Potato Fry

Potato fry is a perfect side dish to accompany a variety of main recipes. Though it is a fried food, it uses very less oil, salt and chili powder. This recipe along with tomato sauce serves as a good snack. It can also be seasoned with pepper instead of chili powder to make it even spicier.

Ingredients:



Potato - 2 large size

Red chili powder - 2 teaspoon

Salt - to taste

Oil - 4 teaspoons



Method:



1) Cut the potatoes to slight bigger pieces (in wedge shape).

2) Add red chili powder, salt, a teaspoon of oil and mix it well.

3) Make sure the red chili powder spreads out evenly as this is essential to make the potato fry crispy and flavoured.

4) Keep in microwave for 10 - 15 minutes or according to the quantity you can increase / decrease the cooking time.

5) Now take a wide pan and heat remaining oil.

6) Empty the chopped potatoes taken out from microwave.

7) Fry them well for few minutes until you find the raw smell of chili disappear.

8) OK, now the delicious potato fry is ready to be served.

Scrambled Egg Sandwich

Are you bored of the usual sandwich and want to try something else using bread? Why don't you try this egg sandwich which is both hot as well as spicy? This is a simple homemade sandwich which has scrambled eggs in it. It serves as a good breakfast recipe on lazy weekends.

Ingredients:



Sandwich Breads slices - 4 nos

Egg - 2 nos

Onion - 1 large size/chopped finely - 1/2 cup

Pepper powder- 1 teaspoon

Green chillies - 2,chopped finely

Mustard seeds and urid dal - 1/2 teaspoon

Curry leaves - 1 string

Turmeric powder - a pinch

Salt - to taste

Butter - 2 tablespoon





Method:



1) Trim the brown edges of the bread using a knife.

2) Break the eggs carefully and empty the contents in a bowl. Add salt, turmeric powder and pepper powder. Blend them well with a spoon and keep it aside.

3) Take a wide pan and heat oil on it.

4) When oil is warm enough, add mustard seeds and urid dal. Let the seeds pop up.

5) Add curry leaves, green chilies. After few seconds, add onions and saute them well.

6) When onion turn translucent, add the blended egg mixture and stir the contents continuously.

7) Stop the flame when the contents are fried properly without any uneven lumps.

8) Now apply butter on both the sides of the bread and heat them gently in a pan or a toaster.

9) Lay both the breads in a plate and spread out the egg mixture evenly on the surface of the bread.

10) Cover both the breads just like a sandwich and it is ready to be served.

BENGAL GRAM KAARA BOLI

This kaara boli with lots of bengal gram in it tastes divinely with the accompaniment of all the vegetables nicely blended in it. Instead of oil, pure ghee enhances the flavour when cooking this boli. Drumstick leaves which are chopped finely can be mixed to get a very delicious taste!

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Ingredients:

Plain flour- 1/2 kilo

Bengal gram- 1/4 kilo

Carrot-1

Radish [small]-1

Onion-1

Coriander chopped-4 tbsp

Shredded coconut- half cup

Chilli powder- 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Procedure:

Cook the bengal gram to soft a texture and mash finely.

Sieve the flour.

Shred the vegetables finely.

Mix all the ingredients with salt and make a smooth dough mixing in enough water.

Make chappathies and cook on a hot tawa on both sides.

The delicious bengal kaara boli is ready!