Tortilla (Wheat Flour)

I love Mexican food. It is easy to prepare and with few ingredients you can make almost all the vegetarian mexican dishes. Earlier I use to buy tortilla from store, but thought of making this time at home. 

To make Tortilla (Wheat Flour) you will need :-

1/2 cup whole wheat flour

3/4 cup All Purpose flour

Salt to taste

1 cup water

2-3 tablespoon oil

Take a pot and both the flour, salt and oil. Mix well. Add water slowly little at time and then make a dough like paratha. Allow it to rest for about 10-15 minutes. Cover it with lid while dough is resting. Make small balls out of dough and roll it with the help of rolling pin. If required take more flour to roll it.  Now heat skillet on medium flame. When skillet gets hot place tortilla on it. Cook both the sides till light golden brown spots are seen on it.

How to freeze Blueberry....

I just love berries. It can be used to make juice, smoothie, ice-cream, flavored yogurt, as topping on ice-cream, in making cupcakes, pancakes,pudding, etc.

Wash blueberry and then pat dry them. Allow water to dry completely out of it. I had put them on kitchen towel till they are dry completely. Now take a Ziploc bag and put all the blueberry in it and then close it by removing all the air out of it. Place this bag in freezer. Blueberry will freeze in around 1-2 hours. 

It stays good for about 1 month in freezer. Just take out the amount of blueberry you want to use and immediately store in the way it is mentioned in above paragraph. 

Blueberry Lemonade

Summer season is on and we need something refreshing everyday so that we can keep ourselves cool in this hot summer. Last week blueberry was on sale and I thought of making something which I have not made it before. I thought of making lemonade out of it and it turned out too good.

To make Blueberry Lemonade you will need :-

1/4 cup washed blueberry

3 cups of water

1 big lemon juice

Salt to taste

2 teaspoon sugar

1/4 teaspoon cumin powder

Take a mixture jar and add blueberry, water, lemon juice, sugar, salt and cumin powder and churn them. Now pass this mixture from strainer. Take to another container and refrigerate it and serve.

You can make this ahead of time for about 2-3 hours before serving. The color of lemonade looks so tempting that you cannot resist from having it!!!!

Roasted Masala Corn Cob

From last 2-3 week it is nice weather over here. It has been raining and clouds all around most of the days. This reminds me of India's monsoon season. We use to bring 7-8 corn cob and roast and boil and eat in rainy weather. I thought of doing same thing over here.

To make Roasted Masala Corn  Cob you will need :-

1 corn cob

Pinch of red chilly powder

Salt as required

1/2 lemon juice

Take out all the leaves layers of the corn. Now take this to the stove and roast by turning it over time to get roasted evenly on all the sides on low flame. Roast till dark spots are seen. Be careful while roasting it. Now take out of stove and then hold it with cloth or paper towel so that you don't burn yourself from hot steam out of corn cob. Cut half the lemon and remove the seeds. Put salt and red chilly powder and gently pressing it rub on the corn cob. Enjoy hot or at room temperature.

I like to serve when it is hot or when it is little warm. If you want to serve at room temperature then allow it to cool down after removing it from stove and whenever you want to eat at that time you can add masala on it.

How to make sandwich more flavorful......

I like to add Indian taste in my some of the recipes. I just love bread and always try to make new sandwich from it.

To make your sandwich more flavorful sprinkle chaat masala on vegetables and the sides of bread where you apply your ketchup, butter or any chutney. Try this and you will love to eat this sandwich as it will surely add more flavor to it. 

Burger

Burger is loved by most of us. I like to make the food which I like in restaurant at home. My mother makes in India everytime burger at home. She always gives Indian taste to it. At home there is flexibility of taste. Everyone can make their own as per their choice by adding cheese, mayonnaise, chutney, mustard, etc.

To make Burger at home you will need :-

2 burger buns

3-4 teaspoon coriander chutney

5-6 tomato slices

3-4 onion slices

5-6 tablespoon ketchup

2 potato patties

Butter as required

Potato Patties
2 boiled potatoes
2 tablespoon bread crums
1/2 teaspoon ginger chilly paste
Salt to taste
Sugar to taste
1 teaspoon garam masala
Pinch of turmeric powder
Oil for roasting

Boil potatoes and then peel of the skin and all the ingredients except oil. Mix well. Make patties out of it. Take skillet and roast the patties applying oil on both sides. When they become golden brown color its done.

Take burger buns and apply butter on both the sides and roast them. Apply on one side coriander chutney then put a slice of tomato, place potato patti on top of it and then finish it with slice of onion. On the other side apply ketchup and then cover the other side.

You can also add cucumbers and lettuce if you like. I made it very simple.

Handvo Khichu

Gujarati food is full of variety. It can be twisted and with your own taste you can make it you like.  Handva khichu is made by my grandmother and she passed this recipe to my mother. This is my father's favorite so my mother makes this often.

To make Handva Khichu  will need :-

1 cup handva flour

2 cups water

2 tablespoon oil

2 cloves

1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds

Salt to taste

1 teaspoon red chilly powder

1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder

2 tablespoon yogurt

1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds

2-3 curry leaves

Take one teaspoon oil and mix with handva flour and make it moist.Take a big bowl and add oil to it. Add oil in it and add mustard seeds and cumin seeds and allow it to crackle. Add curry leaves to it. Add water to it and add handva flour. Add all the spices and yogurt to it. Mix well. Cover it with lid and allow it to cook for 5-10 minutes. In between stir well otherwise it will stick to bottom. When it gets cooked properly serve hot. Drizzle some oil on top of it before serving.

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Fruit Sandwich

Fruits are great source of energy. I do not like it too much but I make many dishes from it so that I can have it in my daily meal. 

To make Fruit Sandwich you will need :-

2 tablespoon nutella 

1 ripe banana sliced

7-8 orange segments

2 bread slices

Apply nutella evenly on both the bread slices. Put ripe bananas and orange segments on it and close other side. Enjoy at room temperature or chilled.

You can also add strawberry, apples,pineapples, etc and make it the way you like. 

Flavored Tortilla available at....

I was searching for something new and to my surprise I found out tortilla with different flavors. They look so fresh and yummy.

I found out Mission tortilla in  Garden Spinach Herb Flavor and Sundried Tomato Basil. It is stated as Wraps on it but its same as tortilla.

It is available in Ralphs (Kroger) and Walmart.

How to store Guacamole for long time

Last week Avocado was on sale and I thought of freezing them. I and my husband both love Guacamole and we enjoy with chips, burrito, and as spread on toasted bread, etc.

To store guacamole for long time first make guacamole (already shared recipe) and take it to airtight container. You can use pyrex or Rubbermaid container whichever you like. I stored in both the container (pyrex and rubbermaid). Freeze it in refrigerator for about a week or more. Store in small quantity and take out atleast 1 hour prior to use. In both the container (pyrex and rubbermaid) guacamole was in good condition, so you can choose container as per your choice.

Note :- I have not added tomatoes and onion while freezing it, that I added after it came to room temperature before use because it may loose some water or change the taste of guacamole.

Uttapam Sandwich

Whenever sandwich word occurs to your mind, it means bread and different vegetables and other stuffing of your choice. Today I will share you unique sandwich by using uttapam. I made very small size uttapam and added my favorite chutney to it.

To make Uttapam Sandwich you will need :-

6-8 small uttapam

3-4 tablespoon coriander chutney

3-4 tablespoon ketchup

1-2 teaspoon red chilly and garlic chutney

Take one uttapam and apply coriander chutney on it, on another either ketchup or garlic chilly chutney and make layers of it. Enjoy with a cup of tea or if you want to add vegetables of your choice then it can be served as meal in lunch or dinner.

Tip of the Day- Making Enchilada Sauce more flavorful

Hey guys I want to share you the secret of making Enchilada sauce more flavorful. It is very easy and you do not have to put more work to make it.

Just add tomato soup to Enchilada sauce to make it more flavorful. I tried it and it was loved by everyone. Just mix both the sauce as per your choice and you will see the difference in taste. It also gives little volume to the sauce.

Your enchilada will not dry up easily and it will feel juicy and more flavorful.