Recipes With a Twist
Appetizers
Baked Turkey Seekh Kebabs
Sep 9th
Turkey Seekh Kebab
This is a description of seekh kebab from Wikipedia:“Traditionally Seekh Kebabs are made with minced meat and spices and grilled on skewers. It is cooked in a Tandoor – (clay oven that can reach higher temperatures than our traditional ovens) and is often served with chutneys or mint sauce. It is often included in tandoori sampler platters, which contain a variety of tandoor cooked dishes.” But this is quite different from what I remember from my childhood. My dad used to bring home uncooked sausage shaped ‘seekh kebabs’ made of chicken or goat meat. My mom would shallow fry More >
Easy Turkey Meatballs
May 24th
Turkey Meatballs
It is always great to have some meatballs on hand when you are in hurry and need to put together a quick and delicious meal. You can make sandwiches, wraps, pizzas, serve with pasta and even throw in soups. I usually make lean turkey meatballs instead of fatty beef ones and make more than I need so I can freeze some for quick meals (as a full time working mom I am usually short of time!). This is very basic recipe and is great for little ones since the meatballs do not have any kind of strong flavor. Even better, More >
Hot and Sweet Mango Salsa
May 12th
Hot and Sweet Mango Salsa with chips
With Mangoes in season, fresh mango salsa has become a ‘hot’ condiment. Mexican restaurants, fast food places, grocery stores, recipes in magazines – everywhere you would see one variation or the other. This is my first attempt to make this hot and sweet salsa and I think I will try few more recipes this season. I added some grapes to add some texture and made it hotter than usual.You need:
1 medium mango, diced 1 medium tomato, diced 1/2 red onion, diced 7-8 pickled sliced Jalapeño peppers, chopped 10 red grapes, halved 1 tsp More >
Seven Layer Dip
Jan 1st
Seven Layer Dip
Who does not like chips ‘n’ dip? I love making this Mexican dip for get-togethers. Very easy to put together and you don’t have to worry about leftovers because there won’t be any. Instead of making it the traditional way with vertical layers, I like to arrange my layers horizontally. This way the colorful and appetizing ingredients are more visible and people can choose if they want to skip something. You can play around with lot of different ingredients such as different type of salsa, peppers, roasted corn, guacamole, cheese,roasted peppers and so on.You need: 1 small can black More >
Thanksgiving leftovers Potato Cutlets
Nov 30th
Here is what I did with my Thanksgiving leftovers-Mashed Potatoes, Corn Bread and Roasted Mushrooms, Peppers, et AL.. All ingredients are very soft in texture (specially mashed potatoes) but when combined in cutlets and coated with breadcrumbs , you get nice crispy appetizers or filling for a sandwich or a wrap for lunch. Also, I added some Indian spices to give them a different flavor. You need: 3 cups Mashed Potatoes 3/4 to 1 cup Roasted Mushrooms, Peppers, et AL., mashed/cut in very small pieces Few pieces of corn bread, crumbled 5 pieces of bread, French bread/sour dough will make them crispier salt to More >
