Fish Egg Fritters

FISH EGG FRITTERS

Hello, and welcome to my cooking corner again. In India, people like to eat curries with chapatis, rice, etc. Indians like fishes a lot and make it in many ways. Some make it’s curry while others like it fried. Fish eggs too are a sought-after delicacy as these are not got every time of the year. This delicacy can be enjoyed only in the breeding season. Today I am here to share the recipe of a crunchy, tasty, and unique fritter recipe of fish eggs. These are made quite easily taking a little time only. So let’s start to make this scrumptious snack now—

Ingredients:-

1. Fish Eggs-250 gms
2. Gram Flour-150 gms
3. Red Chilly Powder-1/2tsp
4. Chilly Flakes-1 tsp
5. Garam Masala-1 tsp
6. Garlic Paste-1 tsp
7. Fish Masala-1 tsp
8. Dry Mango Powder-1 tsp
9. Turmeric Powder-1/2 tsp
10. Baking Soda-1 tsp
11. Salt-According to taste

STEPS

Step 1

Take a bowl and add fish eggs in it. Now add gram flour, red chilly powder, chilly flakes,garam masala, garlic paste, fish masala, dry mango powder, turmeric powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix it up well. There is no need to add water to it.

Step 2

Heat oil in a kadhai. Make balls out of the batter and fry them in the oil. Alternatively, you can shallow fry them in a pan too. Here I have shallow fried some patties and deep-fried some of the balls. Now take fritters out on a tissue paper.

Note point:-This fritter can also be made by adding finely chopped onions and green chilies too.

Our Fish Egg Fritters are done. Serve it with a dip or a chutney of your choice. Fish goes very well with some mustard chutney too.

Friends do try the recipe at home. Share your comments and feedback. Have a great week everyone. Till then healthy cooking, happy living!!! Stay home, stay happy.

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Spinach, Red Lentil And Mixed Vegetable Burgers

SPINACH, RED LENTIL, AND MIXED VEGETABLE BURGERS

Hello, and welcome to my cooking corner guys. Wishing you a very happy and prosperous new year 2020. This is my 279th post on new year’s eve. The last year was good and I tried my hands on different recipes. This year I want to continue to learn, explore and write better. Today I am sharing a recipe of a burger with spinach, lentil and veggie patty. It is healthier, creative and delicious. I hope you guys will like it. So let’s start with the making—
Ingredients:-

1. Burger Buns-2
2. Spinach-100 gms
3. Red Lentil-100 gms
4. Mixed Vegetables(Potato, Cauliflower, and Peas)-25 gms each
5. Onion-2(big)
6. Green Chillies-3
7. Roasted Gram Flour-3 tbsp
8. Ginger-Garlic Paste-1 tsp
9. Turmeric Powder-1/2 tsp
10. Red Chilly Powder-1 tsp
11. Cumin Powder-1 tsp
12. Garam Masala-1 tsp
13. Dry Mango Powder-1 tsp
14. Kasuri Methi-1/2 tsp
15. Cheese-As required
16. Cucumber-4 pieces
17. Tomato-4 pieces
18. Onion-4 pieces
19. Sandwich Spread-As required
20. Pepper Powder-1/2 tsp
21. Salt-According to taste
22. Vegetable Oil-4 tbsp

STEPS
Step 1

Wash and chop the spinach. Soak the red lentil in water for 3 hours. Wash, chop and blanch the veggies. Cook the red lentil in a saucepan too. Chop the onions and green chilies finely. Slice the cucumber, tomato, and onion into thin, round slices.
Step 2

Mash the blanched ingredients, the mixed veggies, and red lentil. Take a pan and add oil. Add the chopped onion, green chilies,kasuri methi and fry for a minute. Now add ginger-garlic paste, turmeric powder, red chilly powder, cumin powder,garam masala, dry mango powder, salt and fry for two minutes. Next, add the chopped spinach. Fry it.
Step 3

Now add the mashed vegetables and lentil to the masalas and add the roasted gram flour too in it. Fry everything for another minute. The whole batter should be thick and dough-like.
Step 4

Make tikkis from the batter and shallow fry them. Now it’s time to assemble the burger. Firstly roast the buns. Take one portion of the bun and apply the sandwich spread. Now, put lettuce on it. Next place the tikki on it. Then put the cucumber, tomato and onion slices on the burger. Finally, sprinkle grated cheese. Close with the other half of the bun.

Our Spinach, Red Lentil And Mixed Vegetable Burger is ready. Serve it with french fries and orange juice or with anything you like.

Friends do try the recipe at home. Share your comments and feedback. Have a great week everyone. Till then healthy cooking, happy living. And a very happy new year 2020 to all of you once again. Take care!!!!

Fish Pizza

FISH PIZZA

Hello and welcome to my cooking corner again. Today I have shared the recipe of Fish Pizza with you all. Pizzas are made in many ways and I added this version of it to the line. It has fried fish and prawns and tasted great. And was liked by my family. It’s a very handy, simple and less time consuming dish. I hope you too will find it tasty. So let’s start with the recipe—

Ingredients:-

1. Pizza Base-1
2. Fish Fillets-1 fillet
3. Prawn-50 gms
4. Pizza Sauce-1 tbsp
5. Vegetable Mayonnaise-1 tbsp
6. Mustard Sauce-1 tsp
7. Onion-1
8. Capsicum(green, yellow, red)-1/2 of one for each
9. Tomato-1/2 of 1
10. Green Chillies-2
11. Panir- 4 pieces
12. Salt-According to taste
13. Black Salt-A pinch
14. Black Pepper-A pinch
15. Paprika-A pinch
16. Cheese-As required

STEPS

Step 1

Chop the onion and the capsicums into strips. Chop the green chilies and panir into pieces. Marinate the fish fillets and prawns with salt, turmeric powder, and garlic paste.

Step 2

Take a pizza base and apply the pizza sauce on it. Next, apply vegetable mayonnaise and mustard sauce. Take a pan and add some butter. Now add cut capsicums, deseeded tomato, and panir pieces. Season with salt and black pepper powder. Stir fry it.

Step 3

Now shallow-fry the fish and prawns in some butter. Cut the fish into small pieces. Add the fried fish and prawns over the pizza. Add the fried veggie and panir mix over it. Also, sprinkle some paprika. Finally, add some freshly grated cheese over the pizza. Now grease a pan with oil and place the pizza on it. Cook on medium flame till done. Cook it by covering it with a see-through lid.

Note point–You can add more cheese in the pizza according to your wish. Here I have used small amount of cheese. You can add basil, herbs, and mint to the pizza too.

Our Fish Pizza is done. Serve it as a snack anytime you wish to.

Friends do try the recipe at home. Share your comments and feedback. Have a great week everyone. Till then healthy cooking, happy living!!!

 

Bread Uttapam Sandwich

BREAD UTTAPAM SANDWICH

Hello everyone.Welcome to my cooking corner once again. Today I am going to share a sandwich recipe which you can try and have as either a snack, brunch or breakfast recipe. It is Bread Uttapam Sandwich. It is tastier, not too oily, lighter and gets prepared in little time. I enjoyed making it and I hope you all too will do so. So let’s start with the recipe—

Ingredients:–

Bread – 3 slices

For the potato patties:–

1. Potatoes – 4
2. Onions – 2 (big)
3. Butter – 3 tbsp
4. Red Chilly flakes – 1 tsp
5. Dried Mint Flakes – 1 tsp
6. Chat Masala – A pinch
7. Salt – According to taste

For the uttapams:–

1. Idli or dosai Batter(readily available in the Indian markets) – 250 gms
2. Onions(finely chopped)-1(big)
3. Green Chillies(finely chopped)-3
4. Tomato(finely chopped) – 1
5. Coriander Leaves – 50 gms
6. Cumin(whole) – 1/2 tsp
7. Carom seeds – 1/2 tsp
8. Vegetable Oil – 3 tbsp
9. Salt – According to taste

STEPS

Step 1

For making the potato patties, boil and mash potatoes. Chop the onions, green chilies, and coriander leaves finely. Now add in the seasonings, salt, red chilly flakes, dried mint flakes, chat masala, and butter and mash it well. Now make patties out of the batter and shallow fry in a pan. Keep aside.

Step 2

For making the uttapam batter, take the idli dosai mix in a bowl and add the chopped onions, green chilies, tomato, coriander leaves, salt, cumin, and carom seeds. Mix it up. Here I have used Fresho idli dosai batter mix. You can try something similar.

Step 3

Take a slice of bread and cut it in triangles. Butter one side. Place one potato patty on one half. Now cover it with the other half. Now smear the uttapam batter on the front side of the bread. You can insert some toothpicks in the sandwich to stop it from loosening.

Step 4

Shallow fry the sandwich.When each side is well browned take it out.

Our Bread Uttapam Sandwich is ready to serve. Have it with a dip of your choice.

Friends do try the recipe at home. Share your comments and feedback. Have a great week. Till then healthy cooking, happy living.

 

 

 

Spaghetti With Fish

SPAGHETTI WITH FISH

Hello, and welcome everyone to my cooking corner again. Hope you all are having a good day.Sorry for a late post. I was on a ceremonial leave to Gujarat as it was my youngest son Priyam Shankar Jha’s marriage. I was very busy and I had a grand event completed successfully. I am very happy that my family has extended by the addition of one more beautiful daughter younger to Ambika, Khushbu Jhaveri, Priyam’s wife. The event was a small family affair but was lots of fun and festivities and I am so proud that my association and bonding with Gujarat has really become deeper as my daughter-in-law is a Gujarati. Coming back to our cooking corners, today I am going to share a recipe of Spaghetti With Fish. It is a simple recipe with mild flavors and taste and with some twist of an Indian tadka too. Hope you like it. So let’s start with the recipe—

Ingredients:-

1. Spaghetti – 200 gms
2. Boneless Fish -150 gms
3. Onion – 1
4. Green Chillies – 2
5. Cashew nuts – 6
6. Peanuts – 4
7. Sugar – A pinch
8. Turmeric Powder – 1/2 tsp(optional)
9. Red Chilly Powder – 1/4 tsp
10. Garam Masala -1/2 tsp
11. Sambhar Powder – 1/2 tsp
12. Salt – According to taste

For the marination of fish:-

1. Fish Fillets – 150 gms
2. Salt – According to taste
3. Turmeric Powder – 1/2 tsp
4. Garlic Paste – 1 tsp

For the tempering:–

1. Black Mustard – 1 tsp
2. Curry Leaves -6
3. Asafoetida -A pinch
4. Vegetable or Olive Oil -1 tsp

For the garnish:–

1. Lemon Juice – 1 tsp
2. Raisins – A handful

STEPS

Step 1

Boil water in a vessel. Add some vegetable oil and salt in it and let it come to a boil. Now break the spaghetti and drop it in. Let it cook making sure it does not get mushy. Boil till firm but cooked. It will take approximately not more than 2 minutes to do this.

Step 2

Wash and cut the fish into bite-sized pieces. You can choose any variety of fillets, but here I have chosen Tilapia fish fillets. Marinate it in salt, turmeric powder, and garlic paste. Fry it in a pan till browned.

Step 3

Take a pan and add the above mentioned tempering in it. Now add the finely chopped onions and green chilies and fry for two minutes. When the onion is half fried add the spices, salt, turmeric powder, red chilly powder, sambhar powder,garam masala, sugar and fry for half a minute. Add the cashew and peanuts.

Step 4

Now add the cooked spaghetti and toss for 1 minute. Next, mix in the fried fish and toss everything well on low flame.

Our simple Spaghetti With Fish is done. Garnish it with a sprinkling of raisins and a dash of some lemon juice. You can add your choice of nuts, sauces, and a mixture of mayonnaise with the mustard sauce though it is optional.

Friends do try the recipe at home. Share your comments and feedback. Have a great weekend. Till then healthy cooking, happy living!!!

Chicken And Lentil Calzone

CHICKEN AND LENTIL CALZONE

Hello guys, welcome to my cozy corner again. Today I am going to share a recipe of Chicken And Lentil Calzone which is my version of Calzones that I came across reading in some magazine. A Calzone is an oven-baked, folded pizza which originated in Naples in the 18th century. It is generally prepared from a salted dough, filled with ham, chicken, vegetables, lots of cheese and also an egg. And my idea of making it is a bit simpler which has some lentil and minced meat fried in light spices and onions. It is an easy recipe which you can try as a snack. I hope you will like it. So, here is the recipe—

1. Chicken Keema – 200 gms
2. Chana Dal – 100 gms
3. Onion – 2
4. Ginger-Garlic Paste – 1/2 tsp
5. Turmeric Powder – 1/2 tsp
6. Cumin Powder – 1/2 tsp
7. Red Chilly Powder – 1/2 tsp
8. Fennel Powder – 1/2 tsp
9. Dry Mango Powder – 1/2 tsp
10. Garam Masala – 1 tsp
11. Salt – According to taste
12. Sugar – A pinch

For the calzone wrappers:–

1. Refined Flour – 400 gms
2. Baking Powder – 1/4 tsp
3. Vegetable Oil – 2 tsp
4. Water – for making the dough

STEPS

Step 1

Take refined flour in a bowl. Add baking powder and oil in it. Make a pliable dough from it. Chop the onions finely. Boil the chana dal.

Step 2

Take a pan, add oil. Now add the finely chopped onions. Add ginger garlic paste and saute. Now add spices, salt, turmeric powder, red chilly powder, cumin powder, fennel seed powder,garam masala, dry mango powder, sugar and saute it. Now add the chicken keema and saute for two minutes. Add some water and let the keema cook. Dry it up.

Step 3

Next, add the boiled chana dal and saute everything together for a minute. Cool it.

Step 4

To make the calzones, take one portion of the dough and make a small chapati from it. Fill some of the keema batter in the middle of the chapati, fold it from the middle and stick it to the other end of the chapati using some water. Do so for all of them.

Step 5

Take a pan again. Add vegetable oil. Drop the prepared calzones one by one in it and shallow fry them till crisp, browned and done. Soak any extra oil using a tissue paper.

Our Chicken And Lentil Calzone are ready. Serve it with mayonnaise or a dip of your choice.

Friends do try the recipe at home. Share your comments and feedback. Have a great weekend everyone. Till then healthy cooking, happy living!!!

 

 

 

Dhokla Idli Chat

 DHOKLA IDLI CHAT

Hello everyone.Welcome once again to my cooking corner. Today I’ll be sharing a quick and tasty recipe which has two fun ingredients idli and dhokla combined together with potato and panir and lots of drizzlers, red and green chutney to make an awesome perfect brunch or snack dish, so lively so fresh. So let’s start with this amazing snack—

Ingredients:-

1. Idli-3
2. Dhokla-3
3. Curd-250 gms
4. Potato-1
5. Panir-100 gms
6. Salt-According to taste
7. Sugar-A pinch
8. Dry Mango Chutney-2 tbsp
9. Cilantro and Mint green chutney-2 tbsp
10. Raw Peanuts-2 tbsp
11. Green Chillies-2
12. Red Chilly Powder-1 tsp
13. Chat Masala-1 tsp
14. Black Pepper Powder-A pinch
15. Fresh Chopped Cilantro-For garnish

For the tempering:-(Optional)

1. Black Mustard-1 tsp
2. Asafoetida-A pinch

STEPS

Step 1

To prepare the chat firstly make idli and dhokla separately. Beat the curd and add salt, sugar and some red chilly powder. Shallow fry the peanuts.

Step 2

Peel, chop and blanch the potatoes. Chop cilantro and green chilies. Make the sweet chutney along with the cilantro-mint green chutney. Cut the panir in cubes. Shallow fry them with the potato. Cut the idlis and dhoklas in four parts.

Step 3

Now its time to assemble the dish. To do so, take a bowl. Add in the idli with the dhokla. Now add in the potatoes, panir, peanuts and sprinkle chat masala, black pepper powder, salt, red chilly powder all over. Lastly drizzle over the curd, dry mango chutney, green chutney and garnish it well with chopped cilantro and green chilies. You can also add the tempering of black mustard and asafoetida though I have not done so here.

Our  Dhokla Idli Chat is ready. Serve it.

Friends do try the recipe at home. Share your comments and feedback. Have a great weekend everyone. Till then healthy cooking, happy living!!!

 

 

 

Mutton Liver Roll

MUTTON LIVER ROLL

Hello and welcome dear friends to my corner. Today, I’m going to share a recipe of Mutton Liver Roll with you all. It’s a simple,mildly-spiced dish which has nutrition and taste together and is very handy to take to picnics, afternoon parties etc. It is liked by youngsters especially those who want to eat something spicy and light for brunch or an evening snack. I hope you all will like it too. So let’s start with the recipe—

Ingredients:-For the roll wrappers–

1. Refined Flour-2 cups
2. Vegetable Oil-2 tbsp
3. Salt-A pinch
4. Water-1 cup or as required

For the mutton liver filling:-

1. Mutton Liver-200 gms
2. Onions-2(big)
3. Green Chilly-1
4. Turmeric Powder-1 tsp
5. Ginger-Garlic Paste-1/2 tsp
6. Coriander Powder-1/2 tsp
7. Red Chilly Powder-1/2 tsp
8. Tomato Puree-1 tbsp
9. Garam Masala-1 tsp
10. Vegetable Oil-2 tbsp
11. Salt-According to taste
12. Tomato Ketchup-1 tbsp
13. Green Chilly Sauce-1 tsp

For the veggie mix:-

1. Cucumber-1
2. Onion-1
3. Carrot-1
4. Tomato-1
5. Cabbage-1/2 0f 1
6. Capsicum-1

STEPS

Step 1

To make the roll wrappers, take the refined flour in a bowl, add two tablespoons of vegetable oil and a pinch of salt to it. Adding water, knead a pliable dough. Finely chop the onions.Chop the veggies,cucumber,onion,carrot,tomato,cabbage,capsicum into juliennes.

Step 2

Now take a small portion of the dough and using a rolling pin make a medium-sized chapati from it. Bake it on a greased griddle and make two such wrappers from the dough similarly.

Step 3

For the making of the mutton liver filling, take a pan, add the vegetable oil. Add chopped onions and then green chilies. Saute it for a minute. Next, add ginger-garlic paste. Saute it for a minute again. Now add coriander powder, salt, turmeric powder, red chilly powder, garam masala and then tomato puree. Fry for two minutes. And now add the chopped veggies and fry again for a minute. Add tomato and green chilly sauce to the masala too. The filling is ready.

Step 4

It’s now time to assemble the final dish. For that, take a wrapper and fill it with the liver filling. Do so for the other one too.

Our Mutton Liver Roll is ready. Serve it with green chutney and mayonnaise.

Friends do try the recipe at home. Share your comments and feedback. Have a great week everyone. Till then healthy cooking, happy living!!!

 

 

 

 

 

Aubergine Burger

AUBERGINE BURGER

Hello dear friends.Welcome to my corner. Every day we like to eat something new that we have not had yesterday. We want to try and experience newness in our eating style and habits. We all like to eat burgers, a fast food which has been liked by youngsters and most of the mass. Yesterday I had some burger bun in my fridge and aubergines and I decided to give it a new touch and so am going to share this recipe of Aubergine Burger. It is tasty and healthy and is prepared in a matter of minutes. So let’s start with it—

Ingredients:-

1. Burger Bun -2
2. Aubergine – 1
3. Britannia Cheese Singles -2
4. Rice Flour -1/2 cup
5. Refined Flour -1/2 cup
6. Salt -According to you
7. Black Pepper Powder -1/2 tsp
8. Red Chilly Powder -1/2 tsp
9. Garam Masala -1/2 tsp
10. Mint Flakes – 1/2 tsp
11. Tomato -1
12. Onion -1
13. Lettuce Leaves -2
14. Panir – 50 gms
15. Tomato Sauce – 1 tsp
16. Green Chilly Sauce -1 tsp
17. Mayonnaise -1 tbsp
18. Mustard Sauce – 1 tbsp

STEPS 

Step 1

Wash and cut the aubergine into rounds and marinate it with salt and black pepper powder. Cut the tomato and onion also in rounds.

Step 2

Take a bowl and add the rice and refined flour. Add salt, black pepper, red chilly powder,garam masala, dried mint flakes and make a thick batter of it adding water. You can also add dried basil or any other herb that you want.

Step 3

Heat a pan, coat the aubergines into the batter and shallow-fry them. Cut the burger buns into halves.

Step 4

Now coat one half of the burger with mayonnaise and mustard sauce and put the lettuce leaf before placing the fried aubergine over it. Now place the cheese single over it. Put the cut tomato and onion over it. Then coat it with the remaining sauces, tomato and green chilly one and grate some fresh panir on it. Add some more salt if is needed. You can also add some hummus to it or use any other kind of sauces that you like.

Our Aubergine Burger is ready. Have it anytime with a glass of fresh fruit juice. It is a very healthy and nutritious snack very favorable for children and all others too.

Friends do try the recipe at home. Share your comments and feedback. Have a great week everyone. Till then healthy cooking, happy living!!! 

Basa Burgers

BASA BURGERS

Hello dear friends, welcome back. Today I am going to share with you a great idea of making burgers with a creative twist to it by using basa fish patties in it. It is delicious, wholesome and truly satisfying and is a great snack idea to be had, according to me, anytime and everytime. So let’s start with its making—

Ingredients:–

For the burgers:–

1. Burger Buns – 4.
2.  Carrot and cucumber no fat sandwich spread. (you can use mayonnaise also).
3. Hummus.
4. Salt – According to need.
5. Cucumber and Tomato – 1 piece each per burger.
6. Lettuce Leaves(fresh) – 2.

For frying the fish fillets:-

1.  Basa Fish Fillets-2.
2. Split Gram Flour – 1 cup.
3. Red Chilly Powder – 1 tsp.
4. Garam Masala – 1 tsp.
5. Ginger-Garlic paste – 1/2 tsp.
6. Turmeric powder – 1 tsp.
7. Britannia cheese singles – 2.
8. Oregano.
9. Chaat Masala.
10. Salt-According to taste.

STEPS.

Step 1 

Firstly I will fry the fish fillets. To make the fish fry, take a bowl and put the gram flour in it. In it, we will add the remaining ingredients like salt, turmeric powder, red chilly powder,ginger-garlic paste,garam masala and make a thick batter out of it using some water.

Step 2 

Now take the fillets and dip them in this batter and shallow fry them till golden brown.

Step 3 

To make our burgers, take one bun and spread some carrot and cucumber spread onto it. Next spread some hummus onto it. You can use mayonnaise or other kinds of hummus also, it’s according to your wish. Now place a cheese single on the bun and then put one of the fried fish pieces onto it. Lastly, end it by placing a lettuce leaf, then cut cucumber, tomato, and onions and sprinkle some oregano and chaat masala.

Our Basa Fish Burgers are ready in the blink of an eye. They are instant, handy, tasty and wholesome.

Friends do try the recipe at home. Share your comments and feedback. Have a great week everyone. Till then healthy cooking, happy living!!!