Meat Loaf....

Meat Loaf......

This was on my bucket list... Finally today... Wanted to make it simple with the ingredients easily available in the Indian kitchen.. 

Ingredients 

150 grams Meat Minced 

1 Onion minced 

1/2 cup Tomato puree 

1 tsp Garlic minced 

1/2 tsp Ginger minced

1 tsp Chilli chopped 

2 tbsp Carrots finely chopped 

2 tbsp Capsicum finely chopped 

Few Coriander leaves chopped 

1 tbsp Tomato Ketchup 

1 tsp Garam Masala powder 

1 tsp Cumin powder

1/2 tsp Pepper powder 

Salt to taste 

2 Eggs

1 cup Bread Crumbs made from stale bread 

1 tsp Oil

Method 

Combine all the above ingredients except for tomato ketchup together. Take a loaf pan and grease it. Add the meat in the pan. Bake it at 180 degrees celcius for 45 minutes in a preheated oven. Take it out and spread the tomato ketchup from top. Cool it before slicing.

Enjoyed having the meatloaf with French fries, toast and sunny side up... A perfect breakfast for the day... 

Cornflakes and Jackfruit seed Chaat

Cornflakes and Jackfruit seed Chaat

This is a unique chaat.. An innovation in my kitchen for healthy snack. Since this is the season for Jackfruit, most of us like ripe Jackfruit. The seeds from the ripe Jackfruit are equally tasty and has health benefits. We make sabji and dal out of it, but this Jackfruit seed Chaat is very delicious and healthy to be served as evening snack. 

Ingredients 

1 bowl of Cornflakes 

3/4 bowl of Jackfruit seeds boiled, skin removed and chopped 

1 or 2 Green Chillies chopped 

2 tbsp of Onion chopped 

1 tbsp Coriander Leaves chopped 

2 tbsp Green Chutney (1 tbsp Coriander Leaves, 1 Green Chiili, Salt to taste and 1 small piece of Raw Mango, ground together) 

1 tsp Lime Juice

1/2 tsp Chaat Masala 

Method 

Mix all the above ingredients together and serve it immediately...

Eggless Ripe Jackfruit Coconut and Semolina Loaf Cake....

Eggless Ripe Jackfruit Coconut and Semolina Loaf Cake....

Ripe Jackfruit is one of my favourite fruit. The flesh of the jackfruit is starchy and fibrous and is a source of dietary fiber. It has a strong and distinct aroma. Many dishes are made from the ripe jackfruit... Since my daughter likes to carry tea time cakes to school... Today I added some jackfruit and coconut along with semolina into the cake.

Ingredients

1 cup All Purpose Flour

1 cup Fine Semolina

1 cup Caster Sugar

2 tbsp Dessicated Coconut

1 tsp Baking powder

1 tsp Soda bicarbonate

3/4 cup Coconut Milk

4 tsp Curd

3/4  cup Olive oil

1/2 cup Jackfruit chopped

Method

Take a mixing bowl. Add the curd, oil, coconut milk and sugar and jackfruit. In another bowl add flour, semolina, dessicated coconut, baking powder and soda bicarbonate. Mix it. Take a beater and beat the liquids till the sugar has dissolve. Gradually add half of the the dry ingredients and beat it. Add rest of the dry ingredients and beat it again. Pour the batter in a greased bread loaf tin. Tap the tin once. Sprinkle coconut on top. Bake it at 180 degrees celcius for 35 minutes in a preheated oven. Insert a toothpick to check. Cool it completely before cutting. Serve it with whip fresh cream or ice cream or just have it at tea time....

Chicken Peri Peri Fry...

Chicken Peri Peri Fry...

It is spicy.. and tasty...it can be had as snacks with dips or used for sandwich or rolls.. 

Ingredients 

Chicken boneless cut into 6 pieces long thick strips 

2 tbsp Peri Peri Sauce 

Salt to taste 

1 tsp Lime juice 

1 Egg

Oats

Oil to fry

Method 

Take a mixing bowl. Add all the above ingredients except oil and bread crumbs,  mix it well. Keep it aside for 1 hour. Heat the oil. Coat the chicken pieces with oats and fry it till golden brown in colour.   

Yogurt Cheesy Mint Sauce

Yogurt Cheesy Mint Sauce

It's cheesy, minty and tangy in taste can be used as dips... 

Ingredients 

1 cup Yogurt beaten 

1/4 cup Cream 

1/2 cup Cheddar Cheese 

4 tbsp Milk

2 tbsp Mint chopped 

Salt to taste

Method 

Take a pot, heat the cream. Add salt and cheese. Stir and cook until it thickens up. Add the cheese and the mint in the yogurt and mix it. Add milk. Mix and keep it aside.