Carrot Cheese Paratha | Carrot Paratha | Paratha Recipe

Carrot Cheese Paratha, a delicious stuffed paratha that can be prepared in no time.  I have been thought of making this paratha for every long time, but ST is not fond of any meal with slight sweet in it. Also I was thinking that the paratha might have slight sweet in it,because of carrot. Finally keep the doubts aside and tried it last week, Yes it has mild sweet taste but not at all overpowering and with other spices and cheese, it tastes so good. Even ST had it without any complaints :- ). Ok, now let's check out how to make this super easy carrot paratha. 

Carrot Cheese Paratha

Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 20 mins | Serves : 2 
Recipe Category: Paratha | Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients
For dough
Wheat flour - 1 cup
Oil - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste
Water - as needed
For Stuffing
Carrot - 2 
Cheese - 1/2 cup
Red chili powder - 1/4 tsp
Garam masala powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt - to taste

Procedure

Take the flour in a bowl, add salt & oil and mix it with flour well. Then add water to the flour.Mix it with your hand and gather it together as a single mass , now knead the dough well until the surface looks smooth.Cover it with lid and set aside for minimum 15 mins.Next grate the carrot finely and add into the bowl along with the other ingredients of the stuffing. Mix it well.Pinch medium lemon sized balls from the dough and roll it as smooth. Take the rolling pin and roll into small disc, place the stuffing in the center.Pleat the sides towards the center and seal it. Keep the sealed edge downside and roll into thick paratha(if needed add more flour for dusting).Heat the tava, grease it will oil and place the rolled paratha on it.Cook it on both side until the brown spots appears on both sides.Tada, Tasty Carrot Paratha is ready.

Notes:

• You can add more or less cheese as per liking.
• Here i have used Mozzarella cheese,but you can use any cheese you like.
• Grate the carrot finely, it helps to roll the paratha evenly.
  

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Spinach and Corn Sandwich | Sandwich Recipe

Spinach and Corn Sandwich, a healthy and tasty sandwich made from spinach and corn. It's one of my recent favorite sandwich to make for our breakfast. It's quick to put together and also taste absolute delicious with gooey and cheesy stuffing inside. This recipe is also so versatile, you can add more or less of ingredients as per your liking. Here in the recipe, for the stuffing, i have used hung curd, but sometimes i had used sour cream also , both taste equally good. So use whatever available in your pantry. For extra cheesy texture, i have used mozzarella cheese here, but without cheese also, it tastes awesome. Now let's check out how to make this cheesy and tasty spinach corn sandwich. 

Spinach and Corn Sandwich

Preparation Time : 5 mins | Cooking Time : 15 mins | Serves : 2 
Recipe Category: Sandwich | Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients
Bread Slices - 8
Corn kernels - 1/4 cup
Spinach - 1 cup(tightly packed)
Hung Curd/ Sour cream - 2 tbsp
Garlic - 2
Italian seasoning - 1/2 tsp
Mozzarella cheese - 4 tbsp
Olive oil - 1 tsp
Salt & Pepper powder - to taste
Butter for toasting

Procedure

First finely minced the garlic and roughly cut the spinach into small pices and keep it ready. Heat a pan with olive oil,add the garlic saute till it fragrant, then add the corn and saute it in the oil for 2 mins.Then add the chopped spinach and mix it well. Let the spinach cook, then add the salt, pepper powder and italian seasoning. Mix it well. Switch off the flame and let it cool completely.In a bowl, take the hung curd,add spinach & corn masala into it ,mix it well.Take the bread slices, add the needed stuffing and spread it evenly and on the top add 1 tbsp of cheese and close it with another bread slice.Heat the tava, add the needed butter for toasting the bread, place the prepared sandwich on the tava and cook on both sides till it becomes golden brown. Slice and serve.Tasty and healthy Spinach & corn sandwich is ready to serve. 

Notes:

• Let the spinach mixture comes to room temperature before mixing it with curd/sour cream.
• Adjust the seasoning as per your liking.
• Serve immediately otherwise it becomes soggy.
  

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Chili Cheese Toast | Bread Toast | Toast Recipe

Chili Cheese toast, an quick and easy to make make bread toast that you can serve this as breakfast or as snack in the evening. I have seen lot of recipe for chili cheese toast using chopped chili and i too tried that way,but i'm not big fan of those toast as i couldn't bear the hotness of chilies while biting. I need whole glass of water to reduce the heat in my mouth even if i accidentally bite little bit of chilies in any dishes.So mostly i tried to avoid adding chopped chilies in my  dishes and even if i have added for flavor, cautiously remove them before having.

This recipe for chili cheese toast recipe is from the book "Love,Loss and What we ate" by Padma Lakshmi. I love the idea of grinding the chili and use as spread instead of adding chopped chili,that way you can reduce the hotness as per your like. But I find it difficult to grind chili alone in my mixie jar, so added little amount of coriander leaves, that's my little addition to the original recipe. But if you have hand motor & pestle, then omit the coriander leaves and make the chili paste in it. 

Chili Cheese Toast

Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 10 mins | Serves : 1 or 2 
Recipe Category: Toast | Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients
Bread - 4 slices
Chili - 3
Mozzarella Cheese - 1/4 to 1/3 cup
Lemon juice - 1 tsp
Capsicum(chopped) - 1/4 cup
Salt - to taste
Coriander leaves(chopped) - 2 tsp
Butter - to toast

Procedure

In a blender/mixie jar, add chilies, lemon juice and salt.And finally add the coriander leaves and grind into coarse mixture. Keep all the other ingredients ready for toast.Take a bread slice, spread the chili mixture evenly and then add the capsicum and cheese as needed.Heat a pan with butter and keep the flame in low for entire cooking, place the bread slice and cover it with lid.Toast the bread till the cheese starts to melt, remove from the plan and cut diagonally into two and it's ready to serve.Serve warm along with your favorite juice.

Notes:

• Keep the flame in low while toasting the bread, otherwise the bottom will get burnt before the cheese melts.
• Cover the pan with lid helps to melt the cheese quickly.
• You can use any kind of cheese you like.
• I have used green and red capsicum,you can use any color you like.
• Capsicum is optional, you can skip it. 

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