Thursday, December 4, 2014

CHAPATHI CHEESE BITES

Chapathi Cheese Bites



When you want to have something cheesy and cannot wait till your bread rises, here is what you can do. Chapathi cheese bites makes an awesome tea time snack.

Ingredients :

Chapathi dough : 1 medium ball
Mozerella Cheese : 1/4 cup
Garlic pods : 4 small
Seasoning : any (i have used oregano)
Butter : 1 Tbsp


Method:

  • Grind and make garlic into fine paste. (add little salt to this paste)
  • Roll out the chapathi dough.
  • Using a small round shaped vessel cut the chapathi into small bite sized shape.

  • Apply Garlic paste on one side of the cut out chapathi  bites.

  • Heat a pan and grease it with butter.

  • Put the chapathi bites in the pan and fry on both  sides, making the garlic side up in last turn.

  • Shred mozerella cheese and put little on top of every bite.

  • Close the pan using a lid and let it melt, keep pan in low flame.

  • After the cheese completely melts, take out the Chapathi bites and garnish with any seasoning.
Tada your quick Chapathi Cheese Bites are ready



Soya Potato Paratha

Soya Chunk and Potato Stuffed Paratha



Paratha is always a favorite dish to have. This paratha makes it more delicious by having Soya Chunks in stuffing. Try this for a change.

Ingredients: 

(For Stuffing)

Soya Chunks : 1/2 Cup (small ones preferably)
Potato : 2 Big 
Onion : 1 large
Chilly Powder : 1/2 Tsp
Coriander Powder : 1/2 Tsp
Turmeric Powder : 1/8 Tsp
Fennel Powder : 1/4 Tsp
Coriander Leaves : 5 to 8 stems
Salt : to taste
Oil: 1 Tbsp

(For Dough)
Wheat flour : 2 cups
Water : for kneading
Salt : to taste

Method:

  • Soak soya chunks in hot water untill they are done. After they are soaked squeee out the excess water. Now break the soya chunks into small pieces.

  • While u soak soya, Boil potatoes in pressure cooker or any way as you like it.
  • Chop onions finely.
  • In a wok, heat oil, put onions and fry till translucent. 

  • Now add broken Soya chunks.

  • Add spice powders (chilly, coriander, turmeric and fennel). Add salt. Let this cook till the raw flavour goes.

  • Now add boiled potatoes and coriander leaves. Mix nicely.

  • Switch off the stove and let the stuffing cool.

  • Now make dough for the paratha and let the dough rest for 15 to 20 minutes.
  • Roll out the dough using rolling pin.
  • Place the stuffing in the middle.

  • Now take the dough from sides and make it into this shape.

  • Remove the excess dough from top.

  • Now roll this ball smoothly into a paratha.

  • In a pan, fry this paratha using oil / Ghee on both sides and serve hot.
Your yummy Soya Potato Stuffed Paratha is ready.