Creamy Mushrooms Toast

Mushrooms toast is a classic recipe, usually served with any salad or soup. This is very simple and delightful recipe.

The bite of creamy mushroom toast is just heaven.

Ingredients:

• Mushrooms, sliced- 2 cups or 6 nos.
• Butter- 3 tsp + some more for toasting bread
• Garlic, minced- 5-6 cloves
• Celery, finely chopped - 1 tbsp (optional)
• Onion, chopped- 1 med
• Fresh cream (Store bought)-  ¼ cup or some more 
• Salt- to taste
• Pepper 1 tsp or to taste
• Chilli flakes- 1 tsp (optional)
• Mix herb- 1 tsp
• Brown bread or any long thick crust bread, sliced- as required

Method:

• Heat a non-stick pan. Add butter, onion, celery and garlic. Sauté over med heat for 2 minutes. 
• Add sliced mushrooms and salt. Sauté while and add pepper, chili flakes, mix herbs. Mix well. 
  
• Sauté mushrooms for 3 to 4 minutes or until they are nicely cooked.
• Lower the heat and add the cream. Stir well for a while and switch off the gas. 
  
• Pour these mushrooms over the toasted bread slices and serve hot. 

Variation:

• You can use parsley instead of celery.  
• You can spread some grated cheese over the mushroom toast. 

Sandwich with Sauteed Veggies

A tasty and long lasting sandwich, suitable for travelling. Usually sandwiches become soggy but these sandwiches stay well for long time.

Ingredients:

• Cabbage, shredded- 1 cup
• Green bell pepper/capsicum, julienne - ½ cup
• Baby Corns, julienne - ½ cup
• Carrot, julienne - ½ cup
• Onion, sliced- ½ cup
• Tomato, deseeded & sliced- 1
• Olives, sliced- 4 (optional)
• Garlic, minced- 1 tbsp
• Chili flakes- 1 tsp or to taste
• Mix herbs- 2 tsp
• Salt and pepper- to taste
• Olive oil- 2 tbsp
• Brown bread slices- 8
• Butter- as required
• Cheese cubes, grated- 2 (optional)
• Tomato ketchup- for serving

Method:

• Heat oil in a pan. Add carrot and baby corns, sauté for 2 minutes on medium heat. 
• Add capsicum, onion and cabbage, sauté for a minute on high flame. 
• Add garlic, olives, tomato and salt. Mix well and sauté again.
• Add oregano, chili flakes and black pepper. Mix well and switch off the gas. Do not overcook. Keep them crunchy. 
  
• Heat pan with little butter and toast the bread slices.
• Put some sauteed veggies and grated cheese on them. Keep other slices and make sandwiches. You can use sandwich maker for this.
• Serve hot with tomato ketchup. 

Tip:
You can add other vegetables which you like. You may add boiled and shredded chicken.

Egg Sandwich

Very easy, tasty, simple quick to made.

Ingredients:

• Brown bread slices- 8
• Eggs, hard boiled- 3
• Mayonnaise- 2 tbsp
• Dijon mustard or French mustard- ½ tsp (optional)
• Onion, finely chopped- ¼ cup
• Chili flakes- 1 tsp or to taste
• Black pepper- 1 tsp or to taste
• Salt- to taste
• Butter for toasting- as required (prefer to use garlic-herb butter for better taste)

Method:

• Peel the egg and chop them.
• Combine mayonnaise, dijon mustard, chili flakes, salt and pepper in a bowl. Mix well.
• Add chopped onion and chopped eggs. Mix well. Slightly crush with spoon.
• Toast the bread and make sandwiches. (or use sandwich maker)

Variations:

• You can add some chopped boiled potato.
• You can add some chopped any coloured bell pepper/capsicum.
• You can add some iceberg lettuce. 

Achari Chicken Roll

A tasty chicken roll with pickele masala taste of goodness.

Ingredients:

• Refined flour/Maida or whole wheat flour rotis- 4
• Boneless chicken breasts- 125 grams
• Maharashtrian style ready-made Mango pickle masala- 3 tsp
• Ginger~garlic paste- 2 tsp
• Salt- to taste
• Onion, chopped- 1 large
• Capsicum, chopped- 1 medium 
• Sherry or white Vinegar- 1 tbsp
• Oil- 2 tbsp

Method:

• Cut chicken into cubes.
• Marinate chicken cubes in pickle masala, ginger-garlic paste, vinegar and salt for minimum an hour.
• Chop capsicum and onion into square chunks.
• Heat oil in a pan and sauté chicken cubes till done.
• In between add capsicum and onion chunks sauté with chicken cubes.
• To make rolls, put little oil on a tawa and lightly heat the rotis. Place some chicken mixture on the roti.
• Roll the roti tightly over the stuffing and serve.

Tiranga/Tricolour Sandwich

This sandwich represents our lovely National flag ~ Tiranga. Tiranga sandwich is healthy breakfast to celebrate our national festivals.

Ingredients:

• Bread- 6 slices
• Carrot, grated- ¼ cup
• Potato, boiled and mashed- ¼ cup
• Green cucumber, sliced- 1
• Chat masala- ½ tsp
• Pepper powder- ½ tsp 
• Mint chutney- 2 tbsp 
• Mayonnaise- 2 tbsp 
• Tomato ketchup- 2 tbsp 
• Salt- to taste
• Butter- as required 

Method:
For orange layer- put carrot in a bowl, add chat masala, salt & mix well.
For green layer- sprinkle salt & pepper on cucumber.
For white layer- put chopped boiled potato in a bowl, add white or black pepper powder, salt & mix well. You can add some grated cheese in it.

Assembling of sandwich-

• Cut the sides of the bread. Apply butter on one side of every slice. 
• Apply ketchup on one slice and then apply carrot mixture.
• Apply mint chutney on one slice and then lay on cucumber slices.
• Apply meyo on one slice and then apply potato mixture.
• Combine set of 3 slices as tiranga and then cut into half in triangular shape.

Hummus and Veggies Sandwich

Very tasty, healthy, refreshing and unusual sandwich recipe. Try it.....

Hummus:-

Ingredients:

• Chickpeas, boiled- 1 cup
• Extra virgin olive oil-  ¼ cup + 2 tbsp (add more if required for blending)
• Garlic- 5 small cloves (Indian size)
• Lemon juice- 1 tbsp 
• Red chili powder or cayenne pepper- 1 tsp or to taste
• Roasted cumin powder- 1 tsp
• Sesame seeds- 2 tbsp (or ¼ cup tahini)
• Salt- to taste

Method:

• Soak chickpeas for minimum 8 hours. Boil with salt. Cook till soft.
• Roast the sesame seeds.
• Grind sesame seeds into fine powder.
• Add cooked chickpeas, chili powder, cumin powder, garlic, salt, lemon juice, olive oil and garlic in the same grinder.
• Blend to a smooth paste.
• Pour this paste~hummus in the bowl. Dazzle some olive oil and sprinkle little chili powder and cumin powder. 

Ingredients for Sandwich:

• Brown bread slices-  as required
• Butter- as required
• Hummus- as required
• Cucumber- 2
• Tomato- 2 med
• Olives- 6
• Onion, sliced- 1 med
• Lettuce/salad leaves or tender spinach leaves- 8 or as required

Seasonings:-

• Red wine vinegar or Balsamic vinegar- 2 tsp (optional)
• Mint leaves, finely chopped- 10
• Chili flakes- to taste
• Lemon zest- ½ tsp
• Salt and Pepper- to taste

To assemble the sandwich:

• Toast the bread slices with little butter. But this is optional, no need to toast.
• Slice the cucumber, tomato, olives. Chop onion.
• Combine all veggies in the bowl. Add above mentioned seasonings and toss.
• Spread a nice thick layer of hummus on two slices of bread.
• Place lettuce leaves on one slice.
• Place a layer of tomato slices.
• Now place overlapping layer of cucumber slices. 
• Now place onion and olive slices.
• Cover with the other slice of bread which has hummus already spread on it. Cut in two or four triangles.
• You can also wrap this sandwich for work, school or picnic.

Grilled Cheese Sandwich with Roasted Bell Pepper & Basil

The combination of the sweet basil, red bell pepper and cheese is so tasty. Aroma and taste of roasted veggies is mindblowing. Try it.....

Ingredients:
Red bell pepper/capsicum - 2
Onion- 2 med
Garlic cloves-4
Mozzarella Cheese Slices - 4
Sandwich Bread - 8 slices
Balsamic vinegar- 1 tsp
Extra virgin Olive oil- 1 tbsp

Salt and pepper- to taste
Basil leaves-5
Black Olives- 4
Tomato Ketchup - for serving
Basil leaf & olives- for garnishing
Butter- for toasting


Method:
Roast bell peppers, onions and garlic cloves directly on flame. You can use net (papad) roaster for this. (or bake in preheated oven for 25 to 30 mins till the veggies are cooked and slightly charred.)
Cover the veggies for few minutes, then remove skin of veggies. 
Chop roasted bell pepper, onion and garlic. Also chop basil leaves and olives.
Combine all chopped veggies in a bowl.
Add balsamic vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper.
Now make the sandwiches. Place a slice of mozzarella cheese on top of the bread slice.
Spread some roasted veggies mixture on the top cheese. You may use another cheese slice over veggies. ;)
Cover with another slice of bread.
Melt some butter on a frying pan. Place the sandwich over the butter and cook for a min till they turn golden. (Or you can use sandwich toaster.)
Flip over and cook on other side till they turn golden.
Remove the golden sandwich on a cutting board and cut them in half.
Serve hot with tomato ketchup.

Chicken Kathi Roll

This delicious dish is easily put together and easier to eat. It originated in Kolkatta but popular in all over India. 

Ingredients:

For Chicken: 
Boneless chicken, diced into small cubes- 200 gm
Ginger-garlic paste- 2 tsp
Red chilli powder or paste- 1 tsp or as per your like
Turmeric powder-  ½ tsp
Cumin powder- ½ tsp
Chaat masala- ½ tsp
Salt- to taste
Oil for frying- 2 tbsp

For Salad:
Onion, sliced- 1
Carrot, julienne-   1
Capsicum,julienne-  ½
Fresh coriander leaves, chopped-2 tbsp
Salt and pepper- to taste

For Serving:
Refined flour (maida) roti or tortilla or chapati- 4
Mint chutney- as required




Method:
Marinate chicken cubes in ginger-garlic paste, turmeric powder,  red chilli paste or powder and salt for minimum an hour.
Heat oil in a pan and sauté chicken cubes till done. Add cumin powder, chaat masala.

Mix together all ingredients of salad ........

To make kathi rolls, put one teaspoon of oil on a tawa and lightly heat the rotis. Apply a tablespoon of green chutney on each roti with , place some pieces of cooked chicken.

Spread a spoonful of salad on the roti and sprinkle chaat masala.
Roll the roti tightly over the stuffing and serve.

Mushroom Burger

A delicious treat for mushroom lovers........ easy to make and pleasure to grab.  

ही पाककृती वाचा मराठीतून … इथे क्लिक करा. 




Ingredients:

For Burger Patty:

• Mushrooms, chopped- 200 gm or 2 cups
• Onion, finely chopped- ½ cup
• Capsicum- ½ cup
• Ginger garlic paste- 2 tsp
• Red chilli powder- 1 tsp
• Mix herbs- 1 tsp
• Hot sauce- ½ tsp
• Worcestershire sauce- ½ tsp (optional)
• Black pepper powder- 1 tsp
• Salt- to taste
• Fresh breadcrumbs- from 2 bread slices (cut into pieces and crumble in a grinder.) 
• Salt to taste
• Corn flakes, crushed- ½ cup
• Cornflour slurry- 2 tbsp of cornflour + 2 tbsp of water
• Butter or olive oil- as required

For Serving:

• Burger buns- 4
• Burger sauce- as required (For recipe, click here.)
• Butter- as required
• Cheese slices- 4
• Lettuce leaves- 4
• Tomato slices- 4
• Onion round slices- 4 (optional)
• Tomato ketchup
• Potato chips or french fries

Method:

For Making Burger Patty:
Heat 1 tbsp butter or oil in a pan. Add onion, saute till translucent.
Add capsicum, mushrooms and ginger-garlic paste. Saute for 2 minutes.
Add red chilli powder, black pepper powder, mix herb, hot sauce, worcestershire sauce and salt. Mix well and saute for 2-3 minutes.

Let it cool. Add fresh bread crumbs.
Divide it into 4 equal portions. Make thick patty. 

Coat this patty in cornflour slurry and then coat in corn flakes crush.

Shallow fry in butter or oil.

For Serving Burger:
Cut burger breads horizontally into two
Apply butter to both the inner portions of the buns, grill little on a hot grill pan or tawa.
Now spread burger sauce to both portions of the buns.

Place lettuce leaf on the lower portion. Sprinkle salt and pepper powder over the leaf if you like.
Then place cheese slice on it.
Now place patty on it.

Then place tomato and onion slice on it. 
Cover it with top portion of the bun.
Press it lightly.
Serve it with tomato ketchup and potato chips. 

Veggie Mayo Grilled Sandwich

I make many types of sandwiches, but this is my favorite. Becoz it is easy and quick to making. 

Ingredients:

• Slice bread- 1 packet (you may use brown bread)
• Butter- as required

Filling: 

• Potatoes, boiled and peeled - 2 med. size
• Sweet corn kernels, boiled – ½ cup
• Carrots, grated or small cubed- ½ cup
• Onion, chopped- ½ cup
• Capsicum, chopped- ½ cup
• Iceberg lettuce or small tender cabbage, chopped- 1 cup
• Garlic, finely chopped- 1 tbsp
• Olive oil- 1 tsp (optional)
• Black pepper powder-2 tsp or more as your personal choice
• Eggless mayonnaise- 4 to 6 tbsp (less or more as your personal choice)
• Salt to taste

Method:

Combine all filling ingredients in the bowl & mix well. 

Place this stuffing in two slices. Apply the butter on upper sides of breads & grill it. Use sandwich maker or pan.

Serve hot with tomato ketchup. 

Without grilling, it tastes also better.

Tips:

• You can add other vegetables as your personal choice. Quantity of vegetables is also flexible.
• Lettuce is not available in the local market, use tender cabbage, not huge difference in the taste. 
• You can add some chilli flakes for spiciness. 

मेयो सँडविच
साहित्य:

• ब्रेड स्लाईस - १ पॅकेट (आपण ब्राऊन ब्रेड वापरू शकता)
• बटर/लोणी - आवश्यकतेनुसार 

सारण:

• बटाटे, उकडडून सोललेले - 2 मध्यम 
• स्वीट कॉर्नचे दाणे, उकडलेले - १/२  कप
• गाजर, किसुन  किंवा बारीक चिरून - १/२  कप
• कांदा, चिरून- १/२  कप
• सिमला मिरची, चिरून- १/२  कप
• आइसबर्ग लेट्युस किंव्हा ताजा छोटा कोबी, चिरून- १ कप
• लसूण, बारीक चिरून- १ टेस्पून
• ऑलिव्ह तेल- १ टिस्पून (ऐच्छिक)
• मिरपूड - 2 टिस्पून किंवा आपल्या आवडीनुसार 
• एगलेस मेयोनिझ - ६ टेबलस्पून किंवा आपल्या आवडीनुसार 
• मीठ- चवीनुसार 

कृती:

• एका वाडग्यामध्ये सारणाचे सर्व साहित्य एकत्र करा आणि चांगले मिक्स करा.
• दोन ब्रेड स्लाईसच्या मध्ये सारण भरून नोंस्तिक तव्यावर बटर सोडून खरपूस भाजा. किंव्हा सँडविच मेकर वापरा.
• टोमॅटो केचपबरोबर गरमागरम सर्व्ह करावे.

टीपा: 

• सँडविच टोस्ट केले (भाजले) नाही तरी चालेल, असे देखील चांगले लागते.
• आपण आपल्या वैयक्तिक आवडीनुसार इतर भाज्या घालु शकता किंव्हा वगळु शकता. भाज्या प्रमाण देखील लवचिक आहे.
• आइसबर्ग लेट्युस हा सहज उपलब्ध नाही. त्यामुळे कोबी वापरू शकता, चवीत फारसा फरक पडत नाही. 
• तिखट आवडत असेल तर चिली फ्लेक्स टाकु शकता.

Cheesy Masala Pav

Masala pav is a tangy street food, which is available in Mumbai.  This is a my version of "masala pav". Actually it is a one kind of open sandwich... which you can make for evening snacks.

Ingredients:
Pav buns- 4
Onion, chopped- ½ cup
Tomato, chopped- ½ cup
Capsicum, chopped- ½ cup
Garlic cloves, minced- 4
Jalapeno pepper or green chilli, finely chopped- 1 tsp
Olives, chopped- 1 tbsp
Basil leaves, chopped- 4
Dried oregano- ½ tsp
Olive oil- 1 tbsp
Salt and pepper- to taste
Process or cheddar cheese- as required
Butter- 2 tsp
Tomato ketchup- for serving


Method:

Heat oil in a pan, add garlic and onion. Saute till the onions turn translucent. 
Add capsicum, jalapeno or chili, saute for a minute.
Add tomato, salt, crushed black pepper, oregano and saute for 2 minutes. Masala is ready.

Heat butter on a tava (griddle), add ¼ th of the prepared masala and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.

Slit pav buns vertically, cut and place them on the masala. Grill these pav on a medium flame for a few seconds.

Spread the remaining masala evenly over these pav and grate the cheese over them.

Serve hot with tomato ketchup.

Coleslaw Sandwich

Coleslaw is  the Dutch word, cole means cabbage and slaw means salad.

ही पाककृती वाचा मराठीतून ....इथे क्लिक करा.

Ingredients:

• Brown bread slices- 10 
• Red cabbage, shredded- ½ cup  
• Cabbage, shredded- ½ cup   
• Julianne capsicum- 2 tbsp
• Julianne  carrot- ¼ cup 
• Julianne onion- ¼ cup
• Butter- as required
• Paneer (Cottage cheese) - 100 gm
• Salt and pepper to taste

Dressing:

• Thousand island spread - ¼  cup (easily available in the market)
• Black peppercorns,  freshly ground  - ½ tsp or to taste
• Hot chili sauce- 1 tsp
• Mustard sauce- 1 tsp

Combine all ingredients and mix well.

Method:
Apply butter on one side of bread slices & roast both sides.  Keep aside.

In a mixing bowl, combine the carrots, cabbage, capsicum and onion. 

Add dressing and salt, mix well.Coleslaw is ready.
Cut  paneer into 2 inches pieces. Marinate with black pepper powder. Grill both side.

Spread coleslaw on bread slice. Put some pieces of grilled paneer on it, assemble the sandwich.
Serve with tomato ketchup. 

You can use grilled chicken, fish or tofu instead of paneer.

You can use only green cabbage.

Subway Style Veggie Sandwich

That day, My daughter forced me to make Subway style sandwiches. But I couldn't get French bread in the market. So I brought these Hot Dogs Buns. Try this…..

Ingredients:

For Filling:

• Julienne Green bell pepper/capsicum - ½ cup
• Julienne Red bell pepper - ½ cup
• Julienne Yellow bell pepper - ½ cup
• Julienne Baby Corns- ½ cup
• Julienne Carrot- ¼ cup
• Sliced Mushrooms- ½ cup
• Julienne Onion- ½ cup
• Minced Garlic- 1 tbsp
• Black pepper- 1 tsp or to taste
• Chili flex- 1 tsp
• Dried oregano- 1 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Olive oil- 2 tbsp

Other Ingredients:

• Hot Dog Buns- 6 or French long bread- 3
• Butter- as required
• Cheese Slices- 6
• Tomato slices- ½ cup
• Red radish slices or onion rings- ½ cup
• Olive slices- 2 tbsp 
• Tomato ketchup- for garnishing
• Tangy chips – for garnishing

Vinaigrette:

• Olive oil- 2 tbsp
• Mustard sauce or paste- 2 tsp
• Vinegar- 2 tsp
• Salt and black pepper to taste

Combine and mix well all ingredients.

Hot Mayo Spread:

• Mayonnaise- 4 tbsp
• Hot chili sauce or Tabasco sauce- 2 tsp

Combine and mix well all ingredients.


Method:

For Filling:
Heat oil in a pan. Add carrot and baby corns, sauté for 2 minutes on medium gas. Add all bell peppers, mushrooms, garlic, onion and salt. Mix well and sauté till onion turns translucent. Add oregano, chili flex and black pepper. Mix well. Remove from gas. Do not overcook. Keep them crunchy.

Cut the breads into two parts. Heat the pan, spread the butter and grill one side of breads. Or apply the butter on bread and grill in oven.

Apply the Vinaigrette on one side of bread.  

Spread the filling on it.

Arrange tomato slices, radish slices or onion slices and olive slices.

Arrange cheese slices on it.

Apply hot mayo spread on other side of bread. 

Keep on other side, your sandwich is ready to eat.

Variations:

• Use multigrain french bread.
• You can add grilled paneer or tofu or chicken.
• You can add iceberg lettuce or tender spinach leaves.
• You can add pickled cucumber.

Paneer Fajita Tortilla

I found fajita seasoning mix in a super market, I was quite eager for this. I knew about tortilla, I also heard  about fajita. But didn’t know properly. So I searched in web.

Fajita is Spanish word; is a term found in both traditional Mexican cuisine and in Tex-Mex cuisine. Traditionally grilled meat has been cooked with onions and bell peppers & served with taco or tortilla. Fajita is type of filling.

Here I made fajita with paneer. Hope you like my version.

Ingredients:

Grated processed or cheddar cheese- 1 cup

Tabasco or any hot chili sauce- as required

For Tortilla-

All purpose flour (maida)- 250 gm

Water- ¾ cup approx.

Salt- a pinch

Oil- as required to knead

For Fajita-

Cottage cheese small cubes (paneer)- 125 gm

Capsicum- 1 cup (cut into ½ inch cubs)

Minced garlic- 2 tbsp

Sliced Onion- ½ cup

Chopped spring onion (green part)- ¼  cup

Chopped spring onion (white part)- ¼  cup

Fajita seasoning mix- 2 tbsp (no need to add salt, it includes salt)

Olive oil or butter- 3 tbsp

For Red Radish Salsa-

Red radishes- 4

Chopped tomato- 1 cup

Sliced onion- 1 cup

Chopped fresh coriander leaves- ¼ cup

Minced garlic- 1 tsp

Chopped pickled jalapeño pepper - 1 tbsp

Balsamic vinegar or any vinegar - 1 tsp

Black pepper powder- 1 tsp

Dried oregano - 1 tsp

Tomato ketchup- 1 tsp

Tabasco sauce or any hot chili sauce- 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Method:

For Tortilla-

In bowl, combine flour & salt. Add water slowly slowly & knead pliable dough. Always add water carefully. Add little oil & knead again. Cover & rest it for some time. 

Do eight parts of this dough. Roll out into thick (compare to chapatti) rounds the size of a chapati and roast on a griddle (tawa). Keep aside.

For Red Radish Salsa- 

Wash the all vegetables. Slice the radishes & cut into half. Cut tomato, don’t take pulp. Mix all ingredients in a bowl& keep aside. 

For Fajitta- 

Heat oil in a pan. Add white part of spring onion & garlic. Sauté for 1 min. Add capsicum, onion, paneer & green part of spring onion. Sauté for 2 min.

Add fajita seasoning & mix wll. Sauté for 3 to 5 min on low flame. 

Switch off gas. Paneer fajita is ready.

For Serving-

 Rest the tortilla on plate & spread the fajita in middle of tortilla.

Then put salsa on it, then spread cheese on it, then spread little bit chilly sauce on sides of tortilla (as shown in photo).

Roll the wrap, eat as it is or microwave for 2 min. Serve immediately. 

Notes:

• You can omit the salsa, wrap fajita in tortilla. Traditionally they don’t use salasa with fajita.
• You can use regular salsa instead of red radish salsa. Plz see this link for regular salsa: (http://purvasfoodfunda.blogspot.in/2012/12/bean-tortila-wrap-my-style.html)
• If fajita seasoning is not available, don’t worry. Use following seasoning:(2 tsp of soy sauce, 1 tsp of brown sugar, 2 tsp of chilli flex, 1 tsp of black pepper, 2 tsp of dried mix herbs or oregano, ½ of tsp of coriander powder, salt to taste).
• You can serve this fajita with tacos. Use hot sizzler plate to serve.