Showing posts with label Healthy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Healthy. Show all posts

Thursday, 14 November 2013

Homemade garlic bread snack

I had been to Taj Westend sometime back and had ordered this item. It had some exotic name but turned out to be a garlic bread toast decorated with a mixture of tomatoes and onions.

At home, after some experimentation I could make a clone (almost similar but not the same)

1) Take 5 spoons of virgin olive oil
2) Take 5 cloves of garlic, strip the skin and chop into small pieces.
3) Heat the olive oil a bit and add the garlic pieces
4) Use a masher to massage the mixture - garlic pieces should almost blend with the oil
5) Alternatively you can also use one spoon of garlic paste
6) Spread the mixture on 2-3 pieces of regular bread - choose white or brown based on your preference
7) Chop 1 onion and 1 tomato into small pieces
8) Add some coriander for extra minty flavor
9) Mix the three together and then spread them out on the bread pieces
10) Heat for 10 seconds in a microwave to soften the bread and serve

Sunday, 3 November 2013

Healthy & Light breakfast

Today I write about making Poha. This is usually made for breakfast from flattened rice. This is easily available in markets. There are two kinds - very flat like paper and mid sized. You will need mid-sized Poha for this dish

1) Wash poha is water and remove excess water.
2) Add a tea spoon of oil to pan and heat
3) Add cummin seeds and mustard speeds (1/2 spoon each)
4) Cut 2 green chillies into small piece and add to pan
5) Add 2-3 tea spoons of peanuts
6) Fry until peanuts turn dark drown
7) Add washed Poha
8) Add salt to taste - mix well
9) Cover and leave for 5 mins
10) Mix well and it is ready to eat

You can also add potato at #5 above if you like it