Category: Snack & appetizers

Breakfast wrap


Wrap’s are one the most satisfying breakfast/lunch meals for me. They’re hearty with a bot of mystery and easy to pack and quick to cook up. It’s a lazy man’s food and I’m not proud of the fact that I’d rather make this instead of an elaborate breakfast or lunch. It’s many fillings make it look like a laborious job, but it actually isn’t. It’s versatile and can be made any way- this is how my husband loves it..

You first need a wrap- it could be your tortilla, chapati, or anything you fancy for a wrap. I happened to have a parantha.

Next things we need is some chopped onions.

I have just added some salt and a dash of pepper and kept them aside.

In my wraps I have used potato patties as a filling- you can find the recipe here but since it’s a wrap and anything goes, you can add in anything, kebabs, sausages, fried vegetables, eggs.. anything.

The next step is the generous lathering of a sauce as a base adding more flavour. I have used fry sauce which is simply mayonnaise + ketchup.

a dollop of mayonnaise

a quick squeeze of ketchup

all mixed up & it’s yum.. add in a dash of tabasco for some zing and we’re good to go.

Now, it’s just a matter of assembling.

so we have the sauce, then the Pattie and the dolloped over onions. Roll them all together without making too much of a mess and VOILA!!!! easiest, tastiest wrap ever..

Enjoy !!!

Potato Patties


Have I said it enough? keep boiled potatoes in your fridge.. it’s a habit and a way of life for me. Anytime of the day, I know I can whip up something magnificent from these humble spuds. They’re versatile and so filling and I love them.

These patties happen to be a part of a wrap which I will post later. easy to make, done within minutes and so very delicious. I made these out of two boiled potatoes and salt and pepper that’s it.  Isn’t this alone a reason to love them ..

Ingredients

2 Boiled potatoes (medium sized)

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

1 tsp oil (any oil)

– mash them all together and form round patties or slightly elongated patties, or whatever shape you love to eat.

Heat oil in a skillet/pan and fry them on both sides. Sometimes the mixture gets very moist in which case add 2 tsp corn flour to bind well. thankfully that wasn’t the case whie making this. Tremendously easy and very filling.

Enjoy!!

Pretzels.. bite size morsels of awesome


Pretzels are these little cute little wonders of joy that can be eaten by the dozen without a second’s break. Either dipped in some sauce or just on their own, Pretzels are by far the fastest disappearing commodity on your table. A delightful snack or eating to kill boredom you have to make pretzels and be completely blown away by their chewy nature. They’re soft and chewy and amazing all at once..

I made these pretzels while I was making the buns and they are made of the same dough, with one alteration which I will tell you about. You can adapt the dough recipe from here

I used around 1/4 of the dough from the buns recipe and laid it neatly on a baking sheet. I sort of pressed it to flatten a bit from the top and stretched the dough to make it long. It was 1/2 inch thick and 1 inch wide and about 8 inches long.

I cut this into bite sized morsels, which were about 1/2 inch in size and let them be for 10 minutes.

Now for the slight alteration in the recipe. For the pretzels to get that chew top and soft center we need to do something pretty drastic. Don’t be alarmed, it’s nothing difficult. Put a saucepan full of water to a boil, making sure the pan is a little deep add in 2 tsp of baking soda. get the water and the baking soda full on boiling….. now…. slowly, gently immerse these pretzel pieces we have cut out into the water. Don’t worry these will not fall apart nor will they turn into goo. Just put them in the boiling water for not more than 10 seconds and gently fish them out.

make sure you don’t leave them in the water for long because that wil definitely turn them into some sort of glue. This entire process will not take long, just put them and pull them out.

Lay them on your baking tray and sprinkle salt on top.. if you want it sweet you can sprinkle powdered sugar and some cinnamon too..

You may notice that already they have changed their texture, becoming a bit light and seeming more porous. You’re in luck, these will tun out such pretty little pretzels.

that’s all bake it for 15-18 minutes at 190℃. Pull them out and let cool before eating. You’ll love them, love them.. so chewy and so tender.