Cajun Chicken Burgers

1. Contributor: Anupama
nenu ground chicken tho burgers maatrame chestanu but i dont grill them - nenu regular skilletlone chesestanu. Grilled ki ayithe - patties laga chesi grill them on both sides for 6-7 minutes till u see the grill marks on both sides and completely done.
I make it extremely hot n spicy. Meeku spice level adjust chesukondi.

Meeku Indian version keema curry laga oddanukunte..u can make American version chicken chili with it

Cajun Chicken Burgers:

Ground Chicken - 1 -1 1/4 Lb
1 Medium Red Onion - finely minced
Green chillies - 15-20
Fresh Garlic - 15 pods
Cajun seasoning - 1 Tbspn
Hot Sauce - 1 Tbspn
Ground Black Pepper - 1 Tbspn
Ground Cumin - 1/2 Tbspn
Salt
Indian red karam - 1 Tbspn
Worcestershire sauce - 3 Tspns
Pepperjack cheese slices
Hamburger buns
Oil
Oinon & Tomato - cut into circles
Romaine lettuce - chopped

Process:

Buns: Halve the buns and toast them till they are slightly golden brown and keep aside

Burgers:

1) Grind chillies and garlic together (without water)
2) Mix the chilli - garlic paste, minced onion and rest of the seasonings with chicken
3) Be careful with salt - Worcester sauce and hot sauce will already have salt in it.
4) Make patties depending on how big u want
5) In a medium skillet - heat 3 tspns of oil and shallow fry them for 5 mins on each side till they are golden brown and even the sides.
6) If u see a tad bit blackish-brown - its bcoz of the Worscester sauce in it
7) At the very last minute of the cooking - put the cheese on top and cover the skillet till the cheese is melted
8) Transfer the burgers on the bun and put the onion, tomato and lettuce on it.
9) Bunski mayo lantivi emi rayanu nenu - if u prefer that way - smear some mayo on the top bun and close the burger.
10) Ready to be eaten

Cajun seasoning and worcester sauce anni grocery stores lo dorukutayi. Check in the spices, barbeque sauce or condiments. U can totally avoid both of them kani Worster sauce konchem burger flavor ostundhi lekapothe it'll be like eating a chicken patty with some spices in it. Nenu Lea and Perrins brand vadtanu. HTH..

Kale Chips

1. Contributor: Revathi
e kale recipie na frnd cheste tinnanu oka sari super ga undi.. Here is the recipe

2. Contributor: ܧhå
Few days ago Revathi shared a kale recipe. I tried it today and I liked it. Koncham deep fried thokakura laga vundi taste.

Here is my blog post...

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Sweet corn salad

1. Contributor: Bhargavi
Ingredients
1 cup sweet corn
3 tomatoes, diced
1 medium onion, diced
1/4 cup chopped fresh coriander
2 tb spoons olive oil
2 tb spoons white vinegar(optional)
salt and pepper to taste
Directions
1.Take a large bowl of lightly salted water n boil it . Cook corn in boiling water for 7 to 10 minutes, or until desired tenderness. Drain, cool, and cut kernels off the cob with a sharp knife.
2.In a large bowl, toss together the corn, tomatoes, onion, coriander leaves, oil, vinegar, salt and pepper. Chill until serving.

inka meeku kavali ante deentlo nanabetti udakabettina sanagalu kooda vesukovachu...

2. Contributor: Ammu
Sweet corn Salad or Salsa!!
Ingredients:
1 cup Fresh/ frozen sweet corn
1 cup fresh POM pomegranates
1/2 cup chopped red onions
1/3 cup diced apples
1/3 cup diced mangoes
1/3 cup diced tomatoes
1tbsp olive oil
2-3 tbsp lemon juice
1 chopped Jalapeno pepper
2 tbsp fresh chopped cilantro
salt and pepper as per requirement

Preparation:
Mix up the Sweet corn, pomegranates, mangoes, apples, onions, tomatoes and fresh cilantro in a bowl. Season it with lemon juice, olive oil, Jalapeno pepper, salt and crushed peppercorns. Toss them all together gently and chill in the refrigerator for sometime before serving. Serve with whole grain tortilla chips.

Chili-Corn Muffins

Contributor: Anupama Juturu

recipe for chili-corn muffin from the book:

Ingredients:
2.5 cups apf
1 cup yellow cornmeal
1/4 cup sugar
5 tspns baking powder
1.5 tspns salt
1 tspn chili powder
2 eggs
1.5 cups milk
2/3 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1 4 oz can green chilies(drained) or 1/2 cup fresh green chilies

Process:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees

1) Mix flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, salt and chili powder in a large bowl.
2) In a small bowl - beat eggs and mix milk, onion and chilies and oil
3) Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients
4) Fill greased jumbo muffin cups two-thirds full and bake for 20-25 mins. Cool for 5 mins before removing from pan
5)If using regular-size muffin cups - bake for 16-18 mins

Eggless Banana Crumb Muffins

Contributor: Subraja

Preparation: 10 mts,

Baking: 20-25 mts
Makes approx 12 muffins

Ingredients:
4 very ripe large bananas, mashed
1 cup all purpose flour (maida)
1/2 cup whole wheat flour (atta)
1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon pwd
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup white sugar
2 tbsps yogurt
1 tsp vanilla essence
1/2 cup chocolate chips (optional)
For crumb:
1 1/2 tbsp brown sugar (I used demarara sugar)
1 tbsp all purpose flour
1/2 tbsp butter

Preparation
1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) and place the oven rack in the middle of the oven.
2 In a large bowl combine the flours, sugars, baking powd, baking soda, cinnamon pwd, salt and chocolate chips. Use a whisk to combine. Set aside.
3 In another bowl combine the mashed bananas, yogurt, butter and vanilla. With a wooden spoon, lightly fold the wet ingredients (banana mixture) into the dry ingredients until just combined and batter is thick. Do not over mix the batter.
4 Prepare crumb by combining together the brown sugar, flour and butter. Keep aside.
5 Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin liners half way through and sprinkle some crumble on top of each muffin. Bake for about 22-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
6 Place on a wire rack to cool and remove muffins from pan. Serve warm or at room temperature.