Thursday, August 29, 2013

Besan Pancake Rolls With Vegetable Stuffing




Hello friends, today I'm posting a recipe of yummy pancakes made from chickpea flour/ besan. This is a great, tasty, nutritious dish to serve for breakfast or sometimes for evening snacks. I love to make instant foods, because it makes life so simple and provides yummy dish while we are so hungry. It is quick and easy to make, and very filling too.This is a high  protein food. Kids love to eat this type of food. Here I used vegetables and paneer for stuffing. Hope you like it too and let me know what you think..........
Ingredients:

 
For batter:
Besan (Chick pea flour) - 1 cup
Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Ginger - garlic paste - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Water as required
 

For stuffing:
Onions, finely chopped - 1
Tomatoes, finely chopped - 1
Capsicum, finely chopped - 1
Ginger - garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
Green chilli, finely chopped - 1
Coriander leaves, finely chopped - few
Jeera - 1/2 tsp
Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
Dhania - jeera powder - 1tsp
Grated paneer - 2 tbsp 

Salt to taste
Oil - 2 tbs




Method of preparation:

  1. Heat oil in a cooking pan, add jeera and fennel seeds. When the seeds begin to change color, add ginger - garlic paste, onions and green chilli and saute them well.
  2. Add tomatoes and capsicum and toss well.
  3. Add grated paneer and mix well and cook them until done.
  4. Add dhania - jeera powder and salt and mix well.
  5. Finally add coriander leaves and switch off the flame. Let it cool for some time.
  6. In a bowl, mix the following ingredients: Besan, Turmeric, red chilli powder, ginger - garlic paste and salt and mix everything together.
  7. Add  water to the besan mixture and mix with a spoon or a whisk to make the batter smooth, making sure there are no lumps. 
  8. Batter should be the consistency of pancake batter or dosa batter.
  9. Heat a dosa tawa, put a little oil on it.
  10. Pour a little batter and spread into a round pan cake. 
  11. Drizzle a little oil all around and cook till the under side is lightly browned.
  12. Spread the little of the filling over pancake and roll the pancake carefully and cut into two rolls. Switch off the heat.
  13. Besan pancakes with yummy veg filling is ready to eat with any chutney.

Friday, August 2, 2013

Amla and Beet Patties


   Today I am giving to you a fantastic and delicious recipe is amla and beet patties. Beetroot helps in reducing blood pressure, bad cholesterol and is low in calories. Apart from that it is also a very good source of vitamin C, iron, magnesium and dietary fiber. Definitely kids love to eat these lovely and soft patties.This recipe is ideal for kids who don't like to eat beet root curry. My housband is fond of beet patties. I saw this recipe in food magazine.These beet patties pair well with bread or burger or indian pav. You can use grated raw mango instead of amla. I hope you like it too............Happy cooking..............
 



Ingredients:
Beet root - 2
Potato - 1
Grated amla - 1 tbsp
Jeera - 1 tsp
Green chilli, finely chopped - 2
Onions, finely chopped - 2
Ginger, finely chopped - 2 tsp
Pav bhaji masala - 2 tsp
Oil - 2 tbsp
Salt to taste


Method of preparation:

  1. In a pressure cooker, boil both the beetroot and potatoes together with some salt for 4-5 whistles and found out that whilst the potatoes were cooked, the beetroot were half cooked, but no issues with the beetroot being half or partially cooked.
  2. Grate the beetroot in a bowl and mash the potato in the same bowl.
  3. Add grated raw amla and mix well.
  4. Heat oil in a pan, add jeera, green chilli, ginger slices and onions and saute them for 2 minutes and switch off the flame. Add this mixture to the beet root mixture and mix properly.
  5. Finally add pav bhaji masala and salt and mix well. For better texture refrigerate this mixture for 1 hr. You can make them immediately also.
  6. Divide this beetroot mixture into equal size balls and flatten them a little to give them the patties shape.
  7. In a pan, add oil and fry the patties till they are crisp and lightly browned.
  8. Beet patties are ready to eat with mint chutney or yogurt.