Spinach Dosa

Ingredients

• Spinach - 1 cup
• Green chillies - 3
• Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Garlic - 4 fat cloves
• Salt as needed
• Dosa batter - a bowl

Method

1. Grind green chillies, cumin seeds, spinach, garlic and salt by adding water.
   
2. Make a paste.
3. Mix it with dosa batter.
   
   
   
   
4. Make dosas and serve with red chilli chutney.
   

Chilli Cheese Toast

Ingredients

• Bread - 6
• Chilly flakes -2 tsp
• Parsley - 1 tsp
• Oregano - 1/2 tsp
• Salt - as required
• Cheese - as required
• Egg White - 3
• Capsicum - 1/4 cup
• Garlic - 6 cloves
• Jalapeno - few

Method

1. Beat egg white in a bowl and add chopped garlic, capsicum, jalapenos, salt oregano, parsley and chilli flakes, beat along.
   
2. Cut bread sides.
   
3. Place the above mixture on top of bread and grate cheese, sprinkle on each bread piece.
   
4. Preheat oven 180 C.
5. Place bread pieces and bake for 8-10 mins till it turns brown.
   
6. Serve hot with ketchup!
   

Rustic Cabbage Pulao &

Onion Chutney 

Ingredients
Cabbage Pulao

• Olive oil - 1 tsp
• Cabbage - 1/2 cup
• Onions - 1 (medium)
• Basmati Rice (cooked) - 1 cup
• Corn (fresh/frozen) - 1/4 cup
• Salt as needed
• Cinnamon Powder - 1 tsp
• Crushed Pepper - 1 tsp

Onion Chutmey

• Oil - 2 tsp
• Mustard - 1 tsp
• Onion - 1 (large)
• Green chillies - 2
• Tamarind water - 1/2 cup
• Jaggery - 1 tsp

Method
Cabbage Pulao

1. Cook basmati rice and keep aside.
2. Heat oil in a pan.
3. Add sliced onions, cook till transparent.
4. Add chopped/shredded cabbage.
5. Roast till it turns brown (burnt with smoky flavor).
   
   
   
6. Add golden corn and toss them along with cabbage.
7. Add cooked basmati rice.
8. Add salt.
9. Add cinnamon powder, crushed pepper and toss well.
   
10. Switch off the flame, serve with onion chutney.

Onion Chutney

1. Extract tamarind juice for tamarind by soaking it in hot water, keep aside.
2. Heat oil, add mustard.
3. Add sliced green chillies.and chopped onions.
   
   
   
   
4. Saute them.
5. Add tamarind juice.
   
6. Leave them to boil.
7. Add jaggery at last.
8. Make them thick and serve with cabbage pulao
   

Falafel

Falafel  is a deep-fried ball or patty made from ground chickpeas. Falafel is a traditional Egyptian and Middle Eastern food, commonly served in a pita, which acts as a pocket, or wrapped in a flatbread known as taboon.

Falafel is a common dish eaten throughout the Middle East. The fritters are now found around the world as a replacement for meat and as a form of street food.

Ingredients

• Chick Peas - 1 cup
• Coriander leaves - few
• Parsley - few
• Salt as needed
• Chilli powder - 1 tsp
• Onion - 1 
• Garlic - 10 cloves
• Pepper powder - 1/4 tsp
• Coriander powder -  1/4 tsp
• Oil for deep frying

Method

1. Soak chick peas in water overnight.
2. Drain water and grind chick peas along with coriander leaves, parsley, chilli powder and salt (without adding water).
   
   
   
   
3. Add chopped onions, chopped garlic, turmeric, coriander powder and pepper powder.
   
4. Mix them well, make balls.
   
5. Heat oil in a pan and deep fry them.
   
6. Serve.
   

Here is a quick video of falafel recipe!

Village Style Chicken Curry

Ingredients

• Chicken - 200 g (boneless)
• Oil - 2 tbsp
• Onion (large) - 2
• Tomatoes (medium) - 2
• Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tbsp
• Peppercorns  - 3 tbsp
• Fennel seeds - 2 tbsp
• Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
• Chilli powder - 1 tsp
• Coriander powder - 2 tsp
• Salt as needed
• Water as needed

Method

1. Heat pan and dry roast peppercorns, fennel seeds separately.
   
2. Cool them and powder them finely.
3. Heat oil in a pan, add chopped onions.
4. Cook till onions are caramelized (brown colored).
5. Add ginger garlic paste, cook for 2 mins.
   
   
   
   
   
6. Add chopped tomatoes,salt, chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric,little water and cook till tomatoes becomes mushy.
   
   
   
   
   
7. Now add grounded pepper fennel powder.
8. Mix them well, add chicken pieces.
   
   
   
   
   
9. Add water.
10. Cover and cook till chicken gets cooked and water drains.
    
11. Garnish with curry leaves and serve.
    

Victoria Sandwich 

Ingredients
For Base:

• Eggs - 2
• Sugar - 100 g
• Self - raising flour- 100 g
• Baking powder - 1 tsp

For Filling and Topping:

• Strawberry jam - 2 tbsp
• Strawberries - few
• Little granulated sugar for sprinkling 

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180 degree C.
2. Grease cake tin with butter or parchment paper and keep aside.
3. Measure butter, sugar and eggs, add into a large bowl one by one.
4. Beat all together until thoroughly blended.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
5. Add flour and baking powder.
6. Blend with butter sugar and egg mixture with spatula.
   
   
   
   
   
7. Pour mixture into cake tin.
8. Bake in preheated oven for about 25 minutes until a tooth pick inserted comes out clean or until well risen tops and cakes spring back when lightly pressed with a finger.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
9. Leave to cool in the tin for few mins and then cool on a wire rack for few mins.
10. When completely cold, divide cake into two equal parts, sandwich them with strawberry jam.
    
    
    
    
11. Sprinkle some sugar and decorate with strawberries, serve.