg white and roll over in the bread crumbs.
05. Heat the oil in a pan and fry them in batches till they turn a lovely golden brown.
06. Serve hot.

Sunday 13 March 2011

Nizami Potatoes

Nizami Potatoes 
Sizzling crispy potatoes tossed in spicy masala…This Hyderabadi dish can be described as delightfully delicious snack.
Ingredients
01. Potatoes - 2
02. Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
03. Dried raw mango powder (amchoor) - 1 tsp
04. Chaat masala - 1 tsp
05. Salt - to taste
06. Coriander leaves (chopped) - 1 tsp
07. Sesame seeds (ellu) - 1 tsp
08. Ghee - 1 tsp
Preparation
01. Half boil the potatoes with the skin on.
02. Slice the potatoes long and deep fry them with the skin till they turn crisp.
03. Combine the red chilli powder, dry raw mango powder, chaat masala, salt, coriander leaves and sesame. Now add the fried potatoes to this mix and turn over so that the masala blends well with the potao slices.
04. Arrange the mix on the sides of a deep bottom pan with lid and place a small bowl of hot crackling coal in the centre.
05. Pour ghee over the hot coal and immediately close the pan.
06. Open the pan after 10 minutes, stir the potato mix once more and serve sizzling hot with thick curd or dates chutney.