Vegetable Pie

This is a quick easy recipe of a veggie puffed pie which is crispy,crunchy,spicy and yummy.........Its the best finger food.Good for party time....a easy holiday food.I assure you friends you will not be disappointed.....It give the same taste as a deep fried dish.The same way you can prepare smaosa's also.SO this will be a best way to eat the same tasty food without deep fry.

Ingredients:
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All purpose flour-1.5 cup
Oil - 2 tsp
Sugar - 1/2 tsp
Salt -1/2 tsp
Yeast -1/2 tsp
Garlic powder -1/2 tsp
Water

Stuffing:
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Cooked potatoes-1/2 cup
Cooked carrots -1/2 cup
beans - 1/4 cup
Broccoli -1/4 cup
Onion -1/4 cup
Peas - 1/4 cup
Oil -1 tsp
Cumin - 1 tsp
Chilly powder - 1tsp
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Garam masala - 1/2 tsp





Method:
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1.Prepare a dough using flour, yeast ,salt ,sugar,water and oil[1 tsp]
2.Now cover it with a wet cloth and keep it in warm place to rise up to double the original size.About 45 mins.
3.For stuffings ,take a pan add 1 tsp oil to it add cumin seeds.just when it splutters add chopped onions and saute till it turns slightly golden brown.
4.Just when the onions are done add all the veggies ,1 cup water ,add all the masalas with salt as per taste .
5.Cover and cook for 3 mins,just till all the water has evaporated.
6.Now make small balls out of the dough and roll it into tiny chapathis.
7.Then add the stuffing about 2 big spoon on 1 side,coat the entire edge with oil , close it using the other side and seal it and compress it using the fork edges for fancy look [It also cive a proper seal to the pie].Grease the surface with few drops of oil.
8.Preheat the oven , bake in a 350 deg oven for 5 mins and then turn and bake other side for 3 mins.
9.Pie's are ready to be served hot with tomato Sauce.Enjoy..

Gobi Manchuri

This is a recipe which all will like to try. Its a spicy sour appetizer with lots of onions ,garlic and ginger in it.

Ingredients:
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Gobi - 3 cups(washes ,cut and dried)
Onion - 1 large
Greenchillies- 2 large finely chopped
Garlic - 3tsp finely chopped
Ginger -2 tsp finely chopped
Coriander leaves-3tsp
Tomato sauce-8 oz
Soya sauce-1/2 cup
Corn flour- 3/4 cup
All purpose flour-3/4 cup
Chilly powder- 2tsp
turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
paprica powder-1/2 tsp
salt-as per taste
oil - for deep fry


Method:
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1.Prepare a batter out of Corn flour ,maida [All purpose flour] chilly powder,turmeric powder, paprica and salt
2.Now dip the gobi in this batter and deep fry and keep it aside.
3.Take a pan and add about 3 tsp of oil to it.Then add onions, garlic, ginger,green chillies and fry them till the onions turn slightly brown .Then remove and keep aside .
4.Now add the tomato sauce ,to this also add soya sauce,1/2 tsp of chilly powder and saute for about 8 minutes .
5.Then when it starts to bubble add all the fried gobi and the onion mixture and saute it nicely.
6 Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and its ready to be served.


we can fry the gobi's the previous day and keep it in a airtight container in the refrigerator and just before the guests arrive we can mix it in the sauce and rest can be prepared freshly and served hot.By this way we can save a lot of time and enjoy with your guests also.

Mini pizza just for kids

This is a simple pizza recipe which can be used as a finger food or an appitizer or a mini pizza for small kids where in you can hide some veggies.

Ingredients:
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Pizza dough
Cheese
Tomatoes
Spinach
Chilly flakes
salt and pepper[Exceptional}

Method:
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1.Roll the pizza dough into think chapatti like sheets.
2.Now using a cookie cutter cut off small circles just like how we do for cookie and make dimples in it using a fork.
3.Place it in the cookie sheet and pop it in the preheated oven , 350degree for 8 mins.
4.Remove it and apply tomato sauce in the base ,then a layer of grated cheese then some strips of spinach over it finally place a whole cherry tomato or slice it into 1/2 and again bake for about 5 mins.
5.Now the cheesy mini pizza is ready to melt in your mouth.Kids are really gonna love it believe me.

Home made pizza from scratch

Here is a pizza recipe right from the scratch.This is a best pizza you would have ever had.Its yummy with cheese and many other toppings in it.So this is the time to note all the ingredients , give a try and experience the pizza melting in your mouth.

Ingredients:
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All purpose flour- 2 cups
Yeast - 1.5 tsp dissolved in warm water
salt -2 tsp
Sugar -1 tsp
Olive oil - 2 tsp
Tomato sause -4 tsp
water
These are the ingredients for the pizza base.


For the topping:
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onion - 1 large
Tomato - 1 large
Spinach - 4tsp chopped into thin strips
Garlic - 2 tsp
Olives - 5-6 sliced
Mushroom - 1/2 cup
Cheese

Method:
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1.Take all the ingredients of the pizza base as mentioned above and mix all the dry ingredients ,then add olive oil ,yeast and warm water and prepare a dough out of it just like chapati dough.


2.Now cover it with a wet cloth and keep it in warm place,Like oven. for about 45 mins.


3.This mass will raise to double the proportion.Now dust the desk with bread crumps and then roll the base into about 1 inch thick base or desired thickness.Then make dimpled using the fork all over the surface.


4.Then place it over the pizza pan and pop it in the preheated oven .Bake for about 18min under 350 degree .
5.Now take little oil in a pan and add onions,garlic ,olives, mushrooms to it and saute them till the onions turn transparent.
6.Now remove the pizza base then grease it with tomato sause,then add all the topping .


7.Then sprinkle diced tomatoes and the cheese .Add the Spinach.


8.Then bake this pizza again for 10 min till all the cheese starts melting.