Pizza fingers

This is a very healthy kind of pizza especially for the kids. Really simple, delicious and absolutely easy to prepare. It can be be done in minutes hence would be very useful for working moms either as a breakfast or as snacks. my Lil one loves this for breakfast and would always eat this on her own with no fuzz at all. Here is the recipe.

Ingredients:

• Bread slices - 2 
• Red pepper - 1/2 (chopped finely)
• Carrot - 1 small (chopped finely)
• Onion - 1/2 (chopped finely)
• Oregano - 1/2 tsp
• Thyme - 1/2 tsp
• Garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
• Salt - a pinch
• Cheese - cheddar or mozerralla (grated)

method:

• In a pan add the tomato puree, oregano, thyme, garlic paste, salt and mix well over high heat until the sauce thickens. This would be your pizza sauce. It would thicken really quick so keep sauteing. 
• Reduce the heat and add the chopped vegetables to the sauce. Cook for about two minutes and set aside.
• Spread the sauce mixture over the bread slices well and sprinkle with grated cheese. 
• In a tawa or a frying pan add a little butter and toast they bread slices over moderate heat until it turns golden brown and the cheese melts. Alternatively grill the bread slices until the cheese melts.
• Cut the bread into slices and serve to your kids. They would relish it.

You can prepare the pizza sauce and freeze it in ice cube trays or small containers if you want. This pizza sauce is absolutely delicious even for us adults pizza. Yummy...... :))

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Chicken Chettinad

The brown fiery curry from South India. I used to make these often simply because its a fabulous dish, what with all the peppercorns and chillies and curry leaves this Chettinad dish is simply wonderful on a cold night with white rice.

Ingredients:

• Chicken - 500 gms (cut into small pieces)
• Onions - 2 (chopped finely)
• Curry leaves - 1/4 cup
• Milk -  1/2 cup

       for paste 

• Tomatoes- 2
• Ginger - 1 inch piece
• Garlic - 5 flakes
• Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
• Corrainder seeds - 1 tsp
• Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
• Peppercorns - 1 tbsp
• Dry red chillies - 4
• Green cardamons - 1
• Cloves - 2 
• Salt - 1tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1tsp

Method:

• In a kadhai take 3 tbsps of oil and saute the onions and the curry leaves over a medium heat with a bit of salt to soften the onions quickly.
• Meanwhile grind the ingredients given under the paste to form a smooth paste adding quarter cup of water if required. 
• Add the chicken pieces to the onions and saute well until the chicken starts to change colour. 
• Pour the paste to the onion and chicken and cook covered for about fifteen minutes.
• Add 1 cup of water to the gravy and cook keeping the lid closed until the chicken pieces are done. 
• Add the milk at the last stage and take off from heat after checking for salt.
• Serve hot garnished with freshly crushed peppercorns.

Hot and spicey chicken chettinad is ready. The adding of milk is optional if you want u can just leave it. Believe me it still tastes good. You can also eat it with naan or as we had it yesterday with tortilla wraps...... It had been a long time since I made this curry and thought of making it yesterday as a simple celebration of my little girls first ever trip to cinema (Enthiran).

Carrot kofta curry

A simple yet delicious curry with raisins stuffed in the carrot balls. The method of the recipe I have given here is by using the microwave. It was easy and fast to make.

carrot kofta with curry

Ingredients:

• Oil - 2 tbsp
• Onion - 1 (ground to paste)
• Tomato - 1 (pureed)
• Coriander powder - 3 tsp
• Turmeric powder - a pinch
• Garam masala - 1 tsp
• Chili powder - 1 tsp 

       For koftas: 

• Carrots - 2 (grated)
• Bread slices - 2 (churned in mixer)
• Red chilli flakes - 1 tsp ( or use chopped green chilli - 1)
• Ginger paste - 1 tsp
• Salt - 1 tsp
• Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
• Chaat masala - 1/2 tsp 
• Yogurt - 1 tbsp
• Raisins -  8 to 10

koftas

Method:

• For the gravy, mix onion paste with oil, turmeric powder, garam masla and red chilli powder in a deep microwave dish mix well and microwave for 5 minutes.
• Add the tomato puree, mix and microwave for 5 more minutes.
• Add 1 cup of water, microwave for 6 more minutes and keep aside.
• For the koftas, mix carrots with all the ingredients given under koftas except for raisins.
• Mix well. Make round balls with 1 or 2  raisins stuffed in each. Place them on a greased microproof plate in a ring, microwave for 3 minutes. 
• At the time of serving, place koftas in a serving dish pour the curry over them and microwave for two minutes and serve warm.

These ingredients makes about 8 to 9 koftas.Utterly delicious and mouthwatering.
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