Monday, November 25, 2013

Wheat flour Pancakes - Sweet

Very simple, quick and easy recipe. Crispy and delicious as well. Good option for snacks and breakfast. Do try it!! 

Ingredients:

Wheat Flour - 1.5 Cups 
Jaggery - 1 Cup (or less to taste)
Milk - 1.5 Cups (to get Dosa consistency)
Cardamom powder - 1 pinch
Oil - for pan frying
Baking powder - 1 pinch

Procedure:
  1. Add baking powder, cardamom powder to wheat flour. Mix well and keep aside.
  2. Dissolve Jaggery in the milk. 
  3. Add the above milk to the wheat flour (from step 1) and mix well to get a Dosa batter consistency. Make sure there are no lumps. 
  4. Heat nonstick pan. Drizzle some oil and add a spoonful of batter on the pan. Spread it in circulation motion outwards.
  5. Drizzle some more oil on the pancake. Flip it and allow it to cook well on both sides. 
Enjoy while they are hot!!!!

Note: You can also substitute Jaggery with Sugar

Monday, November 18, 2013

Salmon Cakes

Ooohh.. Salmon Cakes!! never thought I would like fish, but I was wrong! The best and the easiest recipe ever. Best part, it can be made from leftover Salmon. It can be customized to any pallet. I modified the original version a bit and added my Indian twist. Also, you can reduce the amount of butter... this way we get to eat more with our feeling guilty. So, Here we go!

Ingredients:
Cooked Salmon - 250 gms
Boiled potato - 1
Red Onion - 1 Medium
Coriander leaves - just a few springs
Dijon Mustard - 1.5 tsp
Bread crumbs - 1 to 1/2 cup 
Eggs - 2
Garlic - 1 clove (optional)
Olive oil 
Salt - to taste
Pepper - to taste
Mayonnaise - 1.5 tbsp
Butter - 2 tbsp 
Cumin powder - 1/4 tsp (Indian twist - optional)

Procedure:
  1. Heat 2 tsp oil in a pan and add onions. Fry till they turn transparent. 
  2. Take the cooked salmon and separate it in to small chunks using a fork. 
  3. In a blender, add chunks of boiled potatoes, onions (from step 1), coriander leaves, Dijon Mustard, Eggs, Garlic, Mayonnaise, butter and blend it in to a coarse mixture. 
  4. Add Salmon (from Step 2) to above and mix. Add Salt and pepper to this mixture and adjust the seasoning to your taste at this point. 
  5. Take about a handful of the mixture and make them in to small patties of your desired shape.  
  6. In a non-stick pan, drizzle some olive oil and shallow fry the patties on both sides till they turn golden brown on both sides. 
Enjoy while they are hot with some dill sauce on the side!!!!

Note: Original recipe calls for Parsley instead of Coriander leaves.