Showing posts with label Snacks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Snacks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Snacks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Snacks. Show all posts

Cheese Fatayer#BreadBakers

A Fatayer, is part of Lebanese cuisine and also of other Middle Eastern countries. Fatayer can be made with different type of fillings like mince, spinach, etc. Traditionally a Cheese Fatayer is made with the Akkawi cheese but you can also make it with feta cheese or mozarella cheese or a mix of both. Here I have used Kiri Cheese and zaatar spice to make these Fatayer .

Makes 6 
Ingredients

150 Grams Bread Flour
¼ Cup Milk
1 Teaspoon Sugar
6 Grams Fresh Yeast
½ Teaspoon Baking Powder
1 Tablespoon Oil
½ Teaspoon Sea Salt
Half An Egg
1½ Tablespoons Water
For The Filling
4 Squares Kiri Cheese
1 Teaspoon Zaatar
1 Teaspoon Oil
For Brushing
Half An Egg
Sesame Seeds - optional 
Method 
In a large bowl add the sugar and yeast, mix it well and let is aside for 10 minutes or till it is frothy. 
Once the yeast has bloomed add in the flour, milk, baking powder, oil, salt and egg together in the bowl and mix it gradually to make a combined dough. Take this dough on to a work surface and knead it to make a nice soft and smooth dough. Keep this in a oiled bowl , cling wrap it, till it doubles in volume.
In the meantime in a small bowl mix in the Zataar and oil well, then add in the Kiri chees and mix it well. Refrigerate it.
When the dough has doubled, deflate it and make 6 equal balls. Roll each dough in to smooth balls, cover and leave it aside for 15 minutes.
After 15 minutes flatten each ball into small round circles.
Divide the cheese filling into 6 equal parts. Fill the cheese in the middle. Fold the flattened dough and close in the middle (As shown in the pic).
Place on the greased baking pan. Repeat same process until the remaining circles.
Brush on top of each piece with beaten egg and sprinkle with sesame seeds ( I skip this).
Bake them in a preheated oven 180°C for about 18 - 20 minutes or until golden brown. These were done in 18 minutes.
Enjoy them for breakfast or as evening snacks. These taste good when hot and fresh! These were simply super delicious!!
My Notes
If you do not have Zaatar spice check the Recipe Homemade Zaatar Spice
Labels: Bread Bakers, Cheese, Breads, Zaatar, Lebanese, Middle Eastern, Snacks, Breakfast
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Pulled Chicken & Celery Sandwiches#SundayFunday

Pulled Chicken & Celery Sandwiches are delicious and filling. A perfect meal to carry for your office lunch or kids school lunch box, serve these as party pleasers. What I love about sandwiches that they are shelf stable for at least 4 -5 day's in the refrigerator. Prepare them in advance and enjoy whenever you are hungry. For this you can use any leftover chicken.
Ingredients
4 - 6 Big Slices White Sandwich Bread
1 Cup Pulled Leftover Chicken
½ Cup Grated Cabbage
1 Carrot- grated
2 Tablespoons Finely Chopped Celery With Leaves
2 Tablespoons Finely Chopped Salad Leaves
1 Tablespoon Chopped Pickled Jalapenos
1 Tablespoon Chopped Pickled Gherkins
1 Tablespoon Sriracha Sauce
½ Cup Mayonnaise
3 Tablespoons Grated Cheese
Butter as required

Method
In a bowl add mayonnaise, cheese, Sriracha sauce mix well to combine, then add in the chopped cabbage, carrot, jalapenos, gherkins , finely chopped celery with leaves, salad leaves , and pulled chicken mix well, Sandwich filling is ready .

Butter both the sides of the bread.
In one slice of bread , place 2 -3 tablespoons of the prepared filling and press to level it well.
Cover it with a another slice of bread. Like wise prepare the rest of the sandwiches and cling wrap them well. Refrigerate it for at least 3 -4 hours.
then trim the sides and cut into small triangles. 
Serve, Enjoy!!
Labels: Chicken, Burger , Cheese, Cabbage, Carrot, Celery, Salad Leaves, Sriracha Sauce, Kids delight, Dinner, Sandwiches, Mayonnaise, Bread Slices
For our event called Sunday Funday, wherein we share recipes our families will love to enjoy on a Sunday. Our host for this week's event our host, is Wendy of A Day in the Life on the Farm.   

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Hunter Beef Sandwiches#Foodieextravaganza

These Beef Sandwiches are incredibly delicious and filling. A perfect meal to carry for your office lunch or kids school lunch box. You can cut up beef roast in smaller portions, repackaged it and send this as a gift to your loved ones or carry them for a party. 
For the recipe  the Hunter Beef Roast check the recipe here.

Ingredients
Hunter Beef  - sliced / shredded
Cheese slices - as required
Mayonnaise - as required
Dijon Mustard - as required
Romaine Lettuce - as required
Pickled Radish Slices - as required
Tomato Slices - as required
Butter as required to Toast
Hot Dog Buns/Bread Slices

Method
Slice the Hunter Beef thinly or shred it whatever way you wish. I have made burger's as well as sandwiches with this.

For the shredded Hunter Beef sandwiches 
I, shredded the beef and then buttered the slices , topped it shredded hunter beef and enjoyed.
For the Hot Dog Buns
Applied butter to the hot dog buns then toasted it, slathered it with mayo then Dijon mustard, then placed a lettuce leaf, arranged the hunter beef slices, tomato slices and pickled radish on top, placed a slices of cheese, closed the buns.
Serve and enjoy!! 
Labels: Foodie Extravaganza Party ,Beef, Sandwiches, Burgers, Kids delight, Snacks

Foodie Extravaganza is where we celebrate obscure food holidays or cook and bake together with the same ingredient or theme each month. If you are a blogger and would like to join our group and blog with us, come join our Facebook page Foodie Extravaganza. We would love to have you! If you're a spectator looking for delicious tid-bits check out our Foodie Extravaganza Pinterest Board

Posting day for #FoodieExtravaganza is always the first Wednesday of the month. This month our theme is in honor of St. Patrick's day. We are posting recipes for ways to use up Leftover Corned Beef

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Guyanese Pholourie#EattheWorld

In many Guyanese home's, whether there is a religious gathering, birthday party, or just friends gathering together, Pholourie is mostly served as an appetizer. Pholourie is a fritter made from a split pea batter that is seasoned with different spices and hot pepper. Dollops of the thick batter is dropped into hot oil and deep fried until golden brown.
Yellow Split Pea, also known as the Field Pea, Soup Pea, dry pea or Matar Dal. 
In India this dal is derived from what is known as Ghugni or white/safed vatana, which is sometimes found in split or mostly whole see pic. Had the safed vatana which I soaked overnight next morning , removed the skin and again washed it in fresh water, then soaked it again for an hour or two.
You just press each pea and they got separated, these are yellow split pea.

Serves Two
Ingredients 

1 Cup Soaked Split Yellow Peas
2 Clove Garlic
1 Red Pepper - chopped
1/8 Teaspoon Turmeric powder
¼ Teaspoon Curry powder
¼ Teaspoon Cumin seeds
½ Teaspoon Salt
½ Teaspoon Instant Yeast
¾ Cup All Purpose Flour
¼ Teaspoon Baking powder
Oil as required for deep frying

Method
Was the soaked split peas in fresh water, drain the water from the peas. In a blender, add the peas, garlic and pepper or pepper sauce, and enough water to cover the peas and blend on high till smooth.
Transfer mixture to a mixing bowl. Now add all of the dry spices and mix till they are incorporated. Add yeast and flour. Mix thoroughly.
Cover the batter and let it sit for 1-2 hours. It will double in size, give it a good mix and add the baking powder and with your hands mix it well.
Heat oil in frying pan, I would say enough oil that comes half way up your pan.
Making the pholourie is tricky, you can do this with two spoons, the traditional way of making Pholourie it this method. Grab some batter in your hand 
turn your fist upside down so that 
the batter falls through your thumb and pointer finger, here is a picture above to help guide you. 
When you drop the batter into the oil, it should immediately pop up, if it doesn't then your oil is not hot enough. Turn the Pholourie balls while they are frying so that they can evenly brown.
Continue this process until all your batter is used up.
Here they are ready to be devoured!! 
So light and fluffy!!
Serve with Sweet Mango Achar.
These are yum yum!!
Labels: Guyanese, Yellow Split Peas , Matar Dal, Deep Fried, Snacks, Yeasted, Vegan, Gluten free, Eat the World, International Cuisine, Serves Two, Pakoda


Each month Evelyne of CulturEatz invites us to visit a country and explore their foods.Check out all the wonderful Guyanese dishes prepared by fellow Eat the World members and share with #eattheworld. Click here to find out how to join and have fun exploring a country a month in the kitchen with us!  

Pandemonium Noshery: Guyanese Garlic Pork 
A Day in the Life on the Farm: Chickpea Salad 
Amy’s Cooking Adventures: Butterflaps 
Sneha’s Recipe Guyanese Pholourie 
Magical Ingredients: Guyanese Cream Of Wheat Prasad

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Onion Pakoda/Bhajiyas#SundayFunday

Onion pakodas, also called onions fritters/ onion bhajiyas are a popular snack that is eaten all over India. It is super easy to make bhajiyas are crispy and crunchy onions mixed in chickpea flour and spices. Onion Pakoda is a famous street food from Mumbai. The key to making your best crispy onion pakoda is in the slicing, make sure that all the slices are uniformly.
When I was working on the way back from work, a small South Indian restaurant use make these bhajiyas in the evening and these were so irresistible that most of day's I used to pick up these for us to have as an evening snack.

In monsoons my mother would make different types of pakodas for us to have with our evening, chai and this is the world’s best combo ever! Even today when it rains heavily, I crave for a hot plate of pakodas, since my hubby doesn't like deep fried items often, I always wish someone would make them and give me to enjoy 😋!!


Serves 2
Ingredients

3 Medium Onions - thinly sliced
½ Teaspoon Salt
1 Cup Besan / Chickpea Flour
1 Tablespoon Rice Flour
1 Tablespoon Chopped Corinader Leaves
1/8 Teaspoon Cumin Seeds
¼ Teaspoon Red Chilly Powder
½ Teaspoon Turmeric Powder
1 Teaspoon Heaped Hot Oil
A Pinch Baking Soda
Oil as required for Deep Frying

Method  
Slice onions and transfer them to a mixing bowl. Add ½ teaspoon salt and mix it well, keep this aside.

Heat oil in the deep frying pan/kadai on medium low flame.

Let's make the batter while the oil is heating.
In a bowl add besan/chickpea flour, rice flour, cumin seeds, chilly powder, turmeric powder and salt, mix this well.
Squeeze out the water from the onions , add this squeezed onions along with coriander leaves to the chickpea flour mix and mix it by squashing the onions as it is getting incorporated into the mix. Do not add water. Leave this aside, till the oil is really hot, and the onions will release it's moisture into the batter. To check whether the oil is ready, take a little of onion, leave it into the oil, when added it should immediately float to the surface. The oil is perfectly ready to fry the onion bhajiyas.
                            
Take a teaspoon heaped of the hot oil, add the onion mix and mix it with a spoon ( this oil will make the bhajiyas, crispy and light). When well mixed add a pinch of baking soda and immediately give it good mix with your hands. Take little of the onion mix and leave it in hot oil on medium high flame, when all of the bhajiyas have risen to the surface reduce the flame and fry them on medium low flame till they are brown and crispy. Take one and check if the it cooked. When your are removing them with a slotted spoon then again increase the flame to medium high, this will prevent the bhajiyas from absorbing a lot of oil.
These onion bhajiyas are best enjoyed hot, when they start to get cold they will loose their crispiness!
Serve them immediately with some green chutney or ketchup! If you are like me, you will gobble it up as it is, they are so crispy and irresistible.
Labels: Pakoda, Bhajiyas, Besan, Deep Fried, Street food, Snacks, Sunday Funday, Serves Two, Vegan, Gluten free
For our event called Sunday Funday, wherein we share recipes our families will love to enjoy on a Sunday. Our host for this week's event is
Renu Agrawal Dongre of Cook with Renu
 
Recipes with Chickpea Flour

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Fish Bread Rolls#FishFriday

These bread rolls are just sliced bread flattened with a rolling pin or a clean beer bottle which can be used as a substitute, to make it ‘rollable’. To make this, you need fresh & soft bread, so that it can be easily rolled. These Fish Bread rolls make a good party pleaser, picnic fare, an evening snack, breakfast or lunchbox idea for kids. 
These are so delicious and irresistible, you can't stop at one.

Ingredients
8 - 10 Big White Sandwich Bread Slice
150 Gram Seer/Surmai Fish Fillets
1 Small Onion - finely chopped
1" Piece Ginger - grated
3 Big Cloves Garlic - finely chopped
2 Tablespoons Chopped Coriander Leaves
10 Mint Leaves - chopped
3 Red/Green Chillies - freshly crushed
¼ Teaspoon Oregano
¼ Teaspoon Red Chilly Flakes
Salt to taste
½ Cup Boiled & Mashed Potato
1 Teaspoon Oil
1 Egg - Beaten
Sriracha Sauce as required
Method
To Steam The Fish
Washed the fish properly, then steam for 7 -10 minutes
Use a colander and wrap the fish in a clean cloth, then steam for 7 -10 minutes. Let it cool down completely, then flake it.
For The Filling
In a pan heat a teaspoon of oil, sauté the onions till translucent. Then add the ginger, garlic, green chillies and sauté till it starts to release an aroma, then add the flaked fish, chilly flakes and oregano, sauté for a minute or two, then add the salt to taste, coriander and mint leaves, mix well, switch off the flame. 
Add the mashed potato and mix it well. The filling is ready.
To Make The Rolls
Take big slices bread, cut the edges.
Roll the slice with a glass bottle or rolling pin.
Squeeze a line of Sriracha sauce 
then place the filling on one end. 
Then start to make a tight roll.
Apply beaten egg at the edge or wet the edge with your finger, so that the edges will stick properly.
Like wise make rest of the rolls.
Shallow fry the rolls on medium high flame till golden on all sides. 
Serve hot with sauce or green chutney. 
Labels: Flaked Fish, Seafood/Fish, Fish Friday, Bread Slices, Picnic, Snacks, Kids delight, Breakfast, Party pleasers  
                                             

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Fish Friday July 2021 -Picnic Fare

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