Pavbhaji Bites

Pavbhaji Bites in Marathi

Ingredients:
8 French Bread Pieces (1 Inch)
1 Cup Pavbhaji
Shredded Cheese
Chopped Cilantro for garnishing


Method:
1) Cut French bread into 1-inch pieces. Put them into a container and keep the lid little open. It will make bread little crisp.
2) Arrange 7-8 bread pieces on oven safe baking trey. Spread 1 tbsp Pavbhaji on each bread piece. Sprinkle little shredded cheese.
3) Preheat oven on 350 F. Bake these Pavbhaji bites for 10-12 minutes or until cheese melts.
Garnish with chopped Cilantro and serve hot.
These pavbhaji bites are great Tea Time Snack.

Labels:
pavbhaji bites, Spicy Snacks, pavbhaji recipe, bhaji pav recipe, leftover recipe, party snacks, pavbhaji snacks, mumbai pavbhaji

Patti Shankarpale

Patti Shankarpale

Savory shankarpale (Diamond shaped fried chips) from leftover patti.

Here is Recipe for Patti Samosa. You can make delicious and crunchy chips from the leftover pattis. I like these small, crunchy chips very much, and I purposly make few patties extra to make Shankarpale. Sweeter version, more popular one, of Shankarpale is traditionally made during Diwali. Savory or Sweet, Shankarpale/Shankarpali are rectancle or diamonds, usually with the "jagged edges" that are created by a special cutter.
Recipe for Patti Shankarpale...

Ingredients:
Remaining patti samosa's wrappers
red chili powder
salt to taste
chat masala
Oil for deep frying

Method:
1) Cut the remaining wrappers (patti) into 1 inch diamond chips using a pizza cutter or a sharp knife .
2) Deep fry in the oil until golden brown on medium heat.Drain on paper towel.
3) Put these chips in a bowl. Sprinkle red chili powder, salt and chat masala. Mix it well.
4) Store in an airtight container.

Labels:
Shankarpale, Snack recipe, Shankarpari, spicy shankarpale recipe, Savory shankarpale

Phodani Bhat

Phodani Bhat

Makeover of Leftover rice.

Ingredients:
2 cups left over cooked rice
1/3 cup small slices of Carrot
1/2 cup green peas
1 small bell pepper thinly sliced lengthwise
1/4 cup sliced French beans
3-4 Dry Red Chilies
3-4 tbsp vegetable Oil
1/2 tsp Asafoetida
1 tsp Cumin seeds
4-5 curry leaves
2 tbsp lime juice
1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro
Salt to taste


Method:
1) Separate cooked rice grains gently.
2) Heat 3-4 tbsp oil in a frying pan. Temper with asafoetida, cumin seeds, curry leaves and dried red chilies. De seed chilies before use, if you want to take out the heat from the dish.
3) Reduce heat on medium. Add sliced French beans and peas. Cover with lid and Cook it for 2 minutes. Then add bell pepper, carrot slices and sauté. Cover with lid and let it cook for 1-2 minutes. Don’t overcook these vegetables as we need them half cooked. Add some salt while cooking the vegetables.
4) Finally add rice and sauté. Cover the pan for couple of minutes. We have already added salt while cooking vegetables so add salt accordingly. Add lime juice and mix well. Fry for 1 minute. Garnish with cilantro and then serve hot.

Labels:
Leftover rice recipe, healthy rice recipe, rice and vegetables, fried rice and veggies, Fried Rice, Leftover Rice, Fried Leftover Rice, Phodanicha bhat, phodni bhat