MOODY FOODIE IDEAS!

  Ingredients 5 hard boiled eggs Plain flour for coating 4 large boiled potatoes 2 tsp ginger garlic paste ½ tsp freshly ground pepper 1 tbsp corn flour 1 tbsp parsley Salt to taste Bread crumbs for coating Oil for frying   Mash the potatoes and mix ginger garlic paste, parsley, salt pepper and corn flour into it. Divide into 5 portions.  Peal the eggs and coat each egg with plain flour.   Flatten the potato mash on a plastic sheet, place an egg in the center and wrap it around the egg.   Roll the potato covered egg in bread crumbs to coat it.   Deep fry in oil until golden. Enjoy hot with sauce or chutney!

  Ingredients 4 raw bananas 1 large potato 1 heaped tbsp rice flour 1 large onion, finely chopped 4-5 green chillies, finely chopped 2 tsp ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp chopped coriander 2 tbsp cumin and coriander powder 1 tsp red chili powder(optional) Salt to taste juice and zest of 1 lemon   Cook the bananas and potato and peal   Mash the potato and bananas and mix with all the ingredients.   Shape into cutlets between wet palms and shallow fry until both sides are golden. Enjoy hot with fresh chutney or sauce!

Ingredients For the vinaigrette ¼ cup mulberry, washed and with stems removed 1 ½ tbsp white vinegar 1 tbsp honey 1 tbsp EVOO pinch of salt For salad 1 large carrot, ribboned 1 orange, segmented 1 large cucumber, ribboned ¼ cup cottage cheese, crumbled Blend all the ingredients for the vinaigrette together to get a smooth syrupy liquid. In a bowl mix together carrot, cucumber, orange and cheese. Pour the vinaigrette over the salad.  Enjoy as a side!

Ingredients 5 raw bananas 4 -5 dry red chillies 2 tbsp mustard oil 1 ½ tsp cumin seeds 1 ½ tsp Jakhiya/ mustard seeds ¼ tsp asafoetida 1 tsp red chili powder ½ tsp turmeric powder 1 tbsp coriander powder 1/4 cup water Salt to taste  Fresh coriander  Pressure the bananas like potatoes. remove the peel and cut into bite size pieces. Mix chilli powder, salt, turmeric and coriander powder in the water.   Heat oil, bring it to smoking point. Add asafoetida, jakhiya and cumin seeds.   Add the crushed chillies and cook for half a minute.   Add the spicy water and bring it to a boil.   Add the bananas and mix well. Cook covered for 2 mins. Add fresh coriander and enjoy hot with chapatis!

Ingredients 1 cup Broccoli heads 1 cup Sweet corn ½ cup Cranberry ¼ cup sunflower seeds For Dressing 2 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp honey Juice and zest of a lemon 1 tsp freshly cracked pepper Salt to taste Place broccoli heads in a microwave proof dish, sprinkle a little salt on it. mix well and cook in microwave for 2 mins. Once cooled, add the berry, corn and sunflower seeds to it. Make dressing in a bowl or jar. place all to ingredients together and whisk well until the salt dissolves. Pour over the salad and mix just before serving. A perfect side with almost anything!

Ingredients 200g zucchini, cut into cubes 1 large onion, roughly chopped 2 green/red chillies 1 tsp ground cumin seeds  1 tbsp ground coriander seeds 2 sprigs curry leaves 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 1 tsp dry red chilli powder 1 tbsp oil 1 tsp cumin seeds salt to taste Heat the the oil and temper with cumin seeds. Add  the onion  and saute til translucent. Add the chilli and curry leaves and saute for a min. Add the spice powder and mix well. Mix in  zucchini and salt. Cover and cook for 7-8 mins. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves  Enjoy with hot ghee smeared rotis!