Bread Toast with Leftover Dosa/ Idli Batter

Bread Toast with Leftover Dosa/ Idli Batter

Last weekend i was planning to make some thing different for the Breakfast. I had Brwon Bread & Dosa batter left over in my Refrigerator. I was bored of having Dosa.Idli. So just goggle and found the Bread toast Recipes with leftover dosa batter. I found it interesting & thought of giving it a try. 

My hubby likes it. It was a surprise for me as he is not so used to these South Indian Delicacies like Dosa, Idli. Now lets start the recipe.

Ingredients:

Idli/Dosa Batter: 1 Cup
Bread Slices: 4 pieces
Onion: 1 (Medium finely chopped)
Green Chillies:1 (finely chopped)
Ginger: 1/4 tsp (finely chopped)
Coriander Leaves: 1-2 tbsp (finely Chopped)

For Tempering
Asofetdia: a pinch
Turmeric Powder: a pinch
Red Chilly Powder: 1/2 tsp
Mustard Seeds: 1/4 tsp
Curry Leaves: 1/2 Spring (finely Chopped)
Oil: for tempering & making toast.
Salt: to taste

Method.

• In a wide bowl take Idli dosa Batter.
• Heat oil in a ladle or a tempering pan. Add Mustard Seeds & wait till it spullter.Then add curry leaves,chopped ginger, asofetedia, Turmeric Powder & Red Chilly Powder & saute it for a minute & transfer the tempering to the Idly/Dosa batter.
• Add onion,green chillies,coriander leavers ,salt to the batter & mix well.
• Heat tawa or a griddle. Dip the bread slices in the dosa batter & placed it in a greased tawa or griddle. .
• Pour some more dosa batter if needed on the top of bread slices.
• Cook in a medium heat for a minute &  then turn other sides & cook till toast turns crisp.
• Cook evenly on all sides
• Simple & Yummy dosa Toast is ready to serve. Serve it hot with Tomato Ketchup.
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Rice Croquets

Rice Croquet

For rice mixture 

Left over cooked Rice   : 1 cup

Boiled corn: 2-3 tbsp

Chopped coriander   : 2 tbsp

Chopped green chilies: 1 tsp

Chopped onions: 2 tbsp

Salt to taste 

Roasted cumin powder: 1 tsp

Red chilly powder 1 tsp

Grated cheese: 2 tsp

Grated Paneer: 2 tbsp

Grated Paneer: 2 tbsp

Bread crumbs  : 2 tbsp

For batter

refined flour: 1 & 1/2 Cup

Salt to taste 

Crushed black pepper to taste 

Red chilly powder  : 1 tbsp

Refined flour to dust 

Bread crumbs to coat the croquet 

Oil for Deep frying 

METHOD

• In a bowl mash the boiled rice. 
• Chop boiled corn and add to the rice mixture. 
• Now add chopped coriander, chopped green chilies, chopped onions, salt, roasted cumin powder, red chilly powder, grated cheese, paneer, breadcrumbs and mix well.
• Prepare the ball from the mixture and keep it aside. 
• In a another bowl take refined flour, salt, crushed black pepper, red chilly powder, water and prepare a thick batter. 
• Take the rice balls and dust refined flour on it. 
• Put the prepared balls in the batter with one hand and with another hand coat balls with breadcrumbs. 
• Deep fry the prepared croquets in hot oil until golden brown and remove them on a tissue paper. 
• Your Rice croquets are ready to serve. 

Bread Pakore

Bread Pakora

Ingredients

2 slices of firm Brown bread (U can use White Bread also)
Gram flour (besan): 1 cup

Sooji: 1 tbsp
Salt: to taste
Asafoetida (hing): a pinch
Cumin seeds (jeera): 1 tsp
Green chillies: 2 (finely chopped)
Tomato Sauce: 2 tbsp
Green Chutney: 2 tbsp
Water: 1/2 cup
Oil to fry

Method:

• Mix all the dry ingredients together: Gram flour ,Sooji, Asafoetida, cumin seeds, and salt
• Add the water slowly to make a smooth batter. (Batter should be the consistency of pancake batter or dosa batter.
• Next, add the green chilies and cilantro. Mix well.
• Heat the oil in a frying pan on medium high heat.
• Remove the crust from all sides of the bread.
• Slice the bread into 2 equal parts (triangle shape).
• Now you have 4 slices on Bread into triangular shape
• In one part  of Bread slice apply green chutney &  on another slice apply tomato sauce.
• Put both the slices over each other.
• Dip the bread slices in the Gram flour batter one at a time and slowley drop into the frying pan.
• Fry the Pakoras until both sides are golden-brown. The pakoras will take about 4 to 5 minutes to cook.
• Turn them occasionally.
• The crispy, delicious Bread Pakoras are ready to serve.
• Serve hot with tomato Ketchup and Tea or coffee

Bread Poha

BREAD POHA

Bread poha is a quick snack or breakfast recipes which can be easily prepared at home. I was bored enough to same Sandwiches, Bread butter or Bread jam for a weekdays Breakfast. So today i decided to prepare poha i.e bread poha for the breakfast for a change. And this takes me to my school days, when one of my friend use to get bread poha for her Lunch and it used to be so delicious that we used to grab all her bread poha and she hardly gets to eat the stuff.  So remembering my school days i started preparing Bread Poha for the Breakfast. 

Ingredients:

Bread Slices: 4-5

Boiled Potatoes : 1 (Peeled & cubed)

Onion: 1 (finely chopped)

Groundnuts: 3-4 tbsp (fried in little oil)

Green chillies: 1 (finely chopped)

Tomatoes: 1 (finely chopped)

Boiled Sprouts: 1/2 cup (I was having left over beans sprouts in the refigerator, so thought of using in the Poha in order to make poha more healthy).

Grated Ginger: 1/4

Cumin Seeds: 1/2 tsp

Turmeric Powder: a pinch

Mustard Seeds: 1/2 tsp

Cooking oil: 2 tbsp

Red chilly Powder: 1/4 tsp

Lemon juice: 1/2 tsp

Salt: to taste

Note: I have used Brown Bread but you can also use white Bread for making the Poha.

Method:

• Chop or tear the bread slices into small pieces, sprinkle water on the top and keep aside.
• Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard and cumin seeds in the pan and when both stars splutter, add green chillies and finely chopped onion and saute for a minute.
• When onion softens add chopped potatoes,add mix well.
• Add chopped tomatoes, beans sprouts, salt, turmeric Powder, red chilly powder and mix well.
• Add chopped bread pieces and mix well.
• Add fried ground nuts, lemon juice, mix gently and serve hot "BREAD POHA" along with Tea.

Bread ki tokri

                                                  Bread ki Tokri

Ingredients:

White Bread Slices: 6

For the fillings:

Onion: 1 (small,finely chopped)
Corn: 1/2 cup (boiled or steamed)
Chopped Coriander: 1 tbsp
Cucumber: 1/4 cup (finely chopped)
Lemon juice: 1 tsp
Salt: to taste
Chaar masal: 1/4 tsp
Olive Oil:  tbsp
Chiili flakes:1/4 tsp
Oregano: 1/4 tsp
Black Pepper powder: a pinch
Green Chutney: 1 tbsp

Method:

1. Keep the bread on a rolling board and with the help of rolling pin press the bread gently and roll out the bread thinly.
2. Take a 3-4" inch bowl and cut out the round from the bread. keep aside
3. In a bowl mix all the ingredients under filling ,mix well and keep it aside.
4. Take a muffin tray, place bread rounds in the muffin tray. Place the muffin tray on medium tray and grill for 5-6 minutes or till evenly browned on the edges.
5. To serve, put some filling in the tokri you just prepared and serve immediately.

USAL PAV

USAL PAV

Ingredients:

For the USAL:

Moong Sprouts: 1 cup

Onion :1 (Large finely chopped)

Ginger Garlic Paste: 1 tbsp

Turmeric Powder: 1 tsp

Red Chilly Powder: 1 tsp

Goda Masala: 1 tsp

Asafetida : a pinch

Salt : to taste

For the Goda Masala

Coriander Seeds: 2 tbsp

Cumin Seeds: 1/2 tbsp

Dry Red Chilles: 2-3

White Sesame Seeds: 1 tbsp

Black Pepper Powder: 1/2 tbsp

Asafetida: a pinch

Dried Coconut Powder (dessicated coconut): 2 tbsp

Cloves: 2-3

Green Cardamon: 2-3 

Turmeric Powder: 1 tsp

For the Gravy:

Onion: 1 (Large, finely chopped)

Tomato: 1 (Medium finely chopped)

Tamarind Paste: 2 tbsp

dessicated coconut: 2 tbsp

Red Chilly Powder: 1 tsp

Turmeric Powder: 1/2 tsp

Goda Masala: 2 tsp

Sugar: 1.2 tsp

Oil : 5-6 tbsp

Salt: to taste

For the garnishing:

Chopped tomatoes: 1 tbsp

Chopped Onion: 1 tbsp

Chopped Coriander Powder: 1 tsp

Sev:5 tbsp

Farsan: 2 tbsp

Method of Preparation

Goda Masala:

1. Dry roast all the ingredients under the Goda Masala over low flame for about 5-6 minutes.
2. Allow it to cool
3. Once cooled grind the ingredients together in a grinder or a mixer
4. Store the goda masala in a air tight container and use as required.

for the Usal

1. Pressure cooker the sprouted beans till they are cooked.
2. Strain the cooked bean from water and keep the stock aside.
3. In a kadai heat oil ginger garlic paste, chopped onion and saute for a minute
4. Add asafetdia, turmeric powder, red chilly powder, goda masala and mix well
5. Add cooked sprouted beans. mix well.
6. Add salt to taste.
7. Cover the kadai and allow it to cook for another 5-7 minutes on a low flame.
8. Your sprouted beans is ready.

Hot and Spicy Gravy for the usal

1. Heat oil in pan. add mustard seeds, asafetida powder,sugar and saute for a few seconds.
2. Add ginger garlic paste and chopped onion and saute till  onion turns pink.
3. Add Turmeric Powder, Coriander Powder, chopped tomatoes, goda Masala, desidicated coconut  Mix well and saute for a minutes.
4. Remove from fire and allow it to cool and grind it to a smooth paste and keep it aside.
5. Your Spicy Gravy for usal is ready.
6. In a pan add 1 tbsp of oil. add the spice gravy for usal that we have just prepared. Mix well and allow the gravy to come boil.
7. Add salt and cook till oil leaves the side.
8. Now add sported beans. and mix well
9. Add Goda Masala, tamarind paste and mix well.
10. Keep the gravy on a medium flame and cook till the gravy becomes thick.
11. Your usal is ready. Add coriander leaves for garnishing

For the Serving:

1. Take the Usal in a bowl. 
2. On the top add chopped onion, chopped tomatoes, Coriander leaves
3. Top it with farsan and sev.
4. Serve immediately with Pav

TRICOLOR BREAD PAKODA

                                           TRICOLOR BREAD PAKODA

Ingredients

White Bread: 6 Pieces
Gram Flour: 1/2 Cup
Tomato Ketchup: 1/2 cup
Coriander & Mint Chutney: 1/2 Cup
Red Chilly Powder: 1/2 tsp
Coriander Powder: 2 pinch
Roasted Cumin Powder:1/2 tsp
Oregano: 1/2 tsp
Salt: to taste
Water: 1 cup
Oil: for Deep Frying

Method:

• In a bowl of tomato Ketchup add oregano,a pinch of red chilly Powder and mix well and keep aside.
• Cut the Edges of Bread Slices.
• In a bowl take  Gram Flour,add Salt, Red Chilly Powder & mix well.
• Add water to make it smooth Paste without any Lumps.
• Take 3 Slices of White Bread, .
• Take one Slice of White Bread & Spread Tomato Ketchup on this slice in apporiate Quantity.
• Take second slice of bread & put them over the first slice. 
• Then take 3rd slice of Bread and spread mint & coriander Chutney on this slice in apporiate quantity & put over the second slice of Bread
• Heat Oil in a Kadai for deep frying.
• Once the oil is hot,Take all the 3 slices together & Dip the them into Gram flour batter and Deep fry until it becomes golden brown.
• Turn and cook on all sides.
• Once one, take the Bread Pakoda out & place them into absorbent Paper
• Once cool down cut the Bread Desired shape & Tricolor " Bread Pakoda is ready to serve"
• Serve these Bread Pakoda with tomato Ketchup and Tea.

SOOJI DHOKLA IN MICROWAVE

SOOJI DHOKLA IN MICROWAVE

DHOKLA is a snack which predominantly comes from the state of Gujarat in India. Traditionally it is prepared from Chickpeas or Besan which is soaked and fermented with yogurt overnight.

Ingredients:

For The Base

Coarse Sooji - 1 Cup (Not Roasted)
Plain Yogurt - 1/2 Cup

Water: 4 tbsp

Green Chillie Paste: 1 tsp
Lemon Juice - 1 tbsp
Turmeric Powder - 2 pinches
Eno Powder: 2 tbsp (Plain Eno Powder)

Salt: to taste

Sugar: a pinch

For Tempering

Oil: 2 tbsp

Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp

Seaseme Seeds: 1/2 tsp

Asafetida: a pinch

Red Chilly Powder: a pinch

Curry Leaves - few

Cilantro - Optional

Instructions:

• In a mixing bowl, combine the Sooji,Yogurt, Lemon Juice salt and green chilles paste to make a batter. The batter should be of medium consistency (like an idly batter).
• Add some water if needed  to get the batter to the right consistency.
• Keep aside the mixture for about 15-20 minutes.
• Now in take a medium size microwavable dish. Grease the inside of the dish with some refine oil.
• Add Eno to the rested batter,mix well and immediately transfer the Batter to the greased bowl.
• Microwave on high Power for 8 minutes( depends on the make of the microwave, so roughly between 5 -8 minutes). 
• Pierce a knife and see if it comes out clean without sticking to make sure it is cooked properly.
• Remove from the dish after it cools down a bit into a plate.
• Your Dhokla is ready
• Take 2 tbsp of water and mix a pinch of salt and 1 tsp of sugar to it. Mix till the sugar is dissolve in water and pour this mixture over dhokla
• • • Cut into desired shape
• Heat Oil in a small kadhai, add mustard seeds. when it starts crackling add seaseme seeds,Asafotedia, Curry leaves
• Immediately pour the tempering over the DHOKLA.
• Garnish with chopped Coriander Leaves and serve

Onion Rava Uttapam

Onion Rava Uttapam

Ingredients:

Sooji: 1 cup

Yoghrut: 1/2 Cup

Water:1/2 cup

Grated Ginger: 1 tbsp

Carrot: 1 (Grated and Peeled)

Onion: 1 (finely chopped)
Tomatoes: 1 (finely Chopped)

Chopped Coriander Leaves: 1/4 cup
Chopped Green Chillies: 1 tbsp

Salt: to taste
Red Chilly Powder:1/2 tsp (or to taste)
Cumin Seeds:1/2 tsp

Oil: for Cooking

Cumin Seeds:1/2 tsp

Directions:

• Take a yoghut of in a bowl add water to it to make it a butter milk consistency.
• To this add Semolina/Sooji. Add cumin seeds and salt to the mixture and mix well
• Leave the batter aside for 15-20 minutes.
• Heat a non stick pan  tava or skillet and add few drops of oil.
• Spread a laddleful  of the batter on the pan and spread a bit.
• On the Top add finely chopped tomatoes,Onions,Carrot ,red chiily Powder, Green Chillies , grated ginger and finely chopped coriander Leaves.
• Add few drops of oil on the top. and press it with a spatulla.
• Also add 1-2 tbsp of oil around the edges for cooking.
• Cover the Pan with the help of a cover and allow it cook for some time.
• Now flip it over the another side and allow it to cook for few more minutes
• Cook till both the sides are well cooked & it gets golden brown dots.
• Serve hot with Coconut Chutney and Sambhar.

Cheesy Pizza Sandwich

Ingredients:

Pizza Base:1
Capiaum: 1 (Small finely sliced)
Onion:1 (Small finely sliced)
Tomato:1 ( Sma;; finely sliced)
Mushroom: 2-3 tbsp (finely sliced)
Butter:
Green Coriander Chutney: 2 tbsp
Oregano: 1 tsp
Red Chiily Flakes: 1 tsp
Salt: to tadte
Mozzarela cheese :1/2 cup


Direction:

• Take a pizza base and cut them into two halves from between.
• On the bottom part of pizza base apply coriander Chutney.
• Over the top of Chutney arrange Onions, Capsicum,Tomatoes, Mushroom
• Sprinkle oregano, Red chilly Flakes and salt over the vegetable.
• Cover the pizza base from Mozzarella Cheese.
• Apply butter on upper side of pizza base and cover it.
• Heat butter in a pan.
• Put the pizza slices. Press them gently. Once done from one side.
• Flip it to another side and allow it to become golden brown.
• Take out in a plate and cut it into 4 equal hales and serve hot with chutney of your choice.

DABELI

Last Week i came from office early and i was watching TV. I was seeing the Serial Ek dusre se karte hain Pyaar mein where a girl asked for Dabeli in a street food and was enjoying  it. Suddenly that name strikes me and I just googled to Know what is Dabeli. Then i got to know that Dabeli is street food originating from Kutch in Gujrat, India. Dabeli literally means 'to be pressed' in Gujarati. So i jusr read out the recipes in google and wants to try it. I am extremally thanks to Amarendra of AMU'S RECIPES to brief in detail about the recipes.

As I have never tasted Dabeli before so I did little variation and tried my version of Dabeli. Which me as well as my Hubby really liked it as todays evening snacks.

Ingredients:

For Dabeli Filling:

Boiled & Mashed Potatoes: 5 (small)

Tamarind & Sweet chutney: 4 tbsp

Dabeli Masala:3 tbsp

Red chilly Powder:1/2 tsp

Chaat Masala:1/4 tsp

Amoochur Powder:1/4 tsp

Asafoetida: a pinch

Water:1/2 cups

Oil: 2-4 tbsb

Dry Roasted Peanuts: 6-8 tbsp

Chopped Onion: 6-8 tbsp

Pomengrate seeds: 4 tbsp

Coriander Leaves(finelly chopped): 4 tbsp

For Dabeli Masala:

Dry Red Chillies: 3

Cumin Seeds: 2 tsp

Dalchini Piece(cinnamon stick):1/2"

Coriander Seeds: 2 tbsp

Methi seeds: 1/2 tsp

Cloves:7-8

Method to make Dabeli Masala:

Dry roast all the ingeridents for dabeli masala for 3-4 minutes and once cooled down gring them into a fine Powder.

Other Ingredients:

Burger Buns(Pav: 6)

Butter: for cooking

Green chutney: 4 tbsp

Sweet Chutney: 4 tbsp

Sev:1/4 cup

Haldiram mixture:1/4 cup

Method:

For Dabeli filling: 

• Heat oil in a pan.
• Add asafotedia,dabeli masala and dates & tamarind dates chutney.
• Now add mashed Potatoes and mix it well.
• Add Red Chilly Powder,Chaat Masala and amoochar Powder and mix well.
• Now add water and salt.
• Cook it for 5 minutes. Switch off the flame.
• Now take a small plate and spread the filling evenly on the plate. Now allow it to cool for 15-20 minutes.
• Now one by one add layers of roasted peanuts,chopped onions,pomengrate seeds,chopped coriander and haldiram mixture over it.

• Divide them into 6-7 equal parts and keep aside.

To Make Dabeli:

• Slit the Pav horizontally.
• Add sweet chutney on one side and green chutney on another side.
• Now we have to place one portion of dabeli filling between the buns.
• Now dip the sides of dabeli in sev.
• Heat tawa or griddle and add tsp of butter.
• Roast the Dabeli from bot the sides.
• Serve hot.

Aloo Poha

Allo Poha

Ingredients:

Flatten Rice (Poha):2 cups

Green chillies slit lengthwise:2

Potatoes: 2 (medium finelly chopped)

Onion: 2 (medium cut into lengthwise)

Tomatoes: 1 (large finelly chopped)

Ground nuts: 1/4 cup (fry them into oil till it changes its color and keep separately)

Turmeric Powder: 1/2 tsp

Red Chilly Powder: 1 tsp

Ajwin seeds: 1 tsp

Sugar: 1 tsp

Salt : to taste

Oil: for cooking

Coriander Leaves: chopped finely (For Garnishing)

Method:

• Put the poha in a sieve and wash under running water for 2 minutes.Add 1/2 tsp of red hilly Powder and sugar over the pohas and mix it well. keep it aside
• In a panor kadhai heat oil add ajwin seeds, when it start crackling add green chillies.
• When green chillies start changing its color add sliced onions
• When onion becomes transculent and chages its color add potaoes.Mix well
• Add turmericPowder,1/2 tsp red chilly powder, toatoes,fried groundnut and salt. Mix it well.
• Cover with the lid and let the potatoes cook frr about 5 minutes.
• Remove the lid, stir the ingredients well and add poha.
• Mix all the ingredients well & stir to blend all ingredients.Adjust salt.
• Stir gently every now and then for almost 3-5 minutes.
• Transfer to serving dish and garnish with coriander.
• Serve hot with Tea or coffee.
  
  

Tasty Dalia Idli

Tasty Dalia Idli

Ingredients:

Dalia: 1 cup

Curd: 2 cups

Carrot: 1/2 cup( peeled & grated)

Onion: 1 (small finely chopped)

Corn: 1/4 cup

Cabbage: 1/4 cup (finely chopped)

Green Chilly: 2-3 (finely chopped)

Coriander Leaves: 2-3 tbsp

Turmeric Powder: 1/2 tsp

Red Chily Powder: 1/2 tsp

Cuirry Leaves: 1 tbsp

Mustard Seeds: 1 tbsp

Eno: pinch

Oil: for greasing & cooking

Method:

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  Dry roast the dalia
  
  
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  Soak the roasted dalia in curd for about 4-5 hour.
  
  
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  Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and curry leaves.
  
  
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  When they start crackling add onion, green chilly, carrot, cabbage and saute it for 2 minutes.
  
  
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  Add Turmeric Powder ,Red Chilly powder and salt and mix it well.
  
  
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  Allow it to cook for one more minutes. and turn off the flame.
  
  
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  Mix this mixture to the dalia batter and mix it well.
  
  
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  Keep it aside for 10 minutes.
  
  
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  Grind this batter into a smooth mixture.
  
  
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  Add eno
  
  
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  Add salt if required.
  
  
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  Grease the idle mould well and fill each of thm with 3/4th full of batter.
  
  
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  Steam cook idlis on medium flame for about 10-15 minutes or until done.
  
  
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  Use a butter knife to remove the idlis.
  
  
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  Your idlis are ready
  
  
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  Serve them with chutney.
  
  

SCHEZWAN SANDWICH

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Ingredients:

Bread Slices: 2-3

Onion: 1 (finely chopped)

Capsicum: 1 (finely chopped)

Paneer: 1 /2 cup(finely chopped)

Chopped Garlic: 1 tsp

Ching's all in one sauce: 2tbsp

Black pepper powder: 1/2 tsp

Red chilly Powder: 1/2 tsp

Spread Cheese: 2-3 tsp

Salt: to taste.

Oil: for cooking

Ghee or Buteer: 1-2 t

For Garnishing

Coriander Leaves: 2 tsp

Grated Paneer: 2 tsp

Mix together Coriander leaves and grated panner and keep it aside.

METHOD:

• In a bowl heat 2 tsp of oil add chopped garlic and onion & saute it for 1 minute.
• Add chopped paneer, capsicum,Red chilly powder, Black pepper powder, Ching all in one sauce, salt and saute it for another 1 minute. Remove from fire and take out the mixture in a bowl.

NOTE: If you dont have ching's all in one sauce you can use 2 tbsp of Soya Sauce instead of that.

Take the bread slices.Remove the edges.

• Apply the Cheese spread over the bread slice. Put the mixture in the center of the bread.
• Roll the bread slices and insert the toothpick in the center of the bread slice.
• Do the same with the remaining bread slices.
• Grease the microwave plate with butter or ghee.
• Keep the bread slices on to the greased microwave plate.
• Microwave the bread slices at high for 8 minutes.

Note: Alternatively you can also bake the slice for 2 minutes.

• Take out the bread slices from the microwave.
• Remove the tooth pick and cut the bread slices into 2 pieces
• Garnish it with coriander leaves and grated paneer.
• Serve hot with Ketchup