Broccoli Parathas. All the way from LA. :)

This was sent to me by my cousin Aarty in LA. She found the recipe online & modified it. Her husband & baby girl aren't fussy eaters, but like all things nice. A hit with them is worth us sharing. Spreading the joy. Also, do check her blog. Beautiful insights on a new mothers journey: 

http://aartypunjabi.wordpress.com/2013/12/07/what-is-the-deal-with-forgiveness/

Broccoli Paratha

I am always looking for ways to add greens in my toddlers diets. Since she loves paratha’s and I had a big bag of broccoli lying at home, I tried this recipe out. It was a success as both my 18 month old and the hubby loved it.

Ingriedients

 Brocolli – 2 crowns or 5 cups

 Corriander powder – 1 tsp

 Cumin powder – ½ tspn

 Dry Mango Powder (Aamchur) – ½ tspn

 Chaat masala – ½ tspn

 Green Chilli – ½ piece or to taste (Optional)

 Salt – To taste

 Oil – 1 tspn

Dough

Whole Whear flour -2.5 cups

Water – just enough to dough

Oil – 1 tspn

Procedure

For the Dough

Knead the flour with water to form a soft and pliable dough. Spread oil over the dough and store in an air tight container for 20 minutes or until ready to cook.

For the stuffing

Grate the broccoli  or finely chop it in the food processor.  

Chop green chilies very finely.

In a pan, heat oil, once oil is hot add the broccoli and green chillies if using any. Add the dry masalas. Adjust masalas accordingly to make sure that the taste of all the masalas are not overbearing the broccoli.  Adjust accordingly. Stir for 2-3 minutes and take it out to cool.

Easy cheese sandwich in eggs toast.

2 Eggs

3 slices bread

Cheese spread

Salt, chilly, pepper, mixed herbs. As per taste.

Oil to shallow fry

Beat the eggs with seasoning. Cut each slice of bread in half and spread the cheese on one side, to make a sandwich. Dip in the beaten egg, turning twice to coat the sandwich. Heat Oil in a flat pan. Cook the egg coated sandwiches on low flame till crisp and golden brown.

(Any cooked or cold meats can be added to the sandwich)