Chilli Garlic Bread

Chilli Garlic Bread

A quick and tasty anytime snack……read on to discover how to make easy chilli garlic breadJ

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cooking Time: 10-15 minutes

Ingredients:

·         1 French loaf cut in slices

·         200 gms butter

·         3 cloves of garlic

·         3 green chillies

·         Salt to taste

·         Black pepper crushed

·         ½ tsp dried Italian herbs

Preparation:

·         Grind garlic and chillies in a grinder

·         Add salt, black pepper and Italian herbs to the grinded garlic and chillies

·         Mix this mixture with the butter

·         Spread this on the bread slices

·         Preheat the oven to 180 degrees

·         Arrange the slices on the baking tray and bake till golden brown

·         Garnish with chopped coriander or parsley and serve hot.

Spicy Egg Pakoras

Spicy Egg Pakoras

Egg pakoras have been one of my favourite evening snacks since my childhood. My mother used to prepare them whenever we had some unexpected guests at home and they have been a great hit since then so here I go into the kitchen to refresh those childhood days’ experiences. You will remember these tasty treats are easy to make as an appetizer or snack.

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 15-20 minutes

Ingredients:

·         Eggs(hard boiled) 4

·         Gram Flour 1/2 cup

·         Carom(Ajwain) seeds 1/2 tsp

·         Garlic Cloves(ground) 3

·         Salt & chilli powder to taste

·         Water 1 cup

·         Oil to fry

·         Chaat Masala (optional) to sprinkle

Preparation:

·         Peel and cut boiled egg into four slices.

·         Arrange them on a plate and sprinkle little salt and red chilli powder on eggs.

·         In a bowl take gram flour salt, chili powder, grounded garlic paste and make a thick batter using water.

·         Heat oil in a kadhai.

·         Dip each egg piece in the batter and deep fry till golden brown on medium flame.

·         Serve egg pakora hot and sprinkle chaat masala.

·         Enjoy with mint chutney or ketchup.

Pineapple soufflé

This sweet dish is very quick and tasty to make…

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cooling Time: 6 hours or overnight in the refrigerator

Ingredients:

·         1 tin evaporated milk

·         1 tin Pineapple chunks

·         200 ml cream

·         1 pack of pineapple jelly

·         6-8 Tbsp castor sugar

·         ½ tsp of pineapple essence

Preparation:

·         Pour evaporated milk in a bowl and whip it.

·         Prepare jelly according to the instructions on it.

·         Dissolve the jelly crystals but do not refrigerate

·         Lightly beat the cream

·         Add castor sugar, pineapple essence, beaten  cream and liquid jelly to the evaporated milk

·         Chop the tinned pineapple slices

·         Mix gently with the whole mixture

·         Pour in shot glasses and refrigerate for 6 hours and serve chilled.

·         Decorate with glazed cherries if you want….

Tandoori Amritsari Fish Tikka

An excellent evening appetizer to start the splendid evening dinner with family and friends. I learnt this from my father who has a great sense of spices. Hope you enjoy thisJ

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 15-20 minutes

Ingredients:

·         1 kg fish (any fish e.g. Salmon) cut into medium-thick slices in a square formation is preferable

·         3 tsps ginger paste

·         3 tsps garlic paste

·         1 tsp turmeric powder

·         1 tsp coriander powder

·         1 tsp cumin powder

·         1 tsp carom seeds (ajwain)

·         1 1/2 tsp chilli powder

·         Salt to taste

·         Chaat Masala (optional) to sprinkle

·         Juice of 1 lemon

·         3 tbsps bengal gram flour /besan

·         2 tbsps hung curd

·         Lemon wedges

Preparation:

·         Mix all the ingredients except the fish and lime wedges in a large, shallow dish. Form a thick paste

·         Gently fold the fish into this paste, making sure to coat each piece well. Allow to marinate for at least 1-2 hours

·         Arrange the fish pieces on skewers – maximum of 4 on a skewer

·         Preheat the oven for 10 minutes @ 200 degrees

·         Place the skewers on the grill plate and spray some oil on the pieces. Now grill fish on high temperature till each piece is golden and crisp on both sides.

·         Serve hot, arranged in a platter. Squeeze lemon juice and sprinkle Chaat Masala over the pieces just before serving. Garnish with thin slices of lemon wedges.

 Hope you enjoy this delicious appetizer...let me know how it goes.