Party Idea: Corny Shrimps in papad cone

Ingredients:

Udid papad (papadams) = 4 nos

Small shrimps – ½  cup

Sweet corn  - ½ cup

Onion – ½

Garlic – 1 clove finely chopped

Ginger – 1 tsp finely chopped

Soya sauce – 1 tsp

Vinegar – 1 tsp

Chilly sauce – 1 tsp

Black pepper powder – 1 tsp

Turmeric – 1 tsp

Red chilly powder – 1 tsp

Chat masala – 1 tsp

Oil – 2 tsp

Salt as per taste

Recipe:

1.       Cut each papad in half.

2.       Heat a pan and roast the ½ cut papad, one at a time.

3.       Once roasted, remove it from pan and quickly roll it into a cone. Keep them aside.

4.       Heat some oil in a pan. Add finely chopped ginger, garlic and onion in it. Sauté it for a minute.

5.       Add shrimps to it along with soya sauce, vinegar, red chili sauce, black pepper powder  and salt as per taste in it.

6.       Sauté it for a minute or till the shrimps  are completely cooked. Remove it in a bowl.

7.       Add some oil in another pan. Add sweet corn to it and sauté it for minute.

8.       Add turmeric, red chili powder, chat masala and salt as per taste. Mix well. Remove it in another bowl.

9.       Now, take each papad roll in a hand. Add 1 spoon of shrimps mixture in it along with another spoonfull of sweet corn on top of it.

10.   Granish  with coriander and serve hot.

Makhane ki kheer

Ingredients:

Makhane (Fox nut) - 1 cup
Milk - 1 ltr
Sugar - 1/4 cup (You can adjust as per your taste)
Ghee - 2 tsp
Mixed dry fruits - 2 tblsps
Saffron - 1 pinch
Cardamon powder - 1 tsp

Recipe:

1. Boil and reduce the milk, till it becomes 1/2of its original quantity.
2. Heat some ghee in a pan. Roast makhanas in it for 4-5 min. Switch off the gas.
3. Once makhanas get cooled down, spin it once or twice in a mixer.
4. Add these coarse makhanas, sugar, saffron and cardamon powder to the milk.
5. Let it boil for 5 minutes. Switch off the gas.
6. Garnish it with mixed dry fruits.
7. This kheer is mostly served chilled. But if you like, you can serve it hot too.

Garlic soup in bread bowl

Ingredients:

Round bread – 1 no

Garlic cloves – 10-12 nos

Potato - 1 no

Chicken stock - 3 cups

Bread slice - 2 nos

Black pepper powder - 1 tsp

Basil - 1/2 tsp

Oregano - 1/2 tsp

Cheese - 2 tblsps

Butter - 2 tblsp

Salt as per taste.

Recipe:

1. Finely chop the garlic cloves and slice a potato.

2. Heat some butter in a pan. Add chopped garlic and potato to it.

3. After 1 min pour chicken stock in it.

4. Add black pepper powder, basil, oregano and salt as per taste.

6. Add pieces of bread slices in it.

7. Cover the soup and let it boil for 10-12 minutes or till the potato cooks.

8. Once the potatoes are cooked make a fine puree of soup in a mixer.

9. Take a bread bowl, slice the top part of it. Remove all the bread from inside.

10. Apply some butter to the bread bowl from inside as well as outside. Roast it in the oven on 240 degree celsius for 7-8 minutes. This will make the bread crispy.

11. Once the bread bowl is ready and crispy, pour some soup in it.

12. Sprinkle some cheese on top of it and server hot.

Tip:

1. You can make a bread at home too. You can check the recipe here.

2. Vegetarians can replace the chicken stock with veg stock.