I am sure this spicy cake which is rich in energy, protein and calcium will not fail to please your child. Ginger adds to the flavour as well as helps to ease the digestion of your precious little one. It is also a good snack to take if you are travelling as it keeps well for a few days. This is a rich recipe and one can indulge in it occasionally. It is good for a toddler who is fussy about food.
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mini cheese uttapa recipe | cheese uttapam | instant cheese uttapa - Indian snack | cheese uttapam with idli dosa batter is a quick snack which gives you the satisfaction of eating a homely fare as well as a unique scrumptious snack! Learn how to make cheese uttapam.
To make mini cheese uttapa, heat a mini uttapa pan and grease it using a little oil. Pour a small spoonful of the batter in each of the 7 uttapa moulds and spread in a circular motion to make a 75 mm. (3") diameter round. Sprinkle 2 tsp of the topping evenly over each of the 7 mini uttapas and press it gently so that the topping sticks well to the batter. Cook the uttapas, using oil, till they turn golden brown in colour from both the sides. Repeat steps 1 to 4 to make 11 more mini uttapas. Serve immediately with sambar and coconut chutney.
A simple topping of cheese and green chillies transforms uttapa into an exotic treat. What’s more significant is that these cheese uttapam are made with readymade idli dosa batter. You can even make use of left over batter.
Prepare the uttapa in a mini format to give it an exciting, snacky appearance. While you could serve these instant cheese uttapa - Indian snack with chutney and sambar; you could also give it a contemporary touch by serving with tomato sauce or Tomato Salsa!
All the cheese lovers are sure to dwell into the taste of cheese uttapam with idli dosa batter. While we have used processed cheese, you can swap processed cheese with mozzarella, gouda or cheddar cheese for a more cheesy dosa. Also, a combination of 2-3 cheeses can be used.
Tips for mini cheese uttapa. 1. Since salt is there in the batter, we have not added any salt to the topping. If the batter you buy has less salt, add the required amount to the batter itself. 2. Adjust the green chillies as per your choice. If you are making these uttapa for kids, reduce the amount of green chillies. 3. Ensure to press the cheese topping gently so that the topping sticks well to the batter, else it will stick to the pan when you turn it over.
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cheese cracker sandwich recipe | no bake cracker sandwich | quick kids cheese cracker sandwich for tiffins is a perfect finger food for kids of all ages. Learn how to make no bake cracker sandwich.
To make cheese cracker sandwich, cut each slice into 4 equal portions and keep aside. Sandwich 1 portion of the cheese slice between 2 cream cracker biscuits and sandwich it.
Feel like having a cheese sandwich but also crave for something crispier? Try these delectable no bake cracker sandwich made by sandwiching crunchy cream crackers with cheese slices. This quick and easy snack is tasty and satiating and sure to be loved by all.
You can even pack this quick kids cheese cracker sandwich for tiffins to send along with your kids to school. Want to make it more attractive and delicious? Spread a little pizza sauce over the cream cracker and then place the cheese slice. But this cream cracker sandwich will have to be served immediately.
If you like no bake cracker sandwich, then also try other similar recipes like herb cottage cheese crackers and spinach and paneer cream cracker snack.
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Pav bhaji and sandwich are two dishes that are loved by each and everyone, all the generations. So here, we have got you a pav bhaji sandwich recipe where desi meets western. Pav bhaji, the evergreen snack, now in a convenient, easy-to-handle format in pav bhaji sandwich recipe, that you can pack in your kids’ dabba as a memorable and sumptuous treat.
Sandwich is here given an Indian avatar and which makes a luscious snack recipe. You can make pav bhaji sandwich for dinner as well. I usually make pav bhai sandwiches for parties, get-togethers, kitty parties etc. This recipe is a big time hit. If you have leftover pav and bhaji, you are good to go as you won’t need to make anything from scratch.
To make pav bhaji sandwich recipe we have made the bhaji using the traditional bhaji ingredients just made it a little thicker than usual and have sandwiched it between ladi pavs. We have slit the pav into half, have spread a portion of bhaji on lower half of the pav. You can also sprinkle grated cheese or place a cheese slice over leftover pav bhaji sandwich. Close the pav and enjoy it fresh and hot. Also, the pav used in pav sandwich are toasted on tava first.
Mixed vegetables cooked along with tomatoes, onions, and of course, pav bhaji masala is sandwiched between butter-toasted laadi pav and packed in aluminium foil. This Pav Bhaji Sandwich is a filling and delectable snack, which stays fresh for quite some time.
Enjoy pav bhaji sandwich recipe | leftover pav bhaji sandwich | pav sandwich | with detailed step by step recipe photos below. An interesting variant of the regular chocolate brownie, this mouth-watering Chocolate and Carrot Brownie has a rustic texture and satiating flavour that you will fall in love with. Grated carrot adds a lovely shade and a grainy mouth-feel to this brownie, which otherwise features all the regular brownie add-ons like walnuts and raisins too. One thing to be aware of is that these brownies, made in the microwave, tend to lose some of their softness over time. So, either serve immediately, or store in an airtight container and serve later with a topping of vanilla ice-cream to improve the moistness.
Chinese burger recipe | Indian style veg Chinese burger | easy Chinese style burger |
Chinese style burger is a great option for adult get-togethers and kitty parties. Learn how to make Indian style veg Chinese burger where ingredients are easily available in India.
In Indian style veg Chinese burger the spread makes use of schezuan sauce, to give a tangy, spicy touch, and cabbage leaves are used instead of lettuce to enhance the Chinese feel. The salad used in the burger is a slight variant of kung phao potatoes, and lends another unique point of view to this easy homemade burger.
To make chinese burger, first make the cutlets. For that heat the oil and saute the garlic, followed by spring onion whites and then all the chopped veggies. Add soya sauce, salt, potatoes and cook for 2 minutes. Make 4 round cutlets, dip each cutlet in the plain flour mixture and roll it in bread crumbs till it is evenly coated from all the sides. Heat the oil in a kadhai and deep-fry each cutlet till it turns golden brown in colour from both the sides. Drain and keep aside. For the salad, heat oil and saute spring onions. Saute potato fingers, salt, coriander and schezuan sauce and cook for 2 minutes. Combine the mayonnaise and schezuan sauce and make the schezuan-mayo spread. Then assemble the burger. Cut each burger bun into 2. Apply butter and cook them on tava. Place a lower half of the bun on a clean, dry surface with the buttered-spread side facing up. Place 1 lettuce leaf or cabbage leaf, capsicum ring and a cutlet over it. Spread a portion of the salad over it and cover an upper half of the bun with the buttered side facing down and press it lightly.
You would have heard of Chinese bhel, Chinese dosa, and so on… but definitely not a spicy Chinese burger! This unique recipe is sure to be a huge hit with any audience.
Tips for Chinese burger. 1. Finely chop the veggies for the cutlet so they cook faster. 2. Dip the cutlet in maida mixture and roll in bread crumbs well, else they will split during deep-frying. 3. The potatoes for the salad should be cut into medium sized fingers, and not very thin.
Serve Chinese style burger with a traditional Chinese salad – khimchi, for a well-rounded Chinese offering.
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Cutlet with a twist that is cheesy noodle vegetable cutlet. Learn how to make cheesy noodle vegetable cutlet recipe | vegetable noodles cutlet | cheese noodles cutlet |
vegetable noodles cutlet is a simple, quick and delicious snack. A very nice way to use your leftover noodles into cutlets and moreover we can make it without potatoes. This is the best cutlet you will ever have.
The Vegetable Noodle Cutlet which has the delicious taste from the roasted veggies and combined along with the noodles with a mild sweet taste of sweet corns. Perfect appetizer for parties.
You must try these cheese noodles cutlet with twist to a regular cutlet with the lip-smacking tangy sauce.
Tips to make noodles cutlet: 1. Roll the cutlets in bread crumbs till they are evenly coated from both the sides. 2. Gently deep fry one cutlet at a time till golden brown in colour. 3. Cheesy noodles cutlet is best served hot with tangy sauce.
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vegetable idlis are a perfect South Indian breakfast. Learn how to make vegetable idlis with coconut milk.
A colourful and tasty idli recipe that you will enjoy to the core!
The batter for making vegetable idlis is different from the traditional idli batter, and is ground using coconut milk, which gives it a soothing flavour and soft texture too.
This vegetable idli recipe makes use of parboiled rice along with urad dal which is soaked along with vegetables in coconut milk.
Since the vegetables are added to the batter of vegetable idlis before fermenting, they become semi-soft and get cooked within the same time as the idlis without requiring any separate attention.
Serve these delicious vegetable idlis with your favourite chutney and sambar.
Pro tips for vegetable idlis. 1. Add coconut milk. This will help in blending and making the mixture smooth. 2. Blend in a mixer till it's really smooth. No grain of rice or urad dal should remain behind. 3. Steam in a steamer for 10 to 12 minutes or till the idlis are cooked. Make sure you steam the idlis on medium flame or else they will turn hard.
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rice appe is a famous South Indian breakfast dish made with raw rice and urad dal. A well-proportioned batter of raw rice and urad dal is fermented, tempered and cooked in an appe mould, to get dainty, fluffy and flavour-packed rice appe.
Easy to make, but a bit more exotic than idlis and dosas, the rice appe is popular in South India as an evening snack , served with sambhar and a coconut chutney, and accompanied by a cup of hot coffee or tea.
Notes on rice appe recipe. 1. To make rice appe recipe | paniyaram | South Indian rice appe | in a deep bowl, add the raw rice. Make sure you wash it well under running water well to remove all the dirt. 2. Keep aside the batter to ferment in a warm place for 8 hours. If the weather is cold it might take a little longer. 3. Heat the appe mould on a medium flame and grease it using ¼ tsp of oil. Grease it with a brush as it gets greased well and evenly which is very important. 4. Cook using 1 tsp of oil till the lower surface of rice appe becomes golden brown. Always cook on a medium flame or else rice appe will not cook well and may also get burnt.
See why this is also called a healthy South Indian rice appe? rice appe is a perfect combination of urad dal and raw rice which make it a complete protein. A cereal pulse combo like in the case of rice appe ( raw rice and urad dal) would serve as a complete protein comprising of all the 9 essential amino acids. Diabetics need to eat rice appe in restricted amount as the carb content is high.
Make sure you serve healthy South Indian rice appe immediately to enjoy the nice crispness. Once rice appe cools, the crisp outer tends to harden and get a bit chewy.
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cheese onion toast, Indian style recipe | Indian cheese vegetable toasts | cheese vegetable open toast is an appetizing snack which is very difficult to stop munching at 1 piece. Learn how to make Indian cheese vegetable toasts.
To make cheese onion toast, Indian style, first make the stuffing. Heat the butter in a broad non-stick pan, add the green chillies and spring onion whites and greens and sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute. Add the cabbage and carrot and sauté on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the chilli sauce, tomato ketchup, cheese and salt and mix well. Divide the stuffing into 6 equal portions and keep aside.
Then arrange the bread slices on a greased baking tray and bake in a pre-heated oven at 200ºc (400ºf) for 5 to 7 minutes. Spread a portion of the stuffing and 1 tbsp of cheese evenly over each bread slice. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 200°c (400°f) for 5 to 7 minutes or till the cheese melts. Cut each toast into 3 equal pieces vertically and serve immediately with tomato ketchup.
This cheese vegetable open toast is sure to be enjoyed by kids and adults alike, which makes it a great choice to serve as a starter at parties. Bread slices are topped with a crunchy-munchy topping of sautéed veggies and sauces, along with a dash of cheese too, and baked till perfectly crisp.
These Indian cheese vegetable toasts are a perfect snack to make using leftover bread. Try this cheesy and savoury snack after a tiring day as a quick time saver.
Tips to make cheese onion toast. 1. The stuffing can be made in advance and kept. 2. Make sure the oven is pre-heated well before putting the tray inside. 3. If making for kids, avoid the green chillies and little herbs. 4. This will have to be serve immediately to avoid them form turning soggy.
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corn and potato fritters recipe | Indian sweetcorn potato fritters | potato onion corn fritters | crispy aloo corn pakoda is a quick Indian snack which is best to serve unexpected guests. Learn how to make Indian sweetcorn potato fritters.
To make corn and potato fritters, combine all the ingredients in a deep bowl and mix well. Add 2 tbsp of water and mix again. Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan and drop spoonfuls of the mixture using your fingers and deep-fry till they turn golden brown in colour from all the sides. Drain on an absorbent paper. Serve immediately with tomato ketchup and green chutney.
Unlike most savouries, which combine corn with boiled potatoes, here the potatoes are used in grated form, so you can see golden coloured slivers of crispy potatoes and tiny corn kernels all over the deep-fried snack. This gives the crispy aloo corn pakoda an irresistible appearance, while grated onions and green chillies give it a tantalizing flavour.
The Indian spices once again highlight their magic in these potato onion corn fritters and the coriander adds on to lend a pleasing herby flavour. Serve them with tomato ketchup and green chutney.
Make sure you fry the Indian sweetcorn potato fritters as soon as the ingredients are mixed; otherwise the batter will release water. This will make the fritters to become soggy and disintegrate while frying.
Tips to make corn and potato fritters. 1. Do not grate and keep potato for a longer time as it turns black. 2. You can store the fritters mixture in the fridge for a day or so and fry when needed. 3. Use boiled corns only, otherwise the fritters will remain uncooked from inside.
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set dosa recipe | sponge dosa | set dosa without curd | Udipi style set dosa is a famous snack from South Indian repertoire. Learn how to make sponge dosa.
To make set dosa, wash and soak the par-boiled rice, raw rice, urad dal and fenugreek seeds in enough water in a deep bowl and mix well. Cover with a lid and keep aside to soak for 4 hours. Drain and blend in a mixer along with 1 cup of water to make a batter of dropping consistency. Add the salt and mix well. Cover the batter with a lid and keep aside to ferment in a warm place for 12 hours.
Then to make sponge dosa, heat a non-stick tava (griddle) and grease it lightly with oil. Pour a ladleful of the batter over it and spread it evenly to make a 125 mm. (5”) diameter circle. Cover with a lid and cook on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes, using a little oil, till it turns golden brown in colour from one side. Repeat with the remaining ingredients to make 9 more dosas. Serve immediately in pairs with sambhar and coconut chutney.
Soft and spongy, this sumptuous dish is perfect for breakfast A very popular offering in South Indian restaurants, set dosa without curd is a snack of fluffy, melt-in-the-mouth dosas, which are named so because they are usually served in pairs. Not to worry, as sponge dosa is also made with common ingredients like parboiled rice, raw rice and urad dal.
While Sambhar and coconut chutney are served with most varieties of South Indian dosa, this unique Udipi style set dosa is also served with kadala curry at restaurants. This combo makes a satiating lunch or dinner too!
Tips to make set dosa. 1. Always soak the batter for atleast 4 hours. It will look like this after soaking. 2. When blending always blend till smooth. Add salt to the batter and mix very well with a spoon or your hands. 3. Ferment always in a warm place, the batter should look like this, so well fermented. 4. Do not cook the set dosa on both the sides, just one side. 5. Covering the set dosa while cooking makes it easier to cook and cooks well. 6. These comforting and satiating dosas are quite a contrast to the usual image of crisp, golden dosas but they are perfect to have with chutney and sambhar or spicier accompaniments like kadala (chickpea) curry, vada curry or saagu.
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cheesy puffs recipe is a fusion dish topped with cheese and veggies on khari biscuit. Very tempting and easy to make cheesy puffs recipe | baked khari biscuits with cheese | Indian style cheese khari snack |
Crumbly crisp khari biscuits topped with a lip-smacking veggie mix, cheese, and hot and sweet sauce, is baked for a few minutes till the cheese melts and coats the Indian style cheese khari snack.
Indeed, these cheesy puffs will make your heart melt with their brilliant texture and attractive flavour. Serve fresh off the oven at your next party and bask in the glory that comes your way.
Tips to a make cheesy puffs recipe: 1. Always make sure to break the khari biscuits in half gently if very thick. 2.Topping can be made in advance, if thick add little milk. 3. Kids can also eat it just avoid the chilli flakes, instead add oregano. 4. If you do not have an oven, cook them on a tava or a non-stick pan covered for 2 to 3 minutes but on a slow flame.
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