Avocado Sandwich | Guacamole Sandwich | Sandwich Recipe

Avocado Sandwich ,another easy yet super creamy & delicious sandwich.I have tried this sandwich so many times for breakfast and it's finger licking delicious each time. The best thing about this sandwich is  the creamy stuffing inside the butter toasted bread,when you bite together it's so yummy.So I suggest you to serve this sandwich as soon as prepared,otherwise the bread becomes soggy. 

To check out my other sandwich recipes too.

Avocado Sandwich

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

Ingredients
Bread - 8 slices
Avocado(ripe) - 2
Onion(chopped) - 2 tbsp
Coriander leaves(chopped) - 2 tbsp
Jalapeno - 1
Lemon - 1
Salt - to taste
Mozzarella cheese - 2 to 3 tbsp
Butter - to toast  

Procedure

First finely chop the onions,coriander leaves & jalapeno into small pieces and keep it ready.Cut the avocado into two, remove the seed and scoop out the flesh into the bowl.Mash the avocado into smooth paste with fork,immediately squeeze the lemon juice. into it.Then add the onions,coriander leaves & jalapeno into the avocado along with required salt and give a good mix.Take a slice of bread and apply the avocado mixture on one side of the bread and sprinkle cheese on the top.Cover it with another bread, heat the tawa and grease it with butter generously and the place the sandwich and cook till both sides become crispy.
That's Tasty & Healthy Avocado Sandwich is ready.

Notes:

• You can use any types of onions you like,here i used red onions.
• If you like, you can add some chopped tomatoes.
• Depends on the spice you want, adjust the jalapeno.
• Once you mashed the avocado,immediately squeeze the lemon juice and mix it thoroughly,it prevents the color change of avocado.
• Mash the avocado as per your liking either smoothly or chunky.
• I used brown bread here, but you can use any type of bread you prefer.
  

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Triangle Paratha | Layered Paratha | Paratha Recipe

Triangle paratha, an easy layered paratha made with wheat flour. Compared to other layered paratha, this triangle paratha can be made quickly and the paratha is so flaky with all those layers.

I had tasted this paratha often in restaurants, but very rarely I make it at home.When I got bored of regular chapati / roti, it would make this. They are super soft and with simple curry it tastes awesome.

Why is it called Triangle Paratha ? 

Simply because of its triangle shape :-) 

Related : How to make Soft Chapati

Which brand of Atta flour am i using ?

I've been using ashirwad brands of Atta flour for all my rotis & paratha for years now. Atta flour is also a wheat flour but it's super fine compared to the wheat flour that is available all over North America stores. 

Though I have used wheat flour from local stores for plain roti and chapati, I prefer to use atta flour for all layered paratha for the best result.

Related : How to make Rumali Roti 

Tips to get the beautiful layers in Paratha?

• The dough should be soft and pliable, if the dough is too sticky, then the layers will merge and you won't get that beautiful layers after cooking the paratha. 
• Make sure to sprinkle some flour while folding the paratha. It will help to separate the layers well.
• Roll the paratha when you're ready to cook. Rolling and keeping the dough uncooked for a longer time also merge the layers. 
  

Related : How to make Mushroom Capsicum Masala

Triangle Paratha

Preparation Time : 30 mins | Cooking Time : 20 mins | Makes : 9 
Recipe Category: Paratha | Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Triangle Paratha, Layered Paratha, Triangle paratha, an easy layered paratha made with wheat flour.

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Ingredients
Wheat Flour - 2 cups
Oil - 1 tsp + extra for rolling & cooking paratha
Salt - 1/2 tsp 
Water - 1 cup(approx)

Procedure

Take the flour and salt in a bowl & mix well, then add  1 tsp of oil to the flour and mix it well.Then add water little by little to make a pliable dough with hand.

Knead the dough for 2 mins and cover it with plate and keep aside for 30 mins. After 30 mins, make 9 equal sized ball from the dough. 

Dust the working counter with flour and take one ball of dough at a time and roll into thin sheets with the help of rolling pin.Using pastry brush, apply oil all over the sheets.

Once the oil is applied all over, sprinkle some flour &  then fold into half as shown below.

Now again fold the dough into  half and it look like triangle,then dust the flour on both sides of the dough.

And then gently roll into bigger triangle with rolling pin.In the mean time, heat the tawa. Once tawa is ready, grease it with oil & add the rolled paratha.

Apply some oil on the top and cook on both sides till the brown spots appears on the paratha.Remove it on the plate and do the same for the remaining dough.

Tasty & layered triangle paratha is ready.

Related : More Roti & Paratha Recipes

Related : How to make Lachha Paratha

Notes:

• Instead of oil, you can use ghee to brush the rolled sheets to enhance the taste & flavor.
• The dough shouldn't be sticky, otherwise the layers would merge and couldn't get separate layers after cooking.
• Keep the flame in medium for entire process.

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Thuvadesi Feast | Thuvadesi Sapadu | Vazha ilai Sapadu

As today is Thuvadasi(துவாதசி), i have prepared typical south indian meal(vazha illai Sapadu) to break the Vaikuntha Ekadasi Viratham. Thuvadasi is the day after Ekadasi.In our family, we observe Vaikuntha Ekadasi viratham,on that particular day, we used to go to Vishnu temple to see "Sorga Vasal" opening and i vaguely remember, in our childhood days, we used to buy paramapatham(a board game) to play on that particular day(don't know what's the significance of playing that game on Ekadsai)from the temporary shop infront of the temple.
Coming to the food on that day, we eat only idli or dosai and strictly avoid rice on that day.So the next day morning itself, we prepare this Vazha illai sapadu(feast in banana leaf) to break the fasting of not eating rice😀  As this year, i lucky got banana leaf here, i thought of sharing what i have prepared on this day.

Thuvadesi Sapadu

Preparation Time : 30 mins | Cooking Time : 2 hrs  | Serves : 4 
Recipe Category: Meals | Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients
To see individual recipe for the ingredients

• Mixed Veg Poriyal
• Aviyal
• Thadiyankai Thayir Pachai
• Thakali Pachadi
• Appalam
• Mixed Veg Sambar
• Rice
• Curd
• Banana
• Jack fruit

Poriyal(instead of beans, i used avarkai in this poriyal)

Aviyal

Thadiyankai Thayir Pachadi

Thakali Pachadi

Sutta Appalam in Microwave

Mix Veg Sambar

And the complete Meal

In our home, amma always make agathi keerai poriyal on thuvadasi, as i couldn't find here,i skip that.

PS: This is our way of observing Ekadasi Viratham on our families for generations.So if you're newly married or dont know how to observe Viratham, check with your family elders and keep this as refferal for making the meal .

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Apple Cinnamon Milkshake | Apple Milkshake | Apple Smoothie

Apple Milkshake, an easy & healthy milkshake that you can have it on even breakfast itself.It's so fulfilling and very tasty.Put all the ingredients in the blender and within few secs,you're milkshake is ready.In this recipe,you can use whole or %2 or no fat milk.I have used whole milk to get rich taste and even you can top up with vanilla icecream for extra richness.

Apple Milkshake

Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 0 mins | Serves : 1 
Recipe Category: Drinks | Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients
Apple - 1 
Chilled Milk - 1/2 cup
Honey - to taste
Cinnamon powder - 1/4 tsp

Procedure

First wash the apple well and then cut into small pieces. Put it in the mixie jar along with milk.Then add the honey and blend into smooth in mixie/blender.Pour it in the glass and sprinkle cinnamon powder on the top.That's it, Tasty Apple MilkShake is ready to serve.

Notes:

• Instead of honey, you can use sugar or any sweetness as per your liking.
• If you want dominant cinnamon flavor, add extra 1/4 tsp of cinnamon powder while blending.
• If you prefer,peel the skin of the apple.

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Vegetable Fried Rice | Restaurant Style Fried Rice | Rice Recipe

Vegetable fried rice, an easy & quick to prepare Indo chinese rice recipe. It's one of the most famous rice recipes that you can find from star restaurants to road side shops in India.

If you have been reading my blog regularly, you might know that we are kind of people who likes typical south Indian meal for lunch rather than this kind of rice(now in 2021, our taste buds have been changed over the years and we  like this fried rice as equally as any South Indian meals ).But occasionally i would make them, paired with some manchurian, every time while i'm trying, i adjust the ingredients more or less to replicate the restaurant style fried rice.

After a few trials, this recipe became a keeper for a while.It tastes almost like restaurant ones and it doesn't have that dominating soy flavor(which i don't like),it's so mild yet very tasty. 

What vegetables can be added in this fried rice ?

Cabbage, carrot, beans, broccoli, mushroom are the most common vegetables that are used in the fried rice !

Can I add any protein in addition to these vegetables?

Yes, you can add any cooked meat ! For the vegetarian option, you can add paneer(Indian cottage cheese)/tofu, it would taste great with this fried rice.

How to make soft paneer/Indian Cottage Cheese 

How to get restaurant style white fried rice ?

The Color of the rice mainly depends on the soy sauce color. For white rice, try to use light soy sauce and also white pepper powder instead of black ! 

Vegetable Fried Rice

Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 20 mins | Serves : 2 
Recipe Category: Rice | Recipe Cuisine: Indo-Chinese
Veg Fried Rice, Vegetable Fried Rice, Indian Style Fried Rice Vegetable fried rice, an easy & quick to prepare Indo chinese rice recipe.

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Ingredients
Cooked Basmati Rice - 3 cups
Mixed Vegetables - 1 cup
Garlic - 2 tsp(finely minced)
Green onions - 3
Green Chili - 2 
Sesame Oil - 1 tbsp
Soy Sauce - 1 tsp
Pepper powder - 2 tsp
Salt to taste

Procedure

First cook the basmati rice and let it cool completely. In the mean time,chop all the veggies(capsicum,cabbage & carrot) into thin strips,finely minced the garlic & then chop the white part of the green onions and keep it ready.Heat the kadai with oil and then add the garlic.

Saute the garlic till it becomes fragrant and then add the onions & green chili,saute it for 2 mins.Then add all the veggies and saute till the veggies are cooked.

Add soy sauce, pepper powder and salt into veggies and give a good mix.

Add the rice and gently mix it with the veggies.Finally add the green parts of the green onions and switch off the flame.
Tasty & restaurant style Veg Fried Rice is ready.

Related: How to make Pan fried Cauliflower Manchurian

Notes:

• I have already added salt while cooking the rice, so while sauteing, just add salt for the veggies alone.
• Saute the veggies in high flame to get that smoky flavor.
• As we want little extra spice, i added green chili, but you can skip that.
• Adjust the soy sauce as per your liking of that sauce.The amount i mentioned here gives mild flavor of soy sauce.
• Use Sesame oil for great flavor. 
• The veggies should be crunchy, so don't cook till it becomes soft.
• I personally dont like the crunchy beans, so i skip it,but if you would like ,add some.
  

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Dates Truffles | Dates Nuts Truffles | Truffles Recipe

Dates Truffles, an easy to make truffle recipe(no cooking) with natural sweetened.This recipe was inspired from pailinskitchen,as i liked the idea of making truffles with dates & nuts,I have made few changes as per my liking and the available ingredients in my pantry on last weekend and it turned out so chocolatey and tasty,even you couldn't identify that these are made with dates.So bookmark this to try on coming Valentine day for your loved ones.

Dates Truffles

Preparation Time : 20 mins | Cooking Time : 0 mins | Makes : 12 
Recipe Category: Dessert | Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients
Dates(chopped & pitted) - 2/3 cup
Nuts & dried fruits - 1 cup(i used walnut,cashew & raisins)
Cocoa Powder - 11/2 to 2 tbsp
Cinnamon powder - 1/4 tsp
Unsweetened Coconut flakes - 1/4 cup

Procedure

Chop the dates into small pieces and put it in the mixie jar and pulse it twice or thrice in mixie/blender until it becomes fine paste.Transfer the dates paste into a bowl and then add the nuts & dried fruits and then shift the cocoa powder into it.Then add the cinnamon powder and mix it well with your fingers until it becomes single mass.Then divide the mixture into 12 equal parts and roll into balls.Finally roll the balls in the coconut flakes. Do the same for the remaining balls.Tasty Dates Nuts Truffles is ready to serve.

Notes:

• Chop the nuts into small pieces.
• You can use any nuts and dry fruits like almonds, apricot, cherries,pistachio.
• I used 11/2 tbsp of cocoa powder, but you can add up to 2 tbsp of cocoa powder for strong flavor.
• If the dates is very hard to process in blender/mixie, soak it in a tbsp of hot water for 15 mins.
• Instead of coconut flakes, you can use the cocoa powder also for rolling the balls to make it more chocolaty.
  
  

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