Baked Beans

I am sure we all love baked beans....buy tins to store it in our pantry.....but its so very simple n easy to try it at home.....It never struck me to post this off....But Thanks to Pragya Goyal for her lovely comment

pragya goyal - nice!! u r sharing your recipes with all...thanks.
One of your recipe of soyabeans..(i think its called baked beans) is really nice and i have tried it a few times....we ate that at your home once before a ddd workshop


All you would require are


1 cup Soya Beans - soaked and boiled
1 small Onion , finely chopped
2 green chillies - finely chopped
1Tbsp Oil
1tsp red chilly powder
Salt to taste
3/4 cup Tomato sauce / ketchup
Bread Slices
Cheese


Heat oil in a pan and add in green chillies and onions, saute until the onions turn light pink
Add in the beans , mix well
Pour in Tomato sauce , add in salt and red chilly powder.Mix well
Let it be on a low flame for 3 - 4mins 


To Serve:


Method1:
You can toast the bread spread a layer of the bean mixture and sprinkle it with grated cheese and serve 


Method 2:
Follow Method 1 and place it inside an oven / OTG for 2 mins or until cheese melts - do not keep this in an microwave else the bread might get soggy


Method 3:
Place the toasted bread in a tawa ....spread the bean mixture and sprinkle cheese , and cover the tawa for 2 mins until cheese melts......remember to have it over medium - light flame so that your bread does not burns 


Method 4:
Toast bread - spread mixture and instead of grated cheese you might add chunks // small cubes of cheese / panner.....and sprinkle it with a little chaat masala....tastes chatpata


Method5:


Grilled Bake Bean Sandwich


Place 2 slices of bread on a board and a cheese slice on both
Spread in some bean mixture, top this with another bread slice
Heat a pan on medium flame and drizzle some olive / vegetable oil 
Place both the sandwiches and cook until both sides are evenly browned
Remove once done, cut in half and serve

Just Parantha's

This week the cloud is so dark and gloomy out here.....craving to have something hot .....and it reminded me about Paranthas with aachar.......ummmm.....Of late i was enlightened that Parantha comes from Parath + Atta ...which means layers of cooked flour.....I am sure while you must have come across it been described as An Indian Flatbread .....or shallow fried flat bread....and so on...so here I am with some of the few successful flat (bread )experiments ...though you can make 100's of different varieties combining different mixtures for stuffings of your choice

If you are nt used rolling these parantha's you might want to have a look at - http://indianfood.about.com/od/breadrecipes/ig/How-to-Make-Parathas/Making-Parathas---Step-1.htm


SPINACH AND BABY CORN PARATHAS


These parathas has a high nutritional with wheat flour,and corn.Spinach adds to its wealth of  iron, folic acid and vitamins
These nutritious parathas are ideal to be packed in your kid's lunch box. They can also be served at parties with spicy pickles like garlic pickle or with a sweet and spicy vegetable pickle.

Makes 6 parathas.

For the dough

 1 cup whole wheat flour
 2Tbsp Milk / 1Tbsp curd
 1 teaspoon ghee / unsalted butter
 salt to taste

For the spinach and baby corn filling 

 ½ cup spinach, blanched, drained well and finely chopped
 ½ cup baby corn, finely chopped
 2 green chillies, finely chopped
 1 tsp ginger , finely chopped
 2 tsp masala ( mix in garam masala, cumin powder, amchoor, red chilly powder, whole cumin seeds)
 1 teaspoon oil
 salt to taste

Other ingredients 

 Vegetable oil for cooking - you can also use Olive oil / spray

For the dough

• Combine all the ingredients and knead into a soft dough using enough water. Knead well , cover it and keep it aside for 10 - 15mins. 
• Divide the dough into 6 equal portions

For the spinach and baby corn filling 

• Heat the oil in a pan, add the baby corn and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes. 
• Add the spinach and all the remaining ingredients and mix well. Saute for a minute and turn off the flame

To proceed

• Roll out one portion of the dough into a circle of 75 mm. (3") diameter. 
• Place one portion of the spinach and baby corn filling in the centre of the circle.  
• Bring together all the sides in the centre and seal tightly. 
• Roll out again into a circle of 150 mm. (6") diameter with the help of a little flour. 
• Cook the parathas on a hot tava (griddle), using a little oil, unitl both sides are golden brown. 
• Repeat with the remaining dough and filling to make more parathas. 
• Serve hot...goes well with the raw mango loungi