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Saturday, October 6, 2012

Muthia / Vegan Sausage

This Gujarati Recipe is mouth watering ,healthy and filling dish. Muthia can be eaten as snacks or appetizer.  It can be prepared with bottle guard, cabbage or spinach. One that i prepared was using cabbage. same method can be used to prepare with bottleguard.


Ingredients:

  • Cabbage shredded- 4 cups ( in case Using Bottleguard/Dudhi/Lauki: The only thing we need to take care of that once grated the bottleguard will release lots of water ,same should be use for mixing all the ingredients)
  • wheat flour  2 TSP
  • Gram Flour/Besan  1 Cup or more depending upon how moist is cabbage
  • Sugar 1 TSP
  • Lemon Salt/Citric acid 1/8 TSP
  • Cumin Seeds/ Zeera 1 TSP
  • Carom Seeds/Ajwain  1 TSP
  • Salt as per taste
  • Oil 1 Cup
  • Fenugreek Leaves/Methi ka saag  Shredded 1 cup
  • Fenugreek  1/4 TSP crushed
  • Turmeric 1 Tea Spoon
For Tempering:
  • Oil 2 TSP
  • Mustard Seeds 1 TSP
  • Curry Leaves
  • Dry Red Chilli 3

Preparation:
  • Mix all the ingredients to prepare tight paste.
  • Now take 2 tsp of paste and make sausage shape out of it. Repeat .
  • Heat 1 inch of water in a steaming vessel
  • Place the steamer inside vessel and after brushing the steamer with oil , place all the muthias on it.
  •  Steam it for next 15 to 20 min
  • Do a knife test, place the knife inside the muthia ,once it comes out clean your muthia is done.
  • Let them cool off. Cut each into 2 halves
  • Heat oil in a pan
  • Add mustard seeds, Allow them to crackle.
  • Add chilly and curry leaves
  • Add the muthias and fry until golden brown
Serve with chutneys :-)

Enjoy :-)
By: Sushmita Pandit


Monday, October 1, 2012

Potato omelet / Aloo omelet

Sometimes we need food that can be cooked in just minutes. Omelet is one such food ,easy and quick in preparation. So what if we put potatoes in the egg, nothing they are just great combination. They taste awesome, Gut :-).
I quite often prepare omelet in so many different manner. But then this potato omelet is kind of filling and hunger satisfying. Sandwich them in bread with cheese and vegetables. Its good everywhere and every time.


Its a great way to start your morning with a piece of toasted bread and this omelet.
 For preparing this omelet you need:
  • Potato-1 small/medium (sliced very thinly)
  • Eggs - 2
  • oil- for cooking
  • Salt as per taste
  • Freshly grounded Pepper
Cooking
  • Heat 1 TSP of oil in a skillet.
  • Place the sliced Potato without overlapping
  • Sprinkle salt and grounded pepper
  • cover and cook for 1 minute. Turn and then cook the other side for 1 min more.
  • Sprinkle 1.5 TSp of oil over them 
  • Beat two eggs well in a bowl . Season with salt and pepper
  • Pour the beaten egg on top of the potatoes
  • Gently raise the sides of the omelet and allow the oil to slip in
  • Cook for 1 min
  • Carefully flip to other side without breaking
  • Cook for 1 more minute
Turn off the heat. Your omelet is ready to be served. 

Guten Apetite :-)
By: Sushmita Pandit