A Snacky Tasty Spinach Mushroom Quesadilla

A great little vegetarian snack, a quesadilla is basically a mexican-style stuffed pancake, like a toasted sandwich, made with two tortillas sandwiched together with cheese and vegetarian filling.

Ingredients:

• 6 tortillas home made or store bought

To make tortillas

• 1 cup wheat flour
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1 tbsp vegetable shorting/dalda
• a pinch of salt

Procedure:
Mix all the above ingredients with enough water to form a smooth and form dough,like roti dough .Let it sit for 30 min. Divide into large lemon size ball and with a sprinkle of flour , roll them with a rolling pin to approximately six-inch diameter.

Heat a frying pan(tawa), place tortilla on it and cook on moderate heat for few minutes till it get light golden spots on each side. Prepare all the tortillas and keep aside.

For Filling

•     1/2 cup sliced onions
•     1 cup sliced bell pepper (any color)
•     1 cup chopped spinach
•     1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
•     1/2 cup baby tomatos
•     1/4 tsp pepper
•     1/4 tsp roasted cummin powder
•     1/2 tsp chilli flakes
•     2 tbsp olive oil
•     1 tbsp grated cheddar cheese per casadia
•     salt to taste

Procedure

Heat oil in pan and add onions and fry for 2 min ,then add bell pepper and mushrooms and sautee for 3 min,add spinach ,baby tomato and sautee for 2 min then add salt and pepper,roasted cummin powder and keep the filling aside

Take one tortilla ,sprinkle the good amount filling on top of it ,sprinkle some cheese,chilli flakes and place another tortilla on top of it and press it softly and place it on hot tawa (fry pan) and let it cook each side one min.

I used a quesadilla maker but a tawa would do the same if you press it evenly all over the tortilla.

Remove ,cut them into wedges and serve hot with guacamole dip, tomato salsa or your favorite ketchup

Guacamole dip

 Ingredients:

•  2 ripe avocados
•  4 spring onions chopped
•  1 small tomato chopped
•  1 tbsp chopped jalapenos
•  1 tbsp lemon juice
•  3 tbsp of chopped cilantro (coriander)
•  1/4 tsp crushed black pepper
•  salt to taste

Preparation:

Scoop out the avocado and put all the ingredients in a bowl

Use a fork and mash it .
 

Creamy Aloo Palak Gravy

Potato and spinach simmered in milk with some traditional indian spices which make this gravy have a heavenly flavor .If you have some guests at home and want to make something easy,delightful and healthy this would be the ideal choice. It is the perfect accompaniment for roti and rice. So here is the recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup diced potato
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 1 bunch palak/spinach
• 1/2 tsp urad dal /
• 1/4 tsp cummin seeds
• 1 cup milk
• 1-2 green chillies
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1/2 tsp besan / chickpea flour
• salt to taste

Procedure

Mix the besan with the milk and keep aside .

Heat oil in a pan, add cummin seeds, urad dal, green chilli and fry. Add the onions and fry till translucent then add the potato and salt fry till it become tender.

Now add chopped palak stir, then add the milk mixture and mix nicely. And let it cook till palak is done.Serve immediately with roti or rice.

Note: Adding besan to milk will avoid the milk to curdle.

Sinful Spinach Pizza

Planing to invite a few friends for a pizza party, you can surprise them with this pizza.This delicious homemade pizza with some delicious toppings with prebought pizza base can make your party grow wild.Who said a perfect pizza has to have italian flavors,I have experimented with indian flavors ... it has a exceptional taste that will make your taste buds dance.So enjoy the recipe and celebrate your pizza party

Ingredients :
Palak/Spinach Sauce

• 2 cups tightly packed spinach
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onions
• 1/2 cup finely chopped tomatoes
• 1 tbsp kasuri methi
• 1 tsp dhania/coriander powder
• 1/4 tsp garam masala
• 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
• 1 tsp chopped garlic
• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp finely chopped green chilli
• 1/4 tsp cummin/jeera seeds
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• salt to taste

Topping

•  1/2 cup paneer cubes (1/2 inch paneer)
• 1/2 cup sliced mushroom
• 1/4 cup boiled sweetcorn
• 1 tsp kasuri methi
• 1/4 tsp coriander powder
• 1/4 tsp chilli flakes
• 1/4 tsp chat masala
• 1 tsp oil
• 1/4 tsp salt

And

• 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese
• 4 pan size pizza base

Take a bowl and mix all the ingredient in toppings and let it marinate for 20 minutes.Boil the spinach for 2 minutes in microwave and make a puree out of it.

To make sauce heat oil in the pan add cummin seeds and when it splutters add onion and garlic, and let it fry till onion becomes translucent. Then add ginger garlic paste fry for another 1 min, then add tomatoes till they become soft. Add all the masalas and fry till begins to saturate. Now add spinach puree and let it boil for 5 min on medium flame.Add kasuri methi cook for a minute and switch off the flame.

To prepare the pizza , spread the sauce on the pizza base, sprinkle mozzarella cheese, add the toppings and grill it for 8-9 minutes.Your pizza is ready to eat.