Beetroot and potato salad in homemade egg less mayo dressing

Beetroot and potato salad in homemade egg less mayonnaise.

Been exploring couple of salads these days, recently tried making homemade egg less mayonnaise which came out pretty good. Since I am slightly hesitant in eating raw vegetables I tried making this beetroot and potato salad in which vegetables have been steamed. My husband was quite curious and unsure about how the beetroot would turn out, no concerns about potato though ;)

Before getting into the recipe of the salad let me get into the recipe of egg less mayonnaise.

Ingredients for the egg less homemade mayonnaise 

Hung curd - one cup
Vinegar - 2 tspn
Salt - 1/2 tspn
Pepper - 1/4 tspn
Mustard paste - 1/2 tspn
Sugar - 1 tspn
Olive oil - 1- 2 tspns ( optional)

Mix all the ingredients well and adjust the seasoning. 

Once you get the mayo ready set up the ingredients for the salad

Ingredients

Beetroot - 2 med size

Potatoes- 2 med size

Onion- one med size

Lemon - 1

Salt and pepper 

Coriander leaves - finely chopped

white and black sesame seeds - for garnishing/

Method

• Wash , peel and cut into half and pressure cook the beetroot and potatoes for 1-2 whistles or just until it is cooked.
• Slice the onions thinly and squeeze the lemon and sprinkle some salt and let it rest.
• Once the potatoes and beetroots are cooked cut into cubes and add it to the onions. Add few spoons of mayo and mix well. Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves, and sprinkle some white and black sesame seeds.
• You may let the salad rest in the refrigerator for sometime 

Enjoy making this easy, healthy and filling salad :)

Baked potato wedges

It was irresistible!!! and isn't it the same with all the potato lovers when it comes to potato wedges. I am generally not a big fan of potatoes but I love it in this form and chips and also know this is not something to be proud off too!. Being a weekend I thought of trying this, so that the whole family will enjoy it and as expected everyone loved it .
 

I generally remove the skin of the potatoes for my vegs, knowing that the dispute of eating with and without skin and the nutrition part never ends. For this recipe I did use the skin but I dumped the potatoes in salt water for few hours just to remove the impurities and also scrubbed the skin properly. And now it is time to get on to the recipe

Ingredients

Potatoes - 4-5 medium sized ones

Olive oil - 2 tbspn

Chilli flakes - 1 tbspn

Garlic crushed - few no.s ( as per your liking)

Pepper powder - half tspn - one tspn

Corn flour- 2 tspn

salt - as required

Method

As explained above clean the potatoes thoroughly and cut into quarters and keep aside.

Keep the water for boiling in the steamer and place the potatoes on the top rack and steam cook for around 10-15 minutes or until the potatoes becomes softly cooked and not over cooked.

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius

Now throw in all the potatoes to the greased baking tray and add the other ingredients to it. Mix well, make sure that the pieces doesn't crumble.

Arrange the potatoes neatly in the tray and pace in the oven. Bake for around 10 - 15 minutes and then I toasted for another 5-7 minutes so that top and bottom gets a nice crunchy crust.

Remove the tray from oven, remove the wedges to a serving plate and start gobbling it hot!

Tips
You can substitute olive oil with garlic oil 

You can add/remove the seasoning as per you choice. You can add oregano, paprika, or any other seasoning of you choice
I might grate some cheese into it next time :)

Baked Potato fingers

Ok tell me who doesnt like french fries? :) and when vacations are gng on kids tend to demand this and that and these days they expects /demands french fries as their evening snacks. But I am never comfortable with deep fried stuffs even for the kids , so I tried baking it a few days back .. but was not great and tried again , and yes it came out great and was quick too. If you have a steamer and an oven .. voila you get almost perfect french not fries! Here goes the recipe

Ingredients

Potatoes- as much as you like

Salt

Olive oil 

Method

Peel, wash potatoes,  thinly cut and keep aside.

Make your steamer ready by heating water in the bottom vessel.

Meanwhile switch on the oven for preheating to at  200 degrees Celsius

Spread the chopped potatoes in the steamer and steam for 5- 7 minutes. Make sure it doesn't get cooked completely.

Take the baking tray and throw in all the semi cooked/steamed thinly elongated potatoes into the baking tray. Add two tabespoons of olive oil and sprinkle salt too. Mix well with your hand so that all the potato peices gets coated with oil and spread it evenly.

Put the tray in the oven for baking and after some 5-10 minutes change the mode of the oven to grill , so that the top and bottom gets crisp!
Remove from the oven when it is slightly brown or tends to be crispy

Serve hot with ketchup

Your healthy so called french not fries is ready !

Mashed potatoes sandwich

You like potatoes? how about you? Well I don't think there is anyone who hates potatoes, at least  the majority loves potatoes. We don't include potatoes in our diet often, but whenever we do once in a while , we make sure we indulge in it . So went ahead preparing this simple quick sandwich for a weekend breakfast. So here is the recipe


Ingredients


Whole wheat bread slices
Potatoes - 3-4 med ones
Pepper powder- 1/2 tspn -  tspn
Butter - 2 tbspn
Cheese- as you like :)
Milk- 2 tbspn
salt - a pinch


Method


Wash the potatoes, peel and cook until soft in a pressure cooker. Drain the water off if any and then mash the potatoes with a fork. Add in the other ingredients except bread and mix well. The potatoes will be a little creamy , but wait , we have to make sandwiches. :) Switch on your sandwich plate smear a little butter, place a bread slice and spoon a little of mashed potatoes filling and sprinkle some grated cheese. Keep another slice and grill for few minutes until brown. Serve hot as such or with ketchup or some simple veg salad. Enjoy !!

Aloo paratha

Aloo paratha with curd and home made tomato pickle
For the filling
Potatoes - 3-4 med ones ( peel and pressure cook till soft and mash it with a fork and keep aside)
Cumin powder- a pinch
Fennel powder-  pinch
Turmeric powder- a pinch
Salt - as required
Coriander leaves - finely chopped


Mix all the ingredients for the filling and make small balls and keep aside.


For the dough
Whole wheat flour, water and a tspn of oil
Mix all the ingredients to form a soft ( not too soft ) dough as in for chappathi. 


Procedure.. 
Make a small ball from the dough, flatten a little and keep the filling inside and carefully and gently cover the filling with the dough. Roll it out and cook it in a not too hot tawa, flipping the sides, smearing a little oil, butter or ghee ( your choice) .


Serve hot with curd/raita or pickle.
Dont forget to enjoy it hot!