Bread Pizza

INGREDIENTS

Bread slices  -  3-4
Unsalted melted butter  -  2 tsp
Onions chopped  -  1 nos
Tomato chopped  -  1 nos
Capsicum chopped  -  1 nos
Cheese
Tomato sauce
Salt  -  to taste
Pepper powder  -  to sprinkle


METHOD

Toast the bread slices with butter.
Mix all the vegetables with salt and pepper.
Spread tomato sauce on one side of the bread.
Then add the vegetables on top of it and add cheese on top of the vegetables.
Transfer the bread slices into a microwave safe plate and cook on High for 2 minutes.
Serve with any fruit juice.
Kids will love this.

Anchovies/Natholi Peera

INGREDIENTS

Anchovies/Natholi  -  1/4 kg
Chilli powder  -  1 tsp
Turmeric powder  -  1/2 tsp
Grated coconut  -  1 cup
Small onions  -  6-7 nos
Green chillies  -  5 nos
Ginger  -  1 small piece
Curry leaves
Mustard seeds  -  1/2 tsp
Kudam puli/kokum  -  3 pieces
Coconut oil
Salt  -  to taste


METHOD

Clean and wash the fish well and keep it aside.
Put grated coconut, turmeric powder, chilli powder, green chillies, ginger, curry leaves and small onions in a blender and crush them. Do not make a paste.
Now mix well the cleaned fish and the crushed above mixture with little salt.
Soak kudam puli in little water.
Now heat a pan with coconut oil and burst mustard seeds.
Then add the above fish mixture and put the kudam puli along with its water.
Cook it well with lid closed.
Then open the lid and cook again in low flame, so that water evaporates and it is dry.
Finally pour little coconut oil on top of it and garnish with curry leaves.
Serve hot with rice.

Thai Banana Fritters

INGREDIENTS

Bananas  -  6 nos
Rice flour  -  1/2 cup
Maida  -  1/2 cup
Coconut milk  -  1/4 cup
Grated coconut  -  1/2 cup
Sugar  -  1/4 cup
Water  -  1 cup
Salt  -  1 pinch


METHOD

Mix all the ingredients except banana and mix them well.
Keep the batter aside for sometime.
Cut the bananas into 2 or 3 pieces.
Heat oil in a pan over medium heat.
Dip the sliced bananas in the batter and slowly slide them into the hot oil.
Fry for about 3-4 minutes or until golden brown on both the sides.
Remove excess oil using a tissue.
Serve hot with vanilla ice cream.

Strawberry Grape Punch

INGREDIENTS

Strawberry  -  10 nos
Black grapes  -  10 nos
Honey  -  2 tbsp
Water  -  2 cups


METHOD

Put the strawberries ,black grapes, honey and water in a blender and blend well.
Strain it into another container.
Serve chilled.

Savoury Bread Toast

INGREDIENTS

Bread slices  -  2 nos
Rava  -  1/4 cup
Yogurt  -  1/4 cup
Onion chopped  -  1 nos
Green chillies  -  1 nos
Red chilli powder  -  1 tsp
Garam masala  -  1 tsp
Turmeric powder  -  1 pinch
Salt  -  to taste
Oil  -  to toast

Note: You can also add cooked vegetables to this batter.


METHOD

Cut the sides of the bread and keep it aside.
Mix all the above ingredients except bread and make a semi thick batter.
Take a spoon full of batter and spread on both side of the bread.
Heat tawa with little oil and carefully place the bread over it.
Once it gets cooked on side flip over the other side carefully till its golden brown on both the sides.
Serve hot with tomato sauce.

Brinjal Fry

INGREDIENTS

Brinjal  -  10 nos
Onion sliced  -  2 nos
Chilli powder  -  1 tbsp
Turmeric powder  -  1/2 tsp
Curry leaves  -  few
Salt  -  as needed


METHOD

Wash and cut the brinjal into small pieces.
Heat oil in a pan, add the sliced onions and saute well.
Then add the chopped brinjal, curry leaves, turmeric powder, chilli powder and salt.
Mix them well and allow it to cook in low flame.
Cook and fry them until the brinjal gets cooked and mixes well with all the ingredients.
Serve hot with rice.

Goan Fish Curry

INGREDIENTS

King fish cleaned  -  1/2 kg
Tamarind extract  -  1/4 cup
Onion sliced  -  1 nos
Tomato sliced  -  1 nos
Dry red chillies  -  7-8 nos
Garlic paste  -  2 tbsp
Ginger paste  -  2 tbsp
Grated coconut  -  1/2 cup
Coriander powder  -  1 tbsp
Cumin powder  -  1 tbsp
Turmeric powder  -  1/2 tsp
Red chilli powder  -  1/2 tsp
Green chillies slit  -  2 nos
Oil  -  as needed
Salt  -  to taste


METHOD

Put onion, tomato, coconut, ginger paste, garlic paste, dry red chillies and all the powders and tamarind extract in a blender and make a smooth paste.
Heat oil in a pan and add the slit green chillies and ground masala paste and fry for 5 minutes.
Now add 2 cups of water and bring the gravy to boil.
Reduce the flame and cook for 10 minutes.
Add salt to taste.
Now gently add the fish pieces to the gravy and cook for another 10 minutes.
Cook without closing the pan.
Serve hot with rice.

Peach Juice

INGREDIENTS

Peaches  -  6 nos
Water  -  2 cups
Lime Juice  -  1 tbsp
Sugar  -  2tbsp
Ice cubes


METHOD

Cut and scoop out the peach flesh.
Put them in a blender and add water, lime juice, sugar and ice cubes.
Blend all the ingredients well.
Pour it in a jug or direct into a glass for serving.