Stuffed bread rolls

Ingredients:-
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7-8 bread slices[remove the edges]
2-3 large- boiled mashed  potatoes
1 tbsp   -  chopped fresh mint leaves
1/2 cup - frozen thawed peas
1 large  - onion chopped
1/2 tsp -  ginger garlic paste
1 tsp    -  garam masala
1/4 tsp - turmeric powder
1/4 tsp - chilly powder
salt       -  as per taste
1/2 tsp  - cumin seeds[jeera]
1/4 tsp  - chat powder
1-2 tsp  - oil/butter/ghee for toasting

Method:-
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1.In a deep nonstick pan
 take 1tsp oil ,add cumin and afetr a min add chopped onions,ginger garlic paste and saute for 1-2 mins . Then add peas and add turmeric powder,chilly powder, garam masala powder and mix properly.
2. In a bowl take the boiled mashed potato and then add the above mixture add  chat powder and salt and mix properly. Now add chopped mint leaves and keep aside.
3.. Wet both hands and then tap the bread so as to make it slightly moist. Put the potato mixture about a spoon full in the centre and then slowly roll with wet hands and seal the edges properly.
4. Take a non stick pan. To it add a little bit of oil or ghee and slowly roast the bread roll on all sides so that it crunches out. Do remember to keep the flame in medium.
5. Enjoy hot with desired chutney or simple ketchup.

Mushroom baskets

Ingredients:-
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Chopped mushroom - 2 cups
whole grain bread - 6 slices
cheese - 1/2 cup
chopped coriander leaves- 1 tbsp
chopped garlic - 1tsp
red chilly flakes - 1/2 tsp[ optional]
salt - as per taste
oil




Method:-
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1. In a non stick pan take about a spoon full of olive oil. When it becomes hot add chopped garlic to it and saute for 1 min . Just when it turns a bit golden add chilly flakes . Wait for about 30 sec.
2. Now add coarsely chopped mushrooms and season with slat and pepper and saute for about 4 mins.
3. Just when the mushrooms are done add the cheese and put off the fire. Keep mixing to inco-operate the cheese with the mushrooms.
4. Now cut the bread into half and then spray it on both the sides with pam or apply oil/ ghee on both the side of the bread. If required you can use a cookie cutter and cut it into circles and then apply the oil.
5. Now place these bread into muffin pan and bake in the oven for about 5-7 mins at 350 deg or until it becomes golden at the edges.
6. Now remove them from the oven,add about a spoonful of the mushroom stuffing into the bread baskets which we have already baked to form hard crust.
7. Garnish with freshly chopped coriander greens and place it in oven and bake for another 5 mins.
8.Serve immediately with desired chutney or ketchup . Can be enjoyed as its is also.

Creamy tomato carrot soup

Ingredients:-
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Carrot - 2 cups diced
Tomato - 3 large
onion - 1 medium size
garlic - 2 large cloves
ginger - 1tsp grated
cumin seeds- 1 tsp
chilly powder - 1 tsp
sugar - 1 tsp
Garam masala- 1tsp
pepper powder -1 tsp
butter - 1tsp
olive oil - 1 tsp



Method:-
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1. Pressure cook carrots until they are very tender. Puree it until it forms a fine puree.
2. Puree the tomatoes and keep aside.
3. In a pan add little bit of oil and butter . Then add cumin seeds and wait till they splutter. add onions and stir till it turns transparent. Now add ginger and garlic and stir for another 2-3 mins.
4. Now blend all the contents of the pan to a fine paste.
5. Add the remaining butter and oil and the cumin seeds[jeera] and just when it sizzels add all the puree into the pan and add all the masalas .
6. Add salt ,sugar and enough water as per your preference and simmer and cook for another 10 mins.
7. Garnish with pepper powder and butter. Enjoy....

Party Pin Wheels

This is a recipe what i found online and was a winner the first time i made them for my sons 3rd b'day party. I wanted a simple, easy and no hassel recipe which would work for kids as well as adults .So was going through and found this one. Really must say it was easy as well as yummm..... What more can i say it all was empty in no time.I had made so much and even the left overs can be converted into a totally new dish believe it or not i'll share both with all my blogger and the friends who follow my blog.

Ingredients:
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sun dried tomato&
rosted red pepper tortillas - 8 count

cream cheese - 16 oz

ranch mix - 1/2 pack[small]

shredded 3 cheese mix - 1/2 cup

red and green bell peppers - 3/4 cup each

black olives - 16

tinned jalapeneo peppers -2 .5 tbsp

spring onions - 2-3




Method:
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1. Mix all the finely chopped veggies ,ranch mix,cream cheese,3 cheese mix or you can even use mozzarella cheese into a uniform blend and keep aside.

2. Place the tortillas on the counter top and divide the cheese mixture equally among all 8 tortilla and then spread them into a thin layer.

3. Now roll them tightly and cover them in a aluminium foil and refrigerate them for over night or atleast for 6 hrs.

4. Then remove the foil and cut them into 1 inch slice and place them in the platter to be served.
enjoy.

5. This will last for about a week in the fridge.

Recipes tried out of blogger friends blogs

This weekend i like to make a roundup of a portion of the dishes which i had tried and like a lots from my fellow bloggers/my dear friends.Well i really appreciate every one for sharing such wonderful recipes and new creative ideas from thier kitchen to thier lovely blogs.Im happy to be in this lovely cirle of blogger friend.Although im here from 4 -5 months i feel we all know each othe r from a long time.Well thanks for all the appreciations and lovely comments which all of you have written in both of my blogs.

Out of Seema's [Akka] blog;-
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1.Banana Dosa
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2.Watercress soup
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3.Butter biscuits
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4.Coconut parata
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5.Spicy baked biscuits:
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From Saffron Hut:
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1.Besan Burffee,Which i have altered a bit and i named it Besan vanilla bites :
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2.Spinach bread/sipanch and kale Stromboli
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-Well again i have changed it a bit.

-Here is my version of spinach roll.I have used following ingredients,prepared every thing from the scratch..with alittle bit of alterations.



Ingredients:
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Pizza dough- home made with 1.5 cups[reffer pizza post for base recipe]
Spinach - 1 bunch
Paneer grates- 2 tbsp
Green chillies-3
Basil- 8-10 fresh leaves
Cashewnuts- 2 tsp
Garlic- 2-3 cloves
Olive oil- 3 tsp+ for brushing
Chilly flakes-1/2 tsp
Salt



Method;
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1.Clean and chop up the spinach into thin strips and sprikle with little water ,add salt and chilly flakes and cook in microwave for 3 mins.Then drain off excess liquid and keep it aside for cooling.
2.Instid of pesto i made a similar sauce using basil, 1 garlic clove,olive oil,green chillies,salt and cashew nuts.Blend everything to form a fine paste and keep ready.
3.Roll out the pizza dough into very thin sheets rectangular in shap and then cut it lenth wise into two equal portion.
4.Grate up about 2 tbsp of panner and add it to the paste.Chop up the remaining garlic very finely and add it to spinach.
5.Smear the pizza dough which is rolled into a sheet with olive oil ,then with the paste leaving about 2 cms of all the four edges .
6.Drop down equal portion uniformly over the sheets.Then rollover the sheets creafully from one lenghtwise side to the other.Then place it in a cookie sheet and smear with olive oil.well i like mine very crunchy so baked it in a pre heated oven of 350 deg for 30 mins.Enjoy with basil tomato sauce.