Mushroom Sesame Bites

Great finger food for parties which can be made ahead and stored in the refridgerator. And when required can be heated in microwave.

Ingredients :

Mushroom : 10 -15 medium sized or 1 cup(Cleaned and chopped into slices)

Cheese : 1/2 cup (Grated)

Bread :3 slices

Sesame Seeds : 1/4 cup

Garlic : 4 to 5 flakes (Peeled and chopped )

Chilli Flakes : 1/2 tsp

Basil Leaves : 5 to 6 (finely chopped)

Salt : according to taste

Black Pepper Powder : 1/2 tsp

Vegetable oil : 1 tsp +to roast the bread on tawa

Procedure :

1. Heat oil add chopped garlic and once the garlic turns slightly brown add the chopped mushrooms.

2. Cook till all the water is evaporated and now add pepper powder, chilli flakes, salt, basil leaves and cheese. Switch off the flame.

3. Divide the mixture into 3 parts.

4. On a flat tawa heat 3 slices of bread and spread the mushroom mixture on the top.

5. Now sprinkle the sesame seeds on top of them and make sure it sticks well.

6. Once the sesame seeds are stuck flip and cook for a minute or so on the other side.

7. When the bread is cooked on both the sides and turns crispy cut them into 4 strips and serve with ketchup or mint chutney.

Hara Bhara Kabab

A nutritious tikki filled with the goodness of spinach, potatoes, peas and with the aroma of roasted gram flour. I had this for the first time at a friends place. I loved it so much that I made it for a baby shower.

Ingredients :
Spinach : 2 cups
Potato : 2 (medium sized)
Green Peas : 3/4 cup
Ginger : 1 inch
Green Chilli : 3-4
Besan/ Gram Flour : 2 tbsp
Chat Masala : 1 tsp
Amchur Powder : 1 tsp
Salt according to Taste
Bread Crumbs : For rolling the tikki's
Oil : for shallow or deep fry

Procedure :
1. Boil the potatoes and green peas. Also clean and blanch the spinach.
2. Take the blanched spinach and cut into pieces.
3. In a pan add gram flour and roast till they give out nice aroma. (make sure not to burn it)
4. Add the roasted gram flour to the spinach. Add grated potato to it.
5. Make paste of ginger and green chilli and add it along with green peas, amchur powder,chat masala and salt to the potato mixture.
6. Now shape them into tikki's and roll them into bread crumbs shallow fry or deep fry the tikki's.

Potato Fritters

Fried items are a hit no matter what. You just keep on gulping them down. Here is an instant fritter you can whip up in no time.

Ingredients:
Potato: 1
Onion : 1
Egg : 1
Coriander Leaves : 2 tbsp
Corn Flour : 1 tbsp
Chilly Flakes : 2 tsp
Cumin Powder : 1/2 tsp
Salt according to Taste
Oil for deep Frying

Procedure:
1. Grate the potatoes and onion (I prefer grating as it cooks easily and binding them into small rounds is easy too).
2. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl other than oil. 
3. Make them into small round balls or flatten them and deep fry.

Serve with tomato ketchup.