Eggetarian's delight

Remember Popeye? As a kid I was a huge fan of Popeye that cartoon character who loved spinach. Well, lets say Popeye tricked me to having spinach almost everyday as kid and I still love it. This snack is a tribute to my all time favourite spinach hero Popeye and is packed with nutrition for your family and for kids.

Serves 4
Preparation time 10-15 minutes
Cooking time 10-15 minutes

Ingredients

• 5-6 eggs
• 1/2 cup chopped spinach
• 1 teaspoon salt or as per taste
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 3-4 tablespoon grated cheese
• 1/2 cup gram flour or besan
• 1-2 tablespoon whole wheat flour
• 1 tablespoon oats
• 1/2 a cup chopped onions

In a mixing bowl beat the eggs until fluffy and then add salt and pepper and the chopped spinach. Now slowly fold in both the flour as well as the oats. Add the rest of the ingredients except for the cheese. Take a pan that can be used both in the gas stove and in the oven. I have used an aluminium pan but without any plastic handle. Heat the pan in the gas with a tablespoon of oil and pour the batter. Add the grated cheese on top and let the it sit in the gas in medium low heat for approximately 5 minutes. In the mean time preheat the oven at 180C. After 5 minutes in the gas, the sides will brown a little bit and the cheese will start to melt. At this point, shift the pan to the oven and bake it for another 10 minutes until cooked. You should now be able to cut the Eggetarian delight into any shape and size of your choice and serve it as a tea time snack or even lunch for children. Serve it with tomato ketchup or with some chaaiwalli chilli and tamarind chutney

                                 Fibre and Vitamins infused vegetarian fritters

People say healthy eating is not tasty eating. Well I am determined to prove them wrong today. This recipe has the goodness of vitamins particularly Vitamin C from green mung beans aka green gram sprouts and fibre from oats.It will be really good with a good cup of coffee/tea and some gossips with your friends.Check out the ingredients below

Serves 3-4 people
Preparation time 15 mins
Cooking time 15-20 minutes

• 3/4 cup green gram or mung beans soaked in warm water for at least 4 hours or overnight
• 3/4 cup whole wheat flour  or plain flour
• 4 tablespoon oats
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 teaspoon chilli powder
• 1 teaspoon salt or as per taste
• 1/2 a onion  finely chopped
• 1 small capsicum/bell pepper finely chopped
• 2-3 pieces of cheese triangles broken into rough cubes 
• 1-2 tablespoon oil for frying

Your green grams must have softened after being soaked in warm water. Put them in a sieve and rinse them well. In a microwave safe bowl put some water and the green grams together to boil approximately for 10 mins in high in order to achieve a consistency whereby it can be mashed with the back of a spoon.Mix together the oats and mash it well, it should reach the consistency of a very thick batter or a sticky dough.

In a separate bowl mix together the flour, chilli powder and salt with 1/2 cup of water. Pour the water little by little so that there are no lumps and it forms a thick batter. Add the beans and oats mixture and mix it very well. Now, add the rest of the ingredients and it is ready to fry.

Heat a non stick pan with 1-2 tablespoon oil. Use a tablespoon to drop 6-7 individual spoons of the batter into the pan. Bring the gas flame to low and fry in each side for at least 6-7 minutes. This is the most important step, dry fry them in both sides in slow flame to achieve that crisp golden brown texture.
Enjoy them with your spicy dose of afternoon gossip!!!