Tortilla Pizza by Athisaya Divya

Ingredients :

Tortilla - 3
Cheese - 1/4 cup any variety (I used low-fat mozzarella)
Marinara sauce/Any pizza or pasta sauce
Toppings of your choice (Mushrooms, onions, bell peppers, jalapenos, pineapple etc)

Directions :

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Stack the tortillas one over the other on a baking sheet and spread over the tomato sauce required..Also add the desired
toppings..Sprinkle the required amount of cheese.
Place on the top rack and bake for about 15 minutes until the cheese on top melts.Take care the tortilla doesnt burn..
Link : http://divya-dilse.blogspot.com/2008/10/instant-tortilla-pizza.html

Eggless Carrot - Cranberry muffins by Anu Sriram

Ingredients:

* All Purpose flour - 1 1/2 cups
* Shredded carrot - 1 cup
* Dried Cranberries- 1/2 cup
* Sugar - 3/4 cup
* Light brown sugar- 1/3 cup
* Half and half - 1/3 cup
* Butter - 4 tbsp or 1/2 stick, softened
* Ground Cinnamon - 1 tsp
* Ground Anise - 1/2 tsp
* Cloves - 4 powdered
* Plain Yogurt - 2 tbsp
* Baking powder - 1/2 tsp
* Salt - 1/2 tsp


How to make it:

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. In a large bowl, mix all the dry ingredients (flour, sugar, light brown sugar, cinnamon,anise, cloves, baking powder and salt) together. In another bowl, mix the softened butter, half and half and yogurt.
Add this to the flour mixture and beat on low speed for 2 minutes, until it becomes smooth and creamy, without any lumps. Now toss in the carrots and cranberries and beat for another one minute. Pour into the baking cups until half and bake for about 30 minutes or until done ( a toothpick inserted inside should come out clean).

Link : http://chandrabhaga.blogspot.com/2009/02/eggless-carrot-cranberry-muffins-c-c.html

Pancake Pizza by Saraswathy

Ingredients for making Pancake:

2 cups flour
2 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
3/4 cup milk
2 large eggs, separated
1/4 cup melted butter
vegetable oil

Preparation Methods:

In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and soda.In another bowl, whisk together buttermilk and milk, egg yolks, and melted butter. Blend into the dry ingredients just until all ingredients are moistened.Beat egg whites in another bowl until stiff peaks form. Fold into the batter until well incorporated.Heat a small amount of oil in a large skillet over medium heat. When skillet is hot enough , scoop pancake batter onto the skillet in about 1/4-cup portions, spreading slightly.When bubbles are popping and bottoms are nicely browned, about 2 to 3 minutes, turn over and cook the other side until browned, about 2 minutes longer.

For the Pizza Toppings:
tomato sauce
1 cup finely slice onions
1cup finely chopped tomatoes
1 cup finely chopped green capsicums
1/4 cup roasted red peppers-store brought
1 cup sliced Mozilla cheese sticks
1/4 cup sliced chicken franks
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 tbsp capers
few slices of golden peperoncini or even pickels

Assembling the Pizza:
Pre-heat the oven to 350° degree.Grease a non-stick tray with some butter and place the pancakes. spread the tomato sauce evenly on each and add the topping of your choice and finely sprinkle a good amount of grated Parmesan cheese and bake for 10-to 15 minutes .

Bombay Toast by Subhashini

This is a good breakfast/evening tiffin for kids, very simple and easy to prepare.

Ingredients:

Bread - 4 slices
Milk - 1/2 cup
Egg - 1
Sugar - 4 to 5 tsp
Butter/ghee

Method :

1. Beat egg, sugar and milk together.
2. Heat tava. Dip bread in above mixture and toast.
3. When turning bread put some butter/ghee on both sides. Toast till golden brown. Serve hot.

You can also use salt and pepper instead of sugar.

Nutrella Crepes by Nazreen

Crepe is French Breakfast/Dessert.It's easy to make & ready within 10 mins.Kids love this for breakfast or dessert..
Nutella Crepes with Banana by Naz...(name has to be corrected i was having severe probs with the login too..:P)

PREP TIME -10 Min
COOK TIME-20 Min
READY IN-30 Min

Ingredients:-

*1 cup all-purpose flour
*2 eggs
*1 1/2 cup milk
*2tbspn Sugar
*2 tablespoons butter, melted

Method:-

1. In a large mixing bowl, whisk the eggs. Gradually add in the milk & whisk nicely.In separate bowl mix sugar & melted butter,then gradually add them.Whisk nicely.

2. Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each crepe. Tilt the pan with a circular motion so that the batter coats the surface evenly.

3. Cook the crepe for about 2 minutes, until the bottom is light brown. Loosen with a spatula, turn and cook the other side. Serve hot.

You can also add strawberries,blueberries or any fruit.For dessert sever with one scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream...

Vegetable Frankie by Shubha Ravikoti

The base of a frankie is a chapati (I have made a maida chapati...u can even use a wheat chapati...for healthier reason...:) or even left over chapati.I personally feel that using maida chapati doenst make this unhealthy...so I use it anyways :P...) and the filling is of all fresh veggies..:D.

A basic medium wheat chapati has around 130 calories. and its high in dietary fibre. Whereas a maida chapati is 92 calories (like a tortilla) but lacks the dieta fibres compared to a wheat chapati. Choice is urs...:D As we make it at home ourselves we can control the addition of salt in it to make it low in sodium. I use lotsa fresh veggies for the filling so its very healthy and takes care of ur daily vegetable intake....:) It is so filling yet so light. Many a times we end up having this for dinner too :P. Hope u enjoy my recipe.. as much as I do..:)

For the rotis

Maida (All purpose flour) - 1 cup

salt to taste

Oil - 2 tsp

Lukewarm water


For the Filling

Tomatoes - 1 Finely chopped

Capsicum (green bell pepper) - 1 Finely chopped

Potato - 1 boiled and cubed

Carrot - 1 made into thin julians

Onions - 1 medium finely chopped

Red bell pepper - 2 tbsp finely chopped (optional)

Cabbage - 2tbsp shredded (optional)

Fresh Coriander leaves for garnish

Fresh mint leaves - 2 tsp finely chopped (optional)

Salt to taste

Lemon juice - 3 tsp

Tamarind and dates Chutney* - 1/2 cup

Green chilli sauce / green chutney - 1/2 cup

Method :

For making the rotis - Take the lukewarm water in a bowl and add salt and oil to it. Mix it well. Now add the flour to it and make into a nice and smooth dough. Add water or flour as required. Keep aside for 15 minutes. After 15 minute roll the dough into small lemon size balls and make them into small chapatis/ rotis/circles.

Heat the tava and cook the roti onlu on one side. Don't flip the roti. Pour oil around the roti. Lift up the edge of the roti lightly to check if its cooked well. If u see light brown spots.. your roti is ready... remove from flame. Store in a tissue lined box or plate. Cover it with a plate to keep the rotis soft.Do this with all the balls and keep aside. You may even make these roti before hand and freeze them.You may also use store bought wheat or corn tortillas to save time. You may alternatively also use left over chapatis for this.when using left over chapati you may skip the one side cooking step.

For the filling : put all the chopped vegetables in one bowl and mix well. Add the salt and lemon juice and garnish with fresh coriander and mint leaves. mix well once again. Your filling is ready. Now we go to the assembly of the wraps.
Heat the tava... Place the uncooked side of the roti on the tava. Pour oil around the roti and cook it it sim/low heat. Now place a spoonful or 2 of the filling in centre of the roti. Top it with some Tamarind chutney and green chilli sauce... according to ur taste. Fold the either sides of the roti in an overlapping manner. Remove from the tava and serve hot with Tomato Ketchup.

Your Mumbaiya style vegetable frankies are ready.
Have a look at my blog for more details along with more pictures..:)

Link : http://chutkibharpyar.blogspot.com/2008/05/vegetable-frankiegoing-to-sandwich.html

Vegetable Ottappam by Ambika

INGREDIENTS:

Dosa/idly batter
Finely chopped vegetables
Cheese(if kids prefer)
Oil - to smear
Red chilli and garlic powdered

METHOD:

1)Heat dosa pan and pour the batter to medium thick dosa.
2)Sprinkle red chilli garlic powder a little and sprinkle all the cut vegetables and very little cheese(optional).
3)Smear oil on the sides and close the dosa with a lid and cook in low flame till done.
Serve with any chutney.
NOTE: Normally when we make thick dosa we turn the other side and cook but if using cheese we don't have to do that.That's the reason to cook the dosa closed in low flame .

Coconut bun by Ramya Bala

This is my first blog post,echooch mee for the picture ;) My childhood fav snack ;) also now its my son's fav ;)..It comes out just perfect :)..I have used All purpose flour only..I have no idea if u cud substitute whole wheat pastry flour which is substituted in many cake recipes instead of AP flour ;)

Ingredients

For the Bun:
2 cups plain flour(Maida/All purpose flour)
4 tbsp sugar
1 1/2 tsp active dried yeast
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup butter
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg
1/4 cup sesame seeds

For the filling
1 cup Fresh Shredded Coconut
1 cup sugar(or as needed)
1/4 cup cashews
1/2 cup raisins
1 tbsp plain flour
Egg Wash
1 egg yolk
1 tbsp water

Method:

1.Mix together the flour, yeast, sugar and salt. Set aside.
2.Heat the milk and butter in the microwave for 10 to 15 seconds until the butter melts.
3.Pour this mixture into flour mixture.
4.Add an egg to the mixture
5.Knead this into a dough until smooth and shiny(Initially it would be sticky,don't panic.Continue to knead-I don't have very strong hands-It took 10 minutes to me)
6.Cover and keep it aside for an hour(By that time,the dough should have been doubled and raised)
7.Now,get ready for the filling
i)Heat a pan and fry the shredded coconut for 2 minutes.
ii)Add the sugar and little bit of water
iii)Stir continuously,until the mixture becomes a ball
iv)Add the flour to that mixture
v)Roast the cashews and add it to the mixture,add also the raisins.Keep the filling aside.Let it cool.
8.After 1 hour,Punch down the dough and knead gently on a lightly floured surface
9.Divide the dough into equal sized balls(I got 10 balls)
10.Flatten the each ball with a roller and fill with the completely cooled coconut filling and seal the bun neatly.
11.Gently rotate the bun repeatedly until it forms a smooth-skinned ball.
12.Place each bun into a greased baking dish.
13.Cover the dish and let the buns rise again in a warm place until nearly double in size, approximately 45 minutes.
14.In a bowl,mix egg yolk and water.
15.Wash the balls in this mix.
16.Sprinkle sesame seeds over the buns.
17.Bake it in the oven for 40 minutes or until the top of the bun becomes light golden brown in color(As per the original recipe,it was asked to bake it for 20 minutes, at 190 degree,but i did it at 220 degrees,may be it differs from oven to oven).

Beetroot Cutlets by Sowmiya

This is one of the first few recipes I cooked after my marriage. The recipe was from a friend and the main ingredient is Beetroot which is of course very good for health including its anti- cancer effects.Ingredients:

Sombu - 1 tsp(For seasoning)
Onion - 1 Big
Chilli powder - 1 tsp(or little less for kids)
Salt - As required
Beetroot - 2 Big
Potato - 1 Medium
All purpose flour - 1/4 cup
Bread crumbs - abt 1/2 cup

Method:

1. Boil the Beetroot and the potato in the pressure cooker. Peel the skin and grate the beetroot. Mash the potatoes.
2. Add little oil in a kadai, add the sombu, when it changes colour add the onion and let it cook.
3. As soon as the onion gets cooked, add the beetroot, potato and salt and chilli powders.
4. Let it cook for a few minutes and remove from flame and let it cool down.
5. In the meantime, take the all purpose flour and add water and make it a thick paste.
6. Take a little of the cooked mix, make a ball and flatten it out on your palm, dip both sides in the flour paste and then in the bread crumbs and place it in a hot pan. Add very little oil as you would for a dosa. Let it cook on both sides and serve hot with ketchup.

Pizza Muffin by Selvi Shan

Ingredients:

pillsbury reduced fat crescent rolls dough---1 can

Queso dip---1/2 cup

veggie curry of your choice---1 cup(u have a choice to get creative)

fat free mozzarella cheese--1 cup

tomato slices and cooked peas for decoration.


Method:

Roll out the dough and cut into 12 squares.Press them in a muffin tin.Layer the dough with veggies then queso and finally mozz cheese.Bake in the oven 375 degrees for 12 to 15 mins.. I garnished with fresh tomato slices becos my DD loves it.Its your call again.

I chose this dough because its a little bit sweeter than the regular pizza dough and the kids would surely love it.