31 BREAD MANCHURIAN

Bread Manchurian
My son Prithvi loves baby corn manchurian a lot just like me :). I started to prepare baby corn manchurian,but before I could finish frying the whole pieces, 3/4 th of the fried ones got over - mostly eaten by my hubby and son. I had already chopped in onions and other things for making manchurian and ended up doing bread manchurian. I got lot of appreciation by my son, which is very rare( though I try out so many things). He just said "I love bread manchurian".. which made me just smile :)


Bread slice - 5
Corn flour - 4 tbsp
All purpose flour/maida - 2 1/2 tbsp
Rice flour - 1 tbsp
Onion - 1 medium chopped fine
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Garlic - 3 pods ( cut into small pieces)
Ajjinamotto - a pinch ( optional)
Kashmiri chilli powder - 1 1/2 tbsp
Soy sauce - 1 1/2 tbsp
Tomato sauce - 1 tbsp
Red chilli sauce/tomato chilli sauce - 1 tbsp
Green onions - 3 tbsp chopped fine Or
cilantro/coriander leaves - few chopped
Salt as needed
Oil for frying

Cut each bread slice into cubes( may be around 9)... keep it aside. If the bread slices are too moist as we get here... then keep them out of the pack , may be layering on a plate to dry out for sometime.
In a mixing bowl add corn flour, maida, rice flour, little salt, chilli powder(1/2 tbsp) and mix well ... add very little water to make a thick batter in a dropping consistency .... heat oil for deep frying in a kadai /frying pan ....add the bread cubes in small batches ... dip well in the batter and drop them in hot oil ,fry till they are crisp ... remove and repeat for the remaining bread cubes and keep it aside.
Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pan/kadai and add chopped onions ... fry till golden brown ...next add ginger garlic paste and saute for a minute....then add ajjinamotto and garlic pieces ( optional) and chopped green onions...saute for 3 - 4 minutes .... next add little salt, soy sauce, tomato sauce and red chilli sauce and saute once ... immediately add the fried bread cubes and mix lightly .... I did not have green onions so have garnished with cilantro leaves.

Will be on vacation from tomorrow. So posting a recipe before leaving. See you all next week. Have a great weekend :)

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15 BREAD UPMA AND A AWARD

Bread Upma( with tomatoes)


Bread upma(without tomatoes)

This is one of easiest and simplest upma... will post the other version sometime later.

Bread slice - 6
Onion - 2 small chopped fine
Tomatoes - 2 chopped fine( optional use)
Green chillies - 3 slit long( or increase more)
Ginger - a tiny piece chopped fine or grated
Curry leaves - few
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Urad dhal - 1/4 tsp
Salt as needed
Oil - 2 tbsp
Cilantro/coriander leaves for granishing


Cut the bread slices into small squares. Heat oil in a frying pan and add mustard seedsm urad dhal, curry leaves ...when they splutter up add slit green chillies and chopped onions... fry till onions are golden brown... next add the bread slice and salt ... reduce flame and keep frying for another 3 - 4 minutes. It has to lightly get toasted in the pan itself so it won't soggy when eating or the best thing will be to toast lightly ahead itself and then cut into small swuares. Garnish with chopped corinader leaves.

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5 EGYPTIAN PALACE BREAD

This dish can also be called as a simple desert with bread.
This weekend we had a dinner get together at one of my friend Athi's place. She had made this desert. The recipe was so simple and also tasted great. She got to know about this recipe from one of her colleague who was an Egyptian. Don't know why it got it's name as Egyptian Palace Bread.

Bread slices - 8
Butter - 2 tbsp(melted)
Honey - few tbsps(enough to spread to soak as a layer))
Walnut - 1/2 cup

Serve with ice cream...best goes with Coffee Icecream.
You might also need a pyrex glass tray or any aluminium foil tray.
First remove/cut the edges/crust from bread.. preheat oven to 300 degrees.


Grease the tray with butter and place 4 bread slices to form a layer....spread/apply honey on top and brush in to spread all over ... crush/chop/grind coarsely walnuts... spread over the honey to form a layer... on top place the remaining bread slice to cover up and form a layer... spread/brush in butter on top. Place in the oven for 10 - 15 minutes or until it is crisp and brown. Remove and cool. Later cut them into slices and serve. This is one of simplest and tastiest desert that you can make . We all enjoyed this dish some as it is, some with coffee ice cream and or vanilla ice cream.

Reposting this entry to send it to Srivalli's

Mithai mela

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0 BANANA BREAD

This is a type bread that can also be considered as a cake. It is very easy to prepare and can be had as a breakfast or served as a tea time snack.


Ripe Banana - 2
Butter - 1/2 stick( melted)
Sugar - 1 cup ( can reduce to 3/4 cup)
Egg - 1
Vanilla essence - 1 tsp(optional)
Baking Soda - 1/2 tsp
Salt - a pinch
All purpose flour/Maida - 1 1/ 2 cups

Variation: Nut lovers can add a handful of chopped walnuts or almonds for some crunchiness.
( For the loaf pan this size, I have used 1 1/2(one and half) times of all the ingredients mentioned above).



No need for a mixer for this recipe. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. With a wooden spoon or fork mix sugar and banana till the banana's are mashed very well( the sugar will help the bananas to get mashed well, but just see there are no big lumps). To it add salt, butter, baking soda and egg. Mix well can also add the vanilla essence( which is optional). Mix well. Add flour slowly and mix.Can also nuts at this stage and mix well. Grease a bread inch loaf pan with butter or spray in with oil.


Pour the mixture into it and place in the oven for about an hour. Prick with a tooth pick or fork in the centre, if it comes out without any mixture sticking to it - then it is done. Switch off the oven and remove the bread. Cool on a rack. Remove from the pan - slice and serve.

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0 MASALA BREAD

Masala bread is a very simple/easy snack that can be done at home. Back home during evenings we used to get this hot and fresh at a nearby bakery. Bread is one dish that we used to have only when mom was sick and could not cook anything, but she somehow will manage to make carrot masala or egg omelette to stuff inside bread for us to eat for breakfasts. After marriage for me it has become like most of the days breakfast is with bread... except weekends :D.

Bread - 2 slice
carrot masala - 1 - 2 tbsp

Toast the breads on a tawa or toaster spraying some oil....remove and cut the edges...spread some carrot masala on one of them and top with the other slice and cut into half...you can also spread the masala in between 2 slices and toast on a sandwich maker.


CARROT PORIYAL/CARROT MASALA
Carrot - 4 or 5
Onion - 1 medium chopped fine
Green chillies - 2 slit long
Chilli powder - 1/2 tbsp
Coconut grated - 2 tbsp
Salt as needed
Oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Urad dhal - 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves - few

Peel and grate carrots( you can use the thicker holes)...keep aside.
Heat oil in a kadai and add mustard seeds, urad dhal and curry leaves...when they start to splutter up add green chillies and onions .... fry till onions are light brown....next add grated carrot...saute and cook for 8 - 10 minutes till carrots are soft ...add salt and chilli powder...mix well...finally add grated coconut(optional).

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0 3 COLOURED SANDWICH

Bread slice - 4
Tomato sauce/ketchup - 1 tbsp
Butter - 1/2 tbsp
Green chilli chutney/mint chutney/sandwich spread - 1 tbsp

Cut all the sides/edges of the bread... on top of one bread apply on just one side tomato sauce... on the other bread apply green chutney just on one side and on the other butter on just one side.

For arranging:-
Place one bread with the application on top and place the other bread on top of it with the applied portion on top and the third bread ..with the applied portion on top...place the non applied bread on top of the sandwich to cover...cut into half and serve.

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