Double Whammy Eggroll

Now that Festive season is approaching, my next posts are going to full of festive Indian sweets and savoury snacks, all waiting to be gorged upon. But this one is not one of those festive mood ones. It's no simple egg-roll, it is heavy, rich, laden with all those heart-beat stopping indulgences, that everyone should enjoy, once in a while... So, you might say, just a sneak-peek to what's coming...

For Flour Tortilla :
4 parts Refined Wheat Flour (Maida)
3 parts Wheat Flour (Atta)
1 part Gram Flour
Salt to taste
Red Chilly Powder
Mix all dry ingredients, and knead with cold water to make a soft pliable dough. Let it stand for 1/2 hour.

For Omelette :
2 Eggs
Green Chillies, finely chopped
Fresh Coriander, chopped
Salt to taste

For Filling :
4 Garlic-Onion Cocktail Sausages OR 2 Breakfast Sausages
Onions or Green Onions, finely sliced
Mayonnaise
Tomato-Chilly Sauce
Cheese Slice, very very optional

Make the filling first, so then assembling the egg-roll is quick and easy.

Slice the sausages, lengthwise, and cook them in a pan/skillet using little butter. Turn them over once a side is little brown and cooked.

Divide the chopped Onions in 2 parts; To 1 part, add Mayonnaise and mix well. To the 2nd, add Tomato-Chilly sauce. You can use any chilly sauce to balance the Mayonnaise.

Flour Tortilla :
Make a flat ball of dough, around 2" in diameter.

Using a rolling pin, roll out a thin tortilla, 8" in diameter.

Heat a pan or skillet, up to smoking and then turn down the heat... Then put the rolled out dough, to cook it one side for 4-5 minutes and then turn over. Let it brown for 6-7 minutes.

Omelette :
Heat a pan or skillet, up to smoking and turn down the heat. Add some butter+oil to grease the surface.

Break 2 eggs in a bowl. Add a spoonful of Coriander and 1/4 tsp chopped Chillies. Add a pinch of salt and whip well.

Pour the egg mixture, when the flour tortilla is done on 1 side and you are about to flip it.. That ways, 1st side of the omelette and the 2nd side of the tortilla will be cooked in approximately the same time.

When the 2nd side is done, take it off the pan and put it over the omelette, with 2nd side facing the undone side of the eggs.

After sometime, turn it over so that, the flour side of the omelette is browned enough.

Now take omelette off the pan and set it over a foil piece or tissue paper.

Lay down the cooked sausages at the middle of the omelette(Over the narrow slices of cheese, if you choose to..). Then add the Mayo-Onions and then the Chilly Sauced Onions.

Roll tight shut using the foil and serve hot with fries and coke.

Pie, Pie, Apple Pie

Yes, these are my newest obsession and I just can't have enough of them; both making and having them!!! Apple Pies have this amazing therapeutic quality about them, which just relaxes you while you are making the crust or slicing apples, and of course, devouring a warm slice has no bounds of relaxation. So, I am sharing a recipe, taking elements from many around on the internet..

3-4 Apples (over ripe would work perfectly)
2 cups Flour (Maida)
100 gms Salted Butter (Chilled)
1 cup Sugar
2 eggs
2-3 bars Cinnamon and 3-4 Cloves ground with 1/4 cup Sugar
1/2 tsp Vanilla Essence + 1 tbsp Honey (mixed together)
1 egg to brush over

1. Cut the chilled butter in cubes and add Flour. Rub them in lightly, until it is crumbly.

2. Add sugar and eggs, to form a dough. I first used granulated sugar, and fine sugar the next time. Frankly speaking, no real difference in taste, except granulated sugar gives a better crust.

3. Divide the dough in 2 slightly unequal parts and let the dough harden and chill in the fridge.

4. Now time to peel and slice the apples. Add lemon juice to the slices so they don't turn black.

5. Roll out the bigger part on a floured surface.

6. Lay rolled out base in a baking dish, taking the shape of the base, smoothly. Then arrange the Apple slices evenly.

7. Sprinkle the spiced sugar, quite elaborately and then add honey mixture...

8. Roll out the smaller part too and cover the dish, sealing off the edges.

9. Fork it to let the steam escape and brush over a whipped egg.. I made it in a Microwave+Grill at 600W for 20 Minutes..

Homemade Tomate Sauce Pizza

Home-made pizza is no comparison to the commercial ones. They have better ovens, automated, perfecto temperatures etc etc. But home-made pizzas have such an earthy taste, so warm. A very simple recipe. using both my Microwave-Grill oven and gas stove. Another plus is the home-made tomato sauce.

Tomato Sauce Ingredients:
10 ripe Tomatoes (Purée in a blender)
1 tbsp chopped onion
1 tbsp minced garlic
2 tsp sugar
1 tbsp olive oil
2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp dried basil
1 tbsp chopped fresh basil
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
salt and pepper to taste

Method:
1. Sauté the Garlic and Onions in the olive oil for 5 minutes and add the other ingredients except the basil.
2. Simmer and cover the pizza sauce for about 15-20 minutes, keep stirring in between.
3. Add the chopped basil when the sauce is ready. If during the simmering, the sauce becomes too thick, add some water.
4. Let the sauce cool down before using.

Now for the pizza. I use a 6" dia base. My oven won't house any bigger.

Pizza Ingredients:
6" dia Pizza base
Chicken Sausages (Italian+Herbed) Cut at an angle
1/2 cup Mozzarella cheese
Processed Cheese Slices
1/2 tsp Thyme
1 tbsp Olive oil

Method
I first heated a skillet on gas stove. Since I was using a Grill with top-heat, cooking the base is equally important.

Spread Tomato sauce over the Pizza base. Sprinkle some Thyme and cover with Sausage slices. Cover with grated Mozerella cheese and Processed cheese slices. Dab on some Olive Oil.

Keep the Base on a Grill-stand, near to heat. Grill for 10-15 minutes till cheese melts. Then take out the Pizza carefully and place it on the skillet. And let the base get brown. Slice and enjoy.

Simplest Panini, EVER!!!

Bread, in my family home , is considered the lazy's food... As in, if no one's in a mood to cook up a meal, we'll just have sandwich (sliced Cucumber, boiled Potato, Tomato, Onion, Cheese, Butter and Mint-Coriander Chutney) or toast (Every thing above and Grilled!). But now, there's a whole new meaning to sandwiches, grilled and beyond.. Veggies, Chicken Sausage, Salmon, Plain Cheese, salted, peppered and what not..

What I have got today is probably the simplest panini, ever, which takes the minimum time possible. Just simple ingredients and lots and lots of flavour..

I know brown bread is more healthy, but it doesn't have that chewiness of the white bread.. If you have boiled Potatoes at hand, even marvellous, but if not, nothing to fear, my dear... Just peel some potatoes, slice'em up, toss them in a Microwave safe bowl, with salt, red chilli powder and some water.. Microwave, till they are done..

BEFORE

AFTER

Now, once the Potatoes are done, it's only a matter of slicing things, putting together and putting in the Panini-maker.

Put Cheese Slices on the bread.

Add cooked Potatoes

Add Onion Ring, Coriander leaves, Basil and Oregano. Top it up with a Bead slice.

Heat the Panini-Maker, put the sandwich and add little Butter on top for color.

YUMM!

Golden Crispy Goodness

TAKE A BIG MOUTHFUL!!!