Eggplant Rasam

Ingredients:

 

Eggplant-1 large
Green chillies-4
Garlic-4 cloves
Corriander leaves-1 cup
Mint leaves-1/4 cup
Cumin seeds-1 tbsp
Corriander seeds-1 tbsp
Salt-to taste
Sugar-1 tbsp (to taste)
Tamarind-lemon size ball
Onion-1 large

For tempering:
Oil-1 tsp
Mustard seeds-1 tsp
Cumin seeds-1 tsp
Curry leaves-15

Method:

 

1. Cook the eggplant directly on flame until the skin gets burnt and is completely cooked. Once it is cooked, remove the burnt skin, cut and keep it aside. If you see that the eggplant is not cooked completely, cut the pieces and saute in 1 tsp oil till it is cooked.
2. Cook green chillies on flame until slightly burnt.
*To cook veggies directly on flame, I use a grill net that can be placed directly on flame.
3. Blend burnt chillies, garlic, corriander leaves, mint leaves, corriander and cumin seeds and pulse it coarsely. Then add cooked eggplant and grind everything coarsely.
4. Extract tamarind juice into a big bowl. Add the above mixture, onions, salt and sugar to tamarind juice.
5. For tempering, use the ingredients listed under tempering and transfer them to the mix.
6. Serve delicious eggplant rasam with hot steamed rice. Serve papad/stuffed okra etc on the side.

Baked Falafel

Ingredients:

 

Chickpeas-1 cup dry

Garlic-3 cloves

Cumin powder-2 tbsp

Lemon-1/2

Corriander-1/2 cup

Salt-To taste

Olive oil-1 tbsp

Method:

 

1. Soak  chickpeas overnight and boil them till soft.

2. Blend all the ingredients together.

3. Heat the oven to 350F.

4. Grease the baking sheet. Roll the mixture into small balls and flatten them into thick patties. Grease the top surface of the patties as well.

5. Bake each side till brown on both sides (10-15 min each side).

Serving suggestion:

Take a pita bread and spread the hummus inside pita pocket. Add falafel, onion, salsa, lettuce, sour cream, cheese and serve them!

Veggie Pizza

Ingredients:

Thin crust pizza base-1
Tomato sauce-4 tbsp
Cheese (Four cheese Mexican blend)-1/2 cup
Red Bell pepper-1/2
Mushrooms-4
Alapeno-1/2

Method:

 

1. Set oven to 450 C. Spread tomato sauce on the base evenly.
2. Spread 1/4 cup of cheese, add sliced veggies and then add the remaining cheese. 
3. Keep it in the oven for 10 min or until the base becomes crusty (check the instructions on the cover of pizza base for time). 
4. Sprinkle salt and red chilli flakes and serve hot. Enjoy!