CHEESY BUTTER RICE CROQUETTE

My daughter  does not love to see any
 rice preparation  in her snack box..as it takes quite a long time to be finished and she does not go to the ground and play with her class mates. But  she loves to have s butter rice when  she is at home.So Just to make her happy ,made this  Rice Croquette. In this way,she  have  the taste of her favourite butter rice and also get a chance  to play.
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Author - Moumita Malla 
Preparation Time - 10 Minutes 
Cooking Time - 15 Minutes 
Servings - 8-10
Recipe Category -Kids Snack Box
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INGREDIENTS OF INNER FILLINGS 
Cooked Rice(Preferably  leftover or cooked atleast  3 to 4 hours before )-1cup
Butter-1tbsp
Salt to taste
Boiled  Mashed Potatoes -2
Grated Cheese  (Preferrably Mozzarella )-1/2 cup


INGREDIENTS OF OUTER PART
Maida or Flour-1cup
Water-1/2cup (if require,you can add more...just make sure  the batter should not be very thin or thick )
Salt to taste
Crushed Cornflakes -1 cup

INGREDIENTS OF FRYING 

Oil-1/2cup
Salt 1 pinch


METHOD

Take a bowl,add rice,butter,salt,mashed potatoes ,1/4 cup grated cheese and knead to form  like a soft dough.


Take some portion and make flat round from the mixture...make a hole in the center,add some grated cheese  from remaining  cheese,and then make to give  a shape of round patties.

Take a bowl,add maida  or flour,salt and water..mix well to  make a batter...then dip all rice patties  into batter...coat with crushed  cornflakes . . keep them on a plate..and put it in the fridge  for 10 minutes


Heat oil in kadai or wok..add pinch of salt..(when you deep fry something. .add pinch of salt in oil....it absorb lees oil)

Add 4 to 5 coated butter rice croquette (according to the size of your kadai ) in oil...and deep fry on medium flame until golden brown colour...Take them out from kadai or wok ...and place them on kitchen Paper. And put it in your kids snack box.I can assure you ,kids will love it.

FRENCH FRIES

My family  means my husband  and daughter love frech fries very much...who doesn't. Do you know they  go to  Macdonalds  just for French Fries...sometimes  they go there  after having  heavy  meal...so there is no place for burger in their tummy...if I ask them what  will  you  have  now?They reply...... ours favourite  French Fries.
This time I tried  to make  Macdonalds  style French fries  at home...I can not say that  these are as perfect as MacD french fries. .but taste are almost same.
INGREDIENTS 

Potatoes -250 gms
Corn Flour -1/4th portion of potatoes strips
Salt to taste
Oil-1 cup and 2tbsp
Chilled Water-2cups

METHOD 

Peel the potatoes and cut into 1/4 inch  thick long strips

Soak potatoes strips in chilled water for 30 minutes

Strain

Heat 2 tbsp  oil  in deep pan

Shallow fry potatoes strips for 2 minutes in batches

Drain on the paper towel

Let them cool

Sprinkle corn flour over the fries

Toss to coat evenly

Put them in airtight container

Put the container  in a freezer  for minimum 1 hour

Heat 1 cup oil in a deep pan..add small amount of potatoes  strips into the oil in batches.

Fry the frozen potatoes strips  into hot oil..deep fry until golden . Remove  from pan..and keep them in a strainer  not into the paper towel.

Season with salt.                                                                  

Serve hot with tomato sauce.

Note:You can store this  frozen potatoes strips  in the freezer for 3 days..whenever  you  want to fry them..just take them out from freezer  and fry into hot oil.

MARBEL CUPCAKES

               

It has been a long time I did not bake anything. My daughter  had two  months  summer vacation so I went to Kolkata. I have never made cupcakes, recently  I bought some cupcake silicone moulds...so Today  I  thought  of  baking  some cupcakes. ..but which one chocolate  or vanilla. I wanted  to bake my first cupcakes  with some basic    recipes...My husband  and daughter love  chocolate  flavour  and I love vanilla
Then I started  thinking.....  Are they chocolate? Are they vanilla? Then I decided  to make marble  cupcake.....For when you can’t decide if you want a chocolate cupcake or a vanilla cupcake!😊😊😊😊

Preparation Time -20 minutes
Baking Time - 25 minutes
Servings - 12 cupcakes


INGREDIENTS 
All-purpose flour-1 and  1/2 cup

Baking powder-1tsp

baking soda-1/4tsp

Butter or Vegetable  oil -1/2 cup

 Castor sugar or granulated sugar-1cup

 Eggs , (room temperature)-2
 (if you do not want to use egg...then you can use 3/4cup Yougurt  instead of egg

Milk-3/4 cup + 1 Tablespoon

Vanilla essence -2tsp

METHOD 

Preheat oven to 350F  or 180 C degrees.

 Line muffin pan with cupcake liners ...here I used individual  muffin  silicone  mould.

Take a medium bowl, add  flour, baking powder, baking soda, mix together. .. Set aside.

In a large microwave-safe bowl, melt butter in the microwave.Add sugar and whisk.

Add  eggs, 3/4 cup milk, and vanilla essence  into the butter sugar mixture. ..  whisk them together until combined.

Slowly mix in dry ingredients until no lumps remain.
 Batter will be thick.

Transfer 3/4 cup of batter to another medium bowl.

 Mix in cocoa powder and 1 Tablespoon milk until combined. Then add this cocoa powder mix to 1/4th vanilla batter. Chocolate batter will be extremely thick.

   

Spoon 1 Tablespoon of vanilla batter into each cupcake liner.

                   

Top with a spoonful of chocolate batter, then more vanilla batter on top until all batters have been used up.

Now swirl the batters together very lightly using a toothpick.

Bake the cupcakes for 20-24 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Serve hot..if you want you can make some frosting  on it also.My husband  doesn't  love frosting  so I do frosting  on some special  occasions  like birthday, anniversary 😊😊😊😊

1 Minute Microwave Dark Chocolate Mug Cake

      1 Minute Microwave Dark Chocolate Mug Cake                             

   

Preparation Time -1minute 
Cooking Time - 1 minute 
Serve -1

Ingredients

1 coffee mug
4 Tbsp flour or maida
4 Tbsp. sugar
2 Tbsp. cocoa
1 egg ( If you want to avoid egg, then add 3tbsp more milk instead of using egg )
3 Tbsp. milk
3 Tbsp. Butter (melted)
Small splash of vanilla
Baking powder - 1/4tsp
Baking soda -1pinch
                             

METHOD 
Add flour,cocoa powder and baking powder into a mug, mix well with a fork.
Add egg,  milk..sugar..butter..vanilla until well combined .
Mix well until become a creamy texture.
Place  mug in the centre of the  microwave and micro at high power for 1 minutes . Cake will rise over top of mug. Allow to cool for 2 minutes.


                 

Chessy Baby Oats Uttapam

                          

                     Chessy Baby Oats Uttapam 

Oats are generally considered as a healthy food, Oats contain more soluble fiber than any other grain,  Its daily consumption over weeks lowers LDL or bad  cholesterol, possibly reducing the risk  of Heart Disease. 
If you are bored of eating oats porridge, then this uthappam is a great option to include oats in our diet.Now this delicious and  healthy uthappam is great for breakfast, since it is topped with all healthy veggies, and cheese. Your kids will surely love it.

                              

Preparation Time -20 minutes
Cooking Time - 15 minutes 
Servings -8


For Batter

Ingredients
1 cup powdered oats  (take cooking oats in a blender and make it to a fine powder)
1/2 cup roasted  rava (wheat semolina)
1 cup thick curd
1/2 cup water(if required, add more water)
1/2tsp baking soda
Salt to taste
Ghee or oil for frying

Ingredients For Topping

1 medium onion finely chopped
1-2 green chillies finely chopped
1 medium  capsicum finely chopped
1 medium tomato finely chopped
few coriander leaves finely chopped

Mix all above ingredients  in a bowl and keep ir aside till use
Grated Cheese -1/2cup

Method

Blend together all ingredients of batter adding water,
 Keep this aside for 10 minutes.

                         

Heat a tawa and brush with oil or ghee. When hot add a  small ladleful of batter to the pan.
It will form a thick circle. use the back of the ladle to spread the batter lightly.
Cover and cook till the underside is golden brown,
Add all the ingredients  of topping except  cheese
Then flip over with the help of a spatula and fry till golden brown.
Remove and keep aside.

makes about 6-8 uttapams with this batter.

How to make cheesy uttapams

Place  a thick bottomed non stick tawa  on gas stove...then place a frying  pan on the tawa...and heat it on high  flame ...(see the below pic)

                           

Reduce the flame,place one uttapam on frying pan,add grated cheese on it....cover and cook till cheese is melted completely.

Serve this  Chessy  Baby Oats Uttapam with any chutney  or sauce.

                     

Pizza Shot or Pizza Flavoured Cheese Ball

   
                     

    Pizza Shot  or Pizza Flavoured Cheese Ball 


My daughter and husband  love pizza  like you all.One day my daughter  wanted to have pizza but I had a plan of making cheese ball.I bought all items  from store. Then I set my brain  to work...what should  I  do now...I  can not hurt my daughter...so just to make her happy...I made this new dish..Pizza Flavoured Cheese Ball or Pizza Shot

It combines tangy  tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, capsicum, onions,  italian spices and a palmful of red pepper flakes. It’s like eating a slice of your favorite pizza every time.

It turned out beautiful..I fried up all the nuggets and presented to my daughter She took one and said “Mamma, if I close my eyes while having  it...feeling  like eating  a slice of pizza"..I got my reward.

Preparation  Time-20 minutes
Cooking Time -15 minutes
Servings -10-15 balls


INGREDIENTS
Processed cheese grated- 3/4 cup
Chopped  Capsicum - 1/2 cup
Chopped Onions - 1/2 cup
Chopped  Tomatoes
Italian  Seasoning -4tbsp
Chilly  Flakes -1tbsp
Tomato sauce -2tsp
Salt to taste
Corn flour- 2 tsp (if you need more..to hold the balls  properly. ..then can add little  bit  more )
Sweet corn- 1/4 cup

For Coating

Flour- 6 tablespoons
Water- Enough to make a medium-thick batter
Breadcrumbs for coating

Oil for frying

METHOD

In a bowl, mix the grated cheese, capsicum, onions , tomatoes, salt,corn ,tomato sauce  and corn flour  and mix well to form a soft dough.
 Make small balls .

Meanwhile, in a bowl mix the flour and water to form a medium-thick batter.

 Dip each ball into the batter and roll on the breadcrumbs so that each nugget is evenly coated.
Keep them in fridge  for 10 minutes...

Heat oil and drop 2--3 balls at a time  (according  to  the  size of  your  pan ) into the hot oil. Take out when they turn golden brown and place on tissue  paper.


                                         

Pizza flavoured cheese  balls or pizza shots are ready!! Eat it plain or have it with tomato sauce.


Note:-I did not have any planning  of making Pizza on that day...thats why I used basic ingredients  in it...but  if you want,you can add mushroom, olives, paneer, chicken  whatever  you  like.