Egg Puffs

Ingredients:

Puff pastry sheet - 1 for each puff

Eggs - 3 hard boiled,cutted into half

Salt to taste

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Red chilli powder - 1 tsp

Garam masala - 1 tsp

Onion - 1/2 sliced

Corrainder leaves - 1 tbsp chopped

Water - 1/2 cup to seal the edges

Ginger and garlic paste - 1 tsp

Crushed peanuts - 1 tsp

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degree F. And grease the baking tray with some butter (or) oil.

2. Heat oil in a pan,when its heated add sliced onion and little salt,saute it for few minutes till onion becomes light brown.

3. Then add ginger and garlic paste and saute it again, then add turmeric powder,red chilli powder,garam masala and crushed peanuts and saute it for 5 minutes.

4. Then add the boiled eggs and mix it well,till all the masalas are well coated to the eggs.

5. Finally add the chopped corrainder leaves,mix it. Keep the mixture aside.

6. When oven is preheated.

7. Take 1 pastry sheet and take tbsp of egg mixture and keep it in the center of the sheet. Now brush all the sides with the water and then fold the sheet to any shape. And place it in the baking tray. Prepare 4 to 5 puffs and place it in the baking tray.

8. Then keep the tray in the oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes (or) till the top is lightly browned.

Note:

* Instead of water you can use egg to wash the sides.

Peanut Butter And Banana Sandwich

Ingredients:

Sandwich Bread - 4

Light Butter - 1 tsp

Creamy Peanut Butter - 1 tbsp

Banana - 1/2 cutted round shapes

Any Jam of your choice - 1 tbsp (I have used mixed fruit jam)

Method:

1. Take one bread and spread one side of the bread with the butter and then spread jam.

2. Take another bread and spread peanut butter on one side,then top evenly with the sliced banana.

3. Carefully assemble sandwich.

4. Heat a pan,over medium heat. Add little butter in the pan.

5. Now keep sandwich in the pan,and cook for 2 mintues on each side (or) until its light brown in color.

6. Place them in a serving plate and cut diagonally and serve.

Chickpeas fry

Ingredients:

Chickpeas- 1cup

Dry red chilli- 3

Shredded coconut- 1/4 cup

Mustard seeds- 1/2 tbsp

Urad dal- 1/2 tbsp

Salt to taste

Oil

Method:

Note: Soak chickpeas for 8 to 10 hours (or) overnight.

1. Boil chickpeas along with salt in a pressure cooker till 8 to 9 whistle.

2. Drain the chickpeas and keep it a side.

3. Heat oil in a pan,when oil is heated add mustard seeds,urad dal and dry red chilli and fry for 2 minutes.

4. Then add cooked chickpeas mix it nicely,finally add shredded coconut mix it nicely,remove from heat and serve.

Murukku

Ingredients:

Rice flour- 200gms

Gram flour- 150gms

Sesame seed- 1 tbsp

Red chilli powder- 3/4 tsp

Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp

Butter- 3 to 4tbsp

Hing- a pinch

Salt to taste

Oil

Water

Method:

1. Take a bowl add rice flour,gram flour,salt,red chilli powder,turmeric powder,butter,hing and sesame seeds.Mix it well,then add little water and make a soft dough.Leave it for 10 minutes.

2. Heat oil in a pan for deep frying in medium heat,till that take a murukku mould and take small quantity of dough and put in to the mould.

3. Take a big plate and take a murukku mould and press it like a small round murukku in the plate.

4. When oil is heated,add small round murukku one by one in the oil.

5. Fry for 3 to 4 minutes on each side till its brown and crispy.

6. Remove and keep it in air tight container.

7. Crispy murukku is ready.

Handvo

Ingredients:

Rice flour- 300gm

Besan- 100 gm

Buttermilk-4 cups

White gourd(dhudi)-200 gm shredded

Turmeric powder- 1 tbsp

Bakig soda- 1 tbsp

Jaggery-1 tbsp(opt)

Red chilli powder- 2 tbsp

Green chilli & Garlic paste- 3 tbsp

Salt to taste

Seasame seeds for garnish

Fenugreek Seeds- 3 tbsp

Seasoning:

Oil- 3 tbsp

Mustard seeds- 2 tbsp

Cumin seeds 2 tbsp

Seasame seeds- 2tbsp

Hing- 1 tbsp

Method:

Note: Soak fenugreek seeds for 3 to4 hours

1. Take a bowl add rice flour and besan mix it well,then add butter milk and whisk it nicely,no lumps should be formed. If its too thick add little warm water and whisk it nicely.

2. Cover the bowl and keep it a side for 8 to 10 hours (or) overnight for fermentation.

3. After its fermentation add shredded white gourd,green chilli & garlic paste,turmeric powder,red chilli powder,fenugreek seeds,little seasame seeds and salt,mix it well.

4. Then add baking soda mix it nicely and keep it a side.Handvo batter is ready

5. Now preheat the oven for 400 degree F.

6. Meanwhile take another pan,heat oil in it,when oil is heated add all the seasonings.

7.When they starts to splutter switch off the gas and remove it and add to the prepared batter,mix it nicely.

8. Now pour this batter to a baking tray.

9. When oven is preheated,keep this tray in to the oven and cook for 40 to 45 mins (or) until small tooth pick is inserted in the center and comes out clean.

10. Turn off the oven and remove it and sprinkle with seasame seeds.

11. Serve with masala curd.

Recipe for Masala Curd:

Ingredients:

Curd - 1/2 cup

Salt to taste

Red chilli powder- 1/2 tsp

Jeera powder- a pinch

Method:

1. Take a small bowl add curd,red chilli powder,jeera powder and salt.

2. Whisk it nicely and check for salt.

3. Masala curd id ready.