EASY BAGEL CHIPS

Whether you like sweet, savory or plain bagel chips, this is a quick, easy and efficient way to turn those day old bagels into a great snack. I used cinnamon raisin bagels, but any flavor bagel would work well.

Cut bagels into ¼" slices and put them into a roomy plastic bag (or container with a lid).

For each whole bagel, melt 1 tablespoon of butter (*see note). For savory bagels, such as garlic or onion, add ¼ teaspoon garlic salt (or onion salt) per tablespoon melted butter and mix. Drizzle the seasoned butter over the sliced bagel pieces then close the bag and shake like crazy to distribute the flavored butter. Place the coated chips on an ungreased baking sheet, in a single layer, and bake in a preheated 325 oven for 15 to 20 minutes. Start watching them at 15 minutes; their baking time will depend on how thick you cut them.

Cool baked chips on a baking rack and then store in an airtight container.

NOTE: Chilled bagels slice easily.

NOTE: Coat only 2 bagels at a time with the butter mixture to insure even coverage.

NOTE: For my sweet variety, using cinnamon raisin bagels, I did not add anything to the butter, but I sprinkled them liberally with cinnamon sugar (just on one side) before baking.

NOTE: Any flavor will work for these chips, your imagination is the only limit: herb, plain, just salt, barbecue, whole wheat, etc.

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Mushroom In Hot Garlic Sauce With Fried Rice

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Chinese food is one of the most delicious types of cuisine. The wonderful thing about this cuisine is that it tastes so good,healthy and is very easy to prepare. It is one of my favorite cuisine other than indian cuisine. I love the different sauces they use in the cuisine n each dish has a unique taste.

Today I made mushroom in hot garlic sauce which has a nice taste n aroma because of the garlic and I loved it. Along with this I made chinese fried rice too, which turned to be a wonderful combination. I did not use ajinomoto which is common in Chinese cuisine but believe me it still tasted awesome.

Mushroom In Hot Garlic Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 cup diced mushrooms
• 1 cup diced bell pepper(red,green n yellow)
• 2 tbsp chopped spring onions
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• salt to taste

For Hot Garlic Sauce

• 1 tbsp finely chopped garlic
• 2-3 finely chopped dry red chillies
• 1 tbsp oil
• 2 tbsp tomato sauce
• 1 tsp soya sauce
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1/2 tsp honey
• 1 tsp corn flour
• 1 cup homemade vegetable stock (6 cubes)
• 1 cup water
• salt to taste

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Cooking Procedure

Mix corn flour with vegetable stock n water n keep aside Heat oil in a pan, fry the chopped red chilles n garlic for a min on medium flame.

Add tomato sauce,soya sauce,salt,pepper,honey n cook for 1/2 min. Then add the corn

flour mixture n stir continously till it boils. Let it simmer for 2 min till the sauce thickens.

Remove the pan from the stove and keep aside.

Note: If you use ginger in place of garlic it becomes ginger sauce.

Heat oil in another pan add all the veggies and saute on high flame for 4 min shift it to a serving plate and before serving heat the garlic sauce n pour over the veggies n serve with fried rice.

Chinese Fried Rice

• 1 cup rice
• 1 tsp chopped garlic
• 1/4 cup finely chopped beans
• 1/4 cup finely chopped carrot
• 1/2 cup chopped bell pepper
• 2 chopped green chilli
• 1 tsp soya sauce
• 1 tsp chilli sauce
• 1 tsp vinegar
• 1 tbsp oil
• salt to taste

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Cooking Procedure

Soak rice with 1.5 cup water for 20 min then cook it in a pressure cooker with the addition of 1/2 tsp oil in the water. ( Tip: Adding oil helps to make the rice less sticky n separate). If it is a rice cooker use 2.5 cup water. And keep aside.

Heat oil in a pan or wok add green chilli,garlic,onion n stir fry for 30 sec. Then add beans carrot n stir fry for one min,then add bell pepper,salt,pepper n stir for one more min. Now add the rice,soya sauce,vinegar,chilli sauce n mix nicely n stir for 2 more min.

Serve hot with mushrooms in hot garlic sauce.

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Tags: Fried Rice, Mushroom, Garlic, Sauce, Hot Garlic Sauce

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Batata Nu Shaak With Doodhi Thepla

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This is my second gujarati meal after preparing khichadi with kadhi a few days back. You might have noticed I am preparing simple dishes as this cuisine is new to me. It took me only 45 min to prepare both the dishes side by side n I enjoyed it. I got this recipe from from Nandinis Blog. Thank you Nandini for keeping a beautifull collection of recipes.So here is the recipe...

Ingredients:

• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup chickpea flour/besan
• 2 tbsp rice flour
• 1 cup grated bottle gourd/doodhi
• 1/2 tsp chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/4 tsp cumin powder
• 1/2 tsp coriander powder
• salt to taste
• 2 tbsp oil
• 2 tbsp cilantro /coriander leaves
• 1/2 tsp oil for frying each thepla

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Cooking Procedure:

Mix all the above ingredients except the oil needed to fry the thepla into a soft firm dough. If needed add very little water as the bottle gourd already contains lot of moisture.Let it sit for 10 min.

Divide them into small 1 inch diameter balls, make them into circles with a rolling pin n fry on a pan on both sides till golden brown with a little oil.

Batata Nu Shaak

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Ingredients:

• 2 cups diced potatoes
• 1 cup chopped tomatoes
• 1 tsp grated ginger
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp cumin powder
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1 tbsp chopped cilantro
• 1/4 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/4 tsp sugar
• pinch of hing (asaefodita)
• salt to taste

Cooking Procedure

Heat oil in a deep bottom pan, add cumin seeds, hing, grated ginger, turmeric powder n fry till cumin seeds splutter.Now add coriander powder,cumin powder,chilli powder,sugar n fry for 30 sec.Now add chopped tomatoes n stir till they become soft. Then add cilantro leaves,salt n stir for 30 sec.

Add the diced potato n 1 cup water n let it simmer on medium flame,stir occasionally till potato become cooked.Once it becomes soft mash a few a diced potatos to thicken the gravy. Cook for 1 more min n serve hot with thepla,rice or rotis.

My batata nu shaak goes to

Kids Lunch Box Treat by Tastebuds

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Tags: gujarati potato curry, thepla, gujarati cuisine,doodhi thepla

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