Pudina Chutney

Variation 1
Pudina leaves
tamarind -small piece
redchillies 4-8
Ginger

Take little oil in a pan fry red chillies ,little jira ,ginger pieces keep them aside till u can fry before only without adding oil, fry pudina in the left over oil of red chillies u have fried before. Now put in a mixie add little salt haldi powder a pinch then grind it to a fine paste along with soaked tamrind . Now chutney is ready have it with hot hot rice.

Variation2 :lime juice extra.

Put pudina leaves in hot water for 5mts drain then put in cold water drain the water add green chillies add lime juice or tamrind juice grind to paste all raw then spread on bread and eat it will be tasty.the above pickle staysd for 4 to 5 days but the raw one may be two day if u put in fridge.

Healthy Potato Chips - Microwave

Ingredients:

1 red potato

Procedure:

1. Slice the potato w/o peeling it into even, little thick slices
2. Grease a microwave safe plate and arrange the slices on it
3. Microwave on hi for 2 mins, take out, flip it over and microwave it again for 2 mins.
4. Check if done.. they'll be crisp! If not keep for another 30 secs to a minute.

Voila we're done! Garnish with some salt and chilli powder and snack on it!

Toasted bread cheese kurkure

Ingredients:(serves 2)

1. Chesse, parmesan, shredded or powdered
2. Finely cut chillies/capsicum
3. onion - 1 small, chopped finely(u can do it in the blender)
   
4. 2 tsp milk
5. Bread slices with ends removed - 4
   
6. salt to taste

Procedure:

1. Mix the cheese with the green chillies , onions and milk and salt, keep aside
2. Take the ends off the bread slices and place little of above mixture on top of one slice, wet the ends of the bread and roll it and seal it.
3. press the roll between your palms to flatten it...careful not to break the bread or make it soggy
4. heat a pan and grease with butter and place the roll on it and toast it till its golden brown, turn it over and do the same
   
5. Repeat for all slices

Enjoy with tamarind chutney or tomato ketchup.. you can have it just as it is too!

Boiled sweet potato

This is a popular snack for those who like the sweet and sour combination

All you need is sweet potato boiled and mashed, its easier boiled than the usual potatoes..and mix it up with little bit of chilli powder and salt and amchur powder, place in a bowl and pour a reasonable amount of tamarind chutney over it.. and beat some curds with some sugar(very little as the potato is already sweet) pani puri masala.. and little lime juice.

Pour over the mixture we already have.. and u have a snack ready!

Aloo Toast

Its similar to Corn toast, but it needs a little bit more to be done

Ingredients:

1. 1 Aloo - boiled and mashed
2. Onions, cilantro -finely chopped
3. chilli powder, salt, chat masala, pani puri masala, amchur
4. Tamarind chutney
5. Bread - 4 slices (for 1 person)
   

Procedure:

1. Mash the boiled aloo and add the above poweders and mix well with hand
2. To this add onions and cillantro
3. Spread over one side of bread, and toast both sides (yes toast the side with aloo on it so to a reddish brown in color)
4. Put the other slice to cover it and toast the open side to a golden brown color
5. Top off with tamarind chutney and some onions.. after cutting it into triangles that is!
   

An interesting alternate would be sandwiching the aloo between the slices and placing in a sandwich maker.. and again top off with tamarind chutney and onions..

Corn Toast

Ingredients:

1. Corn, preferably with butter sauce, if not, just the canned one will do
2. Onions
   
3. Cilantro
4. Tamarind chutney
5. Bread slices 3 (dish for two)
   
6. salt, chilli powder, chat masala, amchur

Procedure

1. Grind the corn, onions and cilantro together with salt and chilli powder and other powders
2. Place this on the bread and seal it with another slice, and apply paste on this bread slice (that u have sealed with) and seal it again with another slice for a three tier
3. Put a little butter on a frying pan and toast on both sides of our three tier.
4. Take it out slice it into two triangular three tiers and toast the freshly cut corner too
5. Arrange on plate and spread tamarind chutney on top of the tiers.. and sprinkle liberally with finely chopped onion all over the plate and serve!
   

Note: You can marinate the onion with salt, chilli powder and lemon juice for extra zing taste!

Boiled Chickpeas

You must have wondered what the boiled chick peas is that I keep mentioning in the posts..

well simple enough and healthy and filling side dish..

Just take a can of garbanzo chickpeas and drain most of the water..(keep very little about 1/4 cup) , put tadka (oil and mustard seeds) and put the chick peas into the pan..stir once in a while, while they cook.. and finally before taking them out.. add 1/2 tsp sugar and a pinch of salt.. (add more want if you prefer it to look soupy) !

Thats it!

Enjoy!