Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Veg satay with peanut butter sauce

Believed to have originated in Java, Indonesia, satay sticks typically refer to chunks of marinated meat roasted in skewers. Try this vegetarian version of satay... Baby corn, paneer, cherry tomatoes and bell peppers marinated in sauces... grilled on skewers and served with peanut sauce makes a perfect finger food.


Ingredients
For the satay
Broccoli - 1 pc diced n blanched
Zuchinni - 1/2 cup diced n blanched
Bell pepper - 1 cup diced
Onions  - 1 cup cubed
Cherry tomatoes - 1/2 cup
Paneer -150 gms cubed

For the marination
HP sauce - 50 ml
Tomato sauce - 2 tbsp
Salt- to taste
Pepper - to taste



Method
In a bowl all the prepared veggies and pour the sauces with salt and pepper over it and marinate for about 1 hour. Arrange in a skewer and grill on a tawa with butter.

For the peanut butter sauce
Oil - 1/2 tbsp
Butter 1/2 tbsp
Onion - 25 gms
Garlic - 3-4 cloves
Chilli garlic paste - 1/2 tbsp
Tomato ketchup - 1 tbsp
Peanut butter- 25 gms
Salt and water.

Heat oil and butter in a pan. Add onions, garlic and chilli garlic paste and saute well.
Add ketchup and peanut butter salt and water and cook well.

How to proceed
Put the state on a platter and pour hot sauce over it and serve.

Monday, November 10, 2014

Masoori mehfil with cheesy dip

Ingredients

Masoor dal - 1/2 cup
Grated carrot -1/3 cup
Shredded cabbage - 1/3 cup
Onion - 1 pc
Green chillies - 3-4
Ginger -1 inch
Salt - to taste
Tandoori masala - 2 tsp
Oil -1 tsp
Oil for frying

Method

Soak dal for 5-6 hrs and grind it with chillies and ginger and hang it to drain out excess water.
Now drain water from carrot n cabbage and add to the above.
Add salt and onions.
Heat oil in a pan saute tandoori masala and add to the above mixture.
Half fry the kebabs and press with a katori and slice it.
Deep fry and serve with cheesy dip and onion lacchas.

For the chessy dip

Hung curd - 1/4 cup
Mayonnaise - 2 tbsp
Cheese - 1 cube
Onion chopped - 1 small chopped
Garlic chopped - 3-4 chopped
Oregano - 1/4 tsp
Red chilli flakes - 1/4 tsp
Tomato ketchup - 1 tbsp
Salt - to taste

Mix all the ingredients and whisk it..