Mexican Vegetable Fajitas

Mexican Vegetable Fajitas

By Chef Shilarna Vaze (Chinu)

From Firangi Tadka

Prep: 30 minutes

Cook: 15 minutes

Method: Easy

Course: Snack

Key Ingredients:

You can also call this a wrap – tortillas wrapped around some simple stuffing and salsa

Ingredients

Medium red capsicum, cut into thin strips 1
Medium yellow capsicum, cut into thin strips 1
Medium green capsicum, cut into thin strips 1
Medium tomato, finely chopped ½
Oil 1 tsp
Medium onion, finely chopped ½
Salt to taste
Tortilla
Cornmeal (makai ka atta) ½ cup
Refined flour (madia) ½ cup + to dust
Baking powder 1 tsp
Salt ¼ tsp
Oil for shallow frying
Topping
Salsa sauce ¼ cup
Hung yogurt (chakka) ¼ cup
Salsa sauce - mix together
Tomato puree ½ cup
Tomato sauce 2 tsps
Medium tomato, finely chopped ½
Fresh coriander leaves, finely chopped 1 tsp
Mexican seasoning ¼ tsp

Methods

Heat 1 tsp oil in a non-stick pan, add onion and saute for 1-2 minutes. Add red, yellow and green capsicums and saute for 5 minutes or till soft.
Add salt and tomato and mix well.
Take cornmeal, refined flour, baking powder and salt in bowl. Mix and add ½ cup of water, a little at a time, and knead till it becomes soft or for 5-10 minutes.
Divide into small balls. Dust the worktop with some flour and roll out the dough balls into thin round tortillas.
Heat sufficient oil in a non-stick pan and shallow fry the tortillas, turning sides and ensuring that they do not puff up till evenly done on both sides.
Just before serving, arrange the tortillas on serving plates, put some salsa sauce and some stuffing on each tortilla and serve.

American Apple Pie

By Chef Shilarna Vaze (Chinu)

By Firangi Tadka

Prep: 35 minutes

Cook: 40 minutes

Method: Moderate

Course: Snack

Key Ingredients:

Apples

An all-time favourite – apple pie gives a lot of comfort

Serving Suggestion : Serve with vanilla ice cream.

Ingredients

Green apples / cooking apples, peeled, sliced and cored 6
Refined flour (maida) 1½ cups + 2-3 tbsps
Frozen butter cubes 1 cup
Sugar 2 tsps
Cinnamon (dalchini) powder 1 tsp
Nutmeg (jaiphal) powder ¼ tsp
Lemon juice 1 tbsp
Soft butter ¼ tsp + as required
Salt to taste

Methods

To make pastry dough mix 1½ cups refined flour, salt and 1 tsp sugar in a bowl. Add frozen butter cubes and rub it in with your fingertips till the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add 5 tbsps water and knead gently to make smooth dough. Wrap in moist muslin cloth and refrigerate for 10-15 minutes.
Take apples, 2-3 tbsps refined flour, 1 tsp sugar, cinnamon powder and nutmeg powder in another bowl and mix gently so that the apple slices do not break. To prevent apple slices from turning black, pour lemon juice over them and mix gently.
Bring out the dough from refrigerator and divide into 2 equal parts. Knead both halves lightly.
Spread a plastic sheet on the worktop and place one portion of dough in the centre. Fold the plastic over and roll out the dough into a disc an inch bigger in diameter than the 9 inch pie mould or pie dish. Similarly roll out the second portion of the dough.
Preheat oven to 200 ºC.
Remove the plastic gently and place 1 disc in the pie dish. Flatten it on the base and along the edges of the mould so that excess dough sticks out. Trim the extra dough and put the pie dish in the refrigerator to set.
Once firm, pierce it all over with a fork. Spread 1 tsp butter and then spread apple mixture evenly on the base. Sprinkle 2 tbsps of the sweet apple mixture water on top and dot with some butter.
Place the second disc over the filling, covering it completely. Trim edges. Make a few slits in top so that the steam can escape. You may use the leftover dough trimmed from the edges to make a design on the top.
Brush the top crust with butter before baking. Place the pie dish in the preheated oven and bake for 40 minutes.
Cut into wedges and serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

American Corn on the Cob

American Corn on the Cob

By Chef Shilarna Vaze (Chinu)

By Firangi Tadka

Prep: 10 minutes

Cook: 10 minutes

Method: Easy

Course: Snack

Key Ingredients:

Corn on the cob

Any time snack – flavourful and piquant corn on the cob can be enjoyed especially during monsoon

Ingredients

Corn on the cobs, boiled 2
Butter 2 tbsps
Cinnamon (dalchini) powder 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Orange zest (narangi ka chilka), grated 1 tsp
Lemon zest (nimbu ka chilka), grated ¼ tsp
Lime zest, grated ¼ tsp

Methods

Take butter, cinnamon powder, salt, orange zest, lemon zest and lime zest in a bowl and mix well.
Roast corn directly on flame, rotating it so that they are evenly roasted all around.
Brush the butter mixture evenly all over and serve.

American Mixed Fruit Floats

American Mixed Fruit Floats

By Chef Shilarna Vaze (Chinu)

By Firangi Tadka

Prep: 30 minutes

Cook: 5 minutes

Method: Easy

Course: Snack

Key Ingredients:

Pineapple
Melon
Orange

A delightful dessert, it will be enjoyed by both children and adults

Ingredients

Coconut, grated 3 tbsps
Pineapple (annanas), cut into small cubes 1 cup
Melon (kharbooj), cut into small cubes 1 cup
Orange, peeled, seeded and cut into small pieces 1
Orange juice 1 cup
Vanilla ice cream as required

Methods

Heat a non-stick pan, add coconut and toast on high heat for 5-6 minutes or till well browned.
Set aside a few pieces of pineapple, melon and orange.
Put remaining pineapple, melon, orange and orange juice in a mixer and blend.
Half fill serving glasses with this mixture. Top with scoops of ice-cream, reserved fruit pieces and roasted coconut and serve immediately.

Apple Coleslaw

By Chef Shilarna Vaze (Chinu)

By Firangi Tadka

Prep: 25 minutes

Cook: 0 minutes

Method: Easy

Course: Snack

Key Ingredients:

Apple

Crunchy and delicious this coleslaw makes a wonderful side dish or even sandwich filling

Health Tips:

Vegetarian mayonnaise

Ingredients

Medium red apples (seb), peeled, cored and cut into thin strips 2
Medium cabbage (pattagobhi), cut into thin strips 1
Carrot (gajar), cut into thin strips ½ cup
Medium onion, thinly sliced 1
Egg 1
Sugar 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Black pepper powder ½ tsp
Mustard paste (rai ka paste) 1 tsp
Lemon juice ½ tbsp
Oil 1 cup
Vinegar (sirka) 1 tsp

Methods

To make mayonnaise, put egg, sugar, ½ tsp salt, pepper powder, mustard paste, lemon juice and 2 tbsps of oil in a mixer jar and blend. Pour remaining oil gradually while running the mixer (If you want a thinner consistency of mayonnaise add less oil). Once done, add vinegar and mix. Transfer into a bowl.
Take apple strips, cabbage, carrot and onion in a salad bowl and mix well. Add mayonnaise and salt and mix well. Transfer into a serving bowl and serve.
This can be used as a filling for sandwiches as well.

Apple Yogurt Slush

Apple Yogurt Slush

By Chef Shilarna Vaze (Chinu)

By Firangi Tadka

Prep: 10 minutes

Cook: 0 minutes

Method: Easy

Course: Snack

Key Ingredients:

Apple
Hung yogurt

Apples and hung yogurt blended together to make a delicious slush

Health Tips:

Low fat yogurt

Ingredients

Apples, peeled, cored and cut into cubes 2 cups
Hung yogurt (chakka) 1 cup
Lemon juice 1 tbsp
Nutmeg, grated 1 tsp
Sugar ½ cup
Cinnamon (dalchini) powder ½ tsp
Ice cubes 10

Methods

Pour lemon juice over apples to prevent them from turning black. Put apples, hung yogurt, nutmeg powder, sugar, cinnamon powder and ice cubes in a mixer jar and blend till smooth.
Pour into serving glasses and serve chilled.