Sweet Corn Samosa

Ingredients :

Spring roll sheets

Onion -- 1 small

canned sweet corn --2 cans

Black Pepper -- 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Cooking Oil

Preparation:

• Take a pan add 2tsps oil , chopped Onion and cook for 2-3 mins.
• Add washed sweet corn cook for 3 mins then add salt to taste & black pepper powder.
• Cook for a min and keep the curry aside and let it cool down.
• Thaw the spring roll sheets for 20 mins and make samosas out of the sheets fill the curry and deep fry them in the oil.
• To stick the samosas add 2 tsps of corn flour in 2-3 tsps of water.
• 1 Spring roll sheet makes 2 small samosas
• Here is the link for the video how to fold the samosa.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SLujRT0OIk

Punjabi Samosa

Ingredients:
FOR COVERING:
All purpose flour (maida) -- 2  cup 
Carom seeds (ajwain) -- 1/2 Tsp
Ghee -- 4 Tbsp
Salt  to taste
Water for mixing the dough

FOR STUFFING:
Potato , chopped-- 4-5 medium
Green peas,boiled -- 1/2 cup
Oil -- 2 Tbsp
Cumin seeds -- 1 Tsp
Ginger, chopped  1 inch piece
Green chillies, chopped --  3-4
Red chilly powder -- 1 Tsp
Dry mango powder (amchur) -- 1 Tsp
Salt  to taste
Fennel seeds -- 1 Tsp
Coriander leaves, chopped -- 2 Tbsp
 
Method:

• Mix all purpose flour, carom seeds, salt and 4 tablespoons of Ghee in a bowl.
• Add water little by little and knead into a stiff dough. cover with a paper napkin or cloth, Keep it aside for  fifteen minutes.
• Heat two tablespoons of oil in a pan, add cumin seeds and when they start to change color, add ginger, green chillies and potatoes.
• Stir and let it cook for 5 mins add red chilly powder, dry mango powder, fennel seeds and salt to taste. Stir well, cook for 5-10 mins and switch off the stove.

Preparation of Samosa:

• Make oval shape chapathi with the maida dough and cut in to half , fill the curry and make samosas.
• when all the samosas are done deep fry in oil until golden brown.
• Serve Samosas with Sweet date and tamarind chutney.

Veg Spring Rolls

Ingredients:
Finely chopped Cabbage --- 2 Cups
Finely Chopped Onion --- 1/2
Chopped Spring onion --- 1/2 Cup
Grated Carrot --- 2 Cups
Soy Sauce -- 2tsp
Chilly Sauce -- 2tsp
Cooking Oil for deepfrying
Salt to taste
Black Pepper ---1/2 tsp
Spring roll sheets --- 10 Sheets
Water
Corn flour or All-purpose flour -- 1tsp

Preparation:

• Take a pan add 2tsp cooking oil , onion let it cook until onion is golden brown.
• Add cabbage and Carrot , spring onion and allow it to cook for a min
• Add Soy sauce , Chilly sauce , Salt to taste and Black pepper powder.
• Mix it well and let it cook for 2-3 mins,don't over cook the stuffing,Keep the stuffing aside. let it cool down.
• Thaw the spring roll sheets for 20 mins,separate them gently.
• Keep the stuffing in the sheet and roll them as per the instructions given on the Spring roll sheets packet.
• Brush the ends of the sheet with 1 tsp of corn flour or all purpose flour in 2 tbsp of water, so that it sticks nicely.
• Take a pan for deep frying add the oil,keep it on medium heat and deep fry the spring rolls.
• When the Spring roll is golden brown (approx 2mins) it is ready.
• Serve the spring rolls with sweet chilly sauce.

Vegetable-Pinwheels

 

Ingredients:
Pepperidge farm puff pastry sheets ( 1 Box )
Chopped Onion ( 1/2 )
Chopped carrot ( 2 )
Chopped Green beans (5-6)
Chopped potato ( 2 )
Chopped cabbage ( 1/4 )
Green Peas (1/2 cup)
Amchur powder ( 1 tsp)
Salt to taste
Red Chilly powder (1 tsp)
Cooking Oil (1 tsp)


Preparation:

• Take a pan add oil ,Chopped Onion,Chopped carrot,Chopped Cabbage,Chopped Green beans,Chopped potato,Green Peas.
• Cook for 2-3 mins and add Amchur powder,Salt to taste and Red Chilly powder.
• Cook it for 8-10 mins and Keep the curry aside.
• Allow to thaw the frozen Pepperidgefarm puff pastry sheets for about 20 mins.
• On a board Sprinkle all purpose flour Open the sheet and using rolling pin roll the sheet little bit.
• Place the curry on the Sheet and spread it evenly.Roll the sheet tightly and seal it with water or egg white.
• Using a bread knife cut 1/2 inch rolls.Repeat the same process with the other sheet.
• Preheat the oven at 400 degrees for 5 mins and place the Veg Pinwheels on the Aluminium foil with enough space in between the Veg pinwheels.
• Bake the Veg pinwheels for 15-20 mins in the oven at 350 degrees and take out from the oven,Its ready to serve.

Contributed by
Smitha

GUACAMOLE

Ingredients:
Ripe avocados ( 2 )
Red onion, minced (1/2 cup)
Jalapeno,minced ( 1 )
Cilantro leaves, finely chopped ( 5-6 )
Fresh lime juice ( 1tbsp)
Garlic, minced ( 1 clove)
Tomato,chopped ( 1 )
Salt to taste


Preparation:

• Cut avocados in half,remove seed. Scoop out avocado from the peel, put in a mixing bowl.Using a fork mash it properly.
• Then add Onion ,Jalapeno , cilantro, garlic and salt mix it well.
• Finally add tomato ,lemon juice and mix it well.
• Garnish with cilantro and refrigerate until you serve.
• Serve guacamole with tortilla chips.

Samosa

Ingredients :
Spring roll sheets
Onion ( 1 )
Potatoes ( 3-4 )
Green peas ( 1/2 cup)
Fennel seeds (optional)( 1 tsp )
Red chilly powder ( 1tsp )
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder ( 1/8 tsp)
Cooking Oil

Preparation:

• Take a pan add 2tsps oil , chopped Onion,turmeric and cook for 2-3 mins.
• Add chopped potatoes cook for 3 mins then add fennel seeds ,salt to taste , red chilly powder and green peas.
• Cook until potatoes are soft and keep the curry aside and let it cool down.
• Thaw the spring roll sheets for 20 mins and make samosas out of the sheets fill the curry and deep fry them in the oil.
• To paste the samosas add 2 tsps of corn flour in 2-3 tsps of water.

Here is the link for the video how to fold the samosa.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SLujRT0OIk

Curry Puffs

Ingredients:
Pepperidge farm puff pastry sheets
Chopped Onion
Chopped carrot
Chopped Green beans
Chopped potato
Green Peas
Amchur powder
Salt to taste
Red Chilly powder

Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry Sheets : You get 2 sheets in one box,you can make 9 puffs in one sheet.

Preparation:

• Take a pan add oil ,Chopped Onion,Chopped carrot,Chopped beans,Chopped potato
  Green beans,Green Peas,Amchur powder,Salt to taste and Red Chilly powder.
• Cook it for 8-10 mins and Keep the curry aside.
• Allow to thaw the frozen Pepperidgefarm puff pastry sheets for about 20 mins.
• Open the sheet and cut into 9 equal parts and place the curry in the middle add and fold the other end.
• Pre heat the oven at 400 degrees for 5 mins and place the curry puffs on the Aluminium foil with enough space in btw the puffs.
• Bake the puffs for 20 mins in the oven at 350 degrees and take out from the oven,Its ready to serve.

Pappu Garallu

Ingredients:
Split green moong dal
Chana dal
Green chillies
Cumin seeds
Salt to taste
Chopped Spring onion
Chopped Cilantro
Chopped Mint
Cooking Oil

Preparation:

• Soak 1 cup of Split green moong dal and 1/4 cup of chana dal in water overnight.
  In a blending jar add 4 green chillies ,1/2 tsp cumin seeds,salt to taste and the soaked dals.
• Grind 1/2 of the dals as fine paste,the other half as coarse.
• Mix them well and add finely chopped spring onion,cilantro and mint.
• Make them as small balls ,flatten them and deep fry in the oil.

Aloo Tikki

Ingredients :
2 Big Potatoes
Finely chopped onion
Boiled green peas (1/2 cup)
Pepper powder (1/4 tsp)
Chat masala (1/2 tsp)
Red chilly powder (1/2 tsp)
Amchur powder (1/2 tsp)
Salt to taste
Cumin powder (1/4 tsp)
Kasuri methi ( 2tsps)
Bread crumbs (1/2 cup)
Cilantro (1/2 cup)

Preparation:

• Boil the potatoes, peal them and grate them,boil the green peas and mash them.
• Take the grated potatoes add finely chopped onion , mashed green peas , pepper powder , chat masala , Salt to taste , cumin powder ,Amchur powder , kasuri methi and cilantro .
• Mix it well and make it as a patty and dip it in the bread crumbs.
• Shallow fry the potato patty on a pan in 1tbsp oil for 2 mins on both the sides.
• Serve the Aloo tikki with green chutney , Sweet chutney and yogurt.

Chana Chat

Ingredients:
Boiled Chana (1 cup)
Chopped Onion
Chopped Tomato
Yogurt 2 tbsp
Sugar 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Cooking oil
Qasuri methi 2 tsp
Mixture or Sev 2 tsps
Cilantro(optional)

Preparation :

• Take a pan add 1 tsp of oil,boiled chana,qasuri methi and salt.
• Cook it for 2 mins and keep it aside
• Take a bowl add 2 tbsp of yogurt and 1tsp sugar,mix it properly.
• Take serving bowl add cooked chana , yogurt mixture , Chopped Onion , Chopped Tomato ,mixture in the same order.
• Add cilantro(optional),Its ready to serve.